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Saturday, February 23, 2013

Chairman Boxer and Senate Colleagues Press NRC


Chairman Boxer and Senate Colleagues Press NRC to - US Senate ...
The letter calls for NRC to require the prompt installation of engineered filtered venting systems to reduce the risk of significant releases of radiation in the event ...
epw.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction...id...

China energy consumption rises 3.9%


China energy consumption rises 3.9% in 2012 - Yahoo! Finance UK
'China energy consumption rises 3.9% in 2012' on Yahoo! Finance UK. A labourer is seen handling coal briquettes at a coal distribution business in Huaibei, ...
uk.finance.yahoo.com/.../china-energy-consumption-rises-3-0...
China's energy consumption rises - DaijiWorld.com
China's energy consumption totaled 3.62 billion tonnes of standard coal ... Energy consumption for every 10,000 yuan ($1,601.98) of China's GDP fell 3.6 ...
www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=165095
China energy consumption rises 3.9% in 2012 - The Economic Times
Energy consumption by China, the world's leading emitter of C02, rose 3.9 per cent in 2012 from the previous year.
economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/...3.../18641597.cms
China's energy consumption rises 3.9 pct in 2012 |Economy ...
China's energy consumption totaled 3.62 billion tonnes of standard coal equivalent in 2012, up 3.9 percent year on year, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) ...
www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2013.../content_16249981.htm

Global team must dismantle No. 1: IAEA

Global team must dismantle No. 1: IAEA

Cleanup should not just tap into Japan expertise, Amano says


www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/02/23/national/global-team-must-dismantle-no-1-iaea

F. Daiichi unit #1 torus room handout and photos

A most interesting and informative handout package from Tokyo Electric Company on the F. Daiichi unit #1 torus room.
 

Hanford Leaking Tanks Web Update 2/23


Governor: 6 tanks leaking radioactive waste at Washington nuclear ...
Six tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in southeast Washington are leaking radioactive waste, the state's governor said Friday.
www.cnn.com/2013/02/22/us/washington-nuclear
6 Hanford tanks leaking nuclear waste - SFGate
The leaks raise new concerns about delays for emptying the tanks at south- central Washington's Hanford nuclear reservation, and they strike another blow to ...
www.sfgate.com/.../6-Hanford-tanks-leaking-nuclear-waste-43...
Washington Gov. Says 6 Underground Radioactive Waste Tanks at ...
By Madeleine Morgenstern
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says six underground radioactive waste tanks at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site are leaking. Inslee made the announcement Friday afternoon after meeting with federal officials in ...
TheBlaze.com - Stories
At least six tanks leaking at nuclear waste site in Washington state ...
By Agence France-Presse
At least six underground tanks containing nuclear waste in the northwestern US state of Washington are leaking, but there is no imminent threat to public health, a spokeswoman said Friday. The US Energy Department told the state last week ...
The Raw Story
Radioactive leaks in six US nuclear waste tanks | Firstpost
By hidden
However the Governor of Washington State, Jay Inslee, who said that there is no immediate or near-term health risk associated with these newly discovered leaks.
Firstpost
Prison Planet.com » Radioactive Waste Is Leaking From ...
By admin
The weapons production reactors were decommissioned at the end of the Cold War, but the decades of manufacturing left behind 53 million US gallons of high-level radioactive waste, an additional 25 million cubic feet of solid radioactive ...
Prison Planet.com
Nuclear Waste Seeping From 6 Containers In Washington | KTOO
By Eyder Peralta - NPR News
As NPR's Martin Kaste tells our Newscast Desk, federal officials have spent many years and billions of dollars cleaning up the reservation, including efforts to protect the nearby Columbia River. There are 177 tanks holding nuclear waste at the ...
KTOO

Radioactive waste leaking from tanks at Washington state nuclear site
The Guardian
Six underground storage tanks at a nuclear facility in Washington state are leaking radioactive waste, but there is no immediate risk to human health, officials say. The newly discovered leaks, at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, come one week after ...

