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Saturday, July 27, 2013

Market-Driven Public-Private Partnership Aims to Advance Energy Storage

Market-Driven Public-Private Partnership Aims to Advance Energy Storage

http://www.energybiz.com/article/13/07/market-driven-public-private-partnership-aims-advance-energy-storage

The secret decision to kill San Onofre nuke

The secret decision to kill San Onofre nuke


http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jul/27/swift-secret-kill-onofre-nuclear/

Nuclear power mitigates economic & carbon impact: Shah Nawaz Ahmad

 

Nuclear power mitigates economic & carbon impact: Shah Nawaz Ahmad

Interview with Senior advisor, World Nuclear Association
http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/nuclear-power-mitigates-economic-carbon-impact-113072200093_1.html

Bill Gates Tries Thorium

Bill Gates Tries Thorium


http://blogs.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2013/07/27/bill-gates-tries-thorium/

Fukushima Groundwater Issue Poses Many Questions -

From The Hiroshima Syndrome/Fukushima Commentary
 
Fukushima Groundwater Issue Poses Many Questions -
Tepco now admits contamination is entering their near-port quay. However, the data that has been posted poses many currently unanswered questions. But we can be quite certain that the contamination in the quay has not reached the open sea.

Lasers Defuse Nuclear Waste

Lasers Defuse Nuclear Waste
2003-08-20
It sounds like magic: long-lived radioactive waste made harmless by a laser beam. Now, for the first time scientists have managed to pull it off, transmuting iodine-129, one of the bad boys of nuclear waste, into the much more benign isotope iodine-128.

http://news.sciencemag.org/2003/08/lasers-defuse-nuclear-waste

Work to begin on nuclear power plant


Work to begin on nuclear power plant
 

Experts of the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission will conduct tests along with the Russian state atomic company

http://www.dhakatribune.com/development/2013/jul/27/work-begin-nuclear-power-plant

Why nuclear matters in our energy future

Why nuclear matters in our energy future


http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20130726/AIK02/130729650/1018/AIK02/column-why-nuclear-matters-in-our-energy-future

Astounding Facts about the NRC and Radioactive Materials: Part II

Astounding Facts about the NRC and Radioactive Materials: Part II ...
The NRC performs classified reviews of new Naval Reactor submarine and aircraft carrier reactor plants and provides advice to the Navy on the designs.
public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/.../astounding-facts-about-the-nr...

Renewable energy with Liquid Metal Batteries

Renewable energy with Liquid Metal Batteries

Liquid Metal Batteries Would Make Renewable Energy Viable Engineering.com Tom Spendlove  on July 26, 2013 Electricity demand has to be in constant balance with electricity supplied – this is the large scale problem Donald Sadoway wants to solve in this TED Talk. The constraints of this problem are immense. A solution would need to generate incredibly high power, have a long service life and come at a very low cost.
Energy storage is the solution. Giant batteries could address the problem of intermittency that prevents wind and solar from contributing to the grid like a coal burning power plant.
Donald Sadoway: The missing link to renewable energy

http://nuclear-news.net/2013/07/27/renewable-energy-with-liquid-metal-batteries/

The World’s Top Ten Powerhouses


The World’s Top Ten Powerhouses

http://breakingenergy.com/2013/07/26/the-worlds-top-ten-powerhouses/?utm_source=Breaking+Energy&utm_campaign=9aaac565ea-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f852427a4b-9aaac565ea-407304281

NRA chairman says release of radioactive water into sea is inevitable

NRA chairman says release of radioactive water into sea is inevitable
http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201307250040

NRDC feigns outrage over 1.2 billion tons of carbon from oil sands in Canada; supports 40 times as much from gas-fired generation in America

NRDC feigns outrage over 1.2 billion tons of carbon from oil sands in Canada; supports 40 times as much from gas-fired generation in America


http://canadianenergyissues.com/2013/07/24/nrdc-feigns-outrage-over-1-2-billion-tons-of-carbon-from-oil-sands-supports-50-times-as-much-from-gas-fired-generation/

Nuclear Energy: Powering An Environmentally Sustainable Future

Nuclear Energy: Powering An Environmentally Sustainable Future


http://breakingenergy.com/2013/07/18/nuclear-energy-powering-an-environmentally-sustainable-future/

Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission Report

Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission Report

NAIIC-reportThe National Diet of Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission (NAIIC) has submitted the report concerning the dynamics of last year's accident to both houses of Diet on July 5, 2012.

