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South African industry unites in Niasa
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsThe founding meeting of the Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa (Niasa) was held on 6 December. The industry body's purpose is to "support, promote and champion the collective interests of its members" which would…
Rez research reactor fuel returned to Russia
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: World Nuclear NewsUsed fuel from the research reactor at Rez, Czech Republic, has been transferred by rail to Russia for reprocessing. The project was carried out under the 2004 Russian-US government agreement on cooperation in removing Russian-made…
Atmea begins reactor development
Source: World Nuclear NewsAtmea – the 50-50 joint venture between Areva of France and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) – has officially started, the two companies announced on 7 December. The joint venture will be responsible for the…
Canadian reactor outage hits nuclear medicine supply
Source: World Nuclear NewsOperator Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) has announced an extension of an outage at a Canadian research reactor used to produce radioisotopes for nuclear medicine. Meanwhile, national regulators have discovered licence violations at the…
ElBaradei: "modest" Brazil could be more ambitious
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: World Nuclear NewsBrazil's nuclear energy programme could be more ambitious than it currently is, according to Mohamed ElBaradei, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). …
Korean reactor gets 10-year life extension
Source: World Nuclear News[Korea.net, 6 December] Kori-1, South Korea's first commercial nuclear power reactor, has been given permission by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) to continue operating for a further ten years. Korea Hydro and Nuclear…
China Guodian proposes Fujian plant
Topics: New ReactorsSource: World Nuclear News[Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 6 December; China Daily, 7 December] China Guodian Corp, one of the country's five leading power producers, has reportedly proposed constructing a nuclear power plant in Zhangzhou, Fujian province. The company has established…
Enel ready and waiting for Italian new build
Source: World Nuclear NewsItaly is facing a worsening energy shortfall but the country's largest utility, Enel, is ready to build new nuclear plants and just waiting for the political go-ahead, according to its CEO. …
Union calls for minimum UK content of new reactors
Source: World Nuclear NewsA British trade union has called for the government to require all bidders for new nuclear power reactor contracts to source some 70-80% of the construction and manufacturing work from UK companies. …
B&W to supply Davis-Besse steam generators
Source: World Nuclear NewsBabcock & Wilcox announced on 5 December that it had been awarded a contract by FirstEnergy for the design, fabrication and delivery of two replacement steam generators for its Davis-Besse nuclear power plant in Ohio.…
Batan seeks decree on Indonesian plant
Source: World Nuclear News[Jakarta Post, 6 December] Indonesia's National Atomic Energy Agency (Batan) has called on the government to issue a presidential decree enforcing the 2007 law on long-term development, which stipulates the construction of a nuclear power…
UK poll shows support for nuclear, but confusion on issues
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: World Nuclear NewsThe results of a public opinion poll conducted by Ipsos MORI for the Nuclear Industry Association show that while the majority of people in the UK think the country should use nuclear power, there is…
USA and Russia propose amending ‘Suspension Agreement’
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe USA and Russia have tentatively agreed to allow limited imports of uranium from Russia, suspending an ongoing antidumping investigation. The move would allow Russia to directly supply US utilities with nuclear fuel. …
France, Algeria agree on nuclear cooperation
Source: World Nuclear News[Associated Press, 4 December] France and Algeria signed a nuclear cooperation agreement during a three-day visit by French president Nicolas Sarkozy to Algiers. The nuclear framework agreement is designed to facilitate industrial partnerships, transfers of…
Cameco’s US subsidiaries become Cameco Resources
Source: World Nuclear NewsCanadian uranium mining company Cameco announced that its US subsidiaries – Power Resources and Crow Butte Resources – will now operate under the name Cameco Resources. …
Construction of Flamanville EPR begins
Topics: New ReactorsSource: World Nuclear NewsElectricite de France announced that construction of the third reactor at the Flamanville nuclear power plant in Normandy had started on schedule. The new reactor is a demonstration unit of Areva's 1650 MWe Evolutionary Pressurized Water…
Second Idaho nuclear plant proposal
Topics: New ReactorsSource: World Nuclear News[Idaho Statesman, 4 December] MidAmerican Nuclear Energy Co – a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co of Des Moines, Iowa – is considering constructing a nuclear power plant in Payette County, Idaho. The company has…
Iranian weapons programme halted since 2003
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: World Nuclear NewsA consensus report by US intelligence agencies has concluded that Iran halted work on developing nuclear weapons in 2003, reversing the conclusion of a 2005 report. …
Midwest and Kiggavik uranium projects to proceed
Topics: Fuel & WasteSource: World Nuclear NewsTwo Canadian uranium projects – Midwest in Saskatchewan and the Kiggavik mine and mill complex in Nunavut – will progress following decisions by their respective joint venture partners. …
Cameco reports on Rabbit Lake flooding
Source: World Nuclear NewsCameco reported on 3 December that it is making good progress in dealing with a problem of increased water inflow at the Eagle Point mine, but has extended the suspension of mining activities. Cameco announced…