Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes

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• Unistar awards design contract for Calvert Cliffs

  Areva and Bechtel will develop detailed design of the USEPR A consortium composed of Areva and Bechtel has won a contract   from UniStar to complete detailed design engineering for a proposed Areva Evolutionary Power Reactor ( EPR ) to be built adjacent to Constellation Energy's ( NYSE:CEG ) existing Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant in Maryland. The scope of work includes full plant specifications... Posted Oct 11 2008, 02:04 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: UniStar, Areva, Bechtel, Constellation, Calvert Cliffs

• Buffet buys Constellation

  Turns 'make v. buy' on its head Warren Buffett, who gave up on his plans to build a greenfield nuclear power station in Idaho, opted today to buy an entire nuclear utility - Constellation ( NYSE:CEG ). The utility owns and operates the Calvert Cliffs site and more importantly is aligned with EDF and Areva to build a fleet of EPRs across the U.S. The deal will be done through Buffet's MidAmerican... Posted Sep 18 2008, 10:51 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Constellation, Warren Buffet

• Calvert Cliffs advances Areva's EPR

  NRC accepts UniStar's COL for a third reactor at Constellation Energy's site in Southern Maryland Record high temperatures along the U.S. east coast this week, along with the threat of brownouts from soaring demand for electricity to cool people off, have some thinking that a new nuclear reactor to provide more juice to the region could not come soon enough. To those unfamiliar with the names... Posted Jun 11 2008, 11:11 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: UniStar, Areva, Constellation, ESBWR, DTE Energy, NuStart, Calvert Cliffs

• Constellation set sights on New York

  Areva EPR slated for Nine Mile Point near Oswego Constellation CEO Michael Wallace is announcing new nuclear reactors the way a magician pulls rabbits out of a hat. This week he said says the firm will build a new nuclear reactor in upstate New York. Wait, isn't New York home to anti-nuclear Governor Elliot Spitzer? For his part the governor wants to shut down Exelon's Indian Point nuclear... Posted Feb 13 2008, 10:31 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: UniStar, Areva, Constellation

• Constellation and EDF in Reactor Joint Venture

  AREVA's EPR will be basis for multiple plants in the U.S. market The New York Times reports that the French nuclear electric utility Electricite de France (EDF), the world's largest nuclear operator, has signed a partnership to build and own nuclear plants in the U.S. and Canada. The partner in this country is Constellation Energy which will lead and manage the joint venture. The deal will absorb the... Posted Jul 22 2007, 02:53 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: UniStar, Areva, Bechtel, Constellation, Electricite de France