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CBO skeptical on nuclear builds
Without carbon charges new nuclear builds will be limited An agency which performs impartial economic and financial analysis for Congress has put a number on the nuclear renaissance. The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), says in a new report that...
Areva clams up about US project
Still in the dark about the location of a $2 billion uranium enrichment plant Idaho Falls TV station KIFI took a run at trying to find out what's happened with Areva's plans to locate a $2 billion uranium enrichment plant in the U.S. The results...
Greenpeace founder brings pro-nuclear message to Idaho
He seeks alliances while crossing the Snake River Patrick Moore, the founder of Greenpeace, now age 60, came to Idaho last week and found receptive audiences for his strong message on nuclear energy in a state that has no commercial nuclear...
GE-Hitachi moves on laser enrichment
Decision to build a full-scale facility could come in 2009While Areva is still silent on a decision whether and where to build a uranium enrichment plant at one of five potential sites in the U.S., Global Laser Enrichment (GLE), a subsidiary of GE...
How will Idaho lab build NGNP?
Answer - two heads may be better than one The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is facing a formidable challenge with the release of a request for information (RFI) earlier this month by the Department of Energy (DOE). The government wants to hear...
Rethinking nuclear energy ~ Class 5 is up
A lesson learned is that it will take a lot of cows to power Vermont Bob Hargraves continues to post materials from his class at Dartmouth Rethinking Nuclear Energy He's now in Part 5 of an 8 part class. The class on Energy Policy and...
GE Hitachi cut ties with Toshiba
Japanese nuclear giants set a competitive course for U.S. market share The Daily Yomiuri, an English language newspaper in Japan, reports that the joint opening of a U.S. office by Hitachi and General Electric is a signal of a new competitive race...
Reactors on the move in Canada
It's a fluid environment in the western provinces The progress of plans for new nuclear builds in Canada took a couple of unexpected turns this week. Alberta wants to study nuclear energy while Bruce Power wants to build two or more units in the...
Western Lands Uranium Gopher for April 26 2008
Mining uranium exploration press releases for useful stuff(A monthly column of money and mining news items)The rise of nuclear energy, a second act if ever there was one, has given the price of uranium a shot in the arm. In western states in the U....
Italy returns to nuclear energy
A densely populated country needs a lot of electricity Enel SpA. plans to build a nuclear power plant in Italy to take advantage of an expected legislative shift that will put the nation back on a path to using nuclear power. Italy has banned the...
Lug nuts come off over Vermont Yankee
Senate leader calls business group "liars" A news conference called by a group of business leaders to defend the low electricity rates they get from Vermont Yankee descended into serious name calling on the steps of the state capitol. The...
Rethinking nuclear power class 4 is up
Bob Hargraves continues his online tutorial from Dartmouth Readers of this blog will recall that Bob Hargraves is teaching an eight-part class at Dartmouth called "Rethinking Nuclear Energy," and he is publishing his slides and lecture notes online...
