Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin said late last week that state support for construction of the Hanhikivi Nuclear Power Plant in Finland is a solid investment. Read More »
Kazatomprom Chairman Askar Zhumagaliyev and China General Nuclear Power Corp. (CGNPC) CEO Zhang Shanming reached a cooperative agreement recently for design and construction of a fuel-assemblies plant and joint development of uranium mines in Kazakhstan. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed the acceptance review of Westinghouse Electric Co.’s seismic option, the company said this week. Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said this week that a confirmatory order has been issued to the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant in Monticello, Minnesota. Read More »
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) seeks public comments for its second draft supplement to an environmental study associated with the license renewal for the Indian Point Energy Center in Buchanan, New York, the NRC said this week. Read More »
Canadian uranium mining company Cameco said recently that it has named Don Kayne to the board of directors, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Read More »
Energy-industry infrastructure solutions company Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. (CB&I) said recently that it has been contracted to provide modification and maintenance services for an unnamed nuclear plant in the Northeastern U.S. Read More »
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said this week that it will hold a public meeting on Thursday, Jan. 7, regarding reactor-safety issues tied to the Fukushima plant accident in 2011 in Japan. Read More »
AREVA TN said recently that it has entered into a strategic partnership with China's Shanghai Apollo Machinery Co. Ltd. Read More »
Westinghouse Electric Co. said it recently completed testing on a containment vessel to be used at the Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant, currently under construction in the Shandong Province of China. Read More »
The West Virginia Public Service Commission (PSC) has agreed to settlements for recovery of tree-trimming, higher-fuel and purchased-power expenses incurred by FirstEnergy subsidiaries Mon Power and Potomac Edison, the utilities said recently. Read More »
Centrus Energy Corp. and TENEX have reached an agreement that has modified a uranium contract between the two companies and grants an extension of their partnership until 2026, Centrus said recently. Read More »
During the recent annual India-Russia Summit in Moscow, both nations agreed to a plan for building Russian-designed nuclear reactors in India. Read More »
The China General Nuclear Mining Company (CGN Mining) recently agreed to invest approximately $59 million in Fission Uranium, the companies said. Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said recently that it plans to extend the contract for Depleted Uranium Hexafluoride (DUF6) Conversion facilities in Kentucky and Ohio. Read More »
The Fukui District Court reversed an earlier decision late last week that prevented the resumption of operations at Takahama Nuclear Power Station Units 3 and 4 late last week in Takahama, Japan. Read More »
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) recently approved the license renewal for Ontario Power Generation Inc.’s (OPG) Darlington Nuclear Generating Station in Clarington, Ontario, through Nov. 30, 2025, which includes a refurbishment project to extend the plant's lifetime. Read More »
Chubu Electric Power Co. and Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said recently that they are combining existing fuel businesses (upstream/procurement) and overseas power generation and infrastructure businesses into JERA Co. Inc. by July 2016 as part of a previous alliance agreement to integrate their energy-supply chains. Read More »
The decommissioned Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP), near Ignalina, Lithuania, said recently that it was granted a construction and operation license for a landfill facility that will hold low-level waste. Read More »
Rob Chang, an analyst with Cantor Fitzgerald Canada, said in a Monday interview with Energy Report that uranium prices could rise sharply in the near future. Read More »
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