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Cool running reactor fleets
Cool running reactor fleets
Cook nuclear power plant, 2013 (Cook) 64x48Nuclear power fleets in North America have run at high capacity through the recent period of extreme cold. US trade body the Nuclear Energy Institute said American plants had been "unfazed" by the conditions.
Corporate · Wednesday, 8 January 2014
Carolinas appreciate nuclear's true worth
Carolinas appreciate nuclear's true worth
Summer 3 first concrete 48The total economic impact of the nuclear industry in North and South Carolina has been estimated to exceed at least $20 billion per year in a detailed study carried out by a team at Clemson University.
Corporate · Thursday, 21 November 2013
Court orders halt to nuclear waste fees
Court orders halt to nuclear waste fees
A US Court of Appeal has ruled that the Department of Energy must stop collecting nuclear waste fees from utilities until it decides how used fuel is to be disposed of.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 20 November 2013
Revised governance needed for nuclear growth
Revised governance needed for nuclear growth
Global governance of nuclear energy should evolve from a 'bottom-up' approach and be designed to facilitate growth of the energy source, said industry at the World Energy Congress in Daegu, Korea.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 15 October 2013
NRC forced to shut down
NRC forced to shut down
NRC Headquarters (NRC) 84x48America's budgetary crisis has hit the country's nuclear safety regulator, which will cease non-essential work from today until its industry-collected funding is allowed to flow from federal budgets.
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 10 October 2013
Nuclear limbo for climate ambitions
Nuclear limbo for climate ambitions
Japan's climate goals remain as unclear as its energy policy. According to the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations it should resist setting targets until well into next year.
Energy & Environment · Friday, 4 October 2013
US-Korea 123 extension is passed
US-Korea 123 extension is passed
The approval of a two-year extension to a cooperation text between the USA and South Korea could enable the countries to conclude a mutually beneficial successor agreement for the long term, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute.
Nuclear Policies · Thursday, 19 September 2013
Exchange trip for nuclear industry heads
Exchange trip for nuclear industry heads
American chief nuclear officers have completed a week-long technical visit to Japan, learning from their counterparts' experiences of the Fukushima accident and recovery.
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 16 September 2013
Uranium supply and demand in balance for now
Uranium supply and demand in balance for now
Sashi Davies (WNA)_48World nuclear capacity is set to continue to grow, but the supply of uranium should meet predicted demand for the next several years according to the latest World Nuclear Association report on the nuclear fuel market.
Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 12 September 2013
Government plan for better nuclear communication
Government plan for better nuclear communication
The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs will set up an international group concerning water issues at Fukushima Daiichi, with one priority being enhanced global communication.
Nuclear Policies · Thursday, 5 September 2013
WENRA recommends reactor vessel checks
WENRA recommends reactor vessel checks
Standardized reviews of all European reactor pressure vessels have been recommended by the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA). The call follows the discovery of inclusions at two Belgian units last year, both of which have since restarted.
Regulation & Safety · Friday, 30 August 2013
Mississippi futuregazing at waste facility
Mississippi futuregazing at waste facility
A Mississippi business group has formally urged the state's senate to consider establishing a dedicated management centre to provide interim storage for used nuclear fuel, with a longer-term view to recycling and even final disposal.
Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 27 August 2013
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