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23 February - 1 March 2010
| NEW NUCLEAR: |
| 26 February 2010 |
| Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin announced the allocation of 53 billion roubles ($1.77 billion) of federal money towards the construction of new nuclear power in 2010. |
| 24 February 2010 |
| Czech utility CEZ announced that all the reactor suppliers who had applied to participate in the public tender for a contractor for two new units at its Temelin nuclear power plant had met the qualification conditions and advanced to the next stage. |
| NUCLEAR POLICIES: |
| 25 February 2010 |
| The Vermont Senate has voted against the extension of the operating licence of the US state's only nuclear power plant - Entergy's Vermont Yankee plant - for a further 20 years beyond 2012. |
| 23 February 2010 |
| A new Centre for Nuclear Energy Technology (C-NET) that will help develop nuclear industry professionals and support nuclear R&D has secured a share of a major UK government funding initiative. |
| REGULATION & SAFETY: |
| Clean bill of health for Ukraine's nuclear plants |
| 24 February 2010 |
| A year-long assessment exercise carried out by the International Atomic Energy Agency and the European Commission has found that safety at Ukraine's nuclear power plants is in line with international standards. |
| Monju moves closer to restart |
| 23 February 2010 |
| The Monju prototype fast reactor (FBR) in Japan has completed a government-mandated procedure to ensure the reactor is safe to restart following a sodium coolant leak which forced it out of action almost 15 years ago. |
| CORPORATE: |
| First piece of Vogtle financing |
| 1 March 2010 |
| A Georgia state firm with a significant stake in two new US reactors has announced plans to finance its investment, based mainly on stimulus-plan finance provisions. |
| TVA to participate in NNSA MOX studies |
| 26 February 2010 |
| The US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has signed an agreement with government-owned Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to study the use of mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel made from surplus weapons plutonium in TVA's nuclear power reactors. |
| 24 February 2010 |
| Westinghouse has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with South African engineering company DCD-Dorbyl for cooperation on its AP1000 reactor design. The move could lead to the production of AP1000 components in South Africa. |
| EXPLORATION & NUCLEAR FUEL: |
| Salamanca resources double for Berkeley |
| 1 March 2010 |
| Berkeley Resources has announced that initial estimates for the Aguila Area (previously Mina Fe) and significant additions in the Retortillo Area, both in Salamanca province, Spain, have doubled its total mineral resource base. |
| Authorization reinstated but First Uranium still cautious |
| 26 February 2010 |
| A corrected version of the environmental authorization for a planned tailings reclamation project at First Uranium's Mine Waste Solutions (MWS) project in South Africa has been reinstated. |
| New figures for Texas U project; Virginia study on |
| 25February 2010 |
| Newly released resource figures for the Palangana in situ recovery (ISR) uranium project in South Texas show the deposit has "very substantial potential", while a major study on uranium mining in Virginia is about to proceed. |
| INDUSTRY TALK: |
| Sellafield mulls gull cull |
| 26 February 2010 |
| A plan is reportedly under consideration to cull seagulls at the Sellafield nuclear site in northern England amid concerns that some have been swimming in open-air storage ponds containing plutonium and radioactive waste. |
| NRU back in April at the earliest |
| 25 February 2010 |
| The earliest possible return-to-service date for Canada's National Research Unit (NRU) reactor is still April, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd has announced in its latest update on repairs to the stricken research reactor. |
| Big names for UAE nuclear advisory board |
| 23 February 2010 |
| The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has appointed an International Advisory Board, chaired by former IAEA director general Hans Blix, to offer guidance to ensure that its fledgling nuclear energy program meets the highest standards of safety, security and non-proliferation. |
