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No aftershock in Tepco year-end loss
Source: World Nuclear NewsA net loss posted by Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) for fiscal 2007 was slightly less than the company had previously predicted, although its estimate of the financial impact of the shutdown of the Kashiwazaki…
Diamond universities funded for waste research
Source: World Nuclear NewsA consortium of British universities known as Diamond has received funding for a four-year program to investigate ways to manage and dispose of the UK's radioactive waste. The group hopes to find innovative solutions. …
High-hazard low-risk initiative
Topics: Safety & EnvironmentSource: World Nuclear NewsThe UK Health and Safety Executive has launched an initiative to stimulate dialogue between low-risk high-hazard industries. The nuclear industry was well represented at a London event also populated by chemical and oil & gas…
UK industry gearing up for new build, NIA reports
Source: World Nuclear NewsUK industry has the capability to provide the majority of a sustained programme of new nuclear power plants, the Nuclear Industry Association has concluded in a report published today. …
Opinion favours nuclear
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: World Nuclear NewsUnrelated surveys of public opinion have found continued support for the use of nuclear energy in both the USA and Russia, while US citizens are firmly in favour of federal incentives for the development of…
New Australian uranium mine project for fast track
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: World Nuclear NewsIn the light of recent "outstanding exploration success" this year and encouraging metallurgical test work, Quasar Resources has decided to proceed directly to mining its Four Mile East deposit in South Australia. The first stage…
Tunisia signs up for French nuclear cooperation
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: World Nuclear NewsTunisia has become the latest country to sign a nuclear cooperation deal with France. The 20-year deal, signed by the countries' presidents, Zine al Abidine Ben Ali and Nicolas Sarkozy, covers training of engineers and…
Nuclear a 'no brainer' for Britain
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe UK business and enterprise minister, John Hutton, made one of his most pro-nuclear speeches yet when he addressed the Nuclear New Build 2008 conference in London today. He said the need for nuclear is…
Entergy names spin-off firms
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsIn order to spin-off its non-utility nuclear business, Entergy has created and named two new firms. Enexus is to be a standalone owner of six of Entergy's current 11-reactor fleet. Equagen is to take operating…
Russia develops nuclear drilling system for Arctic
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: World Nuclear News[Izvestia, 21 April] Russia has reportedly drafted a project for developing the Arctic shelf by means of a nuclear underwater drilling system. Albert Vasilyev, director of the International Centre for Nuclear Safety says that the…
US convinced of Syria's covert activity
Source: World Nuclear NewsSyria built a reactor capable of producing weapons-grade plutonium with North Korean help, according to a briefing American security chiefs made to members of Congress. The IAEA will examine the matter before reporting to the…
Expert panel to study use of nuclear in Alberta
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe government of Alberta has appointed an expert panel to prepare a report on the potential use of nuclear energy in the Canadian province. The report will form the basis for future public debate. …
US quantifies energy subsidies
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe US Energy Information Administration (EIA) has published an analysis of US government energy subsidies and support for research and development (R&D) in 2007. They total some $16.6 billion – double the 1999 level. …
Go-ahead for Ohma
Source: World Nuclear NewsJ-Power are to begin construction of the Ohma nuclear power plant in May this year, now they have official authorization for the boiling water reactor which is to run on a full-MOX fuel load. The…
Ascó contamination spotted at recycling
Source: World Nuclear NewsRadioactive contamination was discovered on 21 April in a truck that left the Ascó nuclear power plant carrying waste metal for recycling. The radioactivity was detected by an alarm portico in place for that possibility…
Azerbaijan stops Bushehr delivery at border
Source: World Nuclear News[Itar-Tass, RIA Novosti, 22 April] A shipment of equipment for the Bushehr nuclear power plant, on route from Russia to Iran, has been seized by Azerbaijani authorities at the Azerbaijan-Iran border and held for 25…
Russia signs up with Armenia, Namibia next
Source: World Nuclear NewsRussian and Armenian representatives have signed an agreement setting up a joint venture to prospect for and mine uranium and other minerals in Armenia. Russia is also in the throes of setting up a similar…
Forsys dismisses report on Valencia disruptions
Source: World Nuclear NewsForsys Metals stated that its plans to develop the Valencia uranium mine in Namibia have not been disrupted by a dispute over water permits, as had been reported by the Reuters news agency. Reuters ran…
Japan 2007 carbon credit figures released
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe Japanese government signed contracts for emissions credits covering 16.66 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in fiscal 2007 and could double that in 2008 – but the private sector may need to buy still more…
US courts to re-examine dumping decision
Source: World Nuclear NewsAppeals to the US Supreme Court to review a March 2005 Federal Circuit decision that uranium enrichment was a 'service' and not a 'good' have been successful. The Supreme Court could render a decision in…