Radioactive Water Leaking From Fukushima: Why Millions Of Lives Are At Stake
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-17/radioactive-water-leaking-fukushima-what-we-know
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Saturday, August 17, 2013
Radioactive Water Leaking From Fukushima: Why Millions Of Lives Are At Stake
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2013-08-17/radioactive-water-leaking-fukushima-what-we-know
US Court Rules on Yucca Mountain
US Court Rules on Yucca Mountain
World Nuclear News
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission acted illegally by abandoning
the review of the licence application for the Yucca Mountain waste
repository, the US Court of Appeals has ruled.
http://carnegieendowment.org/2013/08/15/us-court-rules-on-yucca-mountain/giix
Even with lessons from blackout, US grid still faces looming challenges
Even with lessons from blackout, US grid still faces looming challenges
http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/washington/even-with-lessons-from-blackout-us-grid-still-21434250?sf618494=1
ROSATOM performs Fast-Acting Boron Injection System for nuclear safety
ROSATOM performs Fast-Acting Boron Injection System for nuclear safety
http://energybangla.com/2013/08/17/2877.html#.Ug-GyGTwJ74
Killing Yucca Mountain illegally
Killing Yucca Mountain illegally
http://www.reviewjournal.com/columns-blogs/sherman-frederick/killing-yucca-mountain-illegally
Pentagon-Sponsored Report: Civilian Nuclear Reactors at Risk of Attack
Pentagon-Sponsored Report: Civilian Nuclear Reactors at Risk of Attack
http://www.nationaljournal.com/global-security-newswire/pentagon-sponsored-report-civilian-nuclear-reactors-at-risk-of-attack-20130816
State releases memos detailing negotiations on pending nuclear ...
State releases memos detailing negotiations on pending nuclear ... Las Vegas Sun
Nevada has long accepted low-level waste, but the radioactive material from Oak Ridge, Tenn., has been deemed more dangerous than what is typically stored ...http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2013/aug/16/state-releases-memos-detailing-negotiations-pendin/
Dangerous Operation at Fukushima's Reactor No. 4 Could Ignite "Atomic Chain Reaction"
Dangerous Operation at Fukushima's Reactor No. 4 Could Ignite "Atomic Chain Reaction"
by Jacob Chamberlain
"Attempt to remove fuel rods from crippled building could cause "unprecedented" disaster. "http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/08/14-6
by Jacob Chamberlain
"Attempt to remove fuel rods from crippled building could cause "unprecedented" disaster. "http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/08/14-6
Tepco's handout on new groundwater system installation
Tepco's handout on new groundwate
Tokyo
Electric Company has released a Press handout explaining the
near-shoreline system being installed to "pump-up" groundwater in order
to try and keep it below the top of the underground soil-solidified wall
at Fukushima Daiichi.
Anyone Can Write A Story About Nuclear Terrorism
Anyone Can Write A Story About Nuclear Terrorism
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2013/08/17/anyone-can-write-a-story-about-nuclear-terrorism/
NRG Energy Inc (NRG), Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA): The Future of Electric Energy
NRG Energy Inc (NRG), Duke Energy Corp (DUK), Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA): The Future of Electric Energy
http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/nrg-energy-inc-nrg-duke-energy-corp-duk-tesla-motors-inc-tsla-the-future-of-electric-energy-221719/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InsiderMonkey+%28Insider+Monkey%29
A Method to Egypt’s Madness
http://consortiumnews.com/
The
bloody assault on Egyptians protesting the ouster of democratically
elected President Mohamed Morsi has the look of madness – as the
military pushes Islamists toward more violence – but there is a sick
logic if the generals see more Islamic extremism as their lock on U.S.
aid, writes ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar.
By Paul R. Pillar
There were other ways of dealing with the camping-out protestors in Cairo. The Ministry of Interior had even talked about other ways — about some combination of tear gas and leaving open an exit route so the protestors could disperse. And surely it must have occurred to the Egyptian generals that the action they in the end took, just like the event in Tiananmen Square in 1989 that this week’s event so readily evokes, would leave a lasting bloodstain on their legacy.
