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Watts Bar 2 Nuclear Plant Shut Down After Failure

May 3, 2017

The Tennessee Valley Authority is working to determine what caused the structural supports of a refurbished condenser to fail and how best to repair the damage at the newly commissioned Watts Bar 2 nuclear unit on the Tennessee River.

Viewpoint: The American Energy Infrastructure

What Went Wrong on the Westinghouse Nuclear Projects

The data missing in ENR's coverage is key to how to fix nuclear power plant work

Edward Shyloski

May 1, 2017

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Why is no one discussing the real reason these Westinghouse projects are so far over budget and delayed?

UK Nuclear Power Plant Passes Construction Milestone

Peter Reina

March 31, 2017

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Concrete has been placed for the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in the U.K.

Finance

U.S. Nuclear Projects Face Scrutiny as Westinghouse Files for Bankruptcy

Creditors include project contractors Fluor and CB&I

Scott Judy

March 29, 2017

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Westinghouse's bankruptcy filing adds more uncertainty to delayed nuclear expansion projects in Georgia, South Carolina.

Finance

CB&I CEO Asherman: Trust Toshiba to Finish Big Nuke Jobs

CB&I records a substantial loss for a second year in a row

Richard Korman

March 7, 2017

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Philip K. Asherman, chief executive of CB&I, says he believes prime contractor Toshiba Corp. will finish two delayed and over budget nuclear power-plant projects in Georgia and South Carolina.

Report Outlines NY Power Options in Close of Indian Point Nuke Plant

March 1, 2017

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New York state could replace electricity from the Indian Point nuclear power plant through improved efficiency and imported hydropower, says a Feb. 23 study by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Riverkeeper.

Construction Risk Management

US Nuke Project Owners Prepare for Worst From Westinghouse

Will hundreds of millions of dollars in surety guarantees and letters of credit be needed?

Scott Judy

February 22, 2017

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Utilities cite surety bonds and hundreds of millions of dollars in letters of credit in backup plans.

Nuclear Project Losses Mount for Toshiba, Westinghouse

Scott Judy

February 7, 2017

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Concerns about possible construction cost hikes at two U.S. nuclear expansion projects have escalated.

First Small Reactor Design Submitted to Federal Regulators

January 18, 2017

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NuScale Power on Jan. 12 submitted an application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to gain approval of its small modular reactor, the first such submission of the design to the agency.

Project Delivery

Turnaround Eludes Nuclear Power Plant Vogtle

Contractors Westinghouse and Fluor ramp up workforce on long-delayed Georgia project

Scott Judy

January 18, 2017

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Last spring, at the Plant Vogtle construction site near Waynesboro, Ga., executives representing Georgia Power, its lead contractors and trades groups gathered to commit publicly to turning around the $16-billion nuclear power-plant expansion.