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Climate Action Plan
As detailed in the Climate Action
Plan, President Obama is committed to
using every appropriate tool to combat
climate change. Nuclear power, which
in 2014 generated about 60 percent of
carbon-free electricity in the United
States, continues to play a major role in
efforts to reduce carbon emissions from
the power sector. As America leads
the global transition to a low-carbon
economy, the continued development of
new and advanced nuclear technologies
along with support for currently
operating nuclear power plants is an
important component of our clean energy
strategy. Investing in the safe and secure
development of nuclear power also helps
advance other vital policy objectives in
the national interest, such as maintaining
economic competitiveness and job
creation, as well as enhancing nuclear
nonproliferation efforts, nuclear safety
and security, and energy security.
The President’s FY 2016 Budget
includes more than $900 million for the
Department of Energy (DOE) to support
the U.S. civilian nuclear energy sector by
leading federal research, development,
and demonstration efforts in nuclear
energy technologies, ranging from power
generation, safety, hybrid energy systems,
and security technologies, among
other things. DOE also supports the
deployment of these technologies with
$12.5 billion in remaining loan guarantee
authority for advanced nuclear projects.
DOE’s investments in nuclear energy
help secure the three strategic objectives
that are foundation to our nation’s energy
system: energy security, economic
competitiveness, and environmental
responsibility.
Contact:
The White House
, website:
Corporation
ASME Code Training
AREVA Inc.
recently signed an
agreement with the American Society
of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) to
provide training on the ASME code and
its applications for the nuclear energy
industry.
Consisting of a three-day session,
ATC-001 “Overview of Codes and
Standards for Nuclear Power Plants”
introduces participants to the ASME code
and its uses within nuclear plants. This
includes Sections II, III, V, IX and XI
of the code as well as training exercises.
The training program, which is taught by
AREVA instructors, can be provided at
an AREVA location or at a customer site.
This training joins AREVA’s suite
of seven engineering qualification
training modules available to the U.S.
nuclear energy industry on topics ranging
from commercial grade dedication to
environmental qualification to reactor
theory.
Contact: Curtis Roberts, AREVA,
Inc., telephone: (202) 374-8766, email:
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Factory Acceptance Test
AREVA Inc.
recently completed the
factory acceptance test for the installation
of a digital control rod drive control
system (DCRDCS) at the Davis-Besse
Nuclear Power Station in Oak Harbor,
Ohio. With the successful completion of
this test, the company can move forward
with completing the system assembly
and documentation, and preparing it for
delivery next year.
The control rods, which manage the
power of a nuclear reactor, are inserted
into and removed from the reactor by
control rod drive mechanisms. These
mechanisms are powered and controlled
by the DCRDCS. Manufactured in
Lynchburg, Va., AREVA’s DCRDCS
provides pressurized water reactors with
simplified maintenance, streamlined
system configuration and overall
operational reliability.
The Davis-Besse DCRDCS instal-
lation is planned for spring 2016. Once
complete, this will be the fifth installation
for AREVA in the United States.
Contact: Curtis Roberts, AREVA,
Inc., telephone: (202) 374-8766, email:
