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Saturday, July 15, 2017

Celebration as UN adopts historic nuclear weapons ban | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Celebration as UN adopts historic nuclear weapons ban | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Haves, have-nots, and need-nots: The nuclear ban exposes hidden fault lines | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Haves, have-nots, and need-nots: The nuclear ban exposes hidden fault lines | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

A controversial ban and the long game to delegitimize nuclear weapons | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

A controversial ban and the long game to delegitimize nuclear weapons | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The US-Russian teamwork that kept nuclear weapons safe | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The US-Russian teamwork that kept nuclear weapons safe | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

India must achieve the target of 63 GW nuclear-installed capacity by 2032

India must achieve the target of 63 GW nuclear-installed capacity by 2032

IAEA Says Safety at Nuclear Energy Facilities in Russia at High Level


IAEA Says Safety at Nuclear Energy Facilities in Russia at High Level

https://sputniknews.com/russia/201707151055565392-iaea-nuclear-safety-russia-high/

Rosatom's overseas contract value rises 20% in 2016

Rosatom's overseas contract value rises 20% in 2016

Concurrent Tec hnologies Corporation to Launch New Center for Advanced Nuclear Manufacturing (CANM)


2017-07-13-Nuclear-Center-CANM-pr.pdf

Westinghouse Launches New Accident Tolerant Fuel EnCore™ Featuring General Atomics Technology

Westinghouse Launches New Accident Tolerant Fuel EnCore™ Featuring General Atomics Technology

Renewable Energy Not a Threat to Grid, Draft of U.S. Study Finds - Bloomberg

Renewable Energy Not a Threat to Grid, Draft of U.S. Study Finds - Bloomberg

DOE: Moniz is steamed as Trump team overhauls agency -- Friday, July 14, 2017 -- www.eenews.net

DOE: Moniz is steamed as Trump team overhauls agency -- Friday, July 14, 2017 -- www.eenews.net

Don't Give Up on Nuclear Energy | CBN News

Don't Give Up on Nuclear Energy | CBN News

U.S. is falling behind on nuclear power - Baltimore Sun

U.S. is falling behind on nuclear power - Baltimore Sun

Utilities Overview: How Does the Electricity Supply Chain Work? - Market Realist

Utilities Overview: How Does the Electricity Supply Chain Work? - Market Realist

Utilities Overview: How Does the Electricity Supply Chain Work? - Market Realist

Utilities Overview: How Does the Electricity Supply Chain Work? - Market Realist

Why US Nuclear Power Generation Is under Serious Threat - Market Realist

Why US Nuclear Power Generation Is under Serious Threat - Market Realist

Energoatom gets approval to build used fuel facility



Energoatom has received regulatory approval to start construction of a central used fuel storage facility at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine. The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine (SNRC) issued a licence on 6 June regarding "the right to carry out activities in the construction and commissioning of a nuclear installation", marking the official start of work on the facility, Energoatom said.

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/WR-Energoatom-gets-approval-to-build-used-fuel-facility-10071701.html

As Gaza's sole power plant shuts down, groups warn of devastating consequences

As Gaza's sole power plant shuts down, groups warn of devastating consequences

Friday, July 14, 2017

The Energy Collective Daily: Proposed California Electric Vehicle Initiative Would Drive EV Sales with $3Billion in Incentives

Proposed California Electric Vehicle Initiative Would Drive EV Sales with $3 Billion in Incentives | The Energy Collective Daily

Link to The Energy Collective

KHNP suspends construction of 2 nuclear power plants

KHNP suspends construction of 2 nuclear power plants

Japan's Tepco to speed up post-Fukushima decisions: new chairman

Japan's Tepco to speed up post-Fukushima decisions: new chairman

Praise for Nuclear Industry Grows. Guess Who Is Paying. | ké radar

Praise for Nuclear Industry Grows. Guess Who Is Paying. | ké radar

Dominion fights to get nuclear in Connecticut power procurement plan

Dominion fights to get nuclear in Connecticut power procurement plan

TEPCO chair: Nuclear plant must release contaminated water | Fox Business

TEPCO chair: Nuclear plant must release contaminated water | Fox Business

Why Nuclear Power, Once Cash Cow, Now Has Tin Cup - Bloomberg

Why Nuclear Power, Once Cash Cow, Now Has Tin Cup - Bloomberg

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup July 14, 2017

Nuclear Roundup
July 14, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

North Korea

North Korea’s Yongbyon Facility: Probable Production of Additional Plutonium for Nuclear Weapons

http://www.38north.org/2017/07/yongbyon071417/

A North Korean girl group helped celebrate Kim Jong-un’s latest missile launch

https://qz.com/1026276/north-koreas-girl-group-moranbong-band-helped-celebrate-hwasong-14-icbm-missile-launch/

