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Saturday, June 22, 2013
Russia-China oil deals may change global energy run
Russia-China oil deals may change global energy run
Saudi Gazette
RUSSIA, the world's largest crude producer, is shying away from Europe – as far as crude supplies are concerned – ramping up instead supplies to China. And as the process gains pace, new alliances are springing up on the global energy chessboard while ...http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130623170904
Saudi Gazette
RUSSIA, the world's largest crude producer, is shying away from Europe – as far as crude supplies are concerned – ramping up instead supplies to China. And as the process gains pace, new alliances are springing up on the global energy chessboard while ...http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20130623170904
Turkish MP Sinan Ogan: “The Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant poses a threat to
| Turkish MP Sinan Ogan: “The Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant poses a threat to ... APA Baku. Rashad Suleymanov – APA. Turkey is taking measures for suspension of activity of the Metsamor Nuclear Power Plant, the member of The Grand National Assembly of Turkey from Nationalist Movement Party Sinan Ogan told journalists, APA reports.http://en.apa.az/xeber_turkish_mp_sinan_ogan_____the_metsamor_nuc_195185.html |
Are environmentalists rethinking nuclear power?
| Are environmentalists rethinking nuclear power? Salon Faced with the near-term catastrophe of climate change and the planet-poisoning effects of fossil fuels, is the environmental movement changing its tune on nuclear energy? It's not a new question, and let's be clear that the short answer is still no ...http://www.salon.com/2013/06/22/are_environmentalists_rethinking_nuclear_power/singleton/ |
Fukushima, Nuclear Power Plants and the Middle East: What Could Go Wrong?
| Fukushima, Nuclear Power Plants And The Middle East: What Could Go Wrong? International Business Times Nuclear power plants require huge volumes of water -- a potential drain of the scarce resource in the largely arid region, which is also riddled with seismic fault lines. Added to that are concerns about the potential for using peaceful nuclear ...http://www.ibtimes.com/fukushima-nuclear-power-plants-middle-east-what-could-go-wrong-1316621 |
French Support for Nuclear Power Rises Ahead of Law, Poll Shows
| French Support for Nuclear Power Rises Ahead of Law, Poll Shows Businessweek French public support for nuclear power is rising ahead of recommendations on a new energy policy law for the country, as fears about its dangers fade. Some 36 percent of people surveyed said they favored France's use of nuclear power with only 14 ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-06-22/french-support-for-nuclear-power-rises-ahead-of-law-poll-shows |
Westinghouse nuclear power plant: India to evaluate work
| Westinghouse nuclear power plant: India to evaluate work Times of India NEW DELHI: With the US government finally allowing Westinghouse to share confidential technical information with the Indian nuclear authorities - Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) - India is getting ready to ...http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Westinghouse-nuclear-power-plant-India-to-evaluate-work/articleshow/20719936.cms |
Fukushima Update 6/21
Fukushima Commentary
Japan’s Red Cross violates their moral imperative with too-low
exposure limit
The Japanese Red Cross Society (JCRS) has set a maximum
radiation exposure limit of one millisievert per year for emergency response
workers. The primary mission of emergency rescue workers is saving the
lives of survivable victims. To the contrary, it seems the JCRS is more
concerned about avoidance of negligible radiation exposures than with saving
people’s lives.
A new Fukushima
radiation scare about Strontium-90
This past Wednesday,
Tokyo Electric Company said Strontium-90 was found in a groundwater sampling
“well” at Fukushima Daiichi. The announcement has set off a tsunami of alarming
Press articles based on questionable evidence. Japan's Press seems dedicated to
keeping their readers in a state of fear.
Nevada governor: No to radioactive waste
Nevada governor: No to radioactive waste
http://www.politico.com/story/2013/06/nevada-governor-no-to-radioactive-waste-93178.html
Westinghouse - We Are Nuclear Energy (TV Commercial June2013)
Westinghouse - We Are Nuclear Energy (TV Commercial June2013)...
