Vol. 19, No. 40 
AtkinsRéalis Group, partners sign MOU to pursue 6,000-MW Indiana project
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Uranium Enrichment & Fuel Cycle
Westinghouse to build $1 billion LEU+ fuel facility in South Carolina
Westinghouse plans to put $1 billion into constructing an advanced nuclear fuel factory at its Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility in South Carolina. Cranberry Township, Penn.-based Westinghouse said Wednesday the proposed fuel factory will produce low enriched uranium plus (LEU+) fuel to support its AP1000 reactor fleet. It hopes to have the new facility up and […]
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News & Analysis
Virginia SCC staff calls for rejection of NextEra, Dominion proposed merger in current form
NextEra Energy and Dominion Energy’s merger could be jeopardized as the Virginia State Corporation Commission’s staff urge the commission to reject the proposal as it currently stands. In a Monday 201-page filing, the Virginia State Corporation Commission staff said the proposed merger application fails to prove that the merger would provide adequate service to Virginia […]
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News & Analysis
West Virginia drops out of race for DOE’s nuclear campus program
In a short turnaround, West Virginia formally removed itself from consideration for the Department of Energy’s Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campus program recently. The state was selected to be the sixth state on a shortlist for the program on Sept. 8, but by Sept. 30, West Virginia withdrew itself after saying it would not be able […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
EM’s Walsh envisions growing reactor fleet in South Carolina, including SRS
AIKEN, S.C. – The Department of Energy wants to see eight large-scale nuclear reactors operating in South Carolina by 2036, and an advanced small modular reactor at the Savannah River Site (SRS) in the foreseeable future, Tim Walsh, DOE’s Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management, said here Thursday. Nationwide, Walsh wants to see 10 big new […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
X-energy, AEP and Amazon team up for proposed Indiana SMR project
Rockville, Md.-based X-energy, American Electric Power (AEP) and Amazon have signed a joint agreement to develop a 960-megawatt small modular reactor (SMR) project in Indiana. Using X-energy’s Xe-100 SMR, X-energy and AEP will pursue feasibility studies for the SMR at the former coal site, Breeding Generation Station, in Sullivan County, Ind. The two companies plan […]
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Recommissioning & Restarts
Holtec retrieves tilted assembly, resumes fuel loading at Palisades
After weeks of uncertainty at Palisades Nuclear Plant in Michigan, Holtec International said this week it has recovered the “tilted” fuel assembly that has delayed resumption of operations at the previously shuttered plant. With the fuel assembly removed, Holtec said its Palisades team will resume fuel loading and other operational readiness activities. Holtec first began […]
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Defense & Military
Radiant picked to supply microreactor for Naval Weapons Station Crane
The United States Navy selected El Segundo, Calif.-based Radiant Nuclear’s microreactor technology to power Naval Weapons Station in Crane, Ind., the company said Tuesday. The Navy previously announced in September that Naval Weapons Station in Crane would be the service’s first naval microreactor installation. Radiant will work with the Navy, Army, Defense Innovation Unit, Nuclear […]
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Reactor Licensing & Regulation
Nuclear plant uprates should provide more power in near term, NRC staff says
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission anticipates several applications from plant operators to uprate reactor units over the next couple of years, NRC staff said Thursday. Energy demand is growing due to factors such as artificial intelligence, data centers and manufacturing. As a result, NRC staff said during an Oct. 22 joint meeting it is making efforts […]
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News & Analysis
Centrus buys manufacturing company in $116 million transaction
Centrus Energy acquired one of its manufacturing suppliers, Westernman Holdings, in a transaction for nearly $116 million, Centrus said Monday. The near-$116 million acquisition was made up of a combination of $95 million cash that was on hand and $21 million of equity, Centrus said in its press release. Additionally, Westernman and all its business […]
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Advanced Nuclear & SMRs
Startup proposes 6,600 megawatt nuclear project in eastern Kentucky
The Nuclear Company, a startup project developer, is eyeing Lewis County, Ky. as its site for a planned 6,600-megawatt power plant that would use six of Westinghouse’s AP1000 reactors. The Prosperity One Nuclear Campus would have up to six AP1000 reactors, with the initial phase of it beginning with two units, The Nuclear Company said […]
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News & Analysis
Three universities form advanced nuclear workforce consortium
Arizona State University, Purdue University and the University of Tennessee have banded together to create a consortium focused on filling the pipeline for the advanced nuclear workforce. The New Nuclear Academic Consortium, announced on Oct. 14, the three public research universities are working on a regional and national effort to build up a new group […]
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Contracts & Procurement
NRC starts shopping for vendor help with force-on-force inspections
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking responses to gauge the market’s capabilities to help the agency perform its Force-on-Force inspection activities. According to the NRC’s Monday System for Award Management (SAM) notice, NRC invites all parties, including all categories of small businesses, to respond to the Source Sought Synopsis, a federal market survey tool. NRC […]
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News & Analysis
Round Up: Kentucky issues reactor pilot program solicitation; General Atomics to lead nuclear waste program; Colton joins DOE NE as senior adviser
Kentucky state’s nuclear energy department issued a request for information (RFI) late last week to gauge interest in its nuclear reactor pilot program. According to the Oct. 16 RFI, the responses to the solicitation are due by Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. Eastern Time. Responses from utilities, nuclear reactor developers, prospective utility customers and other […]