Civil Nuclear
Construction delays make new nuclear power plants costlier than ever
The cost of building new nuclear power plants is nearly 20 per cent higher than expected due to delays, a new analysis has found.
Civil Nuclear
Framatome and Rusatom Automated Control Systems Sign MoU
Framatome and the Russian company JSC Rusatom Automated Control Systems (JSC RASU, the integrator of Rosatom in I and C and electrical engineering) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the sidelines of the St.
Civil Nuclear
Global Nuclear Fuel awarded $250M contract with Entergy
Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) has announced that it has been awarded a long-term contract by Entergy Nuclear to continue to fuel its boiling water reactors.
Civil Nuclear
GE Hitachi Announces Dominion Energy as Investor in BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has announced that Dominion Energy will provide funding to help progress the BWRX-300, a 300 MWe small modular reactor design being developed by GEH.
Civil Nuclear
Berlin agrees to compensate power firms for nuclear exit
The German government approved a draft law Wednesday that paves the way for energy giants RWE and Vattenfall to receive hundreds of millions of euros in compensation for the country's decision to phase out nuclear power.
Civil Nuclear
Framatome to provide Dominion Energy with steam generator services
Framatome signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Dominion Energy to provide steam generator services to the company's entire nuclear reactor fleet.
Civil Nuclear
Supreme Court to rule on largest uranium deposit in US
The Supreme Court said Monday it will examine the legality of a ban on exploiting the largest known deposit of uranium in the United States.
Civil Nuclear
World’s first floating nuclear barge to power Russia’s Arctic oil drive
To meet its growing electricity needs in its drive to develop oil resources in remote Arctic regions, Russia has built a floating nuclear power station, a…
Civil Nuclear
Nuclear Waste Management Organization Signs Co-Operation Agreements With International Partners
Canada's Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has signed or renewed co-operation agreements with counterparts from five countries: Belgium, France, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Civil Nuclear
Demonstration proves nuclear fission system can provide space exploration power
NASA and the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) have successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable long-duration crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and destinations beyond.
Civil Nuclear
Framatome and Vattenfall sign contracts for the delivery of fuel assembly reloads
Framatome will deliver, between 2021 and 2024, 10 reloads of fuel assemblies to the Swedish nuclear power reactors Forsmark 3* and Ringhals 3 and 4*, operated by Vattenfall.
Civil Nuclear
Balancing nuclear and renewable energy
Nuclear power plants typically run either at full capacity or not at all. Yet the plants have the technical ability to adjust to the changing demand for power and thus better accommodate sources of renewable energy such as wind or solar power.
Civil Nuclear
Framatome receives two patent awards for nuclear innovations
Framatome Inc. received two patent awards over the last year for innovations that solve unique challenges in the nuclear energy industry.
Civil Nuclear
Quake hits near Iran nuclear power plant
A moderately strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake Thursday hit Iran's southern region of Bushehr, home to the country's only nuclear power plant, without causing casualties or damage, media reported.
Civil Nuclear
NRC approval brings Framatome’s fuel technology closer to market
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has approved Framatome's AURORA-B AOO methodology, which will allow plants to analyze a wide range of events required for licensing.
Civil Nuclear
Framatome displays year of powerful performance, supports 44 nuclear power outages in 2017
Framatome successfully supported 44 scheduled outages at nuclear energy facilities across North America, including 16 emergent outages in 2017. The maintenance…