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Flamanville start-up put back one year
Flamanville start-up put back one year
Flamanville EPR - September 2014 - 48The EPR under construction at Flamanville in northern France is now expected to begin operating in 2017, EDF has announced. The company attributed the further delay on the delivery of certain components and on regulatory issues.
New Nuclear · Wednesday, 19 November 2014
Journey's end for fast reactor fuel
Journey's end for fast reactor fuel
FUTURIX_fuel_unloading_(INL)_48A consignment of irradiated experimental fast reactor fuel has returned to the Idaho National Laboratory in the USA from France for the final stages of a study that has been ongoing for over eight years.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 11 November 2014
IRSN extends its cooperation
IRSN extends its cooperation
IRSN and SCK-CEN - 48France's Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) has agreed to extend its collaboration with Belgium's Nuclear Research Centre (SCK-CEN) while entering a cooperation agreement with Spanish engineering firm Tecnatom.
Corporate · Thursday, 6 November 2014
Lévy selected to head EDF
Lévy selected to head EDF
French president Francois Hollande has selected Jean-Bernard Lévy to replace Henri Proglio as chairman and CEO of French generator EDF.
Corporate · Thursday, 16 October 2014
South Africa and France sign nuclear accord
South Africa and France sign nuclear accord
South Africa has signed a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with France, opening the door to the possible deployment of French nuclear technology as South Africa looks to expand its nuclear power program.
New Nuclear · Tuesday, 14 October 2014
French parliament approves energy transition
French parliament approves energy transition
The lower house of France's parliament has voted in favour of cutting the country's reliance on nuclear energy to 50% of power generation by 2025 as part of the a long-awaited energy policy.
Nuclear Policies · Monday, 13 October 2014
Foundation in place for Iter Tokamak
Foundation in place for Iter Tokamak
ITER Tokamak floor final pour 48The concrete basemat has been completed for the Tokamak complex of the Iter fusion reactor project at Cadarache in southern France.
New Nuclear · Thursday, 28 August 2014
Areva losses belie order book
Areva losses belie order book
Areva has cited deteriorating nuclear market conditions as a reason behind a net loss for the first half of 2014. Nonetheless, the company's €44.9 billion ($60 billion) order backlog is over €3.5 billion higher than it was at the end of 2013.
Corporate · Monday, 4 August 2014
Banks attracted to new offer by nuclear industry
Banks attracted to new offer by nuclear industry
Areva has proved that financing nuclear industry projects can be an attractive prospect for the banking sector, Jérôme Guttieres, vice president of the French group's financial operations and treasury department, tells World Nuclear News.
Corporate · Monday, 7 July 2014
Ten nations petition Brussels for nuclear
Ten nations petition Brussels for nuclear
The Czech government has expressed the common view of ten European countries in favour of nuclear power in a letter to the European Commission.
Podcasts & Features · Friday, 4 July 2014
Designing the Cigéo disposal site
Designing the Cigéo disposal site
Cigeo vision (Andra) 69x48Work is to start on the design of waste handling procedures for Cigéo, France's future underground disposal site for radioactive waste.
Waste & Recycling · Wednesday, 2 July 2014
Areva welcomes new forging press
Areva welcomes new forging press
New press at Areva Creusot Forge 48A new hydraulic forging press has been inaugurated at Areva's Creusot Forge manufacturing site in Burgundy by French prime minister Manuel Valls. It replaces an old press for nuclear forgings at the plant.
Corporate · Monday, 23 June 2014
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