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The Nuclear Power Daily Editorial Team produces Nuclear Power Daily's coverage of nuclear energy. We report on reactors and small modular reactors, the fuel cycle, waste and safety, policy, and fusion research. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Nuclear Power Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

Areva’s Finnish EPR reactor delayed again: Finnish group

Helsinki (AFP) Nov 26, 2010 - An EPR nuclear reactor being built in Finland by the French-German consortium Areva-Siemens has been delayed again and will not reach normal operating levels until second half 2013, Finnish electricity group TVO said Friday.

Nov 26, 2010

Russia agrees to build two more reactors in China

Strelna (AFP) Nov 23, 2010 - Russia on Tuesday signed a contract to build two additional reactors in China's Tianwan nuclear power plant as Chinese premier Wen Jiabao is in Russia for several days of energy talks.

Nov 23, 2010

Utah Radioactive Waste Facility Under Interstate Compact Authority

Denver CO (SPX) Nov 22, 2010 - A U.S. Court of Appeals upheld the power of the states to govern the transport and disposal of radioactive waste through a special multistate agreement known as an interstate compact--an important w

Nov 22, 2010

Indonesia considers more nuclear plants

Jakarta (UPI) Nov 22, 2010 - Indonesia, which currently has three nuclear reactors, has geological conditions and enough material for reactors in every province, a government expert said.

Nov 22, 2010

Can Nuclear Waste Be Made Safe

Bonn, Germany (SPX) Nov 22, 2010 - With the decision to extend the service life of German nuclear power stations and the demonstrations against Castor waste transport, the issue of a definitive solution for storage of nuclear waste i

Nov 22, 2010

Exploring Potential For Nuclear Batteries On Commercial Tankers

Athens, Greece (SPX) Nov 18, 2010 - A consortium of British, American, and Greek interests have agreed to investigate the practical maritime applications for small modular reactors (SMRs) as commercial tanker-owners search for new des

Nov 18, 2010

Critical Phase Of Testing World’s Largest Canned Motor RCP Completed

Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Nov 18, 2010 - Westinghouse Electric Company, working in conjunction with EMD, is on schedule to deliver the world's largest canned motor reactor coolant pumps (RCPs) for use in the AP1000 nuclear power plant afte

Nov 18, 2010

South Korea bids for Lithuania nuclear project

Seoul (AFP) Nov 17, 2010 - South Korea's state energy firm said Wednesday it was seeking to build a nuclear reactor in Lithuania, in the country's latest move to export its atomic expertise.

Nov 17, 2010

Nuclear secrecy a major issue, says SIPRI

Stockholm, Sweden (UPI) Nov 16, 2010 - Secrecy of the world's nuclear weapons programs remains a major governance and security issue that poses risks to world peace, conclusions of a new joint study by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute and the Geneva Center for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces showed.

Nov 16, 2010

Britain’s HSBC to consult on new Bulgarian nuclear plant

Sofia (AFP) Nov 16, 2010 - Britain's HSBC bank was chosen Tuesday to advise Bulgaria on restructuring and financing its Belene nuclear power plant project in the north of the country, Economy and Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said.

Nov 16, 2010

Uranium Energy Commences Major Drilling Program

Corpus Christi TX (SPX) Nov 15, 2010 - Uranium Energy is pleased to announce the start of drilling at the Company's 100%-controlled Salvo Project in Bee County, Texas. The objective of the current drilling program is to verify the histor

Nov 15, 2010

Entergy Exploring Sale Of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Plant

New Orleans LA (SPX) Nov 15, 2010 - Entergy has announced a process is under way to explore the potential sale of Vermont Yankee, its 605-megawatt nuclear plant in Vernon, Vt. The sale process is being conducted on a confidentia

Nov 15, 2010

EDF Reactor Design Unlikely To Succeed

Washington DC (SPX) Nov 15, 2010 - Even if it is propped up with extensive government subsidies or full cost-recovery from ratepayers, the Evolutionary Power Reactor (EPR) - which the French government-controlled utility, Electrici

Nov 15, 2010

Bulgaria, Russia at loggerheads over nuclear plant cost

Sofia (AFP) Nov 15, 2010 - Bulgaria and Russia clashed Monday over the final cost of a planned nuclear power plant in northern Bulgaria, the energy ministry said after talks over the weekend.

Nov 15, 2010

Turkey to invite Toshiba for nuclear plant talks: report

Ankara (AFP) Nov 13, 2010 - Turkey will invite Japanese industrial giant Toshiba for talks on building a nuclear power plant after negotiations with South Korea hit snags, a Turkish minister was quoted saying Saturday.

Nov 13, 2010

Russia seeks to unfreeze nuclear plant project in Bulgaria

Sofia (AFP) Nov 13, 2010 - Russia tried Saturday to unfreeze a long-stalled project for a new 2,000-megawatt nuclear power plant in northern Bulgaria, reiterating readiness to fund the project directly or through loans.

Nov 13, 2010