North Koreans Disagree Over Recent Missile Test

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/disagree-07132017142633.html

How to break the missile-test cycle in North Korea without going to war

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/how-to-break-the-missile-test-cycle-in-north-korea-without-going-to-war/article/2628555

North Korea: a terrifying glimpse into what war with Kim Jong-un's military would look like

http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/north-korea-a-terrifying-glimpse-into-what-war-with-kim-jonguns-military-would-look-like-20170713-gxadej.html

What Does the Future Hold for Kim Jong Un's Nuclear Gamble?

http://time.com/4858032/king-jong-un-north-korea-missiles-economy/

The North Korean missile crisis

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/07/13/commentary/world-commentary/north-korean-missile-crisis/#.WWjWi_nytrQ

North Korea: The Case for Deterrence

http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/07/13

North Korea: The Case for War

http://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/07/11

North Korea: Horns of a dilemma

http://staugustine.com/opinion/2017-07-14/north-korea-horns-dilemma

United States

US Nuclear Agency Sets Expectations for Los Alamos Contract

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/new-mexico/articles/2017-07-13/us-nuclear-agency-sets-standards-for-los-alamos-lab-contract

Nuclear Summer

https://newrepublic.com/article/143592/nuclear-summer-trump-bluster-spark-war-iran

Nuclear Bunkers Won’t Protect You From What’s Happening in the White House

https://www.thenation.com/article/nuclear-bunkers-wont-protect-you-from-whats-happening-in-the-white-house/

International

Obama's gift to Trump: A lasting deal on Iran's nuclear program

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/13/opinions/iran-nuclear-deal-anniversary-opinion-psaki/index.html

Hecker: The US-Russian teamwork that kept nuclear weapons safe

http://thebulletin.org/us-russian-teamwork-kept-nuclear-weapons-safe10947

TEPCO chair: Nuclear plant must release contaminated water

http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2017/07/13/tepco-chair-nuclear-plant-must-release-contaminated-water.html

Lossiemouth aircraft tasked with defending UK’s nuclear weapons

http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/lossiemouth-aircraft-tasked-with-defending-uk-s-nuclear-weapons-1-4503777

Brexit: UK could be 'associate' of EU nuclear body

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-40593588

General Interest

How Can We Ensure Survival in a New Era of Nuclear Brinkmanship?

https://www.thenation.com/article/how-can-we-ensure-survival-in-a-new-era-of-nuclear-brinkmanship/

Income Inequality Will Survive the Nuclear Apocalypse

https://newrepublic.com/article/143860/income-inequality-will-survive-nuclear-apocalypse


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China may match or beat America in AI

China may match or beat America in AI

Thursday, July 13, 2017

Yes Vermont Yankee: Defeating Trolls: Join the Conversation

Yes Vermont Yankee: Defeating Trolls: Join the Conversation

Carbon Capture and Storage: Too Expensive For Reducing Power Sector Emissions - The Energy Collective

Carbon Capture and Storage: Too Expensive For Reducing Power Sector Emissions - The Energy Collective

Vogtle 2 to load chromia fuel

Vogtle 2 to load chromia fuel

The Wages of Nuclear - Lawyers, Guns & Money : Lawyers, Guns & Money

The Wages of Nuclear - Lawyers, Guns & Money : Lawyers, Guns & Money

UK government charts legal route out of Euratom

UK government charts legal route out of Euratom

Russia’s Nuclear Marketing | Mining Awareness +

Russia’s Nuclear Marketing | Mining Awareness +

Falling Costs Push Renewable Investment Ahead Of Fossil Fuels | OilPrice.com

Falling Costs Push Renewable Investment Ahead Of Fossil Fuels | OilPrice.com

Position Paper Confirms UK Will Quit Euratom Nuclear Treaty


Position Paper Confirms UK Will Quit Euratom Nuclear Treaty


http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2017/07/13/position-paper-confirms-uk-will-quit-euratom-nuclear-treaty

