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September 03, 2010
- NEI Elects New Board Members
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Nuclear Energy Institute has elected Christofer M. Mowry, president of Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy, Inc., and K. Keith Roe, chairman, president and CEO of Burns and Roe Group, to its board of directors. Members of the NEI board typically serve three-year terms. - 1 day
source: (NEI News Releases)
September 01, 2010
- INIS Testimonials
Nuclear experts from around the world explain how INIS helps them obtain trusted and reliable information on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
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source: (IAEA Top News RSS Feed) - Frequently Asked Questions on INIS
Answering some of the most commonly asked questions about INIS.
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source: (IAEA Top News RSS Feed) - Peaceful Nuclear Knowledge for All
The IAEA is celebrating this year the fortieth anniversary of its International Nuclear Information System (INIS), a database providing access to scientific literature published worldwide on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
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August 27, 2010
- IAEA Calls for Cordon around Highly Contaminated Areas at Former Nuclear Site
At a gathering to mark the International Day against Nuclear Tests, held in Astana, Kazakhstan on 26 August, 2010, the IAEA expressed its commitment to the Kazakhstani government and its people to assist in rehabilitating and developing the closed, Soviet-era nuclear test at Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan, which was, in part, heavily contaminated by radioactivity.
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August 25, 2010
- IAEA Director General Visits Jerusalem Cancer Institute
During his official visit to Israel, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano was briefed on cancer care on 25 August 2010 at the Sharett Institute of Oncology of the Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem.- 10 days
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August 16, 2010
- IAEA, China to Strengthen Cooperation in Nuclear Security
The IAEA and China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) signed a practical arrangement in the field of nuclear security in Beijing.- 19 days
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August 13, 2010
- IAEA Opened Its Doors for International Youth Day
At the UN headquarters in the Vienna International Centre (VIC), various organisations, including the IAEA, marked the International Youth Day by participating in an “open day” for the youth.
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August 09, 2010
- International Organisations Remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The IAEA and other international organisations in Vienna, Austria, held a commemorative ceremony today in remembrance of the nuclear bombings inflicted on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.
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August 05, 2010
- Students Get a Taste of UN Negotiations
Where can a music student and a physics student find common ground?
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August 02, 2010
- NEI Welcomes Approval of Nuclear R&D Bill by House Science and Tech Subcommittee
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The House Committee on Science and Technology’s Energy and Environment Subcommittee approved H.R. 5866, the Nuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 2010, last week. The bill authorizes the Department of Energy to fund advanced research and development programs on various aspects of nuclear energy. Following is a statement from Alex Flint, the Nuclear Energy Institute’s senior vice president of governmental affairs. - about 1 month
source: (NEI News Releases)
July 29, 2010
- IAEA Enhances Patient Radiation Safety in Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
A doctor’s duty is to diagnose and treat. But, if mishandled, the treatment can oftentimes do as much damage as the disease.
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source: (IAEA Top News RSS Feed) - Some Things To Know About Radiological Procedures
What happens if a patient receives a very high dose of radiation during a radiological procedure? There are two general types of risks he/she might face.
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source: (IAEA Top News RSS Feed) - Donald Brandt of Pinnacle West Capital Elected to Nuclear Energy Institute's Executive Committee
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Nuclear Energy Institute has elected Donald Brandt, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer at Pinnacle West Capital Corp., to its executive committee. Brandt, who already serves on NEI’s board of directors, also was appointed to the executive committee’s Nominating Committee. - about 1 month
source: (NEI News Releases)
July 26, 2010
- Industry Applauds Recognition of Nuclear Policies in NCSL Energy Task Force Report
WASHINGTON,D.C.—The National Conference of State Legislatures, the nation’s largest policy organization for state lawmakers, has released a report identifying several recommendations to expand the use of nuclear energy as state lawmakers pursue policies that provide secure sources of energy. The policy options range from lifting moratoria on new nuclear power plants that exist in some states to tax incentives for new reactor construction to defining nuclear as a clean power source. - about 1 month
source: (NEI News Releases)
July 21, 2010
- Senate Panel Approves Two Measures to Advance Development of Small Reactors
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee today approved a pair of legislative proposals that would enhance the nuclear energy industry’s ability to meet U.S. energy and environmental needs. The Nuclear Power 2021 Act (S.2812) sponsored by committee Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.) and Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.) directs the Secretary of Energy to implement programs to develop and demonstrate two small modular reactor designs. This public-private, cost-shared program would facilitate the design certification by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission of two modular reactor designs by the end of 2017 and the licensing of the reactors by the end of 2020. The Nuclear Energy Research Initiative Improvement Act of 2009 (S.2052), championed by the same senators, requires the Secretary of Energy to carry out a research, development and demonstration program to reduce manufacturing and construction costs of reactor systems, including small-scale reactors. The measure authorizes a total of $2.5 billion over a five-year period for this effort. Following is a statement from Alex Flint, the Nuclear Energy Institute’s senior vice president of governmental affairs, on the committee’s action. - about 1 month
source: (NEI News Releases) - NEI Welcomes Sen. Voinovich's Introduction of Bill to Accelerate Nuclear Sector's Growth
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate designates nuclear energy as “clean energy,” increases loan-guarantee volume for the Department of Energy’s Innovative Technology Loan Guarantee Program to $54 billion, accelerates development of small modular reactors and establishes an independent government corporation to assume management of the nation’s used nuclear fuel inventory. The legislative proposal, announced today by Ohio Sen. George Voinovich, also provides tax incentives to accelerate investment in new nuclear power plants and manufacturing credits to improve America’s ability to manufacture components and other equipment needed to build new nuclear energy facilities. Following is a statement from Alex Flint, the Nuclear Energy Institute’s senior vice president of governmental affairs, on the legislation. - about 1 month
source: (NEI News Releases)
July 20, 2010
- Senate Panel Approves Increase in Loan Guarantee Authority in Fiscal 2011 Spending Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Senate Appropriations Committee’s Energy and Water Development Subcommittee today marked up a $35 billion spending bill for fiscal 2011. The approved measure includes additional loan guarantee volume for the Department of Energy’s clean-energy loan guarantee program that was established in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. It does not include the administration’s proposal to force the nuclear energy industry to pay a third time into the federal fund established to decommission DOE uranium enrichment facilities in three states. Following is a statement from the Nuclear Energy Institute’s senior vice president of governmental affairs, Alex Flint.
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source: (NEI News Releases) - Uranium Fuels the Present and Future
Growing concern about global warming, driven by the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, prompted governments around the world to recognise nuclear power as a viable production option for competitively priced, clean baseload electricity.
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July 15, 2010
- Monaco Deepens Commitment to PACT
Cancer incidence is rising dramatically in Africa. To support the IAEA’s work in fighting cancer in Africa, the Principality of Monaco made a generous donation, which focuses on reducing cancer rates in Niger.- about 1 month
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