Nuclear Power Today articles from December 2005

Nuclear Power Today archives from December 2005

NRC Renews Millstone Plant Operating Licenses.
December 1, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced it has renewed the operating licenses of the Millstone power station Units 2 and 3 for an additional 20 years. The Millstone plant is located near New London, CT. According to...

IAEA Says Bulgaria at Financial Risk From Reactor Closures.
December 1, 2005... Dow Jones recently reported that a new report from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) indicates that the closure of Units 3 and 4 at the Kozlodui nuclear power plant in Bulgaria by the end of 2006 would cost the country $865 million....

NRC Proposes $60,000 Fine Against D.C. Cook Plant.
December 2, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently proposed a $60,000 fine against Indiana Michigan Power Company for failing to provide complete and accurate information and meet reporting requirements for NRC-licensed operators at the Donald C....

Swedish Poll Reveals Majority Support Continued Use of Nuclear.
December 2, 2005... Swedish newspaper The Local recently reported that Swedish research agency Temo has conducted a poll revealing that 65 percent of respondents believe the country should not shut down any of its nuclear reactors until they are no longer able to...

Weekly Update.
December 2, 2005... EUROPEAN NUCLEAR CONFERENCE (ENC) 2005, December 11-14, 2005, Palais des Congres of Versailles, Versailles, France 6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE, POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: ENERGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND SECURE FUTURE, January 26-27,...

Japan Atomic Power Plant Experiences Two Radioactive Leaks.
December 5, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that water containing small amounts of radioactive material leaked on two separate occasions last month at Unit 1 of Japan Atomic Power Company's Tsuruga Nuclear Power Station, forcing a temporary...

SNC-Lavalin to Perform Replacement Work at Bruce A.
December 5, 2005... The Canadian Press (CP) recently reported that SNC-Lavalin, Inc. has been awarded a contract to replace eight steam generators at two units of the Bruce A nuclear power station in Canada. According to CP, the phase one replacement work is...

NRC Accepts GE Application for Reactor Design Certification.
December 6, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently accepted an application from the General Electric Company (GE) to certify the economic simplified boiling water reactor (ESBWR) advanced nuclear power plant design. According to NRC, if...

WNA Says Nuclear Now Lowest-cost Energy-generating Technology.
December 6, 2005... The World Nuclear Association (WNA) recently announced the release of a new report, titled "The New Economics of Nuclear Power," which concludes that nuclear power has become, in most major countries, "the least-cost means of producing added...

CMS Energy Announces Plan to Sell Palisades Nuclear Plant.
December 7, 2005... CMS Energy recently announced plans to establish a competitive bid process to help facilitate the sale of the 798-megawatt Palisades nuclear power plant. CMS expects the bid process to lead to a sale in 2007. According to CMS, the process...

Cameco to Acquire Canadian Nuclear Fuel Fabricator.
December 7, 2005... Saskatoon, Saskatchewan-based uranium producer Cameco Corporation recently announced it has reached an agreement to acquire a 100-percent interest in Zircatec Precision Industries, Inc. for approximately $108 million, including closing...

Supreme Court Denies Utah's Appeal of Skull Valley Ruling.
December 8, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that the U.S. Supreme Court has denied the state of Utah's request for the hearing of its appeal of a 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling that the state does not have sufficient authority to...

Iran Announces Plans for New Nuclear Plants.
December 8, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) reported earlier this week that Iran's top nuclear official Ali Larijani said the government plans to build "at least" one new nuclear-powered electricity generating plant to help meet the country's growing energy...

NRC Assigns New Senior Resident Inspector to Hope Creek Plant.
December 9, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced the selection of George Malone as the new senior resident inspector for the Hope Creek nuclear power plant in Hancock's Bridge, NJ. According to NRC, Malone, who joined the...

MHI Receives Orders Related to South African Reactor CBA.
December 9, 2005... Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) recently announced it has received two orders from PBMR (Pty) Ltd. of the Republic of South Africa related to the core barrel assembly (CBA) of the company's demonstration power plant pebble bed modular...

Weekly Update.
December 9, 2005... EUROPEAN NUCLEAR CONFERENCE (ENC) 2005, December 11-14, 2005, Palais des Congres of Versailles, Versailles, France 6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE, POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: ENERGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND SECURE FUTURE, January 26-27,...

Constellation Energy Appoints New Nuclear Program Head.
December 12, 2005... Constellation Energy recently announced it has appointed George Vanderheyden to head its new nuclear program. In his new position, Vanderheyden, who currently serves as site vice president of the company's Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant...

