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N.C. nuclear plant shut down after crack discovered

2013-05-17 06:38:13| Energy - Topix.net

A nuclear plant near North Carolina's capital city was shut down after operators reviewing ultrasonic tests from last year found the results showed tiny marks of corrosion and cracking that need repair, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.

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Nuclear Resurgence Dims Due to Rising Costs, Low Demand

2013-05-14 21:36:30| ENR.com: Headline News

?In the span of a single week, the nuclear power industry's hoped-for U.S. resurgence took a few steps backward as several projects and existing plants from across the country either were shut down or began to face increased scrutiny from regulators due to ongoing problems and financial issues.

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Rosatom offers emerging nations nuclear package: paper

2013-05-13 12:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Russia's state-owned nuclear company Rosatom is offering a special package deal to build and operate nuclear power stations abroad in a bid to win business from developing countries, a company official was quoted on Monday as saying. The offer to "Build, Own, Operate" (BOO), also includes financing to countries seeking to build nuclear plants. Rosatom, a major competitor for groups like Areva, Toshiba-owned Westinghouse and Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. has built nuclear reactors abroad in the past,...

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Ningde Nuclear Power Plant

2013-05-13 01:00:00| Power Technology

Ningde Nuclear Power Plant is located in Ningde, Fujian Province of China. It is the first island type nuclear power plant in China and also the first on the Taiwan Strait's west coast.

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As Price of Nuclear Energy Drops, a Wisconsin Plant Is Shut

2013-05-09 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: The Kewaunee nuclear power plant in Wisconsin shut down for the last time on Tuesday, but it is preparing to break new ground for the American nuclear industry. Dominion closed its Kewaunee plant on Tuesday because it was no longer profitable. It may go to sleep, Snow White-style, for 50 years, to be awakened when its radioactivity has subsided. Or it may be dismantled in the next decade or so. In either case, the responsibility and the expense, probably near $1 billion, will be borne for the...

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