A regulatory investigation team has pointed at "faulty computer modelling" and "manufacturing issues" as contributing factors to the rapid deterioration of steam generator tubing at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS).
A facility built to evaluate the design and performance of Babcock and Wilcox's mPower small modular reactor has now reached "full reactor operating pressure and temperature conditions."
The decommissioning of America's Rocky Flats facility and the disposal of resulting waste was the main factor in a four-tonne reduction in US plutonium stocks over the last 15 years.
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's new chair, Allison Macfarlane, began her term yesterday. She is the 33rd appointee to lead the body.
The merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy is complete, resulting in a massive nuclear utility boasting 7.1 million customers in three regions of the southeast and midwest USA.
Nuclear regulators have instructed licensees of US nuclear power plants to provide information about the designs of their electric power systems after an incident earlier this year revealed a potential weak spot.
Areva is boosting its US capabilities by building a new technical centre and by forming an alliance with Northrop Grumman to provide cybersecurity support for nuclear facilities.
The decommissioning of America's Rocky Flats facility and the disposal of resulting waste was the main factor in a four-tonne reduction in US plutonium stocks over the last 15 years. _66x48.jpg "Macfarlane oath, July 2012 (NRC) 66x48")
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission's new chair, Allison Macfarlane, began her term yesterday. She is the 33rd appointee to lead the body._48x62.jpg "Duke Energy and Progress Energy's service areas (Duke Energy) 48x62")
The merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy is complete, resulting in a massive nuclear utility boasting 7.1 million customers in three regions of the southeast and midwest USA.