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New nukes to cost at top end of $4-bil to $10-bil range: analyst

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:42:30 -0000

One factor in securing investment for new nuclear construction will be "solid, well-substantiated" cost estimates for construction, a Wall Street analyst said Wednesday. Caren Byrd of Morgan Stanley said the "considerable divergence" of current cost estimates for a new nuclear plant -- she cited figures of $4 billion to $9 billion or $10 billion -- was "risk appearing."

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Nuclear repository may not be needed | www.rgj.com | Reno Gazette-Journal

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:47:46 -0000

The Nevada Nuclear Projects Agency should be restructured. It should look for nuclear technology opportunities using Yucca Mountain for Nevada rather than be against Yucca. Nevada could benefit greatly from nuclear technology by allowing nuclear power plants using "reprocessing."

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Patrick Moore: The case for more nuclear power in Texas | News for Dallas, Texas | Dallas Morning News | Opinion: Viewpoints

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:27:38 -0000

A nuclear energy renaissance is in full swing in the Lone Star State. Luminant Generation recently filed a federal permit to build two new reactors at its Comanche Peak nuclear plant in Somervell County. That makes six new nuclear reactors pending statewide, which would more than double the state's production of electricity from virtually carbon-free nuclear power.

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Bodman plans last appeal for nuclear power at IAEA meeting

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:04:59 -0000

US Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman will attend the International Atomic Energy Agency's general conference next week, advocating again for expansion of civilian nuclear energy and increased protection of nuclear materials worldwide. This will be his last scheduled appearance at the IAEA before the administration of President George Bush ends in January.

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Red-Hot Resources: May 2007 ISL images

Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:50:59 -0000

ISL uranium mining images and promo

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Government steps up call for nuclear power | Reuters

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:54:50 -0000

LONDON (Reuters) - Britain will step up its campaign for new nuclear power stations on Thursday, saying they are vital for energy security, climate change and job creation.

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New Statesman - Why greens must learn to love nuclear power

Sat, 20 Sep 2008 01:53:50 -0000

Why greens must learn to love nuclear power

Global warming and finite resources mean our way of life is more threatened than ever, and it's time for the environmental movement to face up to some hard truths

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Britain urged to dump climate goals | Reuters

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:19:22 -0000

British climate and energy policy is incoherent and needs an overhaul, dumping carbon targets and building more coal and nuclear power stations to stop the lights going out, a pro-nuclear scientist said.

A report entitled "A Pragmatic Energy Policy for the UK", by Professor Ian Fells and Candida Whitmill, said renewables would not fill the impending energy gap so old nuclear and coal plants had to be kept going while new ones were built urgently.

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Louisiana Gov. Jindal Announces Major Shaw Westinghouse Nuclear Partnership

Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:17:37 -0000

Today, Governor Bobby Jindal joined The Shaw Group Inc. and Westinghouse to announce that the companies will build the first module fabrication and assembly facility focused on constructing components for new and modified nuclear reactors in the United States. The facility, a joint venture between Shaw and Westinghouse, will be located at the Port of Lake Charles. Additionally, Governor Jindal and Shaw also announced that the company has committed to keep and grow its corporate headquarters in Baton Rouge for at least fifteen years.

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The Cumberland News: International conference at Sellafield

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:27:53 -0000

A GROUP of the most eminent experts in highly radioactive work from around the world are flying in to Cumbria for a two-day conference at Sellafield.

The conference will be held at the newly-created National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL).

More than 50 delegates are expected from around Europe, the US, Japan and South Africa for the event – being staged on September 22 and 23 – which also includes a tour of the world-class facilities at the new NNL.

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Nuclear talk electrifying | coloradoan.com | The Coloradoan,

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:00:02 -0000

In a recent Soapbox, Lisa Olivas castigated Gov. Bill Ritter for saying that nuclear power is going to be part of our future, correctly deducing that if there is going to be nuclear power, there will need to be mining for uranium. So, should there be nuclear power and, if so, is it safe?

