Saturday, January 26, 2013

Mr. President – Ike would recommend the nuclear option for energy policy

mr-president-ike-would-recommend-the-nuclear-option-for-energy-policy.html

Gas Suffocates Nuclear Power

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323854904578263952157252768.html

Beautiful Toy Models Of Nuclear Power Plants And Factory Farms

Maykel Roovers redesigns the timeless toy with an eye toward the realities of contemporary life.

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1671676/beautiful-toy-models-of-nuclear-power-plants-and-factory-farms#1

Life after Chernobyl: Sergei Gaschak’s photography from inside 'the zone'

atomic power review

Fuel Cycle Week - Statement on the new NLP "Diary of a Nuclear Tourist" project

Posted: 26 Jan 2013 11:48 AM PST

An announcement this week of a new, significant outreach project undertaken by the Nuclear Literacy Project (an outreach effort of PopAtomic Studios) has generated much excitement. The new venture, entitled "Diary of a Nuclear Tourist," will see Suzanne Hobbs Baker traveling all over Europe and visiting various sites, and meeting various people. A new blog has been launched as the first point of contact for the effort. Sponsors have lined up, and other interests are apparent.

One sponsor is Fuel Cycle Week. Below is a statement from Andrea Jennetta, Publisher of FCW.http://atomicpowerreview.blogspot.com/2013/01/fuel-cycle-week-statement-on-new-nlp.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AtomicPowerReview+%28atomic+power+review%29

What Kid Wouldn’t Want This Nuclear Power Plant Playset?

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What Kid Wouldn’t Want This Nuclear Power Plant Playset?http://gizmodo.com/5979179/what-kid-wouldnt-want-this-nuclear-power-plant-playset

Eric Limer

Interview: Charting a New Course for America and the Environment

Time magazine once called him the “ultimate insider,” and indeed Gus Speth has had a long career as an establishment environmentalist. And so it might be

Gus Speth

surprising that his latest book, America the Possible: Manifesto for a New Economy, offers a bleak picture of what U.S. environmentalism has accomplished and calls for an overhaul of the nation’s political economy. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, Speth, now a professor at Vermont Law School, discusses the evolution of his own thinking on how to address environmental problems and his frustration with continued inaction on climate change. He also talks about the links he sees between economic fairness and environmental health; why he is encouraged by new movements and lifestyles emerging in local communities; and why he rejects what he calls America’s “growth fetish.” “The first thing about growth is it doesn’t deliver,” Speth says, “and it detracts us and deflects us from investing in the things that really do need to grow — like jobs, like education, like green energy technology.”
Read the interviewhttp://e360.yale.edu/feature/interview_gus_speth_charting_new_course_for_us_and_environment/2612/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+YaleEnvironment360+%28Yale+Environment+360%29

A Succinct Statement of FUDS: Reject Nuclear Power

Reject Nuclear Power

by Jim McCluskey

"The main objections to nuclear power are outlined below under the following headings:

Nuclear power stations are prohibitively dangerous
Nuclear power stations are prohibitively expensive
Nuclear power stations use the same technology as that required to manufacture nuclear weapons
The resulting nuclear waste will be dangerous for thousands of years
Plant and waste deposit storage are vulnerable to terrorist attack
Nuclear power stations epitomise the centralisation of power
Poor countries are made dependent on rich ones
These plants draw funds away from the development of sustainable energy
The uranium fuel will become increasingly scarce
The support of nuclear power by government results from special pleading lobbying by the industry

These aspects are briefly expanded upon below."http://dissidentvoice.org/2013/01/reject-nuclear-power/
Bibliography in article:

“Nuclear power ‘gets little public support worldwide.’”
Charles Perrow, Normal Accidents, Basic Books, 1984.
Article ‘Nuclear power and nuclear weapons are two sides of the same coin’ — article republished from Chain Reaction #115, August 2012 by Jim Green — the national nuclear campaigner with Friends of the Earth, Australia.
‘Nuclear Power — Costly and Dangerous’ By Peter A. Bradford, an adjunct professor at the Vermont Law School and former commissioner of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

