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- Advanced Nuclear Reactor Projects To Receive USD 3.5 Million From DOE(NUCNET, 2013-07-03) Mitev, LubomirGeneral Atomics, GE Hitachi, Gen4 Energy and Westinghouse will receive 3.5 million US dollars (2.68 million euros) for four projects that “go beyond the traditional light water design”, the US department for energy has said.
- Agreement Paves Way For US To Enter Vietnam New-Build Market(NUCNET, 2013-10-14) Dalton, DavidThe US and Vietnam have signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement that will see US companies allowed to enter the Vietnamese nuclear market
- Analysis: Can The EU Find A Way Forward For Financing Iter?(NUCNET, 2013-07-04) Dalton, DavidThe European Parliament committee on industry, research and energy has adopted a report which aims to establish a clear system of financing for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) project from 2014 to 2018.
- Areva And EDF Sign Agreement With Saudi Technical Institute(NUCNET, 2013-07-12) Dalton, DavidAreva and EDF of France have signed a cooperation agreement with the National Institute of Technology in Bahrah with the aim of contributing to the development of technical nuclear skills in Saudi Arabia.
- Areva And KIT Extend Agreement For Karlsruhe Nuclear Education Programme(NUCNET, 2013-07-22) Dalton, DavidAreva and the Karlsruhe Institute for Technology (KIT) in Germany have announced the continuation of a cooperation agreement that will keep a nuclear education programme running for at least five more years.
- Areva Begins Production Of First MOX Fuel For Borssele(NUCNET, 2013-11-04) Mitev, LubomirAreva has begun the fabrication of the first mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel for the single-unit Borssele nuclear power plant in the Netherlands, the company has said
- Areva Wins Major Contract For Completion Of Brazil’s Angra-3(NUCNET, 2013-11-07) Dalton, DavidAreva has signed a contract worth 1.25 billion euros (1.6 billion US dollars) with the Brazilian power company Eletrobras Eletronuclear for the completion of construction of the Angra-3 reactor unit in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the company has announced
- Belgium’s SCK•CEN And CERN To Develop Particle Accelerators(NUCNET, 2013-11-05) Mitev, LubomirThe Belgian Nuclear Research Centre (SCK•CEN) and the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva have signed a cooperation agreement to develop high-intensity particle accelerators, SCK•CEN said in a statement.
- Borssele Meets Conditions For Continued Operation, Says Official Report(NUCNET, 2013-10-03) Dalton, DavidThe single-unit Borssele nuclear plant in the Netherlands is “well within” the top 25 percent safest water-cooled and water-moderated reactors in the EU, US and Canada, and meets conditions allowing it to continue commercial operation, a report for the national government has said
- Bulgaria Nuclear Regulator Gives Site Selection Permission For New Nuclear Unit(NUCNET, 2013-09-04) Mitev, LubomirThe Bulgarian Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) has issued a permit for the site selection of a new nuclear unit in the country, the NRA has said in a statement.
- Canada Signs International Convention On Nuclear Liability(NUCNET, 2013-12-05) Dalton, DavidCanada has signed the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC), bringing the treaty another step closer towards full ratification.
- Central Europe Takes Major Role In Generation IV Development(NUCNET, 2013-10-22) Mitev, LubomirThe V4 countries are at the heart of an initiative to develop Generation IV nuclear reactors that will make nuclear energy more sustainable by closing the fuel cycle and exploiting the full potential of uranium,says Peter Líška, vice-chairman of the newly established V4G4 Centre for Excellence
- Central Europe’s V4 Group Calls On EU To Support Nuclear Expansion(NUCNET, 2013-10-15) Dalton, DavidThe Visegrad Four (V4) group of countries, which consists of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia, supports nuclear energy and wants the European Union to help central Europe increase its nuclear capacity rather than hinder it, Hungary’s prime minister Viktor Orban has said
- Central Europe’s V4 Nations Establish Generation-IV Centre Of Excellence(NUCNET, 2013-07-24) Dalton, DavidFour nuclear research institutes and engineering companies from central Europe’s Visegrád Group (V4) of nations are to establish a centre of excellence for joint research, development and innovation in Generation-IV nuclear reactors.
- Chinshan Spent Nuclear Fuel Pool Has ‘Very Small Amount Of Leakage’, says AEC(NUCNET, 2013-08-13) Mitev, LubomirSpent fuel pools at Taiwan’s oldest nuclear power plant, Chinshan, have been leaking small amounts of water for nearly four years, the Atomic Energy Council (AEC) has said in a statement.
- Commission Calls On French Government To Delay Nuclear Phase-out(NUCNET, 2013-09-16) Dalton, DavidA French parliamentary commission has called on the government to delay its planned phaseout of nuclear energy and stagger it over several decades, saying a sudden withdrawal of nuclear could hit the economy and drive up electricity prices.
- Committee Criticises Tepco On Safety Reforms And Communications(NUCNET, 2013-08-05) Dalton, DavidA committee headed by the former head of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has urged Tokyo Electric Power Corporation (Tepco) to speed up nuclear safety reforms and has criticised the company’s attitude towards disclosing information.
- Construction Licence Granted For First Belarusian Nuclear Plant(NUCNET, 2013-10-10) Mitev, LubomirThe Department of Nuclear and Radiation Safety of Belarus has issued a licence for the construction of the first unit of the Ostrovets nuclear power plant, the department has said in a statement
- Czech Republic Could Become ‘Hub’ For Westinghouse New Build Projects(NUCNET, 2013-11-21) Mitev, LubomirThe US-based company is hoping a successful bid for two new units at Temelín would result in a more substantial role for the Czech Republic as the AP1000 reactor design is deployed globally, says Pavel Janík, president of Westinghouse Czech Republic
- Date Set For Iter Special Ministerial Meeting In France(NUCNET, 2013-08-26) Dalton, DavidMinisterial representatives from the seven members of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) project will convene at Iter headquarters in St Paul-lez-Durance, southern France,on 6 September 2013 to discuss “progress and issues”, a statement said.