August, 2010

- Edited By Chris Reed - According to the India Times, Paving the way for India to have nuclear commerce with the world, parliament on Monday adopted a nuclear liability bill with the government insisting that the compensation package for victims matches that of the US and it was still open to accommodate some suggestions. With BJP on board after its suggestions were accepted, the Civil Liability...

- Edited By Tom Lamar - Tyco Flow Control, a unit of Tyco International, opened a $25 million testing and manufacturing facility in Mansfield on July 20, one of the largest facilities of its type in the world, according to a company release. The advanced nuclear testing and development facility stretches larger than two football fields, occupying 118,000 square-feet. The plant provides cutting...

- Edited By Tom Lamar - First Energy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. announced today that it had submitted an application to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for renewal of the Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station operating license. The 908-megawatt plant located in Oak Harbor, Ohio, is licensed to operate until 2017. If approved, license renewal would...

"We are pleased for Able Delight to be certified as a qualified supplier of CNPE, another great milestone in our effort to gain more market share in the nuclear power industry," said Mr. Siping Fang, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. - Edited By Chris Reed - China Valves Technology, Inc. (China Valves), a leading Chinese metal valve manufacturer, today announced...

"This week's talks went well, and the target of the two countries is to sign the inter-governmental agreement during the G-20 summit in Seoul in mid-November," said one source. - Edited By Chris Reed - According to a news report,Turkey and South Korea are planning in mid-November to enter into one of the most important phases of the process of building a nuclear power plant in northern...

- Edited By Tom Lamar - Chancellor Angela Merkel called Sunday for Germany's nuclear power plants to be given an extension of 10 to 15 years past their current legal shutoff date in about 2022. The options of shutting down, continuing with or extending the life of the country's reactors have proved a hot political issue, dividing the last three government coalitions in Berlin. Merkel's...

"The opening of this Startup Test Engineer Training Facility is an exciting step in the nuclear renaissance. This facility serves as an important opportunity for our customers, our industry and Westinghouse to provide a high-quality Startup Test Engineer training and qualification program for the Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plant," said Mr. Chari. - Edited By Tom Lamar - Westinghouse...

Vietnam hopes to train 2,400 nuclear engineers, and issue 350 masters degrees and PhDs for operating nuclear power plants. - Edited by Tom Lamar - Vietnam's government has approved a $154 million plan to train and develop a skilled workforce for the atomic power sector over the next ten years. The government plans to build two nuclear power plants in the central province of Ninh Thuan...

- Edited By Chris Reed - Japan's Nuclear Saftey Commission said on Monday it has given Tokyo Electric Power Co the green light to restart operations at one of four nuclear reactors still shut at a quake-hit plant in northern Japan. Asia's largest utility still needs approval from three local authorities -- the city of Kashiwazaki, the village of Kariwa and Niigata Prefecture -- before...

The facility will store spent nuclear fuel for about 50 years before reprocessing. - Edited By Chris Reed - Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency on Friday gave the green light to the construction of a facility for storing spent nuclear fuel in Aomori Prefecture. The agency sanctioned Recyclable-Fuel Storage Co., set up by Tokyo Electric...

"Time and again Savannah River Nuclear Solutions has proven how highly they value employee safety," said Inés Triay, Ph.D., DOE Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management. - Edited By Tom Lamar - Savannah River Site's prime contractor, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, is the U.S. Energy Department's 2010 Voluntary Protection Program Star of Excellence winner. ...

"We're ready to offer any kind of assistance, including financing and personnel training," Naoshima told Dung. - Edited By Chris Reed - Japan is going all-out to market its nuclear power plants to Vietnam, seeing a successful outcome as crucial to future exports in the field. Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Masayuki Naoshima arrived in this Southeast Asian...

"I want us to meet our goals in budget consolidation and we're looking at a certain payment from the nuclear plant operators," Merkel said during a visit to an RWE nuclear plant in northwestern Germany. - Edited By Tom Lamar - According to Bloomberg, the German government stands by its plans to impose a windfall levy on utilities for any extension of the operating life of nuclear...