China will ramp up synthetic gas from coal perhaps to 35% of total gas supply by 2020

by noreply@blogger.com (brian wang)

Sinopec and PetroChina quietly have been beefing up efforts to start producing syngas from coal in the last two years. Coal-to-gas production could potentially outstrip both shale gas and coalbed methane by the end of the current five-year economic plan in 2015, as well as by 2020, according to some estimates. Bernstein is predicting synthetic coal gas production to reach 16 billion cubic meters/year by 2015 and 55 billion cu m/year by 2020, representing 6% and 14%, respectively, of China’s total gas demand. This would be more than the 20.2 billion cu m/year of CBM output the bank expects by 2020.

Nomura Research is even more optimistic, forecasting syngas to account for 35% of China’s total gas supply by 2020. It estimates the price of syngas production to average $7-$8/Mcf, much cheaper than the expected $13-$17/Mcf for imported gas and LNG, which would trigger much faster development of syngas projects, particularly in China’s western regions, which are rich in coal.

Read more »http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/01/china-will-ramp-up-synthetic-gas-from.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2Fadvancednano+%28nextbigfuture%29

Asia Report: Reacting to China's Goal of 49 GW of Renewables in 2013

by Renewable Energy World Editors

Information coming out of China about its renewable energy plans, and prospects for both domestic and international suppliers hoping to continue riding one of the world's most optimistic growth markets, have commanded headlines in the early weeks of 2013.

China Consumes 33% of Global Photovoltaic Panel Shipments in Q4'12, According to NPD Solarbuzz

by Michael Barker, Senior Analyst, NPD Solarbuzz

The Chinese end-market dominated shipments of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels during the final quarter of 2012 with 33% of global end-market demand, according to new research released in the NPD Solarbuzz Quarterly report.

First Utility-Scale Wave Energy Testing Center to be Built in Oregon

by Anthony Casson, Oregon State University

The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, or NNMREC, which is based at Oregon State University, has chosen Newport, Ore., as the future site of the first utility-scale, grid-connected wave energy test site in the United States – the Pacific Marine Energy Center.

DEP Announces Comprehensive Oil And Gas Development Radiation Study

by Tracey Ferguson

At the direction of Governor Corbett, the Department of Environmental ProtectionThis state agency has permitting and primary regulatory authority over the natural gasA naturally occurring mixture of hydrocarbon and non-hydrocarbon gases beneath the earth’s surface – often in association with petroleum. industry in the state. announced today it will undertake a study to look at

(More)…http://shalestuff.com/controversy-2/dep-announces-comprehensive-oil-gas-development-radiation-study/article05636

BP Energy Outlook 2030 Shows Increasing Impact Of Unconventional Oil And Gas

by Press Release

Strong growth in production from unconventional sources of gas and oil will have a major impact on global energy markets to 2030, redefining expectations for major economies and rebalancing global trade flows, according to BP’s latest Energy Outlook 2030, published today. This is the third annual edition of the Outlook, which sets out BP’s view

(More)…http://shalestuff.com/shale-industry/bp-energy-outlook-2030-shows-increasing-impact-unconventional-oil-gas-global-energy-markets/article05482

U.S. Refinery Sector Critical To Security, A Strong Economy

by Press Release

API Refining Senior Manager Cindy Schild told reporters recently that API was launching a new television ad to highlight the importance of the nation’s refining industry. She said a strong energy future for our nation depends in part on our ability to refine and distribute the fuels we need – and that sound decisions on

(More)…http://shalestuff.com/controversy-2/u-s-refinery-sector-critical-security-strong-economy/article05470

