Nuclear Power Today articles from May 2006

Nuclear Power Today archives from May 2006

FENOC Brings Ohio Nuclear Plant Back Online.
May 3, 2006... FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of Akron, OH-based FirstEnergy Corporation, recently announced it has brought its Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, located outside Oak Harbor, OH, back into service following a...

Controversial Nuclear Power Plant Shuttered in Spain.
May 4, 2006... Greenpeace Spain recently announced that the Cabrera nuclear power plant located outside of Madrid has been permanently shut down following nearly 40 years of operation. According to Greenpeace, closure of the plant was the result of...

DOE Laboratory Directors Support President's GNEP.
May 5, 2006... The Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced that directors of nine of its national laboratories have announced their support for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP), a $250-million program proposed by President Bush to "support...

Weekly Update.
May 5, 2006... ENERGEX 2006: ENERGY SYSTEMS IN TRANSITION TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, June 12-15, 2006, Stavanger Forum Conference and Exhibition Centre, Stavanger, Norway (EIN STAFF: 5/4)

Vermont DPS Okays Plan to Boost Output at Vermont Yankee.
May 8, 2006... The Associated Press (AP) reported last week that the Vermont Department of Public Service (DPS) has approved plans proposed by Entergy Nuclear to increase the electrical output at its Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in Vernon, VT by 20...

NRC Renews Browns Ferry Licenses for Additional 20 Years.
May 9, 2006... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently renewed the operating licenses for the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant's Units 1, 2 and 3, each for an additional 20 years. The Browns Ferry plant is located on the north shore of Wheeler Reservoir in...

Westinghouse, STPNOC Sign Nuclear Service Alliance Agreement.
May 10, 2006... Westinghouse Electric Company and STP Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC) recently signed a long-term alliance agreement to provide nuclear services to STPNOC's two South Texas Project units, which are located outside of Houston. Under the...

EDF Unveils Plans to Build First EPR Unit.
May 11, 2006... Electricite de France (EDF) recently announced that its board of directors has approved plans to build the utility's first European pressurized reactor (EPR) unit in Flamanville in Normandy, France, by 2012. The company noted that there are...

Next Week's Publishing Schedule.
May 12, 2006... EIN will not publish its newsletters on Monday, May 15, for administrative purposes. We will resume our regular publishing schedule on Tuesday, May 16. (EIN EDITOR: 5/11)

Japanese Court Denies Request to Shutter Nuclear Facility.
May 12, 2006... BBC News reported last week that a high court in Japan has upheld a lower court ruling that a nuclear power plant in the village of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, may continue operating. According to BBC, local residents filed a lawsuit 17...

Weekly Update.
May 12, 2006... ENERGEX 2006: ENERGY SYSTEMS IN TRANSITION TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, June 12-15, 2006, Stavanger Forum Conference and Exhibition Centre, Stavanger, Norway (EIN STAFF: 5/11)

WWF Report Finds U.K. Has No Need for Nuclear Power.
May 16, 2006... The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) recently released a new report which concludes that the U.K. can meet its future energy needs and reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions "without resorting to new nuclear power." According to WWF, the...

NRC Reports Radioactive Gas Leak at Prairie Island Plant.
May 17, 2006... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently reported that approximately 100 workers at the Prairie Island nuclear power plant outside of Red Wing, MN were exposed to low levels of radiation earlier this month as a result of an accidental...

PaR Nuclear to Provide Refueling Equipment in China.
May 18, 2006... Westinghouse Electric Company recently announced that its St. Paul, MN-based subsidiary PaR Nuclear has been awarded a contract to provide refueling equipment for two new reactor units to be built at the Qinshan nuclear power plant in China's...

Blair Voices Support for New U.K. Nuclear Facilities.
May 19, 2006... The Financial Times reported earlier this week that British Prime Minister Tony Blair has signaled his support for building new nuclear-based electricity generation plants. According to the newspaper, Blair made the announcement after...

Weekly Update.
May 19, 2006... ENERGEX 2006: ENERGY SYSTEMS IN TRANSITION TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, June 12-15, 2006, Stavanger Forum Conference and Exhibition Centre, Stavanger, Norway (EIN STAFF: 5/18)

NRC to Open New Reactor Construction Inspection Center.
May 22, 2006... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) recently announced plans to establish a "dedicated organization" in its Region II office in Atlanta, GA that will serve as the center of all inspection activity for new nuclear power plants. ...

President Bush Calls for Increased Nuclear Construction.
May 23, 2006... The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently announced that President George W. Bush remarked in a videotaped address to attendees at NEI's annual conference in San Francisco, CA that the nation "must start building nuclear power plants." NEI...

GE Energy's Nuclear Business Begins Work on New Center.
May 24, 2006... GE Energy recently announced that its nuclear business has formally begun construction on a two-story, 40,000-square-foot advanced nuclear reactor technology center at its headquarters in Wilmington, NC. According to GE Energy, the new...