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Retrofits & Upgrades – Nuclear
Constellation plans $800m upgrades at two nuclear plants
The projects are expected to replace the main turbines at the two facilities with high efficiency units.
Darlington nuclear power plant refurbishment crosses halfway mark
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A decade-long project to extend the station’s life by 30 years began in 2016.
GSE to provide optimization services for nuclear power plant
GSE Systems re-signed several agreements worth about $1 million with a nuclear utility customer for plant optimization services.
SNC-Lavalin gets fuel channel inspection contract at Bruce Nuclear
Candu Energy Inc., under SNC-Lavalin Group, was awarded a three-and-a-half year, C$22 million ($17.32 million) contract to perform advanced non-destructive examination (ANDE) and associated maintenance of fuel channels for the CANDU heavy water reactors at Bruce Nuclear Generating Station. The ANDE tooling system performs ultrasonic inspections in a wet, defueled channel. It takes seven to eight hours to process each channel, according
Exelon, DOE pitch in on $92M digitalization upgrade at Limerick nuclear station
Exelon Generation will utilize a $50 million federal cost-share award to fully digitalize the control room at its Limerick Generating Station in Pennsylvania. Once completed, the Limerick plant would be the first fully digital safety system upgrade at a U.S. nuclear power facility. Exelon will spend $42 million while the U.S. Department of Energy will kick in the $50 million.
Framatome, UECI JV replacing steam generators at Bruce Nuclear plant in Ontario
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A joint venture between Framatome, United Engineers & Constructors (United) and Aecon will replace steam generators in two units at the Bruce Nuclear Generating Station in Ontario, Canada. The Steam Generator Replacement Team (SGRT) joint venture was awarded the $350 million Canadian contract ($288M U.S.) by Bruce Power. The steam generators will be placed at Units 3 and 4 of
OPG selects GE Steam Power for $120M turbine, control upgrade at Darlington nuclear plant
Ontario Power Generation has signed up GE Steam Power to play a significant role in the Canadian utility’s massive refurbishment of its 3-GW Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. The $120 million project agreement between OPG and GE Steam Power includes turnkey installation and commissioning of steam turbine and excitation control system upgrades. The work also will include generator and auxiliary upgrades
Duke Energy seeks NRC approval for 20-year extension at Oconee Nuclear Station
The utility which owns and operates one of the nation’s first nuclear power plants to gain 20-year license extensions and utilize digital sensors is seeking to keep that facility running through the 2050s. Duke Energy has filed an application with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to renew the operating licenses at Oconee Nuclear Station for another 20 years. If approved,
Retrofits & Upgrades – Nuclear
OPG selects GE Steam Power for $120M turbine, control upgrade at Darlington nuclear plant
Ontario Power Generation has signed up GE Steam Power to play a significant role in the Canadian utility’s massive refurbishment of its 3-GW Darlington Nuclea…
Duke Energy seeks NRC approval for 20-year extension at Oconee Nuclear Station
The utility which owns and operates one of the nation’s first nuclear power plants to gain 20-year license extensions and utilize digital sensors is seeking t…
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Curtiss-Wright revamping computer system at Columbia nuclear plant
Curtiss-Wright’s Nuclear Division will replace the existing plant process computer (PPC) system at the Columbia Generating Station in Washington state. Utilit…
Framatome buying steam generator tubing firm to strengthen nuclear O&M
Nuclear power infrastructure firm Framatome is acquiring a fellow French-based components firm to bolster its work at keeping existing plants in top form. Frama…
TVA brings Sequoyah nuclear Unit 1 back online after R&M outage
Unit 1 at Tennessee Valley Authority’s Sequoyah Nuclear Plant is up and running again after going offline for scheduled refueling and maintenance work. The 40…
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Energy Northwest takes 1.1-GW Columbia nuclear plant offline for 25th refueling outage
A 36-year-old nuclear power plant in the U.S. Pacific Northwest has been temporarily disconnected from the grid while crews commence scheduled maintenance work …
Scottish nuclear power plant back online after maintenance outage
A reactor at the Torness nuclear power plant in Scotland is back online after a maintenance outage. Owner EDF Energy reported Wednesday that the system was back…
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Framatome handling refueling, O&M services for Dominion nuclear fleet through 2026
Earlier this month, French plant services firm Framatome signed a deal supporting long-term operations of Dominion Energy’s nuclear energy fleet. The deal wit…
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Entergy’s Grand Gulf nuclear plant to take break for planned outage
(Editor’s Note: The original version of this story contained an error and has been corrected. The Grand Gulf maintenance outage is not for refueling purpo…
Entergy reconnects 975-MW Louisiana nuclear station to grid after O&M outage
By Rod Walton, Power Engineering and POWERGEN+ Content Director The 975-MW River Bend Station nuclear power plant is back in service after its refueling and mai…
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BWXT handling uranium projects for Navy, DOE nuclear programs
By Rod Walton, Power Engineering and POWERGEN content director Virginia-based BWXT Nuclear Operations Group (NOG) has won more than $35 million on contracts to …
NRC approves 14-MW uprate at all three Duke Oconee nuclear reactor units
Duke Energy will increase the reactor capacity at its Oconee Nuclear Station by about 42 MW. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the power uprate re…
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