A Method to Egypt’s Madness
August 15, 2013
By Paul R. Pillar
There were other ways of dealing with the camping-out protestors in Cairo. The Ministry of Interior had even talked about other ways — about some combination of tear gas and leaving open an exit route so the protestors could disperse. And surely it must have occurred to the Egyptian generals that the action they in the end took, just like the event in Tiananmen Square in 1989 that this week’s event so readily evokes, would leave a lasting bloodstain on their legacy.
Egypt’s Counter Revolution
http://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/
Egypt’s Counter Revolution
Adam Shatz 16 August 2013
So this is how it ends: with the army killing more than 600
protesters, and injuring thousands of others, in the name of restoring
order and defeating ‘terrorism’. The victims are Muslim Brothers and
other supporters of the deposed president Mohammed Morsi, but the
ultimate target of the massacres of 14 August is civilian rule. Cairo,
the capital of revolutionary hope two years ago, is now its burial
ground.
Friday, August 16, 2013
A Nuclear Submariner Challenges a Pro-Nuclear Film By ANDREW C. REVKIN
A Nuclear Submariner Challenges a Pro-Nuclear Film
By ANDREW C. REVKINhttp://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/16/a-nuclear-submariner-challenges-a-pro-nuclear-film/?_r=1&
Update, 12:24 p.m. | James E. Hansen just sent this reaction:
I have a Ph.D. in physics, which included nuclear physics courses, but I have never imagined that this training makes me expert on nuclear power. Therefore I consult regularly with some of the top nuclear power experts in the world. When I write something about nuclear power, it is based on good science, which cannot be said of the piece by Miller that you published.
I discuss the potential contributions of nuclear power in a paper that I am writing now. Miller did get one thing right: I am motivated — by a love of the life on our planet and a desire to pass that on to future generations.
Energy Dept. hacked; 14,000 employees affected
Energy Dept. hacked; 14,000 employees affected
http://thehill.com/blogs/e2-wire/e2-wire/317405-energy-dept-hacked-14000-employees-affected
vt. Yankee opponents rail against court
| Vt. Yankee opponents rail against court The Recorder
Area anti-nuclear activists, who have been hoping to see the Vermont Yankee ... Especially after the nuclear meltdown accident at Fukushima, Japan, she said, ...http://www.recorder.com/home/8080014-95/vt-yankee-opponents-rail-against-court
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sia's Nuclear Summer
Asia's Nuclear Summer Wall Street Journal
Start with Japan, site of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that caused a meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The latest news is that the crippled ...http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-302317/
World's largest wind energy system built in China
World's largest wind energy system built in China Hydrogen Fuel News
China is quickly establishing itself as a formidable force in the renewable energy scene. The country has shows a great deal of interest in various forms of clean ...http://www.hydrogenfuelnews.com/worlds-largest-wind-energy-system-built-in-china/8513446/
Tom Franch: “Cybersecurity and Nuclear Power Sector”
Tom
Franch: “Cybersecurity and Nuclear Power Sector” - See more at:
http://us.arevablog.com/2013/08/16/mark-franch-cybersecurity-and-nuclear-power-sector/#sthash.A1J0bDGd.dpuf
Tom Franch: “Cybersecurity and Nuclear Power Sector” http://us.arevablog.com/2013/08/16/mark-franch-cybersecurity-and-nuclear-power-sector/
Foreseeing Trouble in Exporting Natural Gas
Drumbeat: August 16, 2013
Posted by Leanan on August 16, 2013 - 10:11am
Foreseeing Trouble in Exporting Natural Gas
http://www.theoildrum.com/node/10192?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theoildrum+%28The+Oil+Drum%29
Nuclear News Round Up (12th – 16th Aug 13)
Nuclear News Round Up (12th – 16th Aug 13)
Nuclear Dawn in the Desert
Nuclear Dawn in the Desert
08/15/2013
http://www.power-eng.com/articles/npi/print/volume-6/issue-4/nucleus/nuclear-dawn-in-the-desert.html
Connection of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant unit with grid likely by month-end'
Connection of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant unit with grid likely by month-end'
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/energy/power/connection-of-kudankulam-nuclear-power-plant-unit-with-grid-likely-by-month-end/articleshow/21858012.cms
Iran appoints pragmatist Salehi to head nuclear program
