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New Projects in France
Hubert, together with partner REEL, will again take care of the renovation of screening systems for various nuclear power plants in France, including the power station in Penly and Gravelines. These projects will continue until ...
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Weda recently delivered a U-DEC for the TVO Nuclear Power Plant in Finland
Weda recently delivered a U-DEC for the TVO Nuclear Power Plant in Finland. The U-DEC isa specifically designed underwater cleaner for wall-and bottom cleaning of the reactor tanks and is a result of a collaboration between Weda and Westinghouse ...
By Weda AB
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Successful cooperation between NTi Audio and Siemens Germany
The Augsburg site of Siemens Germany is responsible for the technical safety of the Gundremmingen Nuclear Power Plant, the highest-output nuclear power station in Germany. Within a project lasting two years, the alarm system of the whole site was brought up to the latest technical standards. NTi Audio was selected as the partner for the conceptual design and realization of an automatic daily ...
By NTi Audio AG
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FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Names Rick Fili Director of Site Engineering at Perry Nuclear Power Plant
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE – FE), has named Rick Fili director of Site Engineering at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio. In this position, he is responsible for providing direction and oversight of the engineering activities and projects performed at the Perry Plant that support safe and reliable operations. With more ...
By FirstEnergy
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Hungary Confirms Paks Nuclear Power Plant deal With Russia
A series of deals, signed in late 2014, envisages the construction of the NPP's units 5 and 6 with Russian-built VVER-1200 reactors, as well as nuclear fuel supplies and maintenance. "We got a confirmation from the government of Hungary that everything has been agreed, everything remains unchanged." "Everything has been confirmed, the contract has entered force," Kiriyenko said. Russia has ...
By VF, a.s.
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Nuclear Power Plant and Equipment Market Size Will Hit USD 50,128.4 Million By 2026
According to the report, The global Nuclear Power Plant and Equipment market in 2019 is approximately USD 38,839.8 Million. The market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of 3.7% and is projected to reach around USD 50,128.4 Million by 2026. Nuclear Energy is one of the important sources of energy in today’s world. The Energy generates after splitting atoms or the nuclear fission process in ...
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FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Names John Grabnar Director of Site Operations at Perry Nuclear Power Plant
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), has named John Grabnar director of Site Operations at the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio. In this position, he is responsible for overall management of the Perry Plant's Operations, Chemistry, Radiation Protection, Work Management and Outage Management groups. Grabnar's 27-year nuclear career ...
By FirstEnergy
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Market for Nuclear Valves to Exceed $2.4 Billion in 2017
East Asian purchases of valves for nuclear power plants will boost the market for valves in the nuclear industry to over $2.4 billion by 2017. This is the conclusion in Nuclear Power Plant Valve Forecast and Analysis published by the McIlvaine Company. In 2017 China and other East Asian nuclear valve purchasers will spend $755 million. This represents over 30 percent of the anticipated total ...
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Uk Electricity Generation To Be Fossil Fuel Free By 2035?
UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, stated that removing gas as a power source will help protect against price surges (during Conservative conference).Johnson has also confirmed plans to eliminate fossil fuels from the UK’s electricity generation process by 2035.The UK generated 43% of its electricity from renewable sources in 2020 but gas-fired power plants still account for a significant ...
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Smaller reactors widen opportunities for nuclear energy
As renewed interest in nuclear energy is sweeping the world, several countries are looking at small and medium reactors, often referred to as SMR, as alternatives to large nuclear power stations. Typically, they are defined as facilities with a power output of up to 700 MW (e). SMRs represent an attractive option for countries with limited financial resources, small electricity grids, or for ...
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IAEA safety experts visiting Japan nuclear plant in December
An IAEA-lead team of international experts will visit Japan from 1-5 December 2008 to review the ongoing assessment of the impact of an earthquake on the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant last year. The seven-unit power plant, the world´s largest, has remained shut down since the earthquake on 16 July 2007. The IAEA fact-finding mission will study the ongoing evaluation by Japan´s Nuclear ...
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Citizens petition to halt flawed US nuclear plant relicensing
Nine citizens' groups today petitioned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC, to suspend all license renewals for the country's aging nuclear power plants in view of a federal audit showing that NRC staff often did not verify the authenticity of technical safety information submitted by nuclear power plant operators. Riverkeeper, Pilgrim Watch and the New England Coalition have joined with a ...
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Nuclear Energy to Power China
To ensure energy supply diversity, China has set an aim to cut reliance on oil and gas that will offer vast opportunities for renewables. Although conventional sources of energy made up for 74% of combined electricity generation in 2004, hydropower and nuclear energy are fast becoming visible in the energy sector, according to a recent report “China Energy Sector Analysis” by RNCOS. The ...
By RNCOS
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UAE’s first nuclear power plant to begin operating this spring
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has taken its last step before becoming the first Arab country capable of producing nuclear power, after the country’s regulator approved licenses to transport and store nuclear fuel. The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) said early this week it had issued two licenses, one to the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) for the transport of ...
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Turkey-MENA Nuclear Industry Congress 2013 Provides a Vital Platform for MENA Nuclear Sector
Up to now, there are more than 440 nuclear power plants in 31 countries, generating 14% of the world’s electricity. IAEA predicts that this proportion will at least up to 25% in 2030, with 90 new nuclear power plants entering service. Over 60 reactors are under construction in 13countires while about 160 reactors are planed and over 320 are proposed. Among the countries that are under serious ...
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Batan to cooperate with Indonesian power company
Indonesia's National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with utility PT Indonesia Power to cooperate in the use of nuclear technology in the energy sector. One area of cooperation will be a feasibility study on the use of nuclear power plants. The MoU was signed yesterday in Ancol, North Jakarta, by the head of Batan, Anhar Riza Antariksawan, and the ...
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Westinghouse and State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. Form Joint Venture to Better Serve Global Market
Westinghouse Electric Company and State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. (SNPTC) today announced the opening of a joint venture, SNPTC-WEC Nuclear Power Technical Services (Beijing) Co., Ltd, to provide supplier qualification services to the global AP1000® nuclear power plant market. The joint venture will work to accomplish the goal of qualifying suppliers and further developing the supply ...
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Westinghouse Appoints Mark Marano President Americas Region
Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has appointed Mark Marano to the position of president, Americas Region, effective May 31. In his new position, Mr. Marano will be responsible for customer relationships, business plan development, and project and product delivery in the Americas Region. He will also work closely with Westinghouse Nuclear Automation, Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear ...
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Kenyan nuclear power plans forge ahead
The Kenyan government has identified construction sites for a nuclear power plant — potentially the first on the continent outside South Africa. Rolex Kirui, a senior engineer for the Kenyan government, says that one site has been identified near the Kenyan coast and construction is scheduled to begin once an ongoing environmental study has been completed. He says that a second potential site ...
By SciDev.Net
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EDF Energy gets go-ahead to restart Hunterston B Reactor 4
The UK’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) has given permission for EDF Energy to restart Reactor 4 at its Hunterston B nuclear power plant in Scotland. Permission is for up to 16.025 terawatt days, which is about four months of operation, ONR said yesterday. Hunterston B-7 (Reactor 3) and Hunterston B-8 (Reactor 4) were shut down last year after cracks were found in the graphite bricks ...
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