Japanese Nuclear Agency Permits Resumption of KEPCO Reactor.
December 12, 2005... Bloomberg recently reported that Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has removed a ban on operation of the Mihama Nuclear Power Plant's No. 3 unit that was instituted in August 2004 following a fatal accident resulting from a ruptured...

NRC Cites Browns Ferry Unit 1 for 'Low Safety Violations'.
December 14, 2005... The Associated Press recently reported that officials with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have cited the Unit 1 reactor at the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) Browns Ferry nuclear plant for minimal violations of safety. ...

Court Finds Australian Spent Fuel Stored Illegally in France.
December 14, 2005... Greenpeace Australia Pacific recently announced that a court in France ruled late last week that spent nuclear fuel from the Lucas Heights nuclear reactor in Sydney, New South Wales is being illegally stored in France. "Greenpeace will now...

Ameren Names New VP for Nuclear Engineering at Callaway.
December 15, 2005... Ameren Corporation recently announced the appointment of Timothy Herrmann as vice president of nuclear engineering at the AmerenUE Callaway Nuclear Plant. According to Ameren, Herrmann has been with AmerenUE since 1981, starting as an...

GSE Awarded Two Nuclear Power Simulation Contracts in Europe.
December 15, 2005... GSE Systems, Inc. recently announced it has been awarded two contracts for nuclear plant simulator upgrades in Europe totaling more than $1.7 million. According to GSE, the company received a contract to provide an emergency control room...

KEPCO, PT PLN to Codevelop New Indonesian Nuclear Facility.
December 16, 2005... South Korean news service Yonhap recently reported that the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and Indonesian power company PT PLN have inked an agreement for the development of a new nuclear facility in Indonesia. According to...

Australian Senate Okays Plans for Nuclear Waste Facility.
December 16, 2005... The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported last week that Australia's Senate has approved legislation allowing the federal government to proceed with plans to build a nuclear waste repository in the Northern Territory. ABC noted...

Weekly Update.
December 16, 2005... 6TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SCIENCE, POLICY AND THE ENVIRONMENT: ENERGY FOR A SUSTAINABLE AND SECURE FUTURE, January 26-27, 2006, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC 2ND ANNUAL CLEAN-TECH INVESTOR SUMMIT,...

UN Poll Finds Public Support for New Nuclear Plants Low.
December 19, 2005... A new 18-country opinion survey sponsored by the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) finds that while majorities of citizens generally support the continued use of existing nuclear reactors, most do not favor building new...

Nuclear Utility Industry Advisory Board Meets in Idaho.
December 19, 2005... The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) reported last week that representatives from the nuclear utility industry focused on building laboratory-industry partnerships during a recent visit to the lab. According to INL, the lab hosted the...

Construction Begins on New Nuclear Facility in China.
December 20, 2005... AFX News recently reported that Chinese news agency Xinhua has revealed that development has commenced on the new 1,000-megawatt Ling'ao II nuclear facility in Guangdong Province. According to AFX, Xinhua said sources from the China...

DOE Announces Nuclear Research Awards to U.S. Universities.
December 20, 2005... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced 24 research awards totaling $12 million over three years to U.S. universities designed to engage students and professors in the department's advanced nuclear energy research and development...

SGT Awarded Contract to Replace Salem Unit 2 Generators.
December 21, 2005... Washington Group International, Inc. recently announced that SGT LLC, its joint venture with AREVA's Framatome ANP subsidiary, has been awarded a contract by PSEG Nuclear to provide project management, planning, engineering, licensing and...

ANS Presents Reactor Technology Award to Westinghouse CTO.
December 21, 2005... Westinghouse Electric Company recently announced that its senior vice president and chief technology officer (CTO) Regis Matzie has received the American Nuclear Society's (ANS) Reactor Technology Award in recognition of his "original and...

EIN's Adjusted Holiday Publishing Schedule.
December 22, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters from December 23 through January 2 in observance of the holiday season. We will resume our regular publishing schedule on January 3, 2006. We thank you for your continued support and wish you and yours the...

NRC Proposes $60,000 Fine Against Point Beach Plant.
December 22, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced it has proposed a $60,000 fine against Nuclear Management Company for failing to provide complete and accurate information on the critique of an emergency preparedness drill at...

DOE Cites UT-Battelle, Fluor Hanford for Safety Violations.
December 22, 2005... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced it has notified UT-Battelle, LLC and Fluor Hanford, Inc. that it will fine the companies $110,000 and $206,250, respectively, for violations of the department's nuclear safety requirements. ...