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• 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

• 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’s Expertise Extends to Packaging and Transportation of Nuclear Material

  By Lisa Peterson, Marketing Specialist, AREVA Federal Services AREVA is the only company in the world to work in every stage of the nuclear fuel cycle, from mining uranium, enrichment and fuel fabrication to reactor construction and maintenance, and recycling used fuel. What’s more, AREVA’s expertise extends to developing solutions for safely and effectively packaging and [...] Read More... Posted Feb 25 2010, 02:58 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Used Fuel, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Uranium Mining

• Nuclear Energy Debate Front & Center on CNN

  CNN has posted online two juxtaposed opinion pieces that argue nuclear energy issues. In the first op-ed, “Nuclear Power’s Time has come,” CNN interviews author and environmentalist, Stuart Brand, on his support of nuclear energy. Looking for a surefire way to cut greenhouse gases, Brand said the alternative to burning coal became clear: “We already [...] Read More... Posted Feb 23 2010, 03:29 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Change, Sustainable Development, Environment

• Two Items from Washington Post Today

  There are two items to highlight from the Washington Post today. First, here is this quote from an op ed piece we like a lot: “The merits of nuclear power have been debated for years. Such power has drawbacks, not least the waste that reactors produce and that the government cannot decide where to store. But [...] Read More... Posted Feb 22 2010, 06:10 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Change, Environment, Government & Policy, Quote of the Day, policy

• 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

• VIDEO OF THE DAY

  We welcome todays historic announcement from the President’s announcment of an initial 8.3 Billion dollars in nuclear loan guarantees. We agree that this decision is key both to the nuclear industry, and to the overall US economy. We also agree with the President that “to meet our growing energy needs and prevent the worst consequences of [...] Read More... Posted Feb 16 2010, 05:33 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Government & Policy, policy, Video of the Day

• Where The Jobs Are: Nuclear Plant Work

  We were glad Forbes noticed the projects AREVA is working on for the United States , but even more so, we are glad they point out the jobs that the nuclear energy industry will bring to the US job market. They write: “America hasn’t built a new nuclear plant in three decades. That’s about to change. [...] Read More... Posted Feb 15 2010, 02:29 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Uncategorized, Forbes, nuclear jobs

• 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

• 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

• New Nuclear Energy Is Old News, and New Projects Are Already Under Way, Benefitting Economies and Creating Jobs

  By Jarret Adams Right now, nuclear energy is expanding around the world. According to the World Nuclear Association, there are 50 reactors under construction across the globe and another 130 (and counting) scheduled to come online over the next decade. The nuclear renaissance is happening. Today the world demands clean, low-carbon energy sources to prevent [...] Read More... Posted Feb 05 2010, 04:13 PM by AREVA North America: Next Energy Blog Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Climate Change, Renewables, Sustainable Development, Environment, opinion, op-ed

• Viewpoint from the Wall Street Journal

  From today’s Wall Street Journal, an op-ed by Russian businessman, Oleg Deripaska “It is 50 years since the first commercial nuclear power plants began to generate electricity. Even in the dark days of the Cold War, these reactors, in France and the U.S., were seen as vital to the world’s future. They were expected to mark [...] Read More... Posted Feb 03 2010, 10:51 AM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Sustainable Development, Quote of the Day

• 2011 Budget Expands Support for DOE Loan Guarantees

  From the Office of Management and Budget (link) February 1, 2010: “The President’s 2011 Budget provides $28.4 billion for the Department of Energy (DOE) to support scientific innovation, develop clean and secure energy technologies, maintain national security, and reduce environmental risk. Encourage Use of Innovative Energy Technologies: $36 billion in new loan authority – for a total of [...] Read... Posted Feb 02 2010, 01:25 PM by AREVA Blog - North America Filed under: Energy Policy, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Government & Policy, Quote of the Day