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• DOE Announces $40 Million To Develop The Next Generation Nuclear Plant

  If successful, the NGNP Demonstration Project will demonstrate high-temperature gas-cooled reactor technology that will be capable of producing electricity as well as process heat for industrial applications and will be configured for low technical and safety risk with highly reliable operations - By Stephen Heiser - U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu has announced selections for the award of approximately $40 million in total to two teams led by Pittsburgh-based Westinghouse Electric Co. and San Diego-based General Atomics for conceptual design and planning work for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP). ... Posted Mar 09 2010, 08:56 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Westinghouse, DOE, Secretary of Energy, Steven Chu, ENERGY, nuclear, power, department of energy, Next Generation Nuclear Plant, ngnp, energy secretary, general atomics

• Federal Court Awards Energy Northwest Nearly $56.9 Million For Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage

  Since 1983 ratepayers have placed more than $33 billion into the Nuclear Waste Fund and Energy Northwest represents one of more than 60 such cases filed by nuclear utilities - By Stephen Heiser - A federal court has ruled to award Energy Northwest nearly $56.9 million in damages from the Energy Department for breach of contract involving the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository project. This decision by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims addressed the sole issue of the amount of damages. ... Posted Mar 08 2010, 08:52 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: DOE, Yucca, dry cask, spent fuel , Safety, security, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Dry Storage, Energy Northwest, department of energy, award, court, used fuel, court award

• Beryllium Cleanup Hydrogel Wins DOE ESS&H Award

  Use of DeconGel for Beryllium Cleanup Wins Department of Energy's Environmental, Security, Safety and Health (ESS&H) Achievement Award - By Stephen Heiser - The Department of Energy gives out an annual Environmental, Security, Safety and Health (ESS&H) Achievement Award. This year, the award has been given to National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and Safety and Ecology Corporation (SEC), for use of CBI Polymer's DeconGel, a proprietary hydrogel used to efficiently and safely decontaminate surfaces of radioactive isotopes and other hazardous chemicals and toxins. Approximately 250 tons of beryllium-contaminated equipment was removed, making 27 laboratories and three high bay areas in 12 buildings become reusable. This award represents the commitment to successfully cleaning up contaminated facilities which pose tremendous threats to our safety and health. ... Posted Feb 11 2010, 07:56 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: DOE, Safety, security, radioactive waste, clean up, department of energy, award, isotopes, National Energy Technology Laboratory, NETL, polymer, beryllium, Safety and Health, E SS&H, Environmental

• Senator Voinovich Speaks Out About DOE-USEC Loan Guarantee Momentum

  I am encouraged to hear that the Department of Energy and USEC are moving forward toward loan guarantee success - By Mark McFadden - U.S. Senator George V. Voinovich (R-OH) has issued a statement on the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) loan guarantee momentum for USEC Inc.’s American Centrifuge Project (ACP) at the Portsmouth site in Piketon, Ohio. ... Posted Feb 03 2010, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: USEC, DOE, uranium, centrifuge, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Senator George V. Voinovich, Ohio, department of energy, loan guarantee, piketon, voinovich

• An Exclusive Nuclear Street Interview with Low Dose Radiation Health Effects Expert Dr. Antone L.Brooks

  A native to southwestern Utah, Dr. Brooks’ exposure to low dose radiation began literally at an early age as fallout from Nevada Test Site drifted with the prevailing westerly winds and descended on St. George - By Randy Brich - Dr. Antone (Tony) Brooks, a grandfatherly figure who recently retired as the Technical Research Director of the US Department of Energy’s Low Dose Radiation Research Program, keeps his finger on the pulse of the low dose research efforts as he writes a book about the history of the program. His interest in low dose radiation health effects spans the better part of the last 5 decades, encompassing all the possible health effects and, more importantly, the mechanisms associated with low dose exposure currently known to science. ... Posted Jan 14 2010, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: DOE, Randy Brich, interview, radiation, department of energy, Splitting hairs and atoms with Randy Brich, brich, dosage, Dr. Antone (Tony) Brooks, Tony Brooks, brooks, Dr. Antone Brooks

• NCS 2009: DOE - New Project Lessons Learned and Observations

  The attached pdf presentation from the NCS meeting details DOE Lessons Learned and Observations from DOE’s Ongoing Nuclear Facility Design and Construction Projects Highlights of Presentation A series of recent high profile nuclear facility design and construction projects setbacks resulting in significant schedule delays, and cost overruns, attributed -- in part – to lack of effective quality assurance ... Posted Jan 06 2010, 08:05 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: DOE, Safety, construction, department of energy, Nuclear Construction Summit USA 2009, ncs 2009, lessons, learned

• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams - NuScale Power

  NuScale Power - By Duncan Williams - On December 14, 2009, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing to discuss the Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2009, introduced by Colorado Senator Mark Udall. Although still a bill, the legislation would authorize the United States Department of Energy to conduct research into, among other things, small-scale reactors that produce less than 300 Megawatts ... Posted Dec 30 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: NRC, DOE, legislation, steam generator, NuScale, reactor, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, department of energy, small, udall, Under The Hood With Duncan Williams, patent, duncan williams, nuscale power, small reactors, oregon, 300 megawatts, compact, Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2009

• U.S. Government Nuclear Loan Guarantees Could Come Soon

  DOE and federal government loans to boost nuclear industry seen soon - Edited by April Murelio - According to a report by Reuters, the Obama administration is poised to announce loan guarantees to help kick-start the country's nuclear power industry, which hasn't built a new plant in more than 30 years. ... Posted Dec 29 2009, 08:32 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: DOE, Obama, investment, NEI, ENERGY, nuclear, power, department of energy, loan guarantee, loan, guarantee

• U.S. And UAE Sign Megaports Initiative Agreement Aimed at Preventing Nuclear Smuggling

  Agreement Aimed at Preventing Nuclear Smuggling - By Linton Levy - The United States and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week signed an agreement in Abu Dhabi to begin a cooperative effort to detect, deter, and interdict illicit smuggling of nuclear and other radioactive material. ... Posted Dec 21 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: DOE, National Nuclear Security Administration , UAE, nuclear, department of energy, NNSA, radioactive, materials, abu dhabi, united arab emirates, smuggling

• NNSA Launches Small Business Week

  More than $418 Million in Small Business Dollars Distributed in FY2009 - By Stephen Heiser - The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced that it distributed more than $418 million in small business obligations for federal prime contracts in fiscal year 2009. In addition, NNSA surpassed its departmental small business goal by over 15 percent in fiscal year 2009. ... Posted Dec 17 2009, 08:30 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: DOE, National Nuclear Security Administration , ENERGY, nuclear, power, department of energy, NNSA, small business

• NRC Staff To Meet With Shaw Areva Mox Services To Discuss Performance At Mixed Oxide Facility

  NRC review found MOX facility construction activities acceptable overall, and also determined that the program was being sufficiently implemented to support ongoing construction - By Linton Levy - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff has scheduled a meeting with officials of Shaw Areva MOX Services... Posted Dec 03 2009, 08:42 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, DOE, AREVA, MOX, Shaw, fuel, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, department of energy, Shaw AREVA MOX Services, savannah river site, mixed oxide, savannah

• NRC Issues Order Modifying Construction Authorization For MOX Facility

  The order requires Shaw AREVA MOX Services, the company building the facility, to adhere to changes in its NRC construction authorization - By Linton Levy - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a Confirmatory Order to the mixed oxide facility under construction at the Department of Energy’s... Posted Dec 01 2009, 08:37 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, DOE, AREVA, MOX, Shaw, fuel, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, department of energy, Shaw AREVA MOX Services, savannah river site, mixed oxide, savannah

• Mike Fox: Nuclear Power Better Than Ever And Important Part Of Mix

  Also Published In The Tacoma News Tribune - By Michael R. Fox Ph.D. - Scarcely any mention is made in the Sixth Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Plan of the one energy source capable of making a decisive difference in air quality and greenhouse-gas emissions. Nuclear power already supplies safe... Posted Nov 16 2009, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, DOE, emissions, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, department of energy, mix, Michael Fox, mike fox, columbia nuclear, greenhouse

• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams - Everything You Always Wanted To Know About MOX Fuels

  Everything You Always Wanted To Know About MOX Fuels - By Duncan Williams - Last week a nuclear reactor in Genkai, Japan, became the first Japanese nuclear reactor to use a type of nuclear fuel known as mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel. Although uncommon in Japan and America, MOX fuel is currently used in at least... Posted Nov 11 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: DOE, U-235, mixed oxide fuel, MOX, Japan, reactor, Plutonium, fuel, Sellafield, column, department of energy, Shaw AREVA MOX Services, Under The Hood With Duncan Williams, savannah river site, u238, weapons, duncan williams, mixed oxide, Uranium-238, grade, uranium-235, uu235, purex, u-238

• USEC Releases American Centrifuge Update

  AC100 centrifuges for Lead Cascade testing program being reassembled; 10 machines are spinning, cascade startup expected in early 2010 - By Stephen Heiser - USEC Inc. has provided an update on its effort to address technical and financial concerns that have been raised by the Department of Energy (DOE... Posted Nov 04 2009, 08:53 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: USEC, DOE, department of energy, u.S. enrichment corp, us enrichment, ac100, american Centrifuge, update