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Dominion awards AREVA two-decade nuclear fuel contract
20 December, 2013
AREVA has won a $73 million contract to supply nuclear fuel for Millstone 2, a 1210 MW pressurized water reactor in Waterford, Connecticut.

TEPCO will decommission Fukushima Daiichi 5&6
19 December, 2013
TEPCO has decided to decommission the two undamaged reactors - units 5&6 - at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in Japan, quashing hopes that they might restart.

EDF Energy inaugurates Sizewell B emergency response centre, hints about Dungeness B life extension
19 December, 2013
EDF Energy has inaugurated a new Emergency Response Centre near the Sizewell B nuclear power station, although it will not become fully operational until March 2014. At that point, the UK utility will complete a three-year programme of work following the events at Fukushima.

UK National Nuclear Lab moves to the fore
19 December, 2013
Two recent announcements of government funding demonstrate that the National Nuclear Laboratory will take a key role in the UK’s nuclear power development plans.

Sellafield appoints PM apprentices
19 December, 2013
Sellafield Ltd, the company responsible for safely decommissioning the UK’s nuclear legacy, has recruited 10 project management apprentices as part of the Association for Project Management’s (APM) Higher Apprenticeship scheme.

Brussels opens in-depth investigation into Hinkley nuclear deal
18 December, 2013
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to examine whether UK plans to subsidise a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point are in line with EU state aid rules, which aim to preserve competition.

Fort Calhoun restarts after almost three years offline
18 December, 2013
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved the restart of Omaha Public Power District's Fort Calhoun nuclear station in Nebraska, which has been offline since April 2011.

Holtec remains defiant after losing SMR joint-funding bid to NuScale
17 December, 2013
The US Department of Energy selected NuScale Power LLC for a development cost-share agreement to develop a small modular reactor design, following a similar award to Babcock & Wilcox for its mPower reactor in late 2012.

Jet boring operations begin at Cigar Lake
16 December, 2013
Cameco has started jet boring operations at the Cigar Lake uranium project in northern Saskatchewan, Canada.

Japan's draft energy plan emphasizes the role of nuclear
16 December, 2013
Nuclear power will continue to be utilized in Japan, according to the latest draft of Japan's basic energy plan.

Bulgaria enters talks for AP1000 at Kozloduy
16 December, 2013
Westinghouse has entered into exclusive talks with state-owned Bulgarian Energy Holdings (BEH) over the potential construction of a seventh reactor--an AP1000--at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria.

Leibstadt extends nuclear fuel supply contract with Westinghouse
16 December, 2013
Westinghouse Electric Company has received a two-year extension to its contract for supply of nuclear fuel to Switzerland's Leibstadt nuclear power plant.

Megatons to Megawatts comes to an end
11 December, 2013
Uranium extracted from over 20,000 Russian nuclear warheads as part of the 'Megatons to Megawatts' initiative has supplied over 10% of all US electricity over the last 15 years. Now, that program has officially come to an end.

L-3 MAPPS to supply full scope simulator for Tihange 1
11 December, 2013
L-3 MAPPS has won a new order to supply a full scope operator training simulator for Belgium's Tihange 1 nuclear power plant, from the plant operator Electrabel.

UK pledges support for nuclear supply chain
10 December, 2013
The UK government is making up to £13 million ($21 million) available to help UK-based businesses take advantage of opportunities in the nuclear market. Meanwhile, the Nuclear Industry Association is setting up a partnership to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) maximise their opportunities in the nuclear supply chain.

France and China increase nuclear cooperation
10 December, 2013
French reactor vendor AREVA has signed agreements with two Chinese companies covering the development of partnerships in both civil nuclear power and renewable energy.

AREVA-Siemens wins nuclear I&C contract for China's Fuqing 5&6
10 December, 2013
AREVA, in consortium with Siemens has won a contract to supply the instrumentation and control systems for units 5&6 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China.

Critical module installed for Vogtle 3
05 December, 2013
The CA-04 module will house the reactor vessel for the Vogtle 3 AP1000

Horizon signs agreements for Wylfa Newydd project
04 December, 2013
The Hitachi-owned company has signed an agreement with the UK government, as well contracts with three key suppliers.

Nuclear generation in OECD fell 5% in 2012
04 December, 2013
The amount of nuclear-generated electricity in the OECD area declined by 5.2% between 2011 and 2012, according to a new report.



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