Award is based on commercial and safety merits of the bid The Wall Street Journal reports Dec 27 that a consortium led by South Korean companies has won a $20.4 billion contract to build four new nuclear reactors in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)....

New York Times reports on a new pipe organ to echo the sounds of Bach In an inspiring article about construction in Rochester, NY, of an exact replica of an 18th century pipe organ in Vilnius, Lithuania, the New York Times has published a...

A quick look at what to expect in 2010 Every year at this time your faithful correspondent swings for the fences with fearless prognostications of what will happen in the field of nuclear energy in the next 12 months. These are big hairy audacious...

Recognition earned for advancing the industry and for inexplicable outcomes Every year at this time this blog recognizes the best outcomes in the field of nuclear energy worldwide. Also, results which cannot be invented nor replicated are documented...

An exclusive post at CoolHandNuke After high profile setbacks, and false starts, some bright spots point to potential for success for ESBWR Tractor pull anyone? Bringing a new nuclear reactor design to market is like competing in a county fair...