• February 16, 2015
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Revision 10 to NUREG 1021, “Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors”

The NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) is issuing Revision 10 to NUREG 1021, “Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors”. This revision will (1) add guidance for licensing of operators for new reactors; (2) add NUREG – 2103, “Knowledge and Abilities Catalog for Nuclear Power Plant Operators: Westinghouse AP1000 Pressurized Water Reactors” and NUREG – 2104, […]

• February 12, 2015
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Startup Company raises $2.5 million in new funding from investors.

Transatomic Power was cofounded by 2 MIT Nuclear Engineering PHD students in 2010 and was later incorporated in 2011 with the mission to transform the nuclear power industry. Their idea is commercializing an innovative molten salt reactor that safely burns nuclear waste to deliver vast amounts of affordable clean energy to meet the world’s needs. […]

• February 3, 2015
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Extreme Weather in the Northeast

Last week’s extreme winter weather dropped more than 2 feet of snow in some parts of the northeast. Exelon reported that seven plants in New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Pennsylvania operated without interruption throughout the storm, producing 10,832 megawatts of electricity per hour, enough to power more than ten million homes and businesses. “In […]

• February 3, 2015
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Job Fair, Seneca, SC

• February 2, 2015
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February Birthdays

Wishing Martha Seagle, Phil Gass, Carolyn Porterfield, L.D. Holland, Erich Koehler and Nazir Shelkh a Happy Birthday!!   May the coming years be filled with happiness, peace and love.

• January 27, 2015
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U.S. Nuclear Plants Generate Record High Efficiency for 2014

U.S. nuclear power plants generated electricity at a record high level of efficiency last year, according to operating reports filed with nuclear regulators. Proving again the value and stability that nuclear power brings to our economy. The Nuclear Energy Institute calculates that the 100 operating nuclear reactors generated power at an average capacity factor of […]

• January 22, 2015
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Deadline Extended for RG&E and Ginna Contract

The New York Public Service Commission ordered Ginna’s Plant owners and RG&E to negotiate a new reliability support services agreement on concerns that closure of the nuclear plant would threaten stability of the local electricity grid. The 2 company’s negotiations have been extended from Jan 15th to Feb 6th. Meanwhile, RG&E has proposed an alternative […]

• January 20, 2015
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Letter To Employees

As we look forward to 2015 and all the possibilities before us, let me reflect on a few things you accomplished in 2014.   In 2014: We provided quality training services throughout the industry for Initial License Training, Licensed Operator Requalification Training, Basic Operator Training, and Generic Fundamentals. Outside of the operations arena, we provided […]

• January 13, 2015
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Pilgram Nuclear -Moving Spent Fuel to Dry Cask Storage

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Massachusetts announced last week that they would begin packing it’s spent fuel in super tough concrete and steel containers called casks. Previously, all of the nuclear reactor fuel rods were submerged in a deep pool of water, which has now run out of space. Cask storage is used in 50 […]

• January 7, 2015
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January Birthdays

Wishing Lloyd Fitzwater, Ed Roth and Bob Townsend a Happy Birthday!!   May the coming years be filled with happiness, peace and love.