Nuclear Electricity Generation for February 2008
Nuclear Electricity Generation for February 2008
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Several proposals surfacing to expand nuclear in western US
While most new nuclear plant projects are concentrated in the southeastern US, a few proposals are now under consideration in some western states.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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US new reactors more likely online in 2016 and beyond, NEI official says
New nuclear plants are more likely to come online in the US in the 2016-2017 timeframe than around 2015, a senior Nuclear Energy Institute official said April
Publication Date: APR 2008
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US-Russian pact being reviewed, said to be ready for signing soon
A US-Russian agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation is making its way through the US interagency process and should be ready to be signed by officials from the
Publication Date: APR 2008
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CNSC approves 10-year renewal for Pickering waste facility license
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission has approved a 10-year renewal of Ontario Power Generation's license to operate its Pickering waste management facility, which accommodates waste generated by
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Cheap nuclear power will win over EU public, European experts say
Nuclear power's increasing cost advantage will attract long-term investors and win the European public's acceptance of the technology, according to speakers at a Paris conference last week
Publication Date: APR 2008
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China begins procurement process for first two HTR units in Shandong
Backed by fresh Chinese government research and development funding, a consortium of engineering firms and utility investors has started the equipment bidding process for two pebble-bed modular
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Constellation-Maryland pact lifts some obstacles to new nuclear units
Constellation Energy Group and Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley have agreed to a settlement of financial and regulatory issues arising from the state's 1999 restructuring of its retail
Publication Date: APR 2008
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EPRI: Risk-informed approaches have reduced accident risk
The use of probabilistic risk assessments, or PRAs, has "come out of the cubicle[s] of a few analysts and into the mainstream of plant operation and regulation,"
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Fangjiashan project underscores discord at Chinese design firms
The three-loop 1,000-MW PWR under construction by China National Nuclear Corp., CNNC, at Fangjiashan, adjacent to its Qinshan site, will closely resemble or even replicate the modified
Publication Date: APR 2008
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France, UK may form group to adopt nuclear safety standards
France and the UK could form the core of a European nuclear "club" that could adopt common nuclear safety standards, bypassing the EU Council where agreement on
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Grid reliability, coordination remain concerns of regulators
A proposed reliability standard mandating that nuclear plant operators coordinate activities with transmission entities is one of the issues that will be discussed at an April 8
Publication Date: APR 2008
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IEA warns of impact of measure to make up for Olkiluoto-3 delays
The Finnish government needs to ensure that a stopgap measure for covering potential electricity shortfall because of the delay in bringing Olkiluoto-3 into commercial operation does not
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Latvia seeking faster alternatives to long-planned Ignalina plant
With a new Ignalina plant still far from becoming a reality, Latvia is moving to find other solutions for its electricity needs, including gas, coal or biomass
Publication Date: APR 2008
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NB Power begins 18-month outage to refurbish Point Lepreau reactor
New Brunswick Power has started an 18-month outage to carry out a Cdn$1billion refurbishment of its Point Lepreau reactor, the utility announced March 29. Plant staff began
Publication Date: APR 2008
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NDA picks consortium to manage, operate UK's Drigg LLW repository
URS Corp.'s Washington Division, formerly Washington Group International, is leading a consortium that was awarded a contract March 31 by state cleanup body Nuclear Decommissioning Authority to
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Regulator seeks EDF's response to QA findings at Flamanville-3
France's nuclear regulator, ASN, has asked Electricite de France to respond by April 12 to inspectors' findings of quality assurance problems in civil works on the Flamanville-3
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Swiss government to seek comment on Muehleberg license amendment
The Swiss government will seek public comment within the coming weeks on an unlimited-duration license for the 372-MW Muehleberg BWR, in the wake of a high court
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Three more COL applications submitted to NRC
NRC received two more applications for combined construction permit-operating licenses on March 31 and the second half of a partial COL application filed separately last month.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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UK's Sheffield Forgemasters plans to produce ultra-large forgings
The board of directors of Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd. is moving ahead with plans to seek financing for a 15,000-metric-ton press that could start to produce ultra-large
Publication Date: APR 2008
