Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Wednesday, 5 May 2010

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4 May 2010
REGULATION & SAFETY: Almaraz's future in government hands
Spanish nuclear safety regulators have approved ten more years of operation for the Almaraz power plant. The final decision, however, rests with the government.
CORPORATE: Mawson buys Areva's Finnish uranium portfolio
Vancouver-based Mawson Resources is to acquire Areva's Finnish uranium exploration portfolio in a deal that will see Areva become a lead shareholder in the Canadian company.
NUCLEAR POLICIES: Site search is on for Malaysian plant
Malaysia's Ministry of Energy, Green Technology and Water has been given the go-ahead to look for suitable sites for a nuclear power plant.
INDUSTRY TALK: 'What drillers need to learn from nukes'
If there's one lesson to be learned from the Three Mile Island accident, it's that one player can drag down an entire industry, wrote Mark Mills for Forbes. He called for the offshore drilling industry to create a peer-based safety regime along the lines of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations.