August, 2011

From the Washington Post, here is a Bloomberg video interview with Seth Grae, President and CEO of Lightbridge … “The plants performed exactly as they should … and I know the NRC is now taking a look, particularly at earthquakes and other effects, at making the systems even more robust...

  All safe and secure (as designed). Or as Scott Peterson, senior vice president at the Nuclear Energy Institute, put it: “Nuclear energy facilities in the path of Hurricane Irene have responded well and responded safely to this storm…Every facility was ready to take any steps necessary to...

As the Eastern U.S. is facing Hurricane Irene now and at least through the weekend, we wanted to point out this Bloomberg article accurately describes the storm preparation work being done in more than a dozen nuclear energy sites around Irene’s path. The storm’s winds pose a greater threat...

In partnership with HVM Racing and Entergy, AREVA is delivering the nuclear clean energy message at more than 100 miles an hour through the streets of Baltimore on the Nuclear Clean Air Energy #78 IndyCar driven by Simona de Silvestro. This unique platform for increasing clean energy awareness also spurs...

While the media focus of the March 11 Japanese earthquake and events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy facility has subsided, there are still dedicated and highly-skilled teams working at the site for the best possible outcome. AREVA has been an active and engaged party helping to mitigate the...

We really like this video tour of the North Anna plant and the visual means of explaining to the CNN viewers (and Internet video viewers) how the North Anna plant’s back up generators, and safety systems performed during and after the Virginia 5.9 quake this week. Safety upgrades and and the attention...

Following an estimated 5.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred along the U.S. East Coast today, the Nuclear Energy Institute issued the following statement from Tony Pietrangelo, NEI’s senior vice president and chief nuclear officer: “Based on all information we have thus far, the systems at every U.S...

By Danielle Decatur, MBA Candidate Thunderbird School of Global Management As an MBA candidate at the Thunderbird School of Global Management, it was my goal to land a summer internship in sustainability. So imagine my excitement when I found myself at AREVA, Inc. as the sustainable development and continuous...

Blogger Ben Heard recently posted about solar power and AREVA on his Southern Australian blog, Decarbonize SA. He noted that AREVA Renewables, which was awarded funding under the Australian Government Solar Flagships Program for our 250-megawatt Solar Dawn concept, was part of the larger AREVA family...

Being defined by one’s actions instead of just words can be a daunting reality, but modern nuclear reactor facilities and designs unabashedly confirm the U.S. nuclear industry’s commitment and culture focused on safety. This commitment created an astounding statistic: From the day President Eisenhower...

    Take a closer look at renewable wind energy through the BBC’s science correspondent David Shukman’s ‘three step guide to the challenges, costs and construction of an offshore wind farm‘. AREVA also plays a major role in offshore wind through the design, manufacture...

Great op ed article from the editors of the Daytona Beach National Journal on the future of Nuclear power for Florida: Nuclear power expansion in Florida is still under fire, despite the growing need for cleanly generated electricity. At issue is how much Florida power consumers spend now to cover planning...

A good discussion at the ABC15.com on the future of Arizona’s energy policies. Describing the benefits of nuclear energy, Joseph Comfort Professor Joseph Comfort said: “Fossil fuels provide over 60 percent of the world’s electricity. But they have huge disadvantages, the most obvious...

As the Obama Administration looks to help jumpstart job creation across the United States, it should look no farther than the nuclear energy sector. Nuclear energy already plays an important role in the U.S. economy, producing 20 percent of the nation’s electricity and employing some 120,000 hardworking...

The independent U.S. nuclear regulator has issued its quarterly report on its inspection of construction activities at the Mixed Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) report of inspections that took place from the beginning of April through the end of June concluded...

George Monbiot and Chris Goodall make “The moral case for nuclear power” on their blog. This is the latest in a series of exchanges they have been having online with Jonathon Porritt that began here. In this latest article they point out: If we shut the door on nuclear power, we create a...

Clean energy, the green jobs it creates, and improved health drove panelists’ discussions and sparked numerous questions at LCLAA’s Education Conference this week. The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) annual event drew more than 400 participants from across the U.S. to...

On August 2, AREVA donated two 3-D scanners to one of Virginia’s regional law enforcement “crash teams.” The equipment will make it possible for officers to capture the conditions of crime or accident scenes in digital 3-D environments. This functionality can aid in determining such information as vehicle...

By Mervyn L. Tano, International Institute for Indigenous Resource Management (www.iiirm.org) On July 12, 2011 staff of the Department of Science and Engineering and members of the Science and Technology Committee of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation toured the AREVA fuel fabrication...

The Quote of the day from Tom Gilmore, who is the President and CEO of the TVA in a New York Times opinion piece: The Tennessee Valley Authority has operated nuclear plants for three decades, but our program was hindered, as many energy providers were, by safety concerns and a public backlash against...