Nuclear Power Today articles from May 2005

Nuclear Power Today archives from May 2005

NRC Chairman Updates Senate on New Reactor Licensing Issues.(testimony of Nils Diaz)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced that NRC chairman Nils Diaz, testifying on behalf of the commission, told a U.S. Senate committee last week that the agency "has a solid process in place to license new nuclear power...

Slovakia to Request Additional EC Funding for Plant Closure.(nuclear power plant closure by Slovenske Elektrarne)(Brief Article)
May 2, 2005... The Slovak Spectator recently reported that Pravda has revealed Slovakia plans to request additional funding from the European Commission (EC) to help fund the decommissioning of its V1 nuclear power plant in Jaslovske Bohunice. According...

EIN Now Offers Corporate Group Rate Subscription Option.(service enhancement by EIN Publishing Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2005... We at EIN would like to take a brief moment to express our gratitude to all those who took the time to participate in our recent customer survey. We received an overwhelming response and are now hard at work analyzing the results to identify...

Upcoming Meeting to Address Potential for New SC Nuclear Plant.(South Carolina)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that U.S. Representative J. Gresham Barrett (R-SC) and officials from South Carolina governor Mark Sanford's office, the South Carolina Commerce Department and state utilities are scheduled to meet...

Beaver Valley Unit 2 Returns to Service.(buildings and facilities of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co.)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2005... FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) recently announced it has brought back online Unit 2 of its Beaver Valley Power Station following a scheduled refueling and servicing outage. According to FENOC, service on the 831-megawatt...

NEI Applauds Bush's Proposal for New Power Plant Incentive.(Nuclear Energy Institute)(Brief Article)
May 3, 2005... The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently applauded U.S. President George Bush for calling during last week's Small Business Administration conference held in Washington, DC which called for a form of risk insurance in the licensing process...

EIN Now Offers Corporate Group Rate Subscription Option.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2005... We at EIN would like to take a brief moment to express our gratitude to all those who took the time to participate in our recent customer survey. We received an overwhelming response and are now hard at work analyzing the results to identify...

NRC Issues Warning to TX Nuclear Agency to Improve Performance.(Nuclear Regulatory Commission)(Texas)(Texas Department of State Health Services)(Brief Article)
May 4, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) sent a letter last week to the Texas Department of State Health Services placing the department on "heightened oversight" for its failure to conduct...

Exide to Supply GroE Batteries for Heysham 2 Nuclear Plant.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2005... Global power-storage interest Exide Technologies recently announced it has been awarded a contract by British Energy to provide batteries for its Heysham 2 nuclear power plant. Under the contract, Exide said it will install approximately...

AREVA Launches Investment Program at Nuclear Component Plant.(Brief Article)
May 4, 2005... French power company AREVA recently announced the launch of a 30-million-euro (approximately $38.6-million) investment program into its Chalon Saint Marcel plant, which specializes in manufacturing heavy components for nuclear power stations....

EIN Now Offers Corporate Group Rate Subscription Option.
May 5, 2005... We at EIN would like to take a brief moment to express our gratitude to all those who took the time to participate in our recent customer survey. We received an overwhelming response and are now hard at work analyzing the results to identify...

NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to SCI in Whistleblower Case.
May 5, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced the issuance of an order to Soil Consultants, Inc. (SCI) of Manassas, VA, confirming a settlement agreement between the agency and the company resolving employee-protection complaints...

U.S. Sen. Says Release of ABWR Study for Bellefonte Plant Imminent.
May 5, 2005... Local Alabama newspaper the Huntsville Times recently reported that U.S. Senator Jeff Session (R-AL) has revealed that a $4.25-million study to determine the feasibility of constructing a two-unit advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) at...

NEI Official Urges Congress to Help Spur Nuclear Expansion.
May 5, 2005... The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently announced that its chief nuclear officer Marvin Fertel commented during testimony delivered late last week before the House Government Reform Committee's Energy and Resources Subcommittee that the...

EIN Now Offers Corporate Group Rate Subscription Option.
May 6, 2005... We at EIN would like to take a brief moment to express our gratitude to all those who took the time to participate in our recent customer survey. We received an overwhelming response and are now hard at work analyzing the results to identify...

Susquehanna Reactor Returns Online After Recent Shutdown.
May 6, 2005... PPL Susquehanna recently announced that its Susquehanna nuclear plant Unit 2 reactor has resumed operations following a shutdown late last month caused by a faulty fan motor in the transformer cooling system. PPL said engineers repaired...

Ukrainian Reactor Shuts Down Due to Increasing Temperatures.
May 6, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that Energoatom company's Khmelnitsky nuclear power plant in western Ukraine automatically shut down last week due to a rise in temperatures recorded by the reactor's sensor. According to AP,...

