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Westinghouse Appoints Douglas Weaver as Vice President Nuclear Regulatory Affairs
Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has appointed Douglas Weaver as vice president, Nuclear Regulatory Affairs. In this position, Mr. Weaver will be responsible for maintaining superior relationships with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), its staff who license and regulate the nation’s commercial nuclear power plants and fuel cycle facilities, and other ...
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Westinghouse N-vision announces 2010-2011 winners of brighter future grant program
Westinghouse Electric Company today announced the 2010-11 winners of its N-Visioning a Brighter Future grant program, which awards funding to middle and high schools for creative, hands-on projects. Administered by the company's speakers bureau, N-Vision, the grant program is designed to encourage both teachers and students to develop projects based on energy, math, science or technology. The ...
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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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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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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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Carbon-14 Measurement
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires that operators of nuclear power plants measure the amount of the radionuclide carbon-14 in their gaseous effluents. A proposed new ASTM standard will aid plants (and other facilities at which fission reactions or spent fuel processing takes place) in making these measurements. WK36397, Practice for Sampling of C-14 in Gaseous Effluents, is being ...
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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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Clampdown on fitness requirements for nuclear plant operators
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has published updated requirements to enhance the “fitness for duty” of operators, security officers and other personnel at nuclear power plants and certain nuclear materials facilities. The requirements will go into effect in 30 days, but the rule includes a phased approach for two elements of the new requirements. “This is an important final rule that ...
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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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ADI 2045TI Process Analyzer Helps Operating Nuclear Power Plants at Peak Efficiency
Metrohm Applikon is pleased to present a robust solution (AN-PAN-1013) for the on-line monitoring of boric acid in cooling waters of pressurized water reactors (PWRs). The Metrohm Applikon system is based on the ADI 2045TI Process Analyzer and determines the boric acid concentration by potentiometric titration. The system adapts automatically to the varying concentration range (0-2000 ppm) ...
By Metrohm AG
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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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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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Westinghouse Contracted to Segment Spain’s José Cabrera Nuclear Reactor Vessel
Westinghouse Electric Company has been awarded a contract by ENRESA (Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos), the Spanish agency responsible for radioactive waste management and nuclear plant decommissioning, to segment the reactor vessel head (RVH) and reactor vessel (RV) at the José Cabrera Nuclear Power Station (also known as Zorita). The contract represents the first time a ...
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Ukraine Receives EUR 600 Million for Nuclear Safety
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will provide a EUR 300 million loan for the comprehensive program of upgrading operating Ukrainian nuclear power plants. In addition to EBRD's loan, the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) will contribute another EUR 300 million to the project, reads ebrd.com. The comprehensive program comprises of a set of measures, which will bring ...
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Constellation's Nuclear Fleet Outperformed as Fossil Plants Failed During Winter Storm Emergency
Nuclear plants operated by Constellation performed at 100 percent capacity and proved instrumental in preventing rolling blackouts for millions of homes and businesses during a powerful winter storm that knocked nearly a quarter of the power generation in the nation's largest energy grid offline on Christmas Eve. PJM, the grid operator for 13 states and the District of Columbia, said generators ...
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More Nuclear Reactor License Renewals Delays: NRC`s Jaczko to Platts Energy Podium
Speaking at a Platts Energy Podium event, the departing chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Thursday that the agency may not be able to renew licenses for operating nuclear plants for "a few years" because of a federal court ruling, but the practical impact will be limited. In his final news conference as chairman, Gregory Jaczko said he expects reactors that have ...
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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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Hygieneering, Inc. Attends Nuclear Power Facility 2011 Annual Safety Day
Hygieneering, Inc. attended the 2011 annual safety day at Midwest nuclear power plant facility. Venders were on hand that supply services and supplies to assist in the day to day operations of the nuclear power plant. Hygieneering provides safety consulting, environmental consulting, testing and training, asbestos project management, emergency response services and more. Hygieneering’s ...
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Nuclear Energy Remains Vital to Urban Energy Reliability, amid `Pivot to Asia`
Expanding populations in Asia, high levels of economic growth, and increasing urbanization are combining to create demand for large amounts of reliable and affordable base-load electricity. Governments in Asia and some in the Middle East have recognized this need and have made nuclear power a major part of the energy mix they are developing to meet this demand. China alone is expected to have ...
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Waste-to-Energy Pilot Project in Osaka Successfully Implemented
First EnviTec plant in Japan connected to the grid Lohne, 7th April 2015 – 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 ...
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