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• Check out AREVA Med Online

  p>We have discussed our efforts in nuclear medicine and the AREVA Med project a couple of times on the blog before, and now I am very pleased tell you about our new website, www.arevamed.com. Here you will be able to discover more information on the project’s history, basic and technical merit. Through innovation, AREVA Med is [...] Read More... Posted Dec 23 2009, 08:18 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., News, Nuclear Medicine, AREVA Med, Patrick Bourdet

• AREVA Inc. to Form Community Advisory Council

  AREVA Inc. will form a Community Advisory Council (CAC) to raise greater awareness of the benefits of clean energy technology, including nuclear energy and renewables, and to build a working group of representatives from influential organizations who will informally advise the company on energy and sustainability issues. At the same time, company representatives can [...] Read More... Posted Dec 22 2009, 09:36 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., News, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, Progressive Policy Institute, National Urban League, National Latino Coalition on Climate Change, U.S. Hispanic Leadership Institute, US Conference of Mayors, National Council of Asian American Business, Greenlining Institute, Susan Hess, National Association of Neighborhoods, Center for Asian American Women, League of United Latin American Citizens, Democratic Governors Association, National Newspaper Publishers Association, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Earth Echo International, National Puerto Rican Coalition, Laurence Pernot, MANA: A National Latina Organization, Cuban American National Council

• Daily Press Poll: Newport News population loves AREVA

  The Daily Press of Newport News, Virginia has a poll up on their website asking if AREVA Newport News is good for the Newport News area – and we’re pleased to report that at the moment, 66% of respondents say “yes.” We (obviously) couldn’t agree more! Not only will the AREVA Newport News facility [...] Read More... Posted Dec 21 2009, 11:47 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., News, AREVA Newport News, Newport News, Daily Press

• Corbier Discusses Signals for Businesses from Copenhagen

  by Laura Clise Going into the last day of the conference in Copenhagen, AREVA Vice President of Sustainable Development and Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce Environment and Energy Committee Laurent Corbier chatted with Kai Ryssdal of the Marketplace program produced by American Public Media (their conversation aired yesterday on NPR). Laurent emphasizes that [...] Read More... Posted Dec 18 2009, 09:36 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Carbon Emissions, Copenhagen, COP-15, International Chamber of Commerce, NPR, United Nations Gobal Compact, Kai Rysdaal, Marketplace, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Laurent Corbier

• Huffington Post: “Nuclear Energy is Essential to a Green Future and our Economic Competitiveness.”

  We’ve said it before, but we’ll let someone else say it this time, “with 10 percent unemployment and a government determined to stimulate economic growth and put people back to work, what better use for our stimulus programs than building a series of nuclear facilities around the country?” This astute statement is from a piece by [...] Read More... Posted Dec 17 2009, 02:58 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Recycling, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, The Huffington Post, Used Fuel Recycling

• AREVA Leads the Way in Tackling Climate Change, Part II

  by Mary Douglas Reprinted from AREVA Energy Business, Issue 8 Other Carbon-Free Energies Nuclear is only one option, albeit a key one, among AREVA’s range of carbon-free energy choices. The group is developing synergistic solutions including a range of renewable energies that make sense in a balanced energy mix. Renewable energy use is increasing worldwide. In emerging countries [...] Read More... Posted Dec 16 2009, 08:29 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., AREVA EPR Reactor, Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Carbon Emissions, AREVA M5000 Multibrid Wind Turbine, Copenhagen, COP-15, Mary Douglas, AREVA Energy Business

• Biden Report Says Clean Energy Programs Creating Jobs

  by Jarret Adams p>According to a report by Vice President Joe Biden, the administration’s clean energy programs are expected to help create some 700,000 jobs. He said that the $787 billion Recovery Act is helping spur investment in new clean energy technologies, including wind, solar, energy efficiency and perhaps even nuclear energy. According to the ABC [...] Read More... Posted Dec 15 2009, 02:30 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Green Jobs, Nuclear Power Plants, Department of Energy, Loan Guarantees, Smart Grid, AREVA T&D, Recovery Act, Joe Biden

