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Putin ratifies law on formation of Rosatom
Source: World Nuclear NewsRussian president Vladimir Putin ratified the law concerning the formation of Rosatom on 3 December. He also ratified amendments to other laws in connection with the…
Russia, China to swap nuclear insurance risks
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear News[Interfax, 3 November] The Russian and Chinese nuclear insurance pools intend to swap risks worth $10 million in 2008, according to Nadezhda Martynova, head of the…
Marathon end to Cuban nuclear meeting
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear News[Prensa Latina, 28 November] Delegates from 12 countries attended a seminar on 28-30 November in Havana, Cuba, on public information on the peaceful use of nuclear…
Italy’s Enel signs for up to 1200 MWe of nuclear
Source: World Nuclear NewsItaly's leading power generator will take 12.5% of the output from Flamanville 3, with an option for the same from five subsequent new nuclear plants built…
Canada’s day for deals
Source: World Nuclear NewsCanada's silence on the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership ended yesterday with the announcement that it would join the scheme. A range of deals with the Russian…
Bruce Power to acquire Energy Alberta
Source: World Nuclear NewsBruce Power has signed a letter of intent to purchase certain assets of Energy Alberta Corp, which has already begun preliminary work on a proposal to…
Shaw expands Power Group base
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear News[Charlotte Observer, 29 November] US energy services firm Shaw Group has announced the addition of 556 jobs to its operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, naming the…
Babcock & Wilcox restructures operations
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsThe Babcock & Wilcox Companies of the USA announced on 27 November that it has changed its name to The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) and…
Areva lands world’s biggest ever nuclear power order
Source: World Nuclear NewsFrance's national nuclear champion Areva will build two power reactors at Taishan, China and undertake a feasibility study for a used nuclear fuel reprocessing plant as…
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…
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…
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…
URS completes on Washington Group
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsURS Corporation announced on 15 November that it had completed its purchase of Washington Group International for a total price of some $3.1 billion. The closing…
NEA calls on governments to plug nuclear skills gap
Source: World Nuclear NewsMember states of the OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) have unanimously adopted a statement on the need for qualified human resources in the nuclear field, reflecting…
Alstom to supply turbines for UniStar plants
Source: World Nuclear NewsUniStar Nuclear Energy (UNE) has selected French engineering group Alstom as the supplier of turbine generators for its planned fleet of new nuclear power reactors in…
Russian corporate fusion continues
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsMore steps were taken this week in the restructuring of Russia's entire nuclear industry. Shares in dozens of companies were transferred to new champion AtomEnergoProm, while…
Brazilian order follows MHI milestone
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsMitsubishi Heavy Industries has received Japan's first order for a large-scale nuclear plant component from Brazil. It comes two weeks after MHI shipped its 100th steam…
Rio Tinto rejects BHP Billiton offer
Topics: Industry & BusinessSource: World Nuclear NewsAfter months of speculation, BHP Billiton – the world's largest mining company – launched a takeover bid for Rio Tinto – the world's third largest miner.…