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• Next generation nuclear leadership

  The people who will operate the reactors of the nuclear renaissance are all under 40.   What are the qualities necessary for the next generation of leadership to run the nuclear reactors that are now on the drawing boards of the world’s commercial electric utilities?  By 2012-2015, most of the reactors that are planned to be built, especially those outside of China, will be ready or approaching... Posted Jan 20 2010, 12:53 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: China, nuclear, nuclear blogs, editorial, opinion, reactor, future

• William Ramsey on emerging nuclear markets

  Nuclear Becomes ‘A Real Business Opportunity’ For China and India This is the full text of an interview with William Ramsay , (right) director of the energy program at the Institut Français  des Relations Internationales    He talked Nov 9 to NucNet about emerging nuclear markets India and China, and the future of Yucca Mountain. [Reprinted with permission.] NucNet – Before joining the... Posted Nov 10 2009, 10:23 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: India, China, Yucca Mountain, financials, economics, opportunity, ramsey, business

• China plans commercial fast reactors

  Two units are being acquired from Russia, but a domestic design is also in the works China’s massive drive to build 70 GWe of conventional light water  reactors by 2020 will be augmented by an emerging effort to also build advanced “fast” sodium-cooled reactors ( large graphic ) that burn and produce nuclear fuel at the same time.  The Wall Street Journal reported Oct 30 the “Experimental... Posted Nov 01 2009, 12:10 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: China, nuclear, nuclear blogs, fuel, reactor, sodium, fast reactor, light water, 2020

• AEHI picks new site for Idaho reactor

  This is the third site selected in the firm’s search for a suitable location Alternative Energy Holdings Inc. ( OTC:AEHI ) announced Oct 20 it has selected a new site for its planned nuclear reactor in Idaho.  The site in is Payette County, Idaho, some 60 miles northwest of Boise and about five miles northeast [ at Stone Quarry Rd .] of the intersection of State Highway 52 and Big Willow Rd. ... Posted Oct 20 2009, 06:58 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: China, nuclear, AEHI, New Nuclear Plants, new plants, Don Gillispie, power, ENERGY, Alternate Energy Holdings

• Westinghouse gets a scare from NRC

  Halloween comes early for the AP1000 Westinghouse engineers are burning the midnight oil in Pittsburgh this week, and it’s not because they are filling trick-of-treat goodie bags.  The reason is the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ( NRC ) threw a scare into the company and with it set teeth on edge at five U.S. power utilities and two provinces in China. What happened is that the NRC appears to... Posted Oct 18 2009, 12:12 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: China, Westinghouse, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Toshiba, NRC, AP1000, shaw group, design

• PBMR joins forces with China on pebble bed technology

  It's a quantum leap in overcoming the "not invented here" paradigm Hat tip to Rod Adams at South Africa and China have agreed to joint development of pebble bed reactor technology A press release from Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (Pty) Ltd ( PBMR ) of South Africa indicates that firm has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in Beijing on 26 March 2009 between the Chinese and the South... Posted Mar 30 2009, 10:08 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: PBMR, China, pebble bed

• China sets nuclear energy goal of 70 GWe by 2020

  It is a 30 GWe increase over previous targets According to World Nuclear News and the Guardian in London,  China plans to spend $85 billion to increase the share of its energy mix to 5% nuclear in just 12 years.  China is reported have have plans to break ground for 16 new reactors in the next three years. According to a news report from China Central Television (CCTV), China currently has... Posted Feb 08 2009, 01:27 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: China, politics and nuclear power, capacity

• China boosts nuclear power plans

  International growth has a 12-20 year planning horizon Reuters reports that China plans to boost its already ambitious plans for building new nuclear power plants from the current target of 40 GW to a staggering 70 GW of capacity by 2020. That's a really short period of time for that massive a building program.  China currently has 9 GW of installed nuclear fueled generating capacity. According... Posted Nov 09 2008, 02:14 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: China

• China launches Pebble Bed at Shandong

  High temperature gas cooled reactor design is being developed at Tsinghua University China's Huaneng Group has launched a demonstration of its PBMR nuclear power project, at a plant in Shandong Province according to an English language report on CCTV. Parties involved in the project signed agreements in Beijing on Oct 7. The HTR-PM project, which stands for ""High Temperature Gas-cooled... Posted Oct 11 2008, 12:24 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: PBMR, China

• Second China reactor deal for Westinghouse

  AP1000s for Fujian Province Bloomberg wire service reports via the Paris, France, based Herald Tribune that China Guodian , one China's biggest electrical utilities, plans to build a nuclear power station in Fujian , southeastern China, using technology from the Westinghouse , which is owned by Toshiba. The plant in Zhangzhou city will have "several" reactors with 1,000 MWe capacity each... Posted Dec 07 2007, 07:56 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: China, Westinghouse, nuclear reactors

• Flash - Areva seals $11.9 B China Deal

  Two 1,700 Mw reactors will be built at coastal sites Bloomberg wire service reports Areva SA has won an 8 billion euro ($11.9 billion) nuclear reactor agreement from China, a record deal for the French company and twice as large as expected. The deal includes two reactors, uranium enrichment, and separate work, which is potentially larger than the reactor deal itself, for nuclear fuel reprocessing... Posted Nov 25 2007, 11:27 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Areva, China, nuclear reactor, spent fuel reprocessing

• China pushes plans for 200 Mw HTGR

  The Pebble Bed reactor gets a commercial boost Interfax reports from China that country will launch a new program to develop high temperature gas-cooled reactor ( HTGR ) a government official said at an industrial forum in Beijing this week. Cao Shudong, a senior official with China's Atomic Energy Agency, said at the China Nuclear Power Summit 2007 organized by Lnoppen that the Chinese government... Posted Nov 14 2007, 10:34 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: China, pebble bed

• Russia to build two new reactors in China

  And also build a uranium enrichment plant to fuel them China and Russia signed a multi-billion dollar deal this week for nuclear reactors and a uranium enrichment plant all to be built by the Russians at Chinese sites. The deal comes just two weeks before French President Nicolas Sarkozy is scheduled to go to China on Nov 25th during which time he's expected to sign a deal for two AREVA EPR reactors... Posted Nov 06 2007, 10:32 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: China, uranium enrichment, nuclear reactor, Russia

• AREVA has China deal

  Long delayed contract for two reactors to be signed Nov 25th Forbes reports via AFP that AREVA's long-delayed order from China to build two new-generation EPR nuclear reactors will be signed on Nov 25 during a visit by President Nicolas Sarkozy and will be worth a total of $7 to 9 billion for all parts of it. Under the deal, AREVA will also supply China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp with fuel for the... Posted Oct 21 2007, 11:43 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Areva, China

• China to spend $50 billlion on new nuclear reactors

  Reactors will be built along the coast to use sea water for cooling Reuters has a roundup of nuclear business developments in China. The wire service reports China plans to tap the global uranium market to feed the rapid expansion of its nuclear power sector. A 2006 deal with Australia will help it meet its needs. Zhang Guobao, a deputy chief of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC... Posted Sep 23 2007, 10:45 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Areva, China, nuclear reactors, uranium Australia