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Nuclear agency wants BWXT fined for spill
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission wants a $32,500 penalty imposed on BWX Technologies for a chemical spill that injured a worker at its Lynchburg plant. The NRC said Tuesday it’s seeking the penalty based on a spill that happened on April 28. A worker trying to clean the chemical injured his eyes […]
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Concerns Voiced About Nuclear Fuels’ Proposals (Erwin, South Carolina)
ERWIN — Several local residents took advantage on Thursday evening of an opportunity to voice their concerns about a proposed new highly enriched uranium processing line at the Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., plant here. The opportunity came at the close of a meeting hosted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to discuss NFS’ performance during the […]
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Updates to Uranium Processing and Fluorine Extraction Process Plans
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct 01, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ — International Isotopes Inc. is providing this announcement to update its shareholders on the progress the Company has made in advancing its plans for the construction of a depleted uranium de-conversion and fluorine extraction facility using its patented Fluorine Extraction Process (FEP). The feedstock for the […]
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Cameco UF6 production restarted Tuesday [Sept 30] in Port Hope
The production of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) restarted today at Cameco Corporation’s Port Hope conversion facility. The plant had been closed down since July 2007 to address leaks of uranium and other production-related substances were discovered. The cause of the subsurface leaksand their effects have been investigated. Rehabilitation of the Port Hope plant included constructing a […]
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Cameco to reopen Ontario uranium plant
Cameco Corp. plans to reopen its Port Hope, Ont., facility in the next few days after doing repairs to the leaking uranium-conversion plant. Cameco said it has resolved the issue of underground leaking with a combination of groundwater control measures, repairs and improvements to the plant. The company provided the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission with […]
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Port Hope set to restart UF6 production
Cameco is preparing to resume operations at its uranium hexafluoride (UF6) production plant in Port Hope, Ontario, which has been idle for over a year since it was found that production chemicals had escaped. At Port Hope, shipments of uranium concentrate powder (U3O8) are converted in a chemical process to gaseous UF6 ready for enrichment […]
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Cameco Reports: Uranium fluoride production at Port Hope and groundwater contamination at the site.
Cameco CCJ released second-quarter results Aug. 14, reporting a big drop in sales from the prior year as a result of the timing of customer purchases. With this revenue lumpiness in mind, we’d suggest investors refrain from the usual quarter-versus-quarter comparison and instead consider the firm’s performance in the first half of 2008 versus the […]
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BRIEF: Senate Bill Contains Area Projects’ Funds
The fiscal 2009 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill contains more than $300 million for nuclear and river projects in the Paducah region. U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell said he used his seniority on the Senate Appropriations Committee to direct funding for the projects. The committee is expected to approve the bill today. It will then go […]
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Westinghouse questioned about missing fuel (UF6)
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission questioned Westinghouse Electric Co. officials Wednesday about nuclear material missing from its fuel-making plant in Columbia, S.C. An NRC enforcement meeting in Atlanta addressed the loss of 4.5 ounces of powdered uranium hexafluoride, also known as UF6. Westinghouse workers discovered on Feb. 11 that three five-gallon cans containing 16 sample vials […]
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NRC downplays threat from nuclear material missing in South Carolina
This Wednesday, July 9, staff with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a meeting in Atlanta with officials from the Westinghouse Nuclear Fuels Plant in Columbia, S.C. to discuss nuclear materials that went missing back in February. The meeting will be open to the public for observation. On Feb. 11, personnel at the Westinghouse plant […]
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