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Nuclear power simulator delivered to the Center for Advanced Engineering and Research

01/27/2012 L-3 Mapps said it has delivered a research simulator to the Center for A...

Westinghouse receives orders for nuclear safety equipment

01/24/2012 Westinghouse Electric Co. has received five orders for 37 of the company...

NRC proposes fine against nuclear power plant

01/09/2012 The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has proposed a $140,000 civil pe...

Nuclear power plant simulators to be upgraded by L-3 Mapps

12/20/2011 L-3 Mapps said it has been awarded a contract from Entergy Nuclear to up...

Nuclear power plant cited for safety issues

12/07/2011 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said electrical breakers in...

Nuclear power plants in Belgium to use Ventyx web-based software

10/10/2011 Ventyx, a unit of ABB, said that Belgian energy company Electrabel has l...

Nuclear power plant saw no significant damage, Dominion tells NRC

09/09/2011 Dominion Virginia Power told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) tha...

Biomass power plant to use Emerson digital control system

08/02/2011 Foster Wheeler will use Emerson Process Management’s PlantWeb digital pl...

Nuclear Performance: A Shifting Target

09/01/2010 We hear a lot about the commendable “performance” of the nuc...

Advanced turbine control for Brazilian hydro plant

08/13/2010 The Caconde plant, located in Sao Paulo and owned by AES Corporation, wi...