Counterfeit N-Former

Mouser Electronics joins Penton Media to raise awareness of counterfeit parts 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 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 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... 

Fake iPads flood online stores before Christmas Fake iPads flood online stores before Christmas

Fake iPads are flooding the market in the run-up to Christmas, brand protection firm MarkMonitor has said in a warning issued to consumers. The organization found over 18,000 iPad... 

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New Build News

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy continues preparations for Finland ESBWR bid GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy continues preparations for Finland ESBWR bid

Helsinki–GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) continues to expand its presence in the Finland. Today the company announced it has signed a new project development memorandum of understanding... 

CEZ may seek partner for $10 billion Temelin reactor project CEZ may seek partner for $10 billion Temelin reactor project

Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — CEZ AS, the largest power producer in central and eastern Europe, will consider bringing in an investment partner to help finance a $10 billion project to... 

Mexico activists slam planned mine near nuclear plant Mexico activists slam planned mine near nuclear plant

Mexican environmental activists on Wednesday slammed the alleged threat from a Canadian gold mining project that would lie only two miles (three kilometers) from a nuclear power plant. “We’re... 

TVEL plans to grow and diversify TVEL plans to grow and diversify

A new corporate strategy for Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer TVEL aims to more than double nuclear revenue by 2030, while adding a new energy storage business. Russia’s... 

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Refurbishment News

Entergy enlists Areva DZ for upgrades 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 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 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 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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