Read the Executive Summary of the Report here.
For more information visit the NAIIC website.

http://www.nusaset.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=287:fukushima-nuclear-accident-independent-investigation-commission-report&catid=98:featured-articles&Itemid=186

Tepco Under Increasing Fire Over Nuclear Accident Site

Tepco Under Increasing Fire Over Nuclear Accident Site


http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323971204578629592943319054.html

"TEPCO Faces New Setbacks at Fukushima Daiichi"



"TEPCO Faces New Setbacks at Fukushima Daiichi"

Will Davis with an in-depth look at recent events at Fukushima Daiichi
that have put TEPCO back in the media spotlight recently

http://ansnuclearcafe.org/2013/07/25/tepco-faces-new-setbacks-at-fukushima-daiichi/

#Fukushima I Nuke Plant Groundwater Contamination: 2.35 Billion Bq/L of Cesium in Water in Trench That Comes from Reactor 2 Turbine Building

#Fukushima I Nuke Plant Groundwater Contamination: 2.35 Billion Bq/L of Cesium in Water in Trench That Comes from Reactor 2 Turbine Building


http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2013/07/fukushima-i-nuke-plant-groundwater_26.html

Arctic Methane "Burp": A Climate Catastrophe with $60 Trillion Pricetag

Arctic Methane "Burp": A Climate Catastrophe with $60 Trillion Pricetag
by Jon Queally
"New study looks at planetary, social and economic impacts of increasingly perilous Arctic melting."

Fukushima Groundwater Issue Poses Many Questions

Fukushima Groundwater Issue Poses Many Questions 
 
Tepco now admits contamination is entering their near-port quay. However, the data that has been posted poses many currently unanswered questions. But we can be quite certain that the contamination in the quay has not reached the open sea.
 

Nonproliferation Misinterpretation


Nonproliferation Misinterpretation

In a recent piece for Foreign Policy, former Obama Iran hand Robert Einhorn argues that Iran should not be allowed to enrich uranium because he feels Iran is not in compliance with its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) obligations, saying:
[W]hat is not debatable is that Iran has forfeited—at least temporarily—any right to enrichment (and reprocessing) until it can demonstrate convincingly that it is in compliance with its NPT obligations.
While this is something Einhorn may wish to be true, it is not correct on several levels. And if it's indicative of the viewpoint of American policymakers, this misunderstanding may be at the root of deadlock over Iran's nuclear program—a program that, according to the U.S. Director of National Intelligence, is not currently aimed towards weaponization. The Iran nuclear issue will not be resolved unless we come to grips with what the NPT is—and isn't.
Contrary to common belief, there is no agency or international body tasked with checking compliance with the NPT. And, even if there were, there is no automatic nuclear fuel-cycle “forfeiture” provision in the NPT, or any other legal instrument in existence. On both these counts Einhorn's argument is without legal basis.
http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/nonproliferation-misinterpretation-8780

An Offer To The City Of Detroit


An Offer To The City Of Detroit

http://safereactor.org/post/56172621217/an-offer-to-the-city-of-detroit

Can nuclear energy save Detroit?


Can nuclear energy save Detroit?


http://atomicinsights.com/can-nuclear-energy-save-detroit/

Galen Winsor asks – Who owns the plutonium? How much is it worth?


