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Bechtel Announces 2008 Record Business Results
Source: NewsBechtel Corporation announced yesterday their total revenue of $31.4 billion in 2008 and $35 billion in new contract awards, the sixth straight record year for revenue and the third straight record for new work. –…
IHI Picks ANSYS Quality Assurance Services For Nuclear Equipment Development
Source: NewsANSYS quality system meets the requirements of ISO 9001:2008 – By Stephen Heiser – ANSYS, Inc., a global provider of simulation software and technologies designed to optimize product development processes, today announced that the nuclear…
Kentucky Moves Towards Repealing Nuclear Moratorium
Source: NewsSenate Bill 13 would repeal law requiring permanent federal storage – Edited by April Murelio – According to a report by The Heartland Institute, the Kentucky Senate has approved a bill to end a moratorium…
IAEA Nuclear Information Database Available For Free On The Web
Source: NewsINIS is the world’s leading database on the peaceful uses of nuclear science and technology – By Mark McFadden – The IAEA is making its International Nuclear Information System (INIS) available for free to Internet…
Thorium Power Schedules Conference Call For General Business Update
Source: NewsMCLEAN, Va. Thorium Power Ltd., a leading developer of non-proliferative nuclear fuel technology and provider of advisory services for emerging nuclear programs, announced today that it will host a conference call on April 16, 2009 at…
NRC Research Confirms Continued Seismic Safety At Diablo Canyon
Source: NewsNuclear power plant’s design would withstand the effects of a potential new fault line off the California coast – By Linton Levy – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has concluded the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant’s…
Tristate Considers New Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NewsColorado energy supplier changing its focus – Edited by Stephen Heiser – According to a report in the Herald, Tri-State Generation and Transmission, which provides electricity to Southwest Colorado, has announced a major shift in the way…
DOE: Tests Show Key Hanford Vitrification Plant Processes Will Succeed
Source: NewsWith the completion of the test, Bechtel can proceed with ordering equipment for the vitrification plant – Edited by April Murelio – According to a report in The News Tribune, a $90 million project has provided…
Graver Technologies Launches New Line of Advanced Stainless Steel Backwashable Precoat Sept for Reactor Water Cleanup
Source: NewsFor reactor water cleanup (RWCU), fuel pool and other specialty applications in nuclear power generation – By Linton Levy – Graver Technologies, LLC, an ISO9001:2000 supplier of filtration, separation, and purification products, has introduced a new…
Pakistan Given Go Ahead For Construction Of Two More Power Plants
Source: News(PTI) Pakistan has given a go ahead for the construction of two more nuclear power plants of 340 MW each with the help of the Chinese at the Chashma complex at a cost of USD…
Sweden Looking For Share In India’s Nuclear Power Space
Source: NewsAreva, Westinghouse and GE from the US and France and other such leading nuclear power companies are not the only ones eager to tap the opportunities in India’s nuclear power market – By Abby Gessner…
Dassault Systemes Releases New Solution To Improve Reliability Of Welded Joints
Source: NewsVerity for Abaqus from SIMULIA Leverages Battelle Technology for Nuclear Power, Oil & Gas and Heavy Machinery Applications – By Stephen Heiser – Dassault Systemes (DS) today announced the availability of Verity for Abaqus,…
Canadian Premier: Reactor Bids Must Include Job Guarantees
Source: NewsThere are currently three companies vying to build two new reactors at the Darlington nuclear station – Edited by April Murelio – According to a story by THE CANADIAN PRESS, the ability to generate jobs…
NRC’s Peter Lyons: A Regulatory Perspective of the Digital Evolution
Source: NewsRemarks by The Honorable Peter B. Lyons Commissioner U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission – Edited by Mark McFadden – As presented at the6th American Nuclear Society International Topical Meeting on Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Controls, and Human…
AREVA’s U.S. Web Site Launched
Source: NewsNew Web site includes the following features to provide visitors with easy-to-find information – By Linton Levy – AREVA has launched a new U.S. Web site focused on its products and services in the United…
WSJ:GDF Suez: May To Have Equivalent 3-4 EPR Reactors By 2020
Source: NewsGDF Suez is promoting itself as a major player in an anticipated worldwide renaissance of nuclear power – Edited by Abby Gessner – According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, French utility GDF…
Shaw And Westinghouse Get Full Notice To Proceed On Vogtle Nuclear EPC Contract
Source: NewsEngineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for two Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power units – By Stephen Heiser – The Shaw Group Inc. has announced the Nuclear Division of its Power Group and Westinghouse Electric Company, its…
Hanford Gets $1.57 Billion In Stimulus Money; Creates Jobs For Engineers
Source: NewsFunds will initiate a number of projects and allow contractors to begin hiring – Edited by Linton Levy – According to a report in the Tri-City Herald, The Department of Energy Hanford offices has…
DOE Releases Millions To Educate Future Nuclear Engineers
Source: NewsDepartment of Energy Issues Funding Opportunity Announcement to U.S. Universities for Nuclear Science and Engineering Fellowships and Scholarships – By Stephen Heiser – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today issued a new Funding Opportunity…
NRC Approves Proposal To Distribute KI
Source: NewsNRC to continue providing potassium iodide (KI) to states requesting it for preparedness – By Linton Levy – The NRC has approved a staff recommendation to continue providing potassium iodide (KI) to states requesting it…