Six Nuclear Waste Tanks Leaking at Washington State Site
Bloomberg
Six tanks holding radioactive waste at the U.S. Energy Department's Hanford site in Washington are leaking, more than reported earlier, Governor Jay Inslee said. He learned of the new number, five more than identified as leaky a week ago, in a meeting ...
Hanford Nuclear Reservation Tanks Leaking Radioactive Waste Underground ...
Huffington Post
YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- Six underground tanks that hold a brew of radioactive and toxic waste at the nation's most contaminated nuclear site are leaking, federal and state officials said Friday, prompting calls for an investigation from a key senator ...
Radioactive waste leaking from six tanks at Washington state nuclear site
Reuters
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Six underground storage tanks at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation along the Columbia River in Washington state were recently found to be leaking radioactive waste, but there is no immediate risk to human health, state and federal ...
Tanks leaking radioactive waste at US nuclear site
The Times (subscription)
At least six tanks containing radioactive waste are leaking from a plant in the US state of Washington, authorities warned last night, urging more federal help to clean up a site used to make Cold War-era bombs. The underground tanks at the Hanford ...

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America's most contaminated: Radioactive waste leaks into northwestern river
RT
Radioactive waste is leaking from six underground tanks at America's most-contaminated facility in Washington, the state's government announced on Friday. Just how much toxic stew got into the Columbia River's underground basin is unclear. The leak at ...
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RT
Washington State nuclear waste tanks 'leaking'
BBC News
Governor Jay Inslee described the situation at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation as "disturbing news". But he stressed that there was no current risk to human health. Nearly 200 ageing containers hold millions of litres of radioactive waste left from ...
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BBC News
Nuclear Waste Seeping From 6 Containers In Washington
New Hampshire Public Radio
The number of underground containers seeping nuclear waste has increased to six from one at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation near Richland, Wash. On his twitter account, Gov. Jay Inslee said he received the news during a meeting with Secretary of ...
See all stories on this topic »
US alarm over nuclear-waste leaks | Bangkok Post: news
Bangkok Post
At least six tanks containing radioactive waste in the US state of Washington are leaking, the state said, urging more federal help to clean up a site used to make Cold War-era bombs. Aerial view of part of the Hanford nuclear site in Washington state ...
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Bangkok Post

Two nuclear power plants to be commissioned by 2016’

Two nuclear power plants to be commissioned by 2016’
http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-21158-Two-nuclear-power-plants-to-be-commissioned-by-2016
ISLAMABAD: Two nuclear power plants, 340MW each, are under construction at Chashma and are expected to be commissioned by 2016, with Chinese assistance.

Iran refuses to go beyond nuclear obligations


Iran refuses to go beyond nuclear obligations

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130223/iran-refuses-go-beyond-nuclear-obligations

Richard Garwin: Reduce nuclear dangers

  Richard Garwin: Reduce nuclear dangers
http://gulftoday.ae/portal/40fd7dd0-7735-451e-957b-9547ce129a30.aspx

23 February 2013 Last updated at 10:47 ET Share this page Email Print 417 Share Facebook Twitter Iran announces uranium finds and power plant expansion


Iran announces uranium finds and power plant expansion

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-21559861

Iran announces uranium finds, days before nuclear talks

Iran announces uranium finds, days before nuclear talks


http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/23/us-iran-nuclear-idUSBRE91M07920130223

Prevention of terrorist attacks



https://www.dropbox.com/s/tdilae1mzst8y7q/Letter%20and%20Enclosure%201%20to%20Lieberman.pdf

Q&A Series: Geomagnetic Disturbances and Power Outages Part IV

Q&A Series: Geomagnetic Disturbances and Power Outages Part IV


http://theenergycollective.com/andrew-lawless/189386/answers-your-geomagnetic-disturbances-questions-part-iv?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

Recycling Used Nuclear Fuel – [Video]


Posted by: Rod Adams

Recycling Used Nuclear Fuel – [Video]


http://theenergycollective.com/rodadams/189676/recycling-used-nuclear-fuel-argonne-research-explained-4-min-video?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

Editors Rebel Against Ratepayer Financing For Nuclear Plants

Editors Rebel Against Ratepayer Financing For Nuclear Plants


http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2013/02/20/editors-rebel-against-ratepayer-financing-for-nuclear-plants/

WILLIAM TUCKER: Why It’s Time to Solve Everything with a Carbon Tax By William Tucker

WILLIAM TUCKER: Why It’s Time to Solve Everything with a Carbon Tax

By William Tucker

http://www.nucleartownhall.com/blog/william-tucker-why-it%E2%80%99s-time-to-solve-everything-with-a-carbon-tax/

