| ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT: |
| No choice between poverty and the environment |
| 8 March 2010 |
| French President Nicolas Sarkozy has said the world must not choose between poverty and protecting the environment. With nuclear energy, he said, we can change our economies towards new forms of power generation. |
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| NEW NUCLEAR: |
| New partner for potential Polish nuclear build |
| 8 March 2010 |
| Poland's largest power group, Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE), has signed a second cooperation agreement with a potential builder of the country's first nuclear power plant, this time with GE-Hitachi. |
| Human resources critial to Indian nuclear plans |
| 5 March 2010 |
| India's nuclear industry is preparing for a major expansion after assuring international cooperation with a round of cooperation deals, but the limited supply of human resources in the sector remains a concern. |
| Computing boost for Japanese research |
| 3 March 2010 |
| The fastest supercomputer in Japan has been put to use for nuclear energy research by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). The new system has a performance over 12 times greater than its previous systems. |
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| WASTE & RECYCLING: |
| Approval for Myhhra |
| 5 March 2010 |
| Belgian nuclear scientists have been given the go-ahead to work towards an advanced new research reactor system with a role in researching the transmutation of wastes. |
| Funds for legacy waste facility |
| 4 March 2010 |
| The government of Canada has awarded C$20 million ($19.4 million) for the design and construction oversight for a long-term facility to manage historic low-level radioactive waste at Port Hope in Ontario. |
| End of the line for Yucca Mountain |
| 4 March 2010 |
| The withdrawal of its licence application yesterday marked the official end of the Yucca Mountain repository project. The landmark means that efforts under the 1982 Nuclear Waste Policy Act resulted only in $10 billion of spending on a project now described as "not an option." |
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| NUCLEAR POLICIES: |
| Americans wary of nuclear waste, safety issues |
| 4 March 2010 |
| Almost half of Americans are in favour of new nuclear power plants being built in the USA, but the majority said they are concerned about radioactive waste management, plant safety and nuclear material falling into the wrong hands, a new public opinion poll shows. |
| Kazakhstan signs cooperation deal with Japan |
| 3 March 2010 |
| Japan and Kazakhstan have signed an agreement to cooperate in the peaceful uses of nuclear power. Meanwhile, Romania's president has said the country is open to cooperation with Kazakhstan, including in nuclear energy. |
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| REGULATION & SAFETY: |
| Siting study licence issued in UAE |
| 8 March 2010 |
| The first licence to be issued by the United Arab Emirates' nuclear regulator will enable the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) to study potential sites for the country's first nuclear power plant. |
| Isotopes and new build for PSEG? |
| 3 March 2010 |
| Public Service Enterprise Group's Hope Creek nuclear power station could be set to follow in the footsteps of Exelon's Clinton plant after submitting a proposal to produce cobalt-60 at the plant. Separately, the company is reported to be planning to submit an Early Site Permit (ESP) application for a new nuclear plant. |
| French nuclear plant weathers storm |
| 2 March 2010 |
| Four reactors at the Blayais nuclear power station on the west coast of France continued to operate normally throughout the worst storm to hit the country in over a decade. |
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| CORPORATE: |
| Court ruling confirms nuclear plant stays Dutch |
| 3 March 2010 |
| A Dutch appeals court has confirmed that the Netherlands' only operating nuclear power plant must remain in Dutch ownership. The ruling upholds an earlier ruling prohibiting Germany's RWE from acquiring Essent's 50% stake in the plant. |
| Act on carbon price, UK told |
| 2 March 2010 |
| A stronger and more stable carbon price is required before there can be new nuclear investment in Britain, a London conference heard today amid growing consensus for change in carbon regulation. |
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| EXPLORATION & NUCLEAR FUEL: |
| Tianwan fuel fabrication moves to China |
| 2 March 2010 |
| Russian nuclear fuel producer TVEL will this month ship the final batch of fuel for use in units 1 and 2 of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China. Fuel for the plant will subsequently be produced in China. |
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| INDUSTRY TALK: |
| Finnish new build decision 'soon' |
| 8 March 2010 |
| The government of Finland is likely to start discussions on whether to licence the construction of a new nuclear power plant this month, according to reports in the country's media. National broadcaster YLE reported that the four parties in Finland's coalition cabinet have agreed a timetable for its consideration of an expansion of the country's nuclear generating capacity. |
