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The following is a statement from Jacques Besnainou, CEO of AREVA Inc., on the introduction of the American Power Act today by Sens. John Kerry and Joe Lieberman:   “The energy and environment legislation offered today is very good for America because it would help our nation move toward using more...

I'm just going to throw this in as a warm-up because it's my first blog, but isn't this ridiculous? Bill Gates is in negotiations with Korea to develop the sodium-cool fast reactor, the one we abandoned in the 1990s and many people think is the ultimate technology. This is on top of Gates...

The Wall Street Journal's Environmental Capital blog has an October 17, 2008 post titled Coal Storage: Clean Coal’s Next Big Hurdle? . It attempts to put the challenge of storing CO2 from coal fired power plants into the same bin as the challenge of storing used nuclear fuel. It gives a completely...

Toronto-based Energy Fuels looks poised to become the first junior uranium company to reach production in recent years as it awaits the approval of the final permit required for full-scale mining to begin at its Whirlwind mining site in Colorado, USA.

British officials have changed rules governing work permits for 28 occupations in engineering, including some specialist nuclear roles. The move should make it easier for firms wanting to build new nuclear power plants to source an adequate supply of trained staff.

Four employees of Japanese machinery manufacturer Horkos Corp have been arrested on suspicion of knowingly violating national security laws by exporting equipment to China and South Korea which could be used in the enrichment of uranium.

by Laurence Pernot Though people who follow the debate over used nuclear fuel are well aware of the benefits of recycling, we’ve found that many in the general public don’t even know that it’s an option.  There’s a lot of confusion out there about used fuel recycling - whether...

The official White House website has added a new feature, “Open For Questions,” which allows people to ask the President key questions on the economy and vote up other people’s submissions. So far, over 13,000 people have submitted over 16,000 questions. There are a number of good questions...

By Jarret Adams Recently AREVA has been the subject of some attacks by members of anti-nuclear organizations. Here is our basic response: While some may have a quasi-religious or professional obligation to oppose nuclear energy, I would invite who is anyone curious about the issue to research it on your...

The U.S. Department of Energy has offered a conditional commitment for a $2 billion conditional loan guarantee to facilitate financing of AREVA’ s Eagle Rock Enrichment Facility planned for development near Idaho Falls, Idaho. With this loan guarantee AREVA can secure the financing necessary for this...

With over 45 locations in the United States, AREVA understands it has an important role to play as a leader in its communities, as well as its impact on the American energy landscape. This includes engaging in dialogue and communication with our stakeholders. An important focus for this engagement has...

For a day and a half this week, business leaders, investors, environmentalists and thought leaders came together in Boston for the 2010 Ceres Conference. Ceres President, Mindy Lubber called the conference to order by encouraging attendees to make sustainability performance a lynchpin in defining the...

By Tom DePonty, Director of Public Affairs, ADAGE Is there a 21st Century clean energy opportunity stored in our nation’s forest land? In Mason County, Washington, the answer is, “Yes!” For over 150 years the communities in Mason County, Wash., have sustainably managed their abundant natural...

By Jarret Adams AREVA announced today its contract to supply recycled mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel to the Japanese utility Hokkaido Electric Power Company for use at its Tomari 3 nuclear plant. According to the agreement, AREVA will manufacture MOX fuel assemblies using recycled material at its MELOX facility...

Following-up on Gallup’s results that support for nuclear power is at an all-time high, a recent study from market research firm TNS Sofres looks at opinions on the topic of recycling used nuclear fuel. Presented as part of AREVA’s International Recycling Day in February, the study “Nuclear energy and...

by Laurence Pernot At AREVA, we strongly believe that there is no solution to the energy and climate crisis that doesn’t involve nuclear energy, even if nuclear energy alone isn’t the solution. We hear your objections: If it’s so obvious that nuclear energy has to be part of the solution...

Construction of the first two AP1000 reactors at the Haiyang nuclear power plant in eastern China's Shandong province is set to start following the issuance of a construction permit. Plans call for at least six units to eventually be built at the plant.

by Jarret Adams The MOX Fuel Fabrication Facility under construction in South Carolina serves several important goals: It provides a way to remove weapons-grade material from the nation’s military stockpiles. At the same time, the mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel produced by the facility will help generate reliable...

Announced today, AREVA has formed a new company dedicated to the development of powerful new anti-cancer treatments. AREVA Med LLC will work to target aggressive forms of cancer that currently have limited treatment options. If successful in clinical trails, the new treatments would be used in advanced...

Recently the Transmission & Distribution division of AREVA and PJM Interconnection made some “smart” moves forming a strategic alliance to better address to challenges of   “smarter” transmission grids for the northeastern United States.  The two organizations already have several years of success...

We want from time to time to focus on some of our different social network outreach efforts… Today we’d thank our Facebook users who have become fans of our Facebook fan page… FB.init("73104e68577f800cdb911f792d1ba99e"); AREVA Inc. on Facebook If you are a Facebook user,...

by Katherine Berezowskyj After a nuclear reactor has produced base-load, CO2-free energy, there is the matter of what to do with the left-over nuclear fuel. There are currently two options for dealing with the spent or “used” fuel. First is the direct disposal in a deep geological repository. The other...

Check out this great article in The Economist about the future of green energy. They talk about the impending crisis that is climate change and the importance of finding safe, reliable energy sources that won’t put harmful pollutants or climate-changing CO2 into our air. And like any good discussion...

Clean Skies is a site for discussion and debate over energy and environmental policy in the U.S., including in-depth video news of important issues. As nuclear energy is a leading CO2-free energy source, the network has focused some recent pieces on key aspects of nuclear energy. In a report from July...

Nice to see a description from Idaho Samizdat’s Dan Yurman of the blogger event last week. Here’s a snippet: While the mainstream news media panel was dissecting their coverage of the nuclear energy industry, a group of 45 people met Tuesday Nov 17 to discuss how social media is making an impact...