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French Council: Areva to Spin Off Uranium Mining, Work with EDF on Reactor
Source: NewsAreva Group will spin off its uranium mining unit in a deal between Areva and Electricite de France (EDF) brokered by France’s nuclear policy council. The…
San Onofre Unit 3 Back Online After Steam Generator Replacements
Source: NewsSouthern California’s San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station completed the replacement of two steam generators in its Unit 3 reactor and resumed operation Friday. Repairs began in…
DOE Official at Platts: Agency Won’t Sidestep NRC in Developing Small Reactors
Source: NewsAfter contractors proposed that the Department of Energy alone oversee construction of reactors at a federal site, a DOE official on Monday sought to clarify that…
Price of Uranium Falls 6 Percent
Source: NewsUranium oxide concentrate prices dropped 6 percent last week to $68.50 per pound. News agencies Monday quoted TradeTech in indicating a “non-traditional seller” trying to unload…
Areva, TVA Discuss Use of Mixed-Oxide Nuclear Fuel From Retired Weapons
Source: NewsFrench energy group Areva has entered tentative talks with the Tennessee Valley Authority that could pave the way for TVA’s nuclear plants to use fuel made…
DOE Releases Draft EIS on Proposed Low-Level Nuclear Waste Sites, Disposal Methods
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy on Friday issued a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) on low-level radioactive waste disposal, with public meetings set for April and May…
Schedule Delayed for Progress Energy’s New Reactors
Source: NewsProgress Energy CEO William Johnson recently said his company’s proposed nuclear reactors in Florida and North Carolina will be finished later than planned. At the Platts…
Premature Deterioration Detected in GE Hitachi Control Rod Blades at Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsGE Hitachi has discovered unexpected cracking and material distortion in some of the companies' control-rod blades, according to a report made public Wednesday by the Nuclear…
IBC Advanced Alloys and Global Nuclear Fuel America Enter MOU to Study Beryllium-Enhanced Reactor Fuel
Source: NewsIBC Advanced Alloys Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Global Nuclear Fuel America to study ways to make reactor fuel more efficient using beryllium…
State Legislative Sessions See Bills on Nuclear Plant Construction in Indiana, Missouri and Minnesota
Source: NewsA moratorium on new nuclear power plants may come to an end in Minnesota, where the state's Senate recently voted to lift the ban, and the…
R and D Priorities Shift and Funding Decreases Slightly In Proposed Budget for DOE’s Office of Nuclear Energy
Source: NewsAmong the 2012 budget proposals rolled out this week by the Obama administration, DOE's Office of Nuclear Energy emerged relatively unscathed amid wider efforts to trim…
Lockheed Returns to Civilian Nuclear Power Industry in Partnership With GE Hitachi
Source: NewsLockheed Martin Corp. will contribute control room design and construction for GE and Hitachi's new nuclear reactor design, the companies announced Wednesday. Dan Heller, a Lockheed…
Areva Shuffles Executives at Transnuclear Inc. and Other Subsidiaries
Source: NewsAreva will shuffle the CEOs at three of its subsidiaries, the French energy group announced Wednesday, with Transnuclear Inc. chief operating officer Bob Grubb stepping in…
Greenpeace Protesters Scale Cooling Tower in Spain
Source: NewsMore than a dozen Greenpeace protesters scaled a cooling tower in Spain Tuesday, breaching security and creating an emergency alert at one of the country's six…
President Emphasizes Nuclear Development, Minimizes Fossil Fuels in 2012 DOE Budget
Source: NewsEnergy Secretary Stephen Chu made the case this week for $36 billion in new loan guarantees for nuclear plants in the Department of Energy's proposed 2012budget,…
Savannah River Remediation Hiring 40 Summer Interns
Source: NewsSavannah River Remediation LLC (SRR) will hire approximately 40 college students for its summer internship program, mostly from local colleges and universities in North and South…
NRC Concludes – No Significant Environmental Impacts from AREVA’s Eagle Rock Uranium Enrichment Facility
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission has concluded that there are no significant environmental impacts that would preclude licensing the proposed Eagle Rock Uranium Enrichment Facility in Bonneville…
Patent Issued for Improving a Main Steam Condenser Cooling System
Source: NewsThe CEO of Power Generation Designs announced today that a patent has been issued (No 7,827,792) by the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the…
Water Jet Contractor AK Services Cuts 55-Inch Access in Nuclear Waste Storage Tank at Hanford
Source: NewsAK Services Uses a Remote-Controlled Water Jet Cutting System to Cut Largest Access Ever in Active Department of Energy Radioactive Storage Tank Water jet contractor AK…
URS to Provide Construction Services for AREVA’s Eagle Rock Uranium Enrichment Facility
Source: News“We are pleased to welcome URS to the Eagle Rock team as we continue to move forward with the planning for this important energy facility” said…