February, 2011

Check out this interview with Jacques Besnainou, CEO of AREVA North America, on Canada’s Business News Network television. A leading player in Canada’s nuclear energy industry, AREVA has more than 400 employees at 26 sites across the country. Besnainou discussed AREVA’s business in...

Last week in Canada, the ATMEA joint venture between AREVA and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), has submitted the ATMEA1™ reactor for pre-project design review with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC). The ATMEA reactor is a 1,100 Megawatt Generation III+ pressurized water reactor ...

By Curtis Roberts When I find a Washington Post commentary like this recent piece by Brandi Colander, I feel compelled to applaud and spread the word. As an attorney at the Natural Resources Defense Council, Colander clearly lays out the reasoning for offshore wind in her support for the significant...

AREVA has announced that 14-year company veteran Bill Gallo will become Chief Executive Officer of AREVA Solar, the group’s global solar business unit headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., effective March 1. Gallo currently serves as President and CEO of AREVA Federal Services, where he has overseen...

As we have been covering issues surrounding the proposed 2011 Federal budget, there is great information in this latest poll: The survey found that 79 percent of respondents agree that, “to jump-start investment and maintain U.S. competitiveness, the federal government should provide guarantees backing...

Although the new proposed Federal budget is clearly only at it’s earliest stages of formation, we were pleased to see that in the President’s proposal funding for nuclear development is seen as a key priority. As noted at GigaOM: “The government wants to promote nuclear power in a big...

AREVA announced today that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found no environmental impacts that would preclude issuing a license to build its Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility near Idaho Falls, Idaho. The NRC issued its Final Environmental Impact Statement today saying in a statement that “environmental...

Yesterday afternoon, AREVA CEO Anne Lauvergeon appeared on CNBC’s “Street Signs,” interviewed by Erin Burnett. ...read more

AREVA has signed an alliance agreement with Dominion Resources to provide standard and specialized services to all four Dominion nuclear stations. This alliance covers steam generator services, specialty non-destructive examination (NDE) services, refuel services and pump and motor field services to...

While the energy conversation has been centering on new nuclear projects and potential opportunities, we want to talk about the existing fleet. The fleet of 104 existing U.S. reactors, providing more than 20 percent of our energy, and the more than 440 nuclear power plants, providing 14% of the world...

By Jenny Hou, National Council of Asian-America Business Associations During the State of the Union speech, President Obama hit the mark on our energy future. He challenged us to reinvent ourselves through less reliance on oil, real increase on energy diversification, and more innovation on clean and...

Another major milestone for the construction of AREVA’s EPR™ reactor at Olkiluoto in Finland has been reached. By completing the installation of the fourth and final steam generator, AREVA continues to gain unparalleled experience and important lessons learned with the construction of the world’s first...

Published in Le Monde Below is the English translation of an opinion piece written by Anne Lauvergeon, CEO of AREVA, and published today in the French daily Le Monde. Reindustrialize! Anne Lauvergeon, CEO of AREVA The French are the world champions of pessimism. In my mind, this is the result of politically...

A recent post on the Atlantic by Daniel Indiviglio asks “Why are new U.S. Nuclear Reactor Projects Fizzling?” In his piece, he breaks down what he considers the two major factors that are preventing these important projects from moving forward—regulatory uncertainty and financial uncertainty. While this...