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• South Korean, U.S., And Japanese Companies Positioning To Build Nuclear Power Plant In Turkey

  South Korea aims to be the third-largest exporter of nuclear power plants and wants to account for 20% of the world's new nuclear power construction projects by 2030 - By Linton Levy - South Korea is likely to win the bid for building two nuclear power plants in Sinop of Turkey, Yonhap News Agency has reported, citing Turkish media. According to Yonhap, Turkish newspaper Hurriyet cited energy ministry officials of Turkey as saying they want a Korea-U.S. consortium to take on the task. ... Posted Jan 19 2010, 08:37 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Westinghouse, GE, Japan, Russia, ENERGY, nuclear, power, KEPCO, Korea Electric Power Corporation, U.S., apr1400, general electric

• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams - GE Hitachi – ESBWR

  GE Hitachi – ESBWR - By Duncan Williams - Last week, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy announced an agreement with Detroit Edison to submit a joint application for a nuclear power plant to be located 35 miles south of Detroit. ... Posted Dec 23 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: GE, ESBWR, GEH, GE Hitachi, nuclear, economic simplified boiling water reactor, Under The Hood With Duncan Williams, duncan williams

• GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Detroit Edison Team On Site Planning For World’s Most Advanced Reactor

  Agreement in Michigan Signals US Utility Sector Support for GEH’s ESBWR Reactor Design - By Stephen Heiser - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and Detroit Edison, Michigan’s largest electric utility, have announced an agreement advancing the potential deployment of a next-generation nuclear reactor design. ... Posted Dec 18 2009, 08:58 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, GE, Safety, construction, ESBWR, GEH, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, site, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, DTE Energy, DTE, Detriot edison

• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams - Discussion Regarding Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas Patent Portfolio

  Discussion Regarding Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas Patent Portfolio - By Duncan Williams - In response to the United States’ renewed interest in nuclear power, many companies in the nuclear power industry have begun taking steps to protect their intellectual property rights. For example, Global... Posted Dec 09 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: GE, Japan, Toshiba, Hitachi, GE Energy, reactor, cladding, Under The Hood With Duncan Williams, patent, duncan williams, gnfa, Global Nuclear Fuel-Americas

• AREVA Gets Three Binding Offers

  Sale Process of Its Transmission and Distribution Division - By Stephen Heiser - Within the scope of the sale process of its Transmission and Distribution division launched on June 30th, 2009, the deadline for binding offers was November 9th at 5 pm. AREVA received three offers from: - Alstom/Schneider... Posted Nov 10 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: acquisitions, AREVA, GE, Toshiba, Alstom, mergers and acquistions, areva t&d, toshiba/INCJ, Alstom/Schneider, offer

• General Electric Applauds US-UAE Civilian Nuclear Energy Cooperation Agreement

  GE applauds the U.S.-United Arab Emirates (UAE) civilian nuclear energy cooperation agreement that recently earned congressional approval. Commonly known as a “123 Agreement,” this pact is legally required to allow U.S. companies to provide reactor technologies, fuel and nuclear energy services... Posted Nov 05 2009, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: GE, UAE, Hitachi, agreement, GEH, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, cooperation, united arab emirates

• Toshiba Becomes First Japanese Company To Get Greenlight To Build Reactor In U.S.

  The company has received orders for two reactors for a project being planned in the state of Texas by U.S. utilities NRG Energy Inc. and CPS Energy - Edited by Stephen Heiser - According to a report from Asia Pulse, Toshiba Corp. has been certified as a nuclear reactor supplier by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory... Posted Oct 12 2009, 08:51 AM by steveheiser with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: NRC, certification, GE, Japan, Toshiba, CPS Energy, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRG Energy

• GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Lauds U.S.-Italy Nuclear Relationship