George Monbiot: On summer solstice, my £100 bet against solar power ends - who won?
On summer solstice, my £100 bet against solar power ends - who won?
Solar may be popular but environmentalists must be hard-headed about how to reduce CO2 in the cheapest way
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/georgemonbiot/2013/jun/21/solar-power-wind-nuclear-carbon-electricity
The Power of Doubt in Pandora’s Promise
Forward-Looking Energy Vision for U.S.
AREVA Inc. CEO Mike Rencheck sat down with Chris Newkumet from
Platts TV on Sunday, May 19, to share his perspective on the nuclear
industry and AREVA’s Forward-Looking Energy vision. This vision
articulates the company’s outlook through a discussion of growth, people and responsibility.
- See more at: http://us.arevablog.com/2013/05/21/forward-looking-energy-vision-for-u-s/#sthash.02XfuQow.dpuf“AREVA is at the forefront of a daily nuclear energy renewal that is rooted in our people and our responsibility to put safety first and foremost in everything that we do,” said Mike Rencheck, CEO, AREVA Inc. “Platts Energy Week TV was the ideal venue for sharing this vision due to its reputation and influence among key stakeholders in the energy industry.”
Forward-Looking Energy Vision for U.S.
AREVA Inc. CEO Mike Rencheck sat down with Chris Newkumet from
Platts TV on Sunday, May 19, to share his perspective on the nuclear
industry and AREVA’s Forward-Looking Energy vision. This vision
articulates the company’s outlook through a discussion of growth, people and responsibility.
- See more at: http://us.arevablog.com/2013/05/21/forward-looking-energy-vision-for-u-s/#sthash.02XfuQow.dpuf“AREVA is at the forefront of a daily nuclear energy renewal that is rooted in our people and our responsibility to put safety first and foremost in everything that we do,” said Mike Rencheck, CEO, AREVA Inc. “Platts Energy Week TV was the ideal venue for sharing this vision due to its reputation and influence among key stakeholders in the energy industry.”
The Reemergence Of Nuclear Power: A Case For Thorium
The Reemergence Of Nuclear Power: A Case For Thorium
http://seekingalpha.com/article/1515512-the-reemergence-of-nuclear-power-a-case-for-thorium
Pandora's Promise: Nationwide now
Pandora's Promise: Nationwide now
http://yesvy.blogspot.com/2013/06/pandoras-promise-nationwide-now.html#.UcWVOpzNlsx
Shale to Impact Global Markets via Exports of Gas, Not Technology, For Now
Shale to Impact Global Markets via Exports of Gas, Not Technology, For Now
http://breakingenergy.com/2013/06/21/shale-to-impact-global-markets-via-exports-of-gas-not-technology-for-now/?utm_source=Breaking+Energy&utm_campaign=dfcef7630c-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f852427a4b-dfcef7630c-407304281
Friday, June 21, 2013
Research and Markets: Nuclear Plant Components in Demand as Power Source ..
| Research and Markets: Nuclear Plant Components in Demand as Power Source ... The Herald | HeraldOnline.com Although nuclear energy is still a major power source for developed regions around the world, emerging economies are picking up the pace with ambitious development plans, states research and consulting firm The authors. The new report* states that ...http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/06/21/4965091/research-and-markets-nuclear-plant.html |
A Short History of Nuclear Regulation, 1946-1999
A Short History of Nuclear Regulation, 1946-1999
http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/short-history.html#bandwagon
Radioactive Green: Pandora’s Promise Rethinks Nuclear Power
Radioactive Green: Pandora’s Promise Rethinks Nuclear Power
http://science.time.com/2013/06/21/radioactive-green-pandoras-promise-rethinks-nuclear-power/
Energy Risk: Fracking Increasing Competition for Water
Pandora's Promises - Kept and Unkept: Examining the Nuclear Documentary
Pandora's Promises - Kept and Unkept: Examining the Nuclear Documentary
http://theenergycollective.com/severinborenstein/239851/pandora-s-promises-kept-and-unkept?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29
The Grassroots War to Shut Down San Onofre How David Slew a Nuclear Goliath
The Grassroots War to Shut Down San Onofre
How David Slew a Nuclear Goliath
http://www.counterpunch.org/2013/06/21/how-david-slew-a-nuclear-goliath/?utm_source=feedly
Thorium test begins
Thorium test begins (http://www.world-nuclear-
Thorium fuel is now being tested in the Halden research reactor in Norway. It was loaded in the last week of April, defining the start of a physical test program that will simulate how it operates in a power reactor.
