April, 2012

China and Russia seek opportunities after German utilities withdraw from the market China's State Nuclear Power Corp ., a government owned enterprise, is in talks to fund the Horizon nuclear power project originally organized by German utilities RWE and EON. The Chinese firm is said...

AEHI, a penny stock firm, pursues development of a nuclear reactor in rural Idaho Sustained attention by the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission isn't the best advertisement to attract investors to buy a firm's stock. Neither are multiple lawsuits by angry investors and land...

B&W wants to build an SMR at Clinch River This is an updated report based on my coverage published in Fuel Cycle Week April 19, 2012, V11:N469, by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC Note to readers On Thursday, April 26 the TVA board will meet ( agenda ) to review a report from the...

Chief Nuclear Officer says plant will reopen Southern California Edison (SCE) has completed tube inspections on the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) Unit 2. The plant staff is developing a plan to bring both reactors back online. SCE informed the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission...

The 101st Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers is up at ANS Nuclear Cafe Fermi concept drawing Image: Will Davis, Atomic Power Review The Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers enters its second century this week. If you missed it, the 100th Carnival was published last week at Atomic Power...

When a politician gets in trouble in Washington, it is almost always about one of two things - money or women The classic instances of a politician getting in trouble in Washington usually include being found out to have spent time, like overnight or longer, with someone who was not their...

Westinghouse gets support from Missouri for 225 MW reactor The race to win $452 million in cost shared funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for licensing and technical support to bring a small modular reactor (SMR) to market by 2022 got a new entry April 19. Westinghouse has partnered with...

Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) goes full throttle with opposition to reappointment of NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki The way to derail policy in Washington is to pull the spikes holding the rails to the ties A famous axiom of life inside the Washington, DC, beltway is that "no good...

Energy Fuels acquires Denison's White Mesa uranium mill in Utah On April 16 Energy Fuels ( TSE:EFR ) and Denison Mines Corp ( TSE:DM L) announced a letter agreement that would have Energy Fuels acquire all of Denison Mines assets in the U.S. including the White Mesa uranium mill in Utah...

Once again it is time to spit on your hands, rub them together, and raise the black flag of contention to respond to deliberate attempts at creating fear, uncertainty, and doubt Critics of nuclear energy can and do raise useful issues that need attention. The lessons learned for the global...

Fence sitting is a practical strategy while you count your chickens if conditions aren't right to make up your mind Counting fence sitting chickens In the world of regulated utilities, the issue of what constitutes a "prudent investor" has long been a concern of rate commissions...

Commitments kept across time and space result in recognition of a growing number of voices The 100th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers is up at Atomic Power Review This is a remarkable achievement based on the voluntary collaboration of the pro-nuclear bloggers of North America. Also...

The desire is for independence and to innovate with great results Conceptual drawing of a molten salt reactor (Image: Idaho National Lab) Two recent nuclear energy start-ups have the potential to create new business opportunities with unconventional reactor technologies. Two of them...

Delays at Watts Bar 2 push back start up at Bellefonte This is my updated coverage from Fuel Cycle Week , April 5, 2012, V11:No.467, published by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC . While the rest of the country focuses on the NRC’s approval of four new Westinghouse AP1000...

New deals continue to emerge with multiple countries Industry analysts say we are living in the “post Fukushima era” when it comes to nuclear energy. Chronologically this is a true statement, but in terms of deal making for new nuclear reactors, the drivers continue to be the need for reliable electrical...

This week’s carnival is up at NEI Nuclear Notes This post is the collective voice of blogs with legendary names which emerge each week to tell the story of nuclear energy. If you want to hear the voice of the nuclear renaissance, the Carnival of Nuclear Energy Blogs is where to find it. Past editions...

The visit by NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko gives California Senator Diane Feinstein a chance to throw a curve ball in the form of the 50 mile evacuation zone It was opening day for baseball around the U.S. last week, but at Southern California Edison's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station...

With 53 of 54 nuclear reactors closed as a result of the Fukushima crisis, the nation's economy is in a dangerous tailspin. All it will take is closing one more reactor, and the psychological barriers to opening any of them become twice as high. Yukio Edano, the anti-nuclear voice in...

Tamil Nadu provincial government support pulls the rug out from under protest groups The long running controversy over the start of NPCIL’s Russian-built twin 1,000-MW VVER reactors at Kudankulam, in India, may be coming to an end. The provincial government of Tamil Nadu, India’s southern-most state...

It could be a hot summer in Los Angeles and San Diego if the twin reactors aren't back online soon SONGS - aerial view Two 1100 MW nuclear reactors at Southern California Edison's San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) are offline until the utility can convince the U.S...

Two new Westinghouse 1100 MW AP1000 nuclear reactors will be build in South Carolina The U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on Friday March 30 voted 4-1 clearing the way for the Office of New Reactors to issue combined construction and operating licenses (COLs) for two new nuclear reactors...

Nuclear renaissance picks up steam with NRC approval of twin AP1000s at Scana's V C Summer Station This post is the collective voice of blogs with legendary names which emerge each week to tell the story of nuclear energy. If you want to hear the voice of the nuclear...