Chalk River reactor down until 2010
Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd’s (AECL) aging nuclear reactor at Chalk River, Ontario, Canada will not be back up and running until the spring of 2010. Welding fume exhaust unit
Lincoln Electric has released the Mobiflex 100-NF welding fume exhaust unit, a portable, low-vacuum system designed for the continuous removal of welding fumes. Titanium bridge design competition
The Defense Metals Technology Center (DMTC) of North Canton, Ohio, US and the nearby University of Akron are sponsoring a unique academic competition for the design of a pedestrian bridge at the University to be made of titanium. USA: waste treatment plant
EnergySolutions Inc. has been awarded two sub-contracts at the Hanford site waste treatment plant for the support of waste mix testing in Washington. Morris Technologies uses DMLS technology
Cincinnati,Ohio, US-based Morris Technologies Inc. can now fabricate titanium alloy parts using direct metal laser sintering (DMLS) technology. 
Vale SA has stopped output at its Thompson nickel mine and processing plant on 1 August 2009 for scheduled maintenance, bringing its entire Canadian nickel operations to a halt. 
Eriez Magnetics, headquartered in Pennsylvania, US, has released Hi-Powr Permanent Magnetic Sheet Fanners built with a powerful magnetic circuit that separates and fans light or heavy gauge steel, eliminating doubles and increasing production. 
Corr-Paint CP3015-SS, a new high temperature, stainless steel and ceramic filled coating developed by US-based Aremco Products Inc., is now used to coat heat exchangers, boiler components, and exhaust headers for corrosion protection to 1500F. 
ThyssenKrupp USA has reported that Mr Bob Soulliere, president and CEO of ThyssenKrupp Steel USA and one of the people who announced the company would build in Alabama, announced on 7 August 2009 that he will retire on 30 September 2009. Mr Christoph Lackinger will replace Mr Soulliere. 
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which had earlier said it was considering the construction of up to four reactors at its Bellefonte site in Alabama, US, is now looking into building just one unit at the site.