Nuclear Newswire
201 - Luminant Academy Achieves LEED Certification
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - Luminant Academy has been awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification for its green interior design – making it the first LEED-certified facility in Tyler, Texas. With features such as recyclable metal wall coverings...
202 - MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company Extends Exchange Offer for Senior Notes
DES MOINES, Iowa-(Business Wire)-September 21, 2009 - MidAmerican Energy Holdings Company announced today it has extended its offer — the “Exchange Offer”— to exchange up to $250 million in aggregate principal amount of its registered 3.15% Senior Notes due July 15, 2012, for up to...
203 - Constellation Energy Executive Vice President James Connaughton to Present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Power & Gas Leaders Conference
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 18, 2009 - Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) today announced that it will be participating at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2009 Power & Gas Leaders Conference. Who: James L. Connaughton, executive vice president, corporate affairs, public and...
204 - Nevadan Appointed to Federal Energy Post
LAS VEGAS-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Thom Sheets, a partner in the statewide Nevada law firm, McDonald Carano Wilson LLP, has been selected to serve as General Counsel for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). John Wellinghoff, FERC Chairman, appointed Mr. Sheets to the...
205 - Constellation Energy Receives Top Rating on Human Rights Campaign Foundation's Corporate Equality Index
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) today announced that it has received a top rating on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI) for the second consecutive year. The CEI, which rates 590 businesses on a scale of 0 to 100...
206 - Future Fuels Announces ‘Near-Zero’ Emissions Technology Sharing Agreement with TPRI’s GreenGen of China
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Future Fuels has entered an agreement to exchange and share technical information with China’s Thermal Power Research, Inc. (TPRI). Owned by a consortium of electric utilities, TPRI’s majority stakeholder is China’s largest power company, Huaneng...
207 - Fitch Rates Exelon Generation's Senior Notes 'BBB+'
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - Fitch Ratings has assigned a 'BBB+' rating to Exelon Generation Company, LLC's (Exgen) $1.5 billion senior notes. The senior note offering included $900 million 6.25% due 2039 and $600 5.2% due in 2019. Proceeds from the offering will be used to fund...
208 - BTU International Receives Order for Nuclear Fuel Sintering System
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - BTU International (Nasdaq: BTUI), a leading supplier of advanced thermal processing equipment for the alternative energy and electronics manufacturing markets, today announced that it has received a repeat order for a high-volume nuclear...
209 - Shaw Awarded Nuclear Power Maintenance Contract by AmerenUE
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) today announced it has been awarded a new six-year contract with AmerenUE, a subsidiary of St. Louis-based Ameren Corporation (NYSE: AEE), to provide nuclear maintenance services to the Callaway nuclear power...
210 - XcelPlus Global Moving to Improve OTC Status with Audited Financials, Launches Earth-Friendly Cleaning Product for Paving Industry
DOTHAN, Ala.-(Business Wire)-September 17, 2009 - XcelPlus Global Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: XPGH), manufacturer and distributor of industrial biofuels, has retained an audit firm and plans to release audited financials upon completion, with the ultimate goal of making the company's stock eligible...
211 - Exelon Generation Announces $1.5 Billion Bond Sale
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Exelon Generation Company LLC (Generation) announced today that it has agreed to sell $600 million of Senior Notes maturing on October 1, 2019, with a coupon of 5.20% and $900 million of Senior Notes maturing on October 1, 2039, with a coupon of 6.25...
212 - Utilities Explore the Importance of Collaboration to Fuel Innovation
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Eventure Events announced today that attendees at this year’s SAP for Utilities conference will have the opportunity to sign up for and participate in UtilityCollaboration, a new social networking website designed to harness the power of...
213 - SCANA Corporation CFO Jimmy Addison to Speak at 2009 Power & Gas Leaders Conference
COLUMBIA, S.C.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Jimmy Addison, chief financial officer of SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG), will speak Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at the 2009 Power & Gas Leaders conference being held in New York. The conference is sponsored by Bank of America Merrill Lynch...
214 - Exelon Corporation and Exelon Generation Announce Offers to Purchase Notes Due in 2011
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Exelon Corporation (Exelon) (NYSE: EXC) today announced the commencement of a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding $500,000,000 6.75% Senior Notes due May 1, 2011 (CUSIP No. 30161N AA 9). Simultaneously, Exelon Generation Company, LLC...
215 - Entergy Nuclear Expects to Save Up to $1 Million per Day with Dassault Systemes PLM
AUBURN HILLS, Mich.-(Business Wire)-September 16, 2009 - Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Paris:DSY) (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Entergy Corp., the second largest nuclear power operator in the U.S. managing...
216 - Capgemini Expands North America Smart Grid Practice to Support Clients’ Growing Needs for Technology and Regulatory Guidance
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - Capgemini, one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, today announced the appointment of eight new members to its North America Smart Grid practice. These individuals bring extensive industry knowledge and...
217 - GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms Announces $1 Million Order From KSG For Simulator Subsystem For New Power Plant
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.-(Business Wire)-September 15, 2009 - GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions, today announced that it had won an order valued at $1 million from KSG Kraftwerks-Simulator-Gesellschaft MBH of Essen, Germany, for CPU blades, I/O controllers and subsystems...
218 - Mitsubishi Electric Wins Order to Manufacture Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems for Nuclear Power Plants in Guangdong Province, China
TOKYO-(Business Wire)-September 14, 2009 - Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) and consortium partner China Techenergy Corporation Ltd. (CTEC) jointly won an order for digital instrumentation and control systems (digital I&C systems) to be used at two 1,000 MW nuclear power plants...
219 - Weitz & Luxenberg & Erin Brockovich to Visit Ravena, New York To Discuss Lafarge Cement Plant Emissions in Town Hall Meeting
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 11, 2009 - Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. WHO: Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., Erin Brockovich, and Dr. Mark Hyman, M.D. WHAT: Residents from Albany, Greene, Columbia and Rensselaer Counties are invited to attend a special community meeting with environmental advocate Erin...
220 - Mirion Technologies to Provide Dosimetry System for Swiss Nuclear Power Plant
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - The Mirion Technologies Health Physics Division announced it has received an order to supply a complete passive dosimetry system based upon Mirion’s patented Direct Ion Storage (DIS) technology to Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant in Switzerland. The...
221 - Exelon Signs Contract to Purchase SWU from USEC’s American Centrifuge Plant
BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) today announced that Exelon Generation Company LLC has signed a contract to purchase SWU (separative work units) from USEC’s American Centrifuge Plant to fuel its reactors. Exelon operates the largest fleet of commercial...
