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Remarks By NRC Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko At Meeting On Regional Programs
Source: NewsNote: The Commissioners were briefed by NRC staff and stakeholders on regional programs -Source NRC – Good morning. For the first time in recent years, the NRC’s four regional administrators will together brief the Commission…
CIGI Releases Comprehensive Nuclear Energy Forecast Study
Source: NewsThe Future of Nuclear Energy to 2030 and Its Implications for Safety, Security and Nonproliferation is a comprehensive report divided into four distinctive and detailed parts as follows: – Edited by Linton Levy – As…
Frost & Sullivan Study Finds Demand For Service And Efficiency Drives Western European Power Plant Services Market
Source: NewsThe market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of about 3.8 percent. The Western European countries covered in this research service are Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland,…
FirstEnergy Names James Lash President And Chief Nuclear Officer, FENOC
Source: NewsJoseph J. Hagan to Retire After 40-Year Career in Nuclear Industry on May 1, 2010 – Edited by Chris Smith – FirstEnergy Corp. has announced that James H. Lash, senior vice president of Operations, FirstEnergy…
NRC’s Annual Fuel Cycle Information Exchange June 29 – July 1
Source: NewsTopics include: updates on domestic and international nuclear fuel cycle activities; regulating the back-end of the fuel cycle; status of current regulatory issues; revising the regulatory process for oversight of nuclear fuel cycle facilities; implementing…
Enel, EDF And Ansaldo Energia Sign MOU For The Development Of Nuclear Power In Italy
Source: NewsAim to enhance the role of Italian industry in the construction of the new nuclear power plants planned in Italy. The cooperation agreement could be extended to international EPR projects – By Stephen Heiser -…
Labor Agreement Announced For South Texas Project Nuclear Power Expansion
Source: NewsAs amany as 25 million hours of work for as many as 6,000 construction workers over five years – Edited by Linton Levy – Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA), the nuclear development company jointly…
Y-12 Finishes Initial HEUMF Transfer Ahead Of Schedule
Source: NewsThe initial HEUMF load out was completed on Wednesday, April 7, in 73 days, which is well ahead of the 90-day goal and a fraction of the original plan that called for loading to be…
NRC Will Hold Public Meeting With NPPD
Source: News“The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the licensee’s plan to safely move spent fuel from the spent fuel pools to the dry storage casks,” said Elmo E. Collins, Regional Administrator for the NRC’s…
ARSEC Environmental Gets Los Alamos D&D Contract
Source: NewsTask Order contract valued at $1.99M awarded through MTOA – By Chris Smith – ARSEC Environmental, LLC, a Joint Venture between American Radiation Services, Inc. (dba ARS International) and Safety and Ecology Corporation (SEC), was…
AREVA Inks Three Major Agreements With Partners In Italy
Source: NewsAnne Lauvergeon, CEO of AREVA, said: “These highly complementary agreements illustrate AREVA’s desire to work closely with Italian industry to revive the nuclear industry. With our partners and suppliers, we are well positioned to give…
Westinghouse Will Keep 450 Jobs At Monroeville Energy Center
Source: NewsContinued growth requires additional space for service operations – By Stephen Heiser – Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that it will maintain office space in the company’s former headquarters facility in Monroeville, Pa. Approximately 60,000…
TVA Looks At License Renewal for Sequoyah Nuclear Plant
Source: News“Renewing the operating license of the Sequoyah plant will allow us to continue to provide reliable, safe and clean electricity for the consumers in our service area,” said Chief Nuclear Officer Preston Swafford – By…
AEP’s Cook Unit 1 Back In Service After Refuelling
Source: NewsAmerican Electric Power’s Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1 returned to service at 1:24 p.m. April 9 following a refueling outage that began March 3. – By Linton Levy – In addition to refueling the reactor…
NNSA Announces Removal Of All HEU From Chile Ahead Of Nuclear Security Summit
Source: NewsThe announcement comes just days ahead of the President’s Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, DC, during which leaders from more than 45 countries will gather to discuss the international effort to secure vulnerable nuclear materials…
NRC Will Meet With Public Regarding Vermont Yankee Groundwater Contamination Issues
Source: NewsNRC Region I Administrator Samuel J. Collins said, “We understand that members of the public are concerned about the tritium issue at Vermont Yankee. These two forums give the public the opportunity to have their…
AREVA T&D To Get New President From Alstom/Executive Changes In Other AREVA Divisions Also Announced
Source: NewsHenri Poupart-Lafarge, 40, is a graduate of Ecole Polytechnique, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées and the Massachussetts Institute of Technology – By Stephen Heiser – Henri Poupart-Lafarge, Chief Financial Officer of Alstom and member…
Smart Signal CEO Details Innovative Power Plant O&M Solutions
Source: NewsJim Gagnard, SmartSignal CEO, Announces Significant Product Innovation – By Linton Levy – In a stakeholder meeting recapping 2009 and launching 2010, SmartSignal CEO Jim Gagnard noted that the company’s recent new product introductions have…
First University Experiments Removed From Idaho National Laboratory’s Advanced Test Reactor To Undergo Analysis
Source: NewsThe User Facility program, established by DOE in 2007, grants university-led scientific groups access to the ATR — one of the world’s most versatile research reactors — and other resources at INL and affiliated institutions…
NRC Asks NAS To Study Cancer Risk In Populations Living Near Nuclear Power Facilities
Source: News“We’re pleased the Academy is interested in taking on this important study,” said Brian Sheron, Director of the NRC’s Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. “Their broad range of medical and scientific experts can give us…