NucNet: Global Nuclear NewsNuclear news, information and emergency communication serviceEnvironmental Study Process Submitted For Possible New Finnish Unit- June 26, 2007 26 Jun (NucNet): Finnish power company Fortum today submitted its Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) programme for the possible construction of a new reactor unit at the countrys Loviisa nuclear power plant.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=C96DD668-6E5E-40F... Consultation Starts On Selection Process For UK Waste Site- June 25, 2007 The UK government today launched a consultation process on how to select a site for the long-term disposal of higher activity radioactive waste.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=CA82AD88-05F2-466... Report Urges Belgium To Reverse Nuclear Phase-Out- June 25, 2007 European nuclear industry representatives today welcomed a report that urges Belgium to reverse the country's planned phased out of the use of nuclear energy from 2015.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=FA10A3D9-AD14-47B... DOE Releases Yucca Mountain Canister Requirements- June 20, 2007 20 Jun (NucNet): The US Department of Energy (DOE) has released final performance requirements for the transportation, aging and disposal (TAD) canisters for disposal of spent nuclear fuel at the proposed deep geological repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=FB5B7D2B-E789-42B... Japans Opposition Revises Stance On Nuclear Energy- June 15, 2007 15 Jun (NucNet): The Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) has revised its position on nuclear energy, saying it should now be promoted in the country as a core power source.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=7C4BE630-ADAE-4A8... Lord ONeill New Chairman Of UKs Nuclear Industry Association- June 15, 2007 15 Jun (NucNet): The UKs Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) has appointed Lord ONeill of Clackmannan as its chairman. Lord ONeill takes over from Bill Bryce of energy company Doosan Babcock who has been interim chairman since the turn of the year.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=6F172771-B25B-467... New Brown Book Shows Increased Nuclear Share In OECD Countries- June 14, 2007 14 Jun (NucNet): The nuclear share of total electricity production in countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) increased to 23.1 percent in 2006 compared to 22.8 percent the previous year, according to new figures published today by the OECDs Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA).http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=911C4371-81C2-400... No Radiological Release After Fire At Idaho National Laboratory- June 13, 2007 12 Jun (NucNet): The US Department of Energys Idaho National Laboratory (INL) said today that a worker was treated for slight injuries after a fire at the site, but that there was no radiological release as a result of the incident.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=D4C05A6F-B21B-442... Brazilian Company To Search For Uranium In Canada- June 12, 2007 12 Jun (NucNet): Brazilian mining company CVRD Inco has been granted exclusive rights for five years to search for uranium in the Canadian province of New Brunswick.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=E409275E-0CEE-4CB... China Climate Change Report Underlines Importance Of Nuclear Energy- June 4, 2007 4 Jun (NucNet): Nuclear energy will be a key component of Chinas efforts to combat climate change and an expedited new-build programme will help reduce the countrys greenhouse gas emissions by about 50 million tonnes of CO2 by 2010, a government agency said today.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=B612105B-2FF3-4B4... |