A Different Kind of Nuclear Winter: Steam From Cooling Towers Spawns Snowfall

by Dave Levitan

It sounds a lot worse than it is. Happily, this isn't some science fiction movie about a post-apocalyptic Mad Max future, or even about radioactive rain. It's just a simple atmospheric interaction thanks to the water vapor coming out of nuclear plant cooling towers. If you live near a nuclear plant, maybe you've already noticed that the the weather is different downwind of it.
The National Weather Service posted a radar image on Tuesday of a single band of snow falling on Western Pennsylvania, straight downwind from the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport. A band of cold air moving across the eastern United States slammed into the very hot steam directly above the plant's cooling towers, creating clouds and precipitation that otherwise wouldn't have been there. Nuclear snow!http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/nuclear/a-different-kind-of-nuclear-winter-steam-from-cooling-towers-spawns-snowfall?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrumEnergywiseBlog+%28Energywise+-+IEEE+Spectrum%29

Japan Regulator Proposes New Safety Regulations Required for Nuclear Reactor Restarts

by Dave Levitan

The Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan has released draft safety rules for nuclear power facilities. Before the Fukushima incident, precautions against major disasters or terrorist attacks were left up to utilities. The new rules, which regulators hope to finalize by the middle of 2013, will require significant safety improvements to nuclear plants.http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/nuclear/japan-regulators-proposes-new-safety-regulations-required-for-nuclear-reactor-restarts?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrumEnergywiseBlog+%28Energywise+-+IEEE+Spectrum%29

San Diego School District calls for NRC to conduct adjudicatory license amendment hearing process at San Onofre

by Lucas W Hixsonhttp://enformable.com/2013/01/san-diego-school-district-calls-for-nrc-to-conduct-adjudicatory-license-amendment-hearing-process-on-san-onofre/

The Board of Education of the San Diego Unified School District has passed a resolution Tuesday night, which calls for the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission to conduct an adjudicatory license amendment hearing process on the proposed restart to San Onofre’s defective Unit 2 nuclear reactor.
The school board resolution states that “WHEREAS, a thorough NRC licensing amendment process would have provided greater opportunity to bring attention to the replacement steam generator design problems, thus increasing the likelihood of preventing use of the faulty designs and the ultimate shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear facility; and WHEREAS, failing again now to subject the replacement steam generators at San Onofre to the rigorous and transparent review of the NRC licensing amendment process risks repeating dangerous errors”
The school district is concerned as they are potentially directly responsible for the children, for evacuations, sheltering in place, and for necessary supplies and accommodations in the event of a nuclear accident. Kevin Beiser, a school board member said, “If the nuclear power plant is restarted without going through a thorough safety vetting process, then it could potentially have an impact on the safety of our kids in San Diego Unified and surrounding communities.”
The San Diego Unified School District is the latest of eight local councils in Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego County who have passed resolutions or sent letters to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and state public utilities commission.

BOARD OF EDUCATION SAN DIEGO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA Resolution San Onofre Power Plant Safety, 1-22-13 by Enformable

Contaminated water still a serious issue at Fukushima Daiichi

by Lucas W Hixson

Capacity and Storage Volume of the Concentrated Saltwater Tank

Nearly two years after the onset of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, over 220,000 metric tons of contaminated water have been collected and stored on site, still another 75,000 tons remains in the reactor buildings. Every day at least another 40 tons of contaminated water are created, requiring additional storage tanks to be constructed.
Currently the concentrated saltwater receiving tanks are 95% filled to capacity. Currently 220,761 m3 of contaminated water is being stored, but the total capacity is only 232,000 m3.http://enformable.com/2013/01/contaminated-water-still-a-serious-issue-at-fukushima-daiichi/

Radioactive cesium in calves found higher than mothers after Fukushima Daiichi disaster

by Lucas W Hixsonhttp://enformable.com/2013/01/radioactive-cesium-in-calves-found-higher-than-mothers-after-fukushima-daiichi-disaster/

