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![]() Rome (AFP) Jan 19, 2010 The head of Italian energy giant ENEL vowed Tuesday to develop a "pro-nuclear culture" nearly a quarter-century after atomic energy was banned in Italy. "We have to work on public opinion to defeat the NIMBY (not in my backyard) syndrome," ENEL chief executive Fulvio Conti told reporters after meeting with some 400 companies interested in taking part in the reintroduction of nuclear power to ... read more |
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Murdered Iran atomic scientist mired in mystery![]() "Hezbollahi" or staunch supporter of Iran's regime, active backer of the opposition, even apolitical scientist -- the political affiliation of murdered atomic scientist Massoud Ali Mohammadi was unclear on Wednesday. Official media and regime hardliners reacted to Tuesday's deadly bombing by calling the victim "a revolutionary teacher who was martyred," state television reported, while Tehra ... more Areva seeks to raise capital: CEO ![]() The head of French nuclear energy giant Areva said Wednesday the state-controlled company needed more capital and that discussions had begun with strategic investors. Areva chief executive Anne Lauvergeon told the French parliament's committee on sustainable development that the discussions on capitalisation had reached the "state level." "We are in talks with a certain number of strateg ... more Bulgarian nuclear reactor plugged back into electricity grid ![]() One of two reactors at Bulgaria's nuclear plant at Kozloduy has been plugged back into the electricity grid after being shut down for maintenance last week, the plant's operators said Wednesday. During the planned repair work on the 1,000-megawatt reactor, a faulty valve regulating steam into the reactor turbine was replaced, the plant's operators said in a statement. Three imilar valves ... more |
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GSE Systems Announces RELAP5-HD Nuclear Power Simulator Sale![]() GSE Systems has announced multiple awards during the current quarter totaling over $5 million of new work in its nuclear and non nuclear simulation business sectors. Among the awards are contracts to implement the Company's state of the art RELAP5-HD nuclear thermo-hydraulic code for a power plant in Switzerland, and provide significant upgrades to GSE's existing nuclear plant simulators ... more Atomenergoprom Places Second Bond Series ![]() On December 22, 2009, the Federal Financial Markets Service of the Russian Federation registered Atomenergoprom's 2nd bond series placement report. At the same time public registration of Atomenergoprom's 1st bond series placement report took place on December 15, 2009. The first two series of Atomenergoprom's bonds with a total nominal value of 50 billion RUR were placed on the MICEX Stoc ... more ProCure Host for International Medical Physics Training in Protons ![]() Medical physicists from around the world converged at the ProCure Training and Development Center (TDC) last week for intense training in the physics of protons and proton therapy, an alternative to X-ray radiation for cancer treatment that spares healthy tissue and results in far fewer short- and long-term treatment side effects. The five-day graduate training course, presented by Harvard ... more |
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![]() Nuclear Innovation North America Responds To CPS Energy Lawsuit ![]() BARDA Awards Radiological Emergency Response Contracts ![]() French nuclear group Areva to sell stake in Eramet: reports |
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