Iran appoints pragmatist Salehi to head nuclear program
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/16/us-iran-nuclear-idUSBRE97F09L20130816
ANs Update: Fukushima Daiichi: Current Hurdles, Options, and Future Expectations
Fukushima Daiichi: Current Hurdles, Options, and Future Expectations
By Will Davis on Aug 15, 2013 07:00 pmby Will Davis This week, the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station’s long history was further appended by the approval of decommissioning plans for the site by Japan’s nuclear regulator, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). This approval both clearly sets guidelines for safety … Continue reading →
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Building a Foundation for the Future of Nuclear Security by Erika Suzuki, Bethany Goldblum and Jasmina Vujic
Building a Foundation for the Future of Nuclear Security
http://blogs.fas.org/pir/2013/08/building-a-foundation-for-the-future-of-nuclear-security/
President’s Message: Innovative Ideas to Reduce Nuclear Dangers by Charles Ferguson
President’s Message: Innovative Ideas to Reduce Nuclear Dangers
http://blogs.fas.org/pir/2013/08/presidents-message-innovative-ideas-to-reduce-nuclear-dangers/
Deterrence and Assurance: Reassessing the Nuclear Posture by Hans Kristensen
Deterrence and Assurance: Reassessing the Nuclear Posture
http://blogs.fas.org/pir/2013/08/deterrence-and-assurance-reassessing-the-nuclear-posture/
The History of the U.S. Nuclear Stockpile 1945-2013
The History of the U.S. Nuclear Stockpile 1945-2013
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The United States has produced approximately 66,500 nuclear weapons from 1945 to mid-2013, of approximately 100 types. The historic high of the U.S. stockpile was reached in 1967 with 31,255 nuclear warheads. This article examines three main factors which led to the growth and diversity of the U.S. nuclear program: rivalry between the branches of the armed forces, belief that the United States could achieve security through superiority with nuclear weapons and a hyperactive definition of deterrence. By Robert S. Norris.http://blogs.fas.org/pir/2013/08/the-history-of-the-u-s-nuclear-stockpile-1945-2013/
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The United States has produced approximately 66,500 nuclear weapons from 1945 to mid-2013, of approximately 100 types. The historic high of the U.S. stockpile was reached in 1967 with 31,255 nuclear warheads. This article examines three main factors which led to the growth and diversity of the U.S. nuclear program: rivalry between the branches of the armed forces, belief that the United States could achieve security through superiority with nuclear weapons and a hyperactive definition of deterrence. By Robert S. Norris.http://blogs.fas.org/pir/2013/08/the-history-of-the-u-s-nuclear-stockpile-1945-2013/
China Begins Using Arctic Shipping Route That Could 'Change The Face Of World Trade'
China Begins Using Arctic Shipping Route That Could 'Change The Face Of World Trade'
http://www.businessinsider.com/china-begins-using-arctic-shipping-route-that-could-change-the-face-of-world-trade-2013-8?utm_source=alerts&nr_email_referer=1
Bracing for the Cloud Digital Economy Requires Massive Amount of Electricity
Bracing for the Cloud
Digital Economy Requires Massive Amount of Electricity
http://thebreakthrough.org/index.php/programs/economic-growth/bracing-for-the-cloud/?utm_source=August+9+newsletter&utm_campaign=August+15+newsletter&utm_medium=email
Nuclear Energy: The Leading Strategy for Reducing Carbon-Dioxide Emissions Position Statement 44 Revised June 2006 AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY
Nuclear Energy: The Leading Strategy for Reducing Carbon-Dioxide Emissions
Position Statement 44
Revised June 2006
AMERICAN NUCLEAR SOCIETY
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Outreach Program (708) 352-6611
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Nuclear Power: The Leading Strategy for
Reducing Carbon Emissions
Position Statement
Revised June 2006
The American Nuclear Society believe sthat one of the most effective wa
ys to reduce global carbon-dioxide emissions in the future is by making increasing use of nucl
ear energy to replace fossil fuels. This technology is the only one with near-zero carbon-dioxide
emissions that has been proven capable of delivering, reliably and sustainably, the large quantities of energy
needed by an industrial society. Also, the energy from nuclear fission isessentially inexhaustible, just as is the energy fr
om sources traditionally considered "renewable."
