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- 90% Of Spent Fuel Assemblies Removed From Fukushima Unit 4, Says Tepco(NUCNET, 2014-08-13) Dalton, DavidAlmost 90 percent of spent fuel assemblies from the spent fuel pool at Fukushima-Daiichi Unit 4 have been transferred to a central storage pool with the remainder scheduled to be removed by the end of the year, operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said.
- Accident Management Measures Succeeded At Three Japan Plants, Says Report(NUCNET, 2014-04-07) Dalton, DavidSerious accidents were avoided at three nuclear power stations in northern Japan following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami because there were no station blackouts and immediate accident management measures were successful, a report released by the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (Jaif) says
- African Nations Urged To Set Up Effective Nuclear Regulators(NUCNET, 2014-02-26) Dalton, DavidGovernment and nuclear industry officials from African nations must develop independent, effective regulatory agencies as a prerequisite for the safe use of nuclear power, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Allison Macfarlane told a conference in Cape Town.
- Agreement Could Lead To Two New Russian Reactors For Argentina(NUCNET, 2014-07-14) Dalton, DavidRussia and Argentina have signed a bilateral agreement that could lead to Russia building two nuclear power reactors in Argentina, a statement said.
- Amec Wins USD 430 Million Contract To Support Polish New-Build(NUCNET, 2014-07-09) Dalton, DavidAmec Nuclear UK has been chosen as technical adviser to provide support for the programme to build Poland’s first nuclear power plant, PGE EJ1, a subsidiary of Polish state-owned energy group Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE), said in a statement.
- Applications For New Units A ‘Major Challenge’ For NRC, Says Report(NUCNET, 2014-03-26) Dalton, DavidReviewing applications to build and operate new nuclear power plants, including small modular reactors (SMRs), will be one of the major evolving challenges facing the US nuclear regulator over the next several years.
- Approval For Two New Units At Hongyanhe Imminent, China NEA Says(NUCNET, 2014-08-14) Mitev, LubomirConstruction of two new nuclear units at the Hongyanhe power station in Liaoning province will be approved by the end of 2014, the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA) has said.
- Areva Lays The Groundwork For Hinkley Point C Construction(NUCNET, 2014-05-13) Mitev, LubomirWhile the European Commission is investigating possible state-aid aspects of the proposed Hinkley Point C nuclear station, the provider of the technology to be used, Areva, is preparing to deliver two EPR units for the project. Robert Davies, chief executive officer of Areva UK, talks to NucNet about progress and lessons learned from EPR construction at Olkiluoto and Flamanville.
- Areva Signs Agreement With Niger, But Delays Operations At Imouraren(NUCNET, 2014-05-27) Dalton, DavidFrench nuclear group Areva has signed an agreement with Niger for the renewal of mining contracts and to plan for the start of production at the Imouraren uranium mine, but said mining would be delayed until uranium prices improve.
- Areva Signs Contract At Centre Of Westinghouse Legal Action(NUCNET, 2014-09-08) Dalton, DavidA contract between South African utility Eskom and France’s Areva that is at the centre of legal action by Westinghouse Electric Company has been signed.
- Areva Suspends Financial Targets, EDF Confirms Flamanville-3 Delays(NUCNET, 2014-11-19) Dalton, DavidFrench nuclear group Areva has suspended its 2015 and 2016 financial targets, blaming delays to the Olkiluoto-3 EPR project in Finland, the slow restart of Japan’s reactors and a lacklustre nuclear market.
- Areva To Start Work On Modernisation Projects At Switzerland’s Gösgen(NUCNET, 2014-06-04) Dalton, DavidKernkraft Gösgen-Däniken AG, the owner and operator of the single-unit Gösgen nuclear power station in Switzerland, has signed a contract with Areva GmbH, the German subsidiary of French group Areva SA, to carry out two modernisation projects at the facility.
- Areva Wins Contract To Dismantle Swedish Research Reactors(NUCNET, 2014-07-16) Dalton, DavidAreva has been awarded a contract by SVAFO, a company owned by four Swedish nuclear station operators, to dismantle the R2-0 and R2 research reactors near Nyköping, Sweden, with work expected to begin next year.
- Areva Withdraws Appeal Over Disqualification From Temelín Tender(NUCNET, 2014-04-18) Dalton, DavidFrance’s Areva has withdrawn an appeal lodged with a Czech court over a decision in 2012 to disqualify it from the tender process to supply two new nuclear reactor units at the Temelín nuclear station
- Areva ‘Ready To Support’ New Nuclear In South Africa(NUCNET, 2014-10-14) Dalton, DavidAreva is ready to support the development of new nuclear reactors in South Africa with its Generation III+ EPR reactor technology that is currently under construction in Finland, France and China and which has been chosen for the proposed Hinkley Point C project in the UK.
- Areva-Siemens Increases Olkiluoto-3 Claim To €3.5 Billion(NUCNET, 2014-10-27) Dalton, DavidThe Areva-Siemens consortium building the Olkiluoto-3 EPR nuclear reactor for Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) in Finland has raised its arbitration claim against the Finnish utility from €2.6 billion to €3.5 billion, a statement said.
- Argentina’s Atucha-2 Connected To Grid(NUCNET, 2014-07-01) Mitev, LubomirArgentina’s Atucha-2 nuclear reactor has been synchronised with the nation’s electricity grid and is likely to be operating at 100 percent power by November 2014, state-owned operator Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA has said.
- Atomic Journal Questions Capital Cost Of SMRs(NUCNET, 2014-02-04) Dalton, DavidSmall modular reactors (SMRs) will not offer satisfactory solutions to the most pressing problems of nuclear energy such as high capital cost, safety, and weapons proliferation, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has said.
- Audit Report Criticises Rising Costs At Savannah River MOX Facility(NUCNET, 2014-05-29) Dalton, DavidCosts of a mixed-oxide (MOX) nuclear fuel facility being built by a Shaw-Areva joint venture in the US have increased by billions of dollars due to a lack of controls, according to a new audit.
- Austria Confirms It Is Preparing Lawsuit Against EC’s Hinkley Point Decision(NUCNET, 2014-10-10) Dalton, DavidAustria’s central government has confirmed it is preparing a lawsuit against the European Commission’s decision, announced earlier this week, to approve the investment contract for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station in Somerset, England