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The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration has issued a contract termination notice to the consortium constructing the mixed-oxide fuel (MOF) fabrication facility in South Carolina at the Savannah River Site after years of backpedaling on the project that is now 70 percent complete.

A second Westinghouse designed AP1000 nuclear power unit in China, Haiyang 1, has reached commercial operating status having competed a full week of operations at full power.

Constellis, a leading provider of operational support and risk management services, announced Tuesday that Centerra, a Constellis company, has been selected to provide physical security for Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) in Erwin, Tennessee

Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe, Ltd., (HNE) said Monday that it had appointed three additional partners to support delivery of Wylfa Newydd project in the United Kingdom, noting that each of the three were "a significant UK employer."

Georgia Power on Monday announced completed placement of two key floor modules at the Vogtle nuclear expansion near Waynesboro, Georgia, which will be followed by large concrete placements inside the Unit 4 containment vessel.

Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Friday officially approved an accord with Russia that calls for design, construction and partial financing of a two-unit nuclear power plant expected to be built in the central Asian nation to supply the country with about 20 percent of its electricity supply.

French nuclear service giant Orano said Monday that "near industrial scale" tests are under way to verify a vitrification process that could be part of the solution for radioactive sludge and mineral absorbents at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Generating Station in Japan.

French engineering group Assytem said Thursday that it has been hired to assist Rosatom's export division AtomStroyExport with obtaining licenses and permits needed to construct Egypt's firs nuclear power plant.

Dominion Energy said this week it had filed an application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to renew Surry Power Station's operating licenses for an additional 20-year term, which makes it the third nuclear plant in the country to seek permission to operate its reactors for up to 80 years.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday that it had Exelon Generation Company’s request to modify the emergency preparedness plan for the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township, N.J. in a manner that reflects the power plant's decommissioning phase.

The reactor core for the former research reactor at the University of Arkansas' SEFOR site has been lifted and is close to making its journey to the National Security Site in Nevada, an Energy Solutions spokesman confirmed.

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of expert visited Belarus, which is building its first nuclear power facility, to assess its preparedness in the event of a nuclear, radiological emergency. The IAEA noted strengths and areas that could use improvements, the agency said.

A fourth Westinghouse-designed AP1000 reactor has been connected to the grid in China, the State Power Investment Corporation (***) announced.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it had issued the order approving the transfer of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant operating license from Entergy to NorthStar. The request for the transfer was made in order to allow NorthStar to decommission the plant that ceased operations in December 2014. The plant is currently owned by Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee and operated by Entergy Nuclear Operations, both...

Two Indian 220MWe nuclear power plants reached operational milestones on the same day, setting a national record for days of continuous operations at the Kaiga Unit 1 nuclear plant and a personal best continuous run at the Rajasthan 3 reactor.

With years of losses and a company breakup behind it, French multinational nuclear power specialist Orano said Friday that it would hire 1,500 workers in all phases of its business.

Idaho National Laboratory has announced nearly $3.9 million in funding for 13 university-led projects to develop instrumentation and tools needed to monitor and conduct experiments in a proposed fast spectrum test reactor.

Westinghouse Electric Company and its customers, China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and CNNC Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Limited (SMNPC) announced Thursday that the world's first AP1000 plant located in Sanmen, Zhejiang Province, China, is now considered "fully operational."

From 70 to 10 to 1 regional option, Uzbekistan has reportedly opted for Tudakul Lake as the site of its future nuclear power plant.

Technicians at the Vogtle nuclear expansion near Waynesboro, Georgia, have placed the first of four reactor coolant pumps (RCPs) into the Unit 3 containment vessel, Georgia Power has announced.

GE Power said Monday it won the contract to deliver the turbine island equipment for El Dabaa nuclear power plant project in Egypt through AAEM its joint venture with Atomenergomash -- a contract is valued at $700 million.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a final safety evaluation report and standard design approval for Korea Electric Power Corporation and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power’s Advanced Power Reactor 1400 (APR1400), a step that deems the reactor "technically acceptable," but does not fully certify the design.

Russia’s Federation Services for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision, Rostekhnadzor, has licensed Rosatom’s Rostov NPP Unit 4 as approved for commercial operations, the state-owned nuclear plant builder said.

Nuclear fuel and service provider Centrus Energy Corp. said Friday that it had been awarded a $15 million Work Authorization from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for decontamination and decomissioning (D&D) that will focus on preparing the Department’s K-1600 facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee for demolition.

Following a leadership summit in India, Russian and Indian leaders signed a pact that could pave the way for a six-reactor construction deal at a site yet to be determined.