NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION: NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the St. Lucie nuclear power plant, operated by Florida Power & Light Co., during an open house on May 3 at the plant’s Energy Encounter, 6501 South Ocean Drive, Highway A1A in Jensen Beach, Fla. The two-unit St. Lucie plant is located in Jensen Beach, about 10 miles southeast of Ft. Pierce, Fla. Read More »

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION: NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant Performance and Construction Inspections of New Units

Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Vogtle nuclear power plant’s two operating units and the agency’s assessment of the two units under construction during an open house on April 26 in the auditorium at Augusta Technical College’s Waynesboro Campus, 216 Highway 24 South in Waynesboro, Ga. Read More »

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION: NRC to Hold Open House to Discuss 2017 Performance of Hatch Nuclear Power Plant

Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following announcement on April 16.Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will discuss the 2017 safety performance of the Hatch nuclear power plant, operated by Southern Nuclear Operating Co., during an open house on April 24 in Room 171 of the Southeastern Technical College, 3001 East First St., Vidalia, Ga. Read More »

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION: Proposes $145,000 Civil Penalty for Violations at Vogtle Nuclear Plant

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is proposing a $145,000 civil penalty against Southern Nuclear Operating Co., for violations at the company’s Vogtle nuclear power plant involving plant employees who did not complete required rounds to check equipment and plant conditions, but provided inaccurate documentation indicating that they had done so. Read More »

BWX TECHNOLOGIES, INC.: BWXT Awarded CA$18.6 Million Contract for Nuclear Power Plant Tube Fabrication

BWX Technologies, Inc. issued the following announcement on.BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:BWXT) announced today that its subsidiary BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc. (BWXT NEC) has been awarded a CA$18.6 million, four-year contract to manufacture zircaloy-4 seamless tubes for Societatea Nationala Nuclearelectrica SA (SNN), which operates the Cernavoda Nuclear Power Plant in Romania..@BWXTech Awarded CA$18.6 Million Contract for Nuclear Power Plant Tube Fabrication Tweet this “This contract is an important win for us because it demonstrates BWXT’s international competiveness in the CANDU segment,” said John MacQuarrie, President of BWXT Canada Ltd. and BWXT NEC. Read More »