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26 January - 1 February 2010
| NEW NUCLEAR: |
| Approval sought for new Slovenian reactor |
| 29 January 2010 |
| An application towards a second reactor at Slovenia's Krsko nuclear power plant has submitted to the country's ministry of economy by GEN Energija. |
| Europe launches nuclear academy |
| 29 January 2010 |
| The European Nuclear Energy Leadership Academy (Enela) has been launched. The academy aims to attract university graduates to the nuclear energy sector and to train future leaders in this field. |
| Supercomputers study reactor core behaviour |
| 27 January 2010 |
| A new computer algorithm that enables scientists to view nuclear fission in much finer detail has been developed by the US Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory. The code could be used in the development of new reactor designs. |
| Volgodonsk 2 gears up |
| 26 January 2010 |
| The second reactor at Russia's Volgodonsk nuclear power plant has been brought to the minimum controlled power level ahead of commercial operation this year. |
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| WASTE & RECYCLING: |
| Post-Yucca nuclear waste strategy group |
| 1 February 2010 |
| America will develop a new strategy for long-term waste management under a 'Blue Ribbon' commission. Used nuclear fuel recycling will be one of the options on the table for the group. |
| 'Venus Flytrap' cleans up caesium |
| 1 February 2010 |
| A new material that can capture radioactive caesium ions by snapping shut like a Venus Flytrap could lead to new breakthroughs in radioactive waste treatment. |
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| NUCLEAR POLICIES: |
| Spain and Jordan agree to nuclear cooperation |
| 1 February 2010 |
| Spain recently signed a bilateral agreement with Jordan to cooperate in the field of the peaceful use of nuclear energy, including for power generation and water desalination. |
| Clean energy required in the USA |
| 28 January 2010 |
| US President Barack Obama placed nuclear power among the favoured sources of clean energy he said would keep America at the head of the global economy during the State of the Union speech yesterday. |
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| REGULATION & SAFETY: |
| NRU repair hold-ups |
| 29 January 2010 |
| Welding repairs to the NRU reactor at Chalk River are taking longer than expected and the unit is now slated to return in April. |
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| CORPORATE: |
| Areva announces reorganization |
| 28 January 2010 |
| France's national nuclear company Areva has announced a reorganization of its nuclear and renewable energy operations into six business groups, instead of the previous four groups. |
| Korean research reactors, home and away |
| 26 January 2010 |
| The Korean Atomic Energy Research Institute (Kaeri) has completed a series of upgrades to its Hanaro research reactor and has also signed a cooperation agreement with its counterpart in Azerbaijan. |
| Agreements for uranium in Mongolia |
| 26 January 2010 |
| Khan Resources' sovereign risk issues in Mongolia are nearing closure after an agreement with the state holding company for uranium mining. |
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| EXPLORATION & NUCLEAR FUEL: |
| Urenco expands enrichment capacity |
| 27 January 2010 |
| Uranium enrichment company Urenco reported that its production capacity significantly increased in 2009 through expansion projects at its European sites and will be boosted further this year with the start up of its new US facility. |
| More production, resources for Paladin and Alliance |
| 27 January 2010 |
| Paladin Energy has enjoyed record quarterly uranium production and sales despite slower than expected progress at its Malawi mine. Meanwhile, Alliance Resources has confirmed a 16% resource increase at its Four Mile uranium project in South Australia. |
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| INDUSTRY TALK: |
| Components in at Kalinin |
| 28 January 2010 |
| AtomEnergoProekt is celebrating approval of major component installations at the forthcoming Kalinin nuclear power plant in Russia. Chief among these is the 300 tonne reactor pressure vessel, put in place using the 320 tonne polar crane. |
