July 14, 2010
U.S., Kazakhstan Agree to Areas of Cooperation in Civil Nuclear Energy
At their meeting in Astana on July 13, Ed McGinnis, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Nuclear Energy Policy and Cooperation of the U.S. Department of Energy, and Albert Rau, First Vice Minister of Kazakhstan's Ministry of Industry and New Technologies, signed the Terms of Reference for the Sub-Working Group on Nuclear Energy under the U.S.-Kazakhstan Energy Partnership.
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July 8, 2010
Department of Energy Announces more than $18 Million to Strengthen Nuclear Education at U.S. Universities and Colleges
Awards $5 million for 117 scholarships and fellowships, and $13.2 million for infrastructure upgrades for university nuclear programs
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy today announced approximately $18.2 million to help educate the next generation of nuclear scientists and engineers, and to strengthen nuclear research and education capabilities at U.S. universities and colleges.
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July 2, 2010
2009 Annual Reports Issued for Nuclear Energy Research Initiative and International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative
On July 2, 2010, the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) issued annual reports for its Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (NERI) and International Nuclear Energy Research Initiative (I-NERI), describing accomplishments achieved in 2009.
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June 21, 2010
Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Steering Group Members Approve Transformation to the International Framework for Nuclear Energy Cooperation
The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership Steering Group met in Accra, Ghana on June 16-17, 2010, and approved unanimously several transformative changes to reflect global developments that have occurred since the Partnership was established in 2007.
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