Nuclear power stations

Curtiss-Wright Selected by X-energy to Develop Reactivity Control and Shutdown System for the Xe-100 Generation IV Advanced Reactor

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Monday, August 2, 2021
Chemicals, Plastics, Utilities, Manufacturing, Alternative energy, Energy, Other Manufacturing, Nuclear, Energy technology, Energy, Nuclear power stations, Energy conversion, Nuclear technology, Curtiss-Wright, X-energy, Nuclear power, Nuclear reactor, Control rod, Light-water reactor

Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) and X-energy jointly announced today that Curtiss-Wright has been selected to develop the Reactivity Control and Shutdown System for the X-energy Xe-100 Generation IV High-Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor.

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  • Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE:CW) and X-energy jointly announced today that Curtiss-Wright has been selected to develop the Reactivity Control and Shutdown System for the X-energy Xe-100 Generation IV High-Temperature Gas-cooled Reactor.
  • This effort will leverage Curtiss-Wrights broad and diverse strengths in nuclear power generation technologies to develop an inclusive package of control rod drive mechanisms, control rods, and the associated power supply and control system.
  • Additionally, it continues our long-standing commitment to the future growth of the worldwide nuclear power market and the creation of clean, affordable energy.
  • For more information about Curtiss-Wrights nuclear reactor technologies supporting advanced nuclear reactors, please visit the Nuclear division at www.cwnuclear.com and the EMS division at www.cw-ems.com .

NuScale Power Secures Investment and Support from Samsung C&T Corporation for Global SMR Deployment

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Manufacturing, Energy, Environment, Nuclear, Engineering, Companies, Nuclear technology, Nuclear power stations, Nuclear energy in the United States, Nuclear reactors, NuScale Power, Small modular reactor, Samsung, Fluor Corporation, Nuclear power, Barakah nuclear power plant

NuScale Power announced today Samsung C&T Corporation (Samsung C&T) has committed to make an equity investment in NuScale to support deployment of its groundbreaking small modular reactor (SMR).

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  • NuScale Power announced today Samsung C&T Corporation (Samsung C&T) has committed to make an equity investment in NuScale to support deployment of its groundbreaking small modular reactor (SMR).
  • Samsung C&T, a trusted nuclear power plant contractor, participated in construction of the four unit Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates.
  • NuScale is excited to draw upon Samsung C&Ts proven track record as a leading nuclear engineering and construction partner, said John Hopkins, NuScale Power Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
  • Samsung C&T is delighted to invest in and explore global carbon-free power opportunities together with NuScale Power and Fluor Corporation, leading companies in the SMR nuclear business.

Westinghouse Announces Contract Extensions, Delivering Outage Confidence to U.S. Nuclear Fleet

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Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Nuclear power stations, Nuclear technology, Brookfield Asset Management, Toshiba, Westinghouse Electric Company, Pressurized water reactor, Westinghouse, Steam generator, Anti-nuclear protests in the United States, Nuclear power in the United States, International Reactor Innovative and Secure

Under the terms of the agreement, Westinghouse will continue to deliver world-class outage support to the Sequoyah and Watts Bar nuclear plants beginning in the fall 2021 outage season.

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  • Under the terms of the agreement, Westinghouse will continue to deliver world-class outage support to the Sequoyah and Watts Bar nuclear plants beginning in the fall 2021 outage season.
  • The multi-year contract extensions will secure the supply of pressurized water reactor (PWR) refueling, as well as steam generator (SG) inspection and maintenance services.
  • Through partnership with nuclear utilities, Westinghouse continues to provide best-in-class field services that help reduce outage duration and costs.
  • Westinghouse Electric Company is the world's pioneering nuclear energy company and is a leading supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies to utilities throughout the world.