222 - Exelon Joins Habitat for Humanity International to Launch the Organization’s First Pilot Weatherization Program to Improve Existing Homes
CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill.-(Business Wire)-September 10, 2009 - Habitat for Humanity International and Exelon Corporation today launched a pilot program to weatherize 70 low-income households, helping to reduce energy use and utility bills for homeowners. The partnership is the first Habitat for...
223 - CB&I to Present at the J.P. Morgan Diversified Industries Conference
THE WOODLANDS, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Philip K. Asherman, President and Chief Executive Officer of CB&I (NYSE:CBI), is scheduled to present to investors at the J.P. Morgan Diversified Industries Conference in New York City on Tuesday, September 15 at 12:15 p.m. Eastern Time...
224 - As an Early Adopter of Clean Energy, FPL Group Has One of the Lowest Emissions Profiles in the Electric Power Sector
JUNO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - After years of quietly building what has become the largest renewable energy business in the nation, FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE:FPL) has established itself as one of the nation’s cleanest electric power providers. More than anything else, this...
225 - Harper's Magazine and Shell Present a Forum on the Future of U.S. Energy
-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - The combination of an acute international financial meltdown and rising oil volatility has renewed debate over energy security. With the U.S. currently importing almost 70% of its crude oil, national security is once again impacting the energy debate. Given its...
226 - IQwind and Guascor Announce Partnership Agreement to Commercialize Innovative Variable IQGearTM Technology for Wind Turbines
VITORIA, Spain & TEL AVIV, Israel-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - IQwind and Guascor announced today that they will partner to commercialize and bring to market the IQGear, a breakthrough high efficiency variable gearbox for the wind industry. The partnership brings together IQwind’s...
227 - CipherLab Mobile Computers Boost Efficiency of California Power Plant Through Improved Data Capture
PLANO, Texas-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - CipherLab (www.cipherlab.com), a leading innovator in Automated Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) for the retail, warehouse and distribution markets, today announced the Agua Mansa Power Plant in Colton, California is using CipherLab 9400...
228 - XcelPlus Global Notches First $1+ Million Month as New Strategy Gets Traction, September Forecast Brighter
DOTHAN, Ala.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - XcelPlus Global Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: XPGH), manufacturer and distributor of industrial biofuels, reports August sales of $1.2 million, an increase of nearly 1600% over July – as the strategy of the new management team begins to show its...
229 - The Climate Registry Announces Plans for Next Generation Online Emissions Reporting
NEW YORK & LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - The Climate Registry, a standards-setting organization for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting in North America, announced the next generation of its online emissions reporting system, supporting both voluntary and mandatory...
230 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Leads with World’s Most Advanced Nuclear Reactor
WILMINGTON, N.C.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) today announced it has achieved a key milestone in deploying the world’s most advanced nuclear reactor design. GEH has completed its submittal of the design certification document for the Economic Simplified...
231 - Research and Markets: Global Nuclear Power Industry Outlook to 2010: Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new report "Global Nuclear Power Industry Outlook to 2010: Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery" to their offering. "Global Nuclear Power...
232 - Ux Consulting Issues New, Increased Forecasts for Global Nuclear Power and Uranium Fuel Requirements
ROSWELL, Ga.-(Business Wire)-September 9, 2009 - The Ux Consulting Company, LLC (UxC), the nuclear industry’s leading provider of information services, announces the release of its latest Nuclear Power Outlook (NPO), which forecasts worldwide nuclear reactor growth through 2030. In addition, UxC...
233 - Viridity Energy Partners with Universities and Utilities on Applications for ARRA Stimulus Funding
CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Viridity Energy announced today that it is participating in major projects across four States that have been proposed to the US Department of Energy for funding under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act. Viridity has been chosen as a...
234 - Weitz & Luxenberg & Erin Brockovich to Visit Ravena, New York To Discuss Lafarge Cement Plant Emissions in Town Hall Meeting
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. WHO: Weitz & Luxenberg P.C., Erin Brockovich, and Dr. Mark Hyman, M.D. WHAT: Residents from Albany, Greene, Columbia and Rensselaer Counties are invited to attend a special community meeting with environmental advocate...
235 - Cyclone Power Technologies Retains Auditors to Prepare Financials for SEC Registration
POMPANO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Cyclone Power Technologies (Pink Sheets: CYPW) has retained the CPA firm of Mallah, Furman & Company P.A. to audit the company’s financial statements for the periods ended December 31, 2008 and 2009, in compliance with GAAP and accounting...
236 - University of Pittsburgh Offers Media Resources for Coverage of G-20 Summit Issues
PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Media are invited to participate in the science and technology tours being held in conjunction with the Pittsburgh G-20 Summit Sept. 24-25. Twelve one-hour tours—hosted by the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of...
237 - Mark Frankena, Former Federal Trade Commission Deputy Director, Joins Cornerstone Research
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - Cornerstone Research, a leading provider of economic and financial consulting and expert testimony, is pleased to welcome Mark W. Frankena, until recently Deputy Director for Antitrust in the Bureau of Economics of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), as...
238 - Ux Consulting Announces China Nuclear Energy Market Report
ROSWELL, Ga.-(Business Wire)-September 8, 2009 - The Ux Consulting Company, LLC (UxC), the nuclear industry’s leading provider of information services, announces the release of a comprehensive, analytical report on China as part of its series on The Changing Geopolitics of the Nuclear Energy...
239 - Southern California Edison to Launch One of Southern California’s Largest Construction Projects
ROSEMEAD, Calif.-(Business Wire)-September 4, 2009 - Southern California Edison (SCE) will launch, at the end of this month, one of the region’s largest construction projects that will create more than 1,000 temporary jobs and generate roughly $300 million in spending benefiting Southern...
240 - Shaw to Present at J.P. Morgan 2009 Diversified Industries Investments Conference
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) announced today that J.M. Bernhard Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer, Brian K. Ferraioli, executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Gary P. Graphia, executive vice president and...
241 - FPL Group named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index
JUNO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - FPL Group, Inc. has been named to the 2009 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) of the leading companies in North America for corporate sustainability. The DJSI North America selects the top 20 percent of companies in sustainability performance...
242 - Exelon’s PECO Energy Declares Dividends on Preferred Stock
PHILADELPHIA-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - Directors of PECO Energy Company have declared dividends on all series of preferred stock, payable October 30, 2009, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2009, as follows: Series Amount Per Share $4.68 Series D...
243 - Shaw Selected as Program Manager for the Department of Defense Environmental Restoration Program at Redstone Arsenal
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 3, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) today announced it has been awarded an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract for the Department of Defense’s Environmental Restoration Program. Under the terms of the contract, Shaw will serve...
244 - Intertek Unveils New Design for Product Safety and Quality Certification Marks
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions to a wide range of industries worldwide, today unveiled the new design for its family of product safety and quality certification marks. The new designs prominently position Intertek as the...
