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

Florida Power & Light (FP&L) must make changes to its application for combined construction and operating licenses to build and operate two Westinghouse AP1000 1,100 MW nuclear reactors at its Turkey Point nuclear power plant before the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) can complete its review, according to a letter dated May 4 from the NRC.

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.

Czech Republic utility CEZ Energy said it intends to consider the possibility of a strategic partnership in the completion of the Temelín Nuclear Power Station.

In its quarterly report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Southern Co. said the consortium in charge of building two new Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power reactors at Plant Vogtle in Georgia has informed the company it will cost an additional $400 million to complete the reactors by the scheduled completion date.

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.

A manager at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Region IV office is accused of blocking safety concerns from staff at the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant in Nebraska and intimidating inspectors who raised those concerns.

The Japanese government approved a 1 trillion yen ($12.5 billion) bailout for Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) and put it under temporary state control.

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.

The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) said it has completed Phase 2 of a Pre-Project Design Review of Candu Energy Inc.’s 700 MW, Generation III Enhanced CANDU 6 (EC6) reactor.

Japan, on May 5, 2012, will shut down the country’s lone remaining nuclear power plant.

The Missouri Public Service Commission approved an agreement between the commission’s staff and Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) on cost estimates to decommission the 1,200 MW Wolf Creek nuclear power plant 55 miles south of Topeka in Kansas.

Southern California Edison (SCE), an Edison International company, said costs associated with inspections and repairs to the 2,200 MW San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) could land between $55 million and $65 million.

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.

Southern California Edison and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California at San Diego said they will collaborate on a project to gather seismic data off the coast near the two-unit, 2,200 MW San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station.