Dr. Strangelove and the Los Alamos Nuclear Fiasco

Dr. Strangelove and the Los Alamos Nuclear Fiasco

Farming out the nuclear arsenal turned out to be radioactive.



http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/dr-strangelove-and-the-los-alamos-nuclear-fiasco/

NRC final Near-Term, Mid-Term and Long-Term Non-Light Water Reactor Implementation Acton Plans

Nuclear Reactors Nuclear Materials Radioactive Waste Nuclear Security Public Meetings & Involvement NRC Library About NRC Report a Safety Concern NRC Homepage
This message is to inform interested stakeholders that the NRC has issued its final Near-Term, Mid-Term and Long-Term Non-Light Water Reactor (Non-LWR) Implementation Action Plans (IAPs).
The staff has developed a vision and strategy to assure that the NRC is ready to review potential applications for non-LWR technologies effectively and efficiently. The staff described the vision and strategy in “NRC Vision and Strategy: Safely Achieving Effective and Efficient Non-Light Water Reactor Mission Readiness,” which was published in the Federal Register on July 21, 2016, for stakeholder input. The NRC updated its Vision and Strategy Document to reflect stakeholder feedback in December 2016.

To achieve the goals and objectives stated in the NRC’s vision and strategy, the NRC has developed IAPs. The IAPs identify the specific activities the NRC will conduct in the near-term (within 5 years), mid-term (5-10 years), and long-term (beyond 10 years) timeframes.  In the fall of 2016 the NRC released its draft near-term IAPs to obtain stakeholder feedback. The staff also developed draft mid- and long-term IAPs, which were made publicly available in February 2017. The staff obtained stakeholder feedback on the IAPs during a series of public meetings held between October 2016 and March 2017. The staff also briefed the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) on March 8 and 9, 2017. The staff considered the ACRS comments and stakeholder feedback in the final IAPs.

PHWRs to give a boost to nuclear power production - ANDHRA PRADESH - The Hindu

PHWRs to give a boost to nuclear power production - ANDHRA PRADESH - The Hindu

Trump Sparks Fight Over Nuclear Mountain | OilPrice.com

Trump Sparks Fight Over Nuclear Mountain | OilPrice.com

China's nuclear power push: How Beijing plans to transform Shanghai into world's top nuclear energy innovation hub - The Financial Express

China's nuclear power push: How Beijing plans to transform Shanghai into world's top nuclear energy innovation hub - The Financial Express

Republic of Korea moves towards future without nuclear power | CGTN America

Republic of Korea moves towards future without nuclear power | CGTN America

Brexit clash looms over European court, nuclear power – POLITICO

Brexit clash looms over European court, nuclear power – POLITICO

Nuclear Power Without the Meltdowns? | JSTOR Daily

Nuclear Power Without the Meltdowns? | JSTOR Daily

EM Update July 13, 2017

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Fukushima Update 7/13/17

Fukushima Update 7/13/17

Tepco posts its plans for next week’s unit #3 underwater investigation… A Harvard University instructor says fear is more dangerous than radiation… The main road through Namie will open in the fall… NRA Chair Shunichi Tanaka says North Korea should target Tokyo instead of nuke stations… The NRA chides Tepco for a lack of initiative with Fukushima Daiichi decommissioning.
http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-accident-updates.html

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup July 13, 2017

Nuclear Roundup
July 13, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

North Korea

Earthquake off North Korea not result of nuclear test: Pentagon

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-quake-northkorea-nuclear-idUSKBN19X2V7

North Korea’s bomb program under 3 generations of Kim family

http://wtop.com/national/2017/07/north-koreas-bomb-program-under-3-generations-of-kim-family/

Will Trump stop the 10 Chinese companies supplying North Korea's nuclear program?

http://www.newsweek.com/2017/07/21/trump-stop-chinese-companies-supplying-north-koreas-nuclear-weapons-635538.html

Dwindling options for preventing North Korean nuclear weapons

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/jul/12/north-korean-nuclear-weapons-closer-to-reality/

