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FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI:
ANS Committee Report
http://fukushima.ans.org/report/Fukushima_report.pdf
Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry. Nuclear Activities
Saturday, May 31, 2014
Plutonium Disposition by Downblending and Disposal
Plutonium Disposition by Downblending and Disposal
http://www.aaas.org/event/plutonium-disposition-downblending-and-disposal
Friday, May 30, 2014
MIT Technology Review: How the NSA eavesdropping scandal could balkanize the Internet or make it safer.
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In this report: 1. Spying is Bad for Business 2. Cyberspying Targets Energy Secrets 3. Before Snowden, There Was Huawei
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Reported bid for Duke Energy's Midwest power plants could hit $2.5B
Reported bid for Duke Energy's Midwest power plants could hit $2.5B • 6:33 PM
- Blackstone Group (BX) and Riverstone Holdings have teamed up to bid on Duke Energy's (DUK) portfolio of 11 power plants in the Midwest, which could fetch ~$2.5B, WSJ reports.
- Energy-focused P-E firms Energy Investors Funds and Energy Capital Partners also reportedly submitted bids.
- Potential buyers are betting the business is positioned to benefit from a recovery in electricity prices, which have been driven down in part by the shale boom that has lowered the cost of natural gas.
Oil Change International: New Report Outlines the Rise of Crude-by-Rail in North America
Oil Change International: New Report Outlines the Rise of Crude-by-Rail in North America
http://www.commondreams.org/
http://www.commondreams.org/
'Runaway Oil Trains': A Metaphor for Our Fossil Fuel Failure
'Runaway Oil Trains': A Metaphor for Our Fossil Fuel Failure
http://www.commondreams.org/
http://www.commondreams.org/
Iran plans June launch of plant for curbing low-grade uranium stash: diplomats
Iran plans June launch of plant for curbing low-grade uranium stash: diplomats
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/29/us-iran-nuclear-iaea-idUSKBN0E91BZ20140529
Nuclear-Free Japan Faces Summer Power Crunch in Heartland
Nuclear-Free Japan Faces Summer Power Crunch in Heartland
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-05-29/nuclear-free-japan-faces-prospect-of-power-shortage-in-heartland.html
Savannah River Site takes another step for potential German waste shipments
Savannah River Site takes another step for potential German waste shipments
http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2014-05-29/savannah-river-site-takes-another-step-potential-german-waste-shipments
EPA may nod to nuclear in carbon rules, as generators fear closures
EPA may nod to nuclear in carbon rules, as generators fear closures
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/05/30/usa-climatechange-nuclear-idUSL1N0OF24O20140530
CRE calling for a "war by coal"
CRE calling for a "war by coal" http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/cre-calling-war-coal/2014-05-29?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
For more:
- see this letter
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EPA win has coal industry in an uproar
Proposal to reduce carbon pollution under fire
Coal: More upside than down
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For more:
- see this letter
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EPA win has coal industry in an uproar
Proposal to reduce carbon pollution under fire
Coal: More upside than down
Renewable Energy Standards Put On Hold in Ohio
Renewable Energy Standards Put On Hold in Ohioby Renewable Energy World Editors | May 29, 2014 | Post Your Comment |
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Ohio can no longer be counted as one of the 29 U.S. states that is working to satisfy its renewable portfolio standard. Yesterday the Ohio general assembly approved a bill to freeze the standards for electricity efficiency and gen... Full Articlehttp://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/05/ohio-freezes-standards-for-renewable-energy-in-landmark-vote?cmpid=WNL-Friday-May30-2014 |
Harnessing the Power of the Tides
Harnessing the Power of the Tidesby Peter Kydd, Parsons Brinckerhoff | May 28, 2014 | Post Your Comment |
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Tidal power remains one of the great engineering challenges yet to be fully exploited in the modern world and yet it was first mooted more than a century ago. The oceans hold enormous quantities of potential energy that can be de... Full Articlehttp://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/05/harnessing-the-power-of-the-tides?cmpid=WNL-Friday-May30-2014 |
Speaker Madigan, Exelon Declare “Nuclear War” on Renewables, Pass HR1146
Speaker Madigan, Exelon Declare “Nuclear War” on Renewables, Pass HR1146
http://neis.org/speaker-madigan-exelon-declare-nuclear-war-on-renewables-pass-hr1146/
MIT Offshore Floating Nuclear Plant group to crowdsource ideas for new reactor design
MIT Offshore Floating Nuclear Plant group to crowdsource ideas for new reactor design
http://web.mit.edu/nse/news/2014/ofnp_wiki.html
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Thoughts On Nuclear
