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• Response to Friends of the Earth News Release on MOX Fuel

  Please see below a response from a DOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) spokesperson to an innaccurate and misleading new release issued yesterday by an anti-nuclear organization regarding MOX fuel and the MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility under construction at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina. As we have mentioned many times here, AREVA has [...] Read More... Posted Nov 13 2009, 05:12 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Used Fuel, Recycling, Used Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Energy, Shaw AREVA MOX Services, MOX Fuel, Savannah River Site, Non-proliferation, Government & Policy, MOX Project

• Anne Lauvergeon Featured in Fall 2009 Issue of Daedalus

  The Fall 2009 Issue of Dædalus, a quarterly publication from the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, focuses on nuclear energy and features an article written by AREVA CEO Anne Lauvergeon. Dædalus, founded in 1955, features essays from country’s most prominent thought-leaders. This year’s Fall issue focuses on “The Global Nuclear Future,” and features Mrs. Lauvergeon’s [...] Read... Posted Oct 13 2009, 12:04 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., News, Nuclear Renaissance, Non-proliferation, Anne Lauvergeon, Daedalus

• Profile of AREVA Federal Services

  by Lisa Peterson Who are we? AREVA subsidiary, AREVA Federal Services, works to support the Department of Energy in projects throughout the United States. Some of the important work going on right now includes nuclear engineering services, such as nuclear waste cleanup activities, nuclear nonproliferation, nuclear energy sciences and radioactive waste services. AFS came about in 2007 [...] Read More... Posted Oct 07 2009, 11:34 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Shaw AREVA MOX Services, Non-proliferation, Government & Policy, AREVA Federal Services

• Augusta Chronicle Spotlights MOX Project Non-Proliferation Objectives

  Rob Pavey of The Augusta Chronicle coined the project “a new mission for an old plant,” as the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility, currently under construction by Shaw AREVA MOX Services on the Department of Energy Savannah River Site, becomes an integral part of a global effort for nuclear arms reduction, world peace, and [...] Read More... Posted Aug 27 2009, 06:42 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., News, MOX Fuel Reprocessing, Shaw AREVA MOX Services, Savannah River Site, Non-proliferation, Rob Pavey, Augusta Chronicle

• “View Nuclear Renaissance as an Opportunity, Not a Threat”

  For nearly half a century, non-proliferation treaties and other multinational collaborations have helped facilitate the safe expansion of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. But some wonder whether the benefits of the so-called “nuclear renaissance” are worth the increased risks of the technology and potentially dangerous materials being used as weapons by terrorists, recalcitrant governments... Posted Aug 21 2009, 03:49 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Energy Security, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Non-proliferation, Anne Lauvergeon, AREVA Values Charter

• Another step forward for the MOX Project

  On Thursday, the Tennessee Valley Authority signed a letter of intent agreeing to evaluate using mixed-oxide (MOX) recycled fuel in two or more of their nuclear reactors. This is a positive step for Shaw AREVA MOX Services LLC, which is currently constructing the MOX Fuel fabrication Facility in South Carolina. When operational, it will recycle [...] Read More... Posted Jul 20 2009, 09:36 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Recycling, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Shaw AREVA MOX Services, MOX Fuel, Non-proliferation, Tennessee Valley Authority

• Dr. Alan Hanson of AREVA Testifies before the House Committee on Science and Technology

  The House Committee on Science and Technology spent the morning listening to information on nuclear fuel recycling from AREVA’s Dr. Alan Hanson, Executive Vice-President of Technology and Used Fuel Management. Some highlights include Hanson’s analysis of the main benefits and criticisms of recycling: The main benefits associated with recycling are that it makes waste management [...] Read More... Posted Jun 17 2009, 01:19 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Recycling, Yucca Mountain, Used Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Fuel Recycling, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Spent Fuel Recycling, Non-proliferation, Government & Policy, Alan Hanson

• AREVA’s Commitment to Nonproliferation Already in Action

  Yesterday, President Obama said in a BBC interview: “Without going into specifics, what I do believe is that Iran has legitimate energy concerns, legitimate aspirations. On the other hand, the international community has a very real interest in preventing a nuclear arms race in the region.” Thus, we thought that this would be a good time [...] Read More... Posted Jun 03 2009, 03:46 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Energy Security, Department of Energy, MOX Fuel Reprocessing, Barack Obama, Shaw AREVA MOX Services, Non-proliferation, Shaw Group, BBC

• Anne Lauvergeon (AREVA CEO) on Non-Proliferation (Part IV)

  Anne Lauvergeon is CEO of AREVA. This speech was given at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s 2009 Conference on Nonproliferation in Washington, D.C. on April 6, 2009. Previously: Part I - Part II - Part III The nuclear industry itself can play an important role in making the acquisition of national enrichment and [...] Read More... Posted Apr 16 2009, 09:52 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Recycling, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., News, Spent Fuel Recycling, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Non-proliferation, Anne Lauvergeon

• Anne Lauvergeon (AREVA CEO) on Non-Proliferation (Part III)

  Anne Lauvergeon is CEO of AREVA. This speech was given at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s 2009 Conference on Nonproliferation in Washington, D.C. on April 6, 2009. Previously: Part I - Part II In considering the global nuclear renaissance, we need to pay special heed to the interests of developing countries in [...] Read More... Posted Apr 15 2009, 10:12 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Recycling, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., News, Spent Fuel Recycling, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Non-proliferation, Anne Lauvergeon

• Anne Lauvergeon (AREVA CEO) on Non-Proliferation (Part II)

  Anne Lauvergeon is CEO of AREVA. This speech was given at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s 2009 Conference on Nonproliferation in Washington, D.C. on April 6, 2009. Previously: Part I Of course, the responsibility for ensuring an effective regime to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons rests first and foremost with governments. [...] Read More... Posted Apr 14 2009, 09:41 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Recycling, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., News, Spent Fuel Recycling, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Non-proliferation, Anne Lauvergeon

• Anne Lauvergeon (AREVA CEO) on Non-Proliferation (Part I)

  Anne Lauvergeon is CEO of AREVA. This speech was given at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s 2009 Conference on Nonproliferation in Washington, D.C. on April 6, 2009. This is Part I of her speech; we’ll be posting more in the upcoming days. Dear Jessica Matthews, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I heard President Obama’s remarkable [...] Read More... Posted Apr 13 2009, 09:59 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Recycling, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., News, Spent Fuel Recycling, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Non-proliferation, Anne Lauvergeon