Czechs, Slovaks to further develop nuclear power industry


Czechs, Slovaks to further develop nuclear power industry

http://www.ceskenoviny.cz/news/zpravy/czechs-slovaks-to-further-develop-nuclear-power-industry/904829

Russia meteor triggered nuclear warning system

Russia meteor triggered nuclear warning system

The infrasonic waves from the detonation of a meteor over the Ural Mountains earlier this month was detected by 17 nuclear monitoring stations around the globe. 


http://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/0222/Russia-meteor-triggered-nuclear-warning-system

Sandia Labs revitalizes nuclear security infrastructure

Sandia Labs revitalizes nuclear security infrastructure 
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/02/sandia-labs-revitalizes-nuclear-security-infrastructure

Oregon senator to ask for GAO probe of Hanford nuclear site

Oregon senator to ask for GAO probe of Hanford nuclear site



http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/02/23/oregon-senator-to-ask-for-gao-probe-hanford-nuclear-site/

Fukushima Update 2/23

Today's Fukushima Commentary...
Japan needs to stop wasting money on radiation fears
It seems Tokyo is content to continue throwing away big bucks in the desire to soothe the radiation fears of a numerically-significant minority in the population. Tokyo is decontaminating homes as far away as 200 kilometers from F. Daiichi that have detectible Cesium levels. Deconning most of these 103,000 homes will make them no safer than without the expensive cleansing. Tokyo should shift the funding from this politically-expedient boondoggle, and put it where it is really needed – the reconstruction of the Tohoku communities forever lost to the 3/11/11 tsunami.
http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-commentary.html

Japan’s Greenpeace and Press call science a government “ploy” (Feb. 19)
Japanese researcher Kazuo Sakai said, “Since the accident in Fukushima, no health effects from radiation have been observed." But Greenpeace calls this a government ploy and says Japan should carry out frequent health checks all over Japan "even if there is no comparative epidemological data" to support it. The Japanese constitution says the public has a right the right to live in peace, free from fear. Greenpeace’s fear-mongering is a moral crime against the people of Japan.
http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-commentary.html

Romance of Radium – How did our relationship with radioactive material sour?


Romance of Radium – How did our relationship with radioactive material sour?


Rod Adams discusses the experience of watching Romance of Radium, a 1937 short film about the wonders of radium and the reason why it was valued at $750,000 per ounce - in 1937 vintage dollars. Seen through the lens of today's pervasive radiation phobia, the film illustrates how society's perceptions have changed - even though reality remains constant.

The film, embedded as a YouTube clip in the post ends with the following statement:

"Out of the darkness of the past comes a white light of hope for today, radium, the most precious substance in the world. Centuries from now it will still shine upon some future civilization, saving through the ages countless thousands of human lives."

Rod Adams
Publisher, Atomic Insights

Radioactive Waste Is Leaking From Washington's Hanford Nuclear Reservation

Radioactive Waste Is Leaking From Washington's Hanford Nuclear Reservation

And now for a quick lesson in government spending: in the 1940s the federal government created the now mostly decommissioned Washington's Hanford Nuclear Reservation as part of the Manhattan Project to build the atomic bomb. During the Cold War, the project was expanded to include nine nuclear reactors and five large plutonium processing complexes, which produced plutonium for most of the 60,000 weapons in the U.S. nuclear arsenal. Sadly, many of the early safety procedures and waste disposal practices were inadequate, and government documents have since confirmed that Hanford's operations released significant amounts of radioactive materials into the air and the Columbia River.http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-02-22/radioactive-waste-leaking-washingtons-hanford-nuclear-reservation

1.5C Temperature Rise Could Melt Permafrost

1.5C Temperature Rise Could Melt Permafrost

Fiona Harvey, Guardian
A global temperature rise of 1.5C would be enough to start the melting of permafrost in Siberia, scientists warned on Thursday.Any widespread thaw in Siberia's permanently frozen ground could have severe consequences for climate change. Permafrost covers about 24% of the land surface of the northern hemisphere, and widespread melting could eventually trigger the release of hundreds of gigatonnes of carbon dioxide and methane, which would have a massive warming effect.http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/21/temperature-rise-permafrost-melt
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1.5C Temperature Rise Could Melt Permafrost

