TEPCO to remove fuel rods from Fukushima plant’s reactor 4
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) will remove used fuel rods from the crippled reactor 4 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan....
NRC proposes new rules for special nuclear material control and accounting
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is asking the public to comment on a proposal to update, clarify and strengthen the requirements for material control...
Areva to supply spent fuel pool level instrumentation systems to US utilities
Areva has secured a series of contracts for delivery of its spent fuel pool level instrumentation (SFPLI) system to the US-based utilities. ...
Dungeness B nuclear power station goes offline due to power loss
UK energy supplier EDF Energy has announced automatic shut down of both Dungeness B reactors following power cut off caused by debris landing on...
Pakistan begins work on new 1,000MW nuclear power plant
Pakistan has commenced spadework on the 1,000MW nuclear power plant being built with the Chinese assistance near Hawkes Bay in Karachi, unnamed sources have...
EnKK reconnects Unit II of Neckarwestheim plant to grid after inspection
EnBW Kernkraft (EnKK) has reconnected Unit II of the Neckarwestheim nuclear power plant (GKN II) to the grid, following completion of its annual inspection....
CNNC completes Fuqing unit 1 reactor coolant’s hydrostatic testing
China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) has successfully completed hydrostatic testing of the under development Fuqing unit 1 reactor coolant system, moving the unit a...
Southern Nuclear begins Plant Farley unit 1’s refueling outage
US-based nuclear energy operator Southern Nuclear has shut down unit 1 of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant in Dothan, Alabama, US, for a...
EnBW shuts down Unit-II of Neckarwestheim nuclear power station for annual inspection
EnBW's Unit-II of its Neckarwestheim nuclear power station in Germany has been disconnected from the grid on September 21 2013 to carry out a...
CNEC provides construction update on Unit 5 of Yangjiang NPP in China
China Nuclear Engineering Corporation Limited (CNEC) has started pouring concrete at Unit 5 of the Yangjiang nuclear power plant (NPP) located in Guangdong province....
