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NPPD decides against Cooper uprate
A proposed power uprate of the single-unit Cooper nuclear power plant has been shelved after Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) concluded that it could not justify the expense of the project.
Corporate
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Monday, 12 August 2013
Simulator to aid control room digitalization
A new virtual control room at the Idaho National Laboratory will help utilities convert old nuclear power plant control rooms running on analogue systems to digital ones.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 9 August 2013
Fuel cycle roundup #13
• Strategic investor for Powertech
• Loan to fund US projects
• Namibian licences renewed
• Uranium contract for Sadbhav
Uranium & Fuel
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Thursday, 8 August 2013
Niger mine resumes full operation
Areva's Somair uranium mine in Niger is now back to full operation following the terrorist attack in May that saw one worker killed and several injured.
Uranium & Fuel
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Wednesday, 7 August 2013
Arkansas back in action
The Arkansas Nuclear One power plant is preparing to have both reactor units back in operation, four months after a fatal industrial accident during refurbishment work.
Corporate
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Wednesday, 7 August 2013
Alstom secures Paks generator contract
Alstom is to refurbish nine generators at Hungary's Paks nuclear power plant in a retrofit that will take eight years to complete, enhancing reliability as the station gears up for 50 years of operation.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 6 August 2013
Lost Creek uranium mine starts up
Ur-Energy has started production at its Lost Creek in-situ leach uranium mine in Wyoming after receiving final clearance from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Uranium & Fuel
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Monday, 5 August 2013
Ten more years for Bugey 4
Bugey 4 has successfully completed a major periodic safety review, making it the fifth reactor that French nuclear safety regulators have approved for operation to the age of 40.
Regulation & Safety
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Wednesday, 31 July 2013
EDF dividend from US consolidation
Three US nuclear plants co-owned by EDF and Constellation Energy Nuclear Group are to be integrated into Exelon's nuclear fleet under a newly announced agreement that will see the French company receive a $400 million dividend.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 30 July 2013
Taiwan reactor offline after typhoon
UPDATED: Typhoon Soulik has left Taipower's Chinshan 2 offline and in need of repair as the utility works to restore power to all parts of Taiwan, most of which suffered blackouts during the storm.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 16 July 2013
Fessenheim 1 reinforcements complete
A project to upgrade the concrete basemat under EDF's Fessenheim 1 has been completed, allowing France's oldest operating reactor to continue producing electricity.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 9 July 2013
Ten Japanese units go for restart
Four Japanese utilities have applied to the country's nuclear regulators for permission to restart ten of the country's 48 non-operating nuclear reactors. Tepco is not one of them.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 8 July 2013
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 48.jpg "Cooper NPP (Xcel) 48")
A proposed power uprate of the single-unit Cooper nuclear power plant has been shelved after Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) concluded that it could not justify the expense of the project.
A new virtual control room at the Idaho National Laboratory will help utilities convert old nuclear power plant control rooms running on analogue systems to digital ones. 48.jpg "Somair mine (Maurice Ascani_Areva) 48")
Areva's Somair uranium mine in Niger is now back to full operation following the terrorist attack in May that saw one worker killed and several injured._77x48.jpg "Arkansas (Entergy) 77x48")
The Arkansas Nuclear One power plant is preparing to have both reactor units back in operation, four months after a fatal industrial accident during refurbishment work.
Ur-Energy has started production at its Lost Creek in-situ leach uranium mine in Wyoming after receiving final clearance from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bugey 4 has successfully completed a major periodic safety review, making it the fifth reactor that French nuclear safety regulators have approved for operation to the age of 40.
Three US nuclear plants co-owned by EDF and Constellation Energy Nuclear Group are to be integrated into Exelon's nuclear fleet under a newly announced agreement that will see the French company receive a $400 million dividend.
UPDATED: Typhoon Soulik has left Taipower's Chinshan 2 offline and in need of repair as the utility works to restore power to all parts of Taiwan, most of which suffered blackouts during the storm.
A project to upgrade the concrete basemat under EDF's Fessenheim 1 has been completed, allowing France's oldest operating reactor to continue producing electricity.