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Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group On Winning Team For Paducah Cleanup Contract
Source: NewsThe Paducah remediation project will include providing support in the areas of nuclear materials management and nuclear safety programs, as well as facility transition and material disposition. The five-year contract will begin in July 2010.…
AEHI Inks Exclusive Deal With Chinese Supplier To Market World’s First Large Commercial Nuclear Desalination Reactor
Source: NewsPartnership to Result in Clean, Efficient, Cost-effective Producer of Potable Water and Electricity – By Linton Levy – Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. (AEHI) has announced the company's official partnership through AEHI China with China National…
DOE To Host Small Modular Reactor Workshop
Source: NewsWorkshop will immediately follow the Platts SMR Conference that will be held on June 28 and 29, 2010. The DOE Workshop will consist of two components: – By Mark McFadden – The Office of Nuclear…
Turkey Open To Proposals From New Countries For A Nuclear Power Plant
Source: NewsTurkey already has deals in the works with Russia and South Korea and is also open to other proposals for construction and finance of the nuclear power plant, and will assess if new proposals came…
Senator Voinovich Attends NRC Groundbreaking
Source: NewsNew building will centrally house NRC personnel who will help meet licensing challenges, advance domestic nuclear energy – By April Murelio – Senator George V. Voinovich (R-OH), former Chairman and Ranking Member, and current member…
NRG Energy Reports Record Q1 Results
Source: NewsAgreement with The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to invest in Nuclear Innovation North America’s (NINA) STP 3&4 nuclear project – Edited by Stephen Heiser – NRG Energy, Inc. as reported net income of $58…
International Atomic Energy Agency Receives 100th Mandate For Strengthened Nuclear Verification Authority
Source: NewsChad Latest State to Bring Additional Protocol Into Force in Push for Universal Adherence – By Giovanni Verlini, IAEA Division of Public Information – The Republic of Chad notified the IAEA this month that it…
Bazire Named CEO Of AREVA TA
Source: NewsBenoît Bazire has appointed CEO of AREVA TA – By Stephen Heiser – At its May meeting, the AREVA TA Board of Directors appointed Benoît BAZIRE to the position of CEO of AREVA TA
FirstEnergy And Allegheny Energy File Merger Application With PUC
Source: NewsLast week, the companies filed an application with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). They plan to file for state regulatory approval in West Virginia and Maryland later this month, and in Virginia later in…
Bruce B Unit 6 Starts Scheduled Maintenance Outage
Source: NewsDuring this outage, which will last approximately two months, workers will perform inspections and routine maintenance on a host of systems and components. Many of these activities cannot be performed while the unit is running…
Exelon CEO John Rowe Calls For Swift Senate Action On Energy And Climate
Source: NewsHails draft bill announced today as a key step forward in addressing climate change – Edited by Chris Smith – In a policy address hosted by Resources for the Future, Exelon Chairman and CEO John…
Westinghouse And EnergyLab Team On Italian Nuclear Conference
Source: NewsConference is held in support of Italy's growing nuclear program – Edited by Mark McFadden – Westinghouse Electric Company LLC co-hosted a conference on the current and future potential of nuclear energy in Italy under…
NRC Executives Receive Presidential Awards
Source: News“These outstanding executives have consistently demonstrated their integrity and commitment to excellence as public servants and have made substantial contributions to the strength of our agency,” said Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko. – Source NRC -…
Cleveland Boilabs Concludes Dosing Of Second Safety Study For CBLB502 Radiation Treatment
Source: NewsCBLB502 is being developed by Cleveland BioLabs under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Animal Efficacy Rule to treat ARS or radiation poisoning from any exposure to radiation such as a nuclear or radiological weapon…
National Nuclear Security Administration Honors Tom Hunter, Welcomes Paul Hommert As Sandia Labs Director
Source: NewsSNL has announced that, after five years of service as lab director, Dr. Hunter is stepping down and that he will be replaced by Dr. Hommert, effective July 9, 2010 – By Linton Levy -…
USEC Names Paul Jacobson To Lead Corporate Communications
Source: News“Paul brings a wealth of experience from diverse industry and government communications assignments to USEC at a critical time in the company’s efforts to deploy our American Centrifuge technology,” said Ciccone. “We are excited to…
Shaw Gets Extended Power Uprate Contract For Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
Source: NewsUnder the new contract, Shaw will provide engineering, procurement and construction services designed to add approximately 178 megawatts of power generation to Grand Gulf Nuclear Station – By Stephen Heiser – The Shaw Group has…
CASEnergy Coalition Releases Policy Roadmap For Clean Energy
Source: NewsFour-point plan designed to ensure the U.S. meets its clean energy goals – Edited by Mark McFadden – The Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (CASEnergy) has released its “Policy Roadmap for Clean Energy” – a…
URS On Team Selected for Dominion Virginia Power Nuclear Project
Source: NewsDominion Virginia Power (Dominion) announced on May 7, 2010 that it had selected the U.S. Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (US-APWR) design developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) as a result of a competitive process.…
Westinghouse Applauds Nuclear Provisions Of Legislation Released In U.S. Senate
Source: NewsThe new nuclear energy plants that are being built, and will be built, over the next decades are clearly the most efficient and safest electricity-generating plants ever designed. The Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear plant, for example,…