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• AEHI's Energy Neutral Begins Construction On First House To Eliminate Energy Costs Over Its Lifetime

  Nuclear power company building homes in Idaho that will save more energy over their lifetimes than they consume - By Linton Levy - Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. (AEHI) is constructing its first “Energy Neutral” house, in Idaho. The home is designed from the ground-up to produce more energy... Posted Nov 13 2009, 08:45 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: new designs, economics, AEHI, Alternate Energy Holdings, conservation, diversification, projects

• Mevdev: Russia To Produce New Nuclear Reactors By 2014

  Russia has repeatedly announced its new nuclear developments and plans to introduce them within the country and promote them on global markets - By Linton Levy - Russia will produce next-generation nuclear reactors and new types of nuclear fuel by 2014, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said on Thursday... Posted Nov 13 2009, 08:41 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: forecast, new designs, Russia, reactor, speech, medvedev

• Idaho Nuclear Site Approval Getting Closer; AEHI Seeks More States To Construct Nuclear Power Plants

  AEHI expects Idaho nuclear site approval soon and seeks new states to build more plants to address "Global Warming" - ByApril Murelio - Alternate Energy Holdinigs Inc. (AEHI) projects at least one of their Idaho nuclear sites will receive local approval early in the first quarter of 2010. The... Posted Nov 02 2009, 08:14 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: new nuclear plants, new designs, AEHI, Alternate Energy Holdings, Don Gillispie, approval, idaho

• How The Integral Fast Reactor Was killed

  Originally Published In The Seeker Blog - By Steve Dardenon - Here’s a concise history of the Integral Fast Reactor , including how Sen. John Kerry orchestrated the killing: The anti-IFR forces were led by John Kerry. He was the principal speaker and the floor manager of the anti forces in the... Posted Oct 21 2009, 08:20 AM by steveheiser with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: new designs, politics, reactor, ENERGY, nuclear, power, integral fast reactor, ifr, cfri, john kerry, kerry

• Dominion Long-Term Integrated Resource Plan Could See New Nuclear Plant

  Roadmap for meeting future demand at lowest reasonable cost may include third nuclear generating unit at the North Anna Power Station - By Stephen Heiser - Dominion Virginia Power has filed its Integrated Resource Plan with the Virginia State Corporation Commission, a document that forecasts growth in... Posted Sep 24 2009, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: new nuclear plants, new designs, Dominion, ENERGY, nuclear, power, demand, plan

• Splitting Hairs And Atoms With RB: Small Is Beautiful

  Imagine all the benefits of a large commercial nuclear power plant contained in a small transportable reactor - By Randy Brich - Imagine all the benefits of a large commercial nuclear power plant contained in a small transportable reactor the size of a residential spa. Now, visualize no moving parts... Posted Apr 22 2009, 08:50 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: new designs, small and medium size reactors, Randy Brich

• Areva Names New Reactor KERENA

  SWR 1000 reactor to be known as KERENA has efficient new design - By Linton Levy - KERENA has been chosen as the new name for the 1250 MWe Generation III+ Boiling Water Reactor provisionally known as SWR 1000. AREVA currently has a range of three Generation III+ reactors which offer enhanced safety features... Posted Mar 23 2009, 08:18 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: AREVA, new designs, KERENA: reactor

• AEHI Acheives Business Process Milestone; Plans Advanced Reactor

  AEHI Is Now a Fully Reporting Public Company to the SEC - By Jack Bryar - Alternate Energy Holdings, Inc. (PINKSHEETS: AEHI): AEHI's registration statement has been accepted by the SEC, qualifying it to be a fully reporting company. The company will conduct audits and file the required financial... Posted Mar 20 2009, 08:19 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: new nuclear plants, Inc., new designs, AEHI, Alternate Energy Holdings

• Dominion Resources To Consider Several Reactor Designs

  Dominion will review new nuclear vendor bids for fall decision - By Linton Levy - Dominion Resources Inc intends to decide in the fall whether to continue working with General Electric Co/Hitachi Ltd on a proposed nuclear plant in Virginia, according to Dominion's Richard Zuercher. Zuercher is a... Posted Mar 12 2009, 08:54 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: NRC, new designs, Dominion, ESBWR, competition

• China: Power Companies Attracted By Clean, Green Nuclear

  Compared with conventional technology, nuclear reactors using the technology are safer, more efficient and more simply designed, analysts said. - By Linton Levy - According to a report in China Daily, in eastern Shandong province on the shores of the Yellow Sea a small nuclear power plant is under development... Posted Mar 02 2009, 07:58 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: new nuclear plants, China, forecast, new designs

• MIT: New Reactor Among 10 World Changing Technologies

  MIT’s Technology Review Names 10 Emerging Technologies Poised to Reshape Our World - By Linton Levy - The editors of Technology Review, MIT’s magazine of innovation, have announced their annual list of 10 emerging technologies with the potential to shape the way we live and do business. These... Posted Feb 25 2009, 09:30 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: new designs, reactor, MIT, battery

• EDF And ENEL To Team On Nuclear Power Development

  EDF and ENEL seal an industrial partnership for the development of nuclear energy in Italy at the Franco-Italian summit - By Jack Bryar - During the Franco-Italian summit now taking place in Rome, in the presence of the French President and the President of the Italian Council, EDF and ENEL confirmed... Posted Feb 24 2009, 09:59 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: new nuclear plants, joint venture, EDF, new designs, Europe, meeting, enel

• NuScale Power Gets Los Alamos Labs’ Top Engineer As New Offic

  New COO Tom Marcille to lead NuScale efforts to complete innovative design - By Linton Levy - Tom Marcille has joined NuScale Power, Inc. as Chief Operating Officer. Tom will lead NuScale efforts to complete the NuScale design and prepare a Design Certification Application to be submitted to the U.S... Posted Feb 23 2009, 08:24 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: generation, new designs, modular, NuScale, officers

• EPRI-INL Report Details Nuclear Energy Strategy

  A Strategy for Nuclear Energy Research and Development, outlines necessary research - By Linton Levy - A new report co-authored by the Electric Power Research Institute and the Idaho National Laboratory details how nuclear energy research, development, demonstration and deployment can help reduce U.S... Posted Feb 19 2009, 08:47 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: new nuclear plants, study, report, forecast, new designs, EPRI, INL

• Scottish Minister Jim Murphy: Nuclear Power in Scotland's Best Interest

  Jim Murphy, the UK's Minister for Scotland spoke in favor of nuclear power - By April Murelio - Speakers at the PIME 2009 conference were sanguine about the role that nuclear power should play for the UK. The event is for communications professionals in the nuclear industry, organised the European... Posted Feb 17 2009, 09:30 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: new nuclear plants, new designs, UK, meeting, event, politics