Other energy technologies withlow carbon-dioxide emissions, such as wind, solar, and hydro, should be used where
appropriate. However, they have a limited capability and, with the exception of hydro, produce energy
intermittently, requiring backup power generators or storage facilities. Their land-use requirements are high, and
they have nonnegligible external costs, such as degradation of the environment, displacement of populations,
destruction of natural habitats, and diversion of natural resources from other socially useful applications.
Nuclear power plants produce about 7%of the world's overall energy and 16% of the electricity. Without the
nuclear contribution, the increase in carbon-dioxide emissions over the past few decades would have been much
greater. However, carbon-dioxide emission are still increasing as our economies grow, and urgent action is required
if carbon-dioxide emissions are to be reduced. Countries with a vigorous program of nuclear energy production have greatly reduced their carbon-dioxide emissions. France, for instance, with about 42% of its over
ll energy and about 78% of itselectricity produced bynuclear plants, emits the lowest tonnage of carbon
dioxide per unit of gross domestic product (GDP) among theworld’s major industrial nations—about half
that of the United States and Canada. Globally, most of the carbon-dioxide emissions are due to using energy for purposes other than generation of
electricity (space heating, process heat,transportation, etc.). For that reason
it is essential that the application ofnuclear energy be expanded to other areas, if necessary, by means of special
-purpose reactors. Electric transportation, synthetic transportation fuels, extraction of oil from ta
r sands, and desalination are especially promising areas of opportunity.Therefore, to minimize futre carbon-dioxide emissions,
the American Nuclear Society strongly recommends the following course of action:
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Assure the continued safe operation of the existing nuclear power plants and facilitate the extension of their
operating life;
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Develop and deploy advanced nuclear power plants, including fast-neutron reactors;
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Increase the contribution of nuclear energy as part of a balanced energy mix and expand its use beyond
electricity generation;
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Promote electrically driven public transportation systems and encourage the continued development and
increased use of electrical energy in all forms of transportation.
The American Nuclear Soicety, founded in 1954, is a not-for-profit scientific and educational
society of over 10,000 scientist engineers, and educators from universities, gover
nment and private laboratories, and industry.
