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NRC announces senior staff changes
NRC announces senior staff changes
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has announced senior personnel changes and office reorganizations as it moves to streamline its operations.
Regulation & Safety · Tuesday, 29 September 2015
Major components delivered for Vogtle 4
Major components delivered for Vogtle 4
Vogtle_4_CMT_(Georgia_Power)_48Major components for Vogtle 4, including parts for the reactor's passive core cooling system, have arrived at the plant's construction site, Georgia Power has announced.
New Nuclear · Monday, 28 September 2015
Swiss research reactor fuel returned to USA
Swiss research reactor fuel returned to USA
The return of US-origin highly-enriched uranium (HEU) from the University of Basel to the USA marks the removal of all HEU in the country.
Regulation & Safety · Wednesday, 16 September 2015
Funding cuts to American Centrifuge
Funding cuts to American Centrifuge
A funding cut of some 60% will allow continued development of the American Centrifuge uranium enrichment technology at Oak Ridge, but will not support ongoing centrifuge operations in Piketon, Centrus Energy announced on 11 September.
Uranium & Fuel · Monday, 14 September 2015
Production resumes at Metropolis
Production resumes at Metropolis
Full production has resumed at Honeywell's Metropolis uranium conversion plant in Illinois after a uranium hexafluoride leak earlier this month. The leak was caused by over-pressurization of a system that was undergoing maintenance at the time.
Regulation & Safety · Thursday, 27 August 2015
Exelon units fail in capacity auction
Exelon units fail in capacity auction
Three of Exelon's nuclear power plants failed to clear in regional grid operator PJM's capacity auction for the 2018-2019 planning year, although the company's CEO described the overall auction results as encouraging.
Corporate · Tuesday, 25 August 2015
Keel-laying for new US nuclear ship
Keel-laying for new US nuclear ship
Kennedy_keel_laying_(HII-Oxley)_48The keel for the US Navy's second Gerald Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the John F Kennedy, has been laid at a ceremony in Newport News, Virginia.
Other News · Monday, 24 August 2015
Disposal beats MOX in US comparison
Disposal beats MOX in US comparison
America is reconsidering how it will dispose of 34 tonnes of plutonium as the previous plan involving a MOX plant has been said to be twice as costly as a dilution and disposal option in a leaked Department of Energy report.
Waste & Recycling · Friday, 21 August 2015
Vogtle 3 shield building takes shape
Vogtle 3 shield building takes shape
Vogtle 3 building panel installation 48The installation of shield building panels has begun at the first AP1000 unit under construction at the Vogtle plant in Georgia, USA. The shield building encases the unit's containment vessel.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 20 August 2015
Major lift for Vogtle 3
Major lift for Vogtle 3
Vogtle_3_CA01_lift_(Georgia_Power)_48US nuclear construction at Vogtle has reached another milestone with the lifting of Vogtle 3's CA01 module into place.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 11 August 2015
NRC to develop SMR-specific emergency regulations
NRC to develop SMR-specific emergency regulations
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is to develop new emergency preparedness regulations for small modular reactors (SMRs) and other new technologies such as non-light-water reactors (LWRs) and medical isotope production facilities.
Regulation & Safety · Monday, 10 August 2015
Legal challenge to Virginia uranium ban
Legal challenge to Virginia uranium ban
A group of companies has filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Virginia seeking to overturn the state's 33-year-old uranium mining moratorium.
Uranium & Fuel · Thursday, 6 August 2015
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