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Rasmussen Poll: Majority Of Americans Support Building New Nuclear Power Plants
Source: NewsPoll finds 55% Favor New Nuclear Energy in U.S. – By Stephen Heiser – It will come as no surprise to most nuclear professionals that mainstream Americans favor new nuclear energy in the United States.…
Iberdrola And Scottish and Southern Energy Form Joint Venture For The UK Nuclear New Build Program
Source: NewsInitial aim is to secure sites suitable for nuclear power stations – By Linton Levy – Iberdrola, S.A. and Scottish and Southern Energy Plc (SSE) have announced their intention to form a joint venture to…
AREVA’s Reactor Design Appealing To New Customers
Source: NewsNuclear plant buyers are shopping for best solutions for their specifc needs – By Stephen Heiser – The market for AREVA’s nuclear reactor models could grow as one of its competitors has potentially lost two customers. …
Bid Submitted For Turkey’s First Nuclear Power Plant
Source: NewsMany competitors vie for historic contract – By April Murelio – Russian-Turkish JSC Atomstroyexport-JSC Inter Raoues-Park Teknik joint venture has offered 21.16 cents per KWH in the tender for construction and operation of Turkey's first…
Korn/Ferry Institute Report: Leading Talent Management In The Nuclear Industry
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsNew report explores nuclear labor demands and opportunities – By Jack Bryar – A new report from the Korn/Ferry Institute examines new opportunities and new challenges that confront the nuclear industry as its worldwide renaissance…
Nuclear Power Growth To Accelerate The Pace Of Uranium Mining
Source: NewsNew industry report from Research and Markets finds uranium mining industry in an advantageous position – By April Murelio – Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report +ACI-Reemerging Nuclear Power to…
EnergySolutions Comments On Waste Importation Legislation
Source: NewsKey concerns addressed and rebutted – By Mark McFadden – EnergySolutions, Inc. has issued the following statement in response to Congressmen Matheson and Gordon's reintroduction of their waste import ban legislation. At a recent press…
UAE And Japan Ink Nuclear Power Deal
Source: NewsAgreement comes on the heels of similar UAE deal with U.S. – By Linton Levy – The UAE has signed a memorandum of cooperation with Japan for exploring possibilities of developing peaceful nuclear power. Under…
NRC Creates Three Boards To Consider Contentions In Yucca Mountain Hearing
Source: NewsNRC boards to consider admissibility of contentions – By April Murelio – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel has established three boards to consider admissibility of contentions in the adjudicatory hearing…
Invensys Gets $250 Million Contract To Automate Four Reactors In China
Source: NewsTechnologies for a new generation of nuclear power plants; both Fuqing and Fangjiashan nuclear power plants and aid in China’s plan to increase nuclear power capacity – By Stephen Heiser – Invensys Process Systems (IPS), a…
Bulgaria to Restart Nuclear Reactor to Address Gas Crisis
Source: NewsGovernment has given instructions to begin a 45-day technical preparation process By Linton Levy Struggling to cope with the natural gas shortage from Russia, Bulgaria is resorting to its two 440MW Soviet-era nuclear power reactor…
Babcock & Wilcox Joins Largest-Ever U.S. Commercial Nuclear Trade Mission to India
Source: NewsOver 50 senior executives representing over 30 leading commercial nuclear companies By Stephen Heiser The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) joined a U.S. trade mission to India on Jan. 11-16 to explore commercial nuclear partnership…
L&T Signs MoU with Westinghouse for Modular Nuclear Power Reactors
Source: NewsCompanies will team to address projected need in India for Pressurized Water Nuclear Reactors with Modular construction By Mark McFadden The recent agreement between India & USA regarding co-operation in the field of civilian nuclear…
Australian Scientists Tout Nuclear as Best Clean Energy
Source: NewsReport backs "clean" nuclear power as alternate energies are unproven, unviable By Linton Levy The Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, which represents more than 700 experts, has issued a report calling for nuclear…
ABB Wins $45-Million Order for Swedish Nuclear Plant Upgrade
Source: NewsABB Technologies to expand output and extend life-span of Forsmark nuclear plant By April Murelio ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth $45 million to provide engineering expertise and…
EDF Investing in New Swiss Energy Company ALPIQ Holding SA
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: NewsDeal involves 765 MW in nuclear capacity By Stephen Heiser Following the agreements reached last December, EDF will, at the end of January, acquire a 25% holding in the new Swiss energy company, ALPIQ Holding…
South Africa’s Pebble Bed Company Makes Fuel
Source: NewsNuclear pellets a first for South Africa By Mark McFadden The South African nuclear design company Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (Pty) Ltd. has achieved another first for Africa. The company's Fuel Development Laboratories, based at…
Obama’s Energy Secretary Supportive of Nuclear Power
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: NewsNobel Prize-winning physicist wants more nuclear and clean coal By Stephen Heiser President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for energy secretary, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu, said if confirmed he will pursue policies to support nuclear power…
New Pennsylvania Coalition Formed to Promote Nuclear Energy
Source: NewsNew Pennsylvania poll finds strong support for nuclear energy By April Murelio A group of community leaders, technical experts and others who believe nuclear energy is vital to Pennsylvania's future today announced the formation of…
E.ON and RWE Team to Build UK Nuclear Power Stations
Source: NewsRWE AG and E.ON AG have today announced the creation of a joint venture to develop new nuclear power stations in the UK. By Linton Levy The 50:50 joint venture between E.ON UK and RWE…