Nuclear News Roundup Feb 27, 2017 Russia’s State-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom still believes that nuclear energy has a place in the future development of South Africa. This follows comments made by Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba on Wednesday (Budget Day), which suggested that the country’s planned program to build a fleet of new nuclear power plants (NPP) had been significantly postponed. engineeringnews.co.za Poland’s biggest power producer PGE is ready to cooperate with more partners in a plan to build the country’s first nuclear power plant, the company said on Thursday. Af.reuters.com A tumultuous year, including the failure of its V.C. Summer nuclear expansion project, took a financial toll on embattled SCANA. Thestate.com The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday proposed a $145,000 fine for the company building the only nuclear reactors under construction in the U.S. The nuclear regulatory agency says Southern Nuclear Co. staff signed off on inspections of equipment and conditions at Plant Vogtle in Georgia that never happened. Southern committed the violations from August to October 2016. Washintonexaminer.com
