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NRC Issues Final Safety Evaluation Report For Susquehanna Plant License Renewal
Source: NewsNo open items that would preclude license renewal for an additional 20 years of operation – By Stephen Heiser – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its final safety evaluation report (SER) for the proposed…
Vogtle Gets Early Site Permit
Source: NewsMajor step in the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's new, streamlined licensing process – By Stephen Heiser – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission today issued an Early Site Permit (ESP) for the two new units of the Vogtle…
Bruce Unit Four Offline For Maintenance
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsOther units remain at normal power – By Stephen Heiser – Unit 4 at the Bruce A generating station has been taken offline for what is expected to be a brief outage to allow workers…
Titan Uranium To Acquire 100% Interest In Sheep Mountain
Source: NewsAn initial cash payment of $850,000 for Sheep Mountain and for the Hollie claims; followed by a payment of US$2,000,000 if the month-end spot uranium price – By Abby Gessner – Titan Uranium Inc. has announced that…
Duke Energy Adds Two New Directors
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsAn impressive resume in nuclear at a time when we are considering building two new stations – By Stephen Heiser – Duke Energy's board of directors increased its size from 10 to 12 members with…
Nuclear Plant Plans Innovative Lighting Solution
Source: NewsTo illuminate its main employee parking areas, Edison is equipping the site with solar-powered LED lights – By Abby Gessner – One of California’s largest state utilities, Southern California Edison (SCE), is lighting up the…
Tenth Circuit Court Grants Uranium Resources Petition for En Banc Review
Source: NewsCourt grants en banc rehearing to determine jurisdiction for key underground injection permit – By Abby Gessner – Uranium Resources, Inc. (URI) a uranium exploration, development and production company, announced today that the United States…
Thorium Power to Host Q2 Fiscal 2009 Conference Call on August 25, 2009
Source: NewsCompany will provide an update in reference to the second quarter 2009 earnings report – By Stephen Heiser – Thorium Power, Ltd. (OTCBB: THPW), a leading developer of non-proliferative nuclear fuel technology and provider of comprehensive…
Shaw Executive Discusses The Need For Mixed Sources For The Electric Power Industry
Source: NewsShaw preparing for the future by providing services in all electric generation markets, including coal, natural gas, nuclear and renewables – By Stephen Heiser – Ron Barnes, president of Shaw Power Group’s Fossil & Renewables…
Strathmore To Sell Uranium Project To Bayswater For $30 Million
Source: NewsStrathmore Minerals Corp. announces its wholly owned subsidiary Strathmore Resources (US) Ltd. has completed a binding Letter of Intent (LOI Agreement) with NCA Nuclear Inc. (NCA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayswater Uranium Corporation for…
South Texas Project Hits Two-Year Safety Milestone
Source: NewsTwo-unit facility has operated the past two years without a restricted-duty or lost-time injury – By Stephen Heiser – The STP Nuclear Operating Company has reached another significant safety milestone. The two-unit facility, one of the…
Shaw Rings In New Ticker “SHAW” With Friday’s NYSE Opening Bell
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsEvent marks the change of the company’s ticker symbol from “SGR” to “SHAW” – By Stephen Heiser – J.M. Bernhard Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE:SHAW), opened trading…
FPL Expects 2010 Typical Ratepayer Bill To Be Lowest In Four Years
Source: NewsBill is expected to decrease from approximately $109 in December 2009 to approximately $100 in January 2010 – By Linton Levy – Florida Power & Light Company has announced that it expects to reduce the typical…
Nexus Technologies Group Awarded Security Contract At Nuclear Power Generating Facility
Source: NewsHomeland Security Capital Corporation’s Security Integrator Subsidiary, Specialized Expertise Creates Additional Opportunities and Revenue Growth – By April Murelio – Homeland Security Capital Corporation “HSCC”, an international provider of specialized technology-based radiological, nuclear, environmental, disaster…
Transition Power Lets Nuclear Plant Licensing Contract To ENERCON
Source: NewsENERCON to act as the primary for the preparation, completion and submission of Utah ESP – By Abby Gessner – Transition Power Development has entered into a contract agreement with ENERCON to act as the primary contractor for…
NRC To Hold Workshops On Safe Disposal Of Depleted Uranium
Source: NewsPublic workshops in Maryland and Utah will cover depleted uranium and other unique waste streams – By Stephen Heiser – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct two public workshops in September to solicit public views on…
New College DegreesPrepare Students For High Demand Energy Jobs
Source: NewsINL and ISU team to develop two new energy degree programs – Edited by April Murelio – Idaho National Laboratory and Idaho State University have teamed to develop two new energy degree programs that specifically train…
Entergy’s Waterford 3 Holds First of Its Kind Safety Drill
Source: NewsActivity provides a tremendous opportunity to learn how to respond in the unlikely event of a security related incident – By Linton Levy – Waterford 3 personnel will conduct a security response drill on Aug.…
Nuclear Fusion Research Critical To Advancing Computer Chips
Source: NewsNew nanolithography will be needed to continue advances in computer technology and to extend Moore's law – By Emil Venere – Researchers are adapting the same methods used in fusion-energy research to create extremely thin plasma…
CNSC Greenlights Port Granby Long-Term Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Project
Source: NewsCNSC announces its decision on the Screening Environmental Assessment for the proposed project in Clarington, Ontario – By Abby Gessner – The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced today its decision that the Low- Level…