Temelín nuclear power plant – one of the country’s more unusual tourist attractions
(Radio Prague: Mon, 14 Jan) The southern Bohemian nuclear power plant Temelín has long been a thorn in the side of anti-nuclear activists. Its operator, the power utility ČEZ, insists that the Soviet-designed plant is perfectly safe and is now working to improve its image. It has launched an advertising campaign to attract visitors to its information centre, which seems to be bearing fruit, as Jana Gribbinová from the ...

Alternative Energy Sources provides services to possible buyer
(bizjournals.com via Yahoo! Finance: Mon, 14 Jan) Alternative Energy Sources Inc. has entered into a management services agreement with its unidentified potential buyer.

French majors to jointly develop Emirates nuclear power project
(Energy Business Review: Tue, 15 Jan) French energy giant Total, utility major Suez and nuclear group Areva have signed a partnership agreement to submit a nuclear power plant project to the authorities of the United Arab Emirates.

Nuclear Energy Revival Raises New Safety Concerns
(Addict 3D: Sun, 13 Jan) Proponents for nuclear power say new reactors have better fail-safe mechanisms, but many countries hopping on the nuclear bandwagon have abysmal industrial safety records, and even some supporters are skeptical that the next generation of reactors could be foolproof.