» Plan to ship radioactive generators on Great Lakes faces backlash
07/29/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
Bruce Power, the country\'s only private nuclear station operator. Photograph by: Screen grab, Handout A global outcry is growing over a proposal to ship 16 aging radioactive steam generators across Ontario\'s Great Lakes, a plan critics say..
» Westinghouse to dismantle Spanish reactor
07/29/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
Westinghouse Electric Co. said Wednesday that it was awarded a contract to dismantle a nuclear reactor in Spain.
» IAEA considers Indonesia ready to develop nuclear energy
07/29/10 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for nuclear Utility
JAKARTA: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) considers Indonesia ready to develop nuclear energy, Antara news agency reported, quoting a National Nuclear Power Agency (BATAN) official.\"The statement was issued last November 2009,\"..
» Progress Energy determines cause of gap in Crystal River nuclear plant wall
07/29/10 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for nuclear Utility
By Richard Danielson, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, July 28, 2010 Progress Energy now knows why layers of concrete separated in a wall at its Crystal River nuclear plant, but it has yet to put a final price tag on repairs. The gap formed la..
» Nuclear power expensive option for Saskatchewan: report
07/28/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
Power operators train using a control room simulator at the Bruce B nuclear power plant in Tiverton, Ont., in this file photo from 2008.
» Ottawa balks at new costs for delayed N.B. reactor
07/28/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis said Ottawa will not pay any extra costs associated with the delayed Point Lepreau Nuclear Generating Station.
» Paris wants EDF and Areva to join forces
07/28/10 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for nuclear Utility
PARIS, July 28 (UPI) -- The French government has called for closer cooperation between utility EDF and reactor maker Areva to help the country regain its leadership in the nuclear power sector. Areva - Nuclear power - Government of France ..
» Constellation\'s Shattuck: Calvert Cliffs nuclear project in jeopardy
07/28/10 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for nuclear Utility
Mayo A. Shattuck says uncertainty surrounding conditional approval of loan guarantee impacting prospects for Calvert Cliffs nuclear project Constellation Energy Group Chief Executive Mayo A. Shattuck (pictured) warned Wednesday that the pro..
» Obama halt to Yucca Mountain nuclear waste site slammed
07/28/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
President Obama\'s decision to halt construction on the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository in Nevada could delay licensing of the country\'s first new nuclear power plants in a generation and might saddle the government with $13 billion..
» New law now allows use of nuclear power in NMI
07/28/10 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for nuclear Utility
Gov. Benigno R. Fitial signed into law yesterday a bill that now allows modern, passive modular nuclear power devices or safe nuclear batteries in the Commonwealth.
» Babcock & Wilcox Will Locate Small Modular Reactor State-of-the-Art Testing Facility in Bedford County, Virginia
07/28/10 from Nuclear Power Industry News
The IST facility will include a scaled prototype of the B&W mPower reactor that will undergo extensive testing. All of the technical features of the B&W mPower integral reactor are included in the IST, although the source of energy is elect..
» Nuclear Regulatory Commission Seeks Public Comment On Proposed Changes To Regulations On Distribution Of Uranium And Thorium
07/28/10 from Nuclear Power Industry News
The rule would also modify the existing possession and use requirements for the general license to possess source material. Current NRC regulations allow commercial and industrial firms, research, education and medical institutions, and fed..
» INL Hosts Nuclear Summer School This Week
07/28/10 from Nuclear Power Industry News
Modeling, Experimentation and Validation Summer School returns to Idaho Falls - Edited by April Murelio - The Modeling, Experimentation and Validation (MeV) Summer School at the Idaho State University (ISU) Center for Higher Education runs ..
» Southern Company To Get New CEO
07/28/10 from Nuclear Power Industry News
Executive Management Changes, Transition Plan Announced at Southern Company - By Mark McFadden - Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO David M. Ratcliffe has announced that he will retire December 1. As part of the company's succ..
» Bloomberg: GE And Westinghouse Await Bill As Singh Will Face India Parliament Tempest
07/28/10 from Nuclear Power Industry News
Passage of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill will be a key test of Singh's ability to advance his agenda, which has wobbled since winning elections last May. The bill aims to restrict compensation in the event of an accident a..
» Ceradyne Reports Q2, Six-Month 2010 Financial Results
07/28/10 from Nuclear Power Industry News
\"The recent $8.3 million order from the French nuclear power plant utility (Electricité de France, EDF) for Ceradyne Boron Products' boron-ten (B10) nuclear absorbing isotope is anticipated to be an order in a series of procurements, no..
» Nuclear waste waiting for a home
07/28/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
WASHINGTON - The Obama administration said Tuesday it has no intention of building a long-planned underground repository in Yucca Mountain, Nev., to permanently store radioactive waste from Duke Energy\'s Oconee Nuclear Station and the Sava..
» Bedford\'s Babcock & Wilcox plans testing facility for mini nuclear reactors
07/28/10 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for nuclear Utility
BEDFORD — Power generation company Babcock & Wilcox Co. said Tuesday it plans to open a testing facility for its new class of mini nuclear reactors at the new Center for Advanced Engineering and Research Center in Bedford County.
» Findings show promise for nuclear fusion test reactors
07/28/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
Purdue nuclear engineering doctoral student Chase Taylor, at left, and Jean Paul Allain, an assistant professor of nuclear engineering, are using this facility in work aimed at developing coatings capable of withstanding the grueling condi..
