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AREVA Awarded $11 Million In Cyber Security Contracts
Source: NewsFrench nuclear power giant AREVA Inc. said Wednesday it has garnered several contracts totaling more than $11 million to provide cyber security services to several U.S.…
Westinghouse Acquires Systems For Legacy Equipment Support
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric announced the purchase of two nuclear power plant support systems that it said would help assure that boiling water reactor units with BWR plant-specific…
Byron Units 1 And 2 Granted 20-Year License Extensions
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said late last week that it had renewed the operating licenses for Unit 1 and 2 at the Byron nuclear power plant…
Rosatom Signs Deals To Build First Nuclear Power Plant In Egypt
Source: NewsGovernment officials from Egypt and counterparts at Russian nuclear plant construction giant Rosatom hailed the signing of financing and construction deals that call for four third-generation…
EnergySolutions Signs Deal To Buy Waste Control Specialists
Source: NewsA week after it was announced that British engineering firm Atkins had reached a definitive agreement to buy the Projects, Products and Technology division from EnergySolutions…
Braidwood Power Plant Passes Environmental Review For License Extensions
Source: NewsThe Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Wednesday that the Braidwood Nuclear Power Plant Units 1 and 2 were cleared for a 20-year license renewal with regards to…
Atkins Acquires Project Products & Technology Division From EnergySolutions
Source: NewsBritish engineering, design and planning consultancy Atkins said Monday it had reached an agreement to acquire the Projects, Products and Technology (PP&T) division of EnergySolutions, expanding…
Finland Gives Posiva Green Light On Underground Repository
Source: NewsThe Finish government has given a green light to two utilities, Fortum and Teollisuuden Voima Oyj, for construction of a nuclear fuel repository that could hold…
CNNC Signs Two-Plant Deal With Argentina
Source: NewsArgentina's government said Sunday that it had worked out deals with the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to build two nuclear power plants, which will double…
GEH Signs Cooperation Agreements In Canada And Vietnam
Source: NewsGE Hitatchi (GEH) moved forward with two international agreements this week, signing memorandum of understanding letters with Bruce Power in Canada and the Vietnam Atomic Energy…
CNG Signs $7.7 Billion Deal For Two Unit Build In Romania
Source: NewsChina General Nuclear Power Group has signed a $7.7 billion financial deal with Romania's state-owned nuclear power company Nuclearelectrica SA that covers the construction of the…
IEA Sees Global Energy Shifts In Demand And Efficiency
Source: NewsThe International Energy Agency said that world energy demand could grow close to 33 percent between 2013 and 2040 with demand reaching a plateau in China,…
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Seeks Minority Stake In AREVA NP
Source: NewsJapanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) confirmed that it is seeking to obtain a minority stake in nuclear power giant AREVA's reactor constrution business, which has…
DOE To Supplement Loan Guarantee Program — And Launches Industry Clearinghouse
Source: NewsThe Department of Energy said Friday it would supplement its $12.5 billion loan guarantee program for nuclear power innovation focusing on a push to license new…
Dominion To Apply For Second Surry NPP License Extension
Source: NewsDominion Virginia Power said Monday that it had notified the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of its intent to file a second license renewal application for each of…
AREVA Signs Service Contracts With EDF And CNAT
Source: NewsAREVA said that it had signed two service contracts this week, the first to supply fuel assemblies to the Trillo nuclear power plant in Spain and…
White House Event To Focus On Nuclear Power Friday
Source: NewsThe White House today is holding what a key energy researcher called a coming out party for nuclear energy in an event that will be broadcast…
Westinghouse Contracted For Barseback NPP Dismantling In Sweden
Source: NewsWestinghouse Electric said it has signed a contract with Barseback Kraft AB to provide support for the dismantling of the Barseback Nuclear Power Station in Sweden,…
AREVA Signs Fuel Cycle MOU With China National Nuclear Corp.
Source: NewsStruggling French nuclear power corporation AREVA on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with the China National Nuclear Corporation that paves the way for a possible…
EIA Does The Math And Says U.S. Nuclear Is Gaining Capacity
Source: NewsThe U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday that the scheduled closure of more than 2,000 megawatts of nuclear generating capacity by 2019 would be offset by…