Thorium fuel is now being tested in the Halden research reactor in Norway. It was loaded in the last week of April, defining the start of a physical test program that will simulate how it operates in a power reactor.
Sunrise Powerlink a SONGS saving grace
Sunrise Powerlink a SONGS saving grace
http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/sunrise-powerlink-songs-saving-grace/2013-06-20?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Robert Stone debate with RFK Jr.
After a screening of Pandora's Promise near Pace University, Andrew Revkin (of the New York Times) moderates an hour-long debate between Robert Stone and RFK Jr.
The article includes a video of the debate - well worth watching!
http://nyti.ms/11Pb3th
Nuclear News Round Up (17th – 21st June 13)
Assystem Energy & Nuclear
Nuclear News Round Up (17th – 21st June 13)
- Different sectors in energy industry must collaborate
- Technical Engineer, Cadarache, France
- Bradwell-on-Sea identified as potential site to dump radioactive waste
China Introduces Execution for Pollution
China Introduces Execution for Pollution
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
China has introduced “harsher punishments” for breaking the nation’s
environmental protection laws: reckless violators of pollution standards in the
world’s biggest and fastest-growing economy now face execution.
A new judicial interpretation taking effect on Wednesday has tightened
Chinese “lax and superficial”enforcement of environmental protection laws,
Xinhua reported citing a government statement.
The government is set to introduce a “precise [...]
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
China has introduced “harsher punishments” for breaking the nation’s
environmental protection laws: reckless violators of pollution standards in the
world’s biggest and fastest-growing economy now face execution.
A new judicial interpretation taking effect on Wednesday has tightened
Chinese “lax and superficial”enforcement of environmental protection laws,
Xinhua reported citing a government statement.
The government is set to introduce a “precise [...]
Micro Battery Created Using 3D Printing
Micro Battery Created Using 3D Printing
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
Scientists have successfully created a Lithium ion micro-battery the size of a
grain of sand. A team of researchers from Harvard University and the University
of Illinois were able to create the tiny battery using 3D
printing technology.
In order to achieve this feat, the separate parts of the battery were printed
layer-by-layer using materials thinner than a human hair. [...]
http://www.darkgovernment.com/
Scientists have successfully created a Lithium ion micro-battery the size of a
grain of sand. A team of researchers from Harvard University and the University
of Illinois were able to create the tiny battery using 3D
printing technology.
In order to achieve this feat, the separate parts of the battery were printed
layer-by-layer using materials thinner than a human hair. [...]
