December, 2007

19 Dec (NucNet): US utility Exelon Nuclear has chosen Victoria County in southeast Texas as the site for the potential construction of a new nuclear power plant. ...read more

18 Dec (NucNet): Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) has confirmed that its National Research Universal (NRU) research reactor at Chalk River Laboratories, Ontario, was safely returned to service at 3:44 am local time on 16 December 2007. ...read more

17 Dec (NucNet): Support for retaining Sweden’s nuclear power plants and building new units where necessary remains strong, according to a new opinion poll. ...read more

14 Dec (NucNet): Duke Energy has become the latest US utility to submit a combined construction and operating licence (COL) application to the country’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a proposed two-unit nuclear power plant. ...read more

14 Dec (NucNet): Swiss utilities the Axpo group and BKW FMB Energie (BKW) have created a joint venture company to develop plans for the eventual replacement of units one and two of the country’s Beznau nuclear plant and the single-unit Muehleberg plant...

12 Dec (NucNet): The Areva group has formally submitted it design for the US Evolutionary Power Reactor (US EPR) for certification by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ...read more

7 Dec (NucNet): The UK government has given the go-ahead for a recruitment drive to ensure the country’s Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) has enough staff to deal with increased interest in a possible new-build programme. ...read more

3 Dec (NucNet): The leader of the UK’s main opposition political party has told the country’s business leaders that restrictions that make it difficult to build new nuclear plants would be removed if his Conservative party came to power. ...read more

3 Dec (NucNet): The Irish government has refused to grant prospecting licences for two companies to explore for uranium in the county of Donegal. ...read more