245 - The Giant Awakens to Solar Power While America Sleeps Evolution Solar Grows Roots in China
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Evolution Solar Corporation (PinkSheets:EVSO). While the U.S. is still floundering with ad-hoc investments in clean energy, China has developed a straight-forward, no-nonsense approach to reaching 2GW solar capacity by 2011. It is gaining strong leadership...
246 - General Physics Corporation Releases EtaPRO Performance and Condition Monitoring System with Advanced Power Plant Modeling Technology
ELKRIDGE, Md.-(Business Wire)-September 2, 2009 - Global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), the operating subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE:GPX), announces the latest release of EtaPRO™, its industry-leading power plant performance and...
247 - Shaw Awarded Nuclear Power Maintenance Contract by Southern California Edison
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) today announced it has been awarded a new three-year contract with Southern California Edison, an Edison International (NYSE: EIX) company, to provide nuclear maintenance services to San Onofre Nuclear Generating...
248 - NRG Energy Files Clean Coal Power Initiative Application to Build Post-Combustion Carbon Capture Demonstration Project in Texas
PRINCETON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) submitted a Clean Coal Power Initiative application to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to build a post-combustion carbon capture demonstration unit at the Company’s WA Parish plant southwest of Houston. NRG also...
249 - Reportlinker Adds Global Nuclear Power Industry Outlook to 2010: Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-September 1, 2009 - Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue. Reportlinker Adds Global Nuclear Power Industry Outlook to 2010: Buyer Spend and Procurement Strategies and the Impact of Recession and Recovery...
250 - Air Quality VII Conference Program Released
GRAND FORKS, N.D.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota announces today the release of the preliminary program for the upcoming International Air Quality VII Conference, beginning Monday, October 26, 2009, at the...
251 - HSCC Awarded $14M Contract for Superfund
ARLINGTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 31, 2009 - Homeland Security Capital Corporation “HSCC” (OTCBB:HOMS), an international provider of specialized technology-based radiological, nuclear, environmental, disaster relief and security solutions to government and commercial customers, announced...
252 - Business Times Honors BPLG as Pittsburgh's Fastest-Growing Environmental/Engineering/Energy Company
PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - BPL Global®, Ltd. (BPLG), a smart grid technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of energy and information delivery, announced today that it has been honored by the Pittsburgh Business Times as the fastest-growing...
253 - COADE Releases Updated CADWorx Plant Professional Training DVD
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-August 28, 2009 - COADE announced today the release of an updated video training course on DVD that contains the complete five-day, in-class training course plus bonus material on using, customizing and mastering CADWorx Plant Professional software. Course contents include...
254 - John Hattenberger, President and Managing Director, Gazprom Marketing & Trading USA, Inc., to Keynote LDC Gas Forum in Southern California
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-August 27, 2009 - TradeFair Group announced today that John Hattenberger, President and Managing Director, Gazprom Marketing & Trading USA, Inc., will be delivering the Luncheon Keynote at the LDC Gas Forum Rockies & West, October 12 - 14, 2009, at the Hyatt...
255 - Aggreko Expands in the Great Lakes
INDIANAPOLIS-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Aggreko, the global leader in rental power, temperature control and oil-free compressed air solutions, has expanded its Midwestern presence with the opening of its newest service center in Indianapolis, Indiana. The 5000 sq ft facility, located on a...
256 - Nuclear Power Plant Goes Solar With Off-Grid LED Outdoor Lighting
VICTORIA, British Columbia-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - One of California’s largest state utilities, Southern California Edison (SCE), is lighting up the night with solar technology at its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS). To illuminate its main employee parking areas, Edison...
257 - Homeland Security Capital Corporation Awarded First Stimulus Related Contract
ARLINGTON, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 25, 2009 - Homeland Security Capital Corporation “HSCC” (OTCBB:HOMS), an international provider of specialized technology-based radiological, nuclear, environmental, disaster relief and security solutions to government and commercial customers, announced...
258 - USEC Appoints Christine M. Ciccone Senior Vice President
BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) announced today that Christine M. Ciccone, Esq., has been appointed senior vice president of external relations. Ciccone will lead the Company’s public policy efforts with the U.S. government, media and other external...
259 - General Environmental Management Strengthens Balance Sheet with Strategic Sale of GEM MTS
POMONA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - General Environmental Management, Inc. ("GEM") (OTCBB: GEVI), a leading environmental and waste remediation company, today announces that it has sold the stock of its GEM Mobile Treatment Services, Inc. (GEM MTS) unit. Acquired by MTS Acquisition...
260 - Thorium Power to Host Second Quarter Fiscal 2009 Conference Call on August 25, 2009
MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Thorium Power, Ltd. (OTCBB: THPW), the leading developer of non-proliferative nuclear fuel technology and provider of comprehensive advisory services for civil nuclear energy programs, today announced that it will host a conference call on August 25...
261 - Shaw Executive Discusses Opportunities and Challenges Facing Coal-Fired Electric Power Industry
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-August 24, 2009 - Ron Barnes, president of Shaw Power Group’s Fossil & Renewables Division, recently discussed the opportunities and challenges facing the U.S. coal-fired electric power industry, telling a gathering of industry leaders that a diverse...
262 - “National Clean Energy Project: Building the New Economy” To Host Teleconference on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 to Discuss the Summit Agenda and Goals
-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - TELECONFERENCE INFORMATION To outline the agenda for the National Clean Energy Project there will be a teleconference: CALL PARTICIPANTS: Secretary of Energy Steven Chu Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Energy Executive T...
263 - AXENTIS Announces Two New Offerings
CLEVELAND-(Business Wire)-February 17, 2009 - AXENTIS, a leading provider of enterprise-wide governance, risk management, and compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced two new AXENTIS Enterprise® solution offerings to support every compliance office: AXENTIS Policy Manager and AXENTIS...
264 - Research and Markets: Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear Operational Analysis
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new company profile "Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear Operational Analysis" to their offering. Tennessee Valley Authority Nuclear Operational Analysis Summary Tennessee...
265 - Research and Markets: Nuclear: Is It a Heavily Subsidized Technology?
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-February 16, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Nuclear: Is it A Heavily Subsidized Technology?" to their offering. Nuclear: Is it A Heavily Subsidized Technology? Summary: Those opposed to nuclear power frequently...
266 - Washington Oil Marketers Association Welcomes Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) as New Chairwoman of the Senate Energy Subcommittee
SEATTLE-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - “We are delighted with today’s announcement of Senator Cantwell as the new chairwoman of the Senate Energy Subcommittee,” said Lea Wilson, executive director of the Washington Oil Marketers Association (WOMA). The Energy Subcommittee has jurisdiction...
