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Feds allow Pilgrim nuclear plant to stay open amid safety concerns

Federal regulators said the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station near Boston can remain open, even as they acknowledged problems related to safety during a three-hour meeting with residents and elected officials last week. At a packed hearing, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) released the preliminary results of a inspection sparked after the unintentional release of an internal NRC email that ...

Feb. 8, 2017

By Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI)

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 ...

Nov. 5, 2008

By The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

United States and Czech Republic Join Together to Announce Bilateral Nuclear Energy Research and Development Efforts

The U.S. Department of Energy recently joined with the Řež Nuclear Research Institute, the U.S. Embassy in Prague, Texas A&M and the Czech Nuclear Education Network (CENEN) to announce a series of bilateral nuclear research and development programs that will help to advance safe and secure nuclear energy technologies in both countries. These efforts, including workshops and teacher ...

Sep. 29, 2011

By US Department of Energy

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 ...

Sep. 14, 2011

By Hygieneering, Inc.

Final Fukushima report published

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne today presented to Parliament the final report by the Chief Nuclear Inspector, Dr Mike Weightman, into events at the Fukushima power station in March this year. This follows an interim report, published in May. Additional information received since the interim report (including Dr Weightman’s visit to Fukushima) has reinforced and further validated the findings ...

Oct. 11, 2011

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

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 ...

Feb. 24, 2014

By NTi Audio AG

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 ...

Aug. 22, 2019

By Innch International Co., Ltd.

Deputy Secretary Poneman delivers remarks on nuclear power at Tokyo American center in Japan

Energy Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman spoke at the Tokyo American Center today about nuclear power after Fukushima. Excerpts and full text of remarks, as prepared for delivery, are below: “As two of the nations responsible for pioneering the peaceful use of atomic energy, the United States and Japan share an opportunity – and a responsibility – to safely speed that ...

Dec. 15, 2011

By US Department of Energy

India must learn from Fukushima nuclear meltdown

India must reject imported technology to ensure the safety of new nuclear power stations, says A. Gopalakrishnan. Four of the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan seem to be steadily moving towards progressive core melting. If sizeable core melt occurs, very dangerous species of radioactive fission products in the form of gases, micro-dust and droplets could spread to large ...

Mar. 18, 2011

By SciDev.Net

Nuclear power: look before you leap

The Fukushima accident raised questions that must be addressed by developing countries considering nuclear energy. The accident at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant in March sent a shock wave through the nuclear energy renaissance that has been gaining strength in the past few years. This had been spurred partly by the escalating price of oil, partly by safer reactor design, and partly by ...

Sep. 28, 2011

By SciDev.Net

Energy Storage Projects To Benefit Emergency Service Providers And Nonprofits

Recently, San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E) took another step toward preparing the region for the next major emergency. The company announced plans to add up to 166 megawatts (MW) of energy storage in a proposal submitted to the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). If approved, the projects would support public-sector facilities that provide safety, security and emergency ...

Mar. 1, 2018

By Smart Grid Observer

Entergy to close Indian Point nuclear plant by 2021

Citing safety and environmental concerns, Entergy Corp. has agreed to shut down its 40-year old Indian Point nuclear plant by 2021, according to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. Gov. Cuomo announced the decision to shut down Indian Point, located 30 miles north of New York City during his State of the State speech Monday night, one of six speeches he plans to give throughout the state. Cuomo has ...

Jan. 11, 2017

By Electric Utility Consultants, Inc. (EUCI)

New nuclear tech `could benefit developing countries`

The world is on the brink of a nuclear power renaissance, and developing countries may also benefit, according to researchers. In a study published in Science this month (12 August) British researchers outlined a vision for flexible and more user-friendly nuclear technologies, as worries over the climate change, energy supply security, and depletion of fossil fuels, are overturning decades of ...

Aug. 30, 2010

By SciDev.Net

How the EU can progress towards an ‘Energy Union’

The European Union has made progress in liberalising energy markets, and its global leadership on climate change is to be commended, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said today as it released its review of EU energy policies. However, the new IEA report said there remains much room for improvement. It noted that much of the integration of Europe’s energy market has been confined to ...

Dec. 1, 2014

By International Energy Agency

KEPCO Engineering & Construction Selects Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise for Nuclear Power Plant Design

KEPCO Engineering & Construction (KEPCO E&C), an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company based in South Korea, has selected Intergraph® SmartPlant® Enterprise solutions for the engineering design of nuclear power plants. KEPCO E&C is a Korean EPC for the power industry, and it has been focused on growing its nuclear power projects globally. The company ...

Jun. 5, 2013

By Hexagon AB

A new approach to engineering for extreme environments

Composite materials such as fiberglass, which take on a mix of properties of their constituent compounds, have been around for decades. Now, an MIT materials scientist is taking composites to the nanoscale, where entirely new properties, not found in any of the original compounds, can emerge. Michael Demkowicz, an assistant professor in MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering, is ...

Jun. 25, 2009

By MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Pipe Clamp Connect a Pipe to Pipe Hanger

A common use of pipe clamps in woodworking is for edge gluing; several boards being joined edge to edge to produce a wider surface such as a table top or cabinet components. In this case several pipe clamps will be set up on the workbench so that clamping pressure can be applied evenly along the length of the boards being joined. Pipe clamps can be used to assemble the four sides of boxes or ...

Nov. 26, 2018

By Ningbo Beilun Mingchi Hardware Manufacture Co.,Ltd.

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 ...

Jan. 4, 2008

By Environment News Service (ENS)

NRC Freezes All Nuclear Reactor Construction & Operating Licenses In U.S.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) acted today to put a hold on at least 19 final reactor licensing decisions – nine construction & operating licenses (COLS), eight license renewals, one operating license, and one early site permit – in response to the landmark Waste Confidence Rule decision of June 8th by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The NRC action ...

Aug. 7, 2012

By U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Eaton Presentation at 2014 NOSHE Annual Conference Focuses on Health Care Energy Reliability

Power management company Eaton today delivered a presentation on electrical equipment life extension and modernization at the Northern Ohio Society for Healthcare Engineering (NOSHE) 2014 Annual Conference held at the LaCentre Conference Facility in Westlake, Ohio. The presentation, given by Larry Yonce, Eaton product line manager, focused on health care facilities and how they can meet the ...

May 16, 2014

By Eaton Corporation

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