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• AEP´s Cook Nuclear Plant Unit 1 Refueling Outage Set To Begin; Project Will Create Hundreds Of Jobs

  Over the course of the outage, more than 850 contracted workers will supplement the regular 1,300-person plant staff - By Linton Levy - American Electric Power’s Cook Nuclear Plant’s Unit 1 has shut down as is scheduled to begin its 23rd refueling outage cycle. The 1,030-megawatt (MW) Unit 1 has been safely operating online since Dec. 20, 2009, following 15 months of extensive repair to its turbine. ... Posted Mar 08 2010, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: jobs, refueling, reactor, ENERGY, nuclear, power, american electric power, cook, unit 1

• Entergy Leads The Way For Careers In Nuclear Energy

  Creative learning materials are designed to expand students’ opportunities - By April Murelio - Entergy is fueling interest in nuclear science and power production through innovative learning materials provided to Louisiana schoolchildren. Power Path to Nuclear Energy was shared with educators at the recent Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium in Baton Rouge and will be distributed statewide through other similar opportunities throughout the year. ... Posted Mar 03 2010, 08:25 AM by steveheiser with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Entergy, jobs, training, education, ENERGY, nuclear, power, students, teachers, career

• Steelworkers To Fed: Build Nuclear Power Plant Components In The U.S.

  In the case of constructing nuclear power plants, Gerard wrote NRC Chairman Jaczko, the U.S. either has or can create the industrial capacity to manufacture the cement, special tubing, reactor vessels and other components - By Mark Gruenberg, PAI Staff Writer - According to a PAI, report, as the U.S... Posted Mar 02 2010, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: NRC, labor union, jobs, parts, components, ENERGY, nuclear, labor, power, Gregory B. Jaczko, NRC Chairman, letter, manufacturing, jaczko, union, steelworkers, gerard

• First Energy's Davis-Besse Power Station Refueling Will Create Over 1,000 Jobs

  Some 1,200 temporary contractors, many from the local area providing specialized services, and 100 FENOC employees from the company's other nuclear plants, will supplement the Davis-Besse workforce during the outage - By Stephen Heiser - FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. has announced that its Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, located in Oak Harbor, Ohio, has shut down for scheduled refueling and maintenance work. ... Posted Mar 01 2010, 08:57 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: FirstEnergy, Davis-Besse, jobs, refueling, ENERGY, nuclear, power, fenoc, FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company, refuel, contractors, davis Besse, Allegheny Energy

• With Loan Guarantees, Obama Looks To Nuclear Power For Jobs

  One year after signing the economic recovery bill, the president faces sharp criticism from Republicans over the lack of progress in job creation. Transcript of radio broadcast: - Edited by Linton Levy - According to a VOA Special English Economics Report, it has been one year since President Obama signed the economic recovery bill aimed at pulling the country out of recession. The new bill promised jobs -- including many in the nuclear energy industry. ... Posted Feb 22 2010, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Obama, jobs, Southern Company, Vogtle, ENERGY, nuclear, power, loan guarantee, obama administration

• NAM Says Nuclear Plant Federal Loan Guarantee Will Create JobsAnd U.S. Manufacturing And Economy

  Manufacturers support a robust nuclear power industry because it is a reliable low-cost, clean energy that supports a sustainable growth agenda and helps manufacturers compete globally - Edited by Linton Levy - Following the announcement by President Obama and the U.S. Department of Energy to issue federal loan guarantees for two new nuclear reactors, National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President John Engler issued the following statement: ... Posted Feb 22 2010, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Obama, jobs, ENERGY, nuclear, power, president, loan guarantee, economy, obama administration, NAM, National Association of Manufacturers, John Engler

• Nuclear Innovation North America Moving Forward With South Texas Project Expansion

  Proposed settlement with CPS Energy maintains strength and momentum of the nuclear expansion - By Stephen Heiser - Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA), the nuclear development company jointly owned by NRG Energy, Inc. and Toshiba Corporation, has reached an agreement with CPS Energy. NINA will increase its ownership in the South Texas Project (STP) units 3&4 and assume full management control for the project, enabling the STP expansion to move forward. The agreement remains subject to final documentation and CPS Board approval which will be requested at its meeting on February 22, 2010. ... Posted Feb 19 2010, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRG, Toshiba, CPS Energy, jobs, agreement, ENERGY, nuclear, power, South Texas Project, Nuclear Innovation North America, STP, NRG Energy, unit, nina

