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• KIDK: AREVA Brings Jobs to Idaho Falls Economy

  We’d like to bring your attention to this article from KIDK.com (the local Idaho Falls television station), which talks about how Idaho Falls is weathering the current economic storm. The article, which is mostly about businesses in the Idaho Falls region, points out at the very end that AREVA’s planned Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility [...] Read More... Posted Nov 24 2009, 01:15 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Eagle Rock Enrichment Project, Enrichment, Idaho, Green Jobs, Idaho Falls, Nuclear Renaissance, Eagle Rock, Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility, KIDK

• Clean Skies Report on New Nuclear Power Plants

  A recent Clean Skies TV report tackled the question that many nuclear opponents see as the downside to the reliable, CO2-free energy produce by nuclear power plants; What about the cost? The report by Tyler Suiters explores how the new nuclear power plants are not necessarily a burden to the taxpayer, but a benefit to the [...] Read More... Posted Aug 20 2009, 12:50 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Eagle Rock Enrichment Project, News, AREVA EPR Reactor, Carbon Emissions, Clean Skies, AREVA Newport News LLC, Tyler Suiters

• University of Virginia Talks Up Relationship with AREVA

  UVAToday, a University of Virginia publication, includes a feature on the partnership between its School of Engineering and Applied Science and AREVA. The partnership includes dedicated funding for educational and research programs, and provides an excellent opportunity for tomorrow’s engineers to gain practical experience today in the field of nuclear engineering. AREVA, a global nuclear [...] Read... Posted Aug 19 2009, 02:26 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Eagle Rock Enrichment Project, News, AREVA Newport News, Clean Energy Park, Ohio, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia

• Eagle Rock Chosen as Top Project by Site Selection Magazine

  AREVA’s proposed Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility under development near Idaho Falls, Idaho has been chosen as one of Site Selection magazine’s Top Projects of 2008. The company selected the site, about 18 miles west of Idaho Falls in May 2008. In December, AREVA submitted a license application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build the [...] Read More... Posted May 12 2009, 02:31 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA Inc., Eagle Rock Enrichment Project, News, Enrichment, Idaho Falls, Eagle Rock, Site Selection, Nuclear Fuel, Uranium Enrichment

• Revision to License Application at Eagle Rock Facility

  We’ve seen some questions floating around recently – most notably by Idaho Samizdat – about AREVA Enrichment Services’ recent submission for a revision of its license application to the Nuclear Regulation Commission for the possibility to increase facility capacity. As noted yesterday, AES has requested an increase in the future licensed capacity of [...] Read More... Posted Apr 24 2009, 09:34 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Government and Policy, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, Idaho Samizdat, AREVA Inc., Eagle Rock Enrichment Project, News, Enrichment, Idaho, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Eagle Rock, AREVA Enrichment Services

• Idaho Falls Teens Report on AREVA Tour

  We previously blogged about inviting 20 Idaho students who were members of the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council for a week long visit to France to AREVA headquarters and to tour our Georges Besse II uranium enrichment facility, which is similar to the facility we’re planning at Eagle Rock near Idaho Falls. We wanted the students to [...] Read More... Posted Apr 03 2009, 03:14 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Eagle Rock Enrichment Project, Enrichment, Idaho, Idaho Falls, George Besse II

• Idaho Falls Students Tour AREVA Enrichment Facility in France

  by Katherine Berezowskyj The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council of Idaho Falls had a full day Monday of scientific and cultural experiences near Avignon, France. The students toured and learned about the advanced technology under construction at AREVA’s George Besse II enrichment facility. This facility uses the same centrifuge technology that AREVA plans to bring [...] Read More... Posted Mar 24 2009, 09:31 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: AREVA Inc., Eagle Rock Enrichment Project, News, Enrichment, Idaho, Idaho Falls, George Besse II

• AREVA Supports Loan Guarantees to Spur Investment in Nuclear Energy Projects

  First of all, the nuclear energy industry is not unique in its ability to apply for loan guarantees. The federal government has decades of experience administering loan guarantees and other financial support for critical infrastructure projects. These projects span a broad array of industries from energy to shipbuilding to transportation to affordable housing. In fact, [...] Read More... Posted Mar 20 2009, 12:09 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Government and Policy, Energy Policy, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Eagle Rock Enrichment Project, News, Enrichment, AREVA EPR Reactor, Nuclear Power Plants, EPR, Energy Security, Clean Energy, Loan Guarantees

• Eagle Rock Enrichment Project Ahead of Schedule

  The good news is AREVA’s Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility to be built in Idaho is three months ahead of schedule, and we aren’t slowing down. AREVA is gearing up to launch detailed design, procurement, and construction planning of the facility. Even better, it will create some 5,000 direct and indirect jobs in Idaho [...] Read More... Posted Mar 05 2009, 09:42 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Eagle Rock Enrichment Project, News, Enrichment, NRC, Idaho

• Nuclear Energy: Key to U.S. Green Job Creation

  by Jarret Adams In this difficult economic climate, there has been much talk among policymakers and others about investing the energy infrastructure and creating new green jobs. Renewables are often mentioned are key elements in creating green jobs, but often overlooked is the contribution that investment in nuclear energy is already making in creating green [...] Read More... Posted Mar 04 2009, 08:45 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: AREVA, Government and Policy, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Eagle Rock Enrichment Project, News, Idaho, AREVA EPR Reactor, NEI, Green Jobs, Northrop Grumman, Idaho Falls