The following is a statement from Jacques Besnainou, CEO of AREVA Inc., on the introduction of the American Power Act today by Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman:   “The energy and environment legislation offered today is very good for America because it would help our nation move toward using more clean energy, including more nuclear energy [...] ...read more

I'm just going to throw this in as a warm-up because it's my first blog, but isn't this ridiculous?  Bill Gates is in negotiations with Korea to develop the sodium-cool fast reactor, the one we abandoned in the 1990s and many people think is the ultimate technology.  This is on top of Gates going to China three months ago to develop the Travelling Wave.  This is America's #1 entrepreneur, one of the two or three richest men in the world, and doesn't even make any attempt to develop these technologies in this country.  In fact, the American press doesn't even report it.  This article has only appeared in Korean papers. 

Can we really expect to remain a leader in this technology when our best minds have to go abroad to look for progress?  Our grandchildren are going to be paying dearly for this.

For a day and a half this week, business leaders, investors, environmentalists and thought leaders came together in Boston for the 2010 Ceres Conference. Ceres President, Mindy Lubber called the conference to order by encouraging attendees to make sustainability performance a lynchpin in defining the 21st century corporation. She emphasized that sustainability is [...] ...read more

By Tom DePonty, Director of Public Affairs, ADAGE Is there a 21st Century clean energy opportunity stored in our nation’s forest land? In Mason County, Washington, the answer is, “Yes!” For over 150 years the communities in Mason County, Wash., have sustainably managed their abundant natural resources for lumber and forestry industries. After harvesting an area, [...] ...read more

By Jarret Adams AREVA announced today its contract to supply recycled mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel to the Japanese utility Hokkaido Electric Power Company for use at its Tomari 3 nuclear plant. According to the agreement, AREVA will manufacture MOX fuel assemblies using recycled material at its MELOX facility near Avignon, France. This is the eighth Japanese utility [...] ...read more

Following-up on Gallup’s results that support for nuclear power is at an all-time high, a recent study from market research firm TNS Sofres looks at opinions on the topic of recycling used nuclear fuel. Presented as part of AREVA’s International Recycling Day in February, the study “Nuclear energy and recycling opportunities: the perceptions in [...] ...read more

by Laurence Pernot Though people who follow the debate over used nuclear fuel are well aware of the benefits of recycling, we’ve found that many in the general public don’t even know that it’s an option.  There’s a lot of confusion out there about used fuel recycling - whether it’s feasible, practical, and safe. So we’ve prepared this brief FAQ about [...] ...read more

The official White House website has added a new feature, “Open For Questions,” which allows people to ask the President key questions on the economy and vote up other people’s submissions. So far, over 13,000 people have submitted over 16,000 questions. There are a number of good questions on the economic effect of nuclear energy, in [...] ...read more

By Jarret Adams Recently AREVA has been the subject of some attacks by members of anti-nuclear organizations. Here is our basic response: While some may have a quasi-religious or professional obligation to oppose nuclear energy, I would invite who is anyone curious about the issue to research it on your own and come to your own conclusions. America’s [...] ...read more

With over 45 locations in the United States, AREVA understands it has an important role to play as a leader in its communities, as well as its impact on the American energy landscape. This includes engaging in dialogue and communication with our stakeholders. An important focus for this engagement has been the [...] ...read more

The U.S. Department of Energy has offered a conditional commitment for a $2 billion conditional loan guarantee to facilitate financing of AREVA’ s Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility planned for development near Idaho Falls, Idaho. With this loan guarantee AREVA can secure the financing necessary for this large-scale, capital-intensive project and take the next steps forward with [...] ...read more

Toronto-based Energy Fuels looks poised to become the first junior uranium company to reach production in recent years as it awaits the approval of the final permit required for full-scale mining to begin at its Whirlwind mining site in Colorado, USA.

British officials have changed rules governing work permits for 28 occupations in engineering, including some specialist nuclear roles. The move should make it easier for firms wanting to build new nuclear power plants to source an adequate supply of trained staff.

Four employees of Japanese machinery manufacturer Horkos Corp have been arrested on suspicion of knowingly violating national security laws by exporting equipment to China and South Korea which could be used in the enrichment of uranium.

The Wall Street Journal's Environmental Capital blog has an October 17, 2008 post titled Coal Storage: Clean Coal’s Next Big Hurdle? . It attempts to put the challenge of storing CO2 from coal fired power plants into the same bin as the challenge of storing used nuclear fuel. It gives a completely inaccurate picture of the differences between the real obstacles to future use of our two main electricity ...read more