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• Japan starts using MOX fuel

  Unit 3 of the Genkai nuclear power plant was scheduled to be restarted today having been partly loaded with mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel assemblies. The move marks the first ever use of the fuel in Japan. Posted Nov 05 2009, 10:20 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Japan, nuclear power, genkai, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc., Recycling, MELOX, MOX Fuel, Sustainable Development, Kyushu Electric Power Company, Used Fuel Recycling

• Steam generators delivered to TMI

  Areva has delivered two steam generators for unit 1 of Exelon's Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Philadelphia. It took eight weeks to transport the components from the manufacturing site in France. Posted Oct 06 2009, 11:38 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Exelon, Steam Generators, nuclear power, Three Mile Island, News, AREVA North America, AREVA Inc.

• Zwentendorf control panel

  Posted Feb 23 2009, 10:33 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: nuclear power, maintenance, policy

• Nuclear in Scotland's interest, says minister

  The pressure on Scotland's anti-nuclear position was continued today as Jim Murphy, the UK's Minister for Scotland spoke again in favour of the technology. Posted Feb 16 2009, 10:29 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: nuclear renaissance, Scotland, nuclear power

• NPCIL and NTPC to form joint venture

  National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), India's largest power company, and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a joint venture for the construction of new nuclear power plants in India. Posted Feb 16 2009, 08:54 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: India, nuclear power plants, nuclear power

• Low oil prices could harm future energy supplies

  Energy leaders at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting in Davos, Switzerland, have debated whether low oil prices could slow investment in new fossil fuel supplies, as well as in alternative energy supplies. The head of EdF suggested now is the time to invest in nuclear energy. Posted Jan 30 2009, 10:06 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Nuclear Energy, nuclear renaissance, nuclear power plants, Switzerland, nuclear fission, engineering, nuclear power

• Compass at rest (Vesmir, S Vanek)

  Posted Jan 28 2009, 10:48 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Investment, nuclear power plants, nuclear fission, nuclear power

• Slovak nuclear plant to restart in days?

  Slovakia is preparing the Bohunice V1 unit 2 reactor for recommissioning less than two weeks after it was closed. The plant could be restarted within days unless gas flows from Russia resume, Slovakian prime minister Robert Fico has said. Posted Jan 12 2009, 10:43 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Investment, Slovenia, nuclear power

• Nuclear power key to decarbonization of electricity

  A report by the UK's independent Committee on Climate Change concludes that the economic case for new nuclear power deployment is strong and if the pace of renewable wind power should fail to meet targets the deployment of nuclear power should be accelerated to fill the gap. Posted Dec 02 2008, 08:09 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: nuclear power