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• A Look at AREVA’s Work for the Advancement of Nuclear Medicine

  by Katherine Berezowskyj Last week France’s TF1 television network featured AREVA’s innovative work under way in partnership with the U.S. National Cancer Institute and the University of Alabama for the development of a treatment to fight cancer. The news team got to take a look inside AREVA’s La Hague Facility, in Normandy, where the idea of using [...] Read More... Posted Nov 10 2009, 12:30 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., La Hague, Nuclear Medicine, France, TF1, Alpha-RIT, AREVA Med

• Marvin Fertel: Nuclear Power can meet the demands of climate change

  Marvin Fertel of NEI wrote an op-ed in The Hill arguing that nuclear power is uniquely positioned to meet the demands of climate change legislation. As we continue to need more and more electrical power – even with conservation – and as the need for legislation capping carbon emissions and mandating clean energy becomes [...] Read More... Posted Sep 09 2009, 05:46 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Spent Fuel Recycling, La Hague, Government & Policy

• Outlook for New Nuclear Plants in the U.S.

  By Katherine Berezowskyj What’s next for nuclear reactors in the United States? Rebecca Smith of the Wall Street Journal just tackled the answer to this question. Her recent piece, “The New Nukes,” took a look at what’s being developed for the new nuclear reactors and how they are going to “be safer, cheaper, and more efficient [...] Read More... Posted Sep 08 2009, 06:50 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Fuel Recycling, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., News, AREVA EPR Reactor, Nuclear Power Plants, Spent Fuel Recycling, La Hague, Wall Street Journal, Rebecca Smith

• Video from La Hague recycling facility

  Here’s an informative video that takes you inside the world’s #1 facility for reprocessing used nuclear fuel. The AREVA La Hague industrial complex, located just west of Cherbourg, has recycled more than 21,000 tons of used fuel since its inception, reducing the need for natural uranium and the amount of radioactive waste. Read More... Posted Aug 26 2009, 05:12 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Recycling, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Spent Fuel Recycling, La Hague, Cherbourg

• Power Engineering Article Looks at Recycling Option in the U.S.

  Power Engineering’s most recent issue included a great piece on the need to rethink the situation for recycling nuclear fuel in the United States. The article by Senior Editor Nancy Spring points out the key benefits that come from recycling used nuclear fuel. “In ballpark figures, it takes around 30 metric tons of fuel each year [...] Read More... Posted Aug 12 2009, 11:03 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Recycling, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Spent Fuel Recycling, La Hague, Nancy Spring, Power Engineering, Remi Coulon

• Reports on Nuclear Energy by Clean Skies

  Clean Skies is a site for discussion and debate over energy and environmental policy in the U.S., including in-depth video news of important issues. As nuclear energy is a leading CO2-free energy source, the network has focused some recent pieces on key aspects of nuclear energy. In a report from July 1st, Clean Skies News talks [...] Read More... Posted Jul 14 2009, 05:41 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Used Fuel, Recycling, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Spent Fuel Recycling, La Hague, Government & Policy, Clean Skies, MELOX

• MOX Facility in Aiken, SC Continues Construction

  With almost one third of the project complete, the MOX (mixed oxide) Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site is a great example of current construction and technology at work in the U.S. The facility construction began in August 2007 and already 263,000 square feet of office space have been [...] Read More... Posted Apr 30 2009, 03:46 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Recycling, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., La Hague, South Carolina, MOX, Aiken

• AREVA, Nuclear Energy Make Important Contributions

  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... Posted Mar 25 2009, 11:24 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Recycling, Government and Policy, Energy Policy, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Change, Energy Security, Renewables, Environment, La Hague, Biomass, Anti-nuclear groups