Dalai Lama: A Role for Nuclear Power in Development Process

Dalai Lama: A Role for Nuclear Power in Development Process

the Dalai Lama on Monday said he is in support of using nuclear energy for peaceful means as a way to bridge the socioeconomic gap in developing countries in the absence of more efficient alternative energy sources.

http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2011/11/07/dalai-lama-a-role-for-nuclear-power-in-development-process/

Nuclear News Round Up (14th – 17th Apr 14)

Spotlight

• Energy and Nuclear Top Six Vacancies (Cumbria)

 14th April 2013

• Fracking can help to slow global warming admit UN scientists… and so can nuclear power

 15th April 2013

• Coal gasification: The clean energy of the future?
• Firms named as Sellafield bidders

 17th April 2013

• New concept for offshore nuclear plant
• EDF opens new wind farm and gas plant

 

http://energyandnuclear.com/2014/04/17/nuclear-news-round-up-14th-17th-apr-14/

Nuclear Power Now

Nuclear Power Now

Nuclear Power Now

http://www.vote29.com/newmyblog/archives/1283?#038;#038;

What Obama Isn’t Telling You About the ‘All-of-the-Above’ Energy Strategy

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/04/17/what-obama-isnt-telling-you-about-the-all-of-the-above-energy-strategy/

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review

http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2014/04/18/fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant-weekly-review-041802.aspx#.U1Lv3xlXBDQ

France's oldest nuclear plant shut down after incident but no danger posed - EDF

http://whtc.com/news/articles/2014/apr/19/frances-oldest-nuclear-plant-shut-down-after-incident-but-no-danger-posed-edf/

Fukushima Update 44/19

Fukushima Commentary –

San Luis Obispo shows us how to expose antinuclear pseudo-science

Last week, the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department posted a rejection of J. Mangano's claim of elevated health risks from the routine operation of the Diablo Canyon nuclear station. The SLO rebuttal concludes "There are substantial and obvious problems in methodology wherein basic statistical precepts were overlooked. In addition, the study shows selection bias in choosing case and control groups.” The SLO report should become a model for response to antinuclear pseudo-science. http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-commentary.html

Quake risks at New England nuclear plants cited

Warren, Markey urge upgrades at Pilgrim, Seabrook

http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/04/18/markey-and-warren-urge-improved-earthquake-safety-measures-pilgrim-seabrook-nuclear-plants/1EgTQZCDmgeT2wRmxwDnkJ/story.html

IPCC Summary for Policy Makers 33 pages

IPCC Summary for Policy Makers 33 pages

ipcc_wg3_ar5_summary-for-policymakers_approved.pdf

ipcc_wg3_ar5_summary-for-policymakers_approved.pdf

Haiyan county, Canadian delegation to ink nuclear deal

Haiyan county, Canadian delegation to ink nuclear deal

http://www.sbrchina.com/sbr/2014-04-15/haiyan_county_canadian_delegation_to_ink_nuclear_deal.html

Japan Diet OKs civil nuclear pacts with Turkey, UAE

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/140418/japan-diet-oks-civil-nuclear-pacts-turkey-uae

New robot for nuclear disasters can tread into most hazardous sites

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201404180042

Europe's Nuclear Option

For all the worries about Russia's energy stranglehold over Europe, the continent is still looking to Moscow for nuclear reactors.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/04/17/europe_nuclear_option_rosatom_moscow_energy_ukraine_crimea

Feds reject state plan for Hanford cleanup

Refusal could put matter back in court

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/apr/19/feds-reject-state-plan-for-hanford-cleanup/

Nuclear Technology Safe, Cheaper – Expert

Nuclear Technology Safe, Cheaper – Expert

Agency Report

— April 19, 2014

An expert on energy issues, Dr Muhammad Dewu, says nuclear technology is safe and cheaper in addressing the nation’s power challenges.

http://leadership.ng/news/366844/nuclear-technology-safe-cheaper-expert

China, EDF May Sign Deal on U.K. Reactor Stakes, Daily Says

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-04-18/china-edf-may-sign-deal-on-u-dot-k-dot-reactor-stakes-daily-says

Summer power supply at risk without N-plants

http://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0001220329

China's nuclear power installed capacity to reach 88 GW by 2020

China's nuclear power installed capacity to reach 88 GW by 2020

http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=213635

Nuclear Power: Boon Or Bane For The GCC?

