November, 2010

"The collaboration of Toshiba and Shaw is the ideal partnership for the expansion of the South Texas Project," said Steve Winn, President and CEO of NINA. Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA), the nuclear development company jointly owned by NRG Energy, Inc and Toshiba Corporation, today announced it has awarded the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for South...

The OL3 EPR™ nuclear plant in Finland was rumored in the press to be experiencing further delays. AREVA denies this. The group confirms the schedule announced in June of this year. Construction will officially end in late 2012 when the first fuel is loaded, after which a series of power escalation tests will be carried out by the operator in preparation for connection to the grid in 2013.

"EDF believes in the benefits that new nuclear would bring to the United States and remains committed to making new nuclear a reality.” said Thomas Piquemal, Group Senior Executive Vice President Finance EDF S.A. (EDF) today announced the appointment of Eric Bret as President & CEO of EDF Inc., with senior executive responsibility for EDF's new nuclear project in the US market...

A scientist involved in Iran’s nuclear program was killed and another was injured in bombings in Iran. This is a news report video with more details.

The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has initiated discussions with Toshiba Corporation aimed at extending the companies’ relationship. These discussions center on extending the companies’ Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power technology relationship for an additional four years.

The Shaw Group Inc. and Toshiba Corporation today announced an expanded global strategic partnership between the two companies. Under the agreement, Shaw will have certain exclusive opportunities for providing engineering, procurement and construction services for new Toshiba Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) nuclear power plants worldwide, except Japan and Vietnam.

The consortium of GDF SUEZ SA (“GDF SUEZ”), IBERDROLA SA (“IBERDROLA”) and Scottish and Southern Energy plc (“SSE”), announced today that their joint venture company, NuGeneration Ltd (“NuGen”), is now fully established. NuGen aims to develop a new generation nuclear power station of up to 3.6 GW on land in West Cumbria, north-west England, for which...

“While we were disappointed to be in this situation, the commitment and dedication of our team to make the necessary repairs – safely and event free – were outstanding,” said STP President and CEO Ed Halpin. After a little more than three weeks, STP Nuclear Operating Company’s Unit 2 returned to 100 percent power late Friday evening. On Wednesday, Nov. 3, the 1,350...

An outage worker at DTE Energy’s Fermi 2 nuclear plant in Monroe County lost the tips of two fingers in a Thanksgiving Day accident. The worker’s fingers were caught behind a large concrete plug as it was being moved into a reactor cavity, a spokesman said Friday. The accident occurred around 3 a.m. Thursday.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the transfer of control of two uranium recovery licenses in Wyoming from Uranium One, a Canadian firm, to JSC Atomoredzoloto (ARMZ), a Russian firm. The transfer affects a license held by Uranium One USA for the Irigaray and Christensen Ranch in situ leach uranium recovery facility in Wyoming’s Powder River Basin. It also affects a license granted...

According to Bloomberg, Westinghouse Electric Company expects additional orders for its third- generation AP1000 reactors from China after selling four units three years ago to the world’s fastest-growing nuclear market. “There are going to be more AP1000s and the success of the current ones will determine that,” Jack Allen, Westinghouse’s president for Asia, said in an interview...

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has announced that the new reactor head for the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, has been off-loaded at the Port of Cleveland and will be transported by truck to the plant next week.

According to news reports, The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa) is in the process of planning a new reactor, for the production of radioisotopes, at its complex at Pelindaba, west of Pretoria.

Fortum Corporation and the Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on cooperation in the field of nuclear power. The development of nuclear power markets offers a good opportunity to extend the long-standing cooperation between the two companies in applying their nuclear competences in future nuclear power projects.

The Society of Professional Engineers and Associates (SPEA) welcomes the Ontario government's commitment to nuclear power as part of the power supply mix. "In releasing its Long Term Energy Plan, the government correctly recognized the importance nuclear energy plays in Ontario," said Dr. Michael Ivanco, Vice President of SPEA.

NAC International Inc. (NAC) will supply its MAGNASTOR spent fuel storage system to Taiwan Power Company’s (TPC) Kuosheng Nuclear Power Station. The agreement calls for a complete dry storage project solution with 27 MAGNASTOR systems and includes engineering, licensing, hardware, ISFSI design and construction, and fuel loading operations.

Westinghouse Electric Company has been awarded a five-year contract to provide an extensive array of engineering services to Asociacion Nuclear Asco Vandellos (ANAV) nuclear plants in Spain.

Invensys Operations Management, a global provider of technology systems, software solutions and consulting services to the manufacturing and infrastructure operations industries, announced today that it is extending the availability and support of its long-proven Foxboro® SPEC200N analog control system.

"China Guangdong Nuclear Power has 14 nuclear power units currently under construction and is commencing preliminary work on another nine units. This deal leaves us well positioned to serve the company's growing uranium requirements." said Cameco CEO Jerry Grandey. Cameco announced today it has signed an agreement with China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Co., Ltd. (CGNPC) to supply...

"Ontario's Long-Term Energy Plan will outline a clean energy revolution that is creating thousands of new, good jobs in Ontario and cleaning up the air that we breathe." The Toronto Sun is reporting that plans are being released today to refurbish 10 nuclear reactors in Ontario and build two new ones at the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station over the next 10 to 15 years. The...

Dresser Consolidated today announced it has been chosen by Westinghouse Electric Company LLC as the main steam safety valve supplier for (2) AP1000™ pressurized water reactors (PWR) at Vogtle and (2) more at VC Summer.

Tyco Flow Control, a division of Tyco International, was recently awarded more than $13 million in contracts from China’s State Nuclear Power Engineering Company Ltd (SNPEC), China Nuclear Power Engineering Co. (CNPEC), and the China Nuclear Power Engineering Corporation (CNPE) to provide valves and controls for 26 new nuclear reactor projects in China. Leveraging its broad product portfolio...

According to Bloomberg, China National Nuclear Corp., the country’s biggest operator of nuclear power plants, started construction of Changjiang Nuclear Plant, a 650-megawatt reactor (CNP-600) located in the southern island province of Hainan.

According to news reports, Russia has offered to partner with India in exploration and exploitation of uranium resources within its territory in a bid to ease shortage of fuel for India's nuclear power plants. State corporation Rosatom spokesman Sergei Novikov said Moscow had invited New Delhi to participate in uranium mining projects, but with a condition that the controlling stake in the joint...

Hollysys Automation Technologies, Ltd. (Hollysys), a provider of automation and control technologies and applications in China, today announced that its nuclear joint venture, China Techenergy Co., Ltd. (CTEC), established with China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Co., Ltd. (CGNPC), was granted a contract to commission automation and control systems of #1 and #2 reactors of Fangchenggang nuclear power...