NucNet: Global Nuclear NewsNuclear news, information and emergency communication serviceEnvironmental Study Process Starts For Potential New Finnish Unit- May 31, 2007 31 May (NucNet): Plans to conduct an environmental impact assessment (EIA) into the possible construction of an additional unit at Finlands Olkiluoto nuclear power plant were today submitted to the countrys Ministry of Trade and Industry.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=DC29B1A8-1927-438... UK Confirms Plan To Reduce Stake In British Energy To 39%- May 30, 2007 30 May (NucNet): The UK government today confirmed that it plans to sell some 400 million of its shares in British Energy (BE), reducing its stake in the company from 64 to 39 percent.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=2C867F72-DC05-482... Cameco And Kazakhstan Consider Building Uranium Conversion Facility- May 29, 2007 29 May (NucNet): Canadas Cameco Corporation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Kazakhstan to cooperate on the development of uranium conversion capacity and to pursue additional uranium production.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=C55E60BB-B99F-4BE... Financial Institutions Ready To Invest In US Nuclear Expansion- May 28, 2007 28 May (NucNet): Major financial institutions are ready and willing to invest in expanding the US fleet of nuclear power plants, industry leaders have been told.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=863DF0B9-10E2-4BD... Southern Company Pulls Out Of Duke New-Build Partnership- May 11, 2007 11 May (NucNet): US utility Southern Company has withdrawn from a partnership with Duke Energy to evaluate the potential construction of a new nuclear power plant in Cherokee County, South Carolina.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=69F678C8-1E79-4A6... European Nuclear Conference Registration Opens- May 11, 2007 11 May (NucNet): Registration has opened for one of the biggest events on the international nuclear industrys calendar, the prestigious European Nuclear Conference (ENC), which will be held in Brussels, Belgium from 16-20 September 2007.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=06EE209E-6A56-414... Subsidies Not Needed For New Build- May 4, 2007 4 May (NucNet): Subsidies are not needed for the construction of new nuclear power plants, but the industry does need commitment from public authorities that stretches beyond the life of a government, an industry conference was told today.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=EF8DADF6-D74B-477... |