As the UAE and Saudi race to build nuclear reactors to meet mounting energy needs, the inevitable question arises – is nuclear a viable option?

http://gulfbusiness.com/2014/04/nuclear-power-boon-bane-gcc/#.U1LBIFfwqAg

Methane Emissions Questions Gas Being ‘Bridge’ Fuel

Methane Emissions Questions Gas Being ‘Bridge’ Fuel
Read more at http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/19/methane-emissions-questions-gas-bridge-fuel/#XMDyA64fMwrtdLA9.99

Methane Emissions Questions Gas Being ‘Bridge’ Fuel 
http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/19/methane-emissions-questions-gas-bridge-fuel/

UK Conference To Include Special Sessions On Deep Geological Disposal

UK Conference To Include Special Sessions On Deep Geological Disposal

http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2014/04/18/uk-conference-to-include-special-sessions-on-deep-geological-disposal

IPCC working group III recommends nearly quadrupling nuclear energy

http://atomicinsights.com/ipcc-working-group-iii-recommendations/

Onsite Generation: Can Utilities Rethink Their Business Proposition?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kensilverstein/2014/04/19/onsite-generation-can-utilities-rethink-their-business-proposition/

Show all articles of this Blog Michelle Candelaria| Apr 18, 2014 Transforming the utility business while staying ahead of the regulatory curve

Michelle Candelaria| Apr 18, 2014

Transforming the utility business while staying ahead of the regulatory curve

https://blogs.siemens.com/smartgridwatch/stories/2095/

Wildfires in the Face of Climate Change: Increasing and Intensifying

Wildfires in the Face of Climate Change: Increasing and Intensifying   
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/04/18-3

Experts Warn: US 'on Course to Repeat' BP Gulf Disaster

Experts Warn: US 'on Course to Repeat' BP Gulf Disaster   
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2014/04/18-4

Nuclear Energy Industry Leaders Will Gather in Arizona May 19-21

http://postproduction.digitalmedianet.com/article/Nuclear-Energy-Industry-Leaders-Will-Gather-in-Arizona-May-19-21-3194654

NRC: Quake hazards may imperil nuke plants

http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20140418/NEWS/404180343/-1/NEWS

Loan Guarantees Are Back: DOE Targets 'Catalytic' Grid Integration Technology

http://theenergycollective.com/stephenlacey/369626/loan-guarantees-are-back-doe-targets-catalytic-grid-integration-technology

An In-Depth Look At The Future Of American Energy And How We Get There

http://www.forbes.com/sites/edfenergyexchange/2014/04/18/an-in-depth-look-at-the-future-of-american-energy-and-how-we-get-there/

Obama delays Keystone decision — again

http://grist.org/news/obama-delays-keystone-decision-again/?utm_source=syndication&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=feed_climate&energy&utm_reader=feedly

U.S. Delays Decision on Keystone XL Pipeline

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/19/us/politics/us-delays-decision-on-keystone-xl-pipeline.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

The Cost of Limiting Climate Change Could Double without Carbon Capture Technology

The economics of combating climate change may depend on an underfunded technology.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/526646/the-cost-of-limiting-climate-change-could-double-without-carbon-capture-technology/

Report

Europe's Nuclear Option

For all the worries about Russia's energy stranglehold over Europe, the continent is still looking to Moscow for nuclear reactors.

http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2014/04/17/europe_nuclear_option_rosatom_moscow_energy_ukraine_crimea

Japan OKs Nuclear Power Restarts, Uranerz Energy Approved To Produce Uranium

http://seekingalpha.com/article/2147513-japan-oks-nuclear-power-restarts-uranerz-energy-approved-to-produce-uranium

How Nuclear Plants Generate Electricity

How Nuclear Plants Generate Electricity

How Nuclear Reactors Work

America’s 100 nuclear power plants generate almost 20 percent of the nation’s electricity while emitting no carbon dioxide or controlled pollutants.

http://www.nei.org/Knowledge-Center/How-Nuclear-Reactors-Work

Russia will not import GMO products - PM Medvedev

http://rt.com/news/russia-import-gmo-products-621/

Historic Nuclear Ship Savannah Open for Tours May 18

Historic Nuclear Ship Savannah Open for Tours May 18

[Press release from N.S. Savannah Association, Inc.]
http://atomicpowerreview.blogspot.com/2014/04/historic-nuclear-ship-savannah-open-for.html

MIT invents meltdown-proof floating nuclear reactor

MIT invents meltdown-proof floating nuclear reactor

http://www.geek.com/science/mit-invents-meltdown-proof-floating-nuclear-reactor-1591597/

A Nuclear Power Plant Goes On The Auction Block

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/04/18/3425661/nuclear-power-plant-auction/

Why nuclear power may be the only way to avoid geoengineering

http://thebulletin.org/why-nuclear-power-may-be-only-way-avoid-geoengineering7047

Analysis

04/17/2014 | http://thebulletin.org/did-israel-steal-bomb-grade-uranium-united-states7056

Did Israel steal bomb-grade uranium from the United States?

Victor GilinskyRoger J. Mattson

Victor Gilinsky

A physicist, Gilinsky is an independent consultant, and advised Nevada on matters related to the proposed nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain. His expertise spans a broad range of energy...

