NucNet: Global Nuclear NewsNuclear news, information and emergency communication serviceSetback In Remediation Work At Canadas Cigar Lake Mine- August 13, 2008 13 Aug (NucNet): The Cameco Corporation has reported a setback in remediation work at the Cigar Lake uranium mine in northern Saskatchewan, Canada.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=744153F9-6538-41B... Japan Starts Work On Plant For New Centrifugal Separator- August 13, 2008 13 Aug (NucNet): Building has begun in Japan of a plant that will manufacture a new centrifugal separator, the Japan Atomic Industrial Forum (JAIF) said yesterday.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=26244EE5-1439-4B2... Cameco Completes Acquisition Of Stake In Australian Uranium Project- August 12, 2008 12 Aug (NucNet): Canadas Cameco Corporation said yesterday that it had completed the acquisition of a 70 percent interest in the Kintyre uranium exploration project in Western Australia.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=99EA7FD1-7676-407... Nuclear At Forefront Of Japan Energy Policy As New Ministers Appointed- August 12, 2008 12 Aug (NucNet): Japan has a pressing need to firmly establish the nuclear cycle as part of the future direction of domestic energy policy, according to the head of the countrys Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE).http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=168928F1-6466-496... US Regulators Launch Special Inspection At Palisades Plant- August 11, 2008 11 Aug (NucNet): A special inspection has begun at the Palisades nuclear power plant in the US to review operational and equipment problems that prevented workers from leaving the containment area.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=428E6C1C-4D8E-4F2... UAE Pledges USD 10 Million For International Fuel Bank Initiative- August 8, 2008 8 Aug (NucNet): The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has pledged 10 million US dollars (USD) (6 million euro) towards a fuel bank proposal originally launched by the Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI) in 2006.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=B2440A7E-F6EC-4F0... Texas Energy Plan Encourages New Nuclear Development- August 8, 2008 8 Aug (NucNet): A blueprint for future energy policy in the US state of Texas calls for greater encouragement for the development of nuclear power and recommends that permit procedures should be speeded-up so as not to delay projects.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=EAB0E978-7083-4CF... McCain Reiterates Support For Nuclear During Enrico Fermi Visit- August 8, 2008 8 Aug (NucNet): Republican presidential nominee John McCain has reiterated his call for the US to construct 45 new nuclear reactors by the year 2030, almost doubling the 104 nuclear plants now in use.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=8E7895E2-5494-44F... UK Publishes Guide To Applying For Nuclear Site Licence- August 8, 2008 8 Aug (NucNet): The UKs Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published a step-by-step guide aimed primarily at organisations who want a licence to construct a nuclear power plant in the country.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=9E4A2F91-6169-472... Investigation Into Incident At IAEAs Seibersdorf Laboratory- August 4, 2008 4 Aug (NucNet): There are no indications of any release of radioactivity to the environment from an incident at an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) laboratory in Austria, the agency said yesterday.http://www.worldnuclear.org/_news_database/rss_detail_features.cfm?objID=A4E71B2D-094E-4BA... |