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ASN asks EDF to improve quality, organization at Flamanville-3
France's nuclear safety authority, ASN, considers the quality of Electricite de France's EPR construction at Flamanville-3 "satisfactory" in general, but has asked EDF to improve the work
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Belgian nuclear phase-out retained by new government
Belgium's nuclear phase-out remains in place under the country's new government, with no solid opinion among observers on when the issue could be revisited.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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China's new energy bureau raises nuclear power target
In its first official act, China's new State Energy Bureau, SEB, has raised the target for installed nuclear generating capacity in China's electricity generation basket in 2020
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Election defeat of antinuclear DPP a favorable turn for Taiwan Power
The effect on Taiwan Power Co. of the March 22 election defeat of the antinuclear Democratic Progressive Party will not be as dramatic as was the DPP's
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Entergy establishes outside panel to evaluate safety of Indian Point
Responding to local groups and elected officials opposing the extension of Indian Point's license 20 more years, Entergy Nuclear agreed to establish an independent panel to examine
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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France, UK aim for agreement on nuclear power cooperation
French President Nicolas Sarkozy was aiming for agreement on a new bilateral nuclear partnership with UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown during his state visit to the UK
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Indian leaders working to reach accord with leftists on nuclear deal
India's ruling coalition is searching for a "meeting ground" with domestic critics of a proposed nuclear deal, the country's foreign affairs minister said March 25, but he
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NRG, Toshiba form partnership to build ABWRs
NRG Energy and Toshiba Corp. are partnering in a new business to market, site, develop and finance new ABWRs, and will offer firm engineering, procurement and construction,
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Putin signs decree establishing Rosatom nuclear power corporation
Russian President Vladimir Putin on March 20 signed a decree formally establishing the state nuclear power corporation Rosatom, transferring the authority of the former Federal Atomic Energy
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Toshiba, Atomenergoprom sign nuclear framework agreement
Russia's new nuclear industry corporation last week concluded a general framework agreement with Toshiba Corp. that could lead to joint design and engineering of nuclear power plants,
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Union skeptical of Entergy plans to spin off non-utility nuclear assets
The safe operation and financial stability of Entergy's five merchant plants — and the decommissioned Big Rock Point plant — are at risk by the company's plans
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Areva closing in on decision to build second components plant
Areva NP expects to decide "shortly" whether and where to build a second heavy components manufacturing plant to supplement production of its Saint Marcel plant at Chalon-sur-Saone,
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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BE seeking partners or buyers to help it realize nuclear ambitions
British Energy has approached major energy suppliers about taking a stake in the firm or buying it outright because "of the sheer size of the nuclear opportunity
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Bear Stearns unlikely to affect new plants, nuclear official says
The federal bailout and fire sale of investment bank Bear Stearns & Co. to JP Morgan Chase & Co. is unlikely to have any short-term effect on
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Bruce Power Alberta pursuing potential reactor construction
Bruce Power's Alberta subsidiary has filed a site preparation application with Canada's nuclear regulator for the possible construction of four reactors, the company announced March 13.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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CNSC recommends design change to increase Maple-1's power limit
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission staff has recommended that commissioners approve a design change to the core of Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.'s Maple-1 isotope-producing reactor, a
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Dutch nuclear decision timetable should aim at 2030, advisers say
A Dutch government advisory panel last week told the Cabinet that because of long lead times required for energy infrastructure projects, any decision by the government in
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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EDF, EPRI, Tepco join to research materials aging for life extension
In a bid to support ever-longer reactor lifetimes, the world's biggest nuclear plant operators have joined forces to research the physical phenomena underlying aging of materials used
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Florida PSC gives FPL go-ahead to pursue new Turkey Point reactors
The five-member Florida Public Service Commission unanimously approved on March 18 Florida Power & Light's petition for a determination of need for two new nuclear units at
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Government asks four vendors to bid on new reactors in Ontario
The government of Ontario has invited four reactor vendors — Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., Areva NP, GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy, and Westinghouse Electric — to bid on
