NucNet: Global Nuclear News
The nuclear communications network
September 2008
New US Survey Indicates Record High Support For N-Power
30 Sept (NucNet): A record number of Americans now support nuclear
energy, according to a new survey.
Study
Finds ‘Qualified Support’ Among UK Residents Close
To N-Plants
30 Sept (NucNet): Residents living near existing nuclear power plants
in the UK have “qualified support” for the construction
of new units, a university-led study shows.
29 Sept (NucNet): A civil nuclear cooperation agreement between the US and India has taken an important step towards fruition after the US House of Representatives voted 298-117 in favour of the proposal.
29 Sept (NucNet): The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today that all is “not well” with the organisation and that: “We really have reached a turning point.”
26 Sept (NucNet): Russia expects to build 12 nuclear reactor units in other countries by 2020, Atomenergoprom deputy director Vladislav Korogodin told a forum in Ukraine.
26 Sept (NucNet): The UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) has reached an agreement with Electricite de France (EDF) for the joint marketing of land at its Wylfa, Bradwell and Oldbury sites.
EDF Bid For British Energy Is ‘Good Value For Taxpayers’, Says Brown
24 Sept (NucNet): The UK government has given further details of today’s announcement by Electricite de France (EDF) that it has made an offer to acquire British Energy (BE).
24 Sept (NucNet): Electricite de France (EDF) confirmed today that it has made an offer for British Energy, saying the bid has the support of the British Energy board and represents an “exciting opportunity”.
23 Sept (NucNet): The use of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) “systematic, integrated and tailored review services” and compliance with IAEA safety standards should be a prerequisite at every stage of a state’s nuclear power development, the agency’s director-general Mohamed ElBaradei told the board of governors yesterday.
22 Sept (NucNet): The UK economy could receive a boost of 30 billion pounds (GBP) (55 billion US dollars, 37 billion euro), creating thousands of highly skilled new jobs, through the building of new nuclear power plants, according to a report.
19 Sept (NucNet): Detroit Edison has submitted a combined construction and operating licence (COL) application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a potential new reactor at its existing Enrico Fermi-2 nuclear power plant site in the state of Michigan.
19 Sept (NucNet): The production forecast for 2008 from the combined operations of Canada’s McArthur River and Key Lake uranium mines has been revised downwards, Cameco Corporation said today.
19 Sept (NucNet): Brazil's
nuclear energy company Eletronuclear has submitted a national
energy plan to the government that includes proposals to
build four 1,000-megawatt nuclear units and to complete
Angra-3.
19 Sept (NucNet): Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) said today that it plans a joint venture company with US utility Luminant for the potential development of two new reactor units at the Comanche Peak nuclear power plant in Texas.
12 Sept (NucNet): Engineers at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the US are exploring the possibility of nuclear fission to provide power sources when astronauts return to the Moon and establish a lunar outpost.
12 Sept (NucNet): President George Bush has formally submitted an agreement for approval by the US Congress for proposed civil nuclear cooperation with India.
12 Sept (NucNet): Britain and Italy plan to cooperate in the field of nuclear energy, UK prime minister Gordon Brown announced on 10 September 2008.
Japan Budget Proposals Seek Increase In Nuclear Spending
11 Sept (NucNet): Japanese ministries and agencies are seeking a combined increase in nuclear-related spending of 6 per cent in financial year 2009, according to the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF).
11 Sept (NucNet): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has revised upwards its nuclear power generation projections to 2030.
10 Sept (NucNet): Dutch utility Delta has announced proposals to build a second reactor unit at Borssele in the Netherlands.
Ministers Urged To Tackle Shortfall In European Nuclear Medicine Supplies
9 Sept (NucNet): EU health ministers have been urged to take “immediate measures” in response to a Europe-wide shortfall in the supply of radioactive isotopes.
9 Sept (NucNet): US President George Bush has halted a planned civil nuclear cooperation deal with Russia – the so-called ‘123 agreement' – saying the time was “not right given the current environment”.
9 Sept (NucNet): Electricite de France (EDF) said today it has increased its stake in the US utility Constellation Energy from 4.97 percent to 9.51 percent through the acquisition of shares on the market.
8 Sept (NucNet): The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) licence application for the proposed Yucca Mountain high-level nuclear waste repository in Nevada has been formally accepted for review by regulators.
8 Sept (NucNet): The UK government today pledged to boost support to drive a new era of nuclear power development in the country as part of a “low-carbon industrial strategy” to be launched next year.
8 Sept (NucNet): The Bulgarian government has confirmed that a ground-breaking ceremony for the country’s Belene nuclear power plant was held on 3 September 2008.
7 Sept (NucNet): The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) has agreed to adjust its guidelines to allow full civil nuclear cooperation between India and the international community.
5 Sep (NucNet): Westinghouse Electric Company yesterday signed “pioneering agreements” with BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and Doosan Babcock to collaborate on work associated with bringing the AP1000 nuclear power plant to the UK.
GNEP Set To Welcome New Wave Of Member Countries
4 Sept (NucNet): A further 25 countries will be invited to join the US-led Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP), the World Nuclear Association’s 33rd annual symposium in London heard today.
4 Sept (NucNet): The US government should reform the Department of Energy’s (DOE) civilian nuclear waste programme and speed-up moves towards recycling spent nuclear fuel, the World Nuclear Association’s 33rd annual symposium in London was told today.
4 Sept (NucNet): Russia plans
to announce reactor unit designs featuring an additional range
of generating capacities in 2009, the World Nuclear Association's
33rd annual symposium in London was told today.
4 Sept (NucNet): Japan has signed a tsunami warning agreement with the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear
3 Sept (NucNet): US enrichment corporation USEC said yesterday that it had submitted the second part of a two-part application to the US government for a loan guarantee to fund construction of the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio.
3 Sept (NucNet): Utility Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has asked the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to reinstate the construction permits for its two unfinished nuclear units at the Bellefonte site in Alabama as part of efforts to evaluate the feasibility of completing them to meet future power needs.
2 Sept (NucNet): Allegations of “deficient” quality control of welding work at Finland’s Olkiluoto-3 construction site are unfounded, according to the findings of an investigation by the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK).
2 Sep (NucNet): Production of graphite feedstock for South Africa’s Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) demonstration power plant will begin following the National Nuclear Regulator’s (NNR) decision that it has no further objections to the start of graphite material production.
1 Sept (NucNet): US nuclear regulators are monitoring the approach of Hurricane Gustav which is expected to hit New Orleans and areas along the country’s Gulf Coast later today.
