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Generally, you know you’ve lost an argument, especially one with a political dimension,  when you bring in Nazism to bolster your point. What Nazism means is up to the ears of the listener as long as it boils down to “really bad.” It’s an effective argument killer, but unfortunately, if you bring...

Turkey stands to be the first country to use the Atmea1 reactor design by Areva and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. An accord signed today could see four of the units deployed at Sinop in the early 2020s. ...read more

3 May (NucNet): The UK has joined a new 1.6 billion euros (2 billion US dollars) international project whose aims include the development of nuclear fusion energy as “a long-term solution to dealing with climate change”, it was announced today. ...read...

London watchmaker Hoptroff has produced the world's first watch true atomic-clock accuracy. ...read more

Duke Energy has suspended plans to construct two new reactors at its existing Shearon Harris plant in North Carolina due to slower growth in electricity demand than previously expected. ...read more

3 May (NucNet): Foreign ownership could keep Nuclear Innovation North America (NINA) from pursuing a licence to build two 1,350-megawatt advanced boiling water reactors at the existing South Texas nuclear power plant site, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

One of the primary reasons I am sharing the above video is that it has an analog in the multi-decade effort to restrict the growth of nuclear technology. Though not the topic of this talk, Mark pointed out the similarity between the anti GMO and antinuclear movements. At minute 15:30 he said: Indeed...

3 May (NucNet): The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has awarded more than one billion US dollars (760 million euros) in contracts to more than 180 companies in the United Arab Emirates since it was established to oversee the construction of...

Two recent editorials grapple with nuclear energy issues relevant to their states. The York (Penn.) Record becomes disturbed about some corrosion discovered on used fuel containers. A Nuclear Regulatory Commission report said that some of those casks could leak. It cited water-damaged containers that...

Canada's Cameco expects the restart of Japanese reactors and the signing of long-term supply contracts to kick-start the stagnant uranium market. The company saw income drop 93% in the first quarter of 2013. ...read more

2 May (NucNet): Poland has made significant progress in the development of its regulatory framework in preparation for the challenge of regulating nuclear power, a mission of nuclear safety experts has said. ...read more

A cooperation agreement on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy signed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Japan clears the way for the transfer of nuclear materials, technology and related items between the two countries. ...read more

Belgium's BR2 reactor is to run an additional production cycle to guarantee supplies of vital medical isotopes while the Netherlands' HFR reactor remains out of action due to unforeseen problems. ...read more

This is the kind of TV spot that we need the public to see at least as often as they see ads for “clean natural gas” or “100 years of energy right under our feet.” I realize that utility leaders have been taught that advertising is a cost with unmeasurable returns. For some odd...

Chris Allen Project Manager Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation   Can a problem show that our regulatory system works? If you don’t think so, read on. Two weeks ago, the NRC published an “information notice” about moisture causing problems...

1 May (NucNet): Japan still needs nuclear energy as a power source and an “appropriate political judgment” must be made as soon as possible on the restart of the country’s reactors, most of which remain offline after the March 2011 Fukushima-Daiichi accident...

A geologic radiological waste disposal site in New Mexico has been honoured for its environmental stewardship efforts. ...read more

Plans for two new reactors at the South Texas Project (STP) are facing a new hurdle after US regulators determined that licence applicant Nuclear Innovation North America (NINA) does not meet statutory requirements on foreign ownership. ...read more

• Pinon Ridge licence re-issued • Approval for Lost Creek dryers • Gas Hills resource estimate • Denison completes on Fission ...read more

French nuclear regulators have prescribed a program of works to be carried out at Fessenheim 2 to allow France's second-oldest nuclear unit to continue to operate beyond its third ten-yearly inspection. ...read more

30 Apr (NucNet): French nuclear plant operator EDF must carry out safety work on Unit 2 of its oldest nuclear plant at Fessenheim so it can better withstand a serious accident, according to the country’s safety regulator. ...read more

Warsaw, Poland – International safety experts last week concluded a two-week International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) mission to review the regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety in Poland. In its preliminary report, the Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission team found that...

By Paul Lorenzini In the yin and yang of energy policy debates, we know some can get carried away. Normally we ignore the radical fringe, but sometimes their claims take on a life of their own and need to be addressed. One such charge has found its way as an authoritative reference on Wipikedia, alleging...

Last Thursday, four Senators in a bipartisan team released draft legislation aimed at reaching a long-term solution to the question of where to put the Nation’s nuclear waste (Senate Energy). ...read more

Something we always like to hear : Nuclear energy has received the thumbs up from a former anti-nuclear environmentalist who co-authored an independent report pitting the advantages of nuclear energy against renewable energy for electricity generation. Ben Heard told a uranium conference in Adelaide...