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Stabilising carbon dioxide concentrations at 550 parts per million by 2100 could lead to a nuclear power industry boasting 6000 reactors, according to Sonny Kim of the Joint Global Change Research Institute.

From Georgia Power (subsidiary of Southern Co. ): Georgia Power, acting for itself and for Plant Vogtle's co-owners (Oglethorpe Power, Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia [MEAG Power], and Dalton Utilities), entered into an Engineering, Procurement and Construction contract (EPC) with a consortium...

It is the Lac Cardinal nuclear power plant The Daily Construction News in Ottawa reports the wheels have been set in motion to build Western Canada’s first nuclear power plant. After purchasing Energy Albrerta, Bruce Power Alberta has filed an application with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for...

Comes up short on cash There is great profile of the plans by the Idaho National Laboratory ( INL ) for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant ( NGNP ) at the Energy Central web portal. It reports that the people planning the future of nuclear energy measure time in decades and time is running short. Philip...

[IRNA, RIA Novosti, CNN, 8 April] Iran celebrated its National Day of Nuclear Technology on 8 April, marking the second anniversary of Tehran officially declaring that it had produced the first batch of low-enriched uranium at Natanz required for the production of nuclear fuel. The Iranian people had...

Two nuclear operators in the USA discovered that they had purchased counterfeit parts during 2007, regulators said. None of the parts had been used in safety-related systems.

Watch out for an email coming in from various news sources (some come from “foxnews” or “google news”) that claims there was an issue at the “San Clemente Nucklear Power Station.” This is obviously a fake, especially if you are not signed up to receive email notifications from news sources. This is what...

Actually, not really. It looks like the 23-year-old male under question joked to a gas clerk that he "hoped he wouldn't blow up the place" on his first day . After an investigation involving multiple agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, it was determined that it was...

[Associated Press, Kyodo, 8 April] At least two people have died following a gas leak at the Khushab heavy water production facility in Punjab, according to officials from the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC). The facility, which was shut down for annual maintenance, has been evacuated. GEO TV...

Shaw Group and Westinghouse have agreed with Progress Energy Florida to complete negotiations on an engineering, procurement and construction contract for two new reactors to be built in Levy County.

Four companies - Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL), Vinci, Suez and Itochu - have submitted bids in connection with the construction of a nuclear power plant at Akkuyu, Turkey, according to a spokesperson from state-owned wholesale electricity firm Tetas. Officially, the firms had until 24 September...

That's what AP is reporting from Westminster, Colorado : The state's second-largest utility is considering building a nuclear power plant in southeastern Colorado. Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association has a site in Prowers County near Holly and water rights for a plant that could...

By Carl from Chicago : There is a looming electricity crisis that is about to overtake the United States. While our demand for electricity continues to increase due to construction, computers (data centers take up a significant portion of electricity demand), and potentially even electric cars, essentially...

New Zealand, a small nation that has an established policy of "No Nukes", is also the home of a number of rational, articulate people who are having a discussion about whether or not they should reconsider their country's longstanding position. You can find one place where that discussion...

Rod Adams and Andrew Feinberg of the blog Capitol Valley discuss motives behind anti-nuclear activism. A couple of weeks ago, Andrew Feinberg of Capitol Valley interviewed one of the new heros of the pro-nuclear world, Dr. Patrick Moore. You can hear the interview and read Andrew’s thoughts at...

French nuclear regulators have initated a public consultation on nuclear plant decommissioning plans. The Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (Nuclear Safety Authority, ASN) said it had made the decision in the light developments such as the passing of a law on transparency in nuclear materials management in...

Christopher Paine, the Washington-based director of the nuclear program for the environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council, had seemed for awhile to be considering nuclear energy as a viable addition to the energy mix, especially as increased awareness of climate change altered the terms of...

[The Hindu, 6 April; BHEL, 4 April] The two giants of India's nuclear power sector, Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a joint venture company to carry out engineering, procurement...

The current Nuclear Decommissioning Authority funding model is "unsustainable", according to a House of Commons Business and Enterprise Committee report.The body's work is too important to leave to changing political priorities and uncertain commercial income, said MPs.

Andy White will this week become chairman of the World Nuclear Association (WNA), following his election by WNA members last year. White was recently appointed to head General Electric’s (GE's) New Energy Ventures business unit.

Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association is struggling to obtain approval for its proposed project to build 1400 MWe of new coal fired power in Kansas. Its board of directors has recently voted to direct the company's staff study the costs and benefits associated with building a new nuclear...

It has been a great weekend. I learned something about rugby by watching the Army-Navy rugby match (Navy 19 - Army 17), had a great springtime bike ride and finished up my contributions to the Nuclear Energy "Live" Debate on Green Options . Judging from the quick poll associated with the debate...

Summer Nuclear Station expansion moves ahead Hat tip to Ruth Sponsler at We Support Lee Reuters reports that two utility groups have filed applications for separate licenses with the NRC to build and operate new nuclear reactors in Georgia and South Carolina.  The applications come at a time when...

During a recent vanity search through Technorati to find out who is linking to Atomic Insights and what they are saying about it, I came across a comment dated March 23, 2008 on Capitol Valley titled (crackpot) Reader Feedback! and realized that I was the "crackpot" in the subject line. Rod...

I do not know if any of you have been paying attention to the recent television, print and radio advertising campaign called "America's Power". In case you have missed them, you can find some of the videos at www.americaspower.org. Though the commercials a attractive and well produced,...