Nuclear Power Today articles from June 2004

Nuclear Power Today archives from June 2004

Free Trial of EIN Publishing's Latest Daily News Summary!(Brief Article)
June 21, 2004... EIN Publishing is offering current subscribers to Renewable Energy Today a complimentary two-week subscription to our new daily publication -- Nuclear Power Today. EIN Publishing would like to express our gratitude for your continued...

NRC Dispatches Inspection Team to AZ Nuclear Plant.(Nuclear Regulatory Commission)(Brief Article)
June 21, 2004... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced it has dispatched an augmented inspection team (AIT) to the Palo Verde nuclear power plant in Arizona to "look into the causes of, and the plant response to, the shutdown of its three...

FSB Conducts Terrorist Attack Training at Russian Nuclear Facility.(Federal Security Service)(Brief Article)
June 21, 2004... The Russian Information Agency (RIA) recently reported that the Federal Security Service (FSB) has launched Atom 2004, a 10-day training exercise at the Kola nuclear power plant in Polyarnye Zori in northern Russia. According to RIA, the...

Entergy Official Touts Reliability of Nuclear Power.(Entergy Nuclear)(Brief Article)
June 21, 2004... Entergy Nuclear president and CEO Gary Taylor recently championed nuclear energy as a "low-cost, dependable, safe, domestically fueled" clean power option during an Executive Forum on Emerging Challenges and Trends organized by French power...

Alliant Considers Pursuit of NRC License Renewal for IA Plant.(Nuclear Regulatory Commission)
June 22, 2004... Local Iowa newspaper the Gazette recently reported that the Nuclear Management Company of Wisconsin has begun a study into whether it makes financial sense to conduct an analysis of an extension of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)...

EdF Employees Cut Power to Nuclear Plants in France.(Electricite de France)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... BBC News recently reported that employees of French state utility Electricite de France (EdF) have cut the power to five local nuclear power plants as a sign of protest against the government's decision to sell off up to 30 percent of the...

IAEA Wants to Verify Safety at Russian Nuclear Plants.(International Atomic Energy Agency)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... Interfax recently reported that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has announced it is seeking to verify the safety of Russian nuclear power plants. "We are hoping that this verification will be conducted in 2006," said IAEA...

NCDOL Recognizes Harris Nuclear Plant for Safety.(North Carolina Department of Labor)(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... Progress Energy recently announced that the North Carolina Department of Labor (NCDOL) has recognized the company's Harris nuclear plant for an "outstanding industrial safety record in calendar year 2003." Specifically, the company said...

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR EIN PUBLICATION SUBSCRIBERS.(Brief Article)
June 22, 2004... EIN Publishing's new publication "Nuclear Power Today" will address such nuclear power generation issues and technologies as "clean" nuclear energy, the regulation of existing nuclear power plants and the introduction of new facilities...

Ontario Official Discusses Potential Nuclear Plant Development.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2004... The New York Times recently reported that Ontario energy minister Dwight Duncan has revealed in a recent interview that the province is considering the development of a new nuclear power facility to help meet growing local energy needs. ...

Turkey to Construct New Nuclear Generation Facility.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2004... The BBC recently reported that Turkish energy minister Hilmi Guler has revealed that the country plans to construct a new nuclear power facility in order to meet Turkey's growing energy demands. "We will face a power shortage in 2020," said...

British Energy Reports FY 04 Financial Results.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2004... Nuclear power company British Energy recently reported its financial results for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2004, reporting a net loss for FY 04 of 194 million pounds, down from a net loss of 274 million pounds for FY 03. British...

Japanese Nuclear Plant Discovers Radioactive Leak.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2004... Agence France-Press (AFP) recently reported on a radioactive leak found at the Tokaimura nuclear fuel reprocessing plant operated by the Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (NCDI). "Our radioactive measuring instrument responded to...

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR EIN PUBLICATION SUBSCRIBERS.(Brief Article)
June 23, 2004... EIN Publishing's new publication "Nuclear Power Today" will address such nuclear power generation issues and technologies as "clean" nuclear energy, the regulation of existing nuclear power plants and the introduction of new facilities...

Nuclear Industry Criticizes Waste Site Funding Proposal.(Brief Article)
June 24, 2004... Reuters recently reported that the nuclear power industry has spoken out against U.S. Senator Pete Domenici's (R-NM) proposal to raise utility customer fees by 60 percent in FY 05 to help pay the cost of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage...

EU to Finance Nuclear Storage Facility in Russia.(Brief Article)
June 24, 2004... Interfax recently reported that delegates from the European Commission, during a meeting with the Murmansk regional administration, agreed to provide 4 million euros (about $4.8 million) for the reconstruction of a nuclear waste storage...

Earthlife Africa Criticizes Official's Nuclear Stance.(Brief Article)
June 24, 2004... African news publication the Mail & Guardian recently reported that environmental organization Earthlife Africa has criticized South African minerals and energy minister Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka for advocating additional use of nuclear energy in...

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR EIN PUBLICATION SUBSCRIBERS.
June 24, 2004... EIN Publishing's new publication "Nuclear Power Today" will address such nuclear power generation issues and technologies as "clean" nuclear energy, the regulation of existing nuclear power plants and the introduction of new facilities...

