Nuclear Power Industry News

Turkish President discusses $20 billion nuclear plant and 15-year power supply contract, potentially worth $60 billion - By Linton Levy - Russian dignitary Dmitry Medvedev recently met with Turkish minister Abdullah Gul in Moscow to discuss energy cooperation, including talks for Russia to build and run a $20 billion nuclear plant in Turkey. The countries are "interested in developing...

Tennessee facility will train as many as 700 welders annually in both nuclear and non-nuclear operations - Edited by Abby Gessner - According to a report by the World Nuclear News, Westinghouse will next week open its second WEC Welding Institute in the USA, as well as a training center for maintaining and refuelling boiling water reactors (BWRs). The new welding institute - based at Westinghouse's...

Experts to Exchange Ideas and Experiences on Management of Spent Fuel at Event - By Giovanni Verlini, IAEA Division of Public Information - Exhaused nuclear fuel removed from almost four hundred nuclear power reactors in operation today is piling up, while an increasing number of countries are looking at embarking on a nuclear power programme. Managing spent fuel is an issue that looms ever...

Projections for future growth in the use of nuclear power have again been revised upwards. We have already re-focussed our activities to help meet the needs of newcomers to nuclear power - By Sasha Henriques, IAEA Division of Public Information - IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano opened a busy Board of Governors meeting in Vienna, Austria with an introductory statement.

Halpin and Sheppard worked together to ensure a seamless transfer of leadership focusing on the continued safe and reliable operation of Units 1 & 2, and the licensing and construction of Units 3 & 4 - By Linton Levy - The STP Nuclear Operating Company Board of Directors today elected Edward D. Halpin as the company’s President and Chief Executive Officer and its Chairman of the...

NS Book Review: ATOMIC AWAKENING: A NEW LOOK AT THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER - A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich - Every once in a while an author comes along, publishes his first book and hits a home run. James Mahaffey not only hits a home run but knocks the proverbial ball clear out of the solar system in ATOMIC AWAKENING: A NEW LOOK AT THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF NUCLEAR...

An Exclusive Nuclear Street Interview with Dr. James Mahaffey, author of ATOMIC AWAKENING: A NEW LOOK AT THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF NUCLEAR POWER - By Randy Brich - Dr. James Mahaffey synergistically merges education, experience and philosophy into a rational approach toward thinking about nuclear power. Dr. Mahaffey’s writing skill, together with his engineering acumen provides a thoroughly...

Combining expert judgment with cold hard facts, Brodman succinctly details the difficulties and drivers confronting new reactor builds. Though silent on the future prospects of the new small modular nuclear reactors, he convincingly argues that new builds of the 1 GWe variety hinge on - By Randy Brich - “The Outlook for Nuclear Energy in the United States: Dark Ages, Renaissance or Age...

Statement by FPL Group Chairman and CEO Lew Hay on Waxman-Markey Climate and Energy Bill - Edited by April Murelio - Rep. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, released a discussion draft of a climate and energy bill today. Lew Hay,...

The Japan Bank for International Cooperation may lend as much as $4 billion for a nuclear plant project in Texas that would be the country's first state financing for an atomic power station abroad. Government-run JBIC will probably offer a loan provided that the project is guaranteed by the U.S. government, Tadashi Maeda, head of the bank's corporate planning department, said in an interview...

- Edited By Chris Reed - Dutch provinces will evaluate a plan with the Dutch government for the construction of a new nuclear power plant, sparking a head-to-head battle with utility Delta which has similar plans, a Dutch daily reported. Delta, which owns half of the sole Dutch operating nuclear power plant Borssele, evaluated in June 2009 initially plans to build a second nuclear plant with...

Elmore County and Payette County Are Both Moving The Zoning Approval Forward In Hopes of Being Selected. Final selection will bring jobs and economic growth to the county that builds the plant . - By Linton Levy - Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. (AEHI) has announced a second nuclear power plant site in Elmore County, Idaho, has been approved through the initial zoning phase, and now heads to...

As negotiations continue to sour between Candu Energy and the union representing its workers, the Society of Professional Engineers and Associates said Wednesday that its members would refuse overtime and may strike.

"Shaw has demonstrated significant progress and proven success with our nuclear power projects in China," said J.M. Bernhard Jr., Shaw's chairman, president and chief executive officer. - Edited By Chris Reed - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) announced it has signed an initial contract with State Nuclear Power Engineering Corp. Ltd., a subsidiary of China's State Nuclear Power...

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics will use the Cray XT5 system to advance its work in quantum chromodynamics - By April Murelio - Global supercomputer leader Cray Inc. has announced the Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP) in Calcutta, India has selected the Cray XT5 supercomputer for its Theory Division. Scheduled for installation in summer of 2009, this will be the first Cray XT5 system...

New Job Board Features to Locate Nuclear Qualified Personnel or Land a Nuclear Job Nuclear Street announced today new subscription based pricing for UNLIMITED job postings and resume searches on their popular nuclear jobs board. Nuclear Street is the premiere web 2.0 destination for nuclear industry professionals. Our focus is to provide an open forum and online tools for industry professionals...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the combined license for two new AP1000 reactors at Georgia's Vogtle nuclear plant Thursday afternoon -- the first time since 1978 a new nuclear plant has been licensed in the U.S. Southern Company has made substantial progress since obtaining an early site permit in 2009, and the final COL is critical to the construction schedule. The approval was...

On Thursday, Tennessee Valley Authority board members gave their unanimous approval to complete unit 1 at the long-abandoned Bellefonte nuclear plant. TVA’s move this week paves the way for $4.5 billion to $5 billion in work to finish unit 1, though not as soon as had been originally proposed. The board’s decision specifically said construction will not begin until after...

“It’s always an honor to have that expertise showcased at the White House, and I am proud of all our dedicated professionals who are leaders in their fields working to promote science and innovation and build a strong American economy.” - By April Murelio - The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) participated in a Clean Energy Economy Forum at the White House where...

The following Southern Company pictures are showing the construction progress of the new nuclear power plants at Vogtle. Click the picture below to view more.

The following photographs and slides are from SCANA Corporations 2012 2 nd Quarter Financial Results Presentation. Steve Byrne; SCANA Corporation; COO, SCE&G provided the nuclear plant construction update and descriptions for the following slides.

GE Hitachi - PRISM Reactor - By Duncan Williams - One of the most vexing issues facing the nuclear power industry today is what to do with the spent nuclear fuel after it has been used in a nuclear reactor. Currently, used fuel is safely stored in pools of water or in dry casks at the nuclear plant site. But as for a long-term solution, there is no consensus as to disposing of, or permanently...

Consumers Warm up to Nuclear Power in Fight against Fossil Fuel Dependency, Accenture Survey Finds - By April Murelio - More than two-thirds of people around the world believe that their countries should start using or increase their use of nuclear power, according to findings of a global survey released today by Accenture. World Map of Nuclear Power Plants The survey of more than 10...

These three auctions will, in total, allow 9 alternative suppliers to acquire 1,500 MW which is the total amount of energy being offered by EDF - By Mark McFadden - In accordance with the decision of the Competition Council on 10th December 2007, EDF organized, for the third and last time, an auction aimed to alternative electricity suppliers in France, covering base load electricity supply contracts...

Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) said it was preparing to restart the 784 megawatt No.3 reactor at its Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant on Friday, at which it is set to burn so-called mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel for the first time. Fukushima is a nuclear power plant located in the town of Okuma in the Futaba District of Fukushima Prefecture. With 6 separate units located on site, Fukushima is one of the...