Currently, the United States derives 20 percent of its electricity generation from nuclear power, while all nonhydroelectric renewable sources, including solar and wind power, provide about 2.5 percent and coal provides about 50 percent.

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New Statesman - How nuclear power can save the planet

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:18:58 -0000

Increased use of nuclear (an outright competitor to coal as a deliverer of baseload power) is essential to combat climate change

The location for this year's Camp for Climate Action - outside the Kingsnorth power station in Kent - was well chosen: it is here that E.ON wants to build the first new coal-fired plant in the UK in nearly 30 years. With coal the most global-warming-intensive fuel on the market, and six more coal plants in the pipeline if Kingsnorth gets the go-ahead, there is a clear line to be drawn in the sand.

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Legislative committee supports Bellefonte nuke plan - Breaking News from The Huntsville Times - al.com

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:35:25 -0000

A joint legislative committee Monday urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Tennessee Valley Authority to move forward with building a new twin-reactor plant next to the unfinished Bellefonte nuclear plant in Jackson County.

The Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy unanimously adopted a resolution sponsored by Sen. Parker Griffith, D-Huntsville, supporting the action.

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Nuclear loan guarantees 'undersized': Goldman Sachs banker

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:06:33 -0000

At $18.5 billion, the US Department of Energy's loan guarantee program for new nuclear reactors is "undersized," John Gilbertson, a managing director at investment bank Goldman Sachs said Thursday. That would only be enough for about three new reactors, Gilbertson said at a Center for Strategic and International Studies meeting on the business case for nuclear power.

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Discover Lessons From Canada on Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel & High-Level Radioactive Waste in a Comprehensive Comparative Report

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 06:39:11 -0000

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/c2c492/nuclear_waste_on_i) has announced the addition of the "Nuclear Waste on Ice: Lessons From Canada on Storing Spent Nuclear Fuel & High-Level Radioactive Waste" report to their offering.

U.S. Nuclear Power is Stymied:

The United States has spent more than $6 billion on the Yucca Mountain repository, and debate still rages over when — or whether — it will open. In contrast, Canada is close to settling on a course for burying its nuclear waste that promises none of the divisiveness that the Yucca Mountain project has spawned.

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Don’t Be Fooled Again by the Anti-Nuclear Crowd » The Foundry

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:58:32 -0000

A few alleged design hiccups and supposed cost increases in Westinghouse’s new AP1000 nuclear reactor have so-called public interest groups calling for the reactor to be taken off the table. Claiming that escalating costs and half-baked design ideas will result in a failure to build the reactors, environmental group Friends of the Earth are calling for state regulatory agencies to reverse an earlier decision that approved the project.

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Nuclear showdown: The cheapest option - FP Comment

Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:09:01 -0000

Terence Corcoran in his editorial (Is there a case for nuclear power, July 3) has made a number of errors and exaggerations in his column. He claims that the problems with nuclear power include terrorism, nuclear fuel waste and nuclear safety. His real argument is about costs.

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The Sun News On-line| Editorial: Nuclear power in Nigeria

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:35:03 -0000

There is every reason to believe that the Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission (NAEC) is committed to its mandate of steering the national effort towards the introduction of nuclear power for electricity generation in the country. To this end, it has embarked upon manpower training and capacity building for sustainable nuclear power.

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Idaho Examiner: Nuclear Tour de France"Common Sense News"

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 04:27:29 -0000

Over the July 4th holiday week, I visited France, as a guest of its government, to tour the AREVA corporation’s outstanding nuclear facilities which enable the French to provide 80 percent of their electricity through emission-free nuclear power. I also visited the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial to pay my respects to our fallen American soldiers from World War II.

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Nuclear at the Crossroad » The Foundry

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:12:59 -0000

As we continue to chronicle the worldwide nuclear renaissance here on the Foundry and at The Heritage Foundation, it is important to note the outlier nations and the reasons for which they resist nuclear power.

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