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News and Policies, World

Nuclear industry needs to improve communication

April 15, 2016

Via: World Nuclear News

Safety and security are the “overriding and enduring priorities” of the nuclear power industry and plant operators “need to anticipate new safety concerns”, such as terrorism and cyber security, EDF Energy CEO Vincent de Rivaz said at a conference in […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

Davis-Besse Nuclear Plant Down for Refueling & Replacement Project

March 29, 2016

Via: Power Engineering

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), shut down the 908-MW Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Ohio for a scheduled refueling and maintenance outage. While the unit is down, about a third of the reactor’s […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

Nuclear Industry Summit to Focus on Securing Nuclear Materials

March 25, 2016

Via: Nuclear Energy Institute

The Nuclear Energy Institute is coordinating the fourth Nuclear Industry Summit (NIS) being held next week in Washington, D.C. The three-day event will attract hundreds of nuclear energy industry leaders from around the world to address the future use of […]


Conventional Fuels, Nuclear

Nuclear growth revealed in China’s new Five-Year Plan

March 24, 2016

Via: World Nuclear News

China’s operating nuclear generating capacity will double over the next five years under the country’s latest Five-Year Plan. The plan also calls for the preparation for construction of inland nuclear power plants and work on a reprocessing plant to start […]


News and Policies, World

China to boost nuclear fuel reserves to feed new reactors

March 11, 2016

Via: Reuters US Energy

China will expand its strategic uranium reserve as part of its “five-year plan” for 2016-2020, with the aim of ensuring it has enough fuel to supply a massive program of new nuclear reactors. Beijing, which began stockpiling uranium in 2007 […]