B&W, DOE Sign Cooperative Agreement for Small Modular Reactor Funding

B&W, DOE Sign Cooperative Agreement for Small Modular Reactor Funding Business Wire (press release) ... the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have signed a Cooperative Agreement for funding made available through DOE's Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Licensing Technical Support Program for the development and licensing of B&W's mPower™ technology.http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130415005802/en/BW-DOE-Sign-Cooperative-Agreement-Small-Modular SMR funding signed, sealed and delivered 16 April 2013 A formal agreement with the US Department of Energy (DoE) means that Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) mPower can access the first $79 million of federal funding under a government program to accelerate commercialization of small modular reactors (SMRs).  http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-SMR_funding_signed_sealed_and_delivered-1604137.html Babcock & Wilcox finalizes agreement with US DOE for SMR funding Platts - Babcock & Wilcox subsidiary B&W mPower has signed a cooperative agreement with the US Department of Energy that immediately makes $79 million in federal funding available for design development and US Nuclear Regulatory Commission certification ...http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/ElectricPower/21951834   SMR News Headlines SMR funding signed, sealed and delivered (Apr 16, 2013) World Nuclear News : Article highlights agreement between DOE and Babcock & Wilcox mPower for small modular reactor development. B&W, DOE Sign Cooperative Agreement for Small Modular Reactor Funding (Apr 15, 2013) Babcock & Wilcox Company : Babcock & Wilcox mPower sign cooperative agreement to fund small modular reactor project. TVA, B&W poised to put small modular reactors to the test (Apr 7, 2013) Knoxville News Sentinel : Article highlights Babcock & Wilcox mPower small modular reactor work with TVA. Nuclear power advancements in Virginia could come to Tennessee (Mar 26, 2013) Wate : Article highlights Babcock & Wilcox mPower small modular reactor and possible build by TVA. Fitch: TVA deal could pave way to small nuclear reactors (Feb 22, 2013) Reuters : Fitch Ratings Agency gives positive remarks to TVA deal with Babcock & Wilcox to develop mPower small modular reactor. Deal Advances Development of a Smaller Nuclear Reactor (Feb 20, 2013) New York Times : TVA and Babcock & Wilcox in deal to build mPower small modular reactor in Oak Ridge. TVA signs deal to build small new nuclear reactor in Oak Ridge, Tenn. (Feb 21, 2013) Chattanooga Times Free Press : TVA signs contract with Babcock & Wilcox for mPower reactor at Clinch River Site. Small modular nuclear reactor test facility enters full operating conditions (Jul 18, 2012) Nuclear Power International : Babcock & Wilcox says IST facility achieves full operating conditions, small modular reactor, mPower. B&W Announces Realignment of Commercial Nuclear Business in Response to Growing Demands (Jan 12, 2012) Babcock & Wilcox : Babcock & Wilcox announces realignment to better serve small modular reactor market and develop mPower design. Babcock & Wilcox testing site in Bedford County is operational (Jul 18, 2012) News & Advance : Updated article highlights Babcock & Wilcox reactor testing facility for Small Modular Reactors, mPower. Babcock & Wilcox and FirstEnergy Announce MOU for Potential mPower Small Modular Reactor Deployment (Jul 25, 2012) Babcock & Wilcox Company : Babcock & Wilcox in MoU with FirstEnergy for study on potential deployment of small modular reactors in FirstEnergy's service territory, mPower. FirstEnergy looking into buying a small B&W modular nuclear reactor (Jul 25, 2012) Plain Dealer : Article highlights FirstEnergy's interest in mPower small modular reactor. Small reactors may be key to nuclear power's future (Mar 11, 2012) Toledo Blade : Article discusses FirstEnergy and other nuclear utilities interest in small modular reactors specifically mPower design. Small Reactors Make a Bid to Revive Nuclear Power (Mar 27, 2012) Scientific American : Article reviews interest and potential of Small Modular Reactors, cites mPower. B&W and Bechtel Form Alliance to Commercialize World’s First Generation III++ SMR Nuclear Plant (Jul 14, 2010) Bechtel/Babcock & Wilcox : New commercial small modular nuclear reactor to be based on the 125-megawatt B&W mPower SMR technology. Babcock & Wilcox, Bechtel announce nuclear-plant partnership (Jul 14, 2010) Lynchburg News & Advance : Babcock & Wilcox in partnership with Bechtel for small modular nuclear plant, mPower. B&W, Bechtel team up on mPower (Jul 14, 2010) World Nuclear News : Bechtel to create modular power reactor alliance with Babcock & Wilcox, small modular reactor, mPower. Are small modular nuclear reactors in the U.S's future? (Oct 13, 2010) Standard-Examiner : Article looks at prospects for small modular reactors from Babcock & Wilcox mPower, Hyperion Power Generation G4M, and NuScale. Obama budget could boost B&W reactor projects (Feb 15, 2011) News & Advance : Obama Administration budget likely to benefit Babcock & Wilcox small modular reactor development, mPower. B&W Receives $5 Million Grant for Small Modular Reactor Testing Facility (Apr 11, 2011) Babcock & Wilcox Company : Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization issues grant for Small Modular reactor facility, mPower. B&W Receives $5 Million Grant for Small Modular Reactor Testing Facility (Apr 11, 2011) Babcock & Wilcox : Babcock & Wilcox gets a $5 million grant from Virginia Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission for small modular reactor testing facility, mPower. B&W awarded grant for mPower development (Apr 13, 2011) World Nuclear News : Three-year test program to collect data to verify the small modular reactor design and safety performance in support of licensing activities, mPower. Generation mPower and TVA Sign Letter of Intent for B&W mPower™ Reactor Project (Jun 16, 2011) Babcock & Wilcox : Majority owned subsidiary of B&W signs letter of intent with TVA on conditions for development of six potential small modular reactors, mPower. Tennessee Valley Authority Looks To Build Six Small, Modular Nuclear Reactors (Jun 23, 2011) PopSci : Article highlights TVA deal with Babcock & Wilcox over small modular reactors, mPower. Are Mini-Reactors The Future Of Nuclear Power? (Feb 4, 2013) National Public Radio : Article highlights government support for small modular reactors and Babcock & Wilcox mPower design. mPower simulator in action (Dec 6, 2012) World Nuclear News : Article highlights Babcock & Wilcox's mPower small modular reactor prototype control room. B&W completes control room simulator in Lynchburg (Dec 6, 2012) Lynchburg News & Advance : Babcock & Wilcox complete control room simulator for mPower small modular reactor. Small nuclear reactor revolution starts in Roane County (Nov 30, 2012) WBIR : Article highlights DOE funding for Babcock & Wilcox partnership for TVA mPower small modular reactor. B&W contracts for SMR forgings (Nov 29, 2012) World Nuclear News : Babcock & Wilcox mPower in supply agreement with Lehigh Heavy Forge to fabricate forgings for small modular reactors. mPower empowered by SMR funds (Nov 21, 2012) World Nuclear News : Article highlights funds for mPower and Babcock & Wilcox small modular reactors.