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The operating licence for Energy Northwest's Columbia Generating Station in Washington state has been extended for a further 20 years by the US nuclear regulator.

Corporate · Friday, 25 May 2012

Holtec seeks funding with guarantee

Holtec International has promised to pay back public money if it fails to secure a licence for its SMR-160 reactor. The pledge forms part of its formal proposal seeking a share of US Department of Energy funding.

New Nuclear · Thursday, 24 May 2012

Charlotte welcomes nuclear business

Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems has formally opened an engineering centre in Charlotte, North Carolina. At the same time the town has played host to the Nuclear Energy Insitute's annual Nuclear Energy Assembly.

Corporate · Wednesday, 23 May 2012

SMR vendors apply for government funds

Three developers of small modular reactor (SMR) technology - Babcock & Wilcox, NuScale Nuclear and Westinghouse - have submitted applications to the US Department of Energy (DoE) for funding to support first-of-a-kind engineering, design certification and licensing.

New Nuclear · Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Utilities join Westinghouse SMR alliance

Three major US nuclear utilities have joined an alliance formed by Westinghouse and Ameren to support the licensing and deployment of Westinghouse small modular reactor (SMR) technology.

New Nuclear · Friday, 18 May 2012

Tails deal gives Paducah another year

Newly finalised plans to transfer US Department of Energy (DoE) depleted uranium into the civil nuclear fuel cycle for re-enrichment will see the Paducah enrichment plant continue to operate for an extra year.

Corporate · Wednesday, 16 May 2012

Investigations continue into tube wear at SONGS

More than 1300 steam generator tubes have now been plugged at Southern California Edison's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) in California as the utility continues to investigate the cause of excessive wear in some of the tubes. It is not yet known when the two-unit plant will resume operation.

Corporate · Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Water waste set to become uranium resource in USA

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has decided to allow uranium captured in water treatment filters to be processed by uranium recovery operations - without the need for any licence amendment.

Uranium & Fuel · Wednesday, 9 May 2012

Levy nuclear project moved back by three years

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Progress Energy has put back its nuclear new build plans by three years while requesting increased rates to finance the project. The Levy development should allow Florida to avoid becoming overdependent on currently cheap gas for power generation.

New Nuclear · Wednesday, 2 May 2012

Uprates cost-effective despite price increase

Projected costs for ongoing uprates at four Florida Power and Light nuclear units have increased by over half a billion dollars - but will still save customers around $3.8 billion in fossil fuel costs over the long term, the utility claims.

Corporate · Tuesday, 1 May 2012

Texas waste facility gets to work

A low-level radioactive waste facility in Texas has started disposal operations, sealing away its first ever shipment of waste materials.

Waste & Recycling · Tuesday, 1 May 2012

TVA presses ahead with Watts Bar 2 completion

Construction of unit 2 at the Watts Bar nuclear power plant will continue after the board of Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) accepted a revised cost estimate for the project. The expected completion date of the project has now slipped to 2015.

New Nuclear · Friday, 27 April 2012