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Terrorists target Areva site

Corporate

23 May 2013

UPDATED Areva has confirmed that 15 people were injured in a terrorist attack at its Somair uranium mine in Niger, one of which later died the same day. The site was the target of one of two simultaneous attacks in the north-west of the country.

Jail sentence for falsification

Regulation and Safety

15 April 2013

Browns Ferry (TVA)_48An American court has sentenced a former engineering safety manager to 78 months in prison for falsifying information about injuries at three nuclear power plant sites.

Fatal accident at Arkansas

Regulation and Safety

02 April 2013

One man was killed and eight were injured in a crane failure at the Arkansas Nuclear One power plant on 31 March. An unexplained failure caused a heavy lift gantry to collapse in the process of moving a 500-tonne component inside the turbine building.

Moniz takes office

Nuclear Policies

22 May 2013

Moniz sworn in (DoE) 48Ernest Moniz was sworn in yesterday as the 13th US Secretary of Energy at a ceremony in Washington, DC.

Industrial accident at centrifuge plant

Regulation and Safety

04 April 2013

Two men lost their lives after an accident at the Enrichment Technology manufacturing plant in the Netherlands at Almelo on 29 March. The non-nuclear facility makes and maintains equipment for uranium enrichment.

Moniz is Obama's new man for energy

Nuclear Policies

05 March 2013

Obama nominates Moniz, March 2013 (White House - Lawrence Jackson) 72x48After much speculation, MIT's Ernest Moniz has been announced as President Barack Obama's choice for energy secretary. He awaits confirmation by the US Senate.