World Nuclear News

India reaffirms intentions as NSG ponders

2008-09-05T16:13:29Z

[Times of India, 5 September] As the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) holds its second meeting to find a consensus on new guidelines to allow India to participate in nuclear trade, Indian external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee issued a statement affirming the country's commitment to non-proliferation goals. A favourable outcome is vital to opening the door to India's participation in international nuclear energy-related trade, and to the US-India cooperation deal that started the entire...(read more)

Application for Victoria

2008-09-05T16:09:08Z

A new nuclear power plant could be established with two reactors in Victoria County, Texas, following an application for its construction and operation made yesterday. The entirely new nuclear site would be 20 kilometers south of a town called Victoria in the state of Texas....(read more)

Risk key to new build success, says report

2008-09-05T15:22:09Z

Tackling the associated project risks will be vital if nuclear new build ventures are to be a success, according to a newly released report from an industry working group....(read more)

Westinghouse gets set for UK construction

2008-09-05T11:47:51Z

Three agreements have been signed by US-based reactor company Westinghouse toward new build in the UK. They could see up to 80% of work on British AP1000s carried out by domestic firms....(read more)

Niger Uranium buys stake in Henkries deposit

2008-09-04T16:34:48Z

Niger Uranium has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire 74% of Namakwa Uranium, owner of the Henkries uranium project in South Africa. A government agency will continue to hold the rest....(read more)

Stop talking, start building

2008-09-04T16:21:56Z

The time is right for a major change in world attitudes to energy - and the world cannot afford to wait before embarking on building the hundreds of new nuclear reactors that will play a vital part in a secure and clean energy future....(read more)

New South African enrichment process

2008-09-04T16:16:28Z

A new isotope enrichment process with eventual application to uranium has been announced by a South African company. It represents a revival of an historic project, never thought to be commercially viable....(read more)

Forgemasters to pump up capabilities?

2008-09-03T15:50:51Z

Britiain's Sheffield Forgemasters has won a contract to produce nuclear-grade steel pumps casings for Westinghouse AP1000 reactors. The company is considering adding a press that would allow it to make reactor pressure vessels....(read more)

Netherlands needs nuclear, says minister

2008-09-03T14:27:05Z

The Netherlands needs its own energy resources including nuclear to enable it to end its dependency on external suppliers, according to Foreign Affairs minister Maxime Verhagen....(read more)

Most German businesses support nuclear extension

2008-09-03T13:50:33Z

A survey conducted by the German association of Chambers of Industry and Commerce indicates that almost 80% of businesses are in favour of extending the operating lives of country's nuclear power plants....(read more)

Graphite production for PBMR set to start

2008-09-02T16:21:16Z

South Africa's National Nuclear Regulator has given the go-ahead for the start of production of graphite feedstock for the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor demonstration unit. The graphite will shape and hold the unit's reactor core within the pressure vessel....(read more)

First Uranium grants marketing rights to Traxys

2008-09-02T16:09:56Z

Traxys Group has been granted exclusive marketing rights over uranium production from the Ezulwini mine and Mine Waste Solutions (MWS) tailings re-treatment operation, First Uranium has announced. The agreement with Traxys, a global metals, minerals and energy marketing company, excludes any uranium from the two South African operations that might in future be sold to fulfil domestic requirements. According to First Uranium president and CEO Gordon Miller, Traxys will enter into market-related transactions...(read more)

Sanmen excavation completed early

2008-09-02T15:00:12Z

Excavations for the nuclear island of Sanmen 1 are complete, China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation told World Nuclear News . The works were accepted by regulators some 69 days ahead of schedule....(read more)

Areva: Outlook bright despite OL3 overruns

2008-09-02T14:02:03Z

Areva is anticipating orders and revenue to increase sharply over the remainder of 2008, although it has had to make an additional provision on the contract to build Finland's Olkiluoto 3 because of cost overruns....(read more)

Former nuclear sites to welcome tourists and nature

2008-09-01T15:45:06Z

The Hanford B Reactor in Washington State - the world's first industrial-scale nuclear reactor - has been designated as a US National Historic Landmark. Meanwhile, the former Fernald uranium production site in Ohio has become a nature reserve....(read more)