Galen Winsor asks – Who owns the plutonium? How much is it worth?


http://atomicinsights.com/galen-winsor-asks-who-owns-the-plutonium-how-much-is-it-worth/

First fast breeder reactor almost ready

First fast breeder reactor almost ready The Hindu
As India had the world's highest thorium resource, it could be used for generating power for the next 600 years, he said. However, the thorium had to be ...http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/first-fast-breeder-reactor-almost-ready/article4953389.ece

Highly Tainted Water Detected at Fukushima N-Plant Basement

Highly Tainted Water Detected at Fukushima N-Plant Basement


http://jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=2013072700193

Friday, July 26, 2013

Fusion Energy Quest Faces Boundaries of Budget, Science

Fusion Energy Quest Faces Boundaries of Budget, Science


http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2013/07/130726-fusion-national-ignition-facility-budget/

Scientists test material solution to nuclear plant explosions

Scientists test material solution to nuclear plant explosions


Read more: http://www.theengineer.co.uk/energy-and-environment/news/scientists-test-material-solution-to-nuclear-plant-explosions/1016804.article#ixzz2aCKvxOwd
http://www.theengineer.co.uk/energy-and-environment/news/scientists-test-material-solution-to-nuclear-plant-explosions/1016804.article

What I think about when I think about Fukushima


What I think about when I think about Fukushima

The 3rd Global Environmental Leaders International Symposium Hiroshima University
Woody Epstein
3/25/13
http://woody.com/2013/04/04/what-i-think-about-when-i-think-about-fukushima/

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review


Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review

http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/07/26/fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant-weekly-review-072602.aspx

Nuclear experts slam Fukushima nuclear plant operators over toxic water admission


Nuclear experts slam Fukushima nuclear plant operators over toxic water admission

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-26/nuclear-experts-blast-fukushima-nuclear-plant-operators/4846974

Delay in Disclosing Leaks at Fukushima Is Criticized


Delay in Disclosing Leaks at Fukushima Is Criticized

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/27/world/asia/operator-of-fukushima-plant-criticized-for-delaying-disclosures-on-leaks.html?_r=0

International nuclear experts tell TEPCO ‘You don’t know what you’re doing’


International nuclear experts tell TEPCO ‘You don’t know what you’re doing’

Dale Klein, former head of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) bluntly told the panel, composed of two foreign experts and four Japanese members including TEPCO’s chief executive, that their actions indicate they “don’t know what you are doing,” and that they do not have a conservative decision-making process. “It also appears that you are not keeping the people of Japan informed…and that you are not doing all you can to protect the environment and the people,” Klein blasted at TEPCO. He added that everyone is frustrated with the recent developments, and that because of this all the progress they’ve made on the clean-up at the plant will go unnoticed.

http://japandailypress.com/international-nuclear-experts-tell-tepco-you-dont-know-what-youre-doing-2632977/

Visualizing Electric Vehicle Sales

Visualizing Electric Vehicle Sales


http://energy.gov/articles/visualizing-electric-vehicle-sales

Nuclear power cheaper than gas


Nuclear power cheaper than gas

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/nuclear-power-cheaper-than-gas/25126

U.S. NRC Blog Astounding Facts about the NRC and Radioactive Materials: Part II


Brenda Akstulewicz
Regulatory Information Conference Assistant
 
As promised, here are some more interesting bits of information about the NRC and nuclear history and science.
washingmachine• The indicator lights in early appliances ─ such as clothes washers and dryers, coffeemakers, and stereos ─ used Krypton–85, a radioactive isotope.
• The Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs consults with 31 federally recognized Native American tribes on proposed new uranium recovery projects in Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska.
• The NRC performs classified reviews of new Naval Reactor submarine and aircraft carrier reactor plants and provides advice to the Navy on the designs. This practice was initiated by President Kennedy in the 1960s.female
• Three women, including the current chairman, Allison Macfarlane have held the title of Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The other two are Shirley Jackson and Greta Dicus.
• From 2007 to 2012, NRC received 68 petitions for rulemaking. Of those, 21 were denied and 17 were either fully considered or partially considered in the rulemaking process. The remaining 30 are under staff review.
• In the past five years, the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research has issued 244 new or revised regulatory guides, withdrawn 43 guides, and determined another 48 guides to be acceptable as written.
• Glenn T. Seaborg, the scientist who discovered plutonium, was also a chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission – the predecessor of the NRC.
florida• In 1992 Hurricane Andrew struck the Turkey Point nuclear power plant in Southern Florida, which prompted the NRC and FEMA to enter into a “Memorandum of Understanding” regarding emergency preparedness.
• NRC’s longest serving commissioner was Commissioner Edward McGaffigan. He served 11 years (from1996-2007) after appointments twice by President Clinton and once by President Bush. He died while still serving on the Commission.
• There are 438 nuclear power reactors operating worldwide.
exitsigns• Tritium gas is used to illuminate exit signs in buildings so they will function without power. Promethium-147 and Krypton-85 are approved by the NRC for use in exits signs.
• On average, NRC expends 6,160 hours of inspection effort at each operating reactor site each year.
Moderator | July 26, 2013 at 2:06 pm | Tags: NRC, radiation, trivia | Categories: General | URL: http://wp.me/p1fSSY-19H