INL Managers Win Leadership Posts at American Nuclear Society.
May 6, 2005... The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) recently announced that two of its managers have been elected to leadership roles with the American Nuclear Society (ANS). According to INL, Nuclear Programs deputy associate laboratory director Harold...

Weekly Update.
May 6, 2005... WASTE MANAGEMENT, DECOMMISSIONING AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FOR CANADA'S NUCLEAR ACTIVITIES, May 8-11, 2005, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ottawa, Ontario ANNUAL MEETING ON NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY 2005, May 10-12, 2005, German Atomic Forum,...

NRC Issues Impact Statement for on Cook License Renewal.
May 9, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced the issuance of the final environmental impact statement on the proposed renewal of the operating licenses for Indiana Michigan Power Company, Inc.'s Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units...

Luxembourgian Official Says Japan More Flexible on ITER Site.
May 9, 2005... Agence France-Presse (AFP) recently reported that Luxembourgian economics minister Jeannot Krecqe informed reporters last week following a meeting between EU and Japanese officials concerning the prospective site for the International...

Investigation Launched Into Possible Radiation Sickness at SA Plant.
May 9, 2005... BBC recently reported that the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (NECSA) has launched an investigation into several cases of worker illness and death at the Pelindaba nuclear plant near Pretoria after environmental organization...

U.S. Green Party Says Nuclear 'Neither Clean Nor Safe'.
May 9, 2005... The Green Party of the United States spoke out last week against plans to expand the use of nuclear energy as a substitute for fossil fuels, questioning both the environmental friendliness and safety of nuclear power. The Green Party...

SGT to Provide Generator Replacement Services at Diablo Canyon.
May 10, 2005... Washington Group International, Inc. recently announced that SGT, LLC, a company joint venture with Framatome NAP, has been awarded a contract by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to provide services for replacing steam generators at the...

Seabrook Commences Operations Following Fueling Outage.
May 10, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that work completed the recent refueling outage of the Seabrook nuclear power plant in New Hampshire is expected to boost the plant's generating capacity by 80 megawatts. According to AP, company...

Public Citizen Says Nuclear Expansion Would Hurt Taxpayers.
May 10, 2005... Nonprofit consumer advocacy organization Public Citizen recently criticized President Bush's offer of federal "risk insurance" for the nuclear industry, which would protect nuclear interests in the event that the regulatory process slows down...

NuStart Signs DOE Agreement in Support of Advanced Plants.
May 11, 2005... NuStart Energy Development, LLC, a consortium of nine nuclear power companies operating 58 percent of the U.S. nuclear power plants and two reactor vendors, recently announced the signing of a cooperative agreement with the Department of Energy...

AmerGen to Seek Extension of License for TMI Unit.
May 11, 2005... Nuclear power generator AmerGen Energy Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Exelon Company, recently announced plans to begin developing an application to extend the operating license of its Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit 1 for 20 years. The...

FOE U.K. Says Nuclear Power Not Solution to Climate Change.
May 11, 2005... Friends of the Earth (FOE) U.K. recently issued a statement decrying the development of new nuclear power plants following news of a leaked briefing from the new U.K. Department of Productivity, Energy and Industry for incoming secretary of...

NEC Requests NRC Enforcement Action on Faulty VY Barriers.
May 12, 2005... The New England Coalition (NEC) earlier this month filed a formal petition with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requesting that the agency order the Vermont Yankee (VY) nuclear power plant to reduce power until defective fire barriers...

Germany Shuts Down Obrigheim Nuclear Power Plant.
May 12, 2005... Reuters recently reported that a spokesperson for the German state of Baden Wuerttemberg has revealed that Utility EnBW disconnected its 340-megawatt (MW) Obrigheim nuclear power plant earlier this week. According to Reuters, 18-year-old...

NRC Appoints New Enforcement Office Director.
May 13, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced the appointment of Michael Johnson as head of the agency's Office of Enforcement. According to NRC, Johnson, who assumes the position on May 30, will oversee NRC enforcement...

CWI Assumes Management of INL Cleanup Project.
May 13, 2005... CH2M-WG Idaho, LLC (CWI) recently announced it assumed responsibility earlier this month as the contractor for the Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP) and the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). CWI is responsible for treatment and disposal of...

NEI Says Nuclear Plants Remained Safe, Efficient in 2004.
May 13, 2005... The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently announced that, according to plant performance indicators compiled by the London, England-based World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), the U.S. nuclear energy industry set record-high levels...

