Decommisioning

Florida decommissioning cost drop signals nuclear industry progress

Oct 3, 2018

As Duke Energy nears the end of major license termination activity at its Crystal River 3 plant in Florida, a site-specific study shows decommissioning costs are 10% lower than 2013...

EDF, Veolia target reactor dismantling gains ahead of UK closures

Sep 19, 2018

A joint project to develop robotics and waste technology for gas-cooled reactors will help EDF optimize UK decommissioning projects planned in the 2020s and raises Veolia’s nuclear...

Holtec grows from spent fuel specialist into major decommissioning player

Sep 5, 2018

After a flurry of license transfer agreements with Entergy and Exelon, a new joint venture by Holtec and SNC-Lavalin plans to combine spent fuel storage innovations with economies of...

French minister’s exit boosts nuclear hopes; Bechtel to manage Hitachi UK new build project

Sep 5, 2018

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EDF delays start-up of French EPR by a year; Holtec to acquire Entergy, Exelon reactors

Aug 15, 2018

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China powers up world’s first EPR, AP1000; EDF signs up GE for giant India plant

Jul 5, 2018

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Westinghouse adapts reactor saws as Germany deal tests scaling gains

Jun 20, 2018

A six-reactor segmentation contract in Germany has doubled Westinghouse's ongoing reactor dismantling portfolio in Europe and the group is manufacturing new mechanical cutting...

Canada advances four SMR designs towards demo reactor; Finland EPR start-up delayed

Jun 20, 2018

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EDF ramps up nuclear decommissioning efficiency with eyes on Europe

Jun 6, 2018

As France's EDF expands into new decommissioning markets, learnings at the group's first pressurized water reactor dismantling is informing new cutting, tooling and waste...

Trump orders ‘immediate’ action to keep reactors online; UK stake in Hitachi plant now on table

Jun 6, 2018

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