  Agreement Provides Government Foundation to Grow Italy’s Generation Capacity, Diversify its Energy Portfolio - By Stephen Heiser - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has announced support for a nuclear cooperation agreement between Italy and the United States, signed Tuesday in Washington, D.C. The... Posted Oct 02 2009, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: GE, boiling water reactor, Steven Chu, Italy, Safety, GEH, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, BWR, cooperation, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), deal, reliability, accord, jack fuller

• Under The Hood With Duncan Williams - Inside Hitachi's Advanced Boiling Water Reactor

  Inside Hitachi's Advanced Boiling Water Reactor - By Duncan Williams - A recently issued patent (U.S. Patent No. 7,349,518), assigned to Hitachi, Ltd., indicates that many of the efficiencies found in the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR), including its smaller size, is due to its reactor core... Posted Sep 30 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: uranium, GE, pressurized water reactor, boiling water reactor, Hitachi, Safety, ABWR, Plutonium, GEH, Advanced Boiling Water Reactor, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, GE Hitachi, fuel, PWR, BWR, fuel rods, core, Under The Hood With Duncan Williams, patent, pu239, channel boxes, u235, u238

• A Regulator’s Perspective On New Nuclear Reactor License Applications

  Remarks By The Honorable Gregory B. Jaczko Chairman Of The NRC - Edited by April Murelio - The Howard Baker Forum Washington, DC I appreciate the opportunity to speak with you today, during the first in a series of roundtables examining U.S.-Japan cooperation in different energy sectors. Before I begin... Posted Sep 28 2009, 08:45 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, GE, meeting, Toshiba, Hitachi, Safety, construction, license, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Gregory B. Jaczko, Mitsubishi, jaczko, new reactors, applications, chairman

• GE Announces First Phased Array Corrosion Inspection Solution

  Phasor CV/DM provides extensive inspection coverage with every scan, and even the smallest corrosion pit can be identified, measured and evaluated - By Stephen Heiser - The new Phasor CV/DM from GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies is the first phased array inspection device for corrosion spot identification... Posted Sep 23 2009, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: GE, maintenance, inspection, corrosion, phased array, scan, phasor

• GE Signs UANI's Iran Business Declaration

  UANI Applauds General Electric for Refusing to Do Business with Iran - By Stephen Heiser - General Electric (GE) has signed United Against Nuclear Iran's (UANI's) Iran Business Declaration, affirming that it does not and will not conduct business in or with Iran. UANI applauds GE for its decision... Posted Sep 22 2009, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: GE, Iran, Safety, ENERGY, nuclear, power, policy, trade, uani, sanctions, United Against Nuclear Iran, freedom

• GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Gets $1 Million Order From KSG For Simulator Subsystem

  Reflective Memory technology enables solution to be faster, more robust - By Linton Levy - GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, has announced that it had won an order valued at $1 million from KSG Kraftwerks-Simulator-Gesellschaft MBH of Essen, Germany, for CPU blades, I... Posted Sep 16 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: GE, simulator, Germany, training, contract, ENERGY, nuclear, power, order, GE Fanuc, blades

• GE, Areva, KEPCO In $41 Billion UAE Nuclear Power Competition

  Companies competing for the contract to build the Gulf's first nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi - By April Murelio - According to a report by Dow Jones, General Electric Co., Korea Electric Power Corp. (KEPCO) and Areva S.A. are among companies still vying for the contract to build the Gulf's... Posted Sep 15 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: AREVA, GE, UAE, Korea, contract, ENERGY, nuclear, power, KEPCO, Korea Electric Power Corporation, abu dhabi, united arab emirates

• NRC Accepts GE-Hitachi Application For Uranium Enrichment Plant In North Carolina

  NRC has accepted for formal review an application to construct and operate a uranium enrichment plant using laser technology - By Stephen Heiser - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has accepted for formal review an application by General Electric-Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment for a license to construct... Posted Aug 18 2009, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, uranium, GE, Hitachi, GEH, laser enrichment, ENERGY, GE Hitachi, nuclear, power, North Carolina, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, laser