Weekly Update.
May 13, 2005... INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON ADVANCES IN NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS (ICAPP 2005), May 15-19, 2005, TBA, Seoul, Korea NUCLEAR ENERGY ASSEMBLY, May 16-18, 2005, Nuclear Energy Institute, Washington, DC ICONE 2005: 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON...

NEC Technical Comments Halt NRC Licensing of Holtec Caskets.
May 16, 2005... The New England Coalition (NEC) recently announced that Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Office of Nuclear Materials Safeguards and Safety official Mark Delligatti informed the coalition last week that technical comments submitted by NEC on...

NRC Proposes Fine Against Exelon for Safety Violation.
May 16, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently proposed a $60,000 fine against Exelon Generation Company for violating a radiation safety requirement at its LaSalle Nuclear Power Station near Seneca, IL. According to NRC, a commission...

Bulgaria Seeks Bids for New Nuclear Power Plant.
May 16, 2005... AFX News reported last week that Bulgaria's National Electricity Company (NEC) is seeking bids for construction of a proposed $3.2-million nuclear power plant in the city of Belene, which is located in northern Bulgaria. According to AFX,...

Constellation Supports AREVA EPR Design Certification Process.
May 17, 2005... AREVA recently announced that its subsidiary Framatome ANP has received the support of Constellation Energy for its advanced EPR nuclear power plant design. According to AREVA, Constellation Energy formally expressed interest in the EPR...

Salem 2 Reactor Reactivated Following Refueling Outage.
May 17, 2005... Local New Jersey newspaper Today's Sunbeam reported last week that the Unit 2 reactor at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant in southern New Jersey has returned to service after being out of service for approximately 63 days for refueling. The...

NNSA Completes Security Upgrades at Nuclear Site in Moscow.
May 17, 2005... The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) recently announced the completion of comprehensive security upgrades at the Kurchatov Institute, a leading nuclear research center in Moscow. According to NNSA, the upgrades were completed...

NRC Issues Confirmatory Order to R&M Engineering Consultants.
May 18, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced it has issued a confirmatory order, effective immediately, that requires R&M Engineering Consultants of Fairbanks, AK to transfer two devices containing radioactive material to an...

Russia Unveils Plan for New Reactors Near Finland.
May 18, 2005... Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat reported last week that Russia has announced plans to bring two new reactors online at its nuclear power plant in Sosnovyi Bor, located on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland, by 2015. Helsingin...

Alstom to Supply Turbine-Generators for Chinese Nuclear Plant.
May 18, 2005... Nuclear steam turbine and generator supplier Alstom recently announced it has been awarded a new contract worth more than 80 million euros (approximately $101 million) by Dongfang Electric Group Corporation (DEC) to supply two 1,000 megawatt...

NRC Renews Operating Licenses for Farley.
May 19, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced it has renewed for a 20-year period the operating licenses of Units 1 and 2 of Southern Nuclear Operating Company's Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant located near Dothan, AL. ...

Duke Power Considers New Nuclear Power Plant.
May 19, 2005... Duke Energy business unit Duke Power recently announced it is considering whether to pursue the option to build a new nuclear power plant and is seeking bids from the wholesale power market for up to 1,500 megawatts beginning in 2009 as part of...

NEC Announces New Board of Trustees Member.
May 19, 2005... The New England Coalition (NEC) recently announced the election of Guilford, VT resident Sarah Kotkov to its board of trustees during the organization's 34th annual membership meeting held earlier this month in Walpole, NH. "Coupled with...

DOE to Ask Congress for Nuclear Plant Insurance Pool.
May 20, 2005... The Associated Press (AP) recently reported that Department of Energy (DOE) secretary Samuel Bodman has revealed that the DOE plans request that Congress launch a $3-billion insurance pool to help compensate nuclear power plant investors for...

NEI Elects New Board Chairman, Reelects Vice Chairman.
May 20, 2005... The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently announced its election of DTE Energy Company chairman and CEO Anthony Earley, Jr. as the new chairman of its board of directors, effective immediately. NEI also announced it has reelected Progress...

Weekly Update.
May 20, 2005... 2005 IAEE CONFERENCE, June 3-6, 2005, Taipei Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan CANADIAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY 26TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: June 12-15, 2005, Marriott Eaton Center, Toronto, Ontario NUCLEAR CONGRESS 2005: FUEL FOR THOUGHT, July 6-7,...

House Subcommittee Approves Funding For Interim Waste Storage.
May 23, 2005... Local Utah newspaper the Deseret Morning News recently reported that the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Water Developments Subcommittee has voted to approve a $10-million funding increase for a Department of Energy's (DOE) interim...

NRC Reports Preliminary Results of Millstone 3 Inspection.
May 23, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced that a special inspection team sent to the Millstone 3 nuclear power plant in Waterford, CT to review an April 17 shutdown has preliminary concluded that the event was caused by an...