China's Projected Nuclear Energy Usage - Business Insider

China's Projected Nuclear Energy Usage - Business Insider Rob Wile
Nuclear growth in China will comprise more than 40% of the world total.
Business Insiderhttp://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-projected-nuclear-energy-usage-2013-7

World energy use to rise 56%, led by Dhina, India: EIA

World energy use to rise 56 pct by 2040, led by China, India: EIA Xinhua
WASHINGTON, July 25 (Xinhua) -- Over the next three decades, world energy consumption is projected to increase by 56 percent through 2040, driven by ...http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-07/26/c_132574569.htm

Lockheed Martin Pioneers Ocean Energy in China

Lockheed Martin Pioneers Ocean Energy in China IEEE Spectrum

A 10-megawatt ocean thermal energy conversion plant is under way

 
Just a few years ago, Lockheed Martin was working to build a pilot plant to demonstrate a renewable energy technology called ocean thermal energy conversion ...http://spectrum.ieee.org/green-tech/geothermal-and-tidal/lockheed-martin-pioneers-ocean-energy-in-china

Liquid Metal Batteries Would Make Renewable Energy Viable

Liquid Metal Batteries Would Make Renewable Energy Viable ENGINEERING.com
This became the idea starter for the liquid metal battery, using molten magnesium as the top layer, antimony on the bottom and molten salt in between.http://www.engineering.com/DesignerEdge/DesignerEdgeArticles/ArticleID/6066/Liquid-Metal-Batteries-Would-Make-Renewable-Energy-Viable.aspx

Westinghouse and Vitkovice Take First Concrete Steps Towards Building Czech AP1000 Reactors

Westinghouse and Vitkovice Take First Concrete Steps Towards Building Czech AP1000 Reactors
Prague, Czech Republic (SPX) Jul 26, 2013 - Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that it has contracted with Vitkovice Power Engineering a.s., a member of the Czech Vitkovice Machinery Group, to construct a mock-up of one of the AP1000 nuclear power plant's critical modules in preparation for the potential construction of Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plants in the Czech Republic. This important and significant demonstrat ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Westinghouse_and_Vitkovice_Take_First_Concrete_Steps_Towards_Building_Czech_AP1000_Reactors_999.html

Tepco reform committee chairman: contaminated water threatens Fukushima plant recovery

Tepco reform committee chairman: contaminated water threatens Fukushima plant recovery


http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/26/japan-fukushima-committee-idUST9N0E408220130726

Board hears challenge to Davis-Besse’s future plans

Board hears challenge to Davis-Besse’s future plans


http://www.toledoblade.com/Energy/2013/07/25/Board-hears-challenge-to-Davis-Besse-s-future-plans.html

Echols: Nuclear power can be economic boon to Southeast

Echols: Nuclear power can be economic boon to Southeast


http://onlineathens.com/opinion/2013-07-25/echols-nuclear-power-can-be-economic-boon-southeast

Japan utility says reluctance to worry public delayed disclosure of nuclear plant’s leaks


Japan utility says reluctance to worry public delayed disclosure of nuclear plant’s leaks


http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/japan-utility-says-reluctance-to-worry-public-delayed-disclosure-of-nuke-plants-leaks/2013/07/26/9364c412-f5d4-11e2-81fa-8e83b3864c36_story.html

