Category Archives: ABWRs

TEPCO to suspend operations at last active nuke

Posted on February 9, 2012 by

The Wall Street Journal just reported: Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday it will suspend operations of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture on March 26 for a periodic check, a plan that … Continue reading →

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Big news: NRC suspends consideration of STP expansion over foreign ownership

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

The San Antonio Express-News just reported: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has suspended its review of the foreign ownership portion of the application to expand the South Texas Project nuclear plant over concerns that the owners haven’t done enough to ensure … Continue reading →

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NRC to make decision on new reactor design on Nov. 1

Posted on October 26, 2011 by

Reuters just reported: U.S. nuclear regulators said on Wednesday they would announce on Nov. 1 their decision whetherto approve a new version of the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor design proposed by the South Texas nuclear power project. Once the Nuclear … Continue reading →

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Hitachi settles suit over ABWR design defects

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Proponents of advanced boiling water reactors (ABWRs) are quick to point to the operational record of the world’s existing nuclear reactors in Japan. South Texas Nuclear Project has ordered two ABWRs from Toshiba as part of the plant’s planned expansion. … Continue reading →

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Typhoon bearing down on damaged Fukushima reactors

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

The San Francisco Chronicle reported in the last hour: Typhoon Roke brought evacuation orders, downpours and fears of floods to southern Japan today as it began to traverse the country on a course towards the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant. … Continue reading →

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Japan poised to restart reactors

Posted on September 13, 2011 by

Three stories today seem to indicate that Japn is set on restarting some of the nation’s shut down nuclear power plants, and that the nuclear industry is prepared to put the Fukushima disaster behind them. First, Japan’s new prime minister is pressing for … Continue reading →

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Shimane 3 ABWR start date may be pushed back

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

Reuters reported yesterday that the start up date for the Shimane Unit 3 reactor might be delayed: Chugoku Electric Power said it may delay the planned March 2012 start of commercial operations for its third nuclear reactor because engineers are … Continue reading →

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South Texas Nuclear Project expansion put by hold by events in Japan

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

It may be too early to know what this all means, but there have been two developments in the proposed STNP expansion. As the San Antonio Express News reported this morning: Nuclear Innovation North America is slowing development of two … Continue reading →

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NukeWatch on Twitter

Posted on March 18, 2011 by

You can now follow nuclear news on-the-go with Twitter. My blog is now linked to my Twitter account, @NukeWatch.

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Japanese nuclear disaster makes South Texas Nuclear expansion less likely

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

A recent article in the Houston Chronicle assesses the likelihood that NRG will be able to proceed with its plan to build two new nuclear reactors at the South Texas Nuclear Project near Bay City, Texas. Tracy Idell Hamilton wrote … Continue reading →

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