TEPCO Pushes Plan to Dump Fukushima's Radioactive Water into Pacific

by lauren

The Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced Thursday plans to dump its stores of contaminated water—used to cool the damaged nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant—into the Pacific Ocean.https://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/01/25-1

Hitachi Zosen buys NAC International

Hitachi Zosen is to buy used fuel management specialist NAC International from its current owner, USEC, in a $45 million deal that will provide the Japanese company with a platform to expand its operations in used fuel transportation and storage.http://energyandnuclear.com/2013/01/25/hitachi-zosen-buys-nac-international/

America’s Nuclear Energy Future

by BreakthroughInstitut

When it comes to nuclear energy, Dr. Burton Richter is Mr. Credible. Winner of the 1976 Nobel Prize for discovering a new sub-atomic particle, Richter has advised presidents and policymakers for almost 40 years. We interviewed Richter recently to get his opinion on next generation nuclear reactors, and why so many of them are being developed abroad and not by the Department of Energy in the United States.http://theenergycollective.com/breakthroughinstitut/176831/america-nuclear-energy-future?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

This Week in Energy: 25/01/2013

by admin@oilprice.com (Editorial Dept)

This week has drawn the lines in the sand between major industry players—like Dow Chemical and Exxon Mobil—as a decision on US natural gas exports looms (ambiguously). In this case, the front line is the bottom line. On an industry level, the front line is delineated by those who stand to profit more from increased domestic projects using natural gas (like Dow Chemical Co.), and those who stand to profit more by exporting liquid natural gas (LNG) overseas (like Exxon Mobil).Dow is worried that if the federal government ends up allowing…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/This-Week-in-Energy-25012013.html

Predicting the improvement rates for many technologies

by noreply@blogger.com (brian wang)http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/01/predicting-improvement-rate-for-many.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2Fadvancednano+%28nextbigfuture%29

Competition is intense among rival technologies and success depends on predicting their future trajectory of performance. To resolve this challenge, managers often follow popular heuristics, generalizations, or “laws” like the Moore’s Law. We propose a model, Step And Wait (SAW), for predicting the path of technological innovation and compare its performance against eight models for 25 technologies and 804 technologies-years across six markets.

Davos 2013: Kissinger says Iran nuclear crisis close

A nuclear war in the Middle East would be a "turning point in human history," says Mr Kissingerhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21177535

Davos 2013

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has warned that a crisis involving a nuclear Iran is in the "foreseeable future".

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Nuclear-Powered Rocket Could Reach Mars for Less

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Nuclear News Round Up (21st Jan – 25th Jan)

Nuclear News Round Up (21st Jan – 25th Jan)http://energyandnuclear.com/2013/01/25/nuclear-news-round-up-21st-jan-25th-jan/?goback=.gde_2437005_member_208232499

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Worker reported smoke coming from Common Pool Building at Fukushima Daiichi

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 02:25 PM PST

Lawyer: Thyroid abnormalities in 55% of Fukushima girls tested age 11 to 15 (VIDEO)

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 01:59 PM PST

“Death River”: Radiation detector goes over limit in Fukushima City — 430,000 Bq/kg of cesium (VIDEO)

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 10:07 AM PST

Newspaper: Bubbling seen around new pad near giant sinkhole

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 09:20 AM PST

“Serious concern” over long term health consequences from Fukushima disaster — New Study: 8 times more cancer deaths than predicted

Posted: 25 Jan 2013 08:34 AM PST

Reassessing the health effects of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident

http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/2013/01/reassessing-health-effects-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-accident

Fukushima Radiation May Cause 1,300 Cancer Deaths, Study Finds

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-17/fukushima-radiation-may-cause-1-300-cancer-deaths-study-finds.html

I’m betting that nuclear fission will disprove Malthus once again

http://atomicinsights.com/2013/01/im-betting-that-nuclear-fission-will-disprove-malthus-once-again.html

Secret War Against the Science of Climate Change

Secret War Against the Science of Climate Change
http://www.darkgovernment.com/news/secret-war-against-the-science-of-climate-change/

A secretive funding organisation in the United States that guarantees anonymity
for its billionaire donors has emerged as a major operator in the climate
"counter movement" to undermine the science of global warming, The
Independent has learnt.

