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Australian election maintains positive uranium outlook
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe change of government in Australia from John Howard's Liberal Coalition to the Australian Labor Party led by Kevin Rudd is not expected to change, for the worse, the country's uranium mining and exploration policies or…
European energy developments on fast track
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe European Commission has announced plans to speed up energy technology developments including Generation IV reactors. Meanwhile, a cross-party group of 56 members of the European Parliament have signed a declaration calling for nuclear to…
USA supports new nuclear build in Armenia
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe USA has signalled its commitment to help Armenia with preliminary studies for the construction of a new nuclear power plant. A statement of cooperation to develop planning studies for a preliminary environmental impact assessment…
Russian Federal Council approves Rosatom bill
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe Federal Council, the upper house of the Russian parliament, approved the law concerning the formation of Rosatom. The bill will now be submitted to President Vladimir Putin for final approval. …
Nuclear power plans for Kazakhstan firm up
Topics: New ReactorsSource: World Nuclear NewsTwo small nuclear power reactors will operate in Kazakhstan from 2015, according to a government decision. The first-of-a-kind VBER-300 units will likely be sited at Aktau on the Caspian Sea. …
BE finds another damaged wire at an AGR
Source: World Nuclear NewsAs investigations continue into the condition of wire windings in the boiler closure units (BCUs) of some of British Energy's (BE's) Advanced Gas Reactors (AGRs), the company announced that a damaged wire had been found…
Dominion granted ESP for North Anna site
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has voted to approve an Early Site Permit (ESP) for Dominion's North Anna site in Virginia. …
South Korea wins some GNEP research
Source: World Nuclear NewsS tudies into reactor cores of very high-temperature reactors and 'advanced burner reactors' will be carried out by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (Kaeri) under a deal with General Atomics. The arrangement, under GA's…
JNFL starts hot testing cascades
Source: World Nuclear NewsJapan Nuclear Fuels Ltd (JNFL) reported on 12 November that it had started hot tests using uranium hexafluoride (UF6) on the cascade of its advanced centrifuge uranium enrichment system at Rokkasho. The amount of uranium…
Be realistic on energy, say Irish businesses
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: World Nuclear NewsThe Irish parliament should examine all options including nuclear for its future energy mix, the Irish Business and Employers Confederation (IBEC) has urged. Following a meeting of industry leaders convened to "stimulate rational debate" on…
Russia and USA confirm plutonium plan
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe USA and Russia have confirmed a plan to dispose of 34 tonnes of surplus plutonium from Russia's weapons program in fast reactors, rather than as MOX, and to continue the development of advanced GT-MHR…
KazAtomProm trumpets its plans as China deal progresses
Source: World Nuclear NewsA deal that would give China a share in Kazakhstan's uranium production is making progress, shortly after Kazakh state nuclear company KazAtomProm announced future fuel production plans. …
Thailand budgets for nuclear plant studies
Source: World Nuclear News[Associated Press, Dow Jones, 20 November] Thailand will spend some 1.8 billion baht ($53 million) between 2008 and 2011 on preparatory work for nuclear power projects in the country, Thai energy minister Piyasvasti Amranand announced.…
Westinghouse gets Aggressive, CIA school
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsWestinghouse has announced the acquisition of Carolina Energy Solutions (CES) and an extention to its agreement with control system provider Emerson. CES supplies welding and machining services for a wide range of energy industries and…
Sparton seeks uranium in Chinese germanium plant waste
Source: World Nuclear NewsSparton Resources has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Hua Jun Coal Mine to study the extraction of uranium from waste material produced at a germanium production plant in the Lincang area of China's…
Indian communists allow US deal to proceed
Topics: Policy & RegulationSource: World Nuclear News[BBC, 16 November; Reuters, 17 November; PTI, 19 November] India's communist parties approved the government starting talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on a specific safeguards agreement necessary for the proposed civilian nuclear…
IPCC notes role of nuclear in summary report
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's new Summary for Policy Makers, notes nuclear power as a currently available commercial climate change mitigation technology. Overall, the IPCC reports greater confidence in evidence for the effects of…
Iran’s cooperation sufficient, but not proactive
Source: World Nuclear NewsIran is using 2952 centrifuge machines to enrich uranium, contrary to the decisions of the UN Security Council. The country is cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency, but only in a reactive way 'insufficent…
State approvals sought for new US nuclear
Source: World Nuclear NewsUnistar Nuclear Energy (UNE) has applied to the American state of Maryland for approval for a third nuclear power reactor at its Calvert Cliffs site. Separately, a Progress Energy executive has said it would likely…
Mussels blamed for reactor shutdowns
Source: World Nuclear News[Newshouse News Service, 12 November] Non-native mussels in Lake Ontario have cost Entergy between $1.5 million and $2 million per day in lost revenue by eating the wrong seaweed. Entergy's James A FitzPatrick nuclear power…