Tag: nuclear

In Canada, a nuclear project capturing the imagination is Darlington SMR. According to a press release from Ontario Power Generation (OPG) on Mau 8th of this year, OPG has received the green light to build North America’s first commercial, grid-scale SMR.

Paragon is now the exclusive North American representative for IMI’s valves and other related equipment to the nuclear industry, including actuators and vent silencers.

Velan Inc., a leading manufacturer of industrial valves, has been selected as a supplier by GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) for Ontario Power Generation’s historic Darlington New Nuclear Project, the first Small Modular Reactor (SMR) initiative in North America.

Paragon Energy Solutions, a leading supplier of safety-related products and components for the nuclear industry, has entered into a strategic agreement with IMI, a global leader in flow control solutions and valves.

On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear accident in recorded history occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine, former Soviet Union.

Details have emerged of a plan to complete the Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant in Alabama, and its two Babcock & Wilcox pressurized water reactors.

For more than 130 years, the Arizona Public Service Company (APS) has powered Arizona’s growth, prosperity and innovation. APS continues to be the state’s largest and longest serving electric utility, providing 2.7 million people with safe and reliable energy. Palo Verde Generating Station is the largest source of carbon-free electricity in the United States, with 6,400 MW of generating capacity and one gigawatt of renewable energy. By Candace Allison & Sarah Bradley

Recently, Framatome signed a teaming agreement with AW Chesterton to become the exclusive distributor of its valve packing and mechanical seals to the majority of North America’s nuclear energy fleet.

Exelon Generation, the owner of the nation’s largest fleet of nuclear energy facilities, and Holtec International, a global leader in used nuclear fuel management technologies, today announced an agreement for Holtec to purchase Oyster Creek Generating Station.

Two major U.S. agencies are planning to streamline the safety review and permitting process for Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facility proposals.