NRC: Cracks in steam generator tubes at nuke plant

NRC: Cracks in steam generator tubes at nuke plant


http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130726-NEWS-307260322

Czech antimonopoly office chief rejects Areva appeal

Czech antimonopoly office chief rejects Areva appeal


http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/26/cez-temelin-areva-idUSL6N0FW15Y20130726

Commissioner Tim Echols, GA PSC: Why Nuclear Matters


Commissioner Tim Echols, GA PSC: Why Nuclear Matters

http://www.nucleartownhall.com/blog/commissioner-tim-echols-ga-psc-why-nuclear-matters/

San Bruno Fire May Cost California Utility More Than $4 Billion







San Bruno Fire May Cost California Utility More Than $4 Billion


http://enr.construction.com/infrastructure/power_industrial/2013/0729-final-cost-to-pge-may-top-4-billion-for-san-bruno-fire.asp

Fuushima Updates 7/26

Here's the topics for today's Fukushima updates -
 
The Fukushima groundwater contamination issue makes daily headlines... A national fisheries federation filed a protest against Tepco... Tepco says three top executives, including their president, have had their pay cut... F. Daiichi’s new waste water treatment system test has been halted... A reactor cooling system for F. Daiichi unit #6 was inadvertently shut off for two hours... The decontamination of Fukushima communities could cost as much as $50 billion... Rezoning of Fukushima exclusion zone communities will be finished in August... Fukushima prefecture has expanded their child thyroid testing program... The enclosure around F. Daiichi unit #4 was finished on July 20.
 

We need greener shipping power say engineers

We need greener shipping power say engineers

We need greener shipping power say engineers
Mention nuclear power and ships in the same sentence and you’re more likely to think Navy submarine than a goods tanker. But nuclear-propelled ships are one idea being mulled over by engineers this week as the future of low carbon shipping.

http://energyandnuclear.com/2013/07/26/we-need-greener-shipping-power-say-engineers/

The Latest National Security coverage from FP 7/26


The Latest National Security coverage from FP

Latest Infrared Thermography of Reactor 3 Operating Floor Shows Steam Location at 34.3 Degrees Celsius from 5 Meters Above

Latest Infrared Thermography of Reactor 3 Operating Floor Shows Steam Location at 34.3 Degrees Celsius from 5 Meters Above


http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2013/07/latest-infrared-thermography-of-reactor.html

The world might be drifting into an oil price shock

The world might be drifting into an oil price shock

Arab unrest and the shale boom present Opec with a dilemma, writes Paul Stevens

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fb0dd938-f493-11e2-a62e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2a9rfTlRW

Penn Energy's Top Oil & Gas News 7/26

Top Oil & Gas News
Fire erupts on drilling rig in Gulf of Mexico
44 personnel were aboard the Hercules 265 at the time of the incident. All have been evacuated safely. No injuries have been reported.
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From the UK's shale incentive, to North Carolina's offshore hopes, to Japan's dropping LNG imports, all of the week's biggest headlines are in the PennEnergy Video News Update.
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FERC Order Increases Opportunity for Energy Storage

FERC Order Increases Opportunity for Energy Storage


http://breakingenergy.com/2013/07/25/ferc-order-increases-opportunity-for-energy-storage/?utm_source=Breaking+Energy&utm_campaign=c4558d1504-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f852427a4b-c4558d1504-407304281

AP1000 Pasive Safety Systems and Timeline for Station Blackout

 
http://ap1000.westinghousenuclear.com/station_blackout_home/passivecorecooling.html

CHART OF THE DAY: China Is Literally Going Nuclear Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-projected-nuclear-energy-usage-2013-7#ixzz2a9jcEy7K


CHART OF THE DAY: China Is Literally Going Nuclear

http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-projected-nuclear-energy-usage-2013-7

POWERING UP AMERICA: A Quiet Revolution in Energy Reform Takes Hold Across the Nation