North Korea missile test: U.S. should consider talks with Kim Jong-Un's regime, says nuclear weapons expert

http://www.newsweek.com/united-states-must-consider-talks-north-korea-says-nuclear-weapons-expert-635750

United States

Trump Policy Nominee Boosts Nukes, Slams Russia

http://breakingdefense.com/2017/07/trump-policy-nominee-boosts-nukes-slams-russia/

White House knocks defense bill’s Crimea, INF Treaty provisions

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/341642-white-house-knocks-defense-bills-crimea-inf-treaty-provisions

House NDAA Amendment on New Start Implementation

http://amendments-rules.house.gov/amendments/CHENEY_022R271117170540540.pdf

Rogers: Hawaii in the crosshairs: The North Korean ICBM threat [Commentary]

http://www.defensenews.com/articles/hawaii-in-the-crosshairs-the-north-korean-icbm-threat-commentary

Dr. Strangelove and the Los Alamos Nuclear Fiasco

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/dr-strangelove-and-the-los-alamos-nuclear-fiasco/

International

Iran, EU start first ever joint project on nuclear safety

http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/2017/07/13/528304/Iran-EU-nuclear-safety

Retired Generals Urge Trump To Maintain Iran Nuclear Deal

http://dailycaller.com/2017/07/12/retired-generals-urge-trump-to-maintain-iran-nuclear-deal/

Trump Plans to Certify that Iran Is in Compliance With Nuclear Deal

http://www.weeklystandard.com/trump-plans-to-certify-that-iran-is-in-compliance-with-nuclear-deal/article/2008809

With Fraying U.S.-Russian Ties Comes Fraying Arms Control

https://www.rferl.org/a/us-russia-fraying-ties-erode-arms-control/28611015.html

Russian Nuclear Train Ready for Revival

http://www.newsmax.com/TheWire/russian-nuclear-train-missile/2017/07/12/id/801224/

India modernising nuclear arsenal with eye on China: US expert

http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/india-modernising-nuclear-arsenal-with-eye-on-china-us-experts/article19269888.ece

India knows how to make nuclear weapons

http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/columns/india-knows-how-to-make-nuclear-weapons/article19259295.ece

U.K. Plan to Quit European Nuclear Treaty Stirs Alarm

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/12/world/europe/euratom-brexit.html?_r=1

Brexit department lays out nuclear and justice stance for negotiations

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/jul/13/brexit-department-position-papers-euratom-nuclear-european-court-of-justice

IAEA Nuclear Security Series

https://www.iaea.org/resources/nuclear-security-series


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US utility to decide fate of Westinghouse reactors in August- Nikkei Asian Review

US utility to decide fate of Westinghouse reactors in August- Nikkei Asian Review

How Social Media Stifles Free Speech


How Social Media Stifles Free Speech

by Jeff Trag  •  July 13, 2017 at 4:00 am
  • Even more problematic is that those platforms are free to delete the pages and posts of users they deem to have violated whatever they decide are "community standards." This includes judging content supportive of, for example, restricting migration in Europe.
  • Facebook, for example, also often permits real hate speech while banning websites that expose this hate speech.
  • Ultimately, the only way to keep the United States safe is by protecting its citizens' ability to discuss ideas that without fear. If we lose our freedom of expression on the internet, we lose our democracy.
One of the greatest contemporary battles for individual liberty and freedom of the press is being conducted in cyber space.
Today, political, journalistic and corporate elites are in the process of trying to control, and even rewrite, "story lines" of history and current events with which they might disagree, and that they see slipping through their fingers.
It is a form of censorship akin to banning the printing press or preventing open debate in the literal and proverbial public square.
Facebook, for example, also often permits real hate speech while banning websites that expose this hate speech.
There are, however, constitutional and legal measures that can and should be taken to protect Americans from having their right to express themselves as they wish – without causing harm to public safety or engaging in illegal activity -- violated every time they log in to their social media accounts.

Climate Pragmatism | CSPO

Climate Pragmatism | CSPO

How to Make Nuclear Innovative

How to Make Nuclear Innovative


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The Breakthrough Institute - How to Make Nuclear Cheap

The Breakthrough Institute - How to Make Nuclear Cheap

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