US group that will mananges UK sites takes over Nukem
Energy Solutions, the company that will manange the UK's nuclear sites, has bought US nuclear was management company Nukem Corporation. Nukem Corp is a subsidiary of Nukem GmbH, a German company that will now focus on its main business of fuel cycle services and consulting activities, mainly targeting European and Asian markets.
Energy Solutions was formed in 2006 form the merger of a number of waste and decommissioning businesses and has taken over a number of other businesses, including Nukem, in its short lifetime.
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Lithuania adopts new law for nuclear build
Lithuanaia has passed a new law that states that it will hold a 34% stake in a project to build a new nuclear reactor at Ignalina. Other partners countries intending to collaborate on the new Lithuanian project are Latvia, Estonia and Poland. At least one new unit is due for construction by 2015. Lithuania wants to build new nuclear plants to boost its energy independance.
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US government deputy energy secretary backs nuclear
"No person can be serious about climate change without being serious about greatly expanding nuclear power." according to Clay Sell, US deputy energy secretary.
Sell said that inituatives such as the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, which seeks to address proliferation concerns, would enable a world where nuclear power becomes the primary global source of electricity. Sell said that nuclear energy was the only mature technology with potential to provide large amounts of completely emissions free baseload generation.
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