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The Idaho National Laboratory Advanced Test Reactor National Scientific User Facility Awards Five New University Proposals
Source: NewsThe ATR NSUF is one of the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Scientific User Facilities located throughout the country that grants universities access to world-class facilities at no cost, with the goal of facilitating the…
New Measuring Tool Helps Meet Safeguards Obligations; NNSA Commissions New Safeguards Tool at Chornobyl Site
Source: NewsSeveral countries are helping Ukraine build a more stable and permanent structure to replace the sarcophagus. But excavation at the construction site will likely unearth significant amounts of radioactive nuclear fuel and fragments ejected from…
Uranium Resources Prices Public Common Stock Offering
Source: NewsThe Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, which may include making additions to our working capital, and funding future acquisitions – By Mark McFadden – Uranium Resources,…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Establishes Senior Management Group To Review Groundwater Task Force Findings And Recommendations
Source: NewsThe group will identify policy issues for consideration by the Commission and refer non-policy decisions to the staff for action. In addition, the group will determine whether the Task Force’s conclusions or recommendations should be…
AREVA Installs Olkiluoto 3 Reactor Pressure Vessel
Source: NewsThe reactor pressure vessel was first transported from its storage hangar, to just outside the reactor containment, and then lifted into the reactor building before its final vertical introduction into the reactor pit. The steel…
Swedish Government Votes To Build New Nuclear Plants
Source: NewsThe new legislation will allow construction of new reactors at existing plants from Jan 1, 2011 to replace the 10 ageing reactors that generate 40 percent of the Sweden's electricity – By Mark McFadden – Sweden's parliament has…
Administrator D’Agostino’s Remarks In Prague On Nuclear Security Agenda
Source: NewsAs prepared for delivery at at the American Center in Prague – Edited by Linton Levy – I am very pleased to be here in Prague to highlight the critical role my organization – the…
Bloomberg Report: Shepherding Clean Energy Projects Through the “Valley of Death”
Source: NewsBloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) is the world’s leading independent provider of news, data, research and analysis to decision-makers in renewable energy, energy smart technologies, carbon markets, carbon capture and storage, and nuclear power. Bloomberg…
USEC Now Has China As An Investor
Source: NewsNoble wants to become USEC's partner in marketing uranium enrichment for reactors in Asia, particularly mainland China, according to Richard Elman, Noble's founder and executive chairman – Edited by Stephen Heiser – Accordintg to a…
Southern Company And Department Of Energy Agree to Conditional Nuclear Loan Guarantee Terms
Source: News"This will provide Georgia Power customers significant savings," said Georgia Power President and CEO Mike Garrett. – Edited by Stephen Heiser – Southern Company Chairman, President and CEO David M. Ratcliffe has announced that the company's…
IEA – OECD: Nearly 25 Percent Of Global Electricity Could Be Generated From Nuclear Power By 2050
Source: NewsThe latest reactor designs, now under construction around the world, build on over 50 years of technology development. The roadmap notes that these designs will need to be fully established as reliable and competitive electricity…
AREVA Inaugurates La Hague Site Nuclear Recycling Plant’s Cold Crucible
Source: NewsCold crucible technology makes it possible to reach temperatures above 1,200°C, thereby enabling vitrification of a wider variety of radioactive waste and a higher production rate. In addition, wall cooling increases equipment lifetime. – By…
D’Agostino Highlights NNSA Role In Implementing Prague Agenda During Visit To the Czech Republic
Source: NewsMeeting with Czech media at the library of the American Center near the U.S. Embassy in Prague, Administrator D’Agostino outlined the steps NNSA has taken around the world to secure vulnerable nuclear material, deter and detect…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Announces Availability Of License Renewal Application For Seabrook Nuclear Power Plant
Source: NewsSeabrook Station is a pressurized-water nuclear reactor, located 13 miles south of Portsmouth, N.H., and the plant’s current operating license expires on March 15, 2030. The plant is located on a 900-acre site in the…
WSJ: Southern Company Expects Nuclear Loan Agreement By Friday
Source: NewsIn February, the $14.5 billion Vogtle project became the first new nuclear reactors in the U.S. to be awarded a loan guarantee by the Department of Energy. Under the loan guarantee program, the government pledges…
National Nuclear Security Administration Saves Millions Disposing Of Contaminated Machine Tools At Sandia National Lab
Source: NewsThe removal of the contaminated tools at Sandia California is another example of NNSA’s commitment to turning a Cold War-era nuclear weapons complex into a 21st century nuclear security enterprise – By April Murelio –…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Ostendorff: “Perspectives on Emergency Preparedness”
Source: NewsKeynote Address of NRC Commissioner William C. Ostendorff, NEI Emergency Preparedness Forum, Clearwater Beach, Florida – Source NRC – Good morning. I am very pleased to be here today. I would like to thank the…
Small Reactor Manufacturer NuScale Power Adds Nuclear Industry Veteran Edward Wallace To Executive Team
Source: NewsWallace will direct the submission to the NRC of an application for design certification of NuScale’s small, modular, scalable, natural circulation light water reactor. The company expects to submit the application in 2012 with the…
Westinghouse Names Jim Ferland President, Americas Region
Source: NewsAppointment of Ferland completes executive staffing for operational model announced last week – By Mark McFadden – Westinghouse Electric Company has announced the appointment of Jim Ferland to the position of president, Americas Region. Mr. Ferland, a…
Westinghouse Will Lead Industrial Applications Of Department Of Energy’s Nuclear Energy Innovation Hub
Source: NewsCompany selected by DOE to participate on Oak Ridge National Laboratory -led team – By Chris Smith – Westinghouse Electric Company will be the key organization spearheading industrial applications for one of the U.S. Department of…