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Guest post by Simona De Silvestro, Driver of No. 78 Nuclear Clean Air Energy IndyCar This year’s Indy 500 was exciting both on and off the track. The day before the race, 75 Girl Scouts descended on the KV Racing Technology hospitality tent for a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) workshop...

AREVA Inc. CEO Mike Rencheck sat down with Chris Newkumet from Platts TV on Sunday, May 19, to share his perspective on the nuclear industry and AREVA’s Forward-Looking Energy vision. This vision articulates the company’s outlook through a discussion of growth, people and responsibility. “AREVA is at...

Used nuclear fuel management is a topic that comes up frequently in the world of politics and anti-nuclear activists. The U.S. used fuel policy has been dominated by the once-through cycle concept, which resulted in used fuel being labeled as a waste product—a waste product with up to 96% recoverable...

If the United States is going to honor its international nonproliferation agreement with Russia, then the MOX Project is the best option based on time, money, security and environmental goals. In 1998, the United States and Russia committed to each other and the world that each country would permanently...

From the Aiken Standard this week: This article begins with a stark warning for fulfilling our international nonproliferation commitments, “If the MOX Project has its funding cut by 50 percent in the FY 14 budget, as many have said is likely to happen, this could put the entire project in danger...

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing this morning on the nomination of Ernest J. Moniz to succeed Steven Chu as Secretary of Energy. Moniz addressed a range of topics, including his support for nuclear energy, small modular reactors, and a consent-based process for managing...

Guest post by Samir Pathak, Instrumentation & Control Engineer, AREVA Inc. I had the pleasure of attending the 16th Annual Einstein Society Gala this past weekend at the National Museum of Nuclear Science in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The gala is held to celebrate Dr. Albert Einstein’s birthday and...

Guest post by Rebecca Jetton, Design Engineer, AREVA Inc. On March 14th, Tejiri Bolano and I were given the opportunity to represent AREVA Women in Nuclear at the Women’s Council on Energy and the Environment (WCEE) Woman of the Year Award Banquet. For more than 30 years, WCEE has provided leadership...

With the facility already more than 60% complete, the MOX Project is achieving construction, safety and functional milestones towards fulfilling America’s international nonproliferation goals. As the first major nuclear-grade construction project in more than 20 years and the first-of-its-kind facility...

Slade Gordon is a former U.S. Senator, and was also a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (popularly known as the “9/11 Commission.” He is also a Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Gordon writes an imported editorial in this week’s...

Slade Gorton is a former U.S. Senator, and was also a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (popularly known as the “9/11 Commission.” He is also a Senior Fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Gorton writes an imported editorial in this week’s...

Guest post by Heiner Dornburg, Business Manager Sales and Marketing Electrical Systems and I&C, AREVA Inc. Representatives from more than 40% of U.S. nuclear energy sites recently attended a successful AREVA demonstration of the VEGAPULS 62 Extended Range, Through-Air Radar for Spent Fuel Pool Level...

This past Friday evening, the Clean and Safe Energy (CASEnergy) Coalition co-hosted a town hall gathering, “Nuclear Matters: Redefining Our Energy Future,” with the National Black Caucus of State Legislators and the South Carolina African American Chamber of Commerce at Allen University. “We’re living...

Good news today from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Shaw AREVA MOX Services on construction milestones achieved at the MOX Project in South Carolina, including 14 million consecutive safe work hours by the more than 2,200 workers employed to construct America’s first nuclear facility in...

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...

As U.S. government sequester statements and financial figures swirl in dire predictions, what seems to be lost is the real-time impact on American workers, like the more than 2,200 construction employees fulfilling America’s nonproliferation commitment at the MOX Project in South Carolina. This highly...

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Finis Southworth, AREVA Inc.’s Chief Technology Officer and a University of Florida alumnus, was on the Gator campus yesterday answering students’ questions about careers in engineering and career opportunities with AREVA in North America. AREVA has an established relationship with University of Florida...

We applaud this editorial by Clint Wolfe in the Augusta Chronicle. It’s a well reasoned and detailed statement that mirrors our own post last Friday. Clint is the executive director for Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness. He begins with a descriptive summary: A $6.8 billion mixed-oxide,...

The U.S. mixed-oxide fuel (MOX) fabrication facility achieves key strategic milestones for America’s nonproliferation and economic goals. Unfortunately, the nation’s pending budget pressures place these accomplishments at risk with proposed insubstantial funding and workforce layoffs. As a leading economic...

NPR has a article out today about small modular reactors (SMRs) asking “Are Mini Reactors the Future of Nuclear Power?” and stating, “The U.S. government is investing millions of dollars in what it considers a promising new industry for American manufacturing: nuclear reactors. The...

Guest post by Kara Schmitt, Doctoral Student, Florida Institute of Technology I spent a few days at the recent 8th Nuclear Plants Current Issues Symposium in Orlando, Florida. I’m ABD (all but dissertation) on the way to a PhD looking at function allocation in the control rooms of nuclear power plants...

AREVA Solar hosted a delegation of solar energy experts from South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia this past week at its California facilities. The Reverse Trade Mission led by the United States Trade and Development Agency is the first of three events aimed at fostering U.S.-Southern African partnerships...

The author of a recent opinion piece in Forbes magazine sets up sunk costs as compared between a quarterback and the U.S. nuclear industry, but focuses solely on short-term gains and fails to move beyond the scrimmage line or advance a much needed U.S. clean energy vision. Abandoning the fixed fuel costs...

By Mike Rencheck, CEO, AREVA Inc. The Tampa Tribune recently ran an article questioning the near-term need for new nuclear power. Unfortunately, the article does little to provide readers with a balanced perspective on the issues and opportunities facing utilities, and how they can respond to their customers...