Danny Roderick has taken over as president and CEO of Westinghouse, moving straight from the position of senior vice president for nuclear plant projects at rival vendor GE-Hitachi.
Agneta Rising will take over as director general of the World Nuclear Association (WNA) from 1 January 2013, upon the retirement of current head John Ritch.
Steam produced by a chemical accident has caused burns to two workers at France's Fessenheim nuclear power plant.
Seven hundred professional engineers are taking strike action after negotiations with employer Candu Energy broke down over a dispute centred on the increasing use of contractors.
Decommissioning worker Neil Parkin has established a sideline by making banjos out of wood salvaged from the Dounreay site.
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Nuclear-trained ex-servicemen and women from the US Navy should be able to seamlessly transition to employment in the country's civil nuclear power industry under a groundbreaking agreement between the US Naval Propulsion Program and representatives of the nuclear industry._48.jpg "K9 for Candu (SPEA)_48")
Kailash Chandra Purohit has been appointed as chairman and managing director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). He replaces interim head SA Bhardwaj, who has held the post since the retirement of SK Jain at the end of May._615x161.jpg)
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A report for EDF Energy has put some figures on the benefits to the UK economy that could flow from the company's plans for new nuclear power plants._70x48.jpg "Ringhals 3 and 4 (Vattenfall) 70x48")
A small amount of an explosive substance was discovered on a fork-lift truck at Vattenfall's Ringhals plant in Sweden yesterday. Police said there had been no mechanism for detonation and consequently no risk of explosion.
Honoured for his years of mountain rescue work, Mike Park took part in the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay today. Park's managers at Sellafield grant him the freedom he needs to lead the Cockermouth Mountain Rescue Team.
Decommissioning worker Neil Parkin has established a sideline by making banjos out of wood salvaged from the Dounreay site.