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Iran aiming to get nuclear materials via Canada: customs
Ottawa (AFP) Oct 1, 2009 - Iran is attempting to acquire clandestine shipments via Canada for its nuclear program, a senior customs official said Thursday.
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Lithuania says nuclear deal due in 2010
Vilnius (AFP) Sept 30, 2009 - Lithuania said Wednesday it aimed in the first six months of 2010 to sign a key investment deal in a four-nation nuclear power project to replace a Soviet-era plant set to shut down within months.
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India plans massive nuclear energy boost
New Delhi (UPI) Sep 30, 2009 - India aims to boost its nuclear energy capacity by 12,000 percent by 2050.
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Sarkozy names new EDF head
Paris (UPI) Sep 29, 2009 - The favorite candidate of French President Nicolas Sarkozy will be named new head of EDF to steer the utility through nuclear expansion and a cost-cutting program.
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China approves building of coastal nuclear plant
Beijing (AFP) Sept 28, 2009 - China has approved the construction of a new nuclear plant in its eastern coastal region, in the latest step in Beijing's plan to include more clean energy in the country's consumption mix.
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German greens vow protests against nuclear U-turn
Berlin (AFP) Sept 28, 2009 - Green groups in Germany vowed on Monday to hit the streets if Chancellor Angela Merkel's victorious new coalition keeps its campaign promise to reverse the country's scheduled exit from nuclear power.
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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Leads With World’s Most Advanced Nuclear Reactor
Wilmington NC (SPX) Sep 28, 2009 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has announced it has achieved a key milestone in deploying the world's most advanced nuclear reactor design.
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Germany eyes nuclear revival
Berlin (UPI) Sep 28, 2009 - Nuclear energy is set to be revived in Germany as Chancellor Angela Merkel can form her coalition of choice after this Sunday's elections.
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Kuwait Signs Agreement To Boost Power Capacity
Kuwait City, Kuwait (SPX) Sep 28, 2009 - GE Energy has announced that the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity and Water has signed a turnkey contract with GE and Hyundai Heavy Industries totaling $2.65 billion for a new, 2,000-megawatt (MW) power plant in Sabiya.
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Ux Consulting Issues Global Nuclear Power Forecasts
Roswell GA (SPX) Sep 25, 2009 - The Ux Consulting Company has announced the release of its latest Nuclear Power Outlook (NPO), which forecasts worldwide nuclear reactor growth through 2030. In addition, UxC is pleased to introduce its latest nuclear fuel requirements forecasts through 2030 created with its new, proprietary UxC Requirements Model (URM).
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Algeria claims 29,000 tonnes in uranium reserves
Algiers (AFP) Sept 24, 2009 - Nearly 29,000 tonnes of proven and exploitable uranium reserves lie beneath the ground in Algeria, its energy and mines minister Chakib Khelil said Thursday.
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Canada, Kazakhstan to cooperate on nuclear energy
Ottawa (AFP) Sept 24, 2009 - Canada's Trade Minister Stockwell Day and Kazakhstan's Energy Minister Sauat Mynbaev jointly announced Thursday the conclusion of negotiations for a bilateral nuclear cooperation agreement.
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Mirion Technologies To Provide Dosimetry System For Swiss NPP
San Francisco CA (SPX) Sep 23, 2009 - The Mirion Technologies Health Physics Division announced it has received an order to supply a complete passive dosimetry system based upon Mirion's patented Direct Ion Storage (DIS) technology to Gosgen Nuclear Power Plant in Switzerland.
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Global Nuclear Power Industry Outlook To 2010
Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Sep 23, 2009 - Global Nuclear Power Industry Outlook to 2010 is a new report published by Global Markets Direct in association with ICD Research that analyzes how nuclear power generation companies spend, procurement strategies and practices and business are being affected by the recession.
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New Russian nuclear plant worries residents
Sovetsk, Russia (AFP) Sept 22, 2009 - Russia's plans to build a nuclear power plant in its Baltic territory of Kaliningrad, hemmed in between Poland and Lithuania, has local residents and environmentalists worried.
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EDF starts selling to reduce debt
Paris (UPI) Sep 22, 2009 - French utility EDF, which is slated to lead Britain's nuclear renaissance, might sell part of a British energy company to reduce its massive debt.