The Donors Trust, along with its sister group Donors Capital Fund, based in
Alexandria, Virginia, is funnelling millions of dollars into [...]

Duke completes North Americas largest battery storage project at a wind power farm

Duke completes North Americas largest battery storage project at a wind power farm pennenergy.com

Duke Energy Renewables, part of Duke Energy's Commercial Businesses ( NYSE:DUK), announced the completion of its 36-megawatt (MW) energy storage and power management system at its Notrees Windpower Project in west Texas.http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2013/january/duke-completes-north-americas-largest-battery-storage-project-at.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=linkedin&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+power-news+%28Power+News%29

Is there a Conspiracy to Suppress Thorium Power?

Is There a Conspiracy to Suppress Thorium Power? - Stuff They Don ...
Stuff They Don't Want You To Know: Is There a Conspiracy to Suppress Thorium Power? - While the drawbacks of using uranium as a power source are well ...
revision3.com/stufftheydontwantyoutoknow/thorium

The Thorium Conspiracy : General Conspiracies
122550 Most nuclear power plants run on uranium, but some experts think we should have already switched to thorium. Though thorium isn't perfect, it's more ...
www.disclose.tv/forum/the-thorium-conspiracy-t83705.html

The Thorium Conspiracy - Stuff They Don't Want You to Know ...
Nuclear power is found throughout the world, and the vast majority of nuclear reactors run on ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AptxNrQpGA4

Study Helps Wyoming Pitch Wind Energy to California

Study Helps Wyoming Pitch Wind Energy to California
Energy Tribune
Wyoming wind officials say a University of Wyoming wind energy study released Thursday is already aiding their efforts as they try to pitch the state's resource in California. Data from the study show that combining Wyoming wind resources with those in ...http://www.energytribune.com/71656/study-helps-wyoming-pitch-wind-energy-to-california

Decision on Sickly San Onofre Nuke Plant Delayed

Decision on Sickly San Onofre Nuke Plant Delayed
ABC News
It's going to take a little longer to learn if California's troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant will start again. Federal regulators Friday pushed back their timetable to make a decision on Southern California Edison's proposal to restart the Unit ...http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/decision-sickly-san-onofre-nuke-plant-delayed-18318259

Decision on Restart of San Onofre Nuclear Station to Come in April or May
San Diego 6
SAN DIEGO (CNS) - The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Friday that it will decide in late April or May whether to allow Southern California Edison to restart one of two reactors at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. In a timeline posted ...http://www.sandiego6.com/news/local/Decision-on-Restart-of-San-Onofre-Nuclear-Station-to-Come-in-April-or-May-188398231.html

Decision on sickly San Onofre nuke plant delayed
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's going to take a little longer to learn if California's troubled San Onofre nuclear power plant will start again.Federal regulators Friday ...
bigstory.ap.org/.../decision-sickly-san-onofre-nuke-plant-dela...

America's Nuclear Energy Future

America's Nuclear Energy Future
Energy Collective
Other people think molten salt reactors have promise, like Per Peterson at UC-Berkeley. He's going to China to test a 2 megawatt version of the molten salt ...http://theenergycollective.com/breakthroughinstitut/176831/america-nuclear-energy-future

Professor Explores China's Surge in Green Energy

Professor Explores China's Surge in Green Energy - Georgetown ...
January 23, 2013 – During the past decade, China has emerged as a top user of green-energy technologies despite being a latecomer to the movement, says ...
www.georgetown.edu/.../joanna-lewis-china-energy-book.htm...

Friday, January 25, 2013

Battery Material Prevents Fires, Stores Five Times the Energy

Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a solid electrolyte to replace flammable ones used in lithium-ion batteries.
An electrolyte developed by researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory could enable lithium-ion batteries that store five to 10 times more energy and are safer than the ones that recently caught fire on Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner.http://www.technologyreview.com/news/510311/battery-material-prevents-fires-stores-five-times-the-energy/

McDonough on Climate Change

Denis McDonough has spoken out about the need to help developing countries cope.
President Obama says he intends to address climate change. Who he picks to fill key posts will show how serious he is. In picking Denis McDonough to serve as his new chief of staff, he’s picked someone who clearly considers climate change a serious problem (see “Obama Still Needs to Make the Case for Dealing with Climate Change”).http://www.technologyreview.com/view/510401/mcdonough-on-climate-change/

Energy's Next Battleground: Fracking for Uranium

by Chris Helman, Forbes

Chris Helman, Forbeshttp://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2013/01/23/fracking-for-uranium/?ss=business%3Aenergy

Big Taxes, Big Oil

by Daniel Graeber, OilPrice.com

Daniel Graeber, OilPrice.com
A policy report from the scholars at The Brookings Institution finds that a surge in U.S. oil and natural gas production is a "bright spot" in the nation's economy. In December, the U.S. Energy Department noted that oil production was at its highest level in 15 years. For natural gas, the story is much the same given advancements in extraction technology. Because of this, the researchers at Brookings called on the White House to embrace the boom given lingering economic woes. Their recommendation on taxes, however, is likely to raise hackles from industry supporters.http://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Big-Taxes-Big-Oil.html

Energy Storage is Injecting Itself Into Utility Markets

Duke and Toronto Hydro Unveil Two Projects http://www.energybiz.com/article/13/01/energy-storage-injecting-itself-utility-markets

Nuclear Energy Is The Environment's Best Friend

by Tim Wu, Slate

Tim Wu, Slate
A good, politically charged documentary often seizes on what the audience already believes and throws fuel on the fire (see, e.g., the work of Michael Moore). A better such documentary tries to convince its audience that what it takes for granted is flat-out wrong. Pandora's Promise, which premiered at Sundance, does just that. It makes the utterly convincing case that anyone who considers themselves an environmentalist or takes climate change seriously should favor more nuclear power.http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/01/24/pandora_s_promise_review_nuclear_power_documentary_is_persuasive_and_timely.html

The Unexpected Boom in US Oil Production

by pir@oilprice.com (Robert Rapier)

A few years ago, I made the observation that the best thing that could happen to mitigate against some of the potentially severe consequences of peak oil was for oil prices to rise, and remain high in the years before oil production peaked. That would have the effect of encouraging conservation, as people adapted to a world in which oil is no longer cheap. High oil prices would also incentivize oil production, which would have the effect of preventing steep declines in global oil production — which some had predicted would lead to severe…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/The-Unexpected-Boom-in-US-Oil-Production.html

Shell and Ukraine Finalize $10 Billion Shale Gas Contract

by kennedyc@oilprice.com (Charles Kennedy)

Ukraine has very nearly stepped out from under the shadow of Russia and its dependency on Natural gas supplies from Gazprom, by today signing a $10 billion deal to develop domestic shale gas in conjunction with Royal Dutch Shell (NYSE:RDS.B)In both 2006 and 2009 Russia and Ukraine cashed over the prices that Russia was charging, leading to severe disruptions to gas flowing to, and through, the Ukraine. Bulgaria and Slovakia were left without gas supplies in the middle of winter as Russia stopped its gas flow through Ukrainian pipelines. A new long…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Shell-and-Ukraine-Finalise-10-Billion-Shale-Gas-Contract.html

The Energy Industry is Not Safe in North Africa

by admin@oilprice.com (Editorial Dept)

