EDF buys land near UK reactor sites in likely bid to make building easier
Electricite de France has bought land next to the Wylfa and Hinkley Point nuclear power plants in the UK in an apparent bid to increase its chances
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Economy minister says Finland needs only one new nuclear unit
Finland needs only one new nuclear reactor by 2020, Minister for Economic Affairs Mauri Pekkarinen said in an interview May 7.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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GE-Hitachi to file this month a major revision to ESBWR design
GE-Hitachi plans to submit the next major revision of its ESBWR design control document to the NRC by May 31. The changes are expected to be incorporated
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Lack of inspectors slowing start of UK generic design assessments
The UK nuclear regulators cannot start the detailed stages of their reactor design assessment activity until enough new inspectors for the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate have been recruited,
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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NPPD's plan to handle load growth includes additional nuclear power
An integrated resource plan the Nebraska Public Power District board of directors approved last week is aimed at meeting the utility's load growth during the next 20
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Progress Energy continuing talks on agreements for new Florida units
Progress Energy is continuing negotiations on contracts related to potential new reactors in Florida, company Chairman, President and CEO Bill Johnson said May 8 during a conference
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Regulators' probe doesn't confirm Neckarwestheim concrete claims
Regulators said May 14 that quality assurance examinations they carried out on May 8 did not confirm allegations, under investigation by German prosecutors since mid-2007, that a
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Shift Korean R&D from PWR to fast reactors, advisers tell president
Nuclear policy advisers to President Lee Myung-bak have urged Lee to abandon further development of the PWR by Korean industry and instead promote the development of two
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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TVO's application for new reactor won't be favored, minister says
Teollisuuden Voima Oy will not receive preferential treatment on its application for a government decision in principle to build a new reactor, just because it was first
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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BE CEO: No turnkey projects in UK, due to Olkiluoto-3 overruns
No reactor vendor is going to be willing to offer a turnkey nuclear power plant in the UK, after the cost and schedule overruns that have been
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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US: GEH may build enrichment plant in North Carolina. Global Laser Enrichment, a subsidiary of GE-Hitachi. has chosen Wilmington, North Carolina as the site for a potential
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Chernobyl 22 years later: Reactors defueled, sarcophagus stabilized
Led by Ukraine, countries of the former USSR last week commemorated the 22nd anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant April 26 with conferences,
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Chernobyl neighbor countries mull revision of contamination maps
According to experts from Belarus, Ukraine and Russia, 22 years after the Chernobyl-4 accident, contaminated territories around the Ukrainian power plant site are getting much cleaner.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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EC questions whether design of Mochovce-3, -4 is safe enough
The European Commission is looking very closely at Slovenske Elektrarne's project to complete two reactors at Mochovce-3 and -4, given that the VVER-440 Model 213 technology is
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Entergy sees third-quarter close for spinoff
Entergy Corp. officials said last week they believe their plans are on track to split off the company's merchant nuclear business from the utility operations later this
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Exelon says lower electricity prices among benefits of TMI-1
Operation of Exelon Nuclear's Three Mile Island-1 in Pennsylvania lowers wholesale electricity prices in the region by more than $1 billion annually and contributes to economic growth
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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German firms see MOU with Areva as phase-out life insurance policy
A memorandum of understanding signed by Areva, Siemens and E.On, announced April 23, will ensure the German companies' continued participation in the nuclear industry despite a 2000
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Greenpeace files complaint alleging illegal state aid for Mochovce-3, -4
Slovak utility Slovenske Elektrarne and its majority owner, Enel, have received state aid to complete Mochovce-3 and -4, which is illegal under EU state aid rules, according
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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IAEA organizing seismic safety workshop at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa
An IAEA workshop on "lessons learned from strong earthquakes" will take place in Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Japan June 19-21, the Vienna agency said.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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INRA asks ElBaradei to help press message of strong safety culture
The International Nuclear Regulators Association has asked IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei to help encourage all IAEA states to establish independent nuclear regulatory bodies and strong national
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Koreans advance Chinese firms' nuclear construction know-how
Barred from exporting to China the full suite of Korea's nuclear power plant technology, Korean companies are focusing instead on helping China meet what appear to be
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Pressed by Greenpeace, second bank bans Mochovce-3, -4 from credit line