OECD NEA Releases New 2003 Nuclear Energy Data.(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, Nuclear Energy Agency)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2004... The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) recently released its latest official figures, which reveal that nuclear electricity generation in OECD member countries decreased by nearly two...

NRC Approves Dominion Nuclear Operating License Transfer.(Nuclear Regulatory Commission)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2004... Virginia newspaper the Richmond Times-Dispatch recently reported that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved the transfer of the operating license for the 545-megawatt Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin from Wisconsin...

Nuclear Solutions Files Patent for TWR Technology.(Brief Article)
June 25, 2004... Washington, D.C.-based technology development company Nuclear Solutions, Inc. recently announced it has filed a U.S. patent application for its tritiated water remediation (TWR) technology. According to the company, the TWR technology can...

Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant Tests Generating Set.(Khmelnytskyy)(Brief Article)
June 25, 2004... BBC recently reported that the Ukrainian nuclear power plant Khmelnytskyy has performed a test confirming that its No 2 generating set can be operated from an outside source. According to BBC, the 56-minute trial assessed the...

Weekly Update.(nuclear industry)(Calendar)
June 25, 2004... NUCLEAR PLANT PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT SEMINAR, June 28-29, 2004, Hyatt Regency Austin on Town Lake, Austin, TX 2004 UTILITY WORKING CONFERENCE -- PROMOTING THE NUCLEAR SAFETY CULTURE: REALIZING OPERATIONAL AND ECONOMIC GAINS, August 8-11,...

AREVA Awarded Nuclear Power Plant Pressurizer Contract.(Florida Power and Light Co.)(Brief Article)
June 28, 2004... AREVA recently announced that its subsidiary Framatome ANP, Inc. has been contracted to supply a pressurizer to Florida Power & Light Company's St. Lucie Unit 1 nuclear power plant. Framatome ANP will design, manufacture, deliver and...

USEC Selects Engineer for Centrifuge Facility.(United States Enrichment Corporation, Fluor Enterprises Inc.)(Brief Article)
June 28, 2004... The United States Enrichment Corporation (USEC) recently announced it has selected Fluor Enterprises, Inc. to provide engineering, procurement and construction management services for USEC's American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, OH. During...

India's DAE Reports on Nuclear Power Progress in 2003.(Department of Atomic Energy)(Brief Article)
June 28, 2004... United News of India (UNI) recently reported that the Indian Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has revealed in its annual report that construction is under way on a number of new local nuclear power plants. According to UNI, the nuclear...

U.S. Looks to Ship Plutonium Abroad for Conversion to MOX Fuel.(Brief Article)
June 28, 2004... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that the Department of Energy (DOE) is planning to ship plutonium from the Naval Weapons Station Charleston in Goose Creek, SC to Cherbourg France for fabrication into mixed oxide (MOX) fuel that will...

EC Investigates Planned AREVA, Urenco Joint Venture.(European Commission )(Brief Article)
June 28, 2004... The European Commission (EC) recently announced it has launched an investigation into AREVA's proposed acquisition of a 50-percent stake in Enrichment Technology Company, a specialized uranium enrichment technology and equipment firm currently...

FENOC Completes First Phase of Nuclear Plant Reorganizations.(Brief Article)
June 29, 2004... FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) recently announced it has completed the initial phase of a three-phase reorganization designed to further improve performance and safe operations at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, OH; the...

Public Debate Ensues Over Proposed Sale of WI Nuclear Plant.(Brief Article)
June 29, 2004... The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently reported that attendees of a public hearing held late last week in Manitowoc, WI debated the proposed sale of the local Kewaunee nuclear power plant to Dominion Resources, Inc., with supporters of the...

Russian Nuclear Power Plants Receive Optimistic Safety Rating.(Brief Article)
June 29, 2004... Russian Information Agency (RIA) Novosti recently reported that the country's federal nuclear safety service director Andrei Malyshev has commented that he believes the safety of Russian nuclear power plants has increased "20-fold." ...

CERRIE Abandons Cancer Study at U.K. Nuclear Plant.(Committee Examining Radiation Risks from Internal Emitters's)(Brief Article)
June 29, 2004... BBC recently reported that the Committee Examining Radiation Risks from Internal Emitters's (CERRIE) investigation into the possibility of increased cancer levels among residents near the Bradwell, Essex nuclear power station has been...

Dominion Resources Expresses Concern Over Nuclear Deal Terms.(acquistion.)(Brief Article)
June 30, 2004... The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel recently reported that officials with Dominion Resources, Inc. have expressed concerns regarding potential restrictions over its proposed acquisition of the Wisconsin Public Service Corporation- and Wisconsin...

Spescom Launches Nuclear Advisory Council.(Brief Article)
June 30, 2004... San Diego, CA-based enterprise content and configuration management solutions provider Spescom Software, Inc. recently announced the establishment of the Spescom Nuclear Advisory Council "as a further step in its commitment to the nuclear...

Australian Court Halts Land Acquisition for Nuclear Dump.(Brief Article)
June 30, 2004... Agence France-Presse (AFP) recently reported that the Australian federal court has prohibited the federal government's forced acquisition of land in Woomera, South Australia (SA) for the construction of a new nuclear waste dump. According...