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Areva Unveils ‘Ambitious’ Plans For Up To 12 New South Africa Units

31 Jan (NucNet): France’s Areva has submitted proposals to form a global partnership for the construction of up to 12 European pressurised water reactors (EPRs) in South Africa and the joint development of the country’s nuclear industry.

World’s First Nuclear Safety School Opens In South Korea

30 Jan (NucNet): A new centre that will serve as a prototype for pooling and sharing nuclear safety knowledge across Asia and the rest of the world has opened in South Korea.

UK’s NDA Faces Significant Cost Challenges, Says Report

30 Jan (NucNet): The UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) will need to tackle “significant challenges” including rising cost estimates if it is to ensure success in the decommissioning of the country’s nuclear facilities, says a report released today.

Egypt To Launch Tender For First Nuclear Unit ‘Next Month’

28 Jan (NucNet): Egypt has said it intends to launch a tender for offers next month to build its first commercially operational nuclear reactor unit.

Davos Report Proposes ‘Nuclear Fuel Insurance Fund’

24 Jan (NucNet): Proposals for financial markets to support an international ‘nuclear fuel insurance fund’, which would guarantee supplies and discourage the spread of enrichment facilities, are included in a new report to the World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting* in Davos, Switzerland.

Russia Signs EUR 4 Billion Contract For Belene-1 And -2

21 Jan (NucNet): Atomstroyexport of Russia and Bulgaria’s National Electric Company (NEK) have signed a contract for the design, construction and commissioning of two Russian-designed VVER-1000 pressurised water reactor units at the Belene nuclear power plant.

US Industry Calls For Free Nuclear Fuel Supply Market

21 Jan (NucNet): The US nuclear industry’s growth in demand for uranium and essential processing services will be so great in the next decade that the nuclear fuel supply market should be allowed to function without government intervention, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) has said in comments to the Department of Commerce.

Production Up 14 Percent At Australia’s Ranger Uranium Mine In 2007

15 Jan (NucNet): Production at Australia’s Ranger mine was 14 percent higher in 2007 than the previous year, according to figures from Energy Resources of Australia (ERA).

IAEA Sending Follow-Up Mission To Kashiwazaki Kariwa

15 Jan (NucNet): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is sending a follow-up mission to the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plant later this month to hold discussions with Japanese experts and carry out an examination at the site in relation to the seismic safety of its seven nuclear units.

Agreement Proposes Two EPRs For United Arab Emirates

14 Jan (NucNet): An agreement that could lead to two European pressurised water reactors (EPRs) being built in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was announced today in Paris.

UK Consultation Indicates 'Broad Support' For Geological Disposal

10 Jan (NucNet): Consultation in the UK about how to deal with the country?s radioactive waste has indicated ?broad support? for geological disposal of high level waste and a voluntary scheme for selecting a host site, the government said today.

Taiwan Units Set Operational Records

9 Jan (NucNet): Taiwan’s six operational reactor units generated 40.54 terawatt hours (gross) of electricity in 2007, a record high and an increase of 1.7 percent over 2006.

China To Contribute USD 1. 4 Billion To ITER

8 Jan (NucNet): China will contribute 1.4 billion US dollars (950 million euro) to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) fusion project based in Cadarache, southern France, the Chinese government has confirmed.