1.5C Temperature Rise Could Melt Permafrost

Fiona Harvey, Guardian
A global temperature rise of 1.5C would be enough to start the melting of permafrost in Siberia, scientists warned on Thursday.Any widespread thaw in Siberia's permanently frozen ground could have severe consequences for climate change. Permafrost covers about 24% of the land surface of the northern hemisphere, and widespread melting could eventually trigger the release of hundreds of gigatonnes of carbon dioxide and methane, which would have a massive warming effect.http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/feb/21/temperature-rise-permafrost-melt
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Ohio’s Energy Revolution An Economic ‘Game Changer’

Ohio’s Energy Revolution An Economic ‘Game Changer’

The Ohio Petroleum Council (OPC) applauded Governor Kasich’s third State of the State address and said that Ohio’s burgeoning oil and natural gasA naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon gases beneath the earth’s surface – often in association with petroleum. industry is well positioned to advance the administration’s goals of continued economic growth and

(More)…http://shalestuff.com/shale-industry/ohios-energy-revolution-economic-game-changer/article06537

TEPCO workers collect water from Fukushima Daiichi Reactor 1 torus room


TEPCO workers collect water from Fukushima Daiichi Reactor 1 torus room

http://enformable.com/2013/02/tepco-workers-collect-water-from-fukushima-daiichi-reactor-1-torus-room/

Iran selects 16 new sites for nuclear plants

Iran selects 16 new sites for nuclear plants

Locations chosen in part for their resistance to military airstrikes; state TV reports new uranium reserves discovered


http://www.timesofisrael.com/iran-selects-16-new-sites-for-nuclear-plants/

You Can’t Wash Away Fracking’s Effects

You Can’t Wash Away Fracking’s Effects

Renewable Energy at New Generating Capacity: Three-Fold Increase From Last Year

Renewable Energy at New Generating Capacity: Three-Fold Increase From Last Year

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission reports that 1,231 megawatts of new in-service generating capacity came online in January of 2013 – all of it from renewable sources including wind, solar and biomass.http://theenergycollective.com/globalwarmingisreal/189016/renewable-sources-provide-all-new-generating-capacity-january-three-fold-?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

More South Korean Lawmakers Call for Nukes

More South Korean Lawmakers Call for Nukes

More members of South Korea's governing party are calling for the country to develop an independent nuclear deterrent in order to counter a growing danger demonstrated by North Korea's recent successful atomic test, the JoongAng Daily newspaper reported this week.
"The only way to defend our survival would be to maintain a balance of terror that confronts nuclear with nuclear," said South Korean lawmaker Shim Jae-cheol of the Saenuri Party at a Supreme Council meeting earlier this week. His remarks followed comments made the previous week by fellow party member Representative Chung Mong-joon.

China's nuclear energy program

China's nuclear energy program

Business Week has a review of China's nuclear construction program.

China has 29 nuclear reactors under construction (40% of the world total).

Construction on the Pebble Bed reactor began in December. The design came from Beijing’s Tsinghua University. If successful, it would be the first full-size prototype of this technology. If unsuccessful, it would be a costly, dangerous mess to clean up. Germany’s pebble-bed prototype, which was never operational, cost €5.5 billion ($7.3 billion) to decontaminate.

In theory, a pebble-bed model operates much more efficiently than other designs. “The problem has been that although graphite is slippery when it’s cool, at high temperatures and when it’s heavily radiated it gets more sticky,” causing the graphite pebbles to get lodged in one place, explains Steve Thomas, professor of energy studies at London’s University of Greenwich. “When the pebbles stick, they overheat and start to disintegrate, leaving a dust of fuel products and radioactive graphite.”

The Chinese are also testing the radioactive chemical thorium, said to be safer than uranium, as a nuclear fuel. That program was launched in 2011 in Shanghai by former President Jiang Zemin’s son, Jiang Mianheng.

