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L-3 MAPPS announced today that is has been selected by STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) to develop classroom simulators to augment full scope simulator training at the South Texas Project Electric Generating Station. The classroom simulators will be developed using L-3’s Orchid ® Touch...

The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has renewed a contract with STP Nuclear Operating Company to provide maintenance and modification services, including craft labor management, to operating units 1 and 2 of its nuclear power facility. Shaw began providing maintenance and modification services...

The South Texas Project (STP) Unit 1 reactor is back on-line and operating at full power after a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. The unit returned to 100 percent power on Tuesday, May 10. “Through outstanding teamwork and dedication, our team safely and efficiently completed a large...

- Edited By Tom Lamar – Toshiba Corporation has submitted its application to the NRC to renew and amend the U.S. Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) design certification on November 2, 2010. The current ABWR design certification was issued in 1997 and expires in June 2012. Toshiba's...

- Edited By Chris Reed - The STP Nuclear Operating Company declared an "Unusual Event" today at 10:38 a.m. when a circuit breaker malfunctioned, which caused Unit 2 to go offline. There were no injuries. The unit is in a stable condition. Unit 1 is unaffected and remains online at 100 percent...

"Our facility has delivered safe, clean, reliable and low-cost energy to Texans for more than 20 years," said Ed Halpin, President and CEO of STP Nuclear Operating Company - Edited By Tom Lamar - STP Nuclear Operating Company has filed an application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

"Safety is a core value and our top priority, each and every day," said Ed Halpin, STP Nuclear Operating Company President and CEO. - Edited By Tom Lamar - The South Texas Project was honored today as one of 12 companies nationally to be named to the 2010 list of America's Safest...

"It's a big plus to know that he understands energy and - more specifically - nuclear. He understands clearly that it's an outstanding technology and is incredibly cost efficient," Ed Halpin, president and chief executive officer for the South Texas Project - Edited By Tom Lamar...

Earlier this month, the DOE agreed to a $3.4 billion guarantee for the expansion of a nuclear facility in Georgia, and the Obama administration recently asked Congress for more funds to help out more plants. Two proposed nuclear plants in Texas are high on the list of potential recipients. - Edited...

Agreement with The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to invest in Nuclear Innovation North America’s (NINA) STP 3&4 nuclear project - Edited by Stephen Heiser - NRG Energy, Inc. as reported net income of $58 million, or $0.22 per diluted common share for the first quarter of 2010,...

TEPCO, one of the world’s largest operators of nuclear plants, will invest $155 million—through its U.S.-based subsidiary—for a 10% share of NINA Investments Holdings’ interest in the STP expansion, STP units 3&4 - By Stephen Heiser - Nuclear Innovation North America...

Through outstanding teamwork and the implementation of an extensive lessons learned process from a similar outage in Unit 1 last fall, our team shaved two weeks off our outage duration – from 49 to 35 days - By Stephen Heiser - Applying more than 550 lessons learned from a similar outage...

Fluor will maintain a total staff for the PG&E Diablo Canyon plant site ranging up to 100-plus craft and professionals. During the peak of annual scheduled outages, Fluor will employ more than 500 - By Stephen Heiser - Fluor Corporation has announced that Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E...

Fairbanks Morse Engine is a leading supplier of diesel generator sets to the nuclear power industry, with a history reaching back to 1968. At present, 39 commercial nuclear reactors in North America depend on Fairbanks Morse diesel engines - By April Murelio - Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries...

As many as 25 million hours of work for as many as 6,000 construction workers over five years - Edited by Linton Levy - Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA), the nuclear development company jointly owned by NRG Energy, Inc. and Toshiba Corporation, has announced an agreement for the Building...

This is the facility’s second consecutive major safety accomplishment. In February 2009, the company reached a Total Safety Industrial Accident (TISA) rate of zero for the preceding 18 months, ranking the facility in the top 10 percent of all U.S. nuclear plants in personal safety. The plant has...

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is seeking public comments on its preliminary finding that there are no environmental impacts that would preclude issuing Combined Licenses (COL) for two new reactors at the South Texas Project site near Bay City, Texas. - Source NRC - NRC Seeks Public Input...

The facility’s units produced 22.43 million megawatt-hours of carbon-free energy last year, enough to power two million homes - Edited by Chris Smith - The South Texas Project produced more electricity in 2009 than any other two-unit nuclear power facility in the nation, and has been the...

On February 17, 2010, an agreement in principle was announced among CPS Energy, NRG and its subsidiary Nuclear Innovation in North America (NINA), whereby NINA would acquire control of the STP 3 & 4 project, with an increase in ownership to 92.375% from 50% as part of a settlement of the litigation...

Proposed settlement with CPS Energy maintains strength and momentum of the nuclear expansion - By Stephen Heiser - Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA), the nuclear development company jointly owned by NRG Energy, Inc. and Toshiba Corporation, has reached an agreement with CPS Energy. NINA...

NRG Energy Inc. to Hold Conference Call on Friday, January 29 to Discuss STP 3&4 Nuclear Project Status in Light of CPS Litigation - By Stephen Heiser - NRG Energy, Inc. has scheduled a conference call on Friday, January 29 at 8:00 am eastern to discuss the STP 3&4 nuclear project status...

The judge specifically rejected NRG’s contention, that if CPS Energy were to withdraw from the STP expansion it would forfeit its entire interest in the project - By Linton Levy - After more than a dozen motions filed against CPS Energy by NRG Energy since Dec. 30, Bexar County District Judge...

Nuclear Innovation North America Responds to CPS Energy Lawsuit - By Stephen Heiser - Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA) has responded in a legal filing to the lawsuit CPS Energy filed on Sunday, December 6, 2009. “NINA’s goal is to work with our partners to find mutually...

Several major plant components were replaced during the outage, including the reactor vessel head, a main transformer, and expansion bellows - By Stephen Heiser - Unit 1 at the South Texas Project nuclear power facility has been refueled and is back online. STP Unit 1 returned to full power operation...

The talks will include the chief executives of Toshiba Corp., the lead contractor for STP Units 3 and 4; Toshiba Power Systems, Toshiba’s nuclear power subsidiary; and NRG Energy, CPS Energy’s partner in the STP expansion project - By Stephen Heiser - CPS Energy CEO Milton Lee and Interim...