Bruce Unit 6 Resumes Operation After Transformer Replacement.
May 23, 2005... Tiverton, Ontario-based electricity generator the Bruce Power recently announced that Bruce B nuclear generating station's Unit 6 returned to service earlier this month following the successful replacement of its main output transformer, which...

BBC Says Majority of Poll Respondents Against Nuclear.
May 24, 2005... BBC recently reported that ICM Research has conducted a poll of 1,004 individuals on behalf of BBC Two's Newsnight program which indicates that 52 percent of respondents think it is oppose the government's consideration of nuclear energy to...

Korean Nuclear Power Company Looks to Land New Export Deals.
May 24, 2005... The Korea Times recently reported that Korea Power Engineering Company (KEPCO) affiliate the Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Company (KHNP) revealed earlier this month plans to seek deals for the international export of its nuclear power plant...

NuStart Selects Finalist Candidate Sites for Plant License Apps.
May 25, 2005... Nuclear power company consortium NuStart Energy Development, LLC recently announced the selection of six finalist candidate sites from which it plans to choose two sites for two applications for the construction and operating licenses of a new...

AEP Sells STP Nuclear Plant Shares to Texas Genco, CPS Energy.
May 25, 2005... American Electric Power (AEP) recently announced that its subsidiary AEP Texas Central Company (TCC) has completed the sale of its 25.2-percent share of the South Texas Project (STP) nuclear plant located in Matagorda County, TX to STP...

Entergy River Bend Station Employees Win Top NEI Honors.
May 25, 2005... The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently announced that employees of Entergy Corporation's River Bend Station in Louisiana have been awarded the nuclear energy industry's B. Ralph Sylvia Best of the Best Award. According to NEI, the...

NRC Terminates Special Oversight Panel for Davis-Besse.
May 26, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced the termination of its special oversight panel for the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant near Oak Harbor, OH and the return of the monitoring of the facility to an expanded version of the...

DTE Receives NEI Award for Congressional Relations Program.
May 26, 2005... The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently announced that DTE Energy Company has been awarded the Robert K. Campbell Award for excellence in its congressional relations program on nuclear energy issues. "This winning team has combined...

PPL Susquehanna Appoints New Chief Nuclear Officer.
May 26, 2005... PPL Corporation recently announced the promotion of PPL susquehanna vice president of nuclear site operations, Britt McKinney to the position of senior vice president and chief nuclear officer of PPL Generation. "Throughout his career,...

Next Week's Publishing Schedule.
May 27, 2005... EIN will not publish its newsletters on Monday, May 30, in observance of Memorial Day. We will resume our regular production schedule on Tuesday, May 31. (EIN EDITOR: 5/27)

NRC Board Denies Motion to Reconsider Skull Valley Decision.
May 27, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced that the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board issued a decision earlier this week essentially denying the State of Utah's motion for reconsideration of the board's February 24 final...

Putin Says Indian Reactor Expected to Open in 2007.
May 27, 2005... The Moscow News recently reported that Interfax news agency has revealed Russian President Vladimir Putin commented earlier this week after a meeting in Moscow with Indian President Abdul Kalam that the first reactor for India's new Kudankulam...

MIT Professor Honored With Nuclear Statesman.
May 27, 2005... The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently announced it has presented Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) professor Neil Todreas with the Henry DeWolf Smyth Statesman Award. According to NEI, Todreas, a leader in the U.S....

Weekly Update.
May 27, 2005... 2005 IAEE CONFERENCE, June 3-6, 2005, Taipei Grand Hotel, Taipei, Taiwan CANADIAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY 26TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: June 12-15, 2005, Marriott Eaton Center, Toronto, Ontario NUCLEAR CONGRESS 2005: FUEL FOR THOUGHT, July 6-7,...

NRC Ends Trojan License, Releases Site for Unrestricted Use.
May 31, 2005... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced it has granted the request of Portland General Electric (PGE) to terminate its license for the Trojan nuclear power plant, which closed permanently in November 1992, and has released...

TEi Delivers Parts for Ft. Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant.
May 31, 2005... Babcock Power, Inc. (BPI) subsidiary Thermal Engineering International (USA), Inc. (TEi) recently announced the delivery of four replacement modular tube bundles for the existing steam surface condenser and the internal components for two...

PIRG Says CO2 Reductions Possible Without Nuclear Power.
May 31, 2005... The Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) recently announced the release of a new report, titled "A Responsible Electricity Future: An Efficient, Cleaner and Balanced Scenario for the U.S. Electricity System," which indicates that the goals of...