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• IAEA: Nuclear capacity could double by 2030

  Nuclear power capacity could double by 2030, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Meanwhile, the World Nuclear Association, expects even higher growth by 2030 in its projections to 2100. Posted Sep 12 2008, 11:04 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, IAEA

• Italian and British leaders to work on nuclear

  The prime ministers of Italy and the UK held meetings in London yesterday, agreeing to work together on nuclear energy. Both countries have seen dramatic policy changes to come to be among the most pro-nuclear in the world. Posted Sep 11 2008, 11:19 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, UK, Italy

• 'Two to four' new reactors at Borssele

  [Financieele Dagblad, 10 September] Peter Boerma, CEO of Delta, has said in an interview that he wants to see "two to four" new reactors at Borssele, with the first operating by 2016. Delta is the 50% owner of the single pressurized water reactor already at the site. Boerma said: "We already invest heavily in solar energy, but the full transition to renewable energy will see other forms of energy used in the meantime. Coal or nuclear energy? Then we opt for the latter." The company is beginning an environmental impact assessment for the current coalition government, which has no firm position on nuclear power. Dutch leaders abandoned a nuclear phase-out position in 2005 and in 2006 published certain conditions for new nuclear build, which would all be met by modern reactor designs. Posted Sep 10 2008, 11:14 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, Borssele

• Finnish chief: Grant permits to all 'willing builders'

  [Virtual Finland, 8 September] The Finnish government should grant construction permits to all three contenders in the bid to build the country's sixth nuclear power reactor, according to Mikael Lilius, chief executive of Fortum. Fennovoima, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) and Fortum have all announced plans to construct new plants, but the government has said that it will only issue a licence for one of them. Speaking to industry publication Energia , Lilius said: "I cannot understand why one should start regulating who can build and who cannot when we have three willing builders." He added, "It has long been said that the industry is underinvesting. Would it not be good if it invested more?" Posted Sep 09 2008, 08:22 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, Finland

• Application for Victoria

  A new nuclear power plant could be established with two reactors in Victoria County, Texas, following an application for its construction and operation made yesterday. The entirely new nuclear site would be 20 kilometers south of a town called Victoria in the state of Texas. Posted Sep 05 2008, 12:09 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, Victoria County

• Risk key to new build success, says report

  Tackling the associated project risks will be vital if nuclear new build ventures are to be a success, according to a newly released report from an industry working group. Posted Sep 05 2008, 11:22 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants

• Westinghouse gets set for UK construction

  Three agreements have been signed by US-based reactor company Westinghouse toward new build in the UK. They could see up to 80% of work on British AP1000s carried out by domestic firms. Posted Sep 05 2008, 07:47 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Westinghouse, New Nuclear Plants, UK, AP1000

• Stop talking, start building

  The time is right for a major change in world attitudes to energy - and the world cannot afford to wait before embarking on building the hundreds of new nuclear reactors that will play a vital part in a secure and clean energy future. Posted Sep 04 2008, 12:21 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants

• Netherlands needs nuclear, says minister

  The Netherlands needs its own energy resources including nuclear to enable it to end its dependency on external suppliers, according to Foreign Affairs minister Maxime Verhagen. Posted Sep 03 2008, 10:27 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, Netherlands

• Baltic nuclear plant brought forward

  Russia's Rosatom has given approval for construction of the 2400 MWe Baltic nuclear power plant in Kaliningrad, the separate part of Russia west of the Baltic States. Posted Aug 27 2008, 11:36 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, Russia

• Low priority for new reactors

  Small advanced reactors offer enormous potential to extend the reach of nuclear power - but safety regulators in some leading nuclear nations are too busy to approve the designs. Posted Jul 28 2008, 12:25 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants

• Ontario reactor bid deadline extended

  [The Canadian Press, 26 July] Ontario's energy minister, George Smitherman, has announced that the deadline for reactor vendors to submit bids for two new reactors at the existing Darlington site has been extended. In June, the provincial government asked Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL), Westinghouse and Areva to submit bids by 1 October. However, the deadline has now been extended until the end of 2008. Smitherson said: "Because of the complicated nature of the transaction, there deemed to be warranted some additional time to work our way through those details so that we can continue to ensure proponents who will be bidding in a competitive way." He added that the extension was the result of a consensus request among the companies and the team overseeing the reactor procurement. The Canadian province hopes to have the new reactors operating at Darlington by 2018 as part of its $26 billion nuclear program. Smitherson replaced Gerry Phillips as energy minister last month following a cabinet reshuffle by Premier Dalton McGuinty. Posted Jul 28 2008, 11:13 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, AECL, Darlington

• Potential burner role for Next Generation Nuclear Plant

  The Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) could be used to burn up plutonium and transuranics currently thought of as waste after recently commissioned research. Two national laboratories will study the idea of extending NGNP's scope. Posted Jul 25 2008, 11:48 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants

• Nuclear build boosts Areva figures

  Construction work at two new nuclear power reactors as well as a MOX nuclear fuel facility helped drive Areva's first-half sales up by 16%. The group now has a backlog reaching almost $60 billion. Posted Jul 25 2008, 08:46 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, Areva

• Draft criteria set for siting new UK reactors

  The UK government has set out the draft criteria and process for assessing where new nuclear power plants could safely and securely be constructed in England and Wales. Posted Jul 22 2008, 10:28 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, UK