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Guest post by James Yu, Director of International and Federal Affairs, AREVA Inc. Last week, Kelly Trice, President and Chief Operating Officer of Shaw AREVA MOX Services, presented the following video during the Annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit in Arlington, VA. The conversation underscored the importance...

Progress can be a matter of perspective, but in the months since an extreme earthquake and tsunami struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants, the U.S. nuclear industry has clearly made many significant advancements: Began examining every single one of the 104 American nuclear power plants, confirming...

As part of the Council on Foreign Relations’ CEO Speaker Series, AREVA CEO Anne Lauvergeon addressed the organization today on ‘A Future Vision for Energy.’ She offered “her perspective on how to satisfy growing global energy needs while decreasing carbon dioxide emissions, protecting natural resources...

Great article by Gwyneth Cravens at Bloomberg Businessweek, starting to address the true lessons to learn from Fukushima: The technical community will review the Japanese nuclear crisis and recommend improvements. Although the reactors properly shut down with the first jolt, the cascade of difficulties...

Over on NPR there is some rational thinking from Foreign Policy with one clear message: “The case for nuclear power remains strong.” In a piece from James M. Acton, associate in Nuclear Policy Program at the Carnegie Endowment of International Peace, he discusses why nuclear energy is still a safe, rational...

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...

By Jarret Adams Among the ideas that emerged from the Nuclear Energy Summit yesterday was the idea of a Clean Energy Standard that would call for a certain percentage of renewable, nuclear energy and clean coal generation at a future date. Yesterday’s conference was hosted by the centrist group Third...

Creating Jobs? Investing in energy infrastructure in the United States? Strengthening the nuclear supply chain? Today in Idaho, AREVA answered yes to all of these questions while hosting a Suppliers Day Event in Idaho Falls. The event in Idaho was organized to help identify and certify new partner companies...

Speaking at the National Press Club on Monday, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu spoke decisively on the rapid growth of clean energy industries in China and other countries. Chu compared this growth to the outpacing of the United States by the Soviet Union with the launch of Sputnik, the first Earth-orbiting...

The International Energy Agency describes energy security as “the uninterrupted physical availability at a price which is affordable, while respecting environment concerns.” As the world become comparatively smaller with more people and fewer natural resources, the topic of energy security is more and...

U.K. newspaper the Guardian, recently asked its online readers to put together their toughest questions on energy to be answered by nine of the world’s leading energy scientists. The paper posted the ten best questions and the scientists’ responses. The underlying context in every question is about energy...

AREVA is the industry leader in development and implementation of digital Instrumentation and Controls (I&C) systems for existing nuclear power plants as well as new plants being constructed and licensed. We recognize and appreciate the need for a comprehensive and independent review by the regulator...

by Katherine Berezowskyj 
Yes, Three Mile Island and Chernobyl were accidents, but they were also lessons that strengthened safety mentality. These lessons ushered a new level of safety, observation, and prevention. There is no “propensity to underestimate the chances of ‘low probability, high cost...

By Katherine Berezowskyj As part of the biggest gathering of world leaders in the United States since the meetings that formed the United Nations, leaders from almost 50 states and other related organizations have come to Washington, D.C., this week as part of President Obama’s Nuclear Security Summit...

The Ohio State University, College of Engineering, in partnership with Clean Fuels Ohio, the Jon and Susan Diamond Family Foundation, Honda, and many others have announced they will be hosting a conference, Moving Ahead 2010: Sustainable Transportation Solutions for the 21st Century, May 2-4, 2010. This...

By Katherine Berezowskyj The situation for nuclear energy in the United States is changing. President Obama has come out in support of an expansion of nuclear energy and the Department of Energy has awarded the first loan guarantee. Nuclear energy, and the role it plays in CO2-free electricity generation...

We think these are a very good series of questions… and are proud to among the companies and organizations asking them. ...read more

A recent report from the National Center for Policy Analysis examines the growing demand for U.S. energy needs and the requirements that this energy comes from a renewable or carbon-free source.  The National Center for Policy Analysis finds in its report that “to meet this growing demand nuclear energy...

By Katherine Berezowskyj Last week, AREVA and Fresno Nuclear Energy Group (FNEG), LLC announced that they have signed a Letter of Intent to formalize their work together in the development of a nuclear power plant project for the Fresno, California area. This Letter of Intent means that AREVA and Fresno...

Greenpeace militants yesterday boarded a ship transporting steam generators to the Olkiluoto 3 EPR reactor in Finland. The organization’s action, taken in the run-up to December’s climate summit in Copenhagen, is a protest against nuclear energy, which it claims would harm efforts to combat climate change...

Yesterday at his town hall in New Orleans, the President was asked about climate change, and he responded by reiterating his commitment to push for climate change legislation as soon as the health care debate is over. One of his main points was that we need to increase our domestic energy production...

by Katherine Berezowkyj David J.C. Mackay’s recent piece in the New York Times discussed a question that surprisingly few have considered amid rising concerns about future energy supplies, “Where will the world get its energy from next ─ when, inevitably, humans stop using fossil fuels?” The Cambridge...

For nearly half a century, non-proliferation treaties and other multinational collaborations have helped facilitate the safe expansion of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. But some wonder whether the benefits of the so-called “nuclear renaissance” are worth the increased risks of the technology...

by Katherine Berezowskyj It couldn’t have been said better: “Investing in new nuclear power plants, which produce electricity 24 hours a day and seven days a week, can be a major growth engine for our economy,” while also being an energy source that is “tailor-made for addressing climate change...

By Laura Clise On June 3, the U.S. State Department Global Partnerships Initiative, the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator and TED hosted TED@State, New Ideas for a Better world. TED is a non-profit organization dedicated to the spread of attitude-changing, life-changing, and world-changing ideas...