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EPRI-INL Report Details Nuclear Energy Strategy
Source: NewsA Strategy for Nuclear Energy Research and Development, outlines necessary research – By Linton Levy – A new report co-authored by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Idaho National Laboratory details how nuclear energy…
Mirion Technologies Earns Chinese Nuclear Safety Equipment Certification
Source: NewsMirion Technologies Receives Nuclear Safety Equipment Certification from the People’s Republic of China – By Mark McFadden – Mirion Technologies Radiation Monitoring Systems Division today announced that it has been approved as the first foreign…
Constellation Energy Reports Q4 And 2008 Results; Highlights EDF JV
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsCites Significant Progress on Previously Announced Strategic Initiatives, Provides 2009 and 2010 Guidance – By Jack Bryar – Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) has reported results for the fourth quarter of 2008 and fiscal year ended Dec.…
NRG Energy, Inc. Issues Open Letter To NRG Stockholders
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsNuclear development partnership, NINA, has achieved success upon success with the STP 3&4 – Edited by Stephen Heiser – NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) has issued the following open letter to NRG stockholders regarding Exelon…
Progress Energy Sees Healthy Q4; Nuclear A Major Contributor To Profitability
Source: NewsCompany intends to build new nuclear plants and retire coal plants – By Stephen Heiser – Progress Energy [NYSE: PGN] has announced fourth-quarter reported GAAP earnings of $107 million, or $0.41 per share, compared with…
OPPD Plans Power Uprate At Nuclear Plant
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: NewsDistrict’s nuclear plant is undertaking a power uprate project that will add approximately 75 megawatts – By Mark McFadden – By 2013, the Omaha Public Power District will need to increase its baseload power supply…
NRC: Reactors Must Survive Aircraft Strikes
Source: NewsNRC issues final rule on new reactor aircraft impact assessments – By April Murelio – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a final rule that requires applicants for new power reactors to assess the…
NRC Approves Rule Incorporating EPA Standards For Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Repository
Source: NewsChanges affect the period beyond 10,000 years and up to 1 million years – By Jack Bryar – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a final rule incorporating the Environmental Protection Agency's radiation protection standards…
FPL CEO Calls For More Nuclear, Renewables, And Transmission Capacity
Source: NewsChairman and CEO of Leading Renewable Energy Provider Calls for Prompt Action to Foster a Clean-Energy Economy – By April Murelio – A dramatic expansion of renewable energy will strengthen America’s economic, energy and climate security,…
Scottish Minister Jim Murphy: Nuclear Power in Scotland’s Best Interest
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsJim Murphy, the UK's Minister for Scotland spoke in favor of nuclear power – By April Murelio – Speakers at the PIME 2009 conference were sanguine about the role that nuclear power should play for the…
PIME 2009 Finds UK Opinion Warming To Nuclear Power
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsOpposition at the lowest level ever found by Ipsos-Mori, and support at the highest – By Linton Levy – These revelations came at the PIME 2009 conference for communications professionals in the nuclear industry, organised…
AEE: 88% Of Energy Professionals Surveyed Indicate U.S. Must Encourage Nuclear Power And Jobs
Source: NewsThe Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), a nonprofit professional society of over 9,500 members, has released the results of the survey on Jobs and Energy Independence. – By Stephen Heiser – Based on 962 responses…
France And Jordan Establish Five Nuclear Cooperation Taskforces
Source: NewsFrench companies, especially AREVA, as well as French universities and technical institutes will train Jordanian engineers – By Jack Bryar – The Joint Higher Jordanian-French Steering Committee has drawn up a nuclear strategy and is…
Mirion Technologies Gets Contract For The Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant
Source: NewsContract will ensure the safe monitoring and inspection of spent fuel for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Lithuania – By April Murelio – California's Mirion Technologies Imaging Systems Division has been awarded a contract to…
GE Energy Will Extend Reliable Operating Life of Hydro-Québec’s Gentilly-2 Nuclear Generating Station
Source: NewsGE Energy will replace and enhance key steam turbine and generator components – By Stephen Heiser – Hydro-Québec, one of the largest electric utilities in North America, has selected GE Energy to perform a turbine…
NRG Q4 Net Grows; Company to Sell Stake In Nuclear Enterprise
Source: NewsCompany boosts profits while teaming with Toshiba and fighting with Exelon – By April Murelio – NRG Energy, which saw its fourth-quarter profit more than doubled on hedging profits, has announced that it will sell…
The U.S. Nuclear Energy Industry Continued To Add Jobs Last Year
Source: NewsNuclear plants maintain solid performance in difficult times, Wall Street analysts told – Edited by Stephen Heiser – A bright light amid the nation’s dark economic news, the U.S. nuclear energy industry continued…
“New Opportunities To Invest In Nuclear Safety”
Source: NewsPrepared Remarks for NRC Commissioner Gregory B. Jaczko, at the 5th Annual Platts Nuclear Energy Conference – Bethesda, MD February 12, 2009 – Edited by Stephen Heiser – I appreciate the opportunity to welcome you…
Georgia Senate OKs Georgia Power Nuclear Plant Financing Plan
Source: NewsPhased-in approach will also reduce the in-service cost of the plant by nearly $2 billion – By Mark McFadden – Georgia Power Co. would able to accelerate recovering the costs of a planned nuclear power…
India’s Largest Power Producer May Finally Enter Into Nuclear Power Business
Source: NewsNTPC PSU signing a joint venture (JV) agreement with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) – By Linton Levy – India’s largest power producer National Thermal Power Corporation’s (NTPC) may finally enter into nuclear…