Energy interests sector-wide should be prepared for the coming security nightmare that is the Sahel. At a time when even the juniors have become unaccountably brave in frontier regions, the hostage crisis in Algeria demonstrates just how vulnerable the industry is.It is vulnerable both to the whims of Western military intervention and to Salafi jihadist moves to take advantage of a transnational opening that would have been unheard of with Gaddafi, Mubarak and Assad still in control in Libya, Egypt and Syria.The hostage crisis at the BP-operated…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/The-Energy-Industry-is-Not-Safe-in-North-Africa.html

Where's the real bottleneck for natural gas? Distribution.

by Steve Skutnik

As a scientist and an unabashed nerd, I love data. Particularly, I love it when ready access to data reveals things that are surprising in the face of conventional wisdom.http://neutroneconomy.blogspot.com/2013/01/wheres-real-bottleneck-for-natural-gas.html

NRC issues timeline for decisions about San Onofre's future | FOX5

NRC issues timeline for decisions about San Onofre's future | FOX5 ...
By Bob Ponting
SAN DIEGO -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Friday that it will decide in late April or May whether to allow Southern California Edison to restart one of two reactors at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. In a timeline ...
FOX5 San Diego

IV-13-003 - NRC
NRC TO MEET PUBLIC TO DISCUSS SAN ONOFRE NUCLEAR GENERATING ... The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public meeting on Feb.
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/.../13-003.iv.pdf

Chernobyl Wildlife Thriving: It’s Possible Impact on Japan (or not?)

Chernobyl Wildlife Thriving: It’s Possible Impact on Japan (or not?)

A new report concerning the Chernobyl region says that the exclusion zone around the destroyed power plant has become a thriving wildlife refuge. Will the Japanese Press tell the Japanese public that Chernobyl wildlife is flourishing and previous fear-inducing studies may well have been flawed?

http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-accident-updates.html

Why Shale Oil is not the Game Changer we Have Been Led to Believe - Part 2

by (Chris Martenson)

…continued from part 1Where We Are, in Three Simple ChartsOne narrative that is being heavily marketed right now is that the shale plays are true game-changers and there's really nothing to worry about for the foreseeable future. Heck, the story says that the U.S. will soon exceed Saudi Arabia in oil production and become energy independent, that it has so much natural gas that it might as well build export terminals, and that there's 100 years of natural gas just waiting to be used.Unfortunately, none of this is really true. …Read more...http://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Why-Shale-Oil-is-not-the-Game-Changer-we-Have-Been-Led-to-Believe-Part-2.html

The Coming Oil War in Iraq: Part II

by dg@oilprice.com (Daniel J. Graeber)

The Turkish energy minister confirmed that oil was flowing again through the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline from northern Iraq following an attack on the transit network. The separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party has claimed responsibility for similar attacks in the past, though Ankara was reluctant to point fingers for the latest incident. Though the southern Turkish provinces have experienced violence since the 1980s, the latest attack may be a sign of the growing frustration with the disputes pitting the central government in Iraq against the semiautonomous…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/The-Coming-Oil-War-in-Iraq-Part-II.html

How to Make the Most of the Upcoming Price Spike in Uranium

by (The Energy Report )

If a person consumed only nuclear-generated power, the amount of waste generated over his or her lifetime could be contained in a soda can. Compare this to the trainloads of coal delivered daily to coal-fired power plants and nuclear power seems like a no-brainer. Cecil Musgrave of InvestorsGuru.com sees nuclear power as a bridge to a renewable energy mix—but only if supply is reliable. In this interview with The Energy Report, Musgrave explains why supply shortages may create a price spike for the commodity and names some uranium juniors…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Finance/investing-and-trading-reports/How-to-Make-the-Most-of-the-Upcoming-Price-Spike-in-Uranium.html

Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Mr. President – Ike would recommend the nuclear option for energy policyhttp://atomicinsights.com/2013/01/mr-president-ike-would-recommend-the-nuclear-option-for-energy-policy.html

Gas Suffocates Nuclear Power

Beautiful Toy Models Of Nuclear Power Plants And Factory Farms

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