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NRC says eight reactors can wait until refueling to have weld inspections
Eight PWRs can continue to run until their scheduled refueling outages, rather than shutting down early for their operators to inspect pressurizer welds between dissimilar-metal welds, NRC
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Planned upgrades at Russian units include new diesel generators
New backup diesel generators will be installed at Russia's Kola nuclear power plant to replace those that don't fulfill current safety requirements and "are not entirely reliable,"
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Private firm continues project to build small reactor in Germany
Temme AG, a small firm backed by private eastern European investors, is moving into the test phase of a research project near Bitburg that ultimately aims to
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Safety culture is high-level focus at NRC and by industry officials
NRC is considering including additional safety culture components in the reactor oversight process as a way to possibly flag a plant's declining performance, an agency official said
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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US uprates could add up to 1,751 megawatts
Over the next five years, the NRC expects to receive 24 power uprate applications that, if approved, would result in a combined increase of about 5,254 megawatts
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Canada's quest for uranium enrichment raises export criteria issues for NSG
Canada is urging the US to support a proposed change in Nuclear Suppliers Group export rules to allow countries that meet certain nonproliferation criteria to receive enrichment
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Canadian environment official updates liability revision progress
Canada's environment commissioner told Parliament March 8 he is satisfied with progress made in revising the country's Nuclear Liability Act in spite of the fact amendments to
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Cernavoda uses 'Finnish model' to create project team for plants
The seven-party investor agreement to construct and operate the Cernavoda-3 and -4 reactors in Romania was built on the "Finnish model," according to Marius Condu, project director
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Circumferential cracking found in weld at Crystal River-3
Progress Energy has found indications of circumferential weld cracking at Crystal River-3, the utility said this week.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Connecticut high court upholds spent fuel dry storage at Millstone
The Connecticut Supreme Court this week let stand a lower court ruling that allows Millstone to fill up to 49 canisters with spent nuclear fuel and then
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Eight reactors may need to shut down early for weld inspections, NRC says
NRC this week raised the possibility that it will require eight reactors to shut down before their scheduled spring refueling outages so that pressurizer welds could be
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Electrabel, RWE Power finalists for share in new Belene reactors
Electrabel and RWE Power were chosen by Bulgaria's Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania, NEK, to enter second-phase negotiations for a 49% share in the planned two reactors at Belene.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Estonia reaffirms its interest in new Ignalina nuclear plant
Estonia doesn't plan to withdraw from a new Ignalina nuclear plant project, the country's ambassador to Lithuania said March 7. His remark came in response to a
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Leftists, government to confer on India-IAEA agreement March 17
Indian Foreign Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee will meet March 17 with leftist parties supporting the government to discuss the text of a safeguards agreement negotiated with the
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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NSG drafting exemption conditions anticipating India-IAEA agreement
Nuclear Suppliers Group members are drafting specific conditions that India must fulfill before the 45 NSG states will agree to lift nuclear trade sanctions against that country,
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Notes to Nucleonics Week generating table for January 2008
Units in the US and Asia reported results for 744 hours in January. Europe outside the UK reported results for 672 hours in January.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Nuclear Electricity Generation for January 2008
Nuclear Electricity Generation for January 2008
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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OPAL research reactor still offline as regulators grill operator Ansto
Australia's only research reactor, OPAL, remains offline after the country's nuclear regulator returned the operator's restart request with detailed questions on the design of the reactor and
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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PSC staff supports new Turkey Point reactors
The Florida Public Service Commission staff recommended March 10 that PSC commissioners approve Florida Power & Light Co.'s petition for a determination of need for two new
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Progress Energy says new reactors in Levy County to cost $14 billion
Progress Energy said two new Westinghouse AP1000s would cost about $14 billion to build at a greenfield site in Levy County, Florida, and those costs could escalate
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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UniStar closing in on new estimate of cost of building EPR in the US