United Engineers & Constructors Joint Venture, The Steam Generating Team, Awarded Steam Generator Replacement Contract for Units 3 and 4 at Bruce Nuclear Generating Station

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Friday, July 9, 2021
Engineering, Other Energy, Utilities, Environment, Manufacturing, Energy, Nuclear, Nuclear power stations, Électricité de France, Nuclear technology, Bruce Nuclear Generating Station, OMERS, Ontario Power Generation, Ontario electricity policy, Framatome, Economy of Ontario, Bruce Power, Electric generator, Power station, United, Framatome, UNITED, FRAMATOME

The Steam Generating Team (SGT), a partnership between Framatome and United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. (United), recently announced that the Steam Generator Replacement Team (SGRT) was awarded an approximately CA$350 million (US$284 million) contract with Bruce Power to replace steam generators at Units 3 and 4 of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario, Canada.

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  • The Steam Generating Team (SGT), a partnership between Framatome and United Engineers & Constructors, Inc. (United), recently announced that the Steam Generator Replacement Team (SGRT) was awarded an approximately CA$350 million (US$284 million) contract with Bruce Power to replace steam generators at Units 3 and 4 of the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario, Canada.
  • With our partners at SGRT, we are proud to support Bruce Power on its Major Component Replacement Project and its continued delivery of reliable, low-carbon electricity.
  • In 2017, SGRT signed a long-term Preferred Supplier Agreement for steam generator replacements at the plants remaining five units as part of the Major Component Replacement Project.
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    Framatome is an international leader in nuclear energy recognized for its innovative solutions and value added technologies for the global nuclear fleet.

Westinghouse Completes Acquisition of Laveer Engineering

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Nuclear technology, Nuclear power stations, Economy of the United States, Brookfield Asset Management, Toshiba, Westinghouse Electric Company, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Westinghouse, CANDU reactor, Candu, Pressurized water reactor

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company completed the acquisition of Laveer Engineering, a Canadian-based provider of custom tooling and solutions.

Key Points: 
  • CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company completed the acquisition of Laveer Engineering, a Canadian-based provider of custom tooling and solutions.
  • The acquisition will further expand Westinghouse's CANDU capabilities, particularly in outage maintenance services.
  • Westinghouse Electric Companyis the world's pioneering nuclear energy company and is a leading supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies to utilities throughout the world.
  • Westinghouse supplied the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor in 1957 in Shippingport, Pa., U.S. Today, Westinghouse technology is the basis for approximately one-half of the world's operating nuclear plants.

Westinghouse Completes Acquisition of Laveer Engineering

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Tuesday, June 1, 2021
Nuclear technology, Nuclear power stations, Economy of the United States, Brookfield Asset Management, Toshiba, Westinghouse Electric Company, Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Westinghouse, CANDU reactor, Candu, Pressurized water reactor

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company completed the acquisition of Laveer Engineering, a Canadian-based provider of custom tooling and solutions.

Key Points: 
  • CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa., June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company completed the acquisition of Laveer Engineering, a Canadian-based provider of custom tooling and solutions.
  • The acquisition will further expand Westinghouse's CANDU capabilities, particularly in outage maintenance services.
  • Westinghouse Electric Companyis the world's pioneering nuclear energy company and is a leading supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies to utilities throughout the world.
  • Westinghouse supplied the world's first commercial pressurized water reactor in 1957 in Shippingport, Pa., U.S. Today, Westinghouse technology is the basis for approximately one-half of the world's operating nuclear plants.

Dominion Energy Announces Surry Power Station Receives Regulatory Approval to Extend Operations; Helps Virginia Meet its Clean Energy Goals

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Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Nuclear power stations, Greater Richmond Region, Louisa, Virginia, North Anna Nuclear Generating Station, Nuclear technology, Dominion Energy, Surry, Energy, Renewable energy, Energy policy, Surry Nuclear Power Plant

Dominion Energy filed a similar application to renew the licenses of the two North Anna Power Station units in Louisa County, Va., in 2020.

