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New US uranium site in production
Uranium production has begun at North Butte, a satellite facility to Cameco's Smith Ranch-Highland in situ leach uranium project in Wyoming, in a step described as a significant milestone for the company's US operations.
Uranium & Fuel
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Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Kewaunee enters retirement
Electricity generation at Dominion's Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin ended today after almost 40 years of operation.
Corporate
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Tuesday, 7 May 2013
Harris expansion plans put on hold
Duke Energy has suspended plans to construct two new reactors at its existing Shearon Harris plant in North Carolina due to slower growth in electricity demand than previously expected.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 3 May 2013
NINA falls foul of foreign ownership law
Plans for two new reactors at the South Texas Project (STP) are facing a new hurdle after US regulators determined that licence applicant Nuclear Innovation North America (NINA) does not meet statutory requirements on foreign ownership.
New Nuclear
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Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Repository wins environmental recognition
A geologic radiological waste disposal site in New Mexico has been honoured for its environmental stewardship efforts.
Waste & Recycling
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Wednesday, 1 May 2013
Fuel cycle roundup #7
• Pinon Ridge licence re-issued
• Approval for Lost Creek dryers
• Gas Hills resource estimate
• Denison completes on Fission
Uranium & Fuel
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Tuesday, 30 April 2013
New steam generators arrive at Prairie Island
Areva has delivered two replacement steam generators for use in Xcel Energy's Prairie Island nuclear power plant in Minnesota.
Corporate
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Monday, 29 April 2013
ESBWR back as proposed North Anna unit
Dominion has reverted to GE-Hitachi's Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) as the favoured technology for the proposed third unit at its North Anna plant in Virginia.
New Nuclear
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Friday, 26 April 2013
Try again on US-South Korea cooperation deal
Decisions on the future of South Korea's fuel cycle have been put off for another two years. The country wants to recycle and reprocess used reactor fuel but requires American consent.
Nuclear Policies
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Thursday, 25 April 2013
Shots fired at Watts Bar
Security guards at Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar nuclear power plant fired shots yesterday morning in an incident which is now under investigation.
Regulation & Safety
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Monday, 22 April 2013
Uprates completed at Florida plants
Florida Power & Light is celebrating the completion of a major five-year upgrade program that has added over 500 MWe of capacity to four reactors at its Turkey Point and St Lucie sites.
Corporate
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Monday, 22 April 2013
Rethink slows MOX construction
Work on a facility to convert weapons plutonium into reactor fuel is to be slowed down as the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) reconsiders its plutonium disposition strategy.
Waste & Recycling
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Thursday, 18 April 2013
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Electricity generation at Dominion's Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin ended today after almost 40 years of operation. 48.jpg "Harris (Duke) 48")
Duke Energy has suspended plans to construct two new reactors at its existing Shearon Harris plant in North Carolina due to slower growth in electricity demand than previously expected.
A geologic radiological waste disposal site in New Mexico has been honoured for its environmental stewardship efforts.
Areva has delivered two replacement steam generators for use in Xcel Energy's Prairie Island nuclear power plant in Minnesota.
Dominion has reverted to GE-Hitachi's Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) as the favoured technology for the proposed third unit at its North Anna plant in Virginia._615x170.jpg)
_72x48.jpg "Watts Bar (TVA) 72x48")
Security guards at Tennessee Valley Authority's Watts Bar nuclear power plant fired shots yesterday morning in an incident which is now under investigation.
Florida Power & Light is celebrating the completion of a major five-year upgrade program that has added over 500 MWe of capacity to four reactors at its Turkey Point and St Lucie sites._72x48.jpg "Installation work in MOX Process Building, June 2010 (NNSA) 72x48")
Work on a facility to convert weapons plutonium into reactor fuel is to be slowed down as the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) reconsiders its plutonium disposition strategy.