Decommissioning
Solidification plant for Fortum’s Loviisa power plant’s liquid radioactive waste starts operation
The Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has granted Loviisa nuclear power plant's solidification plant a permission...
Exelon begins scheduled refueling outage at Calvert Cliffs Unit 1
Operators removed Calvert Cliffs' Unit 1 from service early this morning for a planned refueling and maintenance outage....
Dubai signs MoU with European Federation of Agencies
The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy has signed a memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the European Federation of...
Areva signs $300m uranium enrichment contracts in 2015
In 2015, AREVA was awarded several long-term contracts by four U.S. utilities for uranium enrichment services totaling more...
New remote-controlled machines to enable safer decommissioning of nuclear reactors
Engineers from Lancaster University are working on a new project to enable safer decommissioning of nuclear reactors. A...
NRC to conduct special inspection at Oconee nuclear plant
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will begin a special inspection Tuesday at Duke Energy's Oconee nuclear power plant to...
Russia to establish more nuclear units in India
India has signed cooperation agreements with Russia in various fields including nuclear energy and solar power. The agreements...
Entergy receives NRC approval to Continue Operating Indian Point Unit 3
Entergy has received the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission's notice that while pursuing license renewal, it can continue to...
Areva to design railcars for nuclear material transportation
Areva Federal Services (AFS), an Areva subsidiary, has won $8.6m contract from the US Department of Energy (DOE)...
1000 Gigawatts of new nuclear capacity will support an ambitious COP 21 agreement
The COP 21 negotiations in Paris should reach an agreement that encourages a transition to a low carbon...
NRC seeks public comment on new regulations on power reactor decommissioning
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission seeks public comment on potential changes to its regulations governing the decommissioning of commercial...