The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on May 15 told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) it is making progress in its efforts to reduce fire risk and equipment reliability at the three-unit, 3,300 MW Brown Ferry Nuclear Plant in Alabama.

TransCanada Corp. said that the in-service date of the Bruce A Unit 2 nuclear reactor in Ontario will be delayed.

Operators at Exelon Nuclear’s 2,345 MW Limerick Generating Station, 21 miles northwest of Philadephia, Pa., removed Unit 2 from service on May 18 for a scheduled maintenance outage.

The Shaw Group Inc. said it has signed a new contract with Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp. to provide maintenance and other support services to its single-unit, 1,200 MW nuclear power plant northeast of Burlington, Kan.

Two underground radioactive waste tanks at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina have been filled with more than 1 million gallons of grout as part of the operational closing of the tanks.

Uranium Energy Corp. (UEC) said it has acquired the rights to explore for uranium on the Channen Project, a 10,704-acre property in southern Goliad County, Texas.

Officials in the Japanese town of Ohi have approved the restart of two nuclear power reactors in Fukui prefecture.

Areva and Mitsubishi Corp., through their subsidiaries Afmeco Mining and Exploration Pty Ltd (AFMEX) and Mitsubishi Development Pty. Ltd. (MDP), said they will partner in a uranium exploration program in Australia.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said it will increase oversight at the North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia because of a violation of low to moderate safety significance related to the maintenance of the plant’s emergency diesel generators.

Canadian-based uranium producer Cameco said it has signed an agreement with Advent International to purchase NUKEM Energy GmbH (NUKEM), a trader and broker of nuclear fuel products and services.

L-3 Mapps will proceed with two projects to update the full scope simulator at Axpo’s Beznau nuclear power plant in Switzerland.

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co. (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., said the 911 MW Unit 1 at the Beaver Valley Power Station in Shippingport, Pa., returned to service May 11, 2012 following an April 9, 2012, shutdown for refueling and maintenance.

The South Carolina Ports Authority said the first project cargo shipment for Westinghouse Electric Co. arrived at the Port of Charleston’s Columbus Street Terminal on May 9.

For vendors interested in taking part in the nuclear power expansion in the U.S., the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will explain its oversight process during a workshop June 28, 2012 in Baltimore.

More than 1,300 steam generator tubes have been plugged at the 2,150 MW San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) as plant owner Southern California Edison (SCE) continues to investigate the cause of the accelerated wear.

The 1,140 MW Fermi 2 nuclear power plant returned to service after a refueling and maintenance outage that began March 26.

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Co., a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., said that its 908 MW Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio, shut down early on May 6 for scheduled refueling and maintenance.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is launching a special inspection at Progress Energy’s Harris nuclear power plant in North Carolina after two main steam isolation valves failed in April.

Arizona Public Service (APS) on May 2 said Unit 3 at the 4,000 MW Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station returned to service April 17, marking the completion of the unit’s 16th planned refueling outage.