267 - FPL Group Board Increases Dividend
JUNO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - The board of directors of FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE:FPL) today declared a regular quarterly common stock dividend of 47.25 cents per share. The dividend is payable March 16, 2009, to shareholders of record on February 27, 2009. This represents an...
268 - USEC to Webcast Conference Call on February 26 at 8:30 a.m. ET
BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-February 13, 2009 - USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) will broadcast its next quarterly conference call with shareholders and the financial community over the Internet on Thursday, February 26, 2009, at 8:30 a.m. ET. The Company will release its earnings for the fourth quarter and...
269 - Nuclear Plants Maintain Solid Performance In Turbulent Times, Wall Street Analysts Told
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - A bright light amid the nation’s dark economic news, the U.S. nuclear energy industry continued to add jobs last year as energy companies sustained operational excellence at existing power plants and continued on a path to build new nuclear plants...
270 - XcelPlus' Clean Coal Technology Successfully Tested at Edison Power Plant
TOPPING, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - XcelPlus Global Holdings Inc. (Pink Sheets: XPGH) has successfully completed a test of its GlyCoal™ clean energy fuel at an Edison Power-owned 80-megawatt plant in West Virginia. In the test, GlyCoal reduced coal consumption by 10 percent, in turn...
271 - GE Energy Turbine Island Refurbishment to Extend Reliable Operating Life of Hydro-Québec’s Gentilly-2 Nuclear Generating Station
ATLANTA-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - Hydro-Québec, one of the largest electric utilities in North America, has selected GE Energy to perform a turbine island refurbishment that will extend the reliable operating life of the 675-megawatt Gentilly-2 nuclear generating station, a major supplier...
272 - SCANA Reports Financial Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008, Announces Preliminary 2009 Guidance
COLUMBIA, S.C.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG) today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2008. FULL YEAR RESULTS For the year ended December 31, 2008, SCANA reported earnings of $346 million or $2.95 per share, compared to $320...
273 - EMCOR Group, Inc. Subsidiary Awarded Renewal of Contract for Outage and Maintenance Services from Nebraska Public Power District
NORWALK, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 12, 2009 - EMCOR Group, Inc. (NYSE: EME), a Fortune 500® leader in mechanical and electrical construction, energy infrastructure and facilities services for a diverse range of businesses, announced that its MOR PPM, Inc. (PPM) subsidiary has been awarded a...
274 - SCE&G’s New Nuclear Plans Approved by Public Service Commission of South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG), today received approval from the South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC) on its plans to build two 1,117-megawatt nuclear...
275 - TechPrecision Corporation Reports Third Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Results
WESTMINSTER, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - TechPrecision Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: TPCS) (“TechPrecision”, or “the Company”), a leading manufacturer of large-scale, high-precision machined metal fabrications with customers in the alternative energy, medical, nuclear...
276 - NRC Releases Operating License Review Schedule for South Texas Project Expansion
PRINCETON, N.J.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued a schedule for the Combined License (COL) review of the South Texas Project (STP 3&4) expansion today. Based on the NRC’s schedule, Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA) – the nuclear...
277 - XcelPlus’ GlyClene™ in Test at Sony Plant
TOPPING, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - XcelPlus Global Holdings Inc. (Pink Sheets: XPGH) announces that Sony Corporation’s manufacturing facility in Dothan, Alabama has requested a test burn of the company’s renewable fuel Glyclene™. The Sony plant will be XcelPlus’ largest...
278 - Mirion Technologies Awarded Contract for the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Lithuania
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Mirion Technologies Imaging Systems Division has been awarded a contract to supply Nuvia Ltd. with visual systems for the new Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility to be constructed at the Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant in Lithuania. Two separate CCTV...
279 - Research and Markets: The First Energy Corp. Nuclear Operational Analysis Inspects the Company's Strategy
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new company profile "First Energy Corp. Nuclear Operational Analysis" to their offering. First Energy Corp. Nuclear Operational Analysis is an essential source for data...
280 - Weeden & Co. Introduces Energy Outlook & Focus List of Most Compelling Energy Investment Ideas
GREENWICH, Conn.-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Weeden & Co. LP, a full service institutional broker, today introduced Energy Outlook, a report that provides a summary forum of the views of senior energy analysts, Charles Maxwell, Ellen Hannan and Geoff Kieburtz, on the macro energy...
281 - Sunrise Solar to Seek Stimulus Partners
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - Sunrise Solar Corp. (OTCBB:SSLR) today announced that it will work with U.S. partners to apply for major stimulus plan grants under the new U.S. stimulus program. Currently, most of the Company’s large projects are overseas. By partnering with U.S...
282 - US Power Generating Company Appoints Chief Executive Officer Mark R. Sudbey Chairman of the Board
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 11, 2009 - US Power Generating Company (”USPowerGen”), announced today that its Board of Directors has appointed Mark R. Sudbey Chairman of the Board of Directors in addition to his current role as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Sudbey has been CEO since his...
283 - XcelPlus Global Holdings Announces New President / CEO
TOPPING, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - XcelPlus Global Holdings Inc. (Pink Sheets: XPGH) announces that J. Michael Parsons has recently become the corporation's new President and CEO. Previously, he was president of Parsons Energy, located in Dothan, Alabama. Parsons Energy was started...
284 - Research and Markets: Extensive Details on Nuclear Decommissioning Authority's Operations and Company Analysis
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of Global Markets Direct's new companyprofile "Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Nuclear Operational Analysis" to their offering. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Nuclear Operational Analysis is an...
285 - Energy Future Holdings Corp. Schedules Conference Call to Discuss 2008 Results
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Energy Future Holdings Corp. (EFH) announced today that it has scheduled a conference call to discuss its 2008 financial and operating results on Tuesday, March 3, 2009. EFH plans to release its 2008 financial results in its 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K...
286 - AECOM Reports 31% Growth in Diluted Earnings Per Share, Backlog of $9.0 Billion for First Quarter of Fiscal Year 2009
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today its financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year...
287 - Research and Markets: Analysis of the World's Third Biggest Uranium Supplier as Production Targets to Increase Investments in Kazakhstan's Uranium Mining Industry
DUBLIN-(Business Wire)-February 10, 2009 - Research and Markets is a national operator of the Republic of Kazakhstan. The Company controls all uranium exploration and mining as well as other nuclear-related activities of Kazakhstan. Uranium exploration started in 1948 and economic mineralization...
288 - TechPrecision Corporation Announces Conference Call to Discuss Third Quarter Fiscal 2009 Results
WESTMINSTER, Mass.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - TechPrecision Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: TPCS) (“TechPrecision”, or “the Company”), a leading manufacturer of large-scale, high-precision machined metal fabrications with customers in the alternative energy, medical, nuclear...
