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Nuclear Plant Journal
January-February 2009, Volume 27 No. 1
27th Year of Publication
International Trade
and Waste & Fuel
Management
Nuclear Plant Journal is published by
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April, June, August, October and December
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Staff
Senior Publisher and Editor
Newal K. Agnihotri
Publisher and Sales Manager
Anu Agnihotri
Editorial & Marketing Assistant
Michelle Yong
Administrative Assistant
QingQing Zhu
Articles & Reports
Innovative Financing and Workforce Planning 18
By Donna Jacobs, Entergy Nuclear
Nuclear Power-A Long-Term Need 20
By John C. Devine, Gerald Goldsmith and Michael DeLallo,
WorleyParsons
Importance of Loan Guarantee Program 22
By Donald Hintz
EPC Contracts for New Plants 24
By Dave Barry, Shaw Power Group
GNEP & Fuel Recycling 29
By Alan Hanson, AREVA NC Inc.
Safe and Reliable Reactor 32
By Kiyoshi Yamauchi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
Safe, Small and Simple Reactors 34
By Yoshi Sakashita, Toshiba Corporation
Nuclear Power in Thailand 38
By Tatchai Sumitra, Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology
Nuclear Power in Vietnam 41
By Tran Huu Phat, Vietnam Atomic Energy Commission
Industry Innovations
Rectifying Axial-Offset-Anomaly Problems 44
By Don Adams, Tennessee Valley Authority
Plant Profile
Star of Stars of Excellence 48
By Tyler Lamberts, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Departments
New Energy News 8
Utility, Industry & Corporation 10
New Products, Services &
Contracts 13
New Documents 16
Meeting & Training Calendar 17
Journal Services
List of Advertisers 6
Advertiser Web Directory 30
On The Cover
Waterford 3 is a nuclear site located
in Louisiana. The unit is a pressurized
water reactor designed by Combustion
Engineering. See page 48 for a profi le.
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Nuclear Plant Journal (ISSN 0892-2055) is published bimonthly in February,
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