Nuclear power news update 9/11

Plea for stalling Kudankulam nuclear power project reaches SC Hindustan Times The row over setting up the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu reached the Supreme Court on Monday with a petition, which sought its directions to restrain the Union government and other authorities from commissioning the controversial ...

Nuclear Repairs No Easy Sale as Cheap Gas Hits Utilities Bloomberg The dispute underscores the stakes for U.S. power companies weighing nuclear investments against falling power prices and risks that plants won't be relicensed or may close prematurely. Regulators haven´t approved for Duke to pass repair expenses on to ...

UK nuclear delay may hit energy security - engineers Reuters Delay to EDF Hinkley plans "would boost gas". * Hinkley approval held up by Fukushima - EDF. * UK 2025 nuclear target "challenging" - engineers. LONDON, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Any delays to building the UK's first new nuclear plant since the 1990s could ...

2 TVA nuclear plants shut down unplanned in August Sacramento Bee Both of TVA's nuclear power plants in Tennessee had unplanned reactor outages of two days each in August. The Chattanooga Times Free Press (http://bit.ly/RCSclA ) reported Unit 2 at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant tripped on Aug. 16 when an electrical short ...

Europe Power-Spot firms on less wind and sun in Germany Reuters Temperatures in France to remain low for the season until Friday * Nuclear power capacity to rise back from start of Oct.-RTE PARIS, Sept 11 (Reuters) - European spot electricity prices firmed on Tuesday, pulled higher by tighter solar and wind power ...

A Cheaper, Safer Sort of Nuclear Power Reason (blog) All 104 units of the U.S. reactor fleet, plus all of its naval nuclear fleet, are comprised of light water reactors using low-enriched uranium. (Around 4 percent of the uranium fuel is the fissionable U235.) These reactors transfer the fission heat of ...

Concern over Iran nuclear advance Independent Online It was meant to reaffirm big power unity on the matter, whether or not they achieve a resolution rebuking Iran over its defiance of international demands to curb activity seen by the West as a disguised effort to develop nuclear arms capability. The ...

Nuclear engineers, SNC's Candu reach contract deal Reuters They picketed Ontario nuclear plants briefly. Sept 11 (Reuters) - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc subsidiary Candu Energy said on Tuesday it has reached a memorandum of agreement on a new contract with its nuclear engineers, and they have returned to work.

Iranian people believe government will go to war to stay in power Fox News "War is really on the way, because this regime is determined to be a nuclear power and has crossed many political lines in establishing that, and the West is not going to accept that," said Houtan, a student studying agricultural engineering. "We all ... See all stories on this topic »

Florida Power & Light Co. nuclear cost hearings begin Palm Beach Post The Florida Public Service Commission today began hearing Florida Power & Light Co.'s request to charge customers $151.5 million in 2013 for advanced cost recovery for nuclear projects. Testimony is expected to continue this afternoon. To view it ... Florida's Nuclear Cost Recovery Bailout Considered InvestorIdeas.com (press release) - ‎ News about Oilprice.com. Tallahassee, Fla. - September 11, 2012 (Investorideas.com Energy stocks newswire) Today the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) continues with what is now the fifth round of hearings to consider Florida Power & Light (FPL) ... Utility giants, PSC meet to discuss future plans Bay News 9 - TALLAHASSEE --. Two major utility providers will make their cases for rate hikes today in Tallahassee. Florida's two largest power companies, Florida Power and Light and Progress Energy, have an ambitious plan to build two nuclear reactors and to repair ... Duke Energy executive: Levy County nuclear plant will be built Tampabay.com - ‎ Duke Energy executive Jeff Lyash told state regulators Monday that the $24 billion Levy County nuclear plant will get built and come online in 2024. "We've made a decision to build Levy," said Lyash, executive vice president for power generation. Watts Bar nuclear power unit offline for scheduled outage Power Engineering Magazine - The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) removed the 1,109 MW Watts Bar Unit 1 nuclear power plant near Spring City, Tenn., from service Sept. 10 for a planned refueling and maintenance outage. TVA said plant personnel will be replacing spent nuclear fuel ... TVA recognized among best utility companies WBIR-TV - ‎ TVA is being called one of the best utility companies throughout the entire continent of North America. Site Selection Magazine named TVA to its top 10 list Monday for the seventh year in a row. The report recognizes TVA's work with regional, state and local ... TVA among to top US utilities WRCB-TV - CHATTANOOGA, TN (Times Free Press) -- For the seventh consecutive year, the Tennessee Valley Authority has been named one of the top 10 North American utilities for economic development by Site Selection magazine. In a recent edition, the publication ... Nuclear engineers, SNC's Candu reach contract deal Reuters - ‎ Workers went on strike July 9. * They picketed Ontario nuclear plants briefly. Sept 11 (Reuters) - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc subsidiary Candu Energy said on Tuesday it has reached a memorandum of agreement on a new contract with its nuclear engineers, and ... Labor dispute resolved at Candu Energy Power Engineering Magazine - Candu Energy Inc. on Sept. 11 said it has reached collective agreements with all its workers represented by the Society of Professional Engineers & Associates (SPEA). SPEA-represented employees returned to work during the last week of August. More than ... Candu Energy Inc. Moves Forward Equities.com - ‎ Candu Energy Inc. Moves Forward. Canada Newswire. MISSISSAUGA, ON, Sept. 11, 2012 /CNW/ - Candu Energy Inc. is pleased to announce it has reached collective agreements with all its workers represented by the Society of Professional Engineers ...