Nuclear Power Industry News

Browse by Tags

• agr
• agreement
• AP1000
• apr 1400
• apr1400
• AREVA
• Babcock & Wilcox
• Canada
• China
• cladding
• COL
• column
• combined operating license
• construction
• containment vessel
• Containment Vessel Bottom Head
• contract
• control
• core
• cvbh
• DOE
• duncan williams
• EDF
• ENERGY
• EPR
• Europe
• Exelon
• export
• facility
• forecast
• FPL
• France
• fuel
• fuel rods
• GE
• GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
• GEH
• Hyperion
• Idaho National Laboratory
• India
• INL
• Japan
• jobs
• joint venture
• JV
• KEPCO
• Korea
• Korea Electric Power Corporation
• legilsation
• license
• lightbridge
• los alamos
• maintenance
• ncs 2009
• neutron
• new designs
• NRC
• nuclear
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission
• NuScale
• nuscale power
• outage
• patent
• pebble bed
• PGE
• planned outage
• Plutonium
• politics
• power
• power plant
• reactor head
• reactor head nozzles
• reactor vessel
• refueling
• repairs
• Rosatom
• Russia
• Safety
• Shaw
• Shaw Group
• small
• small and medium size reactors
• small reactor
• snptc
• south korea
• speech
• steam generator
• Thorium
• Toshiba
• U.S.
• U-235
• u-238
• UAE
• udall
• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams
• unit 1
• united arab emirates
• uranium
• vessel
• Westinghouse

• Short-Term Davis-Besse Delay Not Seen As Costly

  Davis-Besse, which generates 908 megawatts of FirstEnergy's total output of 14,200 megawatts, was scheduled to be out of action now for routine maintenance. But testing revealed 13 of 52 nozzles of its control-rod mechanism showed cracks or fatigue, forcing an extended outage until they are repaired - Edited by April Murelio - According to a report in the Toledo Blade, If the repairs under way at FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse nuclear power plant near Oak Harbor are completed before summer, it shouldn't affect the utility's bottom line. ... Posted Mar 18 2010, 08:45 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: FirstEnergy, AREVA, refueling, outage, reactor, reactor head, costs, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, repairs, davis Besse, fe, planned outage, reactor head nozzles, delay

• Planned Refueling Outage At Davis-Besse Plant Will Include Repairs To Reactor Head Nozzles

  "Safety is our number-one goal, and we are committed to ensuring the structural integrity of the equipment before restarting the plant," said Barry Allen, Davis-Besse site vice president. "We have begun a comprehensive investigation to determine the underlying cause, and have secured nuclear contractor AREVA to make the repairs." - Edited by Stephen Heiser - The planned refueling outage underway at the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, will include repair work on several control rod nozzles that penetrate the reactor head vessel. Sophisticated ultrasonic inspections conducted over the past several days on 49 of the 69 nozzles detected indications in 12 of them. Further inspections will take place throughout the week. ... Posted Mar 16 2010, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: FirstEnergy, AREVA, refueling, outage, reactor, reactor head, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, repairs, davis Besse, fe, planned outage, reactor head nozzles

• KEPCO Signs Nuclear Power Plant Deal With Turkey; Other Companies Still Open To Bid

  The deal lays the foundation for the two countries to work together to build a new Korean type of nuclear power plant, the APR1400. Turkey is still open to partnering with other companies from other nations - By Linton Levy - The Korea Electric Power Company (KEPCO) and the Turkish state power company Elektrik Uretim AS have reached final agreement on nuclear energy cooperation, according to the Knowledge Economy Ministry. ... Posted Mar 15 2010, 08:40 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Japan, Russia, France, Canada, Rosatom, Korea, Turkey, reactor, agreement, ENERGY, nuclear, power, KEPCO, Korea Electric Power Corporation, deal, U.S., united states, south korea, apr1400, signed, Elektrik Uretim AS, Elektrik Uretim, inked

• WNA Director: Nuclear Reborn?

