Nuclear power news update 9/7

Nuclear safety boosted to help avert another Fukushima -expert Reuters VIENNA (Reuters) - Many countries have taken concrete steps to improve safety at nuclear power plants to help prevent extreme natural hazards such as earthquakes from causing another Fukushima-style disaster, the chairman of an expert meeting said on ...

Europe Power-Spot prices rise on tight supply Reuters Germany thus pared a wide discount it had developed this week to France, where the holidays have ended and nuclear power stations are late back from summer maintenance closures. French operator EDF reported five delayed reactor restart dates.

US Nuclear Units Seeking License Renewal Hartford Courant The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) directed its staff on Thursday to start an environmental review into the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel, following a court ruling that led the agency to stop issuing new reactor licenses. The NRC ...

Russian nuclear support for Iran limited by distrust MinnPost.com Russia built Iran's first nuclear power plant, once sold Tehran sophisticated weaponry, and refuses to back further international sanctions over Iran's controversial nuclear program, but this apparent coziness belies years of suspicion and growing ...

Kudankulam reactor to be fuelled around Sep 11, protestors to intensify stir TwoCircles.net Chennai : The loading of 163 enriched uranium fuel bundles in the first unit of the two 1,000 MW Russian reactors at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) will happen around Sep 11, said a senior official of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd ...

Progress asks PSC for rate increase for nuclear plants [Ocala Star-Banner, Fla.] Equities.com What: Florida Public Service Commission public hearing to review Progress Energy request to increase rates for Crystal River nuclear plant improvements and proposed Levy County nuclear plant. Florida Power and Light's $151 million request also will be ...

China's Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp Announces Orders for BYD Battery ... Power Engineering Magazine Sponsored by FLSmidth. 09/07/2012. China's Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp (CGNPC) announced this week the results of the bidding for their largest high-power, high-capacity battery back-up stations to date, with BYD Ltd of Shenzhen winning the bid.

DPJ sets zero-nuclear power goal The Daily Yomiuri The group included the target as a nonbinding one in the final proposal, in view of strong public support for phasing out nuclear power use by 2030 at public hearings and a deliberative opinion poll. To achieve the target, the government would be ...

French Energy Min: Govt Sticks To 75% Tax Rate Plan For Revenue Above ... Wall Street Journal ... energy next week. Fessenheim, which is at the heart of a national debate over the role of nuclear energy in power generation, sparked new fears this week after two workers were slightly injured during a minor maintenance incident. Write to ...

FPL's nuclear charges would raise monthly electric bills by $1.65 Sun-Sentinel To pay for its upgrades to Turkey Point and Port St. Lucie nuclear power plants and to get ready for new nuclear units, Florida Power & Light Co. will go before regulators beginning Monday. The state's largest electric utility is asking to pass on $151 ... NRC staff to review nuclear reactor waste storage rules Reuters -  (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) directed its staff on Thursday to start an environmental review into the temporary storage of spent nuclear fuel, following a court ruling that led the agency to stop issuing new reactor licenses. Nuclear regulatory panel releases San Onofre inspection review OCRegister  The latest inspection review of the shuttered San Onofre nuclear plant reveals few surprises, though one security-related incident will result in an additional inspection, documents released this week show. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's “midcycle ... NRC decision will delay re-licensing for Limerick plant Montgomery Newspapers - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's announcement Thursday to comply with a federal court ruling regarding the storage of spent nuclear fuel will delay a decision on the re-licensing of the Limerick nuclear power plant by at least two years. Currently, the ... Two-year hiatus in US licensing World Nuclear News - Approval of four new reactors could be delayed as the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission reconsiders its confidence in long term waste management arrangements over the next 24 months. The NRC has to develop an environmental impact statement on the ... NRC to investigate CT nuclear waste Hartford Business - ‎ Stocks open mixed after weak jobs report. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will investigate the environmental impact of nuclear waste stored at Haddam and Waterford in its study of temporary spent uranium storage around the nation, authorities say. NRC to Study Long-term Radioactive Waste Options Patch.com - ‎5 hours ago‎ NRC to Study Long-term Radioactive Waste Options. Decision comes nearly three months after a federal appeals court threw out a rule that would allow nuclear plants to store radioactive waste on site for up to 60 years after a plant closes. By Elaine Piniat ... NRC sets path forward for waste confidence Lexology (registration) - ‎5 hours ago‎ Today, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) shed some light on the path forward that the agency will follow on the issue of waste confidence. A Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM) instructed the NRC staff to develop a generic environmental ... NRC to conduct two year EIS, revision to waste confidence rule PennEnergy- Energy News (press release) - ‎5 hours ago‎ Source: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has directed the agency's staff to develop an environmental impact statement (EIS) and a revised waste confidence decision and rule on the temporary storage of ... NRC Issues Mid-Cycle Assessments for Nation's Nuclear Plants Power Engineering Magazine - ‎6 hours ago‎ The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued mid-cycle assessment letters to the nation's 104 operating commercial nuclear power plants. As of the end of June, 96 plants were in the ... International Isotopes Receives NRC Approval of the Final Environmental Impact ... Utility Products - ‎11 hours ago‎ Sponsored by: International Isotopes, Inc., announced the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed its review, approval, and publication of the final Environmental Impact Statement for the Company's planned depleted uranium de-conversion and ... NRC review of storing used fuel at reactors such as Indian Point may take 2 years The Journal News | LoHud.com - ‎13 hours ago‎ Federal regulators will take up to two years to study the environmental impacts of temporarily storing used nuclear fuel at reactors across the country, including Indian Point in Buchanan. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday announced the ... Number of US nuclear units under increased oversight jumped in H1 2012: NRC Platts -  Washington (Platts)--6Sep2012/652 pm EDT/2252 GMT. The number of nuclear power reactors under heightened oversight by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission more than doubled in first-half 2012, to 41 units from 15 in second-half 2011, according to ... NRC assessment finds 96 US nuclear power plants meet performance standards Power Engineering Magazine -  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued mid-cycle assessment letters to the 104 operating commercial nuclear power plants in the U.S., with 96 plants in the two highest performance categories as of June. Of the 96 highest-performing reactors, ... NRC to Study Long-term Radioactive Waste Options Patch.com The decision comes after a federal appeals court threw out a rule that would allow nuclear plants, including Oyster Creek Generating Station, to store radioactive waste on site for up to 60 years after a plant shuts down. “Resolving this issue ... Green groups oppose shipping hot waste to SRS The State Environmentalists spoke out Thursday against sending highly radioactive waste from commercial power plants to the Savannah River Site near Aiken for storage. The federal government has been trying to decide what to do with spent fuel created by the ... Number of US nuclear units under increased oversight jumped in H1 2012: NRC Washington (Platts)--6Sep2012/652 pm EDT/2252 GMThttp://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/ElectricPower/6613480 Fukushima panel told some details will take five years to learn Platts A committee of the National Academies is conducting the study, which is mandated by Congress, on behalf of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The committee held its second data-gathering session Thursday in Washington. The panel was established ...http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/ElectricPower/7048069 Drought Could Cause Massive Blackouts Across the Country ValueWalk In July U.S. nuclear-power production hit its lowest seasonal levels in nine years as drought and heat forced Nuclear power plants from Ohio to Vermont to slow output. Nuclear Regulatory Commission spokesman David McIntyre explained, “Heat is the main ...http://www.valuewalk.com/2012/09/drought-could-cause-massive-blackouts-across-the-country/