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• Exelon cuts 500 to save costs

  Jobs are being lost at one of the world's largest nuclear utilities in a search for efficiency during "today's difficult economic and business circumstances." Posted Jun 19 2009, 11:44 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: jobs, Exelon, labor

• Potential boost for new tech deployment

  A new body could be set up within the US Department of Energy specifically to ease the deployment of clean energy technologies. Starting with the loan guarantee program, a range of financial support schemes would be developed. Posted May 07 2009, 11:29 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: jobs, USEC, American Centrifuge

• Nuclear jobs welcomed to North Carolina

  Toshiba is to set up a nuclear engineering centre in the US state of North Carolina, which has acted to support the creation of highly-paid nuclear jobs. Posted Apr 29 2009, 07:41 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: jobs, Toshiba, North Carolina

• NEI: Nuclear is good for jobs and economy

  The US industry body, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), has published a report into the role of new nuclear power plants in job creation and economic growth. According to the NEI, "nuclear energy is one of the few bright spots in the US economy - expanding rather than contracting." It says that the prospect of new nuclear power plant construction in the USA has already stimulated significant investment and job creation among companies that supply equipment and services to the nuclear industry. The NEI says that "over the last several years, the nuclear industry has invested over $4 billion in new nuclear plant development, and plans to invest approximately $8 billion in the next several years to be in a position to start construction in 2011-2012." In the course of this, NEI said, "private investment in new nuclear power plants has created an estimated 14,000-15,000 jobs". The number of new jobs "will expand dramatically after 2011 when the first wave of these new nuclear projects starts construction. Posted Feb 06 2009, 12:11 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: jobs, NEI, economy

• Scouting for talent

  Nuclear energy companies should look outside their own industry for new staff until new recruitment channels and partnerships mature, according to a report released this week. Posted Jan 20 2009, 10:34 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: jobs, employment

• Global push for nuclear skills

  Nuclear recruitment drives around the world are drawing thousands of new workers into the sector. The initiative is being led by companies building or about to build new reactors, but extends to government organisations too. Posted Oct 29 2008, 12:45 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: jobs

• Report: 350,000 new US jobs from nuclear revival

  Up to 350,000 jobs and $542 billion in GDP could be created over 20 years if the USA embarks on a programme of substantial investment in nuclear energy, according to the American Council on Global Nuclear Competitiveness. Posted Sep 23 2008, 01:12 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: jobs, employment

• Plans for an AP1000 module factory in America

  Westinghouse and Shaw have signed a letter of intent to create a joint venture for the fabrication and assembly of modules for AP1000 nuclear power plants. Meanwhile, Toshiba is seeking to strengthen its ties with IHI and Doosan. Posted Aug 27 2008, 12:14 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Westinghouse, Shaw, jobs, AP1000, Toshiba

• UK acts for nuclear work permits

  British officials have changed rules governing work permits for 28 occupations in engineering, including some specialist nuclear roles. The move should make it easier for firms wanting to build new nuclear power plants to source an adequate supply of trained staff. Posted Jun 11 2008, 10:50 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: jobs, UK

• Shaw expands Power Group base

  [Charlotte Observer, 29 November] US energy services firm Shaw Group has announced the addition of 556 jobs to its operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, naming the city as the headquarters of its power division and increasing the company's workforce there by over 50%. Shaw is reported to be planning to invest $35 million in the expansion, with the jobs - mostly for engineers and designers - to be created over five years. Although Shaw stands to gain up to $12.7 million in cash payments from state grants, the choice of location was driven more by the education of the local workforce than by financial incentives, according to Shaw CEO Jim Bernhard. Shaw Power Group, which provides turnkey, engineering design, procurement, construction, maintenance and operations services to the power industry, accounts for over 50% of Shaw's revenue. Shaw also owns 20% of Westinghouse and is principal contractor for Westinghouse's AP1000 reactor design, through which it is involved in the construction of four AP1000 units in China agreed earlier this year. Posted Nov 29 2007, 08:08 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Shaw, jobs