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Studsvik's Interim Report for January - March 2010
· Net sales increased by 25 per cent to SEK 345.8 million (277.0).· Operating profit improved by SEK 44.4 million to SEK 23.2 million (-21.2) due to substantially improved profitability in the US operations.· Cash flow from operating activities after investments was SEK 19.0 million (-32.0). Jan-March2010Jan-March2009Full Year2009 Net sales, SEK million 345.8 277.0 ...
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Invitation to conference call, April 29 at 2:30 pm
Studsvik AB presents its interim report for the first quarter 2010 and hereby invites media and analysts to a conference call held in English, Thursday, April 29 at 2:30 pm CET.Studsvik's interim report for the first quarter 2010 will be distributed at approximately 13:00 am, April 29. As of this time, the report will also be available at www.studsvik.com. At the conference call, the report will ...
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Critical Issues in the Nuclear Power Industry to be Discussed at NUCLEAR POWER International 2011
Now in its fifth year and co-located with POWER-GEN International, the world's largest power generation event, NUCLEAR POWER International 2011 heads to Las Vegas, Nev., December 13-15 to provide the industry with up-to-date information for the nuclear power industry, including panel discussions on technical and crisis communication, major nuclear project updates, and the lessons learned ...
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ENERCON Acquires Talisman International of Washington, D.C.
ENERCON, with corporate headquarters in Kennesaw, Ga. has acquired Talisman International, LLC of Washington, D.C., a high level nuclear regulatory consulting firm. Founded in 2002, Talisman is a litigation, technical and information security consulting company that specializes in providing services to firms addressing complex issues before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the NRC ...
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Turkey-MENA Nuclear Industry Congress 2013 Provides a Vital Platform for MENA Nuclear Sector
Up to now, there are more than 440 nuclear power plants in 31 countries, generating 14% of the world’s electricity. IAEA predicts that this proportion will at least up to 25% in 2030, with 90 new nuclear power plants entering service. Over 60 reactors are under construction in 13countires while about 160 reactors are planed and over 320 are proposed. Among the countries that are under serious ...
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ENERCON Acquires Talisman International of Washington, D.C.
ENERCON, with corporate headquarters in Kennesaw, Ga. has acquired Talisman International, LLC of Washington, D.C., a high level nuclear regulatory consulting firm. Founded in 2002, Talisman is a litigation, technical and information security consulting company that specializes in providing services to firms addressing complex issues before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the NRC ...
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Nuclear Power in the US, Market Outlook to 2025, 2012 Update - Capacity, Generation, Regulations, Power Plants, Companies
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Nuclear Power in the US, Market Outlook to 2025, 2012 Update – Capacity, Generation, Regulations, Power Plants, Companies ...
By ReportLinker
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Market Research Report -- In Spite of Nuclear Setbacks, Global Installed Nuclear Capacity to Increase 4% During 2011-2020
MarketResearch.com has announced the addition of the new report "Global Nuclear Power Market," to their collection of market reports. Nuclear power has been used for many years for generating electricity across the world. However, with the recent Fukushima nuclear disaster, the safety of nuclear power has been called into question, with many countries deciding to phase out nuclear power ...
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NDE Technology - Heat Exchanger Inspections
During nuclear power plant heat exchanger inspections, some of the most vital tasks are the most mundane. “It’s tough for the inspection team when they’re assigned to test literally tens of thousands of tubes in a window of less than two weeks,” says Marc Brown, Principal Level III and a partner at NDE Technology in Jackson, Mich., which specializes in eddy current and ...
By Zetec, Inc
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Nuclear Power in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld
The Nuclear Power industry has grown over the past five years, benefiting from increased output and prices since 2007. According to IBISWorld industry analyst Deonta Smith, the price increase has been due to high uranium prices before and after the recession, which have prompted industry players to pass along costs to customers; simultaneously, the level of demand from utilities and other ...
By IBISWorld
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ENERCON Receives Patent For Innovative Nuclear Reactor Filter System
KENNESAW, Ga., Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ENERCON, a multi-disciplined engineering, environmental and technical consulting energy company since 1983, has received patents (USPN 8048319 and USPN 8054932) for a filter medium for strainers used in nuclear reactor Emergency Core Cooling Systems (ECCS). ENERCON's product was developed in response to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Generic ...
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Vietnam announces bold nuclear plans
Vietnam has announced ambitious plans to develop a nuclear power industry, with the aim of having eight nuclear reactors up and running by 2030. According to the official Vietnamese newspaper Thanh Nien officials announced last month (22 June) that the reactors would be located in five central provinces, and would generate 15,000 megawatts of power — enough to meet ten per cent of the ...
By SciDev.Net
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Future promising for nuclear power but challenges remain, says IAEA
The number of nuclear power reactors around the globe is estimated to increase up to 60% by 2030, said Mr. Yury A. Sokolov, Head of the Department of Nuclear Energy and Deputy Director General of the IAEA, at an industry event in Korea. He also remarked that the experience gained over the past decades in energy planning for sustainable development, as well as in the construction, commissioning, ...
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First Solar Hires Tim Rebhorn as Senior Vice President, Project Development
First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced the appointment of Tim Rebhorn as Senior Vice President, Project Development. He reports to First Solar CEO Jim Hughes and will be responsible for the company’s global project development strategy and execution. “Tim will play a crucial role in implementing First Solar’s strategy to provide fully integrated photovoltaic power ...
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Bentley appoints solutions executives for utilities and communications, power generation, and process manufacturing
Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our world, has appointed Cyndi Smith, based in Tulsa, Okla., to the position of solutions executive for utilities and communications; Mark Biagi, based in Edinburgh, United Kingdom, to the position of solutions executive for power generation; and John ...
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AREVA Expanding In Charlotte with North American Headquarters Relocation, Additional Engineering Jobs
AREVA, the largest technical resource for the nation's nuclear energy sector, is expanding in Charlotte, N.C., through the addition of 130 positions over the next four years. These new positions include the relocation of AREVA's North American headquarters from Bethesda, Md., to Charlotte along with the hiring of additional professional engineers to join AREVA'S operational center in Charlotte, ...
By AREVA
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Nuclear Energy Institute Offers A Look At Nuclear Technology Innovations
Within 25 to 30 years, a U.S. electric grid built on a foundation of light water reactors will include a range of new designs that will provide a wide array of critical capabilities to meet the energy needs of the future, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute. These designs are the outgrowth of decades of innovation from scientists and entrepreneurs who see a new generation of nuclear ...
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US Government issues loans for the first nuclear reactors in 30 years
Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz will travel to Waynesboro, Georgia on Thursday to issue approximately $6.5 billion in loan guarantees for two new nuclear reactors at the Alvin W. Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. The reactors will be the first new nuclear facilities in about three decades. The terms of the loan agreement were tentatively offered to Southern Company in 2010, but low natural gas ...
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San Onofre nuke plant to close after bitter fight
The demise of California's San Onofre nuclear power plant began with an attempt to fix it. A $670 million equipment swap in 2009 and 2010 went haywire, leaving Southern California Edison on Friday with two idle reactors, more than $500 million in bills and a federal decision on a possible restart nowhere in sight. The company decided to close it, permanently. The announcement triggered a ...
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Platts Survey: High Capital Costs and Maintaining Public Confidence Cited as Greatest Challenges Facing European Nuclear Power Markets
High capital costs and maintaining public confidence are seen as the greatest challenges facing the European nuclear power industry, according to a recent survey conducted by Platts, a leading global energy, petrochemical and metals information provider. The survey included more than 100 utilities, builders, consultancies, and regulators in Europe and precedes the eighth annual Platts European ...
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