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Unit 2 at Pennsylvania's Susquehanna nuclear plant shut down for refueling and maintenance Saturday, including repairs to turbines that have caused issues at the plant since its last refueling outage. Crews will replace about 40 percent of the reactor's fuel while conducting a wide range of upgrades...

On Monday, Alstom introduced a new turbine blade the company describes as the longest in the world. At the Nuclear New Build Summit in Shanghai, the French company promoted the LP75 last stage blade as capable of achieving a 10 megawatt output gain over the last-generation blade. This is accomplished...

Alstom, in consortium with the Indian company BHEL (Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited), has secured a contract from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to supply the turbine generator package for the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP) units 7 & 8, in India. Alstom and BHEL...

The Indian Point nuclear plant in New York shut down automatically from full power Wednesday following an apparent generator problem. Plant operator Entergy said in a release that the shutdown occurred at about 6 a.m., and the malfunction originated in the non-nuclear side of the plant. Unit 3 remained...

Operators shut down Unit 2 at the Susquehanna nuclear plant in Pennsylvania Wednesday to inspect its low-pressure turbine for blade cracking. In a release, plant owner PPL said the inspection follows the recent discovery of cracks in unit 1 turbine blades that were similar to those repaired in both units...

As excitement surrounds the development of small modular reactors that offer a cheaper, faster and more flexible way to increase nuclear power generation, the Sandia National Laboratory is developing a technology that could make them significantly more efficient. The lab recently moved into the demonstration...

Unit 2 at the Susquehanna nuclear plant near Berwick, Pa., resumed generating electricity on Wednesday (6/29) after a planned refueling and maintenance outage that was extended to replace damaged turbine blades discovered during a routine inspection conducted during the outage. "Our team did...

By feeding superheated carbon dioxide through a turbine similar to a jet engine, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories say they are developing a turbine that is smaller, cheaper and as much as 50 percent more efficient than the steam turbines installed at many nuclear power plants. The laboratory...

- Edited By Tom Lamar - IHI Corp. and Toshiba Corp. announced today that they have established a joint venture to manufacture steam turbine parts for nuclear power plants for the domestic and overseas markets. The JV is expected to allow IHI, heavy machinery maker, to extend its operations to major...

The company anticipates the unit will re-synchronize to the grid quickly. - By Stephen Heiser - Unit 6 at the Bruce B generating station disconnected from the grid because of a turbine trip during Hydro One testing of protection relays. While there was noise and steam coming from the station all...

Alstom opens in Chattanooga, USA, a state-of-the art turbine manufacturing facility to address the North American power generation market - By Stephen Heiser - On 24 June 2010, Alstom inaugurated a new production facility for steam turbines, gas turbines, large turbo-generators and related equipment...

Bruce Units 4, 5, 7 and 8 remain at high power while Unit 6 is offline for an outage that began May 14 - By Stephen Heiser - Unit 3 at the Bruce A generating station returned to service this evening following an outage that began on May 17, to perform a maintenance inspection of the unit’s...

The project includes activities for the energy power upgrade, which will make the reactor at Grand Gulf the single most powerful nuclear generating unit in the nation. It will increase Grand Gulf’s output by approximately 178 Megawatts (MW). This is a 13 percent increase above current production...

During this outage, which will last approximately two months, workers will perform inspections and routine maintenance on a host of systems and components. Many of these activities cannot be performed while the unit is running and all are intended to ensure the safe and reliable production of electricity...

We safely completed a large amount of work that will ensure the safe, reliable production of electricity throughout the summer,” said site vice president Mike Massaro - By April Murelio - Operators at Exelon Nuclear’s Oyster Creek Generating Station have returned the unit to the electrical...

During the outage workers embarked on a number of initiatives that will extend the operating life of Unit 3 including boiler and turbine inspection, a successful West Shift campaign and extensive valve work. - By Mark McFadden - Unit 3 at the Bruce A generating station has returned to service following...

Demand from new and existing nuclear power stations is set to drive the moisture separator reheater market. Currently, 56 new nuclear reactors are under construction across the globe and are expected to come online during the period 2010-2020 - Edited by Mark McFadden - “Global Nuclear Moisture...

Air Operated Turbine Bypass Control Valve and SVI II AP Digital Positioner Round out Solution - Edited by Chris Smith - Dresser Masoneilan has announced that it has completed the turbine bypass system replacement for the Crystal River 3 Nuclear Power Plant in Crystal River, Fla. Crystal River...

Contracts Will Add Power and Reliability to Its DC Cook 1 and Conesville 4 Power Plants in the U.S. - By Stephen Heiser - American Electric Power (AEP) will purchase steam turbines from Alstom Power for its DC Cook 1 nuclear power plant in Michigan and its Conesville 4 coal-fired generating unit...

Outages are extremely complex and intricate and require every person involved to rise to the challenge,” said Brian O’Grady - By Linton Levy - Employees at Cooper Nuclear Station, owned by Nebraska Public Power District, completed the station’s 25th refueling outage. The station...