» Nuclear power move puts coalition on course for clash with Holyrood
07/28/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
THE coalition government set itself on course for a potential clash with Holyrood ministers and its own backbenchers yesterday as it announced a commitment to support the development of new nuclear power stations.
» Nuclear fusion reactor faces delays, budget woes
07/27/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
ITER involves a multinational effort to harness energy produced through nuclear fusion.
» Utility companies ‘exhausted’ after climate defeat
07/27/10 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for nuclear Utility
Every month over the past two years, CEO Ralph Izzo of the utility Public Service Enterprise Group Inc. traveled to Washington from Newark, N.J., to meet with more than 50 senators and advocate for climate-change legislation. His efforts ma..
» Judge orders feds to re-evaluate decision to kill nuclear waste repository on Utah reservation
07/27/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
A judge has thrown out a decision by federal officials to reject a nuclear waste repository on an American Indian reservation in Utah\'s west desert.
» Huhne backs new nuclear by 2018
07/27/10 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for nuclear Utility
Andrew Charlesworth, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 27 July 2010 at 18:10:00 Payment will have to come from private pockets Energy Secretary Chris Huhne backed an aggressively timetabled nuclear building programme yesterday for the first time. Alt..
» Vietnam designs plan against nuclear incidents
07/27/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
\" A national plan to cope with nuclear incidents is being designed to confront nuclear incidents occurring in Vietnam and other countries that affect Vietnam, said a senior expert on nuclear energy.
» Exelon Completes LaSalle Station Repairs
07/27/10 from Nuclear Power Industry News
Our employees took the proper action to stop the leak and safely repair the tank,” said Dave Wozniak, LaSalle Station site vice president. “We evaluated the structural integrity of the storage tank using ultrasonic testing equipment, so we ..
» IEA Welcomes French Commitment To Climate Change And Urges Electricity Reforms
07/27/10 from Nuclear Power Industry News
France is one of the least CO2-intensive industrialised economies, thanks to the substantial role that nuclear power plays in its energy mix. Praising France for its commitment to the development of commercial nuclear power in its efforts t..
» Exelon Announces Q2 Results; Raises Guidance Range for Full Year 2010 Earnings
07/27/10 from Nuclear Power Industry News
Nuclear Operations: Generation’s nuclear fleet, including its owned output from the Salem Generating Station, produced 35,035 gigawatt-hours (GWh) in the second quarter of 2010, compared with 34,995 GWh in the second quarter of 2009. The Ex..
» URI Details Plans For Advancing Churchrock, New Mexico Property
07/27/10 from Nuclear Power Industry News
Uranium Resources, Inc. (URI) has one of the largest uranium holdings in the United States, New Mexico has the largest uranium resource base in the country, domestic uranium production supplies less than 10% of U.S. nuclear power plant fuel..
» U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Schedules Meeting To Discuss Restart Of Third Process Line At Nuclear Fuel Services
07/27/10 from Nuclear Power Industry News
The Uranium Aluminum line is part of NFS's Blended Low-Enriched Uranium Preparation Facility, which processes various forms of high-enriched uranium into low-enriched forms suitable for use in commercial facilities - Source NRC - U.S. N..
» Nuclear Cooperation Deal Between Jordan And The U.S. Expected Soon
07/27/10 from Nuclear Power Industry News
“We hope to sign the agreement with Washington soon and Jordan is on the way to sign an agreement with the Japanese government,” Hassan said, according to a Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation statement. - Edited by April Mur..
» Enel Is Proposing to Build Four Nuclear Plants in Italy, Chief Conti Says
07/27/10 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for nuclear Utility
Enel SpA Chief Executive Officer Fulvio Conti said in Rome today that Italy’s biggest utility is proposing to build four nuclear plants in the country.
» Experts Fuss Over Cost Of Nuclear Fusion Research
07/27/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
What would you pay for a clean technology that could meet all the world\'s energy needs without producing an ounce of carbon dioxide? Enlarge ITER organization A cutaway view of the planned ITER Tokamak, the reactor that would theoretically..
» Government\'s energy policy unveiled
07/27/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
Energy Secretary Chris Huhne is due to set out the Government\'s policy to secure the UK\'s energy supplies in the face of warnings of a potential power crisis.
» \'Stealth\' fusion experiment gets $50 million
07/27/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
Stars, including the sun, are nature\'s fusion reactors. False-color image of sun from Solar Dynamics Laboratory courtesy NASA.
» Young bloke faces close shave
07/26/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
Photo: Paul Harris The Coalition is pinning its hopes on the baby-faced son of a strawberry farmer, writes Saffron Howden.
» N.B. pressures Ottawa on AECL delays
07/26/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
Energy minister calls AECL\'s communication on nuclear reactor delays \'unacceptable and dysfunctional\' 2:20 PM AT CBC News Natural Resources Minister Christian Paradis is being asked by New Brunswick\'s energy minister to instruct Atomic Ene..
» Perry, Davis-Besse nuclear power plants have operating issues, NRC says
07/26/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
The NRC this week is holding public assessment meetings to question plant operators about problems the agency\'s inspectors have found.
» Nuclear energy
07/26/10 from Nuclear Energy - Topix.net
The offer of the Chinese government to provide nuclear power plants to Pakistan is highly appreciated by the people of the country.
» Nuclear Energy Loses Cost Advantage
07/26/10 from Yahoo! News - Search Results for nuclear Utility
In a \"historic crossover,\" the costs of solar photovoltaic systems have fallen below the rising projected costs of new nuclear plants, a report says.