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Ensa and TR unite to supply heat exchangers
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsTwo Spanish companies – Equipos Nucleares SA (Ensa) and Tecnicas Reunidas (TR) – have agreed to collaborate in the supply of heat exchangers for nuclear and…
Ontario reactor bid deadline extended
Source: World Nuclear News[The Canadian Press, 26 July] Ontario's energy minister, George Smitherman, has announced that the deadline for reactor vendors to submit bids for two new reactors at…
EOn and Statkraft finalize asset swap
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsGermany's EOn group has finalized its agreement with Statkraft for a €4.5 billion ($6.2 billion) asset swap under which EOn will take total ownership of its…
Contracts for new US Areva plants
Source: World Nuclear NewsTwo contracts have been awarded related to new Areva facilities in the USA. One concerns an environmental study of an enrichment plant; the other, detailed engineering…
UK national laboratory confirmed
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe UK's National Nuclear Laboratory is to be an international "centre of excellence", said a minister today when confirming the facility will indeed go ahead. It…
ARMZ links with Areva, plans new U plant
Source: World Nuclear NewsRussian uranium mining company Atomredmetzoloto (ARMZ) has said it intends to set up a joint uranium prospecting and mining venture with French nuclear company Areva. Meanwhile,…
Russian reactor designer and constructor to merge
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsRussian reactor builder AtomStroyExport and design organization St Petersburg Scientific Research and Design Institute AtomEnergoProekt are to merge to boost their chances in the international nuclear…
Spanish firms target Chinese market
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsFour Spanish companies have formed a joint venture specifically targeted at supplying products and services to the Chinese nuclear power market. …
US solicits bids for loan guarantees on nuclear construction
Source: World Nuclear NewsThe US Department of Energy has invited applications for a total of up to $30.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for renewable energy, nuclear and front-end…
AEHI and PowerEd speak of global plans
Source: World Nuclear NewsAlternate Energy Holding Inc (AEHI) has signed a participation agreement with PowerEd Corp to form a new company to jointly develop nuclear reactors worldwide. The companies…
Uzbekistan invests in uranium production
Source: World Nuclear NewsUzbekistan's Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Combine (NMMC) plans to modernize and expand its production and refining capacities, including those for uranium, according to Trend Capital. A…
Busy week for sporting Russian workers
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsThe fourth annual "Energy of the Baltic Sea" sports competition has been held this week at the Leningrad nuclear power plant. The competition is held between…
US power company buys up uranium trader
Source: World Nuclear NewsUS electricity generator and supplier Constellation Energy has bought uranium trading firm Nufcor International from AngloGold Ashanti and FirstRand International. The move appears to highlight a…
Galvani to work on Brazil's largest uranium reserve
Source: World Nuclear NewsIndustriás Nucleares do Brasil (INB) has selected Galvani, a regional phosphates company, as the sole partner in the exploitation of the Santa Quitéria reserve ahead of…
Brown calls oil producers to invest in nuclear
Source: World Nuclear NewsUK prime minister Gordon Brown thinks oil producing countries could stabilise their market and secure long-term futures by investing in alternatives, including nuclear – and has…
Nuclear power competes with pedal power
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsOn 24 June, a 700 km cycle race kicks off from the Volgodonsk nuclear power plant in southern Russia to the Zaporizhzhya plant in Ukraine. The…
Cameco completes GLE's front end loop
Source: World Nuclear NewsUranium producer Cameco has joined the Global Laser Enrichment (GLE) venture, promising tie-ins across the front end of the nuclear fuel cycle. Together, the stakeholders in…
BE performance, earnings down
Source: World Nuclear NewsTechnical problems at some of its nuclear reactors resulted in lower output and earnings for British Energy during the 2007-2008 financial year, despite overall operational improvements.…
Global investors circle new nuclear markets
Source: World Nuclear NewsInvestors see the USA as the best place in the world to engage in nuclear build projects. Next come the UK and China, followed by South…
Areva wins €45 million contract with Eletronuclear
Source: World Nuclear NewsAreva has been awarded six contracts to provide key services to Eletronuclear, the Brazilian operator of the Angra nuclear power plant. Worth €45 million ($69 million),…