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Shaw Announces Executive Management Changes to its Power Group
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsThe Shaw Group Inc. today announced changes to the executive management team of its Power Group. Clarence Ray has been named chief executive officer of Shaw's Power Group. He will oversee all aspects of Shaw's…
Japan Interested in Technologies to Reduce LLW from Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NewsAccording to a Japanese News Report, Japan's Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) will launch full-scale development of technologies to reduce low-level radioactive waste (LLW) generated from nuclear power plants. The Japan…
Luminant to Recruit Military Veterans
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsLuminant is looking for a few good men and women to fill more than 70 full-time jobs, including engineering, technician and management positions. On September 16, Luminant will once again join RecruitMilitary for a day-long…
DRS Consolidated Controls to Supply Nuclear Safety Controls for Generators at the SRS Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility
Source: NewsDRS Consolidated Controls, a DRS Defense Solutions line of business, announced yesterday that it has been awarded a contract to supply Fairbanks Morse Engine with nuclear safety rated controls for emergency diesel generators. The controls will…
Cleveland to host “The Future of Nuclear Technology in the U.S.”
Source: NewsCleveland, Ohio will host "The Future of Nuclear Technology in the U.S." in partnership with the Greater Cleveland Partnership on September 21, 2010 at the Renaissance Cleveland Hotel. The event will be an educational forum…
Peach Bottom Unit 2 Refueling Outage Began on Sunday
Source: NewsStation Celebrates Second Consecutive "Breaker-to-Breaker" Run, Following 691 Continuous Days of Safe and Reliable Operation – Edited By Chris Reed – Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station marked a second consecutive breaker-to-breaker run (continuous operation between…
URS Completes Acquisition of Scott Wilson Group
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: News"We are looking forward to providing our clients with access to a larger global footprint and the ability to meet their needs across a wider range of services and sectors, including the nuclear power market,…
First Components Arrive at Plant Vogtle for Unit 3
Source: News"These plates arrived onsite and on schedule," said David Jones, Southern Nuclear's site vice president for Plant Vogtle Units 3 and 4. – Edited By Tom Lamar – We have all been following the developments…
AREVA Starts Operations at the Portsmouth Facility
Source: News"The start of operations at the Portsmouth facility is an important recognition of AREVA's expertise in the construction and operation of safe, efficient nuclear facilities," said Jacques Besnainou, CEO of AREVA North America. – Edited…
Megatons to Megawatts – USEC Recycles 400 Tons of Weapon Grade Uranium into Nuclear Fuel
Source: News"For more than 15 years, USEC and TENEX have cooperated in fueling America's nuclear reactors while reducing the threat of nuclear proliferation for the entire world," said John K. Welch, USEC president and chief executive…
IBC Advanced Alloys and Purdue University Extend Beryllium Oxide Nuclear Fuel Agreement
Source: News"We are committed to enhanced BeO fuels and believe they will be the foundation of a more efficient, economically sound and safer nuclear power industr.," said Anthony Dutton, President and CEO of IBC – Edited…
NRC Issue Final Safety Evaluation Report for Duane Arnold and Cooper License Extensions
Source: News– Edited By Chris Reed – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued its final safety evaluation report (SER) for the proposed renewal of the operating license for the Duane Arnold Energy Center and Cooper Nuclear…
Diversified Metal Products Wins $8.5M in Subcontracts from Shaw AREVA MOX Services
Source: News– Edited By Tom Lamar – Diversified Metal Products, Inc., an Idaho Falls, ID small business, recently won 6 contracts in excess of $8.5M from Shaw AREVA MOX Services for work to be performed for the…
Future is Bright for Small Nuclear Plants According to Industry Experts
Source: News"If we can pull it off, we will be the first to manufacture and sell a mini-reactor," says Don Gillispie, CEO of Alternate Energy Holdings. – Edited By Tom Lamar – The nuclear industry is…
Tom Geer Joins Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel Business
Source: News– Edited By Chris Reed – Westinghouse Electric Company announced on Friday the appointment of Tom Geer as vice president, Fuel Engineering, for the company's Nuclear Fuel business. In this role, he will be responsible for overseeing…
Netherlands Looking into Second New Nuclear Power Plant
Source: News– Edited By Chris Reed – Dutch provinces will evaluate a plan with the Dutch government for the construction of a new nuclear power plant, sparking a head-to-head battle with utility Delta which has similar…
Westinghouse U.S. BWR Service Center Office Building Achieves LEED Certification
Source: News– Edited By Tom Lamar – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that its Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) Service Center office building at its Chattanooga, Tenn., (USA), campus has achieved Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design…
Putin Says Nuclear Energy Is the Only Alternative to Oil and Gas
Source: News– Edited By Chris Reed – Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday that nuclear energy is the only alternative to traditional energy sources. The global gas market has been recovering from the recent…
Senator Kent Rogert wants Third Nuclear Power Plant in Nebraska
Source: News– Edited By Tom Lamar – According to the Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska Senator Kent Rogert supports a third nuclear power plant in his state. The possibility of a third plant in Nebraska will be…
E.ON: Examining Implications of German Government Nuclear Deal
Source: News– Edited By Tom Lamar – German utility E.ON AG has welcomed, in principle, the compromise reached on an extension of the operating licenses of nuclear power plants in Germany, but said the concrete implications…