World Nuclear News

Moniz takes office

WNN — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:53:21 GMT

Ernest Moniz was sworn in yesterday as the 13th US Secretary of Energy at a ceremony in Washington, DC. ...read more...(read more)

Taishan 2 steam generator ready

WNN — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:52:18 GMT

The first Chinese-made steam generator for an EPR has been completed and is being transported to unit 2 of the Taishan plant in the country's Guangdong province. ...read more...(read more)

Korean nuclear plants renamed

WNN — Tue, 21 May 2013 15:06:31 GMT

Two South Korean nuclear power plants - Yonggwang and Ulchin - have been renamed in response to pressure from local fishermen who claimed that problems at the plants had damaged the image of their traditional catches. ...read more...(read more)

AKME licensed to build

WNN — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:40:51 GMT

Russia's AKME-Engineering is now licensed to provide construction services for nuclear power plants, in preparation for the construction of a pilot heavy metal-cooled reactor. ...read more...(read more)

JAEA head resigns following Monju lapses

WNN — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:35:16 GMT

Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) president Atsuyuki Suzuki has resigned after the country's nuclear regulator blocked the restart of the Monju prototype fast breeder reactor due to inspection deficiencies. ...read more...(read more)

Gift of salt for Czech research program

WNN — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:04:30 GMT

A Czech nuclear research institute has received a shipment of fluoride salt from the US Department of Energy. The Řež research institute is conducting studies into the use of the salt as a coolant in high-temperature nuclear reactors. ...read more...(read more)

Dounreay waste retrieval deal

WNN — Mon, 20 May 2013 14:59:45 GMT

UK-based engineering company James Fisher Nuclear has won a £5 million ($7.6 million) contract for the retrieval and processing of radioactive waste from a 65-metre deep shaft and a wet silo at the Dounreay site. ...read more...(read more)

Regulator OKs Belgian reactor restart

WNN — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:42:33 GMT

Belgian reactor operator Electrabel is preparing to restart units at Tihange and Doel after national nuclear regulators confirmed that defects discovered in the reactor's pressure vessels are of no safety significance. ...read more...(read more)

Garoña licence renewal option sought

WNN — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:33:41 GMT

Spanish utility Nuclenor has requested a partial revocation of a ministerial order which would enable it to request an operating licence extension for the shut Garoña nuclear power plant. ...read more...(read more)

Westinghouse, SNPTC join forces for SMR

WNN — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:23:19 GMT

Westinghouse and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) are to work together to develop a small modular reactor (SMR) design licensable in both the USA and China. ...read more...(read more)

Design contract for new Wylfa plant

WNN — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:27:38 GMT

Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy has been awarded a contract to develop the design of Horizon Nuclear Power's proposed new nuclear power plant at Wylfa in the UK. ...read more...(read more)

Public comment on French waste disposal

WNN — Thu, 16 May 2013 15:16:49 GMT

Plans for the Cigéo facility to dispose of radioactive waste at Bure in France have reached the stage of final public consultation. ...read more...(read more)

Industry calls for decarbonisation focus

WNN — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:14:08 GMT

Europe faces a "lost decade" in low carbon development, the continent's electricity industry association Eurelectric has warned, due to signals that detract from the ultimate goals of energy policy. ...read more...(read more)

CGNPC renamed to reflect expansion

WNN — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:12:07 GMT

China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group (CGNPC) has changed its name to China General Nuclear Power Group to reflect the group's ambitions to grow outside of Guangdong and China itself. ...read more...(read more)

International tie-up bolsters AP1000 supply chain

WNN — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:54:44 GMT

Westinghouse and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corp have formed a joint venture to develop the global AP1000 supply chain. ...read more...(read more)