Under pressure from Greenpeace and other groups, a second bank in a nine-bank consortium has said it won't finance the completion of Slovenske Elektrarne's Mochovce-3 and -4
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Prospects dimming for US-India deal to be completed this year, many say
Even as the US officially maintains that its proposed nuclear deal with India could overcome current obstacles and be finalized by the end of the year, many
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Regulatory independence key topic as safety convention parties meet
With the recent demotion of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission's Linda Keen from president to commissioner fresh in their minds, parties to the international Convention on Nuclear
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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SE keeps mid-2008 target to sign main contracts for Mochovce-3, -4
Slovenske Elektrarne still aims to sign the main contracts for completion of Mochovce-3 and -4 by mid-2008, SE said last week, keeping the project on track for
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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TVO: Olkiluoto-4 could come online by 2020, cost up to $6.2 billion
A fourth Olkiluoto reactor could be online by the end of the next decade, at a cost of Eur 3 billion to 4 billion (US$4.7 billion to
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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US, Russia could sign nuclear pact in coming days, sources say
A US-Russian agreement for civilian nuclear cooperation could be signed within the next two weeks, Washington sources have said.
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Vattenfall says contractor shortage, regulators keeping reactors down
A shortage of contractors to make repairs at Vattenfall's Brunsbuettel and Kruemmel BWRs in Germany, coupled with regulatory requirements, is keeping the reactors shut down, company officials
Publication Date: MAY 2008
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Berlusconi government may ease way for new nuclear power in Italy
Italy's next government, led by the outspokenly pronuclear Silvio Berlusconi, could re-open the debate about nuclear power in the country, according to Enel CEO Fulvio Conti.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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DOE gauges industry's interest in sharing cost of funding NGNP
DOE announced April 16 that it is seeking public and industry input on the strategy and funding for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant, or NGNP, project to
Publication Date: APR 2008
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E.On, Areva, Siemens to cooperate on potential reactors in UK market
Germany's E.On has selected Areva's EPR and Siemens' conventional island for potential reactor projects in the UK, the companies announced April 23.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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EDF increases oversight of Flamanville-3 contractors
Senior Electricite de France officials said this month the utility had stepped up its oversight of the Flamanville-3 EPR construction project to remedy quality control nonconformances by
Publication Date: APR 2008
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EU energy commissioner advocates investments in new nuclear capacity
In his strongest endorsement of nuclear power yet, European Union Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs last week said investments in nuclear capacity in the EU are indispensable to
Publication Date: APR 2008
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EU officials from Latvia, Sweden differ on new nuclear domestically
European Union Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs continued to publicly speak out in favor of nuclear power this week, a marked departure from his former stance as a
Publication Date: APR 2008
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EU states said to be moving closer to consensus on safety standards
European states remain divided on the issue of binding nuclear safety standards, but they may be converging on a common position on how to harmonize standards across
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Entergy's plan for new company opposed on several fronts
Entergy Corp.'s plan to create a separate, publicly traded company for its six operating merchant nuclear reactors is being contested in regulatory review proceedings in New York
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European utilities say supply crunch could price nuclear out of market
Two European utility chiefs warned last week that the nuclear revival could be slowed or even stopped if the current supply chain crunch ends up pricing nuclear
Publication Date: APR 2008
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GE Hitachi and Hitachi GE target ABWR for US market
The US-based GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, or GEH, and Japan-based Hitachi GE Nuclear Energy, or HGNE, are establishing a new office to market the NRC-certified ABWR to
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Groups seek criminal penalties for radiation release at Asco-1
Greenpeace Spain and the group Ecologists in Action called April 22 for the criminal prosecution of the operators of Spain's Asco-1 for their handling of a radioactive
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Indian official says government ready to 'stake a lot' on nuclear deal
India's Congress party is "prepared to stake a lot of things" on a proposed nuclear deal with the US, perhaps including "the survival of the government," the
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Korea awards construction license for first pair of 1,400-MW PWRs
After several years of bureaucratic and political delays by previous administrations, the two-month-old government of President Lee Myung-bak on April 11 awarded a construction license to Korea
Publication Date: APR 2008
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NP2010 program costs rise $140 million above initial estimate
The total cost of DOE's Nuclear Power 2010 program will be about $140 million more than originally projected, DOE officials said in congressional testimony and follow-up interviews
Publication Date: APR 2008
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New ROK government may license construction of waste repository
