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Groundbreaking Ceremony Planned for New FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company Emergency Operations Facility
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), will hold a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, June 15, at 7755 Auburn Rd., Painesville, Ohio, for a new Emergency Operations Center for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant. The event will begin at 10 a.m. FENOC officials, as well as representatives from Lake, Geauga and Ashtabula County government agencies, ...
By FirstEnergy
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Cutting begins at Unterweser as GNS prepares for dismantling
Experience gained on domestic German projects will be used to target dismantling and decommissioning projects overseas. The GNS group says cutting work has begun at Unterweser as it prepares for dismantling of the reactor pressure vessels (RPVs) of PreussenElektra’s (PEL) entire nuclear power fleet following a second tender win. The latest project comprises the complete dismantling ...
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Vietnam announces bold nuclear plans
Vietnam has announced ambitious plans to develop a nuclear power industry, with the aim of having eight nuclear reactors up and running by 2030. According to the official Vietnamese newspaper Thanh Nien officials announced last month (22 June) that the reactors would be located in five central provinces, and would generate 15,000 megawatts of power — enough to meet ten per cent of the ...
By SciDev.Net
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Mrs Thatcher`s quest for energy 30 years ago
Thirty years ago, Margaret Thatcher was the last Prime Minister to announce a new generation of nuclear power stations. Her announcement in 1979 came just a few weeks after a flying visit to Dounreay. Now, a collection of images from her historic visit has been published on-line. The 25 black-and-white photographs capture the newly-elected PM inside the most advanced nuclear plant then ...
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Entergy Appoints Jeff Forbes as Chief Nuclear Officer
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 11, 2012/PRNewswire/ -- Entergy Corporation (NYSE: ETR) today announced the appointment of Jeff S. Forbes, 56, as executive vice president, nuclear operations and chief nuclear officer at Entergy Nuclear effective Jan 2. Forbes, currently senior vice president of nuclear operations for Entergy Nuclear, will replace John Herron, who announced his retirement from the company ...
By Entergy
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UAE’s Barakah gains operating license; GE Hitachi signs MOU for Czech SMR
UAE’s Barakah gains operating license The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has issued an operating license for the Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi. The plant, being built by Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO), was originally due to begin operations in 2017 but the start-up of its first reactor has been delayed. Hamad al-Kaabi, deputy chairman of the Federal Authority for Nuclear ...
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IEA praises Japan on technology development & urges stronger energy and climate policies
“Japan deserves significant praise for its technology leadership – which is helping drive enhanced energy security and climate change mitigation throughout the globe. The government continues to raise the profile of energy technology, including international collaboration and transfer, and has placed energy, climate change and sustainability at the top of its agenda for the G8 meetings it is ...
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Flow or Leak Detection In Nuclear Power Plants With Accurate, Reliable FLT93 FlexSwitch
Ideal for Flood Alarm, Condensate Pot Level, Turbine Water Level, Pump Protection, Reactor Core Coolant, Level Interface Detection & Temperature. Process and plant engineers responsible for nuclear power plants who need various alarms and indicators for use in liquid, air, gas, or for interface service will find the FLT93 Series FlexSwitch® from Fluid Components International (FCI) ...
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Entergy Corporation Issues Statement on Palisades Nuclear Power Plant
In regards to the recent media coverage of the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant and the industry topic of pressurized thermal shock, Entergy Corporation issued the following statement from Tony Vitale, Palisades' site vice president: "The Palisades nuclear plant is a safe and secure facility, and we have an NRC license to operate this facility through 2031. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission ...
By Entergy
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Trina Solar to Supply 30 MW of PV Modules for Qinghai`s Large Scale Solar Projects
Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL) ("Trina Solar" or the "Company"), a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic (PV) products from the production of ingots, wafers and cells to the assembly of PV modules, announced today that its subsidiary, Changzhou Trina Solar Energy Co. Ltd, has signed supply agreements with Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., Ltd ("Huanghe Hydropower"), a ...
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IEA urges the Czech Republic to set conditions to boost energy investments
The International Energy Agency praised the Czech Republic for supporting the development of robust natural gas and electricity infrastructure in its latest review of Czech energy policies. The country has the highest level of electricity interconnection capacity within Central Europe and is equally well connected to neighbouring natural gas markets. Dr Fatih Birol, the IEA's executive director, ...
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Fast, Easy Detection of Biodiesel in Diesel Fuel Down to 100 ppm
Wilks Enterprise is pleased to announce a new InfraSpec VFA-IR Spectrometer, Model EB, with a flow-through sample system and automated syringe pump that accurately measures biodiesel in diesel fuel down to 100 ppm in less than five minutes. This is particularly important for pipeline operators and nuclear power plants as the InfraSpec Spectrometer provides an easy, on-site check to ensure little ...
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Waste-to-energy pilot project in Osaka successfully implemented
Even today, four years after the terrible disaster, Fukushima is a memorial for a radical energy revolution in Japan and across the globe. Together with RENAGEN Inc., a Japanese biogas company, EnviTec Biogas is supporting Japan’s green energy objectives and has just successfully commissioned its first biogas plant in Osaka Prefecture. The 250 kW EnviWaste plant is the pilot project for ...
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New AI Tools Could Save Constellation Reactor Fleet Millions
Blue Wave AI Labs successfully deployed machine learning (ML) tools at two nuclear power plants operated by Constellation, saving the company millions of dollars per reactor each year. The project was part of a $6 million effort supported by the U.S. Department of Energy to help lower the operating costs of nuclear power plants using the latest artificial intelligence (AI) and ML ...
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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 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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Power Plants Will Spend $3 Billion for Pumps this Year
Operators of fossil and nuclear power plants will spend over $3 billion in 2014 for pumps to move water, slurries and condensate. East Asia will be the leading purchaser. This is the conclusion in Pumps World Market published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com) The market in Western Europe is primarily a substitution of other forms of power for coal-fired power plants. For ...
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IEA urges Poland to clean up its energy sector while balancing energy security, environment and affordability requirements
Poland's new energy strategy should put the country on a pathway towards a cleaner energy system while strengthening energy security, the International Energy Agency said in its latest review of the country's energy policies. The forthcoming energy strategy is likely to prioritise long-term energy security, placing a strong emphasis on reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and air pollution, ...
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Enel and EDF sign cooperation agreement
On the occasion of the Italian and French government summit, in the presence of French President Nicholas Sarkozy and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi, Pierre Gadonneix, Chairman and General Manager of EdF, and Fulvio Conti, CEO and General Manager of Enel, today signed a cooperation agreement. The accord gives the Enel Group access to the first new-generation EPR (European Pressurized water ...
By Enel SpA
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Future promising for nuclear power but challenges remain, says IAEA
The number of nuclear power reactors around the globe is estimated to increase up to 60% by 2030, said Mr. Yury A. Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy and Deputy Director General of the IAEA, at an industry event in Korea. He also remarked that the experience gained over the past decades in energy planning for sustainable development, as well as in the construction, commissioning, ...
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