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Areva and others beat loan guarantee deadline
Source: World Nuclear NewsAreva has submitted an application for a US government loan guarantee for its proposed Eagle Rock uranium enrichment facility. Would-be reactor builders Duke Energy and PPL also managed to get their applications in by the…
ARMZ makes U deal with Korean consortium
Source: World Nuclear NewsRussian uranium mining company AtomRedMetZoloto (ARMZ) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on strategic cooperation on uranium projects with a consortium of South Korean companies. The MoU covers cooperation in the development of "uranium…
No nuclear deal from Singh's Paris trip
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: World Nuclear NewsIndian prime minister Manmohan Singh has agreed to cooperate with the European Union on matters of energy and climate change. The announcement came yesterday in Paris, where some had hoped for a nuclear cooperation deal…
Brazil authorises works site at Angra 3
Source: World Nuclear NewsAuthorisation for the installation of a work site has been granted for Angra 3 by Sebastião Pires, director of licensing at Brazil's Institute for the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama). The 24 September authorisation…
First contract for Franco-Russian partnership
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe joint venture set up by France's Alstom and Atomenergomash of Russia has signed its first contract: an agreement to design the turbine generator package for a new nuclear power plant at Seversk. …
Flurry of Russian new build contracts
Source: World Nuclear NewsA contract for the design and main equiment of two reactors at the Leningrad Phase II nuclear power plant have been awarded. Meanwhile, a Russian heavy engineering company has been licensed to manufacture nuclear power…
River Bend application goes in
Source: World Nuclear NewsGE-Hitachi is celebrating the third application to build one of its nuclear power plants in a month. Entergy has applied to build an ESBWR power unit at River Bend. …
Support for nuclear dwarfed by that for fossil fuels
Source: World Nuclear NewsA new report details the levels of US taxpayer support given to various energy forms since 1950. Fossil fuels have received far more than nuclear power, which was the only source to actually pay back…
Constructors not keen on Turkey tender
Source: World Nuclear News[Nuclear.Ru, 24 September; Today's Zaman, 25 September] Six envelopes were submitted by the 24 September tender deadline to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant but only one – from a consortium led by Russian reactor…
Eskom's nuclear plan hit by crises
Source: World Nuclear NewsPlans by South African utility Eskom to invest heavily in new nuclear generating capacity look uncertain. Political turmoil and doubts about the ability to secure international funding have fuelled concerns that the country's energy woes…
Keen resigns from demoted CNSC position
Source: World Nuclear News[Canadian Press, 24 September] Linda Keen has resigned from the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, having been removed from the position of president in January this year. The Canadian government removed Keen as president citing a…
New dawn for UK nuclear power
Source: World Nuclear NewsBritish Energy is to be sold to Electricité de France (EdF) for £12.5 billion ($23.1 billion). New nuclear reactors will be built at Sizewell and Hinkley Point while the governments proceeds from the sale should…
Report: 350,000 new US jobs from nuclear revival
Source: World Nuclear NewsUp to 350,000 jobs and $542 billion in GDP could be created over 20 years if the USA embarks on a programme of substantial investment in nuclear energy, according to the American Council on Global…
Construction on Khmelnitsky 3 and 4 from 2010
Topics: New ReactorsSource: World Nuclear News[Reuters, 22 September] Work to build two new nuclear power reactors at Khmelnitsky in Ukraine will start in 2010, a government minister said while visiting the site. The units are expected to be V-320 model…
EdF responds to Constellation takeover
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsBREAKING NEWS Electricité de France (EdF) has submitted a bid for Constellation Energy, rivalling a surprise takeover move made by MidAmerican Energy last week. EDF International already owned 9.5% of Constellation in line with earlier…
Excitement builds in India
Source: World Nuclear NewsIndian power companies eager to invest in nuclear are engaged in increasingly serious talks. Industry groups expect over $26 billion in business over the next 15 years and a group of 40 companies is lobbying…
North Korea 'restoring' reactor, says official
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: World Nuclear News[Associated Press, 19 September] North Korea is preparing to restore its Yongbyon nuclear reactor because the USA has failed to fulfill its part of an international disarmament deal by removing the country from a terrorism…
Future EPRs to sport designer looks?
Source: World Nuclear NewsEDF Energy has spoken to UK architects to gauge their interest in nuclear projects. Enter WNN's competition to design the nuclear plant of the future. …
MidAmerican agrees to buy Constellation
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsMidAmerican Energy Holdings has reached a tentative agreement to acquire Constellation Energy for some $4.7 billion. The companies expect to enter a definitive merger agreement tomorrow. Pending shareholder and regulator approval, the deal is expected…
New nuclear to get 'maximum support'
Source: World Nuclear NewsNuclear power is a 'no-brainer' energy source that is indispensible, good for jobs, the economy as well as the environment, according to the UK government. The words came as plans for decommissioning and waste were…