POWERING UP AMERICA: A Quiet Revolution in Energy Reform Takes Hold Across the Nation


http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=7148346&access=EH

Radiation is One of the Biggest Threats to the Modern Era

Radiation is One of the Biggest Threats to the Modern Era

NEW DELHI, July 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
The radiation threat from various sources in the modern era is a massive concern for humanity, and there is a concerted need to tackle it through stringent laws and compliances. This is the key message of the book The Radiation Threat: An Emergency in the Making, authored by Harsaran Bir Kaur Pandey and published by Vikas Publishing House. The book was launched by the Hon'ble Minister for Rural Development Sri Jairam Ramesh at a function in New Delhi.


http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=7150430&access=EH

Is Shale A More Realistic Candidate for Nuclear Waste Sites?


Is Shale A More Realistic Candidate for Nuclear Waste Sites?


http://blogs.kqed.org/science/2013/07/25/is-shale-a-more-realistic-candidate-for-nuclear-waste-sites/

Steam And Groundwater Raise Concern At Japanese Nuclear Plant

Steam And Groundwater Raise Concern At Japanese Nuclear Plant


http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/07/25/205198279/steam-and-groundwater-raise-concern-at-japanese-nuclear-plant

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Focus on new nuclear materials to enhance security of fuel supply and safety

 Focus on new nuclear materials to enhance security of fuel supply and safety
http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/focus-on-new-nuclear-materials-to-enhance-security-of-fuel-supply-and-safety-2013-07-26

Can Nuclear Energy Save Detroit?


Can Nuclear Energy Save Detroit?

http://theenergycollective.com/rodadams/253011/can-nuclear-energy-save-detroit?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

80 Turkish students to study nuclear engineering in Russia

80 Turkish students to study nuclear engineering in Russia


http://en.trend.az/regions/met/turkey/2173952.html

US and China sign shale oil deal

 US and China sign shale oil deal
http://energyandnuclear.com/2013/07/25/us-and-china-sign-shale-oil-deal/

Massachusetts tidal power project plans moving ahead


Massachusetts tidal power project plans moving ahead

http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/07/massachusetts-tidal-power-project-moving-ahead.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+power-engineering-latest-news-rss+%28PE+-+Power+Engineering+Latest+News%29

Where Is All Of The Water Going? A Look At Which Energy Resources Are Gulping Down Our Water


Where Is All Of The Water Going? A Look At Which Energy Resources Are Gulping Down Our Water

http://www.forbes.com/sites/edfenergyexchange/2013/07/25/where-is-all-of-the-water-going-a-look-at-which-energy-resources-are-gulping-down-our-water/?ss=business:energy

U.S. Global Solar Energy purchased by China's Hanergy Holding Group


U.S. Global Solar Energy purchased by China's Hanergy Holding Group


http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/07/us-global-solar-energy-purchased-by-chinas-hanergy-holding-group.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+power-engineering-latest-news-rss+%28PE+-+Power+Engineering+Latest+News%29

FERC Commissioner: Wind subsidies must go


FERC Commissioner: Wind subsidies must go


http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/07/ferc-commissioner-wind-subsidies-must-go.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+power-engineering-latest-news-rss+%28PE+-+Power+Engineering+Latest+News%29

The Key to Advancing Nuclear Energy

The Key to Advancing Nuclear Energy

The Key to Advancing Nuclear Energy


http://www.energytribune.com/78426/the-key-to-advancing-nuclear-energy#sthash.VPrDO4WR.dpbs

Why the CIA Is Worried About Geoengineering

Why the CIA Is Worried About Geoengineering

http://oilprice.com/The-Environment/Global-Warming/Why-the-CIA-Is-Worried-About-Geoengineering.html

Will Big Oil Lose its Alaska Tax Break?