Read more »http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/02/chinas-nuclear-energy-program.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2Fadvancednano+%28nextbigfuture%29

More South Korean Lawmakers Call for Nukes

More South Korean Lawmakers Call for Nukes

More members of South Korea's governing party are calling for the country to develop an independent nuclear deterrent in order to counter a growing danger demonstrated by North Korea's recent successful atomic test, the JoongAng Daily newspaper reported this week.
"The only way to defend our survival would be to maintain a balance of terror that confronts nuclear with nuclear," said South Korean lawmaker Shim Jae-cheol of the Saenuri Party at a Supreme Council meeting earlier this week. His remarks followed comments made the previous week by fellow party member Representative Chung Mong-joon.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/more-calls-within-ruling-s-korean-party-nukes/

More South Korean Lawmakers Call for Nukes

More South Korean Lawmakers Call for Nukes

More members of South Korea's governing party are calling for the country to develop an independent nuclear deterrent in order to counter a growing danger demonstrated by North Korea's recent successful atomic test, the JoongAng Daily newspaper reported this week.
"The only way to defend our survival would be to maintain a balance of terror that confronts nuclear with nuclear," said South Korean lawmaker Shim Jae-cheol of the Saenuri Party at a Supreme Council meeting earlier this week. His remarks followed comments made the previous week by fellow party member Representative Chung Mong-joon.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/more-calls-within-ruling-s-korean-party-nukes/

Senate Democrats Push for New Reactor Mandates Against Nuclear Disasters

Senate Democrats Push for New Reactor Mandates Against Nuclear Disasters

By Douglas P. Guarino
Global Security Newswire
WASHINGTON – Key Senate Democrats are urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require that aging atomic power plants make upgrades meant to reduce the amount of radioactive material released into the environment following an act of terrorism or a natural disaster.
Members of the party's Senate leadership were among 12 Democrats to sign a letter made public on Thursday that urges the commission to install so-called filtered vents at old nuclear plants.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/senate-democrats-push-new-reactor-mandates-against-nuclear-disasters/

DOE Official: Security Breach May Necessitate Nuclear Agency’s Elimination

DOE Official: Security Breach May Necessitate Nuclear Agency’s Elimination

A fence at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Tennessee. A senior Energy Department official on Thursday suggested the July break-in at Y-12 made elimination of the semiautonomous DOE agency that oversees the U.S. nuclear arms worth considering (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig). By Douglas P. Guarino
Global Security Newswire
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Energy Department’s top safety and security official suggested on Thursday that eliminating the semiautonomous National Nuclear Security Administration might be prudent in the wake of last year’s highly publicized break-in at the Y-12 nuclear weapons facility.http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/doe-official-security-breach-may-necessitate-nuclear-agencys-elimination/

Not-So-Smart ALEC: The Right Wing vs. Renewable Energy

Posted: 23 Feb 2013 12:50 AM PST
Yves here. This post is useful not simply for its discussion of the economics of green energy but also for showing how think tanks fabricate findings to support their political message.
By Frank Ackerman, senior economist at Synapse Energy Economics, and a senior research fellow at GDAE at Tufts University. Cross posted from Triple Crisishttp://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/02/not-so-smart-alec-the-right-wing-vs-renewable-energy.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NakedCapitalism+%28naked+capitalism%29

Nuclear power still solidly supported by Americans finds new poll

A solid majority of Americans continues to hold favorable views of nuclear energy and believes that electric companies should prepare now for new nuclear energy facilities to be built.http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2013/02/nuclear-power-still-solidly-supported-by-americans-finds-new-pol.html?goback=.gde_2056821_member_216660567

Introducing Obama's Likely Pick for Energy Secretary

On Nuclear Weapons as Units of Measurement

On Nuclear Weapons as Units of Measurement


http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/02/on-nuclear-weapons-as-units-of-measurement/273425/

Hanford Nuclear Reservation Tanks Leaking Radioactive Waste Underground, Governor Inslee Says


Hanford Nuclear Reservation Tanks Leaking Radioactive Waste Underground, Governor Inslee Says

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/22/hanford-nuclear-reservation_n_2744974.html


Washington state’s governor says 6 underground tanks at Hanford nuclear reservation leaking


http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/washington-states-governor-says-6-underground-tanks-at-hanford-nuclear-reservation-leaking/2013/02/22/22925f08-7d41-11e2-9073-e9dda4ac6a66_story.html


6 Hanford tanks leaking nuclear waste


http://s.einnews.com/nBcDA9SnUb

Underground Nuclear Tanks Leaking in Washington State By KIRK JOHNSON

Underground Nuclear Tanks Leaking in Washington State


http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/23/us/underground-nuclear-tanks-leaking-in-washington-state.html?_r=0

Does Obama Really Prefer Natural Gas Over Nuclear Power?

