Areva modular reactor selected for NGNP development
An Areva prismatic steam-cycle high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (SC-HTGR) concept has been selected by the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) Industry Alliance as the optimum design for next generation nuclear power plants. In addition to generating electricity, these modular plants could produce process heat for use by industry. The US Energy Policy Act of 2005 established the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) project to develop, construct and operate a prototype HTGR and associated electricity or hydrogen production facilities by 2021. The legislation stipulated that the NGNP project was to be led by the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) and that a cost-sharing arrangement ...
The 4th annual China nuclear power leadership summit 2012 will be held on April 19th-20th in Beijing, China
4th Annual China Nuclear Power Leadership Summit 2012 February 14, 2012 09:03 AM Eastern Time Shanghai--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--While the Fukushima catastrophe was an alert for China's stride in its nuclear power industry, the Chinese government is still firmly determined to develop the industry in a safe manner. With the release of various laws, regulations and standards, the domestic nuclear power market is expected to see a recovery. Against the background, the 4th Annual China Nuclear Power Leadership Summit 2012 will be held in Beijing on April 19th-20th. After the Fukushima catastrophe, it seemed that the global nuclear energy industry has been caught in ...
Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant should start working now, says Russia
Chennai: Upset over the prolonged delay in the commissioning of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant, Russia today said it should "start working now" and there should be a "movement" to start the "safest" plant and not to "kill" it. "The machines have to start working now. Because after several weeks you will have to spend much more time and money to maintain them. You will pay for nothing. They will be idle but you have to pay for their maintenance," Russian Ambassador to India Alexander M Kadakin said in an interview to PTI. Describing the anti-KNPP protests as India's "internal matter", he ...
UraMin investigation prompts call for governance reform at Areva
Areva's Supervisory Board, upon completing an analysis of the acquisition of mining company UraMin, has turned up no evidence of fraud - but has set out a plan of action to improve corporate governance practices at the company. At the time of purchase UraMin was a junior uranium mining company which held stakes in deposits at Trekkopje in Namibia, Bakouma in the Central African Republic and Ryst Kuil in South Africa. Areva bought UraMin for $2.5 billion in May 2007, however a collapse in the uranium spot price and an increase in production cost estimates led the company to book a ...
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Mouser Electronics to support new U.S. anti-counterfeit law
Dallas and Ft. Worth, Texas, Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced...
Mouser Electronics joins Penton Media to raise awareness of counterfeit parts
Mouser Electronics, Inc., regarded as a top design engineering resource and global distributor for semiconductors and electronic components, today announced its...
U.S. seizes websites accused of selling fake goods
Washington – Some 150 websites allegedly selling counterfeit goods including shoes, purses, sunglasses and sports jerseys have been seized, U.S. authorities said Monday, coinciding...
China awakening patent power
Companies will have to worry more about losing infringement cases in China Those who deride China for failing to take patent protection seriously might just be provoking a sleeping...
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Chu announces new funding at Vogtle visit
Waynesboro, Ga. — U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu visited the Vogtle nuclear power plant in Burke County today to highlight the steps the Obama administration is taking to...
2014 startup for Novovoronezh II
Rosatom head Sergei Kiryenko has indicated that the second phase of the Novovoronezh nuclear power plant will start operations up to two years later than previous estimates suggest. Kiriyenko...
Critic: Proposed energy bill amounts to ‘nuclear socialism’
A steady critic of MidAmerican Energy’s proposed nuclear plant in Iowa said legislation intended to aid the project amounts to “socialism” and would cost an average ratepayer...
Iran says it loaded locally made fuel into nuclear reactor
Feb. 15 (Bloomberg) — Iran loaded locally built fuel plates into its nuclear research reactor in Tehran, state-run Press TV reported today, showing images of President Mahmoud...
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Entergy enlists Areva DZ for upgrades
US utility Entergy has signed agreements with Areva DZ for future upgrades at all nine of its nuclear power plant sites. Under five-year agreements, Areva DZ will provide full-scope engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for capital projects to upgrade Entergy’s nuclear plant sites. Entergy owns eleven nuclear...
Gentilly licence renewal pending refurb
The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) has granted a five-year renewal for the operating licence for the Gentilly 2 nuclear power station in Quebec which will also provide for the refurbishment of the plant during the period to 2016. The new licence, which will be merged with the plant’s waste management facility licence, will be valid...
Upgrade completed at Olkiluoto 2
Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) announced that it has completed a major refurbishment at unit 2 of the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant, which has raised the reactor’s output by some 20 MWe. The uprate – which brings the boiling water reactor’s capacity to some 880 MWe – was conducted during the unit’s annual...
N.B. politicians united in call for Ottawa to pay extra costs of reactor refit
Fredericton — Members of the New Brunswick legislature have unanimously voted in favour of an Opposition motion to press the federal government to pay for the cost overruns at the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant. The refurbishment project of Atlantic Canada’s only nuclear power plant is three years behind schedule and $1 billion over ...
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