• AREVA Leads the Way in Tackling Climate Change, Part I

  by Mary Douglas Reprinted from AREVA Energy Business, Issue 8 Climate change is a reality and some of its impacts may already be irreversible. The Catlin Arctic Survey team has found out that most of the ice in the region is first-year ice that will melt next summer. Within a decade, the North Pole will turn into [...] Read More... Posted Dec 15 2009, 10:14 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., AREVA EPR Reactor, Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Renewables, Carbon Emissions, International Energy Agency, Copenhagen, COP-15, Connie Hedegaard, Catlin Arctic Survey, Mary Douglas, Kashmir University, AREVA Energy Business, Denmark

• Copenhagen and Climate Change: Chart of the Day

  Germany’s Der Spiegel has a chart on their website that we think best illustrates the key role nuclear energy has to play in any climate change plan. Not only is nuclear energy baseload and reliable, but it’s also much, much less expensive: Using AREVA’s own EPR as a baseline for the cost of nuclear energy, it’s [...] Read More... Posted Dec 14 2009, 11:50 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., AREVA EPR Reactor, Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, Copenhagen, COP-15

• Washington Post launches Post Carbon blog

  As the important climate change dialogue continues in Copenhagen and throughout the world, the Washington Post has launched Post Carbon, a blog providing up-to-the-minute information about the climate change crisis and what we’re doing to combat it. This week, unsurprisingly, they’re in Copenhagen providing live updates as the climate change conference goes on. We’re glad [...] Read... Posted Dec 09 2009, 11:01 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, Washington Post, New York Times, Wall Street Journal

• Bloggers on Copenhagen and Nuclear Energy

  A number of voices online have been watching the Copenhagen conference and are bringing up the role of nuclear. We’ve rounded up a few to highlight, let us know as you see more by adding comments here, and we’ll highlight those as well. Michael Avari looks at the Copenhagen convention and sees a direct connection to [...] Read More... Posted Dec 08 2009, 12:33 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, NEI Nuclear Notes, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., NEI, Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, Constellation Energy, Copenhagen, COP-15, NationJournal, Paul Genoa, Charles Barton, Michael Avari, Nuclear Green

• Send Greetings to the COP15 Conference

  Here’s a online form to send your greetings to the Copenhagen-15 Climate Change event. Messages sent through here will be projected onto the walls of the conference. We encourage our friends in the nuclear blogger community to send good wishes to those participating at Copenhagen and perhaps include your hopes that nuclear power could provide a [...] Read More... Posted Dec 07 2009, 01:48 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, Copenhagen, COP-15

• AREVA, the Nuclear Industry and Copenhagen

  Starting today (Dec. 7-18), senior representatives from over 192 nations, thousands of NGO’s, hundreds of scientists, and thousands of activists are gathering for the historic 15th annual Conference of the Parties for its Framework Convention on Climate Change, or as it’s known in short, as the “Copenhagen 15 Conference.” (Or, even shorter: “COP-15″.) The entire... Posted Dec 07 2009, 12:09 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, Copenhagen, CO2-Free Energy, COP-15, Kyoto Protocol

• AREVA Ohio Supplier Day Sees Enthusiastic Response

  by Jarret Adams Read More... Posted Dec 04 2009, 03:36 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., AREVA EPR Reactor, Green Jobs, Department of Energy, Ohio, U.S. Supplier Day, Southern Ohio Clean Energy Alliance, Columbus, Ohio Supplier Day

• Profile of AREVA Federal Services – Part Two

  by Lisa Peterson Who are we? A few weeks ago, I introduced AREVA Federal Services as an AREVA subsidiary that works to support the Department of Energy’s projects throughout the United States. In my last blog entry, I talked about our work in nuclear waste cleanup and how we contribute to nuclear nonproliferation. In [...] Read More... Posted Dec 02 2009, 10:25 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Sustainable Development, Department of Energy, Government & Policy, AREVA Federal Services, Next Generation Nuclear Plant