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Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Nuclear Power News Update 9/19

Japan Backs Off Goal to Phase Out Nuclear Power by 2040
New York Times
By HIROKO TABUCHI. Published: September 19, 2012. TOKYO — In an abrupt turnabout, the Japanese government on Wednesday stopped short of formally adopting a goal it announced just last week to phase out nuclear power by 2040. World Twitter Logo ...
Who's Sabotaging Iran's Nuclear Program?
Daily Beast
On Monday, Fereydoun Abbasi, Iran's vice president and the chief of its nuclear-energy agency, disclosed that power lines between the holy city of Qom and the underground Fordow nuclear centrifuge facility were blown up with explosives on Aug. 17.

Daily Beast
Nuclear Power Production Set to Grow Even After Japan Phase-Out (Vienna)
NorthJersey.com
VIENNA — Nuclear power is set to grow over the next four decades even after Japan shuts down its reactor fleet, the International Atomic Energy Agency says. Global installed capacity is set to rise to at least 469 gigawatts of energy by 2050 from 370 ...
In Kudankulam, Waiting for the Government to React
New York Times (blog)
Hundreds of activists stood in water in southern Tamil Nadu, protesting the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesHundreds of activists stood in water in southern Tamil Nadu, protesting the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, ...

New York Times (blog)
COLUMN-Targets to cut carbon lag nuclear phase-out: Gerard Wynn
Reuters
LONDON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Developed countries are increasingly bold in planning to reduce nuclear power but hesitant in announcing clear plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, leaving themselves wriggle room to replace low carbon nuclear generation ...
Japan govt appears to waver on commitment to quit nuclear
Reuters
Japan drops earlier reference to nuclear-free target by 2030s. * Business groups say shifting from nuclear could damage economy. * New nuclear regulator to set new rules for reactor restart. By Risa Maeda. TOKYO, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Japan's cabinet ...
Japan Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Plant Faces Further Delay
Wall Street Journal
TOKYO—Japan's long-troubled nuclear fuel reprocessing facility will complete its testing phase next year, the plant's operator said Wednesday, readying for a start-up despite the government's pledge to abandon the nuclear power plants that would use ...
Nuclear Power on the Line in Vermont?
OpEdNews
Despite such protests as last weekend's demonstration against thermal pollution of the Connecticut River, the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant has recently come to stand for the proposition that, when a nuclear plant reaches the end of its 40 year ...
Condition Monitoring of Equipment at Nuclear Power Plants: IEC and IEEE ...
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
GENEVA & PISCATAWAY, N.J. — The IEC (International Electrotechnical Commission) and the IEEE today announced the joint publication of new international guidelines for condition monitoring of electrical equipment installed in nuclear power plants.

India to ask IAEA for review of nuclear regulatory process

Indian Express -
As questions continue to be raised about the independence and effectiveness of the regulatory structure for atomic energy, India will soon ask the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for a peer review of its regulatory system with a special focus on its ...

India, IAEA sign pact on contribution to n-security fund

Zee News - ‎4 hours ago‎
India, IAEA sign pact on contribution to n-security fund New Delhi: India has signed a pact with global atomic watchdog IAEA concerning its voluntary contribution to the Nuclear Security Fund (NSF). The arrangement concerning the NSF was signed by Ratan ...

Anti-VY group tells slanted story about shad

Commons -
Once again, the Connecticut River Water Council (CRWC) is trying its best to make Vermont Yankee the bad guy. This group, which according to its annual report is supported financially by an anti-Vermont Yankee charitable foundation, says Vermont ...

Entergy and corporate personhood

Commons -
“Corporations are people, my friend,” said Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney last year while campaigning in Iowa. That legal principle, upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, has allowed corporations to enjoy the same rights as human beings, even ...

Closing the cycle

Commons -
By Olga Peters/The Commons. VERNON—As steam billowed from the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant's cooling towers against a blue afternoon sky, anti-nuclear protesters gathered on the water in a colorful assortment of boats and along an ...

IEC, IEEE develop guidelines for monitoring of nuclear power plant equipment

Power Engineering Magazine -
The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) and IEEE on Sept. 19 released a joint publication of new international guidelines for condition monitoring of electrical equipment installed in nuclear power plants. The series of international standards and ...
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