WNA Reactor Database

The WNA Reactor Database contains information on past, present and future nuclear reactors globally. Maps and images are displayed when available.

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1) Facility Name: To search for a specific reactor, type in all or part of its name into the Facility Name box and click the Search button.
2) Location: To see all reactors in a particular country please select one or more countries from the the Location list and click Search. The results will list and map all reactors operating or under contruction in your chosen countries.
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WNA Reactor Database

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Nuclear goes Hollywood: New film sheds light on old debate

http://oakridgetoday.com/2013/07/24/nuclear-goes-hollywood-new-film-sheds-light-on-old-debate/

Can Africa Go Nuclear? Energy Demands Battle With Safety Concerns Across The Continent

http://www.ibtimes.com/can-africa-go-nuclear-energy-demands-battle-safety-concerns-across-continent-1359279

NRC News Updates 7/25

NRC Provides Fort Calhoun Update WOWT Federal regulators are providing another update on the efforts to repair the troubled Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant. The plant, which sits across from Iowa on ...http://www.wowt.com/news/headlines/Ft-Calhoun-Public-Update-216728431.html?ref=431
US NRC to review Braidwood, Byron license renewal applications Platts The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted for review Exelon's application to renew the operating licenses of four nuclear power reactors at its ...http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/washington/us-nrc-to-review-braidwood-byron-license-renewal-21325262
NRC Orders Permanent Shutdown of Aerotest Nuclear Reactor Newsroom America (Newsroom America) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has ordered the permanent closure of the Aerotest Radiography and Research Reactor in San ...http://www.newsroomamerica.com/story/377244/nrc_orders_permanent_shutdown_of_aerotest_nuclear_reactor.html
PILGRIM NUCLEAR POWER STATION: Plant supervisor deemed unfit Wicked Local In 2011, the latest data available from the NRC, the industry conducted ... That 3-to-1 ratio has been consistent since 1993 and demonstrates, the NRC said, “the ...http://www.wickedlocal.com/plympton/news/x1592803212/PILGRIM-NUCLEAR-POWER-STATION-Plant-supervisor-deemed-unfit
Ginna nuclear plant shuts down unexpectedly Rochester Democrat and Chronicle Sheehan, who said an NRC on-site inspector arrived in the Ginna control room not long after the incident, said there was no immediate estimate of when the ...http://www.wickedlocal.com/plympton/news/x1592803212/PILGRIM-NUCLEAR-POWER-STATION-Plant-supervisor-deemed-unfit
TVA, regulators debate safety significance of emergency shutdown ... al.com (blog) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and TVA agree that an unplanned shutdown of the ... The NRC and TVA agreed that the practice, which was done without ...http://blog.al.com/breaking/2013/07/post_1210.html
NRC Foreign Ownership Policy: New Course For 21st Century Law360 (subscription) Recently, FOCD determinations by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) have precluded the issuance of a combined construction and operating license ...http://www.law360.com/environmental/articles/458072/nrc-foreign-ownership-policy-new-course-for-21st-century See all stories on this topic »
SoCal Edison Officially Retires San Onofre Nuke Plant Operating ... OC Weekly (blog) On Tuesday, SCE, which is the majority owner of the troubled plant, sent a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) officially alerting them that the fuel ...http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2013/07/socal_edison_officially_retire.php
US NRC to review Braidwood, Byron license renewal applications ... US NRC to review Braidwood, Byron license renewal applications - Read this Platts electric power news article here. Plus discover more electric power market ... www.platts.com/.../us-nrc-to-review-braidwood-byron-license-... NRC meets about Browns Ferry violation - WAFF-TV: News ... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will hold a public meeting Wednesday in Atlanta to discuss an apparent safety violation at the Browns Ferry Nuclear ... www.waff.com/story/.../nrc-meets-about-browns-ferry-violatio...

Is Shale the Answer to America’s Nuclear Waste Woes?

July 24, 2013

Is Shale the Answer to America’s Nuclear Waste Woes?

Read more: http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/07/is-shale-the-answer-to-americas-nuclear-waste-woes/#ixzz2a51jHpiG
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Lawmakers on DOE: Cautious optimism

http://www.politico.com/story/2013/07/lawmakers-on-doe-cautious-optimism-94698.html

The Biggest Threat To National Security Is The Thumb Drive

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-biggest-threat-to-national-security-is-the-thumb-drive-2013-7#ixzz2a4x2DeEU

http://www.businessinsider.com/the-biggest-threat-to-national-security-is-the-thumb-drive-2013-7?utm_source=alerts&nr_email_referer=1

Japan revising fuel cycle safety rules

Japan revising fuel cycle safety rules (http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-Japan_revising_fuel_cycle_safety_rules-2507134.html)
Draft safety requirements for nuclear fuel cycle facilities and research reactors have been approved by Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority. Meanwhile, restart inspections are to proceed at four power reactors.

