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Tennessee Valley Authority TVA fined $70,000 by NRC Watts Bar nuclear power plant Unit 2

NRC proposes $70k fine on Watts Bar nuclear Unit 2

06/19/2013

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a $70,000 civil penalty against the Tennessee Valley Authority for violations related to the commercial grade dedication program during the construction of Watts Bar nuclear plant Unit 2.

Young people drawn to nuclear power out of sense of social obligation

06/19/2013

Young people are drawn to careers in nuclear energy for sundry reasons, but at the most basic level they all boil down to one: a desire to make the world a better place.

Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems Inc water jet peening Wolf Creek nuclear power plant Ameren Missouri Callaway Energy Center Kansas

Two nuclear power plants to use water jet peening process

06/18/2013

Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems Inc. (MNES) was awarded contracts to provide its water jet peening (WJP) service at two nuclear power plants.

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station California Southern California Edison urges customers to conserve electricity during hot weather peak demand

SCE urges customers to conserve electricity during hot weather

06/18/2013

Southern California Edison is asking its customers to help conserve electricity to keep the electric grid reliable when power usage peaks during hot weather this summer, particularly without the power generated by the San Onofre nuclear plant.

Southern Co CEO Tom Fanning EIA disappointed with loan guarantee Plant Vogtle Georgia Summer nuclear power plant South Carolina Mississippi Power Georgia Power Kemper county IGCC plant

Fanning disappointed in DOE's modified terms for Vogtle loan

06/18/2013

Southern CEO Tom Fanning is disappointed that the Department of Energy (DOE) changed the “terms and conditions” for final approval of a federal loan guarantee for two new nuclear units in Georgia in the wake of the Solyndra bankruptcy.

Prairie Island nuclear power plant Monticello nuclear Minnesota Xcel Energy upgareds uprates $1.8 billion Minnesota Star Tribune

Xcel investing $1.8bn on nuclear power plants

06/18/2013

Xcel Energy is planning $1.8 billion in investments in two nuclear reactors that will extend the lives of the facilities as well as boost power output.

Women in Power RenewableEnergyWorld.com PennWell POWER-GEN International 2013 nominations open July 31

Women in Power - It's a Natural Fit

06/18/2013

Women in power — it’s not just a play on words.

Women share experiences in nuclear power

06/18/2013

In the “Experiences of Women in Nuclear” session at the annual meeting of the American Nuclear Society this week, panelists shared diverse experiences of what it’s like to be a female working in the nuclear industry.

Perry nuclear power plant Ohio shut down small coolant leak found FirstEnergy Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC

Perry nuclear unit shut down after leak discovered

06/17/2013

The single-unit 1,268 MW Perry nuclear power plant in Ohio was shutdown due to a small reactor coolant leak, according to an event report from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

Plant Vogtle new nuclear reactors cause smaller customer rate increase than expected Southern Co Georgia Power American Nuclear Society 2013 Annual Meeting

New Vogtle reactors to cause smaller customer rate increase than expected

06/17/2013

The two nuclear reactors under construction at plant Vogtle, in Georgia, will end up costing the customers less than previously thought, according to an executive with Southern Co.

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station SONGS California closure to increase CO2 emissions carbon dioxide Breakthrough Institute

Report: SONGS closure to cause jump in California's CO2 emissions

06/17/2013

The closure of the San Onofre nuclear power plant in southern California is expected to cause an increase in carbon emissions in the state of at least 8 million metric tons per year.

NRC reconsiders ruling San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station California Southern California Edison

NRC rumored to consider voiding ruling that led to SONGS closure

06/17/2013

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is considering voiding a ruling that was central in Southern California Edison’s (NYSE: SCE) decision to shutter the troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant.

Plant Farley Unit 1 Southern Co Alabama Power nuclear automatic shutdown

Farley nuclear unit back online after automatic shutdown

06/17/2013

Farley nuclear Unit 1 in Alabama was brought back to service on June 14 after an automatic shutdown.

PPL Susquehanna nuclear power plant Pennsylvania turbine modifications Unit 1 Unit 2

Nuclear turbine modifications completed

06/17/2013

Unit 1 at the Susquehanna nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania was returned to service June 14 after modifications were completed on the turbine.

Cameco Cigar Lake uranium mining Saskatchewan Areva Tokyo Electric Power TEPCO Idimitsu McClean Lake

Uranium mine granted construction & operating license

06/14/2013

Cameco said the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission granted a uranium mining license for construction and operation of the Cigar Lake project in Saskatchewan.

EDF InStep plant monitoring software nuclear

EDF selects InStep for plant monitoring software

06/13/2013

European energy giant EDF has selected InStep Software to provide predictive asset analytic software to monitor its entire nuclear fleet in France.

Tennessee Valley Authority Bellefonte nuclear power plant Alabama TVA slashes budget job losses

TVA cuts 530 jobs, slashes budget at Bellefonte nuclear plant

06/13/2013

In an effort to revive the stalled build at the Bellefonte nuclear power plant, the Tennessee Valley Authority is trimming the project’s budget by 64 percent and cutting 530 jobs at the facility.

San Diego Gas & Electric SDG&E demand response conservation San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station shut down Southern California Edison Sempra Energy California Indepednet System Operator

SDG&E says customers may need to step up in the absence of SONGS

06/12/2013

With the 2,200-MW San Onofre nuclear plant shut and headed for retirement, SDG&E reminded customers that conservation and demand response will still be vital during extremely hot weather or an unplanned outage.

U.S., Czech Republic establish a joint Civil Nuclear Cooperation Center

06/12/2013

The US Department of Energy (DOE), in cooperation with the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, have agreed to establish a joint Civil Nuclear Cooperation Center in Prague.

Dealing with Scale Buildup

06/12/2013

About two years ago, a power plant in Georgia pulled covers to inspect eight of their A/C chillers and found that they showed substantial scale buildup on the inner surfaces of the tubes, the outer surfaces and the tube facings.

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