289 - Shaw to Present at Barclays Capital Industrial Select Investments Conference
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) announced today that Brian K. Ferraioli, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will give a presentation covering Shaw’s business and operations at the Barclays Capital Industrial Select...
290 - MPR Associates Announces Leadership Transition
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - MPR has announced several leadership changes which include the promotion of Robert Coward to the position of principal officer. Mr. Coward’s promotion was effective Jan. 1, 2009. Mr. Coward began his career at MPR in 1983. With 25 years of...
291 - GSE Systems Announces Over $7 million of New Work in the Nuclear Power Simulation Sector Including a Major Upgrade to the Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant Simulator in Russia
SYKESVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-February 9, 2009 - GSE Systems, Inc. (GSE) (Amex: GVP), a leading global provider of real-time simulation and training solutions to the power, process, manufacturing and Government sectors, announced today it was recently awarded contracts to upgrade existing...
292 - USEC Provides Update on American Centrifuge
BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU): ACP spending growth to be moderated until Loan Guarantee timing becomes clear Project will continue to move forward, focused on critical path activities Net income for 2008 is above expectations at approximately $49 million...
293 - B&W Receives More Than $1 Billion in Orders for Nuclear Components, Announces New Jobs in Three States
LYNCHBURG, Va.-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Operations Group, Inc. (B&W NOG), a major operating unit of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), has received awards in excess of $1 billion for the manufacture of nuclear components to support U.S. defense...
294 - McDermott Subsidiary Receives More Than $1 Billion of U.S. Government Awards
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) (“McDermott”), announced today that The Babcock & Wilcox Company (“B&W”), through a subsidiary, has received awards in excess of $1 billion for the manufacture of nuclear components to support U.S...
295 - AECOM Awarded $54-million Task Order to Support U.S. Military
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-February 5, 2009 - AECOM Technology Corporation (NYSE: ACM), a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has won a task order from the U.S. Air Force for...
296 - Industrial Fire, Safety & Security Opens Today; Conference to Feature Special Session on “Lessons Learned” from Hurricane Ike
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Industrial Fire, Safety & Security (IFSS), the nation’s leading industrial emergency event, opens today at the Reliant Center in Houston, TX, and runs from February 4 – 6, 2009. The event will feature its biggest exhibit floor ever with over 300...
297 - Mirion Technologies Signs Contract with Bruce Power for Installation of Whole Body Monitors
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - The Mirion Technologies Health Physics Division today announced that Bruce Power has signed a contract for the purchase of over 100 whole body monitors at two of Bruce Power’s electricity power stations. Bruce Power operates eight CANDU reactors and...
298 - Stimulus to Drive Wind Expansion, states NWND
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - National Wind Solutions, Inc. (PinkSheets: NWND): Wind energy companies remained among market leaders last year by posting strong gains in 2008 in spite of a major down turn in market growth. According to the American Wind Energy Association, energy...
299 - SSLR: Congress Shines on Solar
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - Sunrise Solar Corp. (OTCBB: SSLR): Nearly $100 Billion in spending on green energy and energy efficiency is planned in the House version of the new stimulus package working its way through congress. The renewable energy sector is expected to grow more...
300 - USIBC Applauds India-Specific Safeguards Agreement
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 4, 2009 - The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) applauds the signing of the India-specific Safeguards Agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which will pave the way for India’s global engagement in commercial nuclear trade. The signing...
301 - PowerAdvocate Updates Electric Power Industry Cost Indices with 4Q2008 Results, Highlights 5% Fall in Construction Costs
BOSTON-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - PowerAdvocate, a leading provider of market intelligence and supply chain services to the energy industry, today released its 4Q2008 Cost Indices, which found average construction costs for electric utility facilities fell by 5.3% over the last quarter of...
302 - Parsons Awarded Contract for Expansion Phase of National Enrichment Facility
PASADENA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - Parsons has been awarded a two-year contract by Louisiana Energy Services (LES) to provide engineering, construction management, and construction services for the expansion phase of the National Enrichment Facility (NEF) in Eunice, New Mexico...
303 - U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Achieved Near-Record Level of Electricity Production in 2008
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-February 3, 2009 - U.S. nuclear power plants last year continued their decade-long trend of reliable electricity generation, eclipsing all other electricity sources with an industry-average capacity factor of more than 90 percent, according to preliminary data on 2008...
304 - Exelon Appoints Admiral Richard W. Mies to Board of Directors
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - Exelon appointed Admiral Richard W. Mies to its board of directors on Tuesday, Jan. 27. Mies, 64, is president and chief executive officer of The Mies Group, Ltd., a consulting firm. “Richard brings to the Exelon board additional depth of expertise in...
305 - Global Energy Announces Successful Commercial Waste-to-Energy Production Trial
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-February 2, 2009 - On January 15, 2009 in Hoyerswerda, Germany, AlphaKat GmbH (“AlphaKat”) led by Dr. Christian Koch and Global Energy, Inc. (OTCBB:GEYI) conducted a first round of municipal solid waste (MSW) feedstock tests as part of the commissioning phase for...
306 - Exelon to Nominate Independent Directors for NRG Board
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) announced today it has proposed a slate of independent nominees for election to the Board of Directors of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) at the NRG 2009 annual meeting of shareholders, together with a proposal to increase the...
307 - APS Report Charts Clean Energy Future
PHOENIX-(Business Wire)-January 30, 2009 - Over the next two decades, APS customers could receive significantly more of their electricity from clean energy sources under a comprehensive Resource Plan filed today with the Arizona Corporation Commission. Developed with substantial public input, the...
308 - GE Energy & Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sign MOU to Co-Develop World’s Most Advanced New Steam Turbine for Combined-Cycle Power Plants
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - GE Energy and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), two manufacturers of power generation equipment, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to co-develop the “next generation” steam turbine for use in gas turbine combined-cycle...
309 - Shaw Awarded Contract Extension by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) announced today its Environmental & Infrastructure Group has been awarded a $125 million task order that extends its existing contract to provide environmental remediation services at the U.S. Army Corps of...
310 - Research and Markets: Small and Medium Reactor (SMR) Industry to Grow in the Global Nuclear Power Sector
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 29, 2009 - Research and Markets Industry to Grow in the Global Nuclear Sector 4 Recent developments 5 Appendix Executive Summary 1.2 List of Figures For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ecb806/small_and_medium_r.
311 - Saudi Oil Minister and Former German Chancellor among Speakers at CERAWeek® 2009
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - The Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E. Ibrahim Al-Naimi, and the former Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Gerhard Schröder, will lead an impressive lineup of speakers at CERAWeek 2009...
