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Sea route safe from strontium sources
Sea route safe from strontium sources
Fourteen radioisotope thermoelectric generators, some used to power Arctic lighthouses, have been recovered from Russia's northern coastline in an international effort to secure vulnerable radioactive materials.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 15 November 2013
Invitation to the mPower party
Invitation to the mPower party
B&W is seeking additional equity partners to secure the resources it needs to deploy the lead plant of its mPower small modular reactor by 2020.
Corporate · Thursday, 14 November 2013
Mitsubishi delays certification of APWR
Mitsubishi delays certification of APWR
US-APWR cutaway 48Mitsubishi will slow down work to obtain design certification of the Advanced Pressurized Water Reactors (APWR) in the USA. In response, Luminant has suspended its application to build two such units at the Comanche Peak plant in Texas.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Black Range buys US uranium mill
Black Range buys US uranium mill
Shootaring Canyon mill 48Black Range Minerals has agreed to buy the mothballed Shootaring Canyon uranium mill in Utah from Uranium One for $10 million.
Uranium & Fuel · Monday, 11 November 2013
Second Summer AP1000 under construction
Second Summer AP1000 under construction
Summer 3 first concrete 48Safety-related concrete has been poured for the basemat of the second AP1000 unit at the VC Summer plant in South Carolina. It comes seven months after the same milestone for the first unit there.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 6 November 2013
California emissions rise on San Onofre shut down
California emissions rise on San Onofre shut down
Greenhouse gas emissions from power plants in California increased by 35% in 2012, partly due to the early closure of the San Onofre nuclear power plant.
Energy & Environment · Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Two years to go for Watts Bar 2
Two years to go for Watts Bar 2
Work to complete Watts Bar 2 remains on course and on budget and with commercial operation likely to start in December 2015, according to the latest update on the project issued by the Tennessee Valley Authority.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 31 October 2013
Modelling modules coordinates construction
Modelling modules coordinates construction
Vogtle model (CBI) 72x48Advanced computer modelling is helping the construction of new nuclear power plants in the USA. Teams making power plant modules at separate sites are working from the same plant model, which is updated daily.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 31 October 2013
New steam generators arrive at Davis-Besse
New steam generators arrive at Davis-Besse
Davis-Besse SG rail 48Two replacement steam generators have been delivered to the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant in Ohio. They will be installed early next year.
Corporate · Wednesday, 23 October 2013
International arbitration over SONGS closure
International arbitration over SONGS closure
Southern California Edison has formally started arbitration action with the International Chamber of Commerce against Mitsubishi, which it claims supplied defective steam generators for its now-shut San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).
Corporate · Thursday, 17 October 2013
US design certification sought for APR-1400
US design certification sought for APR-1400
APR-1400 cutaway 48As South Korea seeks new export markets for its nuclear technology, an application for design certification of its APR-1400 has been submitted to the US nuclear regulator.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 11 October 2013
Agreement opens US-Vietnam nuclear trade
Agreement opens US-Vietnam nuclear trade
US-Vietnam nuclear agreement 48The signing of a 123 Agreement between the USA and Vietnam will allow US exporters access to the growing nuclear market, put at a value of $50 billion by 2030.
Nuclear Policies · Thursday, 10 October 2013
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