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Radball technology to assist in cleanup of Fukushima nuclear site in Japan

UK's National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) said it will use Radball technology to facilitate clean-up operation at the Fukushima nuclear reactor in Japan. NNL has agreed to work with Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy (HGNE) and TEPCO...

Westinghouse, State Nuclear Power Technology sign joint venture agreement

Westinghouse Electric Company and State Nuclear Power Technology (SNPTC) formed a joint venture (JV), SNPTC-WEC Nuclear Power Technical Services (Beijing) to provide supplier qualification services to the global AP1000 nuclear power plant market. The...

Southern Nuclear’s Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant unit 2 resumes production

US-based nuclear energy operator Southern Nuclear, a subsidiary of Southern Company, has announced the restart of production at unit 2 of its Joseph M. Farley nuclear plant in Dothan, Alabama, US, following a planned refueling and maintenance outage....

Dominion shuts down Kewaunee nuclear power plant in US

Energy firm Dominion has shut down its 556MW Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin, US, permanently after 40 years of operation. The company said the move was due to its inability to grow a...

Platts Survey:High Capital Costs and Maintaining Public Confidence Citedas Greatest ChallengesFacing European Nuclear Power Markets

High capital costs and maintaining public confidence are seen as the greatest challenges facing the European nuclear power industry, according to a recent survey conducted by Platts, a leading global energy, petrochemical and metals information provider. The survey included...

Indian apex court approves commissioning of Kudankulam nuclear power plant

The Supreme Court of India has approved commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. Several anti-nuclear activists have filed petitions regarding the safety of the project. In its ruling, the court said...

EDF to deploy Ventyx’s asset management applications at power plants in France

France-based electricity producer Electricite de France (EDF) has entered into an enterprise license agreement to use ABB's Ventyx’s enterprise asset management (EAM) solution at all of its major power generating plants in France. Initially,...

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