Does Obama Really Prefer Natural Gas Over Nuclear Power?


http://deregulatetheatom.com/2013/02/does-obama-really-prefer-natural-gas-over-nuclear-power/

Thorium Reactor -Physics presentation by Michael Lim


Thorium Reactor -Physics presentation by Michael Lim on Prezi
Conclusion As of now Norway, China and the UK are leading the development in thorium reactors. This testing will be over the next 4 years to see if Thorium is a ...
prezi.com/zkcv44pij7lc/thorium-reactor-physics-presentation/

John Kutsch - Welcome to Thorium Energy Alliance Conference #4

John Kutsch - Welcome to Thorium Energy Alliance Conference #4 ...
John Kutsch welcomes you to TEAC4 - Thorium Energy Alliance's Conference #4 , which was ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBXZDMSEJtQ

Friday, February 22, 2013

Nuclear News Round Up (19th Feb – 22nd Feb)

Nuclear News Round Up (19th Feb – 22nd Feb)

 19th February 2013 21st February 2013  22nd February 2013

Wash. state governor: 6 underground nuclear tanks leaking

Wash. state governor: 6 underground nuclear tanks leaking


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57570857/wash-state-governor-6-underground-nuclear-tanks-leaking/

Understanding China Energy |

Understanding China Energy |
China has a major expansion of nuclear energy planned for 2020, and again for 2030. It is currently the country with the largest number of power stations in ...
www.understandchinaenergy.org/

NASA: A Nuclear Reactor To Replace Your Water Heater

NASA: A Nuclear Reactor To Replace Your Water Heater


http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2013/02/22/nasa-a-nuclear-reactor-to-replace-your-water-heater/

Energy Nominee Moniz Sees Fracking as Bridge to Renewables

Energy Nominee Moniz Sees Fracking as Bridge to Renewables


http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-22/energy-nominee-moniz-sees-fracking-as-bridge-to-renewables-.html

China's Push For Nuclear Power: Alternative Energy And Export Potential

China's Push For Nuclear Power: Alternative Energy And Export Potential


http://www.ibtimes.com/chinas-push-nuclear-power-alternative-energy-export-potential-1101243

China deploys uranium enrichment centrifuge for industrial use

China deploys uranium enrichment centrifuge for industrial use


http://zeenews.india.com/news/world/china-deploys-uranium-enrichment-centrifuge-for-industrial-use_830905.html

IAEA to propose multilateral efforts to retire Fukushima nuclear reactors

IAEA to propose multilateral efforts to retire Fukushima nuclear reactors


http://english.kyodonews.jp/news/2013/02/210493.html

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TEXT-Fitch: TVA deal could pave way to small nuclear reactors

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/22/idUSWNB003AC20130222

The Energy Collective Can Shale Gas Go Global?

The
Energy Collective
Can Shale Gas Go Global?
An exclusive, live webinar from The Energy Collective
February 28 at 1pm EST / 10am PST

The International Energy Agency now projects that North America will be energy self-sufficient by 2020, with the U.S. becoming the world's largest producer of both natural gas and oil. . In 2000, shale gas accounted for only 1% of all US natural gas production. Today, it accounts for almost a quarter, and by 2035, it will be over half. The resulting low cost of natural gas has turned the US into an energy-exporting nation, has transformed states like North Dakota into boom areas and is in the process of driving coal out of business. The geopolitical, economic, and environmental ramifications of this new development are just coming into view.
Countries across the globe are now looking to the United States to see if they should develop their shale gas resources. Cheaper natural gas is shifting the geopolitical power balance between the EU and Russia. China's shale reserves are supposedly larger than those in the US, with Argentina not far behind. Countries like Mexico, South Africa and Australia could also benefit. But will the myriad risks, from increased carbon emissions to water contamination and potential earthquakes, outweigh the benefits?
With the political, social and economic fallout still up in the air, The Energy Collective brings you a webcast focused on exploring what this means.
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Vermont Yankee is Refueling and I Sort of Told You So


Vermont Yankee is Refueling and I Sort of Told You So


Vermont Yankee has announced that it will refuel again this spring, and also do maintenance and upgrades.  The refuel announcement has caused shock and consternation among people who believe a recent stock analysts report. The report claimed that Entergy should and would will close some of its nuclear plants, probably starting with closing Vermont Yankee.  In her post, Meredith Angwin links to a radio interview, a week ago, in which she publicly disagreed with the analyst report. In other words, a week ago, she told you so.

