U.S. Nuclear Power Plants 2008

Nuclear power is a type of nuclear technology involving the controlled use of nuclear reactions, usually nuclear fission, to release energy for work including propulsion, heat, and the generation of electricity. Nuclear energy is produced by a controlled nuclear chain reaction and creates heat - which is used to boil water, produce steam, and drive a steam turbine.

A nuclear reactor is a device in which nuclear chain reactions are initiated, controlled, and sustained at a steady rate, as opposed to a nuclear bomb, in which the chain reaction occurs in a fraction of a second and is uncontrolled causing an explosion.

The most significant use of nuclear reactors is as an energy source for the generation of electrical power and for the power in some ships. This is usually accomplished by methods that involve using heat from the nuclear reaction to power steam turbines.

The United States produces the most nuclear energy, with nuclear power providing 20% of the electricity it consumes, while France produces the highest percentage of its electrical energy from nuclear reactors - 80% as of 2006. In the European Union as a whole, nuclear energy provides 30% of the electricity. Nuclear energy policy differs between European Union countries, and some, such as Austria and Ireland, have no active nuclear power stations. In comparison, France has a large number of these plants, with 16 multi-unit stations in current use.

Analysis of the Major Nuclear Power Plants in the United States takes a view of the overall nuclear power industry worldwide, with an analysis of the basics of nuclear power, and an overview of the nuclear power industry in the United States. The report focuses on the major nuclear power plants in the U.S. – over 75 plants are focused upon in this report.

WORLD MINING INVESTMENT CONGRESS 2008

World Mining Investment Congress 2008
The Hotel Russell, London
3 - 5 June 2008

He mining conference where CEOs examine mining investment and the challenges and opportunities that exist in tomorrow’s mining industry.

The future of resource events

The World Mining Investment Congress is an executive forum for the world’s mining industry. In a crowded calendar of mining conferences, expos and investor symposiums the Congress stands out as a meeting place where genuine discussions take place around the big challenges, investments and opportunities in mining.

The Congress is more than an investor symposium. It is more than a series of advisory solutions. It is a platform for the industry to talk about growth, development and opportunity, as well as, investment and return. Here is what makes the Congress so unique:

• Industry pioneers explore today’s mining industry: key drivers, what challenges they face and what the future holds for mines
• Executive level delegates: an event full of decision makers
• CEOs gather to address the major issues impacting their business, informing you of what strategies and processes they have adopted to ensure high shareholder value, return and profit
• Leading banks, brokers and equity investors explore the best methods for raising capital
• The world’s most respected service providers detail new and emerging solutions now available to mines to help them do better business
• The investment community have their say on how best to attract investor interest and where they will be placing their money
• The majority of speakers at the Congress are mines
• A series of parallel roundtables run by industry thought leaders designed to further more focussed discussion on key challenges impacting the growth and development of mines companies
• Extensive networking opportunities so you can continually meet and develop new business relationships

The Congress promotes communication and interaction, delivering content and delivering discussion. It is specifically designed to deliver attendees new business leads, new investment and new ideas.