Paying the price for SONGS closure

Paying the price for SONGS closure (http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-Paying_the_price_for_SONGS_closure-2507137.html

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As the final fuel is removed from the San Onofre nuclear power plant, California has seen a marked increase in wholesale power prices as a result of the premature closure of the two-unit power station.

Nuclear Timelines: A New Tool for Looking at History from Fairewind

Nuclear Timelines: A New Tool for Looking at History

http://fairewinds.org/podcast/nuclear-timelines-a-new-tool-for-looking-at-history 

Resources on the Manhattan Project

The Department of Energy has undertaken a new effort to publish information and documents concerning the Manhattan Project to develop the first atomic bomb. The effort will notably include "the entire thirty-six volume Manhattan District History. Many of the volumes have been declassified" and are now online. "The remaining classified volumes are being declassified with redactions, i.e., still classified terms, phrases, sentences, and paragraphs are removed and the remaining unclassified parts made available to the public. The volumes will be posted incrementally as review and processing is completed."

Daewoo eyes nuclear plants 

http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2013/07/488_139847.html

Regulators say 2 reactors at Tomari nuclear plant 'ill-prepared' for restart

The Nuclear Regulation Authority said on July 23 that two reactors at Hokkaido Electric Power Co.'s Tomari Nuclear Power Plant were "clearly ill-prepared" to be brought back online for the first time since the outbreak of the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant.

http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20130724p2a00m0na011000c.html

Opinion: Nuclear energy can be an ally in the fight against climate change

http://www.nj.com/times-opinion/index.ssf/2013/07/opinion_nuclear_energy_can_be.html

Russia’s Oil and Natural Gas Industry Facing Market Turmoil

http://oilprice.com/Energy/Natural-Gas/Russias-Oil-and-Natural-Gas-Industry-Facing-Market-Turmoil.html

A Bad Time to Lose Iran

http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/A-Bad-Time-to-Lose-Iran.html

EIA projects world energy consumption will increase 56% by 2040

Today in Energy

July 25, 2013

EIA projects world energy consumption will increase 56% by 2040

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, International Energy Outlook 2013.

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EIA's recently released International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) projects that world energy consumption will grow by 56% between 2010 and 2040, from 524 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu) to 820 quadrillion Btu. Most of this growth will come from non-OECD (non-Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) countries, where demand is driven by strong economic growth.
Renewable energy and nuclear power are the world's fastest-growing energy sources, each increasing 2.5% per year. However, fossil fuels continue to supply nearly 80% of world energy use through 2040. Natural gas is the fastest-growing fossil fuel, as global supplies of tight gas, shale gas, and coalbed methane increase.
The industrial sector continues to account for the largest share of delivered energy consumption and is projected to consume more than half of global delivered energy in 2040. Based on current policies and regulations governing fossil fuel use, global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions are projected to rise to 45 billion metric tons in 2040, a 46% increase from 2010. Economic growth in developing nations, fueled by a continued reliance on fossil fuels, accounts for most of the emissions increases.
See the full IEO2013 for discussion on many other topics including

• Effects of recovery from the global economic recession
• Additions in net electricity generation
• Rising global natural gas production
• Trends in global liquid fuels production and use
• Higher coal consumption in the near term

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=12251

ANS Update: TEPCO Faces new Setbacks at Fukushima Daiichi

TEPCO Faces New Setbacks at Fukushima Daiichi

By Will Davis on Jul 25, 2013 07:00 am

by Will Davis Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has found itself thrust into the spotlight again over the last two weeks as a series of events at and around the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station have triggered a large volume … Continue reading →
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IAEA Technical Meeting on Flexible (non-baseload) Operation Approaches for Nuclear Power Plants

Nuclear Power Engineering

4-6 Sep 2013

Paris, France

Technical Meeting on Flexible (non-baseload) Operation Approaches for Nuclear Power Plants

The purpose of the meeting is to establish a common understanding of all the relevant aspects of the flexible operation of nuclear power plants (NPPs), and to introduce a draft guideline document for related decision making and implementation (either through new designs or the conversion of existing plants) based on the current knowledge and operational experience in Member States.
This page contains the most up-to-date information and materials regarding the event to assist participants in their preparations. Please visit this page regularly, as new and revised materials will be uploaded here as they become available.

Working Documents

• Information Sheet
• http://www.iaea.org/NuclearPower/Meetings/2013/2013-09-04-09-06-TM-NPE.html