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What do a late-model car and a nuclear reactor have in common? They both can react with a fast, reliable digital safety response system. The first installation of such a system in a U.S. reactor was recognized yesterday by Platts at its 13th Annual Global Energy Awards Assembly with the prestigious ...

Very clear thinking and writing from former Microsoft Chief Strategist and Technology Officer, Nathan Myrvold in his NY Times Op Ed, “After Fukushima: Now More than Ever.” Some key quotes. He begins, as the title of the piece would suggest, at the primary lessons to be learned from the Fukushima...

We think this is a must-read (and share) op ed by the Richmond Times-Dispatch editorial board … Until Japan’s catastrophic tsunami and Virginia’s recent earthquake, nuclear power had been enjoying something of a renaissance. This was owing to its status as the only zero-carbon-emissions...

As we announced yesterday, AREVA will be a key member of the contract partners helping TVA complete the Bellefonte nuclear facility, one of our largest U.S. projects, employing thousands of Americans. In easily understood terms, the completion of the Bellefonte Unit 1 nuclear facility is similar to the...

To ensure clear and correct information is received and understood regarding the explosion at a low-level waste facility in France, here’s a summary of the situation according to our latest information: The incident occurred at a low-level waste facility, called CENTRACO. Geographically, this facility...

The sensational statements in a recent Washington Post article are fully addressed in a recent Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) paper on the seismic safety of nuclear power facilities. As described in NEI’s information, Like many scientific and engineering issues that span decades, there is new information...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

While many countries are still developing strategies for increasing their low-carbon electricity generation, France is moving forward with a significant new nuclear project that will help the nation maintain its status as having one of the lowest emissions per capita of any industrialized nation. The...

In an excellent article, Barbara Lydick examines California’s challenges of water scarcity, purity and recovery with insightful commentary and vision. After setting the stage by describing California’s declining and brackish water resources, competing valuable water-use industries, and legislative ineffectiveness...

Safety First in U.S. Nuclear Plants With digital technology at the helm of many industries such as aviation, automotive and navy nuclear, the U.S. commercial nuclear fleet is embracing digital technology to improve safety, reliability and plant availability. With significant installations in Europe and...

The decontamination system co-developed by AREVA and Veolia Water* for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant has just reached the milestone of 18,000 tons of highly-radioactive water treated to-date, representing 15% of the accumulated volume. Installed on the Fukushima site that was severely damaged following...

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...

We noted with interest this recent poll on the U.S. attitudes on nuclear power: A June survey of private and public sector public policy elites in energy policy shows that the Fukushima nuclear accident has had little effect on the level of support for nuclear power in the United Sates. The survey, conducted...

by Katherine Berezowskyj The results of a new national survey are out today. While some figures may have dipped, the overall feeling remains the same –more than 80 percent of residents near nuclear power plants favor the use of nuclear energy. The study conducted just a few weeks ago surveyed nearly...

By Jarret Adams Amid the many benefits that America’s 104 nuclear power plants provide, increased energy security is rarely mentioned. It is perhaps obscured by the fact that nuclear energy is by far the nation’s largest source of low-carbon electricity. People often talk about the reliability of U.S...

As we have blogged about a number of times before, the choice to shut down or phase out nuclear power has in practice one outcome: more fossil fuel-based energy, with its result in a deep cost to the environment, and oftentimes to the economy. A new study by Carnegie Mellon University and the National...

Dr. Finis Southworth, CTO of AREVA Inc., is featured in SmartPlanet’s post on America’s Nuclear Future. The article covers many key topics about the future of US nuclear power; here are some excerpts: SmartPlanet begins by discussing with Southworth the relatively close future, already informed...

By Laura Clise, Director of Sustainable Development and Continuous Improvement, AREVA To take the pulse of the Future of Nuclear Energy following the nuclear crisis in Fukushima, the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Center for Transatlantic Relations and the Atlantic...

By Katherine Berezowskyj Following the events in Japan, many have begun to reexamine their support for nuclear energy. A logical reaction to the images and press coverage of the Fukushima Daiichi plant is to question—how safe is nuclear energy? Moving forward, we must use the same sense of logic and...