Roger J. Mattson

Roger J. Mattson is a mechanical engineer who consults on safety matters with NRC licensees and Energy Department contractors. From 1967 to 1974, he was on the Atomic Energy Commission technical...

Last month the Interagency Security Classification Appeals Panel (ISCAP), the nation’s highest classification authority, released a number of top-level government memoranda that shed additional light on the so-called NUMEC affair, "the story that won't go away—the possibility that in the 1960s, Israel stole bomb-grade uranium from a US nuclear fuel-processing plant.”

http://thebulletin.org/did-israel-steal-bomb-grade-uranium-united-states7056

MIT Unveils Seawater-Cooled Floating Nuclear Power Plant That Can Withstand Earthquakes and Tsunamis Read more: MIT Unveils Seawater-Cooled Floating Nuclear Power Plant That Can Withstand Earthquakes and Tsunamis

MIT Unveils Seawater-Cooled Floating Nuclear Power Plant That Can Withstand Earthquakes and Tsunamis

Read more: MIT Unveils Seawater-Cooled Floating Nuclear Power Plant That Can Withstand Earthquakes and Tsunamis | Inhabitat - Sustainable Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building

http://inhabitat.com/mit-unveils-seawater-cooled-floating-nuclear-power-plant-that-can-withstand-earthquakes-and-tsunamis/

Study Ties Epic California Drought, 'Frigid East' To Manmade Climate Change

http://theenergycollective.com/josephromm/369186/bombshell-study-ties-epic-california-drought-frigid-east-manmade-climate-change

BP claims mission accomplished in Gulf cleanup; Coast Guard begs to differ By John Upton

BP claims mission accomplished in Gulf cleanup; Coast Guard begs to differ

By John Upton

http://grist.org/news/bp-claims-mission-accomplished-in-gulf-cleanup-coast-guard-begs-to-differ/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Daily%2520April%252018&utm_campaign=daily

New concept for offshore nuclear plant

16 April 2014

A new floating nuclear power plant concept has been put forward by US university MIT based an offshore platform similar to those used by the oil industry.

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-New-concept-for-offshore-nuclear-plant-1604141.html

Candu Energy changes tack in China, seeks construction partnerships 

NATHAN VANDERKLIPPE

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/candu-energy-changes-tack-in-dealing-with-china/article18060255/

Two nuclear firms seek to invest in new UK reactors By Lyu Chang (China Daily)

Two nuclear firms seek to invest in new UK reactors

By Lyu Chang (China Daily)
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2014-04/18/content_17443469.htm

Manager at Japan's Fukushima plant admits radioactive water 'embarrassing'

U.S. releases $450 million of frozen Iranian funds after IAEA report

U.S. releases $450 million of frozen Iranian funds after IAEA report

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/04/17/us-iran-nuclear-usa-idUSBREA3G1W620140417

NRC certification of GE-Hitachi reactor could come as early as September

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20140417/ARTICLES/140419725/-1/news300

Guest Post email from LCorrice: Paul Blustein on Fukushima

Friend and colleague in Japan, Paul Blustein, has bluntly rebuffed a recent Fukushima FUD article in a popular Asian journal. Kyle Cleveland wrote the FUD article for the Asia-Pacific Journal. Paul says he wrote the rebuttal "For those of you who may have seen--and been irked by--some stuff written recently on Fukushima by a couple of profs at Temple University Japan, here's a little something I wrote in response for an online Japan issues forum." Blustein's report to the Forum can be accessed at https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33406648/Blustein-NBR%20Japan%20Forum.docx

ANS Nuclear Cafe: Nuclear video matinee: Africa looks to nuclear power

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Nuclear video matinee: Africa looks to nuclear power By ansnuclearcafe on Apr 18, 2014 01:00 am The World Bank reports that fewer than 10 percent of African households have access to the electrical grid.  Some countries such as Kenya and Nigeria are looking to add nuclear energy to their grids, Egypt has plans to implement nuclear … Continue reading → Read in browser » Pioneering STURGIS will go to shipbreakers By Will Davis on Apr 17, 2014 10:55 am by Will Davis Last week, we were reminded of a mostly forgotten but ambitious effort spanning the late 1950′s and 1960′s by the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and the U.S. Army—to develop a versatile range of small nuclear power plants—when … Continue reading → Read in browser » More to read: ANS Annual Meeting: Special Session on Past and Present Critical Experiments Nuclear Energy Blogger Carnival 204 Nuclear Video Matinee: NuScale and TerraPower at CERAWeek A Pyrrhic Victory in Vermont for Nuclear Power? Small Modular Reactors—US Capabilities and the Global Market

http://ansnuclearcafe.org/

PennEnergy's Top Power Headlines week ending 4/18

Top Power Headlines
	UN panel calls for dramatic shifts to mitigate climate change A new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows that global emissions of greenhouse gases have risen to unprecedented levels despite a growing number of policies to reduce climate change. Full Article Share:
	EIA: 12 States produced 80 percent of US wind power in 2013 In 2013, 12 states accounted for 80 percent of U.S. wind-generated electricity, according to preliminary generation data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration Full Article Share:

