Tag: nuclear

Bechtel’s Nuclear, Security and Environment global business unit has honored Fluid Controls and Components (FCCI) for its outstanding work for the Hanford vitrification plant. FCCI, located in Richland, Washington, completed a complex valve contract that required extensive engineering and technical planning.

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has announced that its Beaver Valley Power Station Unit 1 in Shippingport, Pennsylvania had shut down operations as of April 25th at 12:01am for scheduled refuelling and maintenance.

The Portland, Oregon-based NuScale Power has announced that it has finished the fabrication and assembly of a full-scale, upper module mock-up of a small modular reactor. It is called the NuScale Power Module™ or NPM.

FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., has announced that its Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio, was shut down at 12 am on Monday, March 9th for scheduled refueling, maintenance and a transformer replacement that is expected to enhance reliability.

CB&I was awarded a contract valued in excess of USD 100M by Entergy Operations for project and construction management services related to the implementation of modifications and upgrades at multiple nuclear energy facilities throughout the U.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has chosen Frances Ramirez as the new senior resident inspector at the Waterford 3 nuclear plant that is located in Killona, Louisiana.

   After a federal court ruling questioned the U.

According to the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a full-scale response exercise for the Cooper Nuclear Station in Southeast Nebraska will be held on July 31st. On August 3rd, a public meeting will be held at the Nebraska Public Power District's Emergency Operations Facility Auditorium at 902 Central Avenue in Auburn, Nebraska hosted by the U.

South Carolina State University has received almost USD$1 million to assist students in the nuclear engineering field, from the National Nuclear Security Administration. The leaders at the Orangeburg school were presented the funds by Administration representatives last week.

   Nuclear Regulatory Commission authorities will be meeting with the public in Hampton, New Hampshire this week as part of the commission's yearly safety performance assessment of the NextEra Energy Seabrook nuclear power plant.