312 - Research and Markets: Extensive Research on Hailu Heavy Industry - China's Leading Industrial Heat Recovery Steam Generator Enterprise
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Research and Markets Enterprise" report to their offering. Hailu Heavy Industry is a professional production manufacturer with HRSG and nuclear-related fittings. HRSG applies in many industries such as steel, petrochemical, petroleum, nonferrous...
313 - Research and Markets: Financial Slowdown to Adversely Impact Long Term Investment Plans in Nuclear Sector
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData 's new report "Financial Slowdown to Adversely Impact Long Term Investment Plans in Nuclear Sector" to their offering. The US financial crisis has affected the commercial banks and the...
314 - Research and Markets: Gain a Strong Understanding of the Nuclear Energy Market with Plant Life Extension (PLEX) to Increase Profitability of the Nuclear Power Plant Operators
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 28, 2009 - Research and Markets to increase profitability of the Nuclear Power Plant Operators 4 Recent developments 5 Appendix Executive Summary 1.2 List of Figure For more information visit...
315 - Exelon Corporation Declares Dividend
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - The Board of Directors of Exelon Corporation declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.525 per share on Exelon’s common stock. The dividend is payable on March 10, 2009, to shareholders of record of Exelon at 5:00 p.m. New York Time on February 13...
316 - Mirion Technologies Signs Neutron Dosimetry Frame Agreement with Electricité de France (EDF)
SAN FRANCISCO-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Mirion Technologies Health Physics Division today announced a contract award by Electricité de France (EDF) to supply 19 nuclear reactors with active neutron dosimeters and readers. EDF is a leading player in the European energy market, operating...
317 - Shaw Expands UK Operations to Support European Power Market
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) today announced it has expanded its operations in the United Kingdom by establishing a Power Group office in Milton Keynes. This expansion will support the Power Group’s European clients and their interest in...
318 - Research and Markets: NSG Waiver for the Nuclear Deal Will Accelerate Investment in India's Nuclear Sector
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 27, 2009 - Research and Markets , many NSG members felt that approving nuclear trade with India, a nuclear-armed country, would undermine global non-proliferation efforts and further legitimize nuclear weapons. India managed to operate its civilian and...
319 - Andrew Siegelstein Joins BrightSource Construction Management
OAKLAND, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - BrightSource Energy, Inc., developer of large-scale solar thermal energy plants, announced today that Andrew Siegelstein has been named General Manager for the company’s subsidiary BrightSource Construction Management Company. Under Andrew’s...
320 - USEC Welcomes Supreme Court Decision
BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) today applauded a unanimous decision by the U.S. Supreme Court that imports of low enriched uranium (LEU) under enrichment services (or SWU) contracts are subject to U.S. trade law. “Today’s decision is an important step in...
321 - Centralized Translation Management System from Across Systems Brings Efficiencies to Wilcox Metrology
GLENDALE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Across Systems, supplier of the world's leading independent linguistic supply chain technology, today announced its American division has successfully completed a deployment of its Language Server corporate translation management system for...
322 - Survey: Even a Nuke Plant is Preferred to a Casino, Landfill or Quarry
HINGHAM, Mass.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Most Americans would rather have nuclear power plant built in their community than a landfill, a casino, or even a quarry. According to the new Saint Index© survey of U.S. attitudes about real estate projects, a landfill is the most reviled type...
323 - NTR Acquisition Co. Announces Anticipated Expiration and Distribution of Assets
DANBURY, Conn.-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - NTR Acquisition Co. (AMEX, Units: NTQ.U, Common Stock: NTQ, Warrants: NTQ.WS), a special purpose acquisition company focused on the petroleum refining and marketing industry, announced today that, in accordance with its charter and applicable law...
324 - B&W and Covidien to Develop U.S. Source of Key Medical Isotope
LYNCHBURG, Va. & ST. LOUIS-(Business Wire)-January 26, 2009 - Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group, Inc. (B&W TSG), a major operating unit of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), has signed an agreement with Covidien (NYSE:COV, BSX: COV) to develop technology for the...
325 - Research and Markets: Emerging Nuclear Countries are Potential Markets for Overseas Players
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 23, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Emerging Nuclear Countries are Potential Markets for Overseas Players" to their offering. Globally, concerns on oil supply, rising prices of conventional fuels, depletion of...
326 - NERA Economic Consulting Launches New Energy Markets Publication
NEW YORK-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - NERA Economic Consulting, a leading global provider of economic advice and analysis in business, legal, and regulatory matters, has released the inaugural edition of its new publication, Energy Market Insights. Published by the firm’s Energy...
327 - Research and Markets: Radiation Safety Equipment Industry to Play a Key Role in Nuclear Power Sector Growth
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - Research and Markets coal-fired power station would require almost 3.2 million tons of coal a year, the same power generation could be done with 27 tons of nuclear power fuel. This high energy value of nuclear fuels hence is the key factor behind...
328 - USEC Appoints Paul Sullivan Vice President for Operations
BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - USEC Inc. (NYSE: USU) today named Paul Sullivan, a 20-year veteran of major defense systems design, development and production, as its next vice president, Operations. Sullivan assumes a position vacated in July 2008 when Russell B. Starkey became...
329 - Exelon Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2008 Results; Reaffirms 2009 Earnings Guidance
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 22, 2009 - Exelon Corporation’s (Exelon) fourth quarter 2008 consolidated earnings prepared in accordance with GAAP were $707 million, or $1.07 per diluted share, compared with earnings of $562 million, or $0.84 per share, in the fourth quarter of 2007. Full year...
330 - P2 Energy Solutions Appoints David Verdun Chief Technology Officer
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-January 21, 2009 - P2 Energy Solutions, a leading provider of business software, map data and enterprise services to the oil and gas industry, announces the appointment of David Verdun to the position of chief technology officer. In his newly created post, Verdun will help P2...
331 - Research and Markets: Reemerging Nuclear Power to Accelerate the Growth of the Uranium Mining Industry
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Reemerging Nuclear Power to Accelerate the Growth of Uranium Mining Industry" to their offering. Safety and accident related issues have upset the nuclear industry world...
332 - Research and Markets: Nuclear Power Sector in China Opens Doors for New Business Opportunities
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData 's new report "Nuclear Power Sector in China Opens Doors for New Business Opportunities" to their offering. Nuclear Power Sector in China Opens Doors for New Business Opportunities...
333 - SSLR: Alternative Energy a Strong Sector in Down Market
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - Sunrise Solar Corp. (OTCBB: SSLR). Alternative energy companies continue to grow and outperform the market as a whole according to a January 13th report in the Wall Street Journal. President Obama has declared a goal of doubling alternative energy...
