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Nuclear could surge on carbon tax
Source: World Nuclear NewsStabilising carbon dioxide concentrations at 550 parts per million by 2100 could lead to a nuclear power industry boasting 6000 reactors, according to Sonny Kim of the Joint Global Change Research Institute. …
Iran announces new centrifuges on 'Nuclear Day'
Source: World Nuclear News[IRNA, RIA Novosti, CNN, 8 April] Iran celebrated its National Day of Nuclear Technology on 8 April, marking the second anniversary of Tehran officially declaring that it had produced the first batch of low-enriched uranium…
Contract on way for fast-track Florida plant
Source: World Nuclear NewsShaw Group and Westinghouse have agreed with Progress Energy Florida to complete negotiations on an engineering, procurement and construction contract for two new reactors to be built in Levy County. …
Four early bidders for Turkish plant
Source: World Nuclear NewsFour companies – Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL), Vinci, Suez and Itochu – have submitted bids in connection with the construction of a nuclear power plant at Akkuyu, Turkey, according to a spokesperson from…
Consultation on decommissioning begins
Source: World Nuclear NewsFrench nuclear regulators have initated a public consultation on nuclear plant decommissioning plans. The Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (Nuclear Safety Authority, ASN) said it had made the decision in the light developments such as the…
Overseas partners sought by Indian joint venture
Source: World Nuclear News[The Hindu, 6 April; BHEL, 4 April] The two giants of India's nuclear power sector, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing…
Committee criticises NDA funding arrangements
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe current Nuclear Decommissioning Authority funding model is "unsustainable", according to a House of Commons Business and Enterprise Committee report.The body's work is too important to leave to changing political priorities and uncertain commercial income,…
GE's Andy White becomes WNA Chairman
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsAndy White will this week become chairman of the World Nuclear Association (WNA), following his election by WNA members last year. White was recently appointed to head General Electric’s (GE's) New Energy Ventures business unit.…
AECL bows out of UK race
Source: World Nuclear NewsAtomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) has withdrawn its ACR-1000 nuclear reactor design from the UK's current design assessment program, saying it wanted to address "major nuclear new build opportunities in the Canadian utility market"…
MHI licenses turbine technology to Harbin
Source: World Nuclear NewsMitsubishi Heavy Industries of Japan will license technologies to China's Harbin Group for major equipment used in pressurized water reactor nuclear power plants, including steam turbines and auxiliary equipment. …
Second desalination plant for Namibian mines
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: World Nuclear News[Bloomberg, 3 April] State-owned Namibia Water Corp (NamWater) plans to construct a second desalination plant in order to meet demand for water from existing and planned uranium mines. The company's CEO, Vaino Shivute, said that…
Slovakia a possible enrichment partner
Source: World Nuclear NewsSlovakia has been invited to join the Russian-led international uranium enrichment project. The prime ministers of the countries met to discuss cooperation in nuclear energy, including the Mochovce project. …
Report: EdF to bid for British Energy
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsThe board of Electricité de France has given the 'green light' to launch a takeover bid for British Energy (BE), according to La Tribune. The French newspaper attached a figure of £6.7 billion ($13 billion)…
Kiriyenko appoints Rosatom chief executives
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsSergei Kiriyenko, director general of Russian state corporation Rosatom, has appointed several chief executives. Amongst the appointments, Nikolay Spasskiy, formerly deputy director general of the Federal Atomic Energy Agency, will become deputy director general of…
Usec takes over Boeing facility at Oak Ridge
Source: World Nuclear NewsUsec has bought the former Boeing site at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for $5 million. The company is making more than $50 million in improvements to the 30 hectare site, which will now be known as…
Germany wants EU allowances for nuclear exit
Source: World Nuclear News[Handelsblatt, 1 April] German economics minister, Michael Glos, is calling for the European Union (EU) to make allowances to Germany in its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions due to its phase out of nuclear energy. He…
Fast moves in South Carolina
Source: World Nuclear NewsPlans for two new reactors in South Carolina have come along swiftly with a contract for large components as well as applications for local authority permission and a construction and operating licence. Utility partners SCG&E…
UK government initiates justification process
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe UK's Department for Business and Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) announced on 31 March that it has invited the nuclear industry "to bring forward new reactor designs for a justification decision, an important stage…
New study of Alberta's nuclear energy options
Source: World Nuclear NewsCanada's Alberta Research Council and the USA's Idaho National Laboratory have agreed to study the energy options for the Canadian province of Alberta, including the potential use of advanced nuclear power in oil sands extraction.…
More GNEP money for research
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe US Department of Energy has allocated $18.3 million for more detailed studies towards the advanced nuclear fuel reprocessing centres and reactors it envisages at the centre of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership. …