Will Big Oil Lose its Alaska Tax Break?


http://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Will-Big-Oil-Lose-its-Alaska-Tax-Break.html

July 25 News: Worldwide Coal Use, Carbon Pollution Projected To Increase 50 Percent By 2040

July 25 News: Worldwide Coal Use, Carbon Pollution Projected To Increase 50 Percent By 2040

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2013/07/25/2353231/july-25-news-worldwide-coal-use-carbon-pollution-projected-to-increase-50-percent-by-2040/

New Nuclear Fuel-Rod Cladding Could Lead to Safer Power Plants


New Nuclear Fuel-Rod Cladding Could Lead to Safer Power Plants

July 25, 2013 — In the aftermath of Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March 2011, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was initially driven into shutdown by the magnitude 9.0 quake; its emergency generators then failed because they were inundated by the tsunami. But the greatest damage to the complex, and the greatest release of radiation, may have been caused by explosions of hydrogen gas that built up inside some of the reactors.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/07/130725104900.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Ftop_news%2Ftop_technology+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Top+News+--+Top+Technology%29

White House to focus comprehensive energy review on infrastructure

White House to focus comprehensive energy review on infrastructure


http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/313455-white-house-to-focus-comprehensive-energy-review-on-infrastructure

China ships 60 percent of world’s PV in first half of 2013

China ships 60 percent of world’s PV in first half of 2013


http://www.cleanenergyauthority.com/solar-energy-news/china-ships-60-percent-pv-first-half-2013-072513

What does America's shale gas revolution mean for China?


What does America's shale gas revolution mean for China?

http://www.ensec.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=452:what-does-americas-shale-gas-revolution-mean-for-china&catid=137:issue-content&Itemid=422

National Project Management Corp. submits innovative technology for DOE funding opportunity

National Project Management Corp. submits innovative technology for DOE funding opportunity


http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/07/25/national-project-management-corp-submits-innovative-technology-for-doe-funding-opportunity.aspx

GAO Report Shines Light on Failures of MOX Facility

GAO Report Shines Light on Failures of MOX Facility


http://www.powermag.com/nuclear/GAO-Report-Shines-Light-on-Failures-of-MOX-Facility_5809.html?goback=.gde_4270601_member_260631775

World Energy Consumption to Increase 56% by 2040 Led by Asia

World Energy Consumption to Increase 56% by 2040 Led by Asia

Bloomberg - ‎5
World energy consumption will rise 56 percent in the next three decades, driven by growth in developing countries such as China and India, the Energy Information Administration said. Demand will increase to 820 quadrillion British thermal units in 2040 from ...http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-07-25/world-to-use-56-more-energy-by-2040-led-by-asia-eia-predicts.html
 

Developing countries to vastly outpace carbon emissions: report

NDTV -
Washington: Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions from developing countries will be 127 percent higher than in the world's most developed economies by 2040, according to figures released Thursday by the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/developing-countries-to-vastly-outpace-carbon-emissions-report-397133

World will use 56 percent more energy by 2040

Christian Science Monitor - ‎1 hour ago‎
Despite decades of clean-energy innovation and improved efficiency measures, the world's population is consuming carbon-heavy fuels at a quickening pace, a new government report shows. Skip to next paragraph ...http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2013/0725/World-will-use-56-percent-more-energy-by-2040

Fossil fuels to benefit as global energy set to rise 56% by 2040: EIA

Financial Post -
Despite the buzz surrounding renewable energy, fossil fuels will still account for 80% of all energy supply by 2040, according to a forecast from the Energy Information Administration, the statistical arm of the U.S. Energy Department. Readily available fossil ...http://business.financialpost.com/2013/07/25/fossil-fuels-to-remain-dominant-as-global-energy-use-set-to-rise-56-eia/?__lsa=3da4-8fbb

Global oil demand to rise 32 per cent by 2040: EIA

Economic Times -
China and India are expected to account for nearly half of a 56 per cent surge in total world energy use in the period from 2010 to 2040. Global oil consumption will rise 32 per cent through 2040 and fossil fuels will continue to supply the vast majority of energy ...http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international-business/global-oil-demand-to-rise-32-per-cent-by-2040-eia/articleshow/21336649.cms

China, India to Drive World's Growing Energy Use

Wall Street Journal -
WASHINGTON—The world will use far more of every type of energy in coming decades, the U.S. Energy Department said Thursday in a report that predicts China and India will drive growing consumption. The department's statistical arm, the Energy ...http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-286200/

