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Framatome completes purchase of Schneider Electric’s instrumentation and control nuclear business

Paris, France (SPX) Mar 01, 2018 - Framatome has completed its purchase of Schneider Electric's nuclear instrumentation and control offering. With this transaction, Framatome adds to its engineering expertise and expands its instrume

Mar 1, 2018

US lawmaker concerned over nuclear overtures to Saudi

Washington (AFP) Feb 28, 2018 - An American legislator has expressed concern over the Trump administration's efforts to sign a nuclear cooperation accord with Saudi Arabia, which is preparing to build its first reactors.

Feb 28, 2018

Greenpeace protesters jailed for French nuclear stunt

Thionville, France (AFP) Feb 27, 2018 - A French court on Tuesday sentenced two Greenpeace activists to a minimum of two months in jail for breaking into a nuclear power plant and setting off fireworks last year.

Feb 27, 2018

Austria sues over EU approval of Hungary nuclear plant

Vienna (AFP) Feb 22, 2018 - Staunchly anti-nuclear Austria lodged a legal complaint with the European Court of Justice on Thursday against the EU's approval of the expansion of a nuclear plant in neighbouring Hungary.

Feb 22, 2018

Researchers run first tests of unique system for welding highly irradiated metal alloys

Oak Ridge TN (SPX) Feb 20, 2018 - Scientists of the Department of Energy's Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program (LWRS) and partners from the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) have conducted the first weld tests to repai

Feb 20, 2018

Toshiba tips return to black as it sells chip, nuclear units

Tokyo (AFP) Feb 14, 2018 - Troubled Japanese conglomerate Toshiba said on Wednesday it would swing into the black for the full fiscal year as it completes the multi-billion-dollar sale of its chip business to restore its balance sheet.

Feb 14, 2018

Turkey’s first nuclear power plant set for investor shake-up: reports

Istanbul (AFP) Feb 6, 2018 - The Turkish consortium that was to build Turkey's first nuclear power plant in a joint venture with the Russian atomic energy agency has pulled out of the ambitious project, reports said on Tuesday.

Feb 6, 2018

Thorium reactors may dispose of enormous amounts of weapons-grade plutonium

Tomsk, Russia (SPX) Jan 30, 2018 - Scientists from the School of Nuclear Science and Engineering of Tomsk Polytechnic University are developing a technology enabling the creation of high-temperature gas-cool low-power reactors with t

Jan 30, 2018

Framatome continues ramping up production at its Le Creusot site

Paris, France (SPX) Jan 29, 2018 - On January 25, 2018, Framatome received the green light from the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) and EDF to resume manufacture of forgings for the French nuclear fleet at its Le Creusot site.

Jan 29, 2018

USA: Framatome to acquire Instrumentation and Control nuclear business of Schneider Electric

Paris, France (SPX) Jan 19, 2018 - Framatome has announced an agreement with Schneider Electric to acquire its nuclear automation business. The two companies recently signed an asset purchase agreement that outlines the terms of the

Jan 19, 2018

Framatome nuclear fuel contract with CNNC

Paris, France (SPX) Jan 11, 2018 - Within the framework of French President Emmanuel Macron's visit to China in the company of a business delegation, Framatome's CEO Bernard Fontana signed a protocol for the development of a global s

Jan 11, 2018

Framatome pursues the industrial and technological adventure of the nuclear energy business

Paris (SPX) Jan 09, 2018 - New NP, a subsidiary of AREVA NP, becomes Framatome, a company whose capital is owned by the EDF group (75.5%), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI - 19.5%) and Assystem (5%). Framatome confirms

Jan 9, 2018

Struggling Westinghouse Electric sold to Brookfield for $4.6 bn

New York (AFP) Jan 4, 2018 - Financially-troubled Westinghouse Electric announced Thursday it agreed to be sold to Brookfield Business Partners for $4.6 billion, pending approval by a US bankruptcy court.

Jan 4, 2018

Dominion Energy to buy troubled SCANA and shuttered nuclear projects

Washington (AFP) Jan 3, 2018 - Virginia-based Dominion Energy announced Wednesday a plan to merge with troubled SCANA Corp., absorbing costs of the halted South Carolina nuclear plants in a deal valued at $14.6 billion.

Jan 3, 2018

REVA NP installs I and C upgrade at Krsko nuclear power plant

Krsko, Slovenia (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 - AREVA NP has upgraded the instrumentation and control (IC) technology of the Krsko nuclear power plant* located in Slovenia. The system monitors and records the neutron flux in the reactor core. Mov

Jan 2, 2018

New model considers an extra factor to improve our prediction of nuclear fission

Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Jan 02, 2018 - For all of us working with electricity, radioactive waste containment, or hospitals, controlling radioactive processes and predicting their behaviors are key to making our world function safely. Let

Jan 2, 2018