MOSCOW, May 26 (Reuters) - Russia will seek global alliances to build a dominant position on the nuclear market as the world economic crisis dents the appeal of renewable energy, senior Russian officials said on Tuesday.
Russia, one of the world’s biggest nuclear players, this year signed deals to cooperate with Japan’s Toshiba (6502.T) and [...]
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RICHMOND | Virginia universities and colleges are developing or restarting nuclear-education programs, often with help from energy companies, to replenish an aging work force in anticipation of new plants to meet increasing electricity demand.
Virginia Commonwealth University started a nuclear track to its master’s of engineering program in 2007, after officials with [...]
By Ron Derby
Nov. 13 (Bloomberg) — Eskom Holdings Ltd., South Africa’s state-owned power utility, will select the winner of a tender for the construction of a 120 billion-rand ($11.7 billion) nuclear power plant in the country by January.
“We will announce the outcome of the commercial process before the end of the year,” Fani Zulu, a [...]
By Massoud A. Derhally
(Bloomberg) — Jordan’s Prime Minister Nader Dahabi met with Anne Lauvergeon, the chief executive officer of Areva SA, the world’s largest nuclear reactor maker, and discussed the kingdom’s plan to build a 1,100-awatt reactor.
“Jordan is keen to expand cooperation with Areva in a comprehensive manner that includes the construction of the [...]
By Subramaniam Sharma
Oct. 21 (Bloomberg) — India needs to tap opportunities to get nuclear reactors and secure uranium supplies as a global financial crisis may slow orders from other countries.
“The current global financial crisis may very well be a blessing in disguise,” Shyam Saran, special envoy to the prime minister on the nuclear deal, [...]
LOS ANGELES, Oct 10 (Reuters) - PPL Corp (PPL.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) has filed with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build a new nuclear power reactor at the site of an existing power station in Pennsylvania, the company said on Friday.
PPL has also filed for for federal loan guarantees allowed in [...]
