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| Areva-led team responds to DOE Nuclear Initiative Areva, the largest nuclear energy vendor in America, Washington Group International and BWX Technologies have jointly submitted Expressions of Interest (EOI) to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for both the development and deployment of a Consolidated Fuel Treatment Center (CFTC) and an Advanced Burner Reactor (ABR). The DOE's Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) initiative aims to expand the use of nuclear power to address the growing demand for energy. The initiative can increase U.S. and global energy security and provide for a safe expansion of clean nuclear power. The CFTC will be capable of processing used nuclear fuel into recyclable, energy-producing components and final waste materials. It will serve also as a fuel manufacturing plant. The ABR, a new type of nuclear reactor, will be designed to use recycled nuclear materials in a way that generates electricity with the valuable content of the irradiated fuel as well as to consume minor actinides. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |