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Ukrainian reactors operate through turmoil
Ukrainian reactors operate through turmoil
Ukraine's nuclear energy plants have operated continuously during the recent political crisis in the country, operator Energoatom has reported. However, future fuel supplies for the plants are uncertain.
Corporate · Thursday, 6 March 2014
Nuclear companies roll out expertise
Nuclear companies roll out expertise
Areva Inc and Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd have announced separate initiatives that will see the companies share technology developed for nuclear energy applications with non-nuclear markets.
Corporate · Friday, 28 February 2014
Finnish firms commit to Fennovoima
Finnish firms commit to Fennovoima
Finnish companies have committed to hold just over half of the ownership of Fennovoima, the company proposing to build the Hanhikivi nuclear power plant in Finland.
Corporate · Friday, 28 February 2014
Forgemasters accredited for nuclear components
Forgemasters accredited for nuclear components
Sheffield Forgemasters of the UK has supplied steel castings for nuclear power plants for many years, but has now gained American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) accreditation to fabricate safety critical cast components.
Corporate · Friday, 21 February 2014
Lifetime support contract for AGRs
Lifetime support contract for AGRs
Doosan Babcock is to provide ongoing operational support for all of the UK's Advanced Gas-cooled Reactors (AGRs) as well as work to support life extension projects under an agreement signed with EDF Energy.
Corporate · Wednesday, 19 February 2014
UK AGRs record highest output in eight years
UK AGRs record highest output in eight years
Generation from EDF's French fleet remained stable in 2013, while its UK units achieved their highest output in eight years. The company looks forward to longer generation from its AGR units in the UK.
Corporate · Friday, 14 February 2014
CLP increases Daya Bay offtake
CLP increases Daya Bay offtake
Hong Kong-based power utility China Light and Power (CLP), which already takes 70% of the output from the Daya Bay nuclear power plant in mainland China, has agreed to take another 10%.
Corporate · Thursday, 13 February 2014
Studsvik scales back US presence
Studsvik scales back US presence
Sweden's Studsvik has agreed to sell most of its radioactive waste operations in the USA to nuclear commercial services company EnergySolutions for $23 million.
Corporate · Wednesday, 12 February 2014
US plants suffer under challenging economy
US plants suffer under challenging economy
US nuclear power plants are suffering under a challenging business environment, as Exelon CEO Chris Crane warned investors that the company could be forced to close nuclear units that are not profitable. Nevertheless, the case for nuclear in the USA remains strong.
Corporate · Monday, 10 February 2014
Strong results for Cameco in weak market
Strong results for Cameco in weak market
Canadian uranium company Cameco has scrapped its production target for 2018 due to continued uncertainty in the uranium market, despite record production and strong financial results for 2013.
Corporate · Monday, 10 February 2014
Market changes hurt Vattenfall's results
Market changes hurt Vattenfall's results

Rapid change in European energy markets caused Vattenfall to record a SEK13.5 billion ($1.5 billion) loss for 2013, despite near-record performance from its nuclear power plants.

Corporate · Wednesday, 5 February 2014
Mining bolsters Areva's 2013 revenues
Mining bolsters Areva's 2013 revenues
Despite a drop in its order backlog, a strong performance by Areva's mining business helped the company report a 3.8% increase in revenues to €9.3 billion ($12.6 billion) in 2013.
Corporate · Friday, 31 January 2014
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