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Exclusive Nuclear Street Interview With Blue Castle Project CEO Aaron Tilton
Source: NewsBlue Castle Holdings (BCH) is a Utah based company created to lower the risk of acquiring new power resources for the electric utilities. The BCH business mission is to select, acquire, enhance, and license plant…
Scientists In Japan Discover 45 New Radioisotopes In Four Days
Source: NewsWorld’s most powerful beam of heavy ions has enabled Japanese scientists and their international collaborators to uncover 45 new neutron-rich radioisotopes in a region of the nuclear chart never before explored. In only four days,…
U.S. And Croatia Team On Preventing The Illicit Trafficking Of Radioactive Materials
Source: NewsThis agreement with Croatia is the latest example of NNSA’s commitment to work with our international partners to prevent terrorists from getting their hands on nuclear and radiological material – By Stephen Heiser – The…
NRC’s Svinicki: State of the Nuclear Renaissance – A Regulatory Perspective
Source: News“State of the Nuclear Renaissance – A Regulatory Perspective”; Prepared Remarks of Kristine L. Svinicki, Commissioner; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Capitol Hill Symposium VIII, Sponsored by the U.S Nuclear Infrastructure Council – Source NRC -…
Bruce Power’s Unit 3 Back In Service
Source: NewsBruce Units 4, 5, 7 and 8 remain at high power while Unit 6 is offline for an outage that began May 14 – By Stephen Heiser – Unit 3 at the Bruce A generating…
Protecting Nuclear Facilities And Materials: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Approach To Security
Source: News“Protecting Nuclear Material And Facilities: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Approach To Physical Security”; Prepared Remarks Of Kristine L. Svinicki, Commissioner U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Security Industry Association Government Summit 2010 – Source NRC -…
Safeguard Prepares To Enter Nuclear Security Market
Source: NewsSome of our team members were involved early on with the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) nuclear facilities, and that experience carries through our organization today. Our team’s historical expertise, combined with our current power utility…
E.ON And GDF SUEZ Team To Explore Possible New Nuclear Opportunities In Italy
Source: NewsNuclear is one of the ways for Italy to rebalance energy generation in the next fifteen years while ensuring security of supply, reducing carbon emissions and keeping energy as affordable as possible. The introduction of…
Alternate Energy Holdings Provides Update On Idaho Nuclear Reactor
Source: NewsAEHI Posts Presentation on InvestorRoadshow.com; features Reactor Update, Green World Water Desalinization Reactors and Energy Neutral – By Linton Levy – Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. has announced that it has posted its investor presentation slides…
AREVA: French Nuclear Safety Authority is Launching the Safety Option’s Review Of the ATMEA1TM Reactor
Source: NewsThe objective of this review, which will be conducted with the support of the French Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), is to evaluate the reactor’s safety options against French safety regulations -…
NuScale: Smaller, Simpler, Safer Nuclear Plant Will Cost Less, Come On Line Faster
Source: News“The NuScale power plant takes advantage of simplicity of design, modularity and smaller size to improve the economics of both construction and operation,” Surina stated. “This will help overcome the regulatory and financial hurdles impeding…
Homeland Security Capital Corporation’s Subsidiary Awarded $2.5M for Oak Ridge and Argonne Projects
Source: News“We are pleased that SEC has been awarded further stimulus contracts which are creating jobs and helping the environment. Including these new contracts valued at $2.5 million, we have been awarded a total of $56.5…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission To Hold Conference June 23-24 On Spent Fuel Storage And Transportation Licensing Process
Source: NewsThe conference will be sponsored by the Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation (SFST), which is part of NRC’s Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS). It will be held in the agency’s…
National Nuclear Security Administration LDRD Symposium Set For Wednesday, June 9
Source: NewsThe theme of this year’s conference is “Reducing the Global Danger of Weapons of Mass Destruction.” This all-day event will explore LDRD investments that NNSA national laboratories and sites are making to protect the nation…
With The Acquisition Of Areva T&D, Alstom Creates A New Sector, Alstom Grid
Source: NewsThis acquisition occurs after Alstom and Schneider Electric announced in July 2009 they were launching a joint acquisition offer of Areva T&D. At the end of November 2009, Alstom and Schneider Electric entered into exclusive…
AREVA-Siemens Olkiluoto 3 Project: Nuclear Operation to Start End of 2012
Source: NewsThe main civil works are completed and almost all the buildings are now fully closed and weatherproofed. After delay at the onset, the piping installation is now in progress. In addition, installation of the main…
AREVA T&D Acquisition By Alstom And Schneider Electric Finalized
Source: NewsA consortium agreement was signed by the two partners in November 2009 for the purpose of this joint acquisition. The price paid for Areva T&D’s shares amounted to EUR 2.29 billion. The net financial debt…
International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors Begins June Deliberations
Source: NewsAt the start of the Conference, the United States announced a new proposal for a 100 million US dollars IAEA Peaceful Uses Initiative, and pledged 50 million US dollars for that fund over the next…
National Nuclear Security Administration Security Professional of the Year Awards presented to Two Oak Ridge Officials
Source: NewsOur security professionals dedicate themselves to protecting some of the country’s most vital strategic assets,” said Peterson. “They are responsible for securing thousands of nuclear weapons and components, and hundreds of tons of special nuclear…
Tennessee Valley Authority Names John M. Thomas III Chief Financial Officer
Source: NewsThomas, who has served in the newly created position of executive vice president for People and Performance since January, previously was TVA's controller. Herrin, who succeeds Thomas in the People and Performance role, has been…