April, 2009

With almost one third of the project complete, the MOX (mixed oxide) Fuel Fabrication Facility at the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site is a great example of current construction and technology at work in the U.S. The facility construction began in August 2007 and already 263,000 square feet...

From notes for remarks by Armand Laferrère, President and CEO of AREVA Canada, to the C.D. Howe Roundtable Luncheon, April 15, 2009 Part I It is not enough, however, to consolidate existing resources. We must also prepare the future, by hiring the right people and by organising a strong global supply...

From notes for remarks by Armand Laferrère, President and CEO of AREVA Canada, to the C.D. Howe Roundtable Luncheon, April 15, 2009 I am very glad to have this opportunity to address the largest think-tank in Ontario and to exchange views with such an impressive audience.   I want to say first, at the...

We’ve seen some questions floating around recently – most notably by Idaho Samizdat – about AREVA Enrichment Services’ recent submission for a revision of its license application to the Nuclear Regulation Commission for the possibility to increase facility capacity. As noted yesterday, AES has requested...

By Mary Beth Ginder There’s a lot of buzz going around lately about “Green” energy. With the Obama Administration promising big bucks to the renewable energy sector, to reduce carbon dioxide (C02) emissions, wind and solar power are getting a lot of attention. However, they are not the only renewable...

We’ve seen some questions floating around recently – most notably by Idaho Samizdat – about AREVA Enrichment Services’ recent submission for a revision of its license application to the Nuclear Regulation Commission for the possibility to increase facility capacity.  As noted yesterday, AES has requested...

by Laura Clise Earth Day made its debut on April 22, 1970, in response to the call by Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson for a nationwide protest to protect the environment. What began as a statement of environmental activism, and gave birth to the U.S. EPA, is now increasingly linked to addressing economic...

by Jarret Adams The MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility under construction in South Carolina serves several important goals: It provides a way to remove weapons-grade material from the nation’s military stockpiles. At the same time, the mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel produced by the facility will help generate reliable...

by Joe Adamoli A production version of the AREVA T&D Integrated Distribution Management System based on e-terradistribution® software recently went live at Florida Power and Light Company. Florida Power and Light Company is one of the largest investor-owned utilities in the United States. AREVA...

We’d like to congratulate the Obama administration on their announcement yesterday to fund “smart grid” initiatives to develop a more efficient and secure electrical grid. We’re going to actively support the administration’s initiative by working with customers to demonstrate and deploy...

Anne Lauvergeon is CEO of AREVA. This speech was given at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s 2009 Conference on Nonproliferation in Washington, D.C. on April 6, 2009. Previously: Part I - Part II - Part III The nuclear industry itself can play an important role in making the acquisition...

Anne Lauvergeon is CEO of AREVA. This speech was given at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s 2009 Conference on Nonproliferation in Washington, D.C. on April 6, 2009. Previously: Part I - Part II In considering the global nuclear renaissance, we need to pay special heed to the interests...

Thanks to NEI Nuclear Notes for pointing us to this great segment by Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley. This segment will be part of an upcoming PBS special called Planet Forward. Here’s the transcript: I’m very much in favor of nuclear energy and I believe that the sort of technology...

Anne Lauvergeon is CEO of AREVA. This speech was given at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s 2009 Conference on Nonproliferation in Washington, D.C. on April 6, 2009. Previously: Part I Of course, the responsibility for ensuring an effective regime to prevent the spread of nuclear...

Every so often we’ll bring up one comment we get here and highlight it with a post of it’s own.  This can be a question or a critique or just a good note that we think deserves more attention. (You also might note that we just upped a “most recent comments” section onto our sidebar...

Anne Lauvergeon is CEO of AREVA. This speech was given at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s 2009 Conference on Nonproliferation in Washington, D.C. on April 6, 2009. This is Part I of her speech; we’ll be posting more in the upcoming days. Dear Jessica Matthews, Excellencies...

AREVA has launched a new U.S. Web site focused on its products and services in the United States that reinforces the company’s leadership position in providing CO2-free energy technology. AREVA North America President Jacques Besnainou said, “This new Web site offers something for everyone, from bloggers...

By Jarret Adams The MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility under construction in South Carolina recently passed the milestone of 2 million work hours completed without a lost time incident. This facility is an important project because it will take weapons-grade material in our nation’s stockpiles and convert...

We’re glad to see that Senator Maria Cantwell of Washington is going to be opening the National Smart Grid Conference in Spokane today. AREVA is proud to be investing heavily in innovation - and smart grid technologies are our top priority. We’re planning to double our investment between...

We previously blogged about inviting 20 Idaho students who were members of the Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council for a week long visit to France to AREVA headquarters and to tour our Georges Besse II uranium enrichment facility, which is similar to the facility we’re planning at Eagle Rock near...

By Jarret Adams AREVA has unveiled plans to further increase its production capacity at its Chalon/Saint-Marcel manufacturing facility in eastern France, to keep pace with its strong international growth. During the coming years, the group will invest €35 million ($47 million) in the plant, which will...

At his site today, IT technology blogger Robert X. Cringely has a worthwhile post where he goes into what went wrong at Three Mile Island, and how to learn the right lessons from that. He concludes: There is a place for nuclear power in our energy future.  I say this not as a particular nuclear advocate...