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URS to support Holtec SMR development
URS to support Holtec SMR development
Holtec International is teaming up engineering, construction and technical services company URS Corporation to develop its SMR-160 small modular reactor (SMR).
New Nuclear · Friday, 28 June 2013
Obama moves to tackle climate change
Obama moves to tackle climate change
Obama at Georgetown Uni 48US president Barack Obama has launched a climate change action plan, which includes putting limits on the amount of carbon emissions from the country's power plants.
Energy & Environment · Wednesday, 26 June 2013
NRC moves on used fuel storage
NRC moves on used fuel storage
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has released separate draft documents detailing the safety and environmental implications of methods for storing used fuel from nuclear reactors. Both will be open for public comment.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Moab tailings clean-up milestone
Moab tailings clean-up milestone
Moab tailings clean-up 48Over one-third of the 16 million tonnes of tailings from the former Moab uranium mill in Utah have now been transferred to a nearby site for disposal.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 25 June 2013
Metropolis gears up for restart
Metropolis gears up for restart
Honeywell is restarting front-end operations at its Metropolis uranium conversion plant in Illinois. Permission from the nuclear regulator to resume full operation is expected next month.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 21 June 2013
TVA fined for quality assurance lapses
TVA fined for quality assurance lapses
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has been fined $70,000 by the US nuclear regulator for violations related to its quality assurance program for its Watts Bar 2 unit, which is under construction.
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 20 June 2013
Fuel cycle roundup #9
Fuel cycle roundup #9
• No appeals against Wiluna
• Resources up at Eco Ridge
• US production up in 2012
• Etango licence renewal
Uranium & Fuel · Monday, 17 June 2013
Improved venting ordered at US BWRs
Improved venting ordered at US BWRs
Operators of most of the USA's boiling water reactors (BWRs) must upgrade their emergency venting systems under a revised order from the country's nuclear regulator.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 7 June 2013
Regulatory delay closes San Onofre
Regulatory delay closes San Onofre

San Onofre 48Both reactors at the San Onofre nuclear power plant in California are being retired due to the lengthy and uncertain regulation surrounding their return to service.

 

Corporate · Friday, 7 June 2013
SMRs off the menu for Iowa
SMRs off the menu for Iowa
MidAmerican Energy has told regulators in Iowa that it is holding back on its plans to construct new nuclear generating capacity based on small modular reactors (SMRs) in the state due to regulatory uncertainties.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 5 June 2013
Merger to create US uranium giant
Merger to create US uranium giant
A planned acquisition of Strathmore Minerals by Energy Fuels would create the "premier pure-play US uranium company", according to an announcement by the two companies.
Uranium & Fuel · Tuesday, 4 June 2013
Installation of Vogtle 3 containment starts
Installation of Vogtle 3 containment starts
Vogtle 3 CVBT 48The containment vessel bottom head has been installed for unit 3 at the Vogtle plant in Georgia. It involved the heaviest lifting operation performed so far at the construction site.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 4 June 2013
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