| ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT: |
| Another drop in nuclear generation |
| 5 May 2010 |
| Annual generation of nuclear power has continued on a slight downward trend, decreasing 2% last year to 2558 TWh, according to the latest estimates. |
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| NEW NUCLEAR: |
| Dominion selects APWR for North Anna |
| 10 May 2010 |
| Dominion has selected Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' (MHI's) Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (APWR) for the potential third unit at its North Anna nuclear power plant in Virginia. The company had previously been considering building a GE Hitachi Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) there. |
| Construction work delayed at Levy as costs rise |
| 7 May 2010 |
| Progress Energy has announced that it has postponed major construction activities at the proposed Levy nuclear power plant in Florida until it has received a licence for the plant. At the same time, the estimated cost for the project has increased by up to $5 billion. |
| Final acceptance of initial Tianwan units |
| 6 May 2010 |
| The final acceptance documents for the initial phase of the Tianwan nuclear power plant in China have been signed by general contractor AtomStroyExport of Russia and the plant owner, Jiangsu Nuclear Power Corporation. |
| USEC reports American Centrifuge progress |
| 5 May 2010 |
| USEC announced that it aims to update its loan guarantee application within months after continued progress during the first quarter of 2010 with its American Centrifuge testing program. |
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| WASTE & RECYCLING: |
| End of the line for terminal |
| 10 May 2010 |
| The decision has been taken to close down a Dunkirk terminal formerly used in the transit of nuclear fuel between the UK and continental Europe. |
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| NUCLEAR POLICIES: |
| No clear winner in British election |
| 7 May 2010 |
| The UK general election has had the result nobody wanted and no party has gained an overall majority. Negotiations will now begin, with one of the three major players opposed to nuclear power. |
| Site search is on for Malaysian nuclear plants |
| 4 May 2010 |
| 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. |
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| REGULATION & SAFETY: |
| Indian liability law goes in |
| 7 May 2010 |
| The long-running process for India to import nuclear technology approached a milestone today with the introduction to parliament of essential liability legislation. |
| EC rebukes Greece over shipment regulations |
| 7 May 2010 |
| The Greek government, beset by a financial crisis and political turbulence in Athens, has another problem to worry about - a nuclear energy legislation case against it at the European Court of Justice (ECJ). |
| Monju back after 14 years |
| 6 May 2010 |
| Fourteen years and five months after it was shut down by a major coolant leak, Japan's 246 MWe Monju fast-breeder reactor resumed operations today. |
| California moves to ban once-through cooling |
| 6 May 2010 |
| Californian regulators have adopted a policy requiring coastal power plants - including the state's two nuclear power plants - to phase out the use of once-through cooling systems. |
| EPA: Denison operating Arizona mine 'illegally' |
| 5 May 2010 |
| The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has told Denison Mines that it has failed to comply with environmental and permitting regulations and is therefore operating its Arizona 1 uranium mine illegally. |
| Almaraz's future in government hands |
| 4 May 2010 |
| Spanish nuclear safety regulators have approved ten more years of operation for the Almaraz power plant. The final decision, however, rests with the government. |
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| CORPORATE: |
| RWE protects nuclear plant from early shutdown |
| 10 May 2010 |
| A transfer of generating rights should ensure the survival of the Biblis A nuclear power plant into the German government's next energy regime. |
| Tepco buys into STP expansion project |
| 10 May 2010 |
| Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) has agreed to take a 9% stake in the project to construct two new reactors at the South Texas Project (STP), with an option to later increase this stake to some 18%. |
| Another major investor for Kalahari |
| 6 May 2010 |
| Hong Kong-listed trading company APAC Resources Limited is to buy up to 7.1% of Kalahari Minerals, giving it a major investment in the mining company which is looking to develop Namibian uranium interests. |
| Mawson buys Areva's Finnish uranium portfolio |
| 4 May 2010 |
| 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. |
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| EXPLORATION & NUCLEAR FUEL: |
| Australian resource tax 'revenue grab' |
| 6 May 2010 |
| Plans for a 40% tax on profits from mineral resources announced by the Australian government have been greeted with dismay by the mining industry. |
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| INDUSTRY TALK: |
| Japan gets organised for nuclear exports |
| 5 May 2010 |
| A new company should be formed later this year to support Japanese exports of nuclear power technology and knowledge. The Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (Meti) has agreed to set up the firm with involvement from the country's reactor vendors and some of the major nuclear utilities. |
| 'What drillers need to learn from nukes' |
| 4 May 2010 |
| 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. |
