It’s being reported today that AREVA and Duke Energy will enter exclusive 18-month negotiations to build AREVA’s new generation EPR reactor in Ohio. It must be true that when you can build a nuclear plant that can gross $2 million per day, an economic slump can’t do much to deter your operations. Keep on trucking, AREVA.
Check out the wire:
Areva, Duke To Sign Negotiation Deal Over US Nuclear Plant
AREVA in talks for EPR reactor deal in Ohio-report
More news to come…
( By Lakshmi Pendyala )
The Partnership for Public Service released its fourth “Best Places to Work” survey last week. The study started in 2003 and conducted every two years, tracks employees’ satisfaction with their agencies. (PPS) looked at working conditions in 278 federal agencies and bodies, evaluating the satisfaction levels of some 212,000 US government employees.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission emerged a clear winner scoring 80.7 percent in ratings for employee satisfaction, up from 76.2 percent last year. The agency’s mission is given as “to ensure the safe handling of nuclear materials and to oversee nuclear facilities.” It led the pack in 2007, as well. NRC is deservingly proud of it.
To add, Department of Energy stands at 22nd position in the Top 25 Ideal Employers per the 2009 Universum USA’s annual ranking survey.
The above facts prove that nuclear industry offers clean energy for the future through the services of some of the finest employers and happiest employees in the country.
Saving the best for last — The Obama administration plans to use this biennial survey of employee satisfaction and morale to shape the 2011 budget process, according to Peter Orszag, director of the Office of Management and Budget.
– Happiness begets benefits!
( By DGM )
Harry Reid tries to stop Yucca Mt. and waste 15 Billion in tax dollars.
Lately, when I watch the news about congress debating a new Nuclear Waste Policy Act I feel like I should be watching “Really?” with Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers. So, really, taxpayers have spent more than $15 billion over 25 years and we want to start over? Really?
The site has been studied, selected, validated, approved, and is in the process of applying for a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Congress wants to start over from the very beginning? Really? There is absolutely nothing useful that was produced in the last 25 years with all of that money and we’re going to throw it all away and start over? Really? Square one, really?
I can’t figure out if this is a ploy by Harry Reid to kill the Yucca Mountain Project or by the anti-nuclear special interests to remove the end of the fuel cycle so we can’t build new plants, despite 70% of Americans being for building new Nuclear Plants. Who is writing this legislation anyway? Really.
