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SPX Awarded Over $100 Million In Contracts From Westinghouse Electric Company
Source: NewsCompany to provide squib valves for new nuclear power facilities – By Linton Levy – SPX Corporation has announced that its flow technology business has reached an agreement with Westinghouse Electric Co. to provide highly…
Toshiba, NRG Energy, And CPS Energy Ink EPC Contract For Two ABWR Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsToshiba to Construct First ABWR Nuclear Power Plants in the U. S. with Commercial Operation to Begin in 2016 – By Linton Levy – Toshiba Corporation today announced that Toshiba America Nuclear Energy Corporation, a US…
AREVA Pleased With Its Customers’ Confidence In Italian EPRTM Projects
Source: NewsUtilities Enel and EDF have announced their plan for the joint development of a fleet of at least four EPRTM nuclear reactors in Italy – By Mark McFadden – AREVA expresses its pleasure at this announcement…
MIT: New Reactor Among 10 World Changing Technologies
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: NewsMIT’s Technology Review Names 10 Emerging Technologies Poised to Reshape Our World – By Linton Levy – The editors of Technology Review, MIT’s magazine of innovation, have announced their annual list of 10 emerging technologies…
NRG Energy Discusses Nuclear Power In Open Letter
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsNRG Energy, Inc. Issues Open Letter to NRG Stockholders Regarding Latest Low and No-Carbon Technology Investment – By Linton Levy – NRG Energy, Inc. has issued the following open letter to NRG stockholders regarding the…
TVA To Host Career Job Fair Today, Company Hiring 1,750 Positions
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsTVA To Host Career Fair in Chattanooga February 24, 2009, 2:00 PM – By Linton Levy – TVA will host a Career Fair in Chattanooga to highlight job opportunities in engineering, power plant operations, environmental science,…
Scott Process Systems Gets ASME Nuclear Stamps N, NPT And NS Stamp Recertification
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsPrivately held fabricator of process, power and nuclear piping completes three year ASME recertification – By Linton Levy – Scott Process Systems, Inc. has announced that it has successfully completed the recertification of its full…
EDF And ENEL To Team On Nuclear Power Development
Source: NewsEDF and ENEL seal an industrial partnership for the development of nuclear energy in Italy at the Franco-Italian summit – By Jack Bryar – During the Franco-Italian summit now taking place in Rome, in the…
Constellation Energy Names Connaughton To Newly Created Nuclear And Environmental Role
Source: NewsJames L. Connaughton appointed Executive Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Public and Environmental Policy – By April Murelio – Constellation Energy has announced the appointment of James L. Connaughton, former chairman of the White House Council…
West Virginia Proposes Dropping Nuclear Ban
Source: NewsA nuclear power bill has been placed in front of a Senate subcommittee – By April Murelio – The West Virginia governor's alternative energy bill has been introduced at the legislature and Senate President Earl Ray…
Hemiwedge Gets Exclusive Supply Agreement With Enertech
Source: NewsEnertech will market the Hemiwedge Cartridge Valve technology for applications in Nuclear Power Plants worldwide – By Linton Levy – Hemiwedge Industries, Inc. announced today that Enertech, a business unit of Curtiss-Wright Flow Control Company focused…
NRC Reinstates Construction Permits For TVA Bellefonte Nuclear Reactors 1 And 2
Source: NewsReinstatement of construction permits a step forward towards completion – By Stephen Heiser – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has authorized the reinstatement of the construction permits for Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) unfinished Unit 1 and 2…
Integran Teams With Transcanada And NOVA On In-Field Repair Tech With Nuke Applications
Source: NewsIntegran Technologies Enters Into Collaborative Research Agreement With TransCanada Corporation and NOVA Research – By Jack Bryar – Integran Technologies Inc., a world leader in the development and commercialization of advanced metallurgical nano-technologies, has announced…
Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant Earns World Record By Operating Non-Stop For 692 Days
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsAchievement Mirrors Constellation Energy’s 2008 Nuclear Performance, Including Generating a Record 32 Million Megawatt Hours of Electricity – By April Murelio – Constellation Energy has announced that its Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Plant Unit 2, located…
NuScale Power Gets Los Alamos Labs’ Top Engineer As New Offic
Source: NewsNew COO Tom Marcille to lead NuScale efforts to complete innovative design – By Linton Levy – Tom Marcille has joined NuScale Power, Inc. as Chief Operating Officer. Tom will lead NuScale efforts to complete…
FERC Greenlights $4.5B Sale Of Constellation Energy Unit To EDF
Source: NewsCommission finds transactions consistent with public interest under the Federal Power Act – By Linton Levy – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today authorized the $4.5 billion purchase by EDF Development Inc. of an ownership…
L-3 MAPPS To Upgrade Callaway Plant Simulator
Source: NewsL-3 MAPPS to Upgrade Callaway Plant Simulator with Orchid software suite – By April Murelio – L-3 MAPPS has received an order from AmerenUE to enhance the Callaway nuclear plant simulator with its Orchid suite…
AREVA Does Its Part To Address The Need For Future Nuclear Talent
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsAREVA Sponsors Engineering Leadership Academy At UNC Charlotte – By Jack Bryar – AREVA is expanding its commitment to The University of North Carolina at Charlotte's William States Lee College of Engineering by sponsoring its…
TEPCO Will Hire More Nuclear Professionals; Wants To Restart Reactor
Source: NewsTEPCO to employ additional nuclear staff for operations of power stations – By Linton Levy – TOKYO ELECTRIC POWER CO. (TEPCO) has announced that it plans to take on 1,300 new employees in fiscal 2010, up about…
AREVA Teams With Mitsubishi On New Nuclear Fuel Company
Source: NewsMitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), AREVA, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC) and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) create a Joint Venture of Full-fledged Nuclear Fuel Fabrication Business – By Stephen Heiser – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), AREVA,…