The official start of construction at Vogtle 3 and 4 has drawn nearer with permission for a change in the concrete to be used, while Chinese engineers have agreed to share their experience of AP1000 construction.
An order by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has reinforced a voluntary commitment by Honeywell to keep the Metropolis uranium conversion plant offline until post-Fukushima safety improvements are complete.
The installation of the new Titan supercomputer at the US Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) marks the start of a new era of scientific supercomputing, including in nuclear energy research.
Hurricane Sandy has caused widespread power losses up and down the eastern seaboard of the USA, but the region's nuclear plants were prepared to weather the storm.
US nuclear regulators and power companies are readying themselves for the approach of Hurricane Sandy, expected to make landfall along the central coast of New Jersey..jpg "Vogtle welding (80x48)")
The official start of construction at Vogtle 3 and 4 has drawn nearer with permission for a change in the concrete to be used, while Chinese engineers have agreed to share their experience of AP1000 construction.
The Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin will close by mid-2013 and will then be decommissioned, Dominion announced after failing to find a buyer for the plant._48.jpg "Lost Creek (Wyoming BLM)_48")
Wyoming's Bureau of Land Management has released its record of decision on the proposed Lost Creek uranium project. The decision is open to appeal, but represents the final regulatory approval needed for Ur-Energy to begin construction and operations.