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WEC report: Europe vulnerable without common energy policy
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: World Nuclear NewsEurope needs a common energy policy with the emphasis on security of supply and more openness towards technologies – including nuclear – that can make the region less dependent on energy imports, according to a…
Record performance by US nuclear power industry in 2007
Topics: Plant OperationsSource: World Nuclear NewsThe USA's nuclear power plants generated a record amount of electricity in 2007 while operating at record capacity factors, according to preliminary data from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI). …
Bank concedes to anti-nuclear pressure
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe Dutch ING Group has decided not to invest in the Mochovce nuclear build project after pressure from Greenpeace. The move has come as a result of a campaign targeting banks operating in central Europe.…
Rio Tinto rejects improved bid from BHP Billiton
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsRio Tinto has rejected an improved offer from BHP Billiton to acquire all of its shares, saying that the offer of some $147.4 billion – up $27.4 billion from the last – still undervalues the…
Iter prepares for construction at Cadarache
Topics: Research & TechnologySource: World Nuclear NewsThe Iter Organization has applied for a construction permit for the demonstration fusion reactor it plans to build in Cadarache, southern France. Work to enable large components to be delivered by road to the site…
Areva-Bechtel to begin detailed design engineering of USEPR
Source: World Nuclear NewsUniStar Nuclear Energy has awarded a contract to an Areva-Bechtel Power consortium to begin initial detailed design engineering of the US Evolutionary Power Reactor design. Executives expect to gain benefits from existing EPR construction projects…
NRU upgrades now complete
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe safety upgrade program at the heart of Canada's recent isotope crisis has now been completed. Two coolant pumps are now fully connected to a new emergency power supply. AECL said: "NRU is safer now…
Sinosteel and Monaro to assess Kyrgyz uranium projects
Source: World Nuclear NewsChina's state-owned Sinosteel Corp has signed a memorandum of understanding with Monaro Mining NL of Australia under which it could eventually own up to 60% of two new uranium mines in Kyrgyzstan. …
First new Candu for New Brunswick
Source: World Nuclear NewsA study has declared that building the first new-design Candu reactor could be feasible in the Canadian province of New Brunswick – if 'Team Candu' can get the financial details and the risk levels right.…
Study on environmental impact of new Lithuanian plant
Source: World Nuclear NewsLithuania's national energy company, Lietuvos Energija, has awarded a contract to an international consortium to evaluate the environmental impact assessment for a new nuclear power plant in the country. …
EdF confirms interest in Iberdrola
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear News[Le Figaro, 4 February; Bloomberg, 4 Feburary; Reuters, 5 February] Pierre Gadonneix, president of Electricité de France (EdF), has confirmed that the group is interested in purchasing Spanish utility Iberdrola. Speaking during a visit to…
Blix to advise Thorium Power
Source: World Nuclear NewsFormer IAEA director general Hans Blix has joined US-based company Thorium Power as a senior advisor. Paying tribute to Blix's "unquestioned integrity", Thorium Power executive chairman Thomas Graham said the company was honoured to be…
Areva's simulator upgrade
Source: World Nuclear NewsAreva will upgrade three nuclear power plant simulators at its Paris headquarters. L-3 MAPPS has been awarded the contract. The engineering simulators are used to analyse pressurized water reactors in accident situations. …
Thailand launches nuclear energy study
Source: World Nuclear NewsOn his last day as Thailand's energy minister, Piyasvasti Amranand officially inaugurated a study into the use of nuclear energy in the country. The three-year, $44 million study will be conducted by the newly created…
Areva's order book reaches record level in 2007
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsThe Areva group reported that as of 31 December 2007, it had orders worth some €39.834 billion ($58.9 billion), up 55% from the level of orders at the end of 2006. For 2007, the Areva…
Earthquake studies should help standards evolve
Source: World Nuclear NewsAn international team of nuclear safety experts has said that nuclear safety equipment suffered no significant damage at Kashiwazaki Kariwa, and that the lessons of last July's earthquake should be fed back into updated safety…
American reactors upping capacity, lengthening life
Source: World Nuclear NewsImprovements to the US reactor fleet have continued with approvals for power uprates at three nuclear units. Regulators have received a new application for reactor licence extension at a fourth, while another extension review is…
Mitsubishi wraps up AP1000 contracts
Source: World Nuclear NewsSteam turbines and generators for all four of China's AP1000 reactors are to be made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Contracts have been signed with owner Shandong Nuclear Power Company. …
Fennovoima's EIA program for new nuclear
Source: World Nuclear NewsFennovoima has submitted an environmental impact assessment programme to the Finnish Ministry of Employment and the Economy regarding the construction of a new nuclear power plant. …
Tepco counts earthquake costs
Source: World Nuclear NewsLosses of around ¥155 billion ($1.44 billion) are projected by Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) for FY2007 as the costs of the July 2007 earthquake mount. The figure is over 50% higher than the last.…