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AREVA Wins Contract Work For The ITER Project
Source: NewsITER is a global collaboration to test the feasibility of nuclear fusion as an energy source – By Stephen Heiser – AREVA announced today that UT-Battelle, LLC, acting for the U.S. Department of Energy, has…
Global Nuclear Fuel Marks 10th Anniversary Helping Utilities Bring Consumers Virtually Carbon-Free Energy
Source: NewsGE-Led Joint Venture Embarks on Next Decade of Delivering Innovative Nuclear Fuel Technologies – By Linton Levy – Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), the GE-led joint venture with Hitachi, Ltd. and Toshiba Corporation, this month is…
AREVA Inks Agreement With Alstom And Schneider For Sale Of Transmission And Distribution Business
Source: NewsThe decision to sell AREVA’s Transmission and Distribution business was taken by the Supervisory Board on June 30, 2009 after a review of the group’s development plan – By April Murelio – The AREVA group…
NNSA Hosts Stewardship Science Academic Alliances Event
Source: NewsBrig. Gen. Harencak Praises SSAA in Keynote Address – By Mark McFadden – This week, the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is hosting the Stewardship Science Academic Alliances (SSAA) Symposium at Carnegie…
NRC Names New Point Beach Nuclear Power Plant Resident Inspector
Source: NewsBurton was senior resident inspector at the Kewaunee nuclear power plant located in Kewaunee, Wis – Edited by Stephen Heiser – The U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission has selected Stephen Burton as the new Senior Resident…
Progress Energy Responds To Florida PSC Decision
Source: NewsPSC decision regarding the Progress Energy's Florida base rate request – Edited by Stephen Heiser – Statement from Vincent Dolan, president and chief executive officer of Progress Energy Florida in response to today's PSC decision…
Nuclear Waste Shipped Back To Japan From UK
Source: NewsThe reprocessing involves extracting reusable uranium and plutonium from the spent nuclear fuel so that it can be used again – By Linton Levy – Commerical radioactive waste from the UK is now being shipped…
NRC Chairman Jaczko At Enforcement And Allegation Programs Briefing
Source: NewsWe need an effective Enforcement Program that takes prompt corrective actions and makes clear the high expectations we have of our licensees for applying our guidance and regulations – Edited by Mark McFadden – Opening…
NRC Opens Registration For Regulatory Event
Source: NewsRegistration Opens For NRC Regulatory Information Conference March 9-11 In Rockville, Md. – By Linton Levy – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold its 22nd annual Regulatory Information Conference (RIC) March 9-11, at the Bethesda…
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy And Exelon Deal To Increase Cancer-Treatment Isotope Supply
Source: NewsDeveloping a U.S. domestic supply of isotopes capable of meeting demands is imperative to the well-being of the U.S. population – By Linton Levy – Seeking to address a growing demand for the domestic and…
Alstom’s Orders Rebound In Q3
Source: NewsAlstom’s orders recovered in the third quarter of 2009/2010, whilst sales remained sustained – By Stephen Heiser – During the first nine months of 2009/10 (from 1 April to 31 December 2009), the level of…
UEC Advances Permitting At Palangana And Goliad ISR Projects
Source: NewsUranium Energy Corp Advances Permitting at Palangana and Goliad ISR Projects – By Linton Levy – Uranium Energy Corp (UEC) is pleased to announce that the public comment period for the Radioactive Material License (“RML”)…
Westinghouse Responds To Florida PSC’s Actions
Source: NewsConservatively estimated, construction of the two new AP1000 nuclear power plants that FP&L has now delayed would have each generated 2,500 good, local jobs across a wide range of disciplines – By Stephen Heiser –…
NNSA Scientists Develop Scanner To Image Nuclear Weapon Components
Source: NewsNew system a significant milestone for stockpile surveillance – By Stephen Heiser – The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced that it recently completed the installation and successful startup of a…
Remarks Of NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko At NRC Security Briefing
Source: NewsChairman Jaczko made the following remarks at the beginning and end of an open meeting at which the NRC staff discussed security issues: – Edited by Linton Levy – Opening Remarks Good morning, the Commission…
NPPD Board Elects New Officers
Source: NewsNorth Platte's Linstrom elected Chairman – By April Murelio – The Nebraska Public Power District Board of Directors elected Larry Linstrom as its Board Chairman for 2010. Ron Larsen of Kearney was elected First Vice-Chairman,…
NRC’S Advisory Committee On Reactor Safeguards Elects Officers
Source: NewsNRC’S Advisory Committee On Reactor Safeguards Elects Chairman, Vice Chairman And Member-At-Large – By Stephen Heiser – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) has elected Dr. Said Abdel-Khalik as Chairman, Dr.…
U.S. And Morocco Cooperate On Nuclear Incident Response
Source: NewsU.S. and Morocco Work to Minimize Threats and Expand Cooperation on Nuclear Incident Response – Edited by April Murelio – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has completed cooperative training exercises in Morocco at the…
Purdue University Tests Nuclear Plant Design
Source: NewsEngineers at Bowen Lab will test components of an "enhanced shield building" that will contain the plant's main system components – By Emil Venere – Purdue University researchers are working with Westinghouse Electric Co. to…
Investing In Nuclear Energy Is A Smart Move
Source: NewsAs companies such as South Carolina Electric & Gas, Duke Energy and Georgia Power gear up to build a new generation of nuclear plants to meet the need for electricity, job opportunities in building trades…