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  • AREVA Blog - North America

    Statement from Jacques Besnainou on American Power Act

    The following is a statement from Jacques Besnainou, CEO of AREVA Inc., on the introduction of the American Power Act today by Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman:   “The energy and environment legislation offered today is very good for America because it would help our nation move toward using more clean energy, including more nuclear energy [...] ...read more
  • AREVA Blog - North America

    Sustainability Is Key to 21st Century Companies, Leaders Say

    For a day and a half this week, business leaders, investors, environmentalists and thought leaders came together in Boston for the 2010 Ceres Conference. Ceres President, Mindy Lubber called the conference to order by encouraging attendees to make sustainability performance a lynchpin in defining the 21st century corporation. She emphasized that sustainability is [...] ...read more
  • AREVA Blog - North America

    AREVA Launches Community Advisory Council

    With over 45 locations in the United States, AREVA understands it has an important role to play as a leader in its communities, as well as its impact on the American energy landscape. This includes engaging in dialogue and communication with our stakeholders. An important focus for this engagement has been the [...] ...read more
  • AREVA Blog - North America

    Study Looks at Opinions of Used Fuel Recycling

    Following-up on Gallup’s results that support for nuclear power is at an all-time high, a recent study from market research firm TNS Sofres looks at opinions on the topic of recycling used nuclear fuel. Presented as part of AREVA’s International Recycling Day in February, the study “Nuclear energy and recycling opportunities: the perceptions in [...] ...read more
  • AREVA Blog - North America

    AREVA Signs MOX Fuel Contract with Japanese Utility

    By Jarret Adams AREVA announced today its contract to supply recycled mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel to the Japanese utility Hokkaido Electric Power Company for use at its Tomari 3 nuclear plant. According to the agreement, AREVA will manufacture MOX fuel assemblies using recycled material at its MELOX facility near Avignon, France. This is the eighth Japanese utility [...] ...read more
  • AREVA Blog - North America

    Creating Jobs and Energy in Mason County, Washington

    By Tom DePonty, Director of Public Affairs, ADAGE Is there a 21st Century clean energy opportunity stored in our nation’s forest land? In Mason County, Washington, the answer is, “Yes!” For over 150 years the communities in Mason County, Wash., have sustainably managed their abundant natural resources for lumber and forestry industries. After harvesting an area, [...] ...read more
  • AREVA Blog - North America

    Some Questions and Answers about Nuclear Fuel Recycling

    by Laurence Pernot Though people who follow the debate over used nuclear fuel are well aware of the benefits of recycling, we’ve found that many in the general public don’t even know that it’s an option.  There’s a lot of confusion out there about used fuel recycling - whether it’s feasible, practical, and safe. So we’ve prepared this brief FAQ about [...] ...read more
  • AREVA Blog - North America

    Whitehouse.gov: Open for Questions on Nuclear Energy

    The official White House website has added a new feature, “Open For Questions,” which allows people to ask the President key questions on the economy and vote up other people’s submissions. So far, over 13,000 people have submitted over 16,000 questions. There are a number of good questions on the economic effect of nuclear energy, in [...] ...read more
  • Nuclear Energy Institute

    New Fact Sheet: Nuclear Energy Industry Develops FLEX Strategy to Increase Safety, Address NRC’s Post-Fukushima Recommendations

    What is FLEX? FLEX is a strategy developed by the nuclear energy industry to implement the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)’s Fukushima task force recommendations quickly and effectively. FLEX addresses the main safety challenges at Fukushima—the loss of cooling capability and electrical power resulting from a severe natural event—to make U.S. facilities even safer. The strategy is “flexible” in ...read more
  • World Nuclear News

    France and South Africa sign nuclear skills agreements

    France's Areva and Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (Necsa) have signed agreements that will see Areva's support for engineering and nuclear skills development extended and increased. The agreements were signed by Areva CEO Anne Lauvergeon and Necsa CEO Rob Adam during a ceremony in Cape Town.

  • World Nuclear News

    Grid connection for South Korean units

    South Korea's two newest nuclear reactors, Shin Kori 2 and Shin Wolsong 1, have been connected to the grid. ...read more
  • World Nuclear News

    Coordination key for UK R&D

    The UK must set up a central body to coordinate nuclear research and development (R&D) as well as developing a clearly defined long term nuclear energy and industrial strategy if it wants to make the most of the opportunities coming its way, according to a newly released high-level report. ...read more
  • AREVA Blog - North America

    Nuclear Industry Execs See Opportunity in Canada

    Executives from the nuclear energy industry expressed optimism regarding business opportunities in Canada this week at the Canadian Nuclear Association’s (CNA) annual conference in Ottawa. Despite the concerns raised following the events at Fukushima, industry leaders see strong prospects for business in Canada. “While other jurisdictions may be scaling back their nuclear energy commitment because ...read more
  • Nuclear Energy Institute

    Breakers in the Solar Wave

    Although Germany has become something of a whipping post on this blog, it’s hard not to look at its energy profile since it decided to close its nuclear facilities and not see something like chaos. But a lot of that chaos is incipient, so there’s time – not a lot, but still some time – to figure out how to proceed. For Germany, one of those ways has ...read more
  • The Atomic Show

    The Atomic Show #001

    In this episode, Rod Adams and Shane Brown introduce themselves and their show concept. As a couple of self-proclaimed atomic geeks, they care deeply about sharing their knowledge with each other and the world of interested people. Shane is a computer programmer who earned his undergraduate degree in aerospace engineering. Rod is a US Naval [...] ...read more