334 - Kinti Mining Limited (KMLD) Announces Joint Venture with Samarium Group Holding Involving Reserves of up to 40 Million Pounds of Recoverable Uranium with a Potential Valuation of ($2.1 Billion Dollars)
TORONTO-(Business Wire)-January 20, 2009 - Kinti Mining Limited (Pink Sheets:KMLD) is pleased to announce the signing of a joint venture agreement with Samarium Group Holding, of Vancouver, Canada. The new venture, called Kinti Energy Limited, will have an overriding focus on uncovering and...
335 - CONNECT to Induct General Atomics’ Neal and Linden Blue into Entrepreneur Hall of Fame on Jan. 28
SAN DIEGO-(Business Wire)-January 19, 2009 - Neal Blue, chairman and CEO of General Atomics, and Linden Blue, vice chairman of General Atomics, will be inducted into the Entrepreneur Hall of Fame on Jan. 28 by CONNECT, the San Diego region’s non-profit technology and life sciences accelerator. The...
336 - USIBC Leads U.S. Commercial Nuclear Executives to Help Implement Historic Nuclear Deal
MUMBAI, India-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC) today concluded a historic 5-day trade mission to New Delhi and Mumbai, India. The Mission was supported by the Nuclear Energy Institute and the U.S. Department of Commerce, and was led by Steve Hucik of...
337 - B&W Joins Largest-Ever U.S. Commercial Nuclear Trade Mission to India
LYNCHBURG, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 16, 2009 - The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) joined a U.S. trade mission to India on Jan. 11-16 to explore commercial nuclear partnership opportunities. The mission included more than 50 senior executives representing over 30 leading commercial nuclear...
338 - An Integrated Border Security Solution from Perceptics LLC and AS&E provides Abu Dhabi Customs with a unique Vehicle Inspection Capability at Multiple Ports of Entry
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - The integration of Perceptics LLC’s Under Vehicle Inspection System and Arabic License Plate Reader imaging technology with cargo X-ray inspection systems from American Science and Engineering, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASEI) (AS&E®) at...
339 - MPR Associates and HUCKDESIGN Form Strategic Alliance for Medical Device Projects
ALEXANDRIA, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - MPR Associates, Inc. and HUCKDESIGN, LLC, have entered into an alliance whereby the two companies will work together to pursue and execute opportunities regarding medical devices. By integrating HUCK’s proven, recognized industrial design...
340 - E3 Consulting Hires Seasoned Energy Professional, Mark Juneau, as Executive Director
DENVER-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - E3 Consulting, LLC (E3), a leading strategic business advisor to the energy industry, announced today that it has hired Mark A. Juneau as an E3 Executive Director. Mr. Juneau brings over 30 years experience in the energy and power generating business to...
341 - Research and Markets: Find out the Hot Segments for Investments With Mergers & Acquisitions and Financing Trends in Nuclear Energy Q3 2008
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 15, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Mergers & Acquisitions and Financing Trends in Nuclear Energy Q3 2008" to their offering. Mergers & Acquisitions and Financing Trends in Nuclear Energy Q3 2008...
342 - Talon Composites in Final Stages of Expanding Its Manufacturing Capabilities in North America
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Talon Composites, a wholly owned subsidiary of RAC Corporation and a manufacturer of proprietary metal matrix composites, announced today that it is in the final stages of expanding its manufacturing capabilities in North America...
343 - FPL Energy Services Awarded Two Federal Government Contracts
JUNO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - FPL Energy Services, Inc. (FPLES), a company that develops and markets energy-related products and services, has been awarded Energy Services Performance Contracts (ESPCs) with the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
344 - Research and Markets: Obama's Policies to Give Massive Boost to Renewable Sector
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData 's new report "Obama's Policies to Give Massive Boost to Renewable Sector" to their offering. Barack Obama's victory in the Presidential elections will mark the departure of the...
345 - Tesoro Corporation Announces Preliminary Fourth Quarter Results
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Tesoro Corporation (NYSE:TSO) announced today that it expects fourth quarter 2008 earnings per share in the range of $0.60 to $0.75 per share, which includes net one-time adjustments of approximately $(0.29) per share. The one-time adjustments, using...
346 - Sunrise Solar Executive Team to Visit Brazilian Partners
SAN ANTONIO-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Sunrise Solar Corp. (OTCBB: SSLR) announced today that its management team will be visiting Brazil next week for site visits to projects announced in Brazil. In addition, meetings are expected with South American funding partners. The Company will be...
347 - NSSC Partners with The Four Star Group
LOS ANGELES-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - Nuclear Security Services Corporation (“NSSC”) is pleased to announce it has entered into a strategic relationship with The Four Star Group (“FSG”). FSG will assist and advise NSSC in the Company’s continued pursuit of high level critical...
348 - Global Carbon Market Up Massive 83% on Previous Year
WASHINGTON & OSLO, Norway-(Business Wire)-January 14, 2009 - The global carbon market in 2008 grew faster both in terms of volume and value than estimated, dramatically bucking the current downturn which has depressed most global commodity trading. Overall, 2008 saw 4.9 billion tonnes...
349 - USEC and DOE Amend 2002 Omnibus Agreement
BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 13, 2009 - USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today signed an amendment to a 2002 agreement that revises the final milestones under that 2002 agreement regarding completion of USEC's American Centrifuge Plant (ACP). The 2002 agreement...
350 - Alion Awarded Task Order Worth $21.8M to Support Defense Threat Reduction Agency
MCLEAN, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions provider, has been awarded a Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) task order with a value of $21.8 million to support the agency’s mission of safeguarding the United States and its...
351 - Research and Markets: Market Analysis and Forecasts of the Global Nuclear Air Filtration with Forecasts to 2015
DUBLIN, Ireland-(Business Wire)-January 12, 2009 - Research and Markets has announced the addition of GlobalData 's new report "Global Nuclear Air Filtration Market Analysis and Forecasts to 2015" to their offering. Nuclear industry plays a vital role in global power generation and defense...
352 - First Wave of New Reactor License Applications for UniStar Sites Accepted and Docketed by Nuclear Regulatory Commission
BALTIMORE-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - UniStar Nuclear Energy, a strategic joint venture of Constellation Energy (NYSE:CEG) and EDF Group, today announced that the initial acceptance review phase is now complete for the first wave of UniStar’s proposed fleet of advanced nuclear power plants...
353 - Shaw Reports First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Results
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-January 8, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) today reported net income of $62.8 million, or $0.75 per diluted share excluding the Westinghouse segment, which continues to reflect significant non-cash foreign exchange translation losses resulting from an...
354 - FPL Group Announces Date for Release of Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2008 Financial Results
JUNO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE:FPL) today announced that it plans to report fourth quarter and year-end 2008 financial results in a news release to be issued before the opening of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. In conjunction with the...