- By Tom Lamar - The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) would shortly undertake work for site selection to construct nuclear power projects in Madhya Pradesh and other Indian states. NTPC Chairman Managing Director, R S Sharma said the nuclear power projects would be set up under a joint venture between the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and NTPC. (You can read about...

As the UAE starts to launch its nuclear program, qualified Emirati technicians are in short supply. - Edited By Tom Lamar - The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp (Enec), the agency charged with developing and operating the country's nuclear plants, hopes to train a generation of nationals to work in the nuclear sector. According to Enec's estimates, more than 2,100 will need to be trained...

- Edited By Tom Lamar - It's acts like a crystal ball- looking into our future. It's the center of nuclear scientific discovery for Idaho National Laboratory employees, the Advanced Test Reactor. It is a multi-billion dollar machine allowing nuclear reactor designers to build safe and efficient nuclear power plants. It's been operating since 1969; and because it's not a commercial...

Source Virginia Energy Independence Alliance In what is being viewed as a landmark demonstration of public support in the scientific community, the President of the Virginia Health Physics Society officially endorsed efforts to mine uranium in Virginia in an Op Ed in the Chatham Star Tribune . The Health Physics Society is an organization of nearly 6,000 scientific professionals from across the...

Egypt will open bid proposals for the plant's construction at the end of the year. - Edited By Chris Reed - The Egyptian president announced plans Wednesday to start building the country's first nuclear power plant at a site on the Mediterranean coast, ending a year of controversy over its possible location. The decision also puts an end to attempts by business tycoons with strong...

"Nuclear power is an option which we should simply not ignore," Prime Minister Singh said. - Edited By Tom Lamar - India's lower house of parliament has passed a controversial bill which will pave the way for foreign companies to build nuclear power plants in India. The legislation is crucial for American companies wanting to engage in civil nuclear commerce in India. The lower...

"The quality of workmanship, attention to detail, and ability to deliver results in a tough work environment are a credit to the boilermakers, millwrights, electricians, and laborers who work on the project,"said John Sauger, Executive Vice President, Project Management and Construction. - Edited By Chris Reed - With reassembly of the Unit 1 and 2 reactors underway at Bruce A, retube...

- Edited By Tom Lamar - Areva SA's EPR and Westinghouse Electric Co.'s AP1000 nuclear reactor designs are likely to be approved for use in the U.K. next year, the country's Health and Safety Executive (HSE) said. The latest (HSE) bulletin for its Generic Design Assessment (GDA) exercise to certify the two competing designs for the new generation of nuclear reactors: the EPR from French...

- Edited By Chris Reed - Two of three contenders for Minnesota governor say they support lifting a longtime ban on new nuclear power plants in the state. Republican Tom Emmer and the Independence Party's Tom Horner say they would support efforts to repeal Minnesota's moratorium. The ban in place since 1994 prohibits the construction of new nuclear power plants in Minnesota. Democrat...

- Edited By Tom Lamar - According to the Wall Street Journal, Hitachi Ltd. and General Electric Co.'s nuclear power unit will open five new sales offices around the world by the end of this year, in the latest sign that competition in the industry is intensifying. Many nations, especially in Asia and Europe, are turning to nuclear power to provide a carbon emissions-free source of energy...

- Edited By Chris Reed - Slovakia has assured maximum transparency when it constructs two nuclear reactors at Mochovce nuclear power plant. The assurance came from Slovak Foreign Minister Mikulas Dzurinda during his first official trip to Austrian capital. Speaking at a joint press conference with Austrian FM Michael Spindelegger, Dzurinda said that information about construction of the reactors...

- Edited By Tom Lamar - In the next few weeks, Exelon Corp. will undertake the first segment of a massive spending program in Illinois that will create more than 4,200 full-time and "full-time equivalent" positions over the next 5 years in the Illinois cities and counties that house Exelon nuclear facilities. Beginning in September, Exelon will launch the first of 101 individual projects...