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RWE to Close 3.1 GW of Conventional Generation Across Europe on Profit Woes 08/15/2013 | Sonal Patel
RWE to Close 3.1 GW of Conventional Generation Across Europe on Profit Woes
http://www.powermag.com/rwe-to-close-3-1-gw-of-conventional-generation-across-europe-on-profit-woes/?hq_e=el&hq_m=2729121&hq_l=3&hq_v=30108e0773
State Has No Authority to Shutter Vermont Yankee Reactor, Federal Court Rules
State Has No Authority to Shutter Vermont Yankee Reactor, Federal Court Rules
http://www.powermag.com/state-has-no-authority-to-shutter-vermont-yankee-reactor-federal-court-rules/?hq_e=el&hq_m=2729121&hq_l=2&hq_v=30108e0773
Federal Court Orders NRC to Continue Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste License Review 08/13/2013 | Sonal Patel
Federal Court Orders NRC to Continue Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste License Review
http://www.powermag.com/federal-court-orders-nrc-to-continue-yucca-mountain-nuclear-waste-license-review/?hq_e=el&hq_m=2729121&hq_l=1&hq_v=30108e0773
Penn Energy's Top Oli & Gas News 8/16
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Illinois natural gas pipeline leaks,
causes explosion A natural gas pipeline exploded in northern Illinois late Aug. 12, causing a massive fire in a cornfield and forcing the evacuation of 80 nearby homes. The pipeline was carrying gas byproducts ethane and propane and ruptured in Erie, Ill., around 11 p.m., creating a fire with flames about 300 feet high. Full Article Share: |
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Update From Uruguay's oil discovery, to Statoil's hurdles in Tanzania, to API's ethanol concerns, all of the week's biggest headlines are in the PennEnergy Video News Update. Full Article | ||
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• Uruguay makes oil discovery
• API calls on EPA to lower 2014 ethanol mandate
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• New jackets installed on Claire Ridge offshore oil production platform
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• Eni talks oil & gas assets in Mozambique
• New methods used for laying gas transmission pipeline Haute de France II
• Offshore oil & gas infrastructure coming from Kongsberg for Statoil
• Siemens tech heads to gas processing plant in Indonesia
• TransCanada reaches gas transmission & shipping settlement
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Biofuels Renewable Fuel Standard – EPA to the Rescue The Renewable Fuel Standard has become controversial this year because for the first time it will be difficult to meet the required RFS levels. The oil industry and other lobby groups have argued that the RFS should be scrapped, while the pro-biofuels lobby has argued that it is working and can be made to function as it was intended. Full Article |
Power Enginerring News Updates 8/16
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| NRC violates law in Yucca delay, court says Court rules that the NRC must continue its review. Read More Share:     | ||
| Calpine brings two natural gas-fired plants online Both plants generate up to 928 MW of gas-fired generation. Read More Share: | ||
| Government-owned wind energy project breaks ground Siemens will build the plant under a performance-based contract. Read More Share: | ||
| Fluor gets green light to begin natural gas-fired power plant construction Company can begin building Brunswick County gas-fired power plant. Read More Share: | ||
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• Shutting down SONGS may cost more than $4bn
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• Analyst would scrap Vogtle if he could do it over
• MidAmerican names five sites in Iowa for wind energy
• NRC to probe Entergy's finances at request of anti-nuclear groups
• Two Massachusetts solar power projects sold
• Rolls-Royce to expand nuclear consulting business
• Texas PUC Chair Nelson weighs capacity, reserve market issues
• Trina Solar supplying solar PV modules
• Joint investors purchase Texas wind project
• Low cooling water levels prompt nuclear unit shutdown
• Xcel Energy proposes 150 MW wind energy project
• Apple iPhone maker considers entry into solar power
• SolarCity to acquire Paramount Solar
• EPC contractor picked for pollution control project on coal-fired unit
• Shutting down SONGS may cost more than $4bn
• PJM: Coal-fired power plant closures may affect reliability
• Analyst would scrap Vogtle if he could do it over
• MidAmerican names five sites in Iowa for wind energy
• NRC to probe Entergy's finances at request of anti-nuclear groups
• Two Massachusetts solar power projects sold
• Rolls-Royce to expand nuclear consulting business
• Texas PUC Chair Nelson weighs capacity, reserve market issues
• Trina Solar supplying solar PV modules
• Joint investors purchase Texas wind project
• Low cooling water levels prompt nuclear unit shutdown
• Xcel Energy proposes 150 MW wind energy project
• Apple iPhone maker considers entry into solar power
• SolarCity to acquire Paramount Solar
• EPC contractor picked for pollution control project on coal-fired unit
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Inside the Tennessee Valley Authority Associate Editor Denver Nicks talks with president and CEO Bill Johnson. Read More Share: | ||
| Hydroelectric power bills now federal law Both bills can help develop 60,000 MW of U.S. hydropower. Read More Share: | ||
| Genscape: Electricity demand falls to lowest level since 2009 Electricity demand fell 3 percent from last July, according to report. Read More Share: | ||
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