POWERnews 10/22

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NRC Chairman Macfarlane Stepping Down Allison M. Macfarlane, chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), announced on Oct. 21 that she will leave the NRC effective Jan. 1, 2015, to take a position at George Washington University.  Read More Advertisement Keeping your plant efficient while maintaining environmental compliance Mitsubishi Hitachi addresses environmental concerns with a complete suite of industry leading Air Quality Control Technologies such as Flue Gas Desulfurization Scrubbers, Fabric Filters for Particulate Matter Control, SCR Systems for Nitrogen Oxide Mitigation as well as Coal and Gas Burner Technologies to comply with emission regulations. Ask us about our total plant solutions. Visit us online to learn more about our world-class capabilities. psa.mhps.com Cooling Tower Fire Takes Down UK Power Plant A fire broke out in one of Didcot B power station’s cooling tower modules on the evening of Oct. 19, resulting in the shutdown of one of the plant’s two units.  Read More Xcel Energy to Close Minnesota Coal Plant Xcel Energy formally notified state regulators and the Midcontinent Independent System Operator that it plans to close the two remaining coal-fired units at its Black Dog Generating Station in Burnsville, Minn., by April 2015.  Read More Entergy: $1.24B Is Needed to Decommission Vermont Yankee Nuclear Decommissioning the Vermont Yankee nuclear plant will cost up to $1.24 billion, owner Entergy Corp. said in a study submitted to Vermont regulators on Friday.  Read More NRC Deems Nuclear Waste Storage at Yucca Mountain Safe The stalled Yucca Mountain permanent nuclear waste repository will meet regulatory requirements when permanently closed, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has found in a long-awaited safety evaluation report (SER).   Read More Japan LNG Imports at Record Highs as Nuke Restarts Lag Japanese imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG) have remained at record levels during 2014 as its entire fleet of nuclear power plants remains offline, according to recent data from the Japanese government. Read More Want More? Check out these stories from POWER's October 2014 issue and its sister publications: Camden Power Station, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa Hitachinaka Thermal Power Station Unit 2, Tokai, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Mundra Thermal Power Plant, Mundra, Gujarat, India Sesa Sterlite Captive Power Plant, Jharsuguda, Odisha, India Trianel Coal Power Plant Lünen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany A Look Back at Electricity Rates World’s First Post-Combustion CCS Coal Unit Online in Canada Zero-Emission Gas Plant Project Closes Funding Gaining Control with Electraulic Actuators