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Start-Up Of first commercial nuclear plant by 2025 ( NucNet ) Israel is proposing that its first commercial nuclear power plant  start operations within the next 10 to 15 years, the country’s infrastructure minister told NucNet March 5th. Uzi Landau , Israsel’s Infrastructure Minister, (right) who...

Idaho National Laboratory played a key role in bringing them back to life Nuclear Engineering International magazine is republishing the 105 reactor cutaway diagrams that it has produced over its 54-year history. Most of the diagrams, covering every major type of technology, including PWRs, BWRs, PHWRs...

World Bank does not offer loans for reactors ( NucNet ): March 8, 2010 Paris - French president Nicolas Sarkozy (right) urged  developing countries to embrace nuclear energy and called on financial institutions to help fund it so countries are not “condemned to rely on more costly energy that causes...

A blue ribbon commission will hold its first meeting March 25-26 in Washington, DC A panel of nuclear energy experts appointed by the federal government will  take up the issue of what to do with 60,000 metric tons of spent nuclear fuel. Appointed by Department of Energy Sec. Steven Chu, the 15...

Now that he actively supports the nuclear renaissance, the President needs all the help he can get to convince Congress to add $36 billion to the program The Obama administration served up a welcome surprise Feb 16 with a well-honed  speech supporting federal loan guarantees for new nuclear power...

He approves $8.3 billion in the first federal loan guarantees for nuclear energy President Barack Obama finally came out in support of nuclear energy after a year of apparent indifference. This past week he approved $8.3 billion in federal loan guarantees for two new Westinghouse AP1000 1,150 MW nuclear...

Government takes next steps in shift from fossil fuels The Italian government issued a policy statement this week identifying the  site selection criteria to locate four new nuclear reactors.  The first unit will break ground by 2013 and is expected to be in revenue service by 2020.  Reuters...

Proceeds from sale of stake in gold firm fuel drive for growth This report is based on an article in Fuel Cycle Week , V9N360, January 20, 2010, published by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC. Stock prices referenced in this article are in the currency of the country of origin and cited...

The people who will operate the reactors of the nuclear renaissance are all under 40.   What are the qualities necessary for the next generation of leadership to run the nuclear reactors that are now on the drawing boards of the world’s commercial electric utilities?  By 2012-2015, most of...

2010 is off to a great start with three new blogs and one re-start There are three new nuclear blogs and one re-start. There’s a lot more activity in the blogsphere as the new year gets underway. It is an exciting time to be involved with the nuclear energy industry and this enthusiasm is reflected in...

It’s the slowest day in the weekly news cycle except Saturday The White House has announced a new nomination for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to replace outgoing former chairman Dale Klein. Bill Ostendorff is currently the Director of the Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy...

It’s not to early to think about what needs to be done in 2010 Claims that one will turn over a new leaf in January, via new year’s resolutions, often get a bum rap.  For example, will you go to the gym and lose all extra pounds gained during the holiday season?  Usually, the rap is deserved...

A report from the UK says change is taking place, but some green groups in the US are still hard over against it . In a news article datelined London, the Washington Post reports some green groups now see nuclear energy “as part of the answer” to the challenge of global warming.  This is good news...

Scientific American has some odd ideas about sustainable development and nuclear energy Over at Brave New Climate Barry Brook and others have published reviews of an article published in the November issue of Scientific American magazine.  Brook writes that the November 2009 issue of Scientific...

Worldwide utilities are adding to existing plants or planning new ones U.K. investments in new reactors A consortium composed of Spanish utility Iberdrola, GDF-Suez, and Scottish & Southern has purchased a 500 acre site for $114 million at the Sellafield nuclear site according to the Nuclear Decommissioning...

Two units are being acquired from Russia, but a domestic design is also in the works China’s massive drive to build 70 GWe of conventional light water  reactors by 2020 will be augmented by an emerging effort to also build advanced “fast” sodium-cooled reactors ( large graphic ) that burn and produce...

Landmark nuclear deal clears congressional review The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has an open road to implement its nuclear energy agreement with the U.S.   Reuters reports that the U.S. Congress, as predicted, took no negative action in response to its review of the pact. Newsweek reported...

This is the third site selected in the firm’s search for a suitable location Alternative Energy Holdings Inc. ( OTC:AEHI ) announced Oct 20 it has selected a new site for its planned nuclear reactor in Idaho.  The site in is Payette County, Idaho, some 60 miles northwest of Boise and about five...

Nor most of west Texas for that matter Strong stuff is in this week from the staid OECD about nuclear energy and renewable energy.  Also, Nuclear energy may be the solution to global warming, but someone has to pay for it writes Matt Wald, NYT reporter in the December issue of MIT’s Technology Review...

Baseload demand gets a rhetorical workout Psst! Wanna see some rhetorical fireworks about nuclear energy and coal? Then reserve a free seat at the Environmental Law Institute ( ELI ) forum Oct 29th in Washington, DC. The topic is whether expanded use of nuclear power and coal is inevitable in our climate...

The Truth about Nuclear Energy -- to be told -- at the Denver Art Museum, 7 PM Thursday, October 22nd 2009 Is nuclear power a "Green" energy solution?  Is it a viable option for mitigating climate change? Can small nuclear energy modules provide the baseload power required to make solar...

The commissioner seats have been open for some time Both appointments have been rumored for some time.  Last July the New York Times published an assessment by Climate Wire. Business groups were reported to be worried that with the appointment to the NRC of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's...

Government action is a necessary precursor to award of $40 billion in nuclear reactor construction The Wall Street Journal reports an independent nuclear regulatory body has been set up in the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) under a new law that paves the way for up to $40 billion in new nuclear reactor...

American Nuclear Society public affairs specialist says the White House understands it is necessary While some advocates for nuclear energy in the U.S. have tied its future to the development of climate change legislation, an astute participant in the process and observer of all things nuclear thinks...

Nuclear energy deal still too expensive for Ankara Russia turned up the heat on Turkey this week over a long  running and complex negotiations to build four nuclear reactors for a total of 4,800 MW of electricity generation.  None other than Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin showed up in...