ANS Update 6/21 Nuclear Matinee: Westinghouse We Are Nuclear Energy TV Commercial
Nuclear Matinee: Westinghouse We Are Nuclear Energy TV Commercial
By ansnuclearcafe on Jun 21, 2013 01:00 amPresenting a new nuclear energy TV commercial – unveiled at the 2013 American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting this week! How do you like it? What do you think? Also see ANS Friday Nuclear Matinee: AREVA’s Funkytown Thanks to Westinghouse Electric Company
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Energy Storage Moves Wind to Baseload Power
Energy Storage Moves Wind to Baseload Power
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2013/06/energy-storage-moves-wind-to-baseload?cmpid=WNL-Friday-June21-2013
Power Engineering News 6/21
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In Case You Missed It
• GE signs Memorandum of Understanding to build 1,000 MW power plant in Ghana
• Minnesota Power expects hydropower station in partial operation by end of year
• Environmental group urges new plan for coal-fired power plant
• Technology to help improve solar PV cell performance
• NRC proposes $70k fine on Watts Bar nuclear Unit 2
• Young people drawn to nuclear power out of sense of social obligation
• EIA: March coal exports set U.S. record
• GE, Russian firm to build cogeneration power plants in Russia
• Dominion Virginia Power begins solar purchase program
• DOE research to improve natural gas-fired turbines commercialized by Siemens
• Dayton Power & Light plant to use AES energy storage system
• Two nuclear power plants to use water jet peening process
• SCE urges customers to conserve electricity during hot weather
• Fanning disappointed in DOE's modified terms for Vogtle loan
• Women share experiences in nuclear power
• Chinese renewable energy projects to use GE power converters
• Perry nuclear unit shut down after leak discovered
• States request groups to delay New Source Performance Standard suit
• Walgreens to install 200 additional solar power projects
• IHS acquires PFC Energy
• Georgia Power plants to close coal-fired power plants, favors nuclear for replacement
• Geothermal projects in Chile, Peru in the works
• AWEA establishes wind industry-wide best practices
• GE signs Memorandum of Understanding to build 1,000 MW power plant in Ghana
• Minnesota Power expects hydropower station in partial operation by end of year
• Environmental group urges new plan for coal-fired power plant
• Technology to help improve solar PV cell performance
• NRC proposes $70k fine on Watts Bar nuclear Unit 2
• Young people drawn to nuclear power out of sense of social obligation
• EIA: March coal exports set U.S. record
• GE, Russian firm to build cogeneration power plants in Russia
• Dominion Virginia Power begins solar purchase program
• DOE research to improve natural gas-fired turbines commercialized by Siemens
• Dayton Power & Light plant to use AES energy storage system
• Two nuclear power plants to use water jet peening process
• SCE urges customers to conserve electricity during hot weather
• Fanning disappointed in DOE's modified terms for Vogtle loan
• Women share experiences in nuclear power
• Chinese renewable energy projects to use GE power converters
• Perry nuclear unit shut down after leak discovered
• States request groups to delay New Source Performance Standard suit
• Walgreens to install 200 additional solar power projects
• IHS acquires PFC Energy
• Georgia Power plants to close coal-fired power plants, favors nuclear for replacement
• Geothermal projects in Chile, Peru in the works
• AWEA establishes wind industry-wide best practices
Exelon ends plans to uprate two nuclear power plants
Exelon ends plans to uprate two nuclear power plants
http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/06/exelon-ends-plans-to-uprate-two-nuclear-power-plants.html
New Vogtle reactors to cause smaller customer rate increase than expected
New Vogtle reactors to cause smaller customer rate increase than expected
http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/06/new-vogtle-reactors-to-cause-smaller-customer-rate-increase-than.html
NRC rumored to consider voiding ruling that led to SONGS closure
NRC rumored to consider voiding ruling that led to SONGS closure
http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/06/nrc-rumored-to-consider-voiding-ruling-that-led-to-songs-closure.html
Xcel investing $1.8bn on nuclear power plants
Xcel investing $1.8bn on nuclear power plants
http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/06/xcel-investing-18bn-on-nuclear-power-plants.html
Fukushima Update 6/21 Japan’s Red Cross violates their moral imperative with too-low exposure limit
Japan’s Red Cross violates their moral imperative with too-low exposure limit
The
Japanese Red Cross Society (JCRS) has set a maximum radiation exposure
limit of one millisievert per year for emergency response workers. The
primary mission of emergency rescue workers is saving the lives
of survivable victims. To the contrary, it seems the JCRS is more
concerned about avoidance of negligible radiation exposures than with
saving people’s lives.