  There has been a clear shift of public opinion in favour of nuclear energy in key countries, with public consent now unlikely to be withheld from new reactor plans in many countries of the world. Public opposition to nuclear - By Stephen W Kidd - In Europe and the United States, signs of the long-discussed “nuclear renaissance” are increasingly positive. But it’s in China (which now has 21 out of the 53 reactors under construction around the world) that the initial boom is occurring. Increasing mentions of nuclear power in the mass media, often with a generally positive slant, are very welcome, but the industry now needs to build new reactors in great volume. China, with its vast requirements for clean power generation, is therefore the key. ... Posted Mar 11 2010, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: China, Europe, Japan, France, construction, reactor, opinion, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Nuclear Renaissance, U.S., world nuclear association, perspective, global, world, Stephen W Kidd, public opinion, Director of Strategy & Research

• Israel To Seek French Assistance For Nuclear Power Plant

  International conference on civilian nuclear energy in Paris will reveal the plant as a joint project between Israel and Jordan, with France supervising and providing technology - Edited by April Murelio - According to a report by the AFP ,Israel will officially announce on today that it is seeking French help to construct a nuclear power plant, the infrastructure ministry spokesman said on Monday. ... Posted Mar 09 2010, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: France, reactor, conference, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Jordan, paris, landau, isreal

• AEP´s Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1 Refueling Outage Set To Begin; Project Will Create Hundreds Of Jobs

  Over the course of the outage, more than 850 contracted workers will supplement the regular 1,300-person plant staff - By Linton Levy - American Electric Power’s Cook Nuclear Plant’s Unit 1 has shut down as is scheduled to begin its 23rd refueling outage cycle. The 1,030-megawatt (MW) Unit 1 has been safely operating online since Dec. 20, 2009, following 15 months of extensive repair to its turbine. ... Posted Mar 08 2010, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: jobs, refueling, reactor, ENERGY, nuclear, power, american electric power, cook, unit 1

• PPL's Susquehanna Nuclear Power Plant Sets Record For Simultaneous Operation Of Both Units; Unit 1 Starts Refueling Outage

  Two units operate together for 287 days; Since its last refueling outage in 2008, Unit 1 has safely and reliably generated about 19,281,000 megawatt-hours of electricity -- enough to power about 1 million homes - By Stephen Heiser - Ending the longest run of simultaneous operation of both units at PPL Corporation's Susquehanna nuclear power plant in northeastern Pennsylvania, operators safely shut down the Unit 1 reactor on Tuesday (3/2) to begin a planned refueling and maintenance outage. ... Posted Mar 03 2010, 08:59 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Safety, refueling, outage, reactor, Susquehanna, ENERGY, nuclear, power, record, PPL, unit 1, PPL Susquehanna

• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams - Core Catching

  Core Catching - By Duncan Williams - One of the worst accidents in American nuclear history occurred in 1979 at Three Mile Island, located in Pennsylvania. As a result of a series of mechanical and human errors, the reactor core containing the nuclear fuel, which is normally covered in cooling water, was actually uncovered for an unspecified period of time. Before the flow of water could be restored, about half of the nuclear fuel had melted. ... Posted Mar 03 2010, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Safety, reactor, TMI, ENERGY, nuclear, power, core, Under The Hood With Duncan Williams, patent, three mile island, duncan williams, core catcher, reactor core

• Czech Republic Formally Qualifies Westinghouse For The Completion Of Temelin Nuclear Power Plant

  CEZ made official notification that Westinghouse is to proceed in the tender process - By Linton Levy - Westinghouse Electric Company LLC has announced that it has been notified by CEZ that it has successfully complied with the qualification requirements stipulated in the Qualification Documentation for the public contract “Completion of the Temelin Nuclear Power Plant.” ... Posted Feb 25 2010, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, Shaw, reactor, ENERGY, nuclear, power, cez, czech, temelin, Czech Republic, European Utility Requirements, eur

• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams - Searete’s Deflagration Wave Reactor

