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Progress Energy signs contract for nuclear plant (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Utility Progress Energy Florida on Monday said it struck a deal with Westinghouse Electric Co. and Shaw Group Inc.'s Power Group for the development of two nuclear units for a proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County, Fla.

Progress Energy Florida Signs Contract For New, Advanced-Design Nuclear Plant (PollutionOnline)
Progress Energy Florida (PEF) has signed a contract with Westinghouse Electric Company LLC and The Shaw Group Inc.'s Power Group for the engineering, procurement and construction of two nuclear units for a proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County, Fla

EDF completes �12.5bn nuclear takeover of British Energy (vnunet.com)
James Murray, BusinessGreen , Tuesday 6 January 2009 at 09:49:00 French energy giant says it could work with partners to build new generation of low carbon nuclear reactors The UK took a major step towards its goal of building a new fleet of low carbon nuclear reactors yesterday after EDF completed its �12.5bn purchase of nuclear operator British...

Progress Energy awards contract to Westinghouse, Shaw Group for nuclear units (Energy Business Review)
The Westinghouse Electric Company and The Shaw Groups power business group have signed an engineering, procurement and construction contract with Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Progress Energy, to provide two Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power units at its Levy County, Florida site.

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-06 11:22 British Energy's Hinkley Point nuclear unit restarts (Interactive Investor)
LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Britain's 610-megawatt Hinkley Point B7 nuclear power reactor was restarted on Tuesday morning after shutting down unexpectedly on Friday afternoon, a spokeswoman for operator British Energy said. "It's raising load now," she said. Data from National Grid showed the reactor in southwest England was running at 30-MW at 1100 GMT on Tuesday. The other reactor at the power ...

British Energy's Hinkley Point nuclear unit restarts (The Forex Market)
LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Britain's 610-megawatt Hinkley Point B7 nuclear power reactor was restarted on Tuesday morning after shutting down unexpectedly on Friday afternoon, a spokeswoman for operator British Energy said.

Progress Energy To Buy And Build Nuclear Reactors (The Tampa Tribune)
Progress Energy Florida said this morning it has signed a contract to purchase and build two new nuclear reactors on a 5,100-acre site in Levy County.

$65,000 fine proposed against Exelon over 'inattentive' guards at nuclear plant (Chicago Tribune)
Federal energy regulators have proposed a $65,000 penalty for Exelon Corp. after guards at the utility holding company's nuclear plant in Pennsylvania were seen napping on the job.

Progress Energy taps Westinghouse, Shaw for nuclear plant work (Business Journal of Tampa Bay)
Progress Energy Florida has entered into an engineering, procurement and construction contract for two nuclear units to be built in Levy County. (PGN)

Supporters outnumber protesters at hearing on proposed EFH nuclear reactors (Dallas Morning News)
GLEN ROSE ? If the turnout for Tuesday?s public meeting on expansion of the nuclear plant is any sign, protesters might not pose much of a threat to Energy Future Holdings? plans to build two new reactors.