Russia, South Africa set to further strengthen nuclear links
Russia, South Africa set to further strengthen nuclear links
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/russia-south-africa-set-to-further-strengthen-nuclear-links-2013-06-21
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/russia-south-africa-set-to-further-strengthen-nuclear-links-2013-06-21
Exelon looks for 20-year extension at Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station
Exelon looks for 20-year extension at Braidwood Nuclear Generating Station
http://southtownstar.suntimes.com/news/20865459-418/exelon-looks-for-20-year-extension-at-braidwood-nuclear-generating-station.html
Orthodox Environmentalists Don’t Want You to See My Environmental Film
Orthodox Environmentalists Don’t Want You to See My Environmental Film
Bobby Kennedy Jr. calls it “an elaborate hoax,” but scientists are on my side.
http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2013/06/pandora_s_promise_producer_nuclear_energy_is_necessary_to_fight_climate.html
How To Stash A Nuclear Reactor Away
How To Stash A Nuclear Reactor Away
http://rainerklute.wordpress.com/2013/06/20/how-to-stash-a-nuclear-reactor-away/
Why Tesla Thinks It Can Make Battery Swapping Work
Why Tesla Thinks It Can Make Battery Swapping Work
Tesla is set to announce a way to make recharging its electric vehicles faster than filling up a gas tank.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/516276/why-tesla-thinks-it-can-make-battery-swapping-work/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-weekly-business&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20130621
A Post Bernanke-led Fed Could put Snag in LNG Export Plans By John Licata
A Post Bernanke-led Fed Could put Snag in LNG Export Plans
By John Licatahttp://breakingenergy.com/2013/06/20/a-post-bernanke-led-fed-could-put-snag-in-lng-export-plans/?utm_source=Breaking+Energy&utm_campaign=591642305f-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f852427a4b-591642305f-407304281
US to Face Stiff Competition in Global LNG Market
What Tech Is Next for the Solar Industry?
What Tech Is Next for the Solar Industry?
Solar manufacturers are eager to implement several new
technologies that could make solar power cheaper, and the panels easier
to make.
By Kevin Bullis http://www.technologyreview.com/news/516306/what-tech-is-next-for-the-solar-industry/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-daily-all&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20130621
PennEnergy's Top Oil & Gas News 6/21
This Week's Most Popular Oil & Gas News
• House panel approves offshore drilling legislation
• Chevron confirms first cargo from Angola LNG
• Turkish company offered oil blocks in Iraqi Kurdistan
• BSEE to host offshore energy hurricane preparedness forum
• Tiandi President talks data management and skilled staffing
• Total finalizes acquisition of gas production acreage in Tajikistan
• Statoil makes another oil find offshore Newfoundland
• GE turbines to power oil production platform offshore Brazil
• SNG pilot plant construction in China gets cooperation agreement
• FTTN works to increase oil and gas holdings in Texas
• Financing secured for Sadara integrated petrochemicals project
• Dong cuts first steel for Danish offshore platform
• House panel approves offshore drilling legislation
• Chevron confirms first cargo from Angola LNG
• Turkish company offered oil blocks in Iraqi Kurdistan
• BSEE to host offshore energy hurricane preparedness forum
• Tiandi President talks data management and skilled staffing
• Total finalizes acquisition of gas production acreage in Tajikistan
• Statoil makes another oil find offshore Newfoundland
• GE turbines to power oil production platform offshore Brazil
• SNG pilot plant construction in China gets cooperation agreement
• FTTN works to increase oil and gas holdings in Texas
• Financing secured for Sadara integrated petrochemicals project
• Dong cuts first steel for Danish offshore platform
| All Energy, All the Time: The Nuclear
Power Rollercoaster Nuclear power is again in the spotlight as uncertainty grips the industry and a new documentary challenges naysayers of atomic power while stirring controversy among some experts. Although neither controversy nor uncertainty is new to nuclear power, the volume of each most recently has given the industry a rather precarious feeling. Full Article Share:   
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| Governing Energy: Big Data: Ethics and
Morals As noted in the news recently, in the era of Big Data society is becoming increasingly dependent on high ethical standards and controls by increasingly larger organizations. The root of the current debate over storage of phone records by the U.S. government is the “level” of an individual’s right to privacy. Full Article North Dakota reports record oil production in April North Dakota's oil production in April rose 1.3 percent to more than 793,000 barrels of oil per day during the state's coldest April on record. Home to the Bakken shale formation, production is expected to continue growing as forecasters say as many as 850,000 bpd could be reached by the end of the year. Full Article |
The Nuclear Power Rollercoaster
All Energy, All the Time: The Nuclear
Power Rollercoaster
Nuclear power is again in the spotlight as uncertainty grips the industry and a new documentary challenges naysayers of atomic power while stirring controversy among some experts. Although neither controversy nor uncertainty is new to nuclear power, the volume of each most recently has given the industry a rather precarious feeling.