Top Power News
• Carbon capture pilot begins at Polk IGCC plant
• FPL starts up 1,200 MW combined cycle power plant
• AREVA signs contract for replacement of six stators
• 7 die in eastern Ukrainian coal mine
• Suzlon sells 240 MW Illinois wind farm
• DOE responds to IPCC Climate Change report
• Davey: Higher energy bills for an independent Scotland
• Court upholds EPA emission standards
• ABB, Solar Impulse form technology alliance
• Regulators say no interruption after utilities hacked
• DOE opens up to $4B in loan support for renewable energy
• Portable wind turbine for charging USB devices (Video)
• Siemens wins BorWin3 offshore power transmission order
• A new organization for cybersecurity across the electric grid

PennEnergy Blogs

Black Swan: How Quickly will the Electric Vehicle Revolution Come? In a previous posting I stated my belief that the pure electric vehicle was the way of the future and that this sector of the automobile industry would grow more or less continuously for the foreseeable future. I decided to do a bit more investigation into how quickly that could happen given trends in vehicle sales over the past few years. Full Article Share:

Interliance Insights: Six Questions to Assess Your Risk Readiness Safety, of course, is one of several “can’t fail” functions that can determine an energy company’s survival and success. Michael Geczi of Interliance Consulting outlines the six questions companies should be asking themselves to begin to assess their risk readiness. Full Article Share:

Governing Energy: The Tax Man Commeth According to one wise unknown prognosticator, “The real measure of your wealth is how much you’d be worth if you lost all your money.” This author posits that this definition of wealth is embodied in a number of definitions of societal culture. Restated, one’s culture is a major component of his or her wealth! Full Article Share:

Utility Nightmares: Distributed Generation and Halving Electricity Consumption

Utility Nightmares: Distributed Generation and Halving Electricity Consumption by Scott Sklar, The Stella Group | April 16, 2014 | 1 Comment
	While many utility executives attribute much of their predicted market challenges to the rise of photovoltaics and net metering, they actually have much more to worry about. Full Articlehttp://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/04/utility-nightmares-halving-electricity-consumption-and-distributed-generation?cmpid=WNL-Friday-April18-2014

Power Engineering's Top Stories for week ending 4/18

Top Stories
	EPA announces another delay in cooling water intake rule The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has delayed finalizing 316(b) of the Clean Water Act until May 16, marking another delay to the release of the cooling water intake rule. Read More Share:
	Solar surcharge bill approved by Oklahoma House The Oklahoma House of Representatives passed a bill earlier this week that may add extra charges to utility customers who want to install rooftop solar panels or small wind turbines. Read More Share:
	Ontario shuts down final coal-fired power plant, officially coal-free Ontario has become the first jurisdiction in North America to eliminate electricity produced from coal-fired power plants. Read More Share:
	Court upholds EPA emission standards A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the Environmental Protection Agency's emission standards for hazardous air pollutants from coal- and oil-fired power plants. Read More Share:

The Week's Most Read Articles
	Three U.S. states want to expand the use of nuclear power Lawmakers in three states have passed bills to expand the use of nuclear energy. Read More Share:
	Video: SaskPower and Vattenfall to work together on CCS technology SaskPower and Vattenfall have signed an agreement to explore collaboration in the area of carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities. Read More Share:
	Time lapse video shows construction at Plant Vogtle A time-lapse video released by Southern Co. shows the placement of the condenser B Lower Shell into the Vogtle Unit 3 turbine island. Read More Share:
	GE releases new 9HA and 7HA natural gas turbines General Electric (NYSE: GE) has announced it will be releasing the 7HA and 9HA air-cooled gas turbines, according to a report from Diesel & Gas Turbine Worldwide. Read More Share:

More Headlines
• Hawaiian Electric to purchase power from First Wind solar project
• GE’s gas engines to power waste-to-energy project in Latin America
• New York Power Authority to relicense 1,160-MW pumped-storage hydro facility
• EIA: Twelve states responsible for majority of U.S. wind power in 2013
• Radioactive water at Fukushima nuclear plant pumped into wrong building
• EPA issues GHG permit for natural gas-fired power plant in Texas
• EPA reports lower GHG emissions
• Southern agrees to coal research with Chinese firm
• Regulators: No interruption after utilities hacked
• GE names new CEO, Energy Management
• Carbon capture technology company receives grant for pilot plant
• Phoenix Energy to build California's first forest biomass gasification plant
• Energy state Dems in Senate races split from Obama
• Apple acquires hydro project