EIA's Most Important Insights About Our Energy Future

Climate Central -
The Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its biannual International Energy Outlook on Thursday, finding that through 2040, at least, fossil fuels will remain king, despite rapid growth in renewable energy sources. The report projects that world ...http://www.climatecentral.org/news/eias-most-important-insights-about-our-energy-future-16287

EIA Projects Massive Growth for Renewables, Nuclear Power Through 2040

Energy Tribune -
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA's) International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) released today projects that renewable energy and nuclear power will each increase 2.5% per year through 2040, but fossil fuels will continue to supply almost ...http://www.energytribune.com/78438/eia-projects-massive-growth-for-renewables-nuclear-power-through-2040#sthash.WMWneiGq.dpbs

EIA: Renewables, Nuclear Power Will Be World's Fastest-Growing Energy Sources

Renew Grid -
Over the next three decades, renewable energy and nuclear power will be the world's fastest-growing energy sources, each increasing by 2.5% per year, according to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). However, fossil fuels will ...http://www.renewgridmag.com/e107_plugins/content/content.php?content.10154#.UfGKfxmEPgo

ENERGY 2040: Here Are The 11 Most Important Slides From The EIA's New ...

Business Insider Australia -
The Energy Information Administration, one of the government's greatest research outfits, has released its latest outlook for what the energy landscape will look like by 2040. The takeaways: Oil's share of world energy plummeting. Coal is going nowhere. http://au.businessinsider.com/eia-2040-international-energy-outlook-2013-7#oil-is-on-the-wane-and-by-2040-there-will-be-a-more-even-distribution-of-energy-sources-renewables-are-set-to-rise-sharply-1

World energy consumption to increase 56 percent by 2040

SiliconBeat -
The global appetite for energy is going nowhere but up. And with it, emissions of carbon dioxide. A new forecast by the U.S. Energy Information Agency finds that world energy consumption is projected to increase by 56 percent over the next three decades, ...http://www.siliconbeat.com/2013/07/25/world-energy-consumption-to-increase-56-percent-by-2040/

Global electric power use to increase 56 percent by 2040

Electric Light & Power -
Worldwide energy use will climb about 56 percent by 2040, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration's International Energy Outlook 2013. Electrification of the developing world and the growth of China will be the two largest contributors to this ...http://www.elp.com/articles/2013/07/global-electric-power-use-to-increase-56-percent-by-2040.html

Uncertainty clouds latest global energy forecast

Hydrocarbon Processing - ‎5 hours ago‎
The Center for Strategic and International Studies on Thursday hosted Adam Sieminski, administrator for the US Energy Information Agency (EIA). Sieminski shared highlights from the agency's recent International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) report in a ...http://www.hydrocarbonprocessing.com/Article/3235665/HPInformer/Uncertainty-clouds-latest-global-energy-forecast.html

Federal report: World energy consumption to grow 56 percent by 2040

The Hill (blog) - ‎5 hours ago‎
Global energy consumption will increase 56 percent between 2010 and 2040 and fossil fuels will keep providing the lion's share of supply even as green energy sources quickly expand. Those are some of the conclusions in federal Energy Information ...http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/313449-federal-report-world-energy-consumption-to-increase-56-percent-by-2040
 

EIA Projects Massive Growth for Renewables, Nuclear Power Through 2040

EIA Projects Massive Growth for Renewables, Nuclear Power ... POWER magazine
The U.S. Energy Information Administration's (EIA's) International Energy Outlook 2013 (IEO2013) released today projects that renewable energy and nuclear ...
http://www.powermag.com/POWERnews/EIA-Projects-Massive-Growth-for-Renewables-Nuclear-Power-Through-2040_5813.html

TEPCO F. Daiichi unit #4 enclosure status

Completion of outer wall and roof panel installation
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Completion of Outer Wall and Exterior
Roof Panel Installation for the Fuehttp://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2013/images/handouts_130722_05-e.pdf

http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2013/images/handouts_130722_05-e.pdf