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Entergy Nuclear And ENERCON Form JV To Offer Leadership in Nuclear Services
Source: NewsTeam Effort Leverages Expertise in New Nuclear Field – By Linton Levy – Entergy Nuclear is teaming with energy firm ENERCON to offer distinct nuclear development services ranging from existing plant relicensing to full service new…
NS Book Review: URANIUM – WAR, ENERGY, AND THE ROCK THAT SHAPED THE WORLD
Source: NewsURANIUM: WAR, ENERGY, AND THE ROCK THAT SHAPED THE WORLD – A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich – Was the discovery of uranium and its deployment at Hiroshima the beginning of the penultimate…
Nuclear Workers Needed In South Carolina; Jobs For Engineers
Source: NewsSpeakers at forum say nuclear industry offers many opportunities – Edited by Stephen Heiser – According to a report in Thestate.com, current and future workers are needed the nuclear industry in South Carolina and the existing workforce is…
Rueters: EDF CEO Wants Germany To Select EPR
Source: NewsGermany sticking to plan to phase out the country's 17 nuclear reactors by 2021 – Edited by April Murelio – According to a report in Reuters, EDF chairman and chief executive Pierre Gadonneix said on Wednesday…
Restart Of Japan’s No. 7 Reactor To Be Approved Soon
Source: NewsIndustrial Safety Agency concluded in February that the reactor is clear for a test run – By Linton Levy – Hiroshi Aida, the mayor of Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, showed willingness Wednesday to approve the resumption…
NuScale Power Hires Senior Energy Industry Executive as CFO
Source: NewsJohn “Jay” Surina named as NuScale Chief Financial Officer – By Mark McFadden – NuScale Power, Inc., has named John “Jay” Surina as its Chief Financial Officer. Surina joins NuScale to lead all aspects of the…
EPA: Exelon Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions By Over 35 Percent
Source: NewsCompany surpasses Climate goals, plans to increase nuclear, and makes substantial progress on Exelon 2020 – By Stephen Heiser – In its ongoing effort to address climate change, Exelon announced today that as of the end…
L-3 MAPPS Gets Contract To Replace Cernavoda’s DCC Computers And Provide Desktop Simulator
Source: NewsContract from Romania’s Nuclearelectrica SA (SNN) to replace the Cernavoda Unit 1 digital control computer (DCC) – By Abby Gessner – L-3 MAPPS has been awarded a contract from Romania’s Nuclearelectrica SA (SNN) to replace…
Constellation Energy’s R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant Recognized For Safety By OSHA
Source: NewsPlant gets highest safety designation given by OSHA and the federal government – By Linton Levy – Constellation Energy has announced that its R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant in Ontario, N.Y., has been recognized for its outstanding…
Shaw Group Renews Fleetwide Nuclear Maintenance Contract With Entergy
Source: NewsShaw provide the maintenance of nuclear services at nine power stations to 11 nuclear units – By Abby Gessner – The Shaw Group Inc. announced today that their Maintenance Division of their Power Group has renewed its…
Florida Paper: Nuclear Power Will Generate Jobs As Well As Energy
Source: NewsNuclear energy could play a key role in transforming America and creating new jobs – Edited by Stephen Heiser – According to a report in the Foster Folley News, America's 104 nuclear power plants produce three-quarters of…
First Energy Performs Maintenance on Davis-Besse
Source: NewsScheduled maintenance work will involve valves and cooling – By Abby Gessner – FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has announced its Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, in Oak Harbor, Ohio, shut…
SCE&G And Santee Cooper Team To Build Two Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsSCANA Management Reviews Financial and Operational Highlights, Reaffirms 2009 Earnings Guidance at Analyst Meeting – By Linton Levy – At a meeting with security analysts held yesterday at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station in Jenkinsville,…
Minnesota Senate Repeals Nuclear Ban
Source: NewsSenators voted 42 to 24 to add the repeal to a larger energy conservation and utility regulations bill – By April Murelio – The Minnesota Senate has given preliminary approval to lifting the state's ban on…
PGE Picks Sirit RFID For Diablo Canyon
Source: NewsCal Poly Sponsored Project at PG&E Results in Increased Inventory Accuracy – By Christopher Smith – Sirit Inc. a provider of radio frequency identification (“RFID”) technology, has announced that its INfinity 510 (“IN510”) reader and RSI-647 Corkscrew…
India’s Saha Institute Of Nuclear Physics Places Order For Cray XT5 Supercomputer
Source: NewsSaha Institute of Nuclear Physics will use the Cray XT5 system to advance its work in quantum chromodynamics – By April Murelio – Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. has announced the Saha Institute of Nuclear…
Mirion Technologies Will Provide Radiation Monitoring Systems To Korea
Source: NewsCompany will supply process and event monitoring systems for Korean nuclear power plants Ulchin, Shin Kori, and Shin Wolsung – By Stephen Heiser – The Mirion Technologies Radiation Monitoring Systems Division has announced that it has…
AREVA Announces Expansion Plans
Source: NewsAREVA launches the Chalon 1300 plan to further increase its production capacity – By April Murelio – AREVA has unveiled plans to further increase its production capacity in Chalon/Saint-Marcel, eastern France, to keep pace with…
Senator Reid Recommends Commission To Study Yucca Alternatives
Source: NewsPlans for a nuclear waste panel were proposed last month – By Mark McFadden – Nevada Sen. Harry Reid stated that he would defer to a federal Energy Department plan to create a commission to…
Russia And China To Help Pakistan Build Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NewsPlants will be set up under the supervision and in collaboration with IAEA – By Christopher Smith – According to a report in TheNation, the Russian Federation and Peoples Republic of China have decided to…