atw 2018-1

atw Vol. 63 (2018) | Issue 1 ı January
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when she was a business developer
and consultant for risk management
services at Det Norske Veritas.
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Westinghouse appoints
Ken Canavan Chief
Technology Officer
(westinghouse) Westinghouse Electric
Company announced that Ken
Canavan has been appointed chief
technology officer (CTO), effective
January 2, 2018.
Westinghouse’s CTO role has strategic
responsibility to drive nextgeneration
technology and innovation
solutions that align with the com pany’s
global business strategy. Canavan will
lead these efforts, as well as strengthen
Westinghouse with regard to technology
leadership development.
Canavan, 53, previously was director
of engineering for the Electric Power
Research Institute (EPRI). There he
was responsible for turning industry
needs into compelling research and
development plans. These plans improved
safety and performance of the
global nuclear fleet. He has more than
30 years of experience in key engineering
and risk management roles. Prior
to his work at EPRI, Canavan was
responsible for risk applications at
­Data Systems and Solutions, ERIN
Engineering and Research and GPU
Nuclear. He also was a safety analysis
engineer with Davis-Besse Nuclear
Power Station in Ohio (USA).
Canavan has a bachelor’s degree in
chemical engineering, with a nuclear
engineering minor, from Manhattan
College, New York. Ken, his wife,
Paula and his two children will relocate
to the Pittsburgh area.
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8831
WANO Nuclear Excellence
Awards 2017
(wano) At the closure of its fourteenth
Biennial General Meeting held in
Gyeongju, the World Association of
Nuclear Operators (WANO) tonight
acknowledged the outstanding contribution
made by nine nuclear professionals
to promote excellence in the
safe operation of commercial nuclear
power.
| | WANO Nuclear Excellence Awards 2017 (873)
The honorary awards were established
in 2003 to recognise individuals
who have made extraordinary contributions
to excellence in the operation
of nuclear power plants, or the infrastructure
that supports the nuclear
power enterprise, or through WANO.
Potential award recipients undergo
a rigorous nomination and selection
process before being approved. The
awards are presented during each
WANO Biennial General Meeting.
This year’s award recipients are:
Brian Cowell, EDF Energy; Bum-nyun
Kim, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power
Company (KHNP); Pavlo Pavlyshyn,
Rivne Nuclear Power Plant, NNEGC
Energoatom; Pierre Pilon, Bruce
­Power; Philippe Sasseigne, Électricité
de France; Debbie Sims, WANO ­Atlanta
Centre; Jouko Turpeinen, Fortum
Power and Heat Oy; Jean Van Vyve,
ENGIE Electrabel; Makoto Yagi, The
Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc.
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Publications
Nuclear Energy Data – 2017
(nea) Nuclear Energy Data is the
­Nuclear Energy Agency’s annual compilation
of statistics and country
reports documenting nuclear power
status in NEA member countries and in
the OECD area. Information provided
by governments includes statistics on
total electricity produced by all sources
and by nuclear power, fuel cycle capacities
and requirements, and projections
to 2035, where available. Country
reports summarise energy policies,
updates of the status in nuclear energy
programmes and fuel cycle developments.
In 2016, nuclear power continued
to supply significant amounts
of low-carbon baseload electricity,
despite strong competition from lowcost
fossil fuels and subsidised renewable
energy sources. Three new units
were connected to the grid in 2016, in
Korea, Russia and the United States. In
Japan, an additional three reactors
returned to operation in 2016, bringing
the total to five under the new regulatory
regime. Three reactors were
­officially shut down in 2016 – one in
Japan, one in Russia and one in the
United States. Governments committed
to having nuclear power in the energy
mix advanced plans for developing or
increasing nuclear generating capacity,
with the preparation of new build projects
making progress in Finland,
Hungary, Turkey and the United Kingdom.
Further details on these and
other developments are provided in
the publication’s numerous tables,
graphs and country reports. Download
the report at oe.cd/nea-data-2017
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Market data
(All information is supplied without guarantee.)
Nuclear Fuel Supply
Market Data
Information in current (nominal)
­U.S.-$. No inflation adjustment of
prices on a base year. Separative work
data for the formerly “secondary
market”. Uranium prices [US-$/lb
U 3 O 8 ; 1 lb = 453.53 g; 1 lb U 3 O 8 =
0.385 kg U]. Conversion prices [US-$/
kg U], Separative work [US-$/SWU
(Separative work unit)].
January to December 2013
• Uranium: 34.00–43.50
• Conversion: 9.25–11.50
• Separative work: 98.00–127.00
January to December 2014
• Uranium: 28.10–42.00
• Conversion: 7.25–11.00
• Separative work: 86.00–98.00
January to June 2015
• Uranium: 35.00–39.75
• Conversion: 7.00–9.50
• Separative work: 70.00–92.00
June to December 2015
• Uranium: 35.00–37.45
• Conversion: 6.25–8.00
• Separative work: 58.00–76.00
2016
January to June 2016
• Uranium: 26.50–35.25
• Conversion: 6.25–6.75
• Separative work: 58.00–62.00
July to December 2016
• Uranium: 18.75–27.80
• Conversion: 5.50–6.50
• Separative work: 47.00–62.00
2017
January 2017
• Uranium: 20.25–25.50
• Conversion: 5.50–6.75
• Separative work: 47.00–50.00
February 2017
• Uranium: 23.50–26.50
• Conversion: 5.50–6.75
• Separative work: 48.00–50.00
March 2017
• Uranium: 24.00–26.00
• Conversion: 5.50–6.75
• Separative work: 47.00–50.00
April 2017
• Uranium: 22.50–23.50
• Conversion: 5.00–5.50
• Separative work: 45.50–48.50
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