Following an election this month giving Korean President Lee Myung-bak a parliamentary majority, it is anticipated that the new government will award a construction license to set
Publication Date: APR 2008
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New president urged to position Korea in global PWR export market
Nuclear policy advisers to President Lee Myung-bak said last week that they have recommended to the new Korean leader that he take steps to strengthen Korea's nuclear
Publication Date: APR 2008
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New reactor included in New Jersey energy plan
New Jersey will be "evaluating the feasibility" of building a new nuclear plant as part of a strategy for meeting the state's energy needs through 2020 and
Publication Date: APR 2008
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North Carolina, Indiana residents prefer nuclear to coal, says poll
Critics of Duke Energy's plans to build coal-fired generation in Indiana and North Carolina found that nuclear trumps coal for electric power, but not wind or solar.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Refurbishment of Bruce-1, -2 could cost up to $650 million more
Bruce Power has increased by (Cdn)$350 million to $650 million the estimated cost of its multibillion-dollar refurbishment of the idled Bruce-1 and -2.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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STUK says Olkiluoto-4 analysis lacks detail on accident scenarios
The environmental impact assessment for Olkiluoto-4 does not sufficiently cover the consequences of an accident and how people near the plant would be protected, nuclear regulatory officials
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Subscriber Note: Generating charts
Incorrect information was included for reactors' lifetime total megawatt-hours gross in the generating tables for January and February 2008, published, respectively, in the March 13 and April
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Westinghouse picks four regions for AP1000 module manufacturing
Westinghouse President and CEO Steve Tritch said AP1000 module manufacturing facilities will be concentrated in four key regions — the US, China and Korea, Europe and South
Publication Date: APR 2008
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ASE-NEK contract for Belene units does not include first core load
The 3.9-billion-euro (US$6.1 billion) contract for two VVER-1000s at Belene between Bulgaria's Natsionalna Elektricheska Kompania, or NEK, and Russia's Atomstroyexport, or ASE, does not include the first
Publication Date: APR 2008
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BE hopes insulation devices allow AGRs to operate above 70% load
British Energy said April 15 that it has installed prototype devices to insulate boiler tube welds at its Hunterston B-1 advanced gas-cooled reactor, or AGR.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Bechtel seeks labor pact with craft workers
Bechtel Construction Co. and the AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department said April 15 that they are negotiating a labor agreement to build a potential third reactor
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Belgian SCK-CEN project Myrrha pursuing government, EU funding
A proposal by the Belgian Nuclear Research Center, SCK-CEN, to build a new research facility is expected to get Belgian government funding later this summer, according to
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Chinese, Korean firms fabricating long-lead items for four AP1000s
China First Heavy Industries, CFHI, and Doosan Heavy Industry & Construction Co. Ltd. expect to finish the first four sets of AP1000 pressure vessels and steam generators
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Design certification issues impact NRC review schedules
NRC staffers say that the applications for standard design certifications, like all of the initial requests for combined construction permit-operating licenses, or COLs, have some technical issues
Publication Date: APR 2008
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EDF sees EPR series easing construction in four countries
Electricite de France intends to use its experience from building Flamanville-3 to smooth the way for construction of EPR advanced PWRs it expects to build in the
Publication Date: APR 2008
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FERC to revisit nuclear exemption that made gap in grid cyber security
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission excluded nuclear plants from eight reliability standards that it made final in January, NRC staff said last week, inadvertently opening a gap
Publication Date: APR 2008
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International nuclear development added to EDF managers' duties
Electricite de France last week announced new responsibilities in coordinating international nuclear development for Chief Operating Officer Jean-Louis Mathias and said an "international strategy committee" chaired by
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Mississippi considering legislation allowing cost recovery of new plants
The Mississippi legislature is poised to pass legislation that would allow investor-owned utilities to collect from ratepayers the costs for new generating plants before they begin operating,
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Most AP1000 technology to be transferred to China by 2011
Most of the technology for the AP1000 PWR will be in Chinese hands in two to three years, executives from Westinghouse Electric Co. said in Beijing last
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Newcomers to nuclear power urged to join nuclear safety convention
Countries starting out in nuclear power should be strongly encouraged to join the international Convention on Nuclear Safety long before any reactor construction, according to the president
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Polish government may propose first nuclear plant for 2030
Poland is considering bringing a nuclear plant online in 2030 to help cut carbon dioxide emissions and meet growing electricity demand, a top official at the Ministry
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Putin takes Atomenergoprom off list of Russia's strategic firms
Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 8 signed a decree canceling the status of nuclear industry holding company Atomenergoprom, or AEP, as a Russian strategic enterprise.