UniStar Nuclear Energy is about 30 to 45 days away from having the latest cost estimate for building an EPR in the US, a senior company executive
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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AECL to get more government funds next fiscal year, but CNSC to get less
The Canadian government has allocated more than (Cdn)$240 million to Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission during the 2008-09 fiscal year. The
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Areva's income, sales increased in 2007, along with debt
Areva last week unveiled what analysts agreed were very good financial results for 2007, but the company said its debt ballooned to Eur 4.003 billion at the
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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At Palo Verde, 2008 is the year of corrective action, culture change
Randy Edington, Arizona Public Service Co.'s top nuclear officer, moved through a crowd of workers on the grounds of Palo Verde last week, stopping as people called
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Attempt to add Socialist to CSN seen as aid to nuclear phase-out
Spain's nuclear industry is suspicious about an attempt by the Socialist party to appoint a new commissioner, viewing the move as a way to make it easier
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Austria keeps anti-fission stance as EU passes low-carbon plan
A strategic energy technology plan, or SET plan, designed to boost low-carbon technologies in the EU was approved February 28 by the EU Council of energy ministers,
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Exelon COO says risk sharing needed to build new reactors
Engineers and construction contractors for new nuclear plant builds must be prepared to share risks by guaranteeing timely, on-budget performance in their contracts, Christopher Crane, chief operating
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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International cooperation, training needed at Forsmark, IAEA says
Personnel at Forsmark need more international cooperation and help with training, the leader of a recently completed IAEA mission to the Swedish plant said in an interview
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Iowa, Wisconsin lawmakers take up bills that promote nuclear power
The Iowa and Wisconsin legislatures are considering changes to state laws that would open the door for more nuclear generation.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Japan revs up seismic reassessment in tandem with Tepco effort
The Japanese government is moving ahead with an overall seismic hazard reassessment for the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, in parallel with a separate effort by owner Tokyo
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Lithuania warns of high cost of EU climate-energy package
Lithuania said the EU-enforced closure of Ignalina-2 in 2009 would push electricity prices in Lithuania up 300% from 2008 levels.
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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MDEP leadership launches program on review of EPR, AP1000 designs
Senior nuclear regulators from 10 countries, meeting at the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency in Paris March 4, agreed to launch a new program of work in the
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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OPG's nuclear business posts loss, as outages lower generation
Ontario Power Generation's nuclear business segment had a loss of (Cdn)$84 million in 2007, versus net income of $70 million in 2006, largely due to unplanned outages
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Senators to introduce bill creating bank for financing 'clean' energy
Senators Pete Domenici and Mary Landrieu planned to introduce a bill this week, possibly on March 5, to create a government-run public-private bank to provide financial support
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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US Air Force may lease land for nuclear plant
The US Air Force is offering to lease land at one or more of its installations to a company or consortium interested in building a nuclear power
Publication Date: MAR 2008
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Austrian objection to nuclear energy threatens EU's low-carbon plan
Austria is threatening to block approval of a European plan to support low-carbon "strategic energy technologies," or SET, because the plan includes a nuclear fission component, along
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Equipment integrity issue resolved at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Tepco says
Seven months after the Niigata offshore earthquake indefinitely idled all seven BWRs at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa in northwestern Japan, no damage to any seismic class-A reactor equipment has been
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Finnish energy group sees need for up to 4,800 MW of nuclear power
Finland will need up to 4,800 MW of new nuclear power — in addition to the 1,600-MW Olkiluoto-3 under construction — by 2030, according to Jukka Leskelae
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Flamanville-3 cost holding steady, EDF says
The cost of building new nuclear plants is rising, EDF Chairman/CEO Pierre Gadonneix said last week, but Electricite de France is not revising its projections for the
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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Government commission supports use of thorium reactors in Norway
A government commission has recommended that thorium-fueled reactors be considered for Norway, which has one of the largest thorium deposits in the world.
Publication Date: FEB 2008
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