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Fukushima leak cleaned up
Extensive measures to prevent and mitigate potential spills of radioactive water from storage tanks are being put in place at Fukushima Daiichi. The clean-up of a previous leak appears to have been successful.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Entergy opts to shut Vermont Yankee
The Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant will cease electricity production by the end of next year and will then be decommissioned, Entergy has announced. The company said that continued operation of the plant was "not financially viable."
Corporate
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Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Korean reactor returns in heatwave
Permission to restart a South Korean nuclear power reactor which has been in an extended outage may offer limited relief as the country struggles to meet electricity demand during a heatwave.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 13 August 2013
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
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Extensive measures to prevent and mitigate potential spills of radioactive water from storage tanks are being put in place at Fukushima Daiichi. The clean-up of a previous leak appears to have been successful.
 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.
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.
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.