  Searete’s Deflagration Wave Reactor - By Duncan Williams - Searete’s deflagration wave reactor is one of the newest designs of reactor power plants to emerge during the most recent nuclear renaissance. Only existing on paper, the design is markedly different from previous designs. For example, at the heart of Searete’s reactor is a cylindrical-shaped nuclear fuel laying on its side. The fuel is burned continuously over several decades from one end to the other, much like a cigarette. The design also includes features that allow the reactor to operate automatically with no human oversight or intervention. By completely automating the operation of the reactor, Searete’s design eliminates the possibility of human errors that caused the reactor accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl. ... Posted Feb 24 2010, 08:49 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: uranium, reactor, Plutonium, Thorium, ENERGY, nuclear, power, graphite, Under The Hood With Duncan Williams, patent, duncan williams, ignition, beryllium, deflagration, Deflagration Wave Reactor, searete

• Emerson Will Supply Fisher Control Valves For Westinghouse AP1000 Nuclear Power Plants

  Fisher valves will be used in the critical pressurizer spray system to help maintain reactor coolant temperature - By Linton Levy - Emerson Process Management has been awarded approximately $2 million in contracts to provide its Fisher control valves for Westinghouse Electric Company’s newest generation of nuclear power plants. The contracts cover Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear plants to be built in both China and the United States, and agreements are in place to cover an additional $3 million for more plants expected to be built in the United States. ... Posted Feb 18 2010, 08:23 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, China, valves, reactor, U.S., coolant, temperature, fisher, emerson, control valves

• China's Inland Nuclear Power Projects Will Use Westinghouse Technology

  China is planning a massive switch over from fossil and hydro-based power to nuclear sources in order to meet huge domestic power demands - Edited by April Murelio - According to a report by Domain-B, China has completed design work for three nuclear power plants, which will be the first to be based inland. All of China's existing nuclear projects too date have been on the coast. ... Posted Feb 11 2010, 08:10 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, China, AREVA, India, Rosatom, reactor, demand, project, inland

• Idaho National Lab Facility A World Leader In Nuclear Graphite Testing

  Key to the success of the AGC project is INL's new Carbon Characterization Lab, one of the world's most advanced graphite-testing facilities - By Mike Wall, INL Research Communications Fellow - In early September, scientists at Idaho National Laboratory slid a 14-foot-long metallic experiment capsule into place at INL's Advanced Test Reactor, sealed things up, and turned on the juice. The experiment tube holds hundreds of thumbtack-sized graphite samples, which the ATR will blast with intense heat and neutron radiation for the next 18 months. ... Posted Feb 10 2010, 08:45 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: INL, reactor, ENERGY, nuclear, power, graphite, facility, testing, Idaho National Laboratory, mIKE WALL

• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams - The Pebble Bed Advanced High Temperature Reactor

  The Pebble Bed Advanced High Temperature Reactor - By Duncan Williams - As nuclear reactor technology continues to develop, the nuclear reactors keep getting safer, smaller and more efficient. The development of new materials, as well as rigorous testing of these materials, requires continuous reassessment of the efficacy and economic viability of nuclear power in general. For example, the nuclear reactors of tomorrow will take advantage of high-energy particles, as well as newly-developed materials, that were not utilized in earlier reactors. ... Posted Feb 03 2010, 08:57 AM by steveheiser with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: uranium, reactor, Plutonium, ENERGY, nuclear, Hydrogen, power, fission, pebble bed, Under The Hood With Duncan Williams, patent, duncan williams, particle, neutron, Pebble Bed Advanced High Temperature Reactor, pebble, pb-ahtr, bed

• AREVA Gets NRC Approval For Safety-Related Digital I&C System

  TELEPERM XSTM is included in the design for new nuclear plants, like the EPR reactor - By Stephen Heiser - AREVA has announced that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted approval for the digital Instrumentation & Controls (I&C) system upgrade of a U.S. nuclear station. AREVA is the first and only supplier to receive NRC approval for full application of a safety-related digital I&C system. ... Posted Feb 03 2010, 08:56 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, AREVA, EPR, Safety, reactor, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, U.S., control, instrumentation, instrumentation and control, power plant, I&C, TELEPERM XS