Electrical problem at Braidwoon NPP triggers shut down
An electrical problem in the Unit 2 main generator of Exelon's Braidwood plant is being blamed for the shutdown early Monday morning of the plant's two nuclear power units. The problem, registered at 2:06 a.m., automatically shut down the Unit 2 turbine followed 13 minutes later by the shutdown of the Unit 1 reactor. It also led to a release of steam over a 26-hour-period ending at 4:25 a.m. Tuesday. The steam release was seen and heard by area residents. Samples of the steam released show no signs of containing radioactive tritium, said Neal Miller, ...
Comanche Peak plant celebrates 20 years in service
Twenty years ago, on the day the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant began making juice, some environmental activists fretted that if the plant ever ran at full power, it would create a meltdown. And some nuclear industry boosters said nuclear power could make electricity cheaper. As Energy Future Holdings' nuclear plant celebrates two decades of making electricity, there's never been a disaster, even as the plants ...
Iran to launch of first nuclear power plant
In this photo released by the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA), the reactor building of Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is seen just outside the port city of Bushehr. File Photo: AP
Russia wildfires dangerously close to nuclear sites
While efforts continue to extinguish wildfires that have killed more than 50 people in western Russia, a number of the country’s nuclear facilities have found themselves on alert. The situation has stabilized in 11 out of 14 Russian regions affected by the wildfires, according to Sergei Shoigu, minister for emergency situations. In a report from the Itar-Tass news agency, he said that the situation in three regions, including Nizhny Novgorod, remains difficult. The ministry of emergency situations (Emercom) reported that, as of 9 August, 247 separate fires had started during the previous day, while 239 had ...
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Tools to beat the Counterfeiters
Tech Tools to Beat the Counterfeiters Summer seems to be the season of precautionary reminders: avoid contact with deer ticks to reduce the risk of Lyme disease; use sunscreen to protect...
Fake iPads flying off the shelves in Beijing
This handout picture taken in Shenzhen on Jan. 29, 2009, and released by Shenzhen Great Loong Brother Industrial Co., shows the company’s iPad-like “P88.” Fake iPads...
Senators concerned over counterfeit parts in Defense supplies
The Defense Department’s supply chain is vulnerable to the infiltration of counterfeit parts, potentially jeopardizing the lives of American soldiers, according to two Democratic...
Counterfeit components found in military supply chain
Counterfeiters have attempted to introduce fake components into military grade equipment, potentially putting that gear at risk. The UK Electronics Alliance (UKEA) told ZDNet UK on...
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Egypt announces nuclear plant site
EGYPT announced on Wednesday it would build its planned nuclear powerplant on the Mediterranean coast of el-Dabaa which it hopes will start production in 2019, the state news agency...
India: Rajasthan groundbreaking begins
A ceremony has been held to mark the start of groundbreaking for units 7 and 8 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP) in India. First concrete is scheduled to be poured at the...
Westinghouse works on Chinese AP1000 contracts
Discussions continue for Westinghouse regarding the scope of its involvement in the next wave of AP1000 build in China. Major contracts were signed last week covering the engineering...
Iran’s Bushehr plant has begun fueling
Iran began fueling its first nuclear energy plant in the southern city of Bushehr on Saturday, the nation’s state media reported. The effort will help the country create nuclear-generated...
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B&W subsidiary to design and provide support for manufacture of replacement steam generators in South America
The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE:BWC) announced today that its subsidiary Babcock & Wilcox Canada Ltd. (B&W Canada) has been awarded a replacement steam generator (RSG) contract from Industrias Metalúrgicas Pescarmona Sociedad Anónima (IMPSA) in Argentina. B&W Canada will design and fabricate key components and provide...
UK: Dungeness B reactor back online after repairs
One of the two nuclear reactors at Dungeness B power station is finally up and running again, after more than 300,000 hours of repairs. Unit 21, which has been generating power since 1983, provides enough electricity for roughly 750,000 homes. It had been offline for maintenance since November while engineers carried out detailed inspections...
Harper: Delayed N.B. reactor gets no new funds
Prime Minister Stephen Harper did not commit to any new funding to cover the delays associated with the Point Lepreau refurbishment project. (CBC) Prime Minister Stephen Harper has not committed to offering any new federal money to cover the cost of overruns associated with delays on the $1.4-billion Point Lepreau refurbishment project. Harper...
641-ton steam generators bound for San Onofre nuclear plant
Two, 65-foot, 641-ton steam generators are being hoisted from a ship onto a barge at the Port of Los Angeles this week — one that will carry them to the San Onofre nuclear plant to complete a decade-long replacement process. And there are more gargantuan feats to come: unloading the giant generators at a dock on the Camp Pendleton Marine base,...
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