• GEI Consultants: 40 New Nuclear Power Plants Will Need To Be Built by 2035

  New Power Plants Will Need To Be Built by 2035 to Help Meet Anticipated U.S. Electrical Energy Demand While Reducing CO2 Emissions; will boost jobs - By April Murelio - A Founding Principal of GEI Consultants, Inc. asserts that as many as forty nuclear power plants will need to be constructed by 2035 to help support a one percent annual increase in U.S. electrical power demand. According to Daniel LaGatta, Ph.D., a one percent annual growth rate for electrical power demand would increase U.S. generation requirements by approximately 303,000 Mw in 2035. ... Posted Feb 17 2010, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: study, jobs, ENERGY, nuclear, power, findings, reporting, new build, GEI Consultants

• How Much is Hiring "Unqualified" Nuclear Contract Resources Costing Your Company?

  “I think they’re just creative resume writers with professional cut-and-paste computer skills and too many years experience in deception” - By Donald L. Grove, Sr. - Totally unqualified and clueless Nuclear Contract resources are flooding an already slim marketplace with creatively written resumes boasting years of nuclear experience and imagined expertise that was simply cut and pasted into a resume document. ... Posted Feb 10 2010, 08:11 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: jobs, ENERGY, nuclear, power, hiring, contractors, grove, qualified, unqualified, donald grove, resume, recruiting, personnel

• New Study Shows Millions Of Jobs Could Be Created With Policy Changes And New Infrastructure Investment

  Nuclear energy amongst 10 infrastructure project categories analyzed in the report - By April Murelio - Changes to U.S. economic and tax policies can add 2.9 million jobs by 2019, while more than 3.5 million jobs can be created in each of the next three years by supporting investment in 10 key infrastructure project categories, according to Jobs for America: Investments and policies for economic growth and competitiveness, released by the Milken Institute. ... Posted Jan 29 2010, 08:40 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: study, investment, jobs, ENERGY, nuclear, power, findings, infrastructure

• Westinghouse Responds To Florida PSC's Actions

  Conservatively estimated, construction of the two new AP1000 nuclear power plants that FP&L has now delayed would have each generated 2,500 good, local jobs across a wide range of disciplines - By Stephen Heiser - The Florida Public Service Commission's (PSC) decision to reject Florida Power... Posted Jan 19 2010, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, PSC, jobs, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Public Service Commission, Florida Power & Light, FPL, economic growth, Florida Public Service Commission

• Investing In Nuclear Energy Is A Smart Move

  As companies such as South Carolina Electric & Gas, Duke Energy and Georgia Power gear up to build a new generation of nuclear plants to meet the need for electricity, job opportunities in building trades will open up - By Clint Wolfe - The call to create new jobs may not be heeded elsewhere, but in the electric utility sector, the resurgence of nuclear power is doing just that and should serve as a nationwide model. ... Posted Jan 18 2010, 08:45 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Georgia Power, jobs, SCG&E, Duke, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Duke energy, Congress, economic growth, South Carolina Electric & Gas Company, nuclear plant, new build, investing, clint wolfe

• At White House Meeting, Duke Energy CEO Says Legislation Key To Creating Jobs

  country needs major investments in new energy technologies, including clean coal, advanced nuclear, wind, solar, smart grid and energy efficiency - By Mark McFadden - At a White House meeting with President Obama, Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers said: "Passing climate change legislation will give us... Posted Dec 14 2009, 08:42 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Obama, investment, jobs, Duke, nuclear, climate, Duke energy, white house, legilsation, CEO Jim Rogers

• Chattanooga State Nuclear Iniative Helps Fill TVA Jobs

  Tennessee Valley Authority and Chattanooga State began working two years ago to develop the associate of applied science degree program - Edited by April Murelio - According to a report in the Chattanooga Times Free Press, radiation protection technicians at TVA are in short supply, or officials are... Posted Dec 09 2009, 08:46 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: TVA, jobs, training, education, ENERGY, nuclear, power, tennesse valley authority, chattanooga state

• AEHI Thankful For Payette Hearing Support For New Idaho Nuclear Plant Site

  We have much to be thankful this year at AEHI including significant progress at our nuclear sites in Idaho and Colorado; the start of construction on our first Energy Neutral house; our new office in Beijing and related new MOUs; and a new project office in Seoul working with the Koreans to import their... Posted Nov 25 2009, 08:02 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: new nuclear plants, jobs, construction, license, AEHI, Alternate Energy Holdings, ENERGY, nuclear, power, zoning, approval, idaho, payette, county, commission, proposal, land, rezoning