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• AREVA to Build Facility for Medical Isotope Production

  AREVA Med, an AREVA subsidiary, announced today the future construction of a facility in France that will produce on a large-scale medical grade lead 212. Why Lead-212? Lead-212 is a rare radioactive isotope that lies at the heart of promising nuclear medical research to develop new cancer treatments. Over the past few years, AREVA Med and [...] Read More... Posted Mar 10 2010, 05:04 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, News, Nuclear Medicine, AREVA News

• From BusinessWeek, “Lauvergeon is ready for the fight”

  An in-depth report yesterday from Business Week profiled AREVA CEO Anne Lauvergeon and what she has been doing to build the world leader in nuclear energy, and importantly, what her plans are for the future as the prospects for new nuclear improve. Business Week’s Carol Matlack writes: “Anne Lauvergeon, chief executive of the French nuclear giant AREVA, [...] Read More... Posted Mar 05 2010, 01:42 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, News, Government & Policy, policy, AREVA News

• Leader of the American Leader in Carbon-Free Energy Solutions

  Jacques Besnainou is the CEO of AREVA in North America. Part of his leadership is to continue the dialogue on nuclear energy. He shares his vision for the U.S. nuclear energy industry and how AREVA is going to “light the world with nuclear energy” in the video below. Read More... Posted Mar 04 2010, 04:30 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: News, AREVA News, Video of the Day

• Thoughts & Opinions on AREVA North America CEO

  We would like to spotlight a post from the blog “Into the Breach” about recent presentation by Jacques Besanainou, CEO of AREVA North America. The blog’s author Kendall Miller writes: “Reviving the nuclear power industry is key to true energy security. When France faced the problem of energy security they decided to go nuclear as fast [...] Read More... Posted Mar 03 2010, 05:26 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, News, Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Change, Environment, AREVA News

• Local Newspapers Echo Obama’s Support for Nuclear Energy

  As major announcements roll out of the White House and Department of Energy in support of expanding nuclear energy in the United States, many regional and local newspapers have expressed positive opinions and support for this growth. An editorial from The Philadelphia Inquirer argued that: “The point is that increasing the nation’s reliance on nuclear power, or [...] Read More... Posted Mar 02 2010, 03:55 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, News, Government & Policy, policy

• Sen. Kerry vows to lead renewed push for climate bill

  By Jarret Adams Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) told a packed audience Feb. 23 at conference held by The New Republic that he was working with a group of leading senators and the Obama administration on renewed push for a climate bill. “We’re on a short track here in terms of piecing together legislation we intend to [...] Read More... Posted Feb 26 2010, 04:00 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: News, Climate Change, Environment, Government & Policy, policy, AREVA News

• Debate about the Future of Nuclear Energy in the U.S.

  Yesterday, Radio WHYY from Philadelphia, Pa., featured a conversation on nuclear power renaissance in the United States. Alan Hanson, AREVA Executive Vice-President for technologies and used fuel management, and Sharon Squassoni, Senior Fellow and Directors of the Proliferation Prevention Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, debated key nuclear energy issues and [...] Read... Posted Feb 26 2010, 11:42 AM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, News, Nuclear Power Plants, AREVA News

• AREVA Live Video Chat

  AREVA, which launched its new global website this month, will host its first Video Chat, live February 24 at 9:30 am (EST) on areva.com. The topic of discussion: “Is nuclear power a sustainable energy source?” Betrand Barré, the Scientific Advisor for AREVA and Professor Emeritus at the French National Institute for Nuclear Sciences and Technology, [...] Read More... Posted Feb 22 2010, 08:30 AM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Site News, News, Sustainable Development, Environment, AREVA News

• Support for Nuclear Energy Grows

  By Katherine Berezowskyj President Obama’s recent support for nuclear energy has ignited a genuine discussion on the issue. No longer can nuclear energy’s benefits be ignored or scare tactics employed to shut down discussion, the American media is getting behind the facts. From the Boston Herald: “Absent nuclear power, any clean-energy policy is largely decorative since the [...] Read More... Posted Feb 19 2010, 10:55 AM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, News, Nuclear Power Plants, Sustainable Development, Uncategorized, Government & Policy, Quote of the Day, policy

• Discovery Channel Program Features AREVA’s Recycling Facility

  On Feb. 13, the Discovery Channel aired an episode of “The Green Room,” hosted by John Holden which provided a great look at AREVA’s La Hague facility and the process of recycling used nuclear fuel. Check you the clip below that features AREVA Executive V.P. Alan Hanson as he walks through the key facts about recycling and [...] Read More... Posted Feb 18 2010, 01:35 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Used Fuel, Recycling, News, Nuclear Power Plants, Environment, AREVA News, Video of the Day

• Moving Beyond the Politics of the Past

  President Obama’s announcement yesterday was a great boost for nuclear energy in the United States. The Obama Administration’s support of nuclear energy also represents his ability to move beyond traditional political divisions and work for a genuine solution. Obama said “even when we have differences, we cannot allow those differences to prevent us from making [...] Read More... Posted Feb 17 2010, 01:25 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, News, Nuclear Power Plants, Government & Policy, policy

• Successful Work taking place at MOX Project

  The MOX (Mixed-oxide) fuel fabrication facility currently under construction near Aiken, S.C. is on schedule and on budget and has been accomplishing this with a strong safety record. The August Chronicle reported yesterday that the “Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s more recent round of inspections at the U.S. Energy Department’s mixed oxide fuel facility yielded no violations or [...] Read More... Posted Feb 12 2010, 09:40 AM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, News, Nuclear Power Plants, AREVA News

• AREVA’s Clean Energy Quiz

  Think you know a lot about clean energy? Challenge yourself and try for the top score on AREVA’s Clean Energy Quiz. Read More... Posted Feb 11 2010, 11:54 AM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Site News, News, Climate Change, Renewables, Sustainable Development, Environment, Biomass, AREVA News

• Video of AREVA’s Solar Announcement, the Acquisition of Ausra

  Watch as AREVA Renewables CEO, Anil Srivastava, and Ausra CEO, Robert Fishman, discuss how the acquisition and how their expertise will create for a leader in the solar industry. Read More... Posted Feb 10 2010, 12:04 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: News, Renewables, Environment, AREVA News, Video of the Day

• MSNBC Continues Popular Discussion on Nuclear Loan Guarantees

  Today, Mike Stuckey of MSNBC laid out some key points for the current debate on loan guarantees for new nuclear facilities. The U.S. Department of Energy loan guarantees have been a hot topic in Washington since President Obama’s State of the Union call for “building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants [...] Read More... Posted Feb 09 2010, 04:31 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, News, Nuclear Power Plants, Government & Policy, policy