Key Points: 
  • Dominion Energy filed a similar application to renew the licenses of the two North Anna Power Station units in Louisa County, Va., in 2020.
  • Combined, Surry and North Anna produce almost one third of the electricity for the company\'s approximately 2.7 million customers in Virginia and North Carolina.
  • "Carbon free, around the clock nuclear power and the well-paying clean energy jobs it creates is a vital part of achieving that goal.
  • "\n"Extending Surry\'s operations is critical to Dominion Energy meeting the Virginia Clean Economy Act\'s requirements for zero-carbon electricity by 2045.

Beaver Valley Unit 1 Nuclear Power Station Begins Refueling Outage

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Monday, April 12, 2021
FirstEnergy, Nuclear power stations, Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station, Nuclear power plant, Shippingport, Pennsylvania

b'AKRON, Ohio, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Energy Harbor Corp. announced today its Unit 1 at the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, was taken offline at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, April 11, for scheduled refueling and preventative maintenance.\nWhile the unit is offline, about a third of the unit\'s 157 fuel assemblies will be replaced.

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  • b'AKRON, Ohio, April 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Energy Harbor Corp. announced today its Unit 1 at the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania, was taken offline at 12:01 a.m. on Sunday, April 11, for scheduled refueling and preventative maintenance.\nWhile the unit is offline, about a third of the unit\'s 157 fuel assemblies will be replaced.
  • Preventive maintenance and safety inspections to ensure continued safe and reliable operations also will be performed on major components including various pumps, valves, reactor vessel, steam generators, and turbine generator.
  • In total, more than 6,800 work activities will be completed during the refueling outage.\nMore than 800 temporary contractor workers and Energy Harbor employees will supplement more than 700 Beaver Valley employees during the outage.
  • As such, you should not unduly rely on such forward-looking statements.\nFurther information regarding the Company will be available at www.energyharbor.com under the heading www.energyharbor.com/ir (the "Investor Website").

Terrestrial Energy and ENGIE Laborelec to advance development of IMSR, a small modular reactor power plant that uses molten salt technology

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Thursday, April 8, 2021
Nuclear reactors, Nuclear technology, Nuclear power stations, Molten salt reactors, Nuclear power, Engie, Integral Molten Salt Reactor, Energy conversion, Tractebel, Laborelec, Nuclear fuel, Terrestrial Energy

ENGIE Laborelec, part of ENGIEs Tractebel Business Unit, has provided technical consultancy services to the electrical power sector for over 55 years.

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  • ENGIE Laborelec, part of ENGIEs Tractebel Business Unit, has provided technical consultancy services to the electrical power sector for over 55 years.
  • This initiative is part of a combined Tractebel and ENGIE Laborelec program to become leaders in Small Modular Reactor development.
  • Terrestrial Energy is engaged in a program of nuclear fuel qualification for its IMSR, a small modular reactor power plant that uses molten salt technology.
  • Terrestrial Energy is a developer of Generation IV advanced nuclear power plants that use its proprietary Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR) technology.

Perma-Fix Schedules Fourth Quarter and Fiscal 2020 Earnings Call

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Nuclear physics, Nuclear power stations, Nuclear technology, Radioactive waste, Nuclear decommissioning, Radioactive contamination, Nuclear energy, Energy

A webcast of the call may be accessed at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2243/40535 or on the Companys website at www.perma-fix.com.

Key Points: 
  • A webcast of the call may be accessed at https://www.webcaster4.com/Webcast/Page/2243/40535 or on the Companys website at www.perma-fix.com.
  • The conference call will also be available via telephone by dialing toll free877-876-9173 for U.S. callers, or +1 785-424-1667 for international callers.
  • The Companys nuclear services group provides project management, waste management, environmental restoration, decontamination and decommissioning, new build construction, and radiological protection, safety and industrial hygiene capability to our clients.
  • The Company operates four nuclear waste treatment facilities and provides nuclear services at DOE, DOD, and commercial facilities, nationwide.