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IAEA Head Calls On Nuclear Plants To Ask For Osart Missions

NucNet — Tue, 21 May 2013 08:14:35 GMT

21 May (NucNet): Requests by International Atomic Energy Agency member states for Operational Safety Review (Osart) missions “do not appear to have increased” since Fukushima-Daiichi and several countries have still not requested an Osart missions, the...(read more)

Belgian Regulator Approves Restart Of Doel-3 And Tihange-2

NucNet — Mon, 20 May 2013 07:21:41 GMT

20 May (NucNet): Belgium’s nuclear safety regulator has given approval for GDF Suez to restart two nuclear reactors closed last year over safety concerns, it said in a statement. ...read more...(read more)

Economic Recovery Will Lead To More New Build In US, Says NEI Head

NucNet — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

17 May (NucNet): As the US economy rebounds and electricity demand increases, additional nuclear power plant construction can be anticipated beyond the five reactors already being built in Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee, the Nuclear Energy Institute...(read more)

Russia Ready To Finance New Build In Vietnam, Says Rosatom

NucNet — Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

17 May (NucNet): Russia says it is ready to offer financial assistance as part of its potential involvement in construction of the first nuclear power plant in Vietnam. ...read more...(read more)

Horizon Signs Design Contract With Hitachi For UK’s Wylfa

NucNet — Thu, 16 May 2013 07:25:00 GMT

16 May (NucNet): Horizon Nuclear Power has signed “a major contract” with its reactor technology provider and primary contractor, Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd, setting the framework for design work to be undertaken for the proposed new nuclear build...(read more)

Vendors Must Carry Out Supply Chain Due Diligence, Says NRC Chairman

NucNet — Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT

15 May (NucNet): Nuclear vendors should ensure that the appropriate infrastructure is in place in any country that is considering their technologies and should also carry out “due diligence” on risks associated with the supply chain, the chairman of the...(read more)

Environmental Groups Fail In Bid To Halt New Vogtle Units

NucNet — Tue, 14 May 2013 16:53:02 GMT

14 May (NucNet): Opponents of Southern Company’s plan to build two reactors at subsidiary Georgia Power’s Vogtle nuclear site have failed to persuade a federal appeals court to revoke the construction and operating licences (COLs) and the reactor design...(read more)

South Africa Prepares For Final Investment Decision On New Nuclear

NucNet — Tue, 14 May 2013 13:57:25 GMT

14 May (NucNet): South Africa will continue preparing for the roll-out of a nuclear energy programme, including reaching a final investment decision on procurement for the plants, the energy ministry has said. ...read more...(read more)

UK Launches Call For Evidence In New Bid For National Repository

NucNet — Sun, 12 May 2013 15:03:34 GMT

12 May (NucNet): The UK government today renewed its “firm commitment” to establishing a national geological disposal facility for higher-activity radioactive waste and called for suggestions on how to make progress choosing a site. ...read more...(read more)

Interview: Wano Plans For A Post-Fukushima Future

NucNet — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:59:32 GMT

12 May (NucNet): The World Association of Nuclear Operators (Wano) will begin its biennial general meeting in Russia this weekend with recommendations put forward by its own Post-Fukushima Commission at the top of the agenda. In an interview with NucNet...(read more)

UK Regulator Begins Public Consultation On Wylfa Decommissioning

NucNet — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:29:05 GMT

10 May (NucNet): UK nuclear regulators have launched a public consultation into proposals for the decommissioning of the two-unit Wylfa nuclear power plant on the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. ...read more...(read more)

Kewaunee Disconnected From Grid For Permanent Shutdown

NucNet — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:10:21 GMT

10 May (NucNet): After generating 148 million megawatt-hours of electricity during nearly four decades in service, operators disconnected Dominion’s Kewaunee nuclear plant from the grid at 11:00 local time on 7 May 2013. ...read more...(read more)

Russia Sends First Delegation To NEA Steering Committee Meeting

NucNet — Fri, 10 May 2013 13:06:37 GMT

10 May (NucNet): Russia has sent its first delegation to a meeting of the steering committee for nuclear energy, the highest decision-making body at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Nuclear Energy Agency, in which all 31 member...(read more)

ONR Lists ‘Priority Objectives’ For UK In First Annual Plan

NucNet — Wed, 08 May 2013 08:47:09 GMT

8 May (NucNet): Priority objectives in UK nuclear regulation include reducing hazards at Sellafield and making “lasting improvements” in the country’s preparedness to respond to a nuclear emergency, the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has said. ....(read more)

First Shipment Leaves China For ITER In France

NucNet — Tue, 07 May 2013 17:26:47 GMT

7 May (NucNet): The first shipment of components from China to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in Cadarache, France, has left the Institute of Plasma Physics in Hefei and is scheduled to arrive on the ITER site on 5 June 2013...(read more)