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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Names New Head Of Nuclear Fuel Cycle Business
Source: NewsWalsh assumes leadership of all nuclear fuel cycle activities for GEH and GNF, which includes boiling water reactor fuel fabrication, mixed oxide (MOX) fuel design and component supply, fuel engineering services, advanced reactor and fuel…
SCANA Reports Financial Results for Q3 And Year-To-Date 2009, Updates 2009 Earnings Guidance
Source: NewsFor the three months ended September 30, 2009, SCANA’s reported earnings were $103 million or 84 cents per share, compared to $94 million, or 80 cents per share for the same period in 2008 –…
Study Finds Nuclear Facilities Are Significant Economic Engine for the Carolinas
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsMore than 37,000 jobs; more than $2 billion in payroll – By April Murelio – The Carolinas’ nuclear energy generating facilities provide a significant economic impact to North Carolina and South Carolina according to a…
NNSA Provides Training To Kuwaiti Medical Responders
Source: NewsTraining courses are conducted around the world by NNSA’s Office of Emergency Operation's Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site (REAC/TS) – By Christopher Smith – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), in cooperation Kuwait’s Ministry of…
AREVA Inks 130 Million Euros Deal To Provide 36 Substations In India
Source: NewsThese substations will be provided at various locations across the State of Maharashtra (West of India). – By Stepen Heiser – AREVA T&D India has signed an EPC* alliance agreement worth approximately 130 million euros…
NNSA Launches Second Blog To Highlight Administrator’s Work At Next Generation Safeguards Meeting In Japan
Source: NewsThe meetings have brought together safeguards and nonproliferation experts from 19 countries – By Linton Levy – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has launched its second travel blog, allowing online visitors to follow NNSA Administrator…
CH2M HILL Will Manage Design And Construction Of AREVA’s Newport News Facility
Source: NewsThe $360 million facility will manufacture heavy components, such as reactor vessels, pressurizers and steam generators – By Stephen Heiser – AREVA and CH2M HILL have announced a new contract in which CH2M HILL will…
NRC: Moving Safety And Security To The Front Edge Of Design
Source: NewsPrepared Remarks for The Honorable Gregory B. Jaczko Chairman U.S. Regulatory Commission at the Workshop on Small- and Medium-Sized Nuclear Reactors – Edited by Liinton Levy – Good morning. I am pleased to have this…
CASEnergy Co-Chairs’ Statement on Climate Change Debate
Source: NewsNuclear energy is uniquely positioned to address some major concerns of climate change – Edited by Stephen Heiser – If we are serious about reducing our fossil fuel emissions as a hedge against the negative…
NRC Renews Operating License For Three Mile Island For An Additional 20 Years
Source: NewsThe decision to renew the license comes after thorough safety and environmental reviews of the application submitted Jan. 8, 2008 – By Stephen Heiser – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the operating license for…
NRC Commissioner Speaks At Uranium Fuel Seminar
Source: NewsPrepared Remarks of NRC Commissioner Dale E. Klein NEI International Uranium Fuel Seminar – Edited by Linton Levy – Thank you. I am pleased to have this opportunity to speak to such a large gathering…
NRC Greenlights Power Uprate For North Anna Nuclear Power Plant
Source: NewsThe NRC staff determined that VEPCO could safely increase the reactor’s output primarily through more accurate means of measuring feedwater flow – By April Murelio – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request by…
NNSA Transfers Over $1 million Of Stainless Steel To U.S. Army
Source: NewsTransfer part of effort to transform Cold War complex into 21st century nuclear security enterprise – By Stephen Heiser – The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced that it has completed the transfer of a…
NS Book Review: NUCLEAR POWER: VILLAIN OR VICTIM? OUR MOST MISUNDERSTOOD SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY
Source: News– A Nuclear Street Book Review by Randy Brich – This review is of a free book. It was written by a retired nuclear engineer who happened to be the graduate school advisor of a…
World Nuclear University Gets Ready For 2010 Summer Course
Source: NewsEach year the Institute selects approximately 100 WNU Fellows from some 35 countries – By April Murelio – The World Nuclear University (WNU) has announced that it has begun accepting applications for the 6th Annual…
NNSA And MEXT Will Co-Host Second International Meeting On Next Generation Safeguards
Source: NewsThe meeting was announced by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu during his remarks last month to the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency – By Linton Levy – The National Nuclear Security…
NPPD Website Explores Climate Change LegislationAnd NPPD Customers
Source: News"Itsyourpower.org", the site gives an overview of NPPD's diverse generation resources – By Mark McFadden – While the health care debate is garnering much attention these days, climate change debate appears poised for its place…
AEP CEO Mike Morris Will Host Business Roundtable Teleconference On Energy And Climate
Source: NewsAmerica’s top CEOs to recommend policies for climate change and U.S. energy security Business Roundtable, an association of CEOs of leading U.S. companies, will outline key strategies that Congress should pursue in upcoming energy and…
U.S. Trade And Development Agency Will Host Business Briefing for Nuclear Energy Development in Lithuania
Source: NewsThe delegation is led by the Ministry of Energy and is comprised of senior leaders from Lithuania’s Parliament – By Stephen Heiser – Energetics Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of VSE Corporation, has reported that the…
IAEA Hosts Talks On Supplying Fuel For Iranian Research Reactor
Source: NewsThe participants chose the IAEA as the venue of their talks since the Agency has been requested by Iran to facilitate talks with possible suppliers of nuclear fuel for the reactor as part of the…