NEI's Marv Fertel delivers the industry's 2013 Wall Street Briefing on February 14, 2013 in Manhattan.

NEI's Marv Fertel delivers the industry's 2013 Wall Street Briefing on February 14, 2013 in Manhattan.

http://www.nei.org/newsandevents/newsreleases/Nuclear-Energy-Value-Proposition-Remains-Solid,-NE

NRC increases oversight at New York's Nine Mile

NRC increases oversight at New York's Nine Mile ... - CNBC.com
Feb 19- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said it will increase oversight activity at two New York nuclear reactors due to declining performance trends ...
www.cnbc.com/.../NRC_increases_oversight_at_New_York03...

Wyden, Merkley press NRC on reactor safety | News - Home


Wyden, Merkley press NRC on reactor safety | News - Home
Oregon Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Thursday they have joined with 10 Senate colleagues on a letter to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, urging ...
www.ktvz.com/news/Wyden-Merkley.../-/index.html

Japan's lesson for U.S. reactors: Disaster is possible


Japan's lesson for U.S. reactors: Disaster is possible

http://www.marketplace.org/topics/sustainability/will-nrc-act-lesson-learned-fukushima

Fukushima Updates 2/22

Here are the topics for today's Fukushima updates. Click the link for the full reports.
 
Fukushima Prefecture say their radiation monitors recorded releases from Fukushima Daiichi unit #1 several hours before the plant’s venting operations began. One NAIIC member says it could further delay nuke restarts... Regardless, two mayors in Fukui Prefecture are asking for nuke restarts... The Ikata station, Ehime prefecture, could be the first nuke restarted... The NRA has conditionally approved the final wastewater decontamination system for F. Daiichi... About 65% of the tsunami debris in the Tohoku region has yet to be disposed of.
 

PLA on course for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers

PLA on course for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers

South China Morning Post - ‎1 hour ago‎
Beijing has approved funding for major projects to develop core technologies for nuclear-powered vessels, a first official indication of plans to build nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. But military experts said it was too early to determine when China would ...http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1156614/pla-course-nuclear-powered-aircraft-carriers

CSIC project likely to be nuke engine for carriers

Global Times -
China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC) on Friday did not deny reports that it has started a new project on researching "key technologies and safety for nuclear-powered ships," which analysts believed to be linked to China's desire for nuclear-powered ...http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/763581.shtml

China mulls nuclear ships for polar routes

SmartPlanet.com (blog) -
The nuclear icebreaker club currently has only one member: Russia, which has a fleet of them. Above, the "Yamal" nuclear-powered vessel on its way to the North Pole. –. China is considering using nuclear-powered ships for polar exploration according to a ...http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/china-mulls-nuclear-ships-for-polar-routes/13457

China mulls nuclear power for polar ships

SinoShip News - ‎16 hours ago‎
Beijing: China's polar expedition ships might use nuclear power in the future, Du Wenlong, a senior researcher at the People's Liberation Army's Academy of Military Science, told local media. "Compared with ships that use conventional propulsion, ...http://sinoshipnews.com/news_content.php?fid=3w3c1010

China provides Rs 136 bn loan for Pakistan nuclear plants


China provides Rs 136 bn loan for Pakistan nuclear plants

Zee News -
China provides Rs 136 bn loan for Pakistan nuclear plants Islamabad: China has provided a loan of Rs 136 billion for two nuclear power plants that Pakistan expects to commission by 2016, the state-run media reported on Friday. The power plants of 340MW ...http://zeenews.india.com/news/south-asia/china-provides-rs-136-bn-loan-for-pakistan-nuclear-plants_830882.html

China provides Rs 136 billion loan for Pak nuclear plants

Business Standard - ‎10 hours ago‎
China has provided a loan of Rs 136 billion for two nuclear power plants that Pakistan expects to commission by 2016, the state-run media reported today. The power plants of 340MW each are being built with Chinese assistance at the Chashma nuclear ...http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/china-provides-rs-136-billion-loan-for-pak-nuclear-plants-113022200379_1.html

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Business Recorder (blog) - ‎11 hours ago‎
ISLAMABAD: Two nuclear power plants, 340MW each, are under construction at Chashma and are expected to be commissioned by 2016, with Chinese assistance. Construction of these power plants became possible after a long-standing agreement, while ...http://www.brecorder.com/pakistan/general-news/107350.html