Nuclear Power Industry News

Chu giives energy policy forecast testimony to Senate Committee - By Linton Levy - According to a McClatchy Newspapers report, Energy-Secretary-Designate Steven Chu told a Senate Committee that the incoming administration would have an increased commitment to alternative energy sources like solar...

Shaw currently is under contract with SNPTC and other Chinese organizations to provide engineering, procurement, commissioning, information management and project management services for four AP1000s - By Stephen Heiser - The Shaw Group Inc. today announced it has signed a strategic cooperation...

AREVA Makes Major U.S. Organization Changes To Support a Larger Role for Nuclear Power - By Stephen Heiser - AREVA announces an organizational realignment to address increased U.S. demand for modernization and services of the existing fleet of nuclear power plants and plans for deploying a new...

Quad Cities Unit 1 Begins Planned Refueling And Maintenance Outage - By Abby Gessner - Quad Cities Generating Station has started its planned Unit 1 refueling and maintenance outage. “Ensuring the safe completion of work performed during the outage is our first priority,” said Quad...

FPL, along with certain NextEra Energy Resources subsidiaries, signed a settlement agreement with the U.S. government dismissing lawsuits related to spent nuclear fuel disposal - By Linton Levy - FPL Group, Inc. today reported 2009 first quarter net income on a GAAP basis of $364 million, or $0...

Station is approximately 60 miles southwest of Chicago - By Linton Levy - Operators at Dresden Generating Station placed Unit 3 back online following the completion of planned maintenance work. “This maintenance, which involved replacing a valve, was a proactive measure to help ensure...

GE Energy, NTC Expand Relationship in China, Signing Licensing Agreement for Industrial Steam Turbines - By Stephen Heiser - Further expanding its technology presence in China, GE Energy today announced that it has signed a technology licensing agreement with Nanjing Turbine & Electric Machinery...

Facility fabricates uranium fuel for pressurized and boiling water reactors - By stephen Heiser - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has granted AREVA's Richland, Wash., fuel fabrication facility a 40-year, 10 CFR Part 70, license renewal. The facility is also celebrating its 40-year...

Senator points to French success with atomic power - By Linton Levy - According to Senator Lamar Alexander, the country should build 100 nuclear power plants, to help break its reliance on fossil fuels. "We say, find more American energy and use less--energy that is as clean as possible...

Commission staff will hold a public management meeting with officials from Shaw Areva MOX Services on Wed., April 29 - By Abby Gessner - Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will hold a public management meeting with officials from Shaw Areva MOX Services on Wed., April 29, in Aiken, S.C., to discuss...

Federal officials kicked off a discussion about more nuclear facilities in South Miami-Dade - Edited by April Murelio - According to a report in the Miami Herald, while two more nuclear reactors at Turkey Point would generate clean energy and create at least 800 permanent new jobs in the area,...

Uranium mine with potential output of 3,000 metric tons per year has been opened - By Abby Gessner - A uranium mine with potential output of 3,000 metric tons per year has been opened at the Northern Khorasan deposit in southwest Kazakhstan's Kyzylorda Region, the national uranium export company...

First Quarter 2009 Revenue Climbs 8.5% To $3.97 Billion (3.003 Billion Euros) - By Stephen Heiser - First quarter 2009 revenue was up 8.5% compared with the same period last year, to 3.003 billion euros. At constant exchange rates and consolidation scope, growth came to 3.9%. Currency translation...

Sponsors to Withdraw Missouri Clean and Renewable Energy Construction Bills in General Assembly Company Appreciates Strong Support Offered by Courageous Legislators, Applauds Vigorous Debate about Energy Issues. - Edited By Abby Gessner – ST. LOUIS, April 23 Senior management of AmerenUE...

Speech at Beijing International Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Energy in the 21st Century by IAEA Director General Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei - Edited by Abby Gessner - In the four years since the last Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Energy, both global energy demand and interest in nuclear power...

Profile Technologies, Inc. Announces Successful Product Trial for Internal Inspection - By Linton Levy - Profile Technologies, Inc., the developer of patented and proprietary electromagnetic inspection methods for pipelines, announces a successful trial of its newest electromagnetic pipeline inspection...

LightLOC Perimeter Protection System Addresses New NRC Monitoring Guidelines - By April Murelio - LightLOC Perimeter Protection Security Systems, a Woven Electronics LLC company, offers nuclear facilities a customizable solution to meet the new unattended access point detection guidelines. The...

Plasma in which the fusion takes place has been viewed as state-of-the-art and essential science technology for potential future energy source - By Abby Gessner - Plasma in which the fusion takes place has been viewed as state-of-the-art and essential science technology for potential future energy...

By midsummer it will be announced where Sweden's spent nuclear fuel will be permanently stored. Ahead of the decision a debate is underway regarding how safe the method for final storage is, primarily in terms of the three barriers that are intended to keep radioactive material from leaking into...

Tuesday April 21, 2009, Ralph Izzo, president, CEO and chairman of PSEG today told shareholders gathered for the annual meeting that the company is well positioned to address three major challenges that provide opportunity for growth: climate change, the need to replace aging infrastructure and the need...

Exelon Announces First Quarter Results; Reaffirms Full Year 2009 Earnings Guidance - By Stephen Heiser - Exelon Corporation today announced that its first quarter 2009 consolidated earnings prepared in accordance with GAAP were $712 million, or $1.08 per diluted share, compared with earnings of...

67% of Americans Support the Expansion of Nuclear Power. - By Linton Levy - WASHINGTON, DC, April 22, 2009 – As the U.S. celebrates the 39th Anniversary of Earth Day, leaders of the Clean and Safe Energy (CASEnergy) Coalition recognize the growing support of environmentally friendly, emission...

Thank you . - By Abby Gessner - Let me congratulate the University of Missouri and everyone involved in putting together this very impressive event. As a regulator, I am not here to promote or advocate nuclear energy. When the Atomic Energy Commission was split in 1974, the advocacy role was given...

New Web site informs customers with resources to help reduce carbon footprint - By April Murellio - Helping the environment just got a little easier thanks to a new user- friendly Web site Entergy introduced today as the company celebrates Earth Day 2009. Entergy’s Earth Day Web site ...

$4.5 Billion Purchase by French Co. Strengthens Financial Stability of NY Nuclear Plants - By Abby Gessner - The New York State Public Service Commission has approved the $4.5 billion acquisition of nearly half of Constellation Nuclear, the indirect owner of three nuclear power plants in upstate...