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Jordan links up with AECL
Source: World Nuclear NewsJordan has signed an agreement with Canadian reactor vendor AECL, while a domestic phosphate company is studying the production of uranium. Desalination of seawater is seen as a likely application for nuclear power in Jordan.…
US power company buys up uranium trader
Source: World Nuclear NewsUS electricity generator and supplier Constellation Energy has bought uranium trading firm Nufcor International from AngloGold Ashanti and FirstRand International. The move appears to highlight a new trend for integration in nuclear fuel. …
Not all US reactors meeting fire regulations, says GAO
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe US Government Accountability Office said that some the country's nuclear power plants have yet to comply with some of the government's fire safety regulations issued in the 1970s. …
Yongbyon cooling tower demolished
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: World Nuclear NewsNorth Korea has made a declaration on its nuclear activities and demolished a cooling tower. The USA has made political concessions in return, but remains guarded on the future of the long-running process. …
Comanche Peak to increase output
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved a request to increase the generating capacity of units 1 and 2 of the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant by approximately 4.5% each. Luminant Generation Co. (formerly Energy…
US nuclear to grow, but not fast enough
Source: World Nuclear NewsCurrent US policies are not enough to give nuclear power a leading role in climate protection. Although policies would see a 15% increase in nuclear power capacity by 2030, American energy use overall would grow…
UK to cooperate with Jordan on desalination
Source: World Nuclear NewsA memorandum of understanding (MoU) is to be signed at the weekend between Jordan and the UK that would facilitate cooperation in nuclear energy, including for desalination of water. The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office…
Yucca funded, GNEP ‘zeroed’
Source: World Nuclear NewsUS legislators have approved an energy and water bill that would see increased support for nuclear power initiatives and fully fund Yucca Mountain, but would cut funding for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) program…
Niger kidnap victims freed
Source: World Nuclear NewsFour French uranium employees kidnapped in northern Niger on 22 June have been released. Areva announced on 25 June that the four had been handed over to the International Red Cross and would be leaving…
UK opinion swinging towards nuclear
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: World Nuclear NewsOver half of the respondents to a new public opinion survey feel that the UK should increase its nuclear capacity – and those living closest to existing nuclear plants are most strongly in favour of…
Belarus adopts nuclear energy law
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus has passed the second reading of a bill on nuclear power. The bill covers "fundamental principles" for the introduction of nuclear power and declares that…
Galvani to work on Brazil's largest uranium reserve
Source: World Nuclear NewsIndustriás Nucleares do Brasil (INB) has selected Galvani, a regional phosphates company, as the sole partner in the exploitation of the Santa Quitéria reserve ahead of international miners Bunge and Vale. …
Safety authority asks for steam generator measures
Source: World Nuclear NewsElectricité de France has been given until 30 September to implement preventative safety measures in steam generators at its French nuclear reactors including plugging tubes affected by an anomaly in anti-vibration measures …
Brown calls oil producers to invest in nuclear
Source: World Nuclear NewsUK prime minister Gordon Brown thinks oil producing countries could stabilise their market and secure long-term futures by investing in alternatives, including nuclear – and has told OPEC leaders he will open up the UK's…
French uranium employees kidnapped in Niger
Source: World Nuclear NewsFrench nuclear company Areva is working with authorities in France and Niger to liberate four of its expatriate employees kidnapped by Tuareg rebels in Niger's Arlit region. Areva confirmed that the four kidnapped employees were…
Inspectors in Syria
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: World Nuclear NewsA team from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) flew to Syria on 22 June to examine the alleged nuclear site near Al Kibar. In September 2007, Israeli jets bombed a building there, which US…
Nuclear power competes with pedal power
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsOn 24 June, a 700 km cycle race kicks off from the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant in southern Russia to the Zaporizhzhya plant in Ukraine. The race is aimed at promoting a healthy lifestyle and…
Cameco completes GLE's front end loop
Source: World Nuclear NewsUranium producer Cameco has joined the Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) venture, promising tie-ins across the front end of the nuclear fuel cycle. Together, the stakeholders in GLE have uranium mining, conversion enrichment and fuel fabrication…
CEOs make climate recommendations to G8
Source: World Nuclear NewsRecommendations on a post-2012 framework for global climate policy, backed by international business leaders, have been submitted by the World Economic Forum to the G8 leaders. The businessmen see advanced nuclear power as part of…
Inaugural meeting of French transparency committee
Source: World Nuclear NewsFrance's new national committee on nuclear information – the High Committee for Transparency and Information on Nuclear Safety – held its first meeting on 18 June. The committee's mandate is to act as a forum…