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Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has appointed Mark Marano to the position of president, Americas Region. Career nuclear energy industry executive to come on board May 31; brings broad range of operations, business development and customer experience. PITTSBURGH (PRWEB) May 21, 2013 Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has appointed Mark Marano to the position of president, Americas Region, effective May 31. In his new position, Mr. Marano will be...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern Nuclear employees received a visit on Thursday, April 4, from the Nuclear Clean Air Energy IndyCar race team, including all-star driver Simona De Silvestro. Several hundred employees attended the event and had their photographs taken next to De Silvestro, who began the racing season with a sixth place finish at St. Petersburg. De Silvestro and the race team were in town to compete in the Honda Indy Grand Prix of Alabama at the...

DUBLIN, April 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Research and Markets announces the addition of "Global Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage Market 2012-2016" to its catalogue.      (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130307/600769 ) The Global Molten Salt Thermal Energy Storage market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 17.25 percent over the period 2012-2016. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the increase in positive attributes of molten salt. The Global Molten...

As part of its updated business plan, the NDA currently has an annual expenditure of almost £3 billion a year. £1.3 billion of this enters the supply chain at various levels below the SLCs, delivering massive opportunities for decommissioning service providers. (PRWEB) March 19, 2013 To advance the latest industry developments and learn from the first-hand experience of others, Sellafield’s supply chain experts will be meeting with key decommissioning organisations including...

TAKOMA PARK, Md., March 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The NRC Commissioners today upheld last summer's licensing board denial of a construction/operating license for the proposed Calvert Cliffs-3 nuclear reactor in Maryland. The decision marks the first time in history that the NRC Commissioners have upheld the denial of a license for a commercial nuclear reactor, and only the second time a license for a commercial nuclear facility has been denied. The first license denial was...

ST. PETERS, Mo., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MEMC Electronic Materials, Inc. (NYSE: WFR) announced today that the Company's Board of Directors has appointed Randy H. Zwirn as a new independent member of the Board. Mr. Zwirn, 59, is the Chief Executive Officer, Energy Services Division of Siemens AG, Energy Sector. He also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens Energy, Inc. with regional responsibility for the overall Energy Sector in the Americas. Prior to this...

Nuclear Energy Leader Projects 130 New Positions over Four-Year Period CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 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...

AREVA Inc. has given $35,000 to be the title sponsor of the AREVA Explore Engineering program at Sweet Briar College in the summer and fall of 2013 and spring of 2014. SWEET BRIAR, Va (PRWEB) February 20, 2013 AREVA Inc. has given $35,000 to be the title sponsor of the AREVA Explore Engineering program at Sweet Briar College in the summer and fall of 2013 and spring of 2014. Although AREVA has been a partner of the College’s Margaret Jones Wyllie ’45 Engineering Program in the past,...

NEW YORK, Dec. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of Open, Transparent and Connected financial marketplaces, today announced that European Uranium Resources Ltd. (OTCQX: EUUNF; TSX.V: EUU), a European uranium exploration and development company, has chosen to trade on OTCQX(®),( )the qualified OTC marketplace with the highest financial standards and third-party sponsorship. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110118/MM31963LOGO ) European...

NYSE MKT Equities Exchange Symbol - UEC CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, Dec. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Uranium Energy Corp (NYSE MKT: UEC, the "Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of former United States Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham as Chairman of the Company's Advisory Board. "We are delighted that Secretary Abraham has agreed to lead our Advisory Board as Chairman. He has been a strong advocate for the uranium and nuclear sectors both in government and in the private...