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• Charles Julian Barton, Sr

  Full obituary at Nuclear Green   highlights here A pioneer of molten salt reactor (MSR) chemistry ( large image ) Charles Julian Barton, Sr, a reactor chemistry pioneer, died of causes incident to age on January 31, 2009, in Oak Ridge, TN. He celebrated his 97th birthday on January 16, 2009.  His son Charles Barton, who also worked at Oak Ridge until his retirement, blogs on nuclear energy... Posted Feb 01 2009, 11:47 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: nuclear, Nuclear energy, nuclear reactor, nuclear reactors, nuclear power industry

• Nuclear news roundup for 02/01/09

  Former Missouri environmental lobbyist leads pro-nuclear group The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that a pro-nuclear group has  begun operations in Missouri “to carry a statewide message that clean and renewable energy must power the state’s economic development engines.”  The group, to be known as “Missourians for a Balanced Energy Future” ( MBEF ) describes itself as non-partisan and led... Posted Feb 01 2009, 02:15 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Department of Energy, Energy Solutions, appropriations, Nuclear energy, nuclear reactor, investment, Nuclear Energy Economics, politics and nuclear power, nuclear power industry, Future of nuclear energy

• Blue Castle reactors for Green River, Utah?

  It is one of four locations being considered for a 3,000 MWe plant, but questions about costs and credibility remain unanswered The Salt Lake City Tribune reports that advocates for a nuclear energy power plant in Utah have indicated a "strong candidate" is an industrial park in the Green River, UT , area near the intersection of Route 6 and Interstate 70. Aaron Tilton , the head of a business... Posted Jul 23 2008, 02:15 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: nuclear reactor, Transition Power Utah, Aaron Tilton, Blue castle Project

• GE to expand nuclear fuel services

  Making the nuclear fuel cycle more attractive to investors The nuclear fuel business is a fractured landscape with many separate players in uranium mining, enrichment, and fuel fabrication. For the most part nuclear utilities haven't worried about the supply chain that gets them their fuel, only the price. That's changing with the new ramping up of new nuclear reactor construction in this country... Posted Jan 20 2008, 07:11 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: nuclear reactor, General Electric, nuclear fuel cycle

• Hundreds turn out over Idaho nuclear plant

  Idaho Statesmen says 400 came to public meeting Meeting on Payette nuke plant plan draws 400 Residents and activists pose tough questions to the developer, but some see benefits to the area. Will MidAmerican build a nuke plant in Payette County? BY ROCKY BARKER - rbarker@idahostatesman.com Edition Date: 12/21/07 Full text at: http://www.idahostatesman.com/localnews/story/244426.html # # # Idaho Samizdat... Posted Dec 21 2007, 03:20 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: nuclear reactor, Idaho, Payette, Idaho Statesman, Midamerican, Rocky Barker

• 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

• 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

• Murky nuclear issue lurks in Syria

  Did Israel just take pictures earlier this week? What's going on in Syria? On Wednesday a flight of Israeli warplanes may or may not have bombed a Syrian nuclear facility. According to a blizzard of conflicting news media reports, Israel sent its air force deep into Syrian territory earlier this week, but neither the Israelis nor the Syrians are talking about what happened. Not that it is a secret... Posted Sep 14 2007, 08:50 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: nuclear reactor, Israel, Syria, North Korea