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  Investors Business Daily has an interesting editorial touting nuclear energy in terms of interest to their readers: the pocketbook. Until recently, there was no domestic capacity to manufacture the huge components needed to build nuclear reactors. Global nuclear giant Areva and Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding are partnering to start building heavy nuclear components. The U.S. had very little enrichment... Posted Dec 19 2008, 02:53 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: AREVA, Nuclear Energy, Northrop Grumman Corp.

• Areva, Northrop Grumman Deal Roundup

  Yesterday's announced deal between AREVA and Northrop Grumman to build a $363 million nuclear reactor manufacturing plant in Newport News, VA is getting a whole lot of media attention. The New York Times says Nuclear Power May Be in Early Stages of a Revival . ...Not since 1973 had anybody in the United States ordered a nuclear plant that was actually built, and the obstacles to a new generation... Posted Oct 24 2008, 10:54 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: AREVA, Northrop Grumman Corp., Newport News

• Founding a Foundry

  One thing we've mentioned here a few times is that a nuclear renaissance is going to require some oomph from the steel industry if the parts necessary to build a plant are going to be built in the United States. Well, here it comes , via the, ahem, French: France's Areva SA said it is forming a joint venture with Northrop Grumman Corp. to build nuclear reactor vessels, steam generators and... Posted Oct 23 2008, 05:11 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: AREVA, Virginia, Northrop Grumman Corp., Foundry