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RWE to appeal regulators' rejection of transfer of kWh to Biblis-A
RWE Power AG will appeal a ruling of German federal regulators rejecting transfer of kilowatt-hours to Biblis-A from Emsland, Gerd Jaeger, member of the German utility's executive
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Study warns of lost know-how if Norway's research reactors close
Norway would lose valuable competence in nuclear technology if the Halden and Jeep II research reactors were shut down, according to a government-ordered report that said both
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US Supreme Court to hear utility lawsuit against EPA rule
The US Supreme Court announced February 14 that it will hear the electric power industry's lawsuit against a federal clean-water regulation that the industry says could cost
Publication Date: APR 2008
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US, Israeli regulators expand categories of information exchange
NRC and the Israel Atomic Energy Commission have agreed to expand the type of information that can be provided under their nuclear safety and research agreement.
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AECL withdraws ACR-1000 from UK competition
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. pulled its ACR-1000 design out of the UK's new reactor competition after concluding it would not be the first choice for new
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Carbon control seen key to deciding future US baseload generation
Though many economic and regulatory factors will affect decisions about future baseload generation sources in the US, the key issue will be carbon control policies and "prices"
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Contract signed for preparation of new confinement for Chernobyl-4
Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant signed a contract April 3 with Ukrainian construction company YuzhTeploEnergo-Montazh, or Yutem, covering preparation for construction of the basement for the New Safe
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EC official says extending lifetime of Ignalina-2 won't be allowed
The European Commission will not consider allowing Ignalina-2 to continue operating after 2009, a top EC official reiterated during a visit to Vilnius last week.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Four companies buy bid documents for Turkey's first nuclear plant
Four international companies have purchased bid documents for the tender for Turkey's first nuclear power plant since the tender opened two weeks ago, a spokesman for Turkey's
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Georgia Power moves closer to ordering new reactors in the US
Georgia Power moved closer to becoming the first company to order new reactors in the US with its April 8 announcement that it has entered into an
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Higher Chinese capacity targets may impact reactor siting decisions
China may want to build bigger reactors at some sites that are in the queue for nuclear construction during the Twelfth Five-Year Plan covering 2011-2015 and, later,
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Loviisa-3 would cost $6.3 billion, come online in 2018, Fortum says
A new Finnish reactor, Loviisa-3, would cost around 4 billion euros (US $6.3 billion) and could be online in 2018, according to Fortum's environmental impact assessment for
Publication Date: APR 2008
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MHI to license turbine technology for PWR projects in China
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd., MHI, announced April 4 it would license its technology over a number of years for nuclear steam turbine equipment to a Chinese fabricator,
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Magnox North cites economics as reason to restart Oldbury-1
There is still an economic case to restart the UK's 40-year-old Oldbury-1 magnox reactor before its final closure scheduled in December, operator Magnox North said April 8.
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Minister pushes for 'renewed efforts' by French industry in Burgundy area
A French government minister called for "renewed efforts" by French industry to further develop the Burgundy Nuclear Partnership, or PNB, a network of almost 100 companies involved
Publication Date: APR 2008
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Notes to Nucleonics Week's generating table for February 2008
Units in the US and Asia reported results for 744 hours in December and 8,760 hours year-to-date. Europe outside the UK reported results for 840 hours in
Publication Date: APR 2008
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