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New reactor for Finland |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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Teollisuuden Voima Oy (TVO), the Finnish nuclear electricity generator, has submitted an application to the Finnish Government for the construction of a new nuclear power plant unit on the island of Olkiluoto. |
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Establishing the NDA: the work continues |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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Setting up the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) reflects a major shift in focus in Government policy for the nuclear industry. The priority is to provide strategic direction to the decommissioning and clean up of our £50 billion nuclear 'legacy.' Though important challenges will be faced during the next fourteen months, significant progress has been made towards achieving a fully operational NDA by April 2005. |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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In the light of two years of change in the industry, the Nuclear Industry Association Board felt that a wholesale review of NIA's objectives, structure and funding was appropriate. This has been achieved with notable outcomes. |
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Nuclear industry looks to the future |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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New nuclear power stations may be a realistic proposition in the future, the Energy Minister, Stephen Timms, has confirmed. Speaking at the Nuclear Industry Association and the British Nuclear Energy Society's annual 'Energy Choices' conference on 4 December. |
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New NIA members |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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Since the last issue of Industry Link three new members have joined the NIA. |
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Farewell to John and Kerste |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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John Haddon, Head of Trade and Industry at NIA, left the organisation at the end of December to take early retirement. |
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Nuclear power generation - the necessary preconditions |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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The electricity generating industry is facing serious emerging problems of supply security at the same time as its contribution to reducing CO2 emissions is being reversed. Nuclear generation is the only reliable, proven, long term technology of sufficient scale to address these problems simultaneously. Yet all the Government offers is an imprecise wish to keep the nuclear option open. |
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Energy bill update |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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The Government has published its long awaited Energy Bill, which has three parts. The first of which deals with the civil nuclear industry including the establishment of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA).
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Industry changes |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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The Government and BNFL have set a new strategic direction for the company following the completion of the joint review of the business ahead of the creation of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) in April 2005. |
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Young Generation Network (YGN) |
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Monday, 24 July 2006 |
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The YGN is part of the BNES formed specifically for the younger members of the industry. Our objectives are to encourage young people to enter and stay in the nuclear industry as well as to share knowledge and provide them with opportunities to learn about the industry. |
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