11 - 17 February 2009
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| 16 February 2009 |
| Unistar has asked the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to delay the review of its application for a combined construction and operating licence (COL) for a new reactor at the Nine Mile Point, while it concentrates on that for its Calvert Cliffs site. |
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| 12 February 2009 |
| US nuclear new build is drawing nearer with key developments in plans for new reactor units the at VC Summer, Vogtle and South Texas Project sites. |
| WASTE & NUCLEAR RECYCLING: |
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| 11 February 2009 |
| Following several years of preliminary work, 14 European countries have set up a working group to consider establishing a European Repository Development Organisation (ERDO) to collaborate on nuclear waste disposal. |
| NUCLEAR POLICIES: |
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| 17 February 2009 |
| Russia and Turkey have issued a joint declaration identifying nuclear energy cooperation as a key part of their economic relations, as speculation mounts that an agreement on the construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant is near. |
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| 16 February 2009 |
| The pressure on Scotland's anti-nuclear position was continued today as Jim Murphy, the UK's Minister for Scotland spoke again in favour of the technology. He said the Scottish National Party (SNP) "offers no sophisticated argument" against nuclear. |
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| 11 February 2009 |
| Italy's revival of its nuclear power industry has moved a step further with the creation of a government department devoted to nuclear energy, renewables and energy efficiency. The country aims to generate 25% of its energy from nuclear plants. |
| REGULATION & SAFETY: |
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| 13 February 2009 |
| A nuclear reactor used to produce medical isotopes has been restarted ahead of repairs, such is the need for the radioactive materials it supplies. |
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| 17 February 2009 |
| Japan Atomic Power Co (Japco) announced that it will postpone the shut down of its Tsuruga 1 nuclear power reactor beyond the originally scheduled 2010 due to delays in the construction of two new units at the site. |
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| 17 February 2009 |
| Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) will uprate its Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant by some 75 MWe, or almost 16%, as part of the company's plan to increase its baseload power supply. |
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| 16 February 2009 |
| National Thermal Power Corp (NTPC), India's largest power company, and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to form a joint venture for the construction of new nuclear power plants in India. |
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| 13 February 2009 |
| GE Energy has been awarded a contract worth more than $120 million by Canada's Hydro-Quebec to refurbish the turbine island of its Gentilly 2 nuclear power reactor. |
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| 12 February 2009 |
| The last year was a 'milestone' for Electricite de France (EdF) as it bought major interests in the UK and USA. In 2009 it will prioritise organic growth and a program of 'asset disposal'. |
| EXPLORATION & NUCLEAR FUEL: |
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| 11 February 2009 |
| Russian nuclear fuel producer TVEL and India's Department of Atomic Energy have signed long-term contracts worth more than $700 million for the supply of nuclear fuel to India's nuclear power plants. |
| INDUSTRY TALK: |
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| 16 February 2009 |
| [Africa News, 16 February] The Zambian government will grant two uranium mining licences before the end of the first quarter of 2009, according to Boniface Nkhata, deputy minister of mines and minerals development. |
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| 13 February 2009 |
| Dmitry Semenov, an engineer in the Electric Department of the Leningrad nuclear power plant in Russia, has won two gold medals and a silver medal at the Masters World Cup cross country skiing contest in Autrans, France. |
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| 12 February 2009 |
| [CBC News, 11 February] Two 107-tonne turbine rotors which inadvertently spent five days at the bottom of the harbour at St John, New Brunswick, are still usable in the Point Lepreau nuclear power plant, according to NB Power. |