355 - Initial Tender Outcome of Nearly 46% Signals Strong Shareholder Support for Exelon-NRG Deal
CHICAGO-(Business Wire)-January 7, 2009 - Exelon Corporation (NYSE:EXC) announced today that as of the close of business on January 6, 2009, shareholders had tendered 106,338,942 shares of common stock of NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) in the exchange offer, which represents just over 45.6% of all...
356 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Taps Willowstick to Assess Dams After Hurricane Ike
SALT LAKE CITY-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Willowstick Technologies Inc., the leading provider of innovative subsurface water mapping services, today announced that it was selected by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to complete a geophysical survey of two dams in the Houston, Texas, area...
357 - Tetra Tech Acquires Nuclear Services Firm Haselwood Enterprises
PASADENA, Calif.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTEK) announced today that it has acquired Haselwood Enterprises, Inc. (HEI), a nuclear science and engineering company. HEI has annual revenue of approximately $14 million. The acquisition will enhance Tetra Tech’s...
358 - GSE Systems Announces Over $5 million of New Work in the Nuclear Power Plant Simulation Sector
SYKESVILLE, Md.-(Business Wire)-January 6, 2009 - GSE Systems, Inc. (GSE) (Amex:GVP), a leading global provider of real-time simulation and training solutions to the power, process, manufacturing and Government sectors, announced today that in late December it was awarded over $5 million of...
359 - Shaw Announces First Quarter Fiscal Year 2009 Earnings Conference Call and Live Webcast
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) today announced it will hold a conference call on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at 9 a.m. Eastern time (8 a.m. Central time) to discuss the company’s financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2009. Shaw...
360 - B&W Subsidiary Acquires Nuclear Fuel Services
LYNCHBURG, Va.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - A subsidiary of The Babcock & Wilcox Company has completed the acquisition of Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS), a provider of specialty nuclear fuels and related services. The acquisition enhances B&W's position as a leading provider of...
361 - B&W Subsidiary Completes Acquisition of Nuclear Fuel Services
HOUSTON-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - McDermott International, Inc. (“McDermott”) (NYSE:MDR) announced today that an affiliate of its subsidiary, The Babcock & Wilcox Company (“B&W”), has completed the previously announced acquisition of Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (“NFS”), a...
362 - Shaw and Westinghouse Awarded EPC Contract by Progress Energy Florida for Two AP1000™ Nuclear Units at Greenfield Site in Florida
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-January 5, 2009 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) announced today that the Nuclear Division of its Power Group and Westinghouse Electric Company, its AP1000 consortium partner, have been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by...
363 - SCANA Corporation Announces the Upsizing and Pricing of Common Stock Offering
COLUMBIA, S.C.-(Business Wire)-December 31, 2008 - SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG) (“SCANA”) announced today that it has priced a public offering of 2,500,000 shares of its common stock at $35.50 per share. The size of the common stock offering has been increased from the previously announced...
364 - NRC Recertifies USEC’s Gaseous Diffusion Plant Operations
BETHESDA, Md.-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - USEC Inc. (NYSE:USU) announced today that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has recertified USEC’s operations at the gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment plants in Paducah, Ky., and Piketon, Ohio, for five years. The renewed certificates...
365 - Geospatial Holdings, Inc. Reports Entry into Material Definitive Agreement
PITTSBURGH-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - Geospatial Holdings, Inc. (OTCBB: GSPH) announced today that it has filed an 8K describing the entry into a material definitive agreement with Reduct NV. Geospatial Holdings reported that on December 18, 2008, the Company entered into Amendment No. 3 to...
366 - Shaw Names Gary P. Graphia as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-December 23, 2008 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) today announced Gary P. Graphia, currently executive vice president of Corporate Development and Strategy, has been named executive vice president and chief operating officer of The Shaw Group Inc. In this new role...
367 - FPL Energy Announces Completion of Subsidiary Financing
JUNO BEACH, Fla.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - FPL Energy, LLC, a subsidiary of FPL Group, Inc. (NYSE:FPL), announced today that its indirect wholly owned subsidiary, Heartland Wind, LLC, entered into a $322.5 million limited-recourse senior secured variable rate term loan maturing in December...
368 - Risk and the Rebuilding of Confidence: Energy Strategies for a Turbulent Economy
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - The world must grapple with a new and challenging energy future brought on by a time of financial and economic turbulence. Abrupt changes in markets, prices, and demand are creating urgent challenges across all the energy industries, while...
369 - American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) Notes Top Wind Industry Accomplishments of 2008
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - Reflecting on the wind industry’s third record year in a row, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today identified the wind industry’s top accomplishments of 2008, and highlighted key environmental and economic achievements. 20% by 2030...
370 - Majority of Nuclear Industry Selects WorkForce Software Employee Fatigue Management Solution
LIVONIA, Mich.-(Business Wire)-December 22, 2008 - WorkForce Software, Inc., a leader in workforce management solutions, announces its new EmpCenter Fatigue Management solution has already been selected by 58% of the utilities companies that operate nuclear power reactor sites. The solution...
371 - Annual Energy Outlook Confirms That Biofuels Will Increase U.S. Energy Independence
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - Increasing domestic production of advanced biofuels to meet or exceed the goals of the Renewable Fuel Standard can significantly reduce U.S. reliance on petroleum. Brent Erickson, executive vice president of the Biotechnology Industry Organization’s...
372 - Uranium Resources, Inc. Reduces Annual Costs by $2.2 million
LEWISVILLE, Texas-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - Uranium Resources, Inc. (NASDAQ: URRE) (URI), announced today that its cost-cutting actions taken over the past several months combined with additional planned cost saving efforts are expected to result in annual cash savings of $2.2 million. The...
373 - ITER Standardizes on ETAP for Fusion Power Project
IRVINE, Calif.-(Business Wire)-December 19, 2008 - Operation Technology, Inc. (OTI), developers of the ETAP enterprise solution for electrical power systems, has announced that the ITER Organization, a joint international research and development project, is using ETAP for the design and analysis of...
374 - General Physics Corporation Expands its Performance Monitoring Technologies to Include the Nuclear Power Industry
ELKRIDGE, Md.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - Global performance improvement solutions provider General Physics Corporation (GP), a subsidiary of GP Strategies Corporation (NYSE:GPX), announced that it has expanded its industry-leading performance and condition monitoring technologies, EtaPRO...
375 - Shaw to Participate in Upcoming Civil Nuclear Trade Mission to India as USIBC Member
BATON ROUGE, La.-(Business Wire)-December 18, 2008 - The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) today announced the Nuclear Division of its Power Group will join with the United States-India Business Council (USIBC), the Nuclear Energy Institute and an influential group of U.S. companies on the largest-ever...
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