NucNet: Global Nuclear NewsNuclear news, information and emergency communication serviceDOE Appoints Contractors For Independent Yucca Reviews- April 12, 2007 12 Apr (NucNet): The US Department of Energy (DOE) has appointed contractors to carry out independent reviews of work related to the proposed deep geological repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=9CBEAB78-29AA-4AF... Utilities To Prepare Potential New-Build Site Application For US EPR- April 5, 2007 5 Apr (NucNet): US utilities have announced plans that could lead to building the first in a proposed series of US Evolutionary Power Reactors (US EPR) in the country.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=95977C9B-96DB-4DC... Ruling Clears Way For Germanys Konrad Repository- April 5, 2007 5 Apr (NucNet): A German court has ended years of legal argument and delay by ruling that the former iron ore mine Schacht Konrad can become the countrys first disposal facility for low and medium-level radioactive waste.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=640F496D-D758-425... Floridas Turkey Point Plant Named For Potential New Unit- April 4, 2007 4 Apr (NucNet): The Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has said its Turkey Point nuclear power plant has been selected as a potential site for a new nuclear reactor unit.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=5FB86A65-780B-43A... |