NRC approves output uptick for McGuire nuclear power plant
05/22/2013
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by Duke Energy Carolinas to increase the generating capacity of McGuire Nuclear Station Units 1 and 2 by 1.7 percent each. |
Two coal units would be phased out under PSO's regional haze plan
05/22/2013
Public Service Co. of Oklahoma would retire its last remaining two coal units at a power plant near Oologah, Okla. By 2026 under a regional haze plan proposed to the state Department of Environmental Quality. |
NRG Energy to close oil-fired power plant
05/22/2013
NRG Energy announced Tuesday it would be closing the 352 MW oil-fired Norwalk Harbor Power facility in Norwalk, Conn. on June 1 because of difficult market conditions. |
NRC sends inspectors to Harris nuclear power plant
05/22/2013
The NRC sent two specialized inspectors to Duke Energy’s Harris nuclear power plant in North Carolina after a quarter-inch flaw was found on the reactor vessel head on May 15. |
IAEA: Nuclear industry moving on from Fukushima
05/22/2013
The global nuclear power industry has begun to put the Fukushima disaster in the past “and is looking forward to the future,” International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Yukiya Amano told a gathering of nuclear leaders Monday. |
Siemens curtails global use of certain wind power turbines
05/21/2013
Siemens has stated they are curtailing use of all turbines using the B53 blade after a blade broke off of one of the company’s SWT-2.3-108 wind turbines at the Ocotillo Wind project in California. |
Cyber attacks to grow as a threat to U.S. energy grid, Los Alamos head says
05/21/2013
Cyber attacks, currently a serious threat to the American energy system, are set to become only more substantial in the coming years. |
Coal-fired power plant fire injures three
05/21/2013
A recent fire at the Laramie River Station coal-fired power plant near Wheatland, Wyo. injured three plant employees. |
Deloitte says time to get used to the era of natural gas abundance
05/21/2013
Over the course of the last decade, the world has undergone a fundamental shift from a paradigm of energy scarcity to abundance. |
More than 35,000 without power after storms rip through Oklahoma, Arkansas
05/21/2013
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co. (OG&E) reported around 35,000 customers in Oklahoma and Arkansas remain without power after tornadoes hit the region on two consecutive days Sunday and Monday. |
NRC amends security requirements for spent nuclear fuel in transit
05/20/2013
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending its security regulations for the transport of spent nuclear fuel. |
TEPCO shares surge on rumors of Japan nuclear power restart
05/20/2013
Reports that the Tokyo Electric Power Co. has applied to restart Japan’s nuclear fleet this summer have sent the utility’s stock prices soaring. |
FOE wins ASLB case; restart effort treated as nuclear license amendment
05/17/2013
he NRC’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) has agreed with a Friends of the Earth (FOE) petition last year that restart proceedings for San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station (SONGS) Unit 2 should be treated as a license amendment case. |
Nuclear power plant shut down after signs of corrosion, cracking found
05/16/2013
The Shearon Harris nuclear power plant in North Carolina shut down after signs of corrosion and cracking were found. |
Biomass-fired cogeneration plant back online in California
05/16/2013
The Eel River Power Plant, a biomass-fired cogeneration plant in Scotia, Calif., is back online after being closed for more than five months. |
Oral arguments begin on coal-fired power plant lawsuit
05/16/2013
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit heard oral arguments Wednesday on a lawsuit filed against both the former and current owners of the Homer City Generating Station, a 2 GW coal-fired power plant in Pennsylvania. |
Lobster boat blocks coal shipment to Brayton Point coal-fired plant
05/16/2013
Two men in a 32-foot wooden lobster boat named the Henry David T. blockaded a shipment of coal from a Massachusetts power plant Wednesday as a protest against coal-fired power generation. |
NRC moves to streamline rules for transporting radioactive material
05/16/2013
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a proposal to amend its own regulations for the packaging and transportation of radioactive material. |
S.C. senators buckle on Moniz hold, vow to continue MOX facility fight
05/16/2013
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) dropped his block of Ernest Moniz, president Obama’s choice to head up the Department of Energy. |
Electric power supply adequate for New England and eastern Canada this summer
05/15/2013
The Northeast Power Coordinating Council Inc. stated there will be an adequate supply of electricity this summer in New England, eastern Canada and the city and state of New York in its annual summer reliability assessment. |
| Contact Us |
|
Weekly Newscast Suppliers Showcase Classifieds Cogeneration & On-Site Power Production |
| Power Engineering International |
Renewable Energy World |
HydroWorld |