December, 2010

Papers were filed today for the construction of Braka 1 and 2, the first nuclear power reactors to be built in the United Arab Emirates. ...read more

Three Swiss utilities have agreed to jointly develop projects to replace old reactors and cut back on energy imports. ...read more

SKB has commissioned a new ship to ferry used nuclear fuel and radiaoctive waste from Swedish nuclear power plants to storage facilties near Oskarshamn and Forsmark. ...read more

Thailand's energy minister said that he may not be able to submit the nuclear power development plan to government in January as planned, according to a report in The Nation newspaper. Wannarat Charnnukul cited several obstacles, including the legal amendments to enhance safety measures. The cabinet...

Construction of AP1000 units in China has seen three milestones this month: on-site, at a new module factory and in fuel fabrication. ...read more

India and Russia have signed to expand scientific and technical cooperation in the peaceful uses of atomic energy. It was one of 30 bilateral documents signed in New Delhi during a two-day visit to India by Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. ...read more

The governments of Japan and South Korea have signed a cooperation agreement on the peaceful use of nuclear energy. ...read more

Fennovoima has narrowed its reactor selection to EPR and ABWR and added seven new shareholders. The new partners will take the power produced in line with the size of their shareholding. ...read more

Alstom has signed multiple deals for the supply and maintenance of key turbine and generator components for Electricité de France's (EdF's) 900 and 1300 MWe reactor series. ...read more

The Rossity has been launched in at La Spezia, Italy destined for a role transporting submarine waste in north-west Russia. ...read more

A sweeping review of operations for Krümmel and Brunsbüttel nuclear power plants is to start, with the aim of rapidly bringing them back into service. ...read more

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has brought fraud charges against Alternate Energy Holdings Inc (AEHI) and is seeking a court order to freeze the assets of the company and two of its senior executives. ...read more

Three nuclear power reactors have had their operational plans extended: two in Britain and one in America. EDF Energy wants its AGRs to operate for an average of five years longer, while US regulators gave their 61st licence extension. ...read more

Two Magnox reactors at the former Berkeley nuclear power plant have become the first to be sealed up in a milestone for the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA). The reactor buildings are to be placed in a passive state, known as Safestore, and will be monitored and maintained until the site is completely...

Britain's liberalised energy market is being reformed to meet long term climate change goals by encouraging low-carbon generation such as nuclear power. ...read more

Russia's AtomRedMetZoloto has further diversified its uranium resources by buying into two prospective deposits, one in Mongolia and one in Tanzania. ...read more

The US Security and Exchange Commission has temporarily suspended trading in the securities of Alternate Energy Holdings Inc (AEHI) because of concerns about the accuracy and adequacy of publicly disseminated information. ...read more

Plans to rescue European finance for the Iter fusion project hit the buffers today with the European Parliament refusing to accept pressure from member states to reallocate €1.4 billion from unspent funds. ...read more

Trading on the uranium spot market reached record volumes in the week ending 10 December, with market interest driven in part by nuclear new-build plans. ...read more

Climate talks in Cancún have put negotiations back on track, but meaningful decisions on the future of nuclear power in the Clean Development Mechanism remain for future discussion. ...read more

The UK government should continue to try to find funding for Sheffield Forgemasters' planned 15,000 tonne press, according to a select committee of members of parliament. The report also criticises the decision to withdraw a government loan from the project. ...read more

A nuclear engineering partnership has been set up by Atkins and Assystem to target new nuclear power plans worldwide. The new 50-50 joint venture, to be known as the Nuclear Atkins Assystem Alliance, is already bidding for work around the world. ...read more

Agreements to support Russia's nuclear energy market, including plans to set up a facility to manufacture steam turbines, have figured in a list of strategic agreements signed by Alstom and major Russian energy companies. ...read more

Babcock & Wilcox Conversion Services, has been awarded a five year, $428 million contract to deconvert depleted uranium hexafluoride from America's Paducah and Portsmouth enrichment facilities. ...read more

Kuwait and France are to buy into Areva to the value of €900 million in a move to help the nuclear group "pursue its development plan" with increased capital. ...read more