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Friday, October 23, 2015

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TVA Receives Operating License for Watts Bar Unit 2
Issued Thursday by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the operating license allows TVA to move forward with preparations for Unit 2’s initial fuel load, which requires several weeks of work while the NRC continues inspections and the reactor’s systems are readied for operation.
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Duke Energy Settles Class-Action Suit Over Improper Rebates for $81 Million
The utility denies giving the rebates to some large electric customers of its Ohio subsidiary but said it was settling to avoid the costs and uncertainties of litigation.
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NV Energy Seeks $2.4 Million Study Before Building $1 Billion Power Plant
NV Energy CEO Paul Caudill says his company has not requested permission yet to build a $1 billion power plant, it only asked for the funds to conduct a $2.4 million study on the proposed project.
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Siemens Unveils New Offshore Wind Power Technology
Siemens has launched a new direct-current technology that simplifies the connection of offshore wind power plants to the grid.
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SunEdison Completes 2-MW Solar Power Plant in Maryland
The new facility will generate enough energy each year to power more than 270 homes and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 4 million pounds.
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Black & Veatch NatGas Report: Industry Leaders Optimistic About Sector Despite Pricing Forecasts
The company's fourth annual report was compiled from the survey responses of more than 400 participants who identified themselves as natural gas utility and service providers or natural gas industry providers.
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IAEA: Nuclear Power's Role in Climate Change Must Be Recognized
The annual report, “Climate Change and Nuclear Power 2015,” was updated to account for new scientific information, analyses, technical reports and other publications that have become available. The report says nuclear’s carbon footprint is similar to hydropower and much less than fossil fuel energy.
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Aquatech Chosen to Develop Water Treatment Facility for China Coal-to-Liquid Fuels Conversion Project
A leader in water purification technology, Aquatech was awarded the contract to design, engineer and supply the integrated water facility, developed by Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Co. Ltd., as well as supervise installation and commissioning.
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More Headlines
Refueling Outage Completed at Peach Bottom 3 Nuclear Unit
China Finalizes Deal to Build Hinkley Point C
South Africa to Invest $15 Billion to Prep Nuclear Energy Program
Michigan Cogeneration Power Plant Owner Sold
Westinghouse, UK Gov't May Team on SMR Development
Prairie Island Nuclear Unit 2 Down for Planned Outage
Enercon Buys Remediation Services Company
Palisades Nuclear Plant Completes Refueling & Upgrade Outage
Refueling Outage Underway at Ginna Nuclear Plant
NuScale, Nuclear Safety Systems Developer Team on SMR

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