Full Articlehttp://www.pennenergy.com/index/blogs/all-energy-all-the-time.html?cmpid=EnlWeeklyPetroJune212013
Nuclear power is again in the spotlight as uncertainty grips the industry and a new documentary challenges naysayers of atomic power while stirring controversy among some experts. Although neither controversy nor uncertainty is new to nuclear power, the volume of each most recently has given the industry a rather precarious feeling.
Full Articlehttp://www.pennenergy.com/index/blogs/all-energy-all-the-time.html?cmpid=EnlWeeklyPetroJune212013
North Dakota reports record oil production in April
North Dakota reports record oil production
in April
North Dakota's oil production in April rose 1.3 percent to more than 793,000 barrels of oil per day during the state's coldest April on record. Home to the Bakken shale formation, production is expected to continue growing as forecasters say as many as 850,000 bpd could be reached by the end of the year.
Full Articlehttp://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2013/06/north-dakota-reports-record-oil-production-in-april.html?cmpid=EnlWeeklyPetroJune212013
North Dakota's oil production in April rose 1.3 percent to more than 793,000 barrels of oil per day during the state's coldest April on record. Home to the Bakken shale formation, production is expected to continue growing as forecasters say as many as 850,000 bpd could be reached by the end of the year.
Full Articlehttp://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2013/06/north-dakota-reports-record-oil-production-in-april.html?cmpid=EnlWeeklyPetroJune212013
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Researchers, Policymakers, Industry Leaders Gather for AGU's Annual Science Policy Conference
Among the Issues Covered Will Be: Policies for Reducing Risk from Natural Hazards, Potential for Carbon Capture and Storage, and the Impact of Climate Change on Human Health
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2013
/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Researchers from leading scientific research
institutions, federal and state agency representatives, industry
leaders, and NGO staffers will gather in Washington, DC on 24 – 26 June for the American Geophysical Union's (AGU) second annual Science Policy Conference.
The event, which will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention
Center, will address a wide range of topics impacting the American
economy and public safety, and how science can help solve these
challenges and inform critical policy decisions. Conference highlights
include:
To see a full list of speakers and sessions, please visit the Science Policy Conference Web site. Members of the news media including print, broadcast and online journalists, as well as public information officers, may register onsite at the conference. Registrants will receive, at no charge, a badge that provides access to all of the scientific sessions of the meeting, as well as to the onsite press room. The American Geophysical Union (AGU) is a not-for-profit, professional, scientific organization with more than 62,000 members representing over 144 countries. AGU advances the Earth and space sciences through its scholarly publications, conferences, and outreach programs. www.agu.org SOURCE American Geophysical Union 
CONTACT: Peter Weiss, +1 (202) 777-7507, pweiss@agu.org
Web Site: http://www.agu.org
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