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October 2008

Fennovoima Oy Submits EIA Report For Possible Finland N-Plant

9 Oct (NucNet): Fennovoima Oy today submitted its environmental impact assessment (EIA) report to Finland’s Ministry for Employment and the Economy for a possible new nuclear plant.

Bush Signs Nuclear Deal With India

9 Oct (NucNet): US president George Bush yesterday signed into law the US-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement, giving approval for US companies such to sell nuclear fuel and technology to India for the first time in three decades.

France-China Agree On Joint Venture Company For Future N-Plant Projects

8 Oct (NucNet): France and China could jointly work on nuclear power plant projects worldwide under the terms of an agreement between Areva and the China Guandong Nuclear Power Company (CGNPC).

UK Climate Change Advisers Say 80% Cut In Emissions Needed By 2050

7 Oct (NucNet): The UK government's advisory body on climate change said today that a cut in domestic greenhouse gas emissions of at least 80 percent was needed by 2050 and should include the aviation and shipping sectors.

Regulators Accept Florida New-Build Proposal For Review

7 Oct (NucNet): A combined licence application (COL) to build two reactor units in Levy County, Florida, has been formally accepted for review, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said yesterday.

Cameco-Paladin Joint Venture Granted Alice Springs Exploration Licence

7 Oct (NucNet): An exploration licence for uranium deposits near Alice Springs in Australia has been granted to a joint venture of Cameco Australia, a subsidiary of Canada’s Cameco Corporation, and Paladin Energy.

Ignalina Decommissioning Fund Supports New Power Link With Poland

7 Oct (NucNet): The decommissioning support fund for Lithuania’s Ignalina nuclear power plant is co-financing the construction of a power interconnection between the country and Poland, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has confirmed.

UK Creates New Ministry For Energy And Climate Change

6 Apr (NucNet): British prime minister Gordon brown has announced the creation of a new Department of Energy and Climate Change saying he wanted to “to reconstruct the way we govern” so new challenges can be met in a new way.

Experts Say Transport Is The ‘Cornerstone Of The Nuclear Renaissance’

6 Oct (NucNet): Japan and France is forming a working group of experts to study issues related to the transport of nuclear material worldwide.

Jordan Signs Uranium Exploration Agreement With Areva

3 Oct (NucNet): France’s Areva group has signed a uranium mining exploration agreement with Jordan.

Proposed US Legislation On Thorium Use Introduced In Senate

3 Oct (NucNet): Bipartisan proposed legislation that would authorise the use of thorium in US commercial nuclear power plants has been introduced in the Senate