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Thoughts On Nuclear
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/05/17/federal-energy-regulatory-commissions-thoughts-on-nuclear/
Wind and solar can’t equal nuclear power’s capacity
Wind and solar can’t equal nuclear power’s capacity
http://www.app.com/story/opinion/readers/2014/05/29/wind-solar-equal-nuclear-powers-capacity/9736135/
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MIT: Record Breaking Solar
Cells A team at MIT has set a new record for the most efficient quantum-dot cells — a type of solar cell that is seen as especially promising because of its inherently low cost, versatility, and light weight Full Article Share:    
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GE extends proposal deadline for Alstom
acquisition General Electric has extended the deadline for consideration of its $16.9 billion offer to acquire French conglomerate Alstom's power and grid segments Full Article Share:
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Top Power News
• Ute Tribe looks to build 1,000 MW gas-fired power station
• Duke signs agreement with EPA on Dan River coal ash cleanup
• EnerVault deploys grid-scale flow battery for energy storage
• Saudi Aramco to boost solar power investments
• EIA: U.S. wood pellet exports double in 2013
• Road to restoration at Drake coal-fired power plant
• Regional response center enhances U.S. nuclear power safety (Video)
• DOE funds projects to advance CSP systems (Video)
• NTPC mulls import fueled 2,400 MW coal-fired power plant
• UK proposals to simplify access for shale gas, geothermal energy
• Ute Tribe looks to build 1,000 MW gas-fired power station
• Duke signs agreement with EPA on Dan River coal ash cleanup
• EnerVault deploys grid-scale flow battery for energy storage
• Saudi Aramco to boost solar power investments
• EIA: U.S. wood pellet exports double in 2013
• Road to restoration at Drake coal-fired power plant
• Regional response center enhances U.S. nuclear power safety (Video)
• DOE funds projects to advance CSP systems (Video)
• NTPC mulls import fueled 2,400 MW coal-fired power plant
• UK proposals to simplify access for shale gas, geothermal energy
ANS Update: Plutonium Disposition by “Downblending and Disposal”
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The Coming Struggle Over Iran Nuclear Pact
The Coming Struggle Over Iran Nuclear Pact
Interviewee: George Perkovich, Vice President for Studies, Carnegie Endowment for International PeaceInterviewer: Bernard Gwertzman, Consulting Editor
May 21, 2014
Iran and the so-called P5+1 [the United States, UK, France, Russia, China, and Germany] are unlikely to reach an agreement on the former's controversial nuclear program by the stated goal of July 20, says George Perkovich, director of Carnegie's Nuclear Policy program, but he feels a partial accord is possible by the end of the year. The biggest challenge, he explains, is on the issue of uranium enrichment—Iran wants to more than double its nineteen thousand centrifuges while the P5+1 wants to limit this number to about four thousand. Perkovich says that opponents to nuclear diplomacy in both countries will likely try to leverage the missed deadline to derail the process.http://www.cfr.org/iran/coming-struggle-over-iran-nuclear-pact/p33012
Earthly Conflicts Threaten US-Russia Space Cooperation
Earthly Conflicts Threaten US-Russia Space Cooperation
Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2014 - Angered over U.S. sanctions against Russian officials involved in the annexation of Crimea, and unrest in Eastern Ukraine, Russian deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Moscow may retaliate by re-assessing the space cooperation between the two countries. If his threat becomes reality, it could affect future space explorations aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Russia h ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/Earthly_Conflicts_Threaten_US_Russia_Space_Cooperation_999.html
Washington DC (SPX) May 29, 2014 - Angered over U.S. sanctions against Russian officials involved in the annexation of Crimea, and unrest in Eastern Ukraine, Russian deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Moscow may retaliate by re-assessing the space cooperation between the two countries. If his threat becomes reality, it could affect future space explorations aboard the International Space Station (ISS). Russia h ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/Earthly_Conflicts_Threaten_US_Russia_Space_Cooperation_999.html
Grid storage solutions could soon become multibillion-dollar industry
Grid storage solutions could soon become multibillion-dollar industry
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/grid-storage-solutions-to-become-multi-billion-dollar-industry-soon-2014-05-29
http://www.miningweekly.com/article/grid-storage-solutions-to-become-multi-billion-dollar-industry-soon-2014-05-29
Final Nuclear, Coal, Oil, and Gas Effluent Guidelines Rule Delayed Until 2015
Final Nuclear, Coal, Oil, and Gas Effluent Guidelines Rule Delayed Until 2015
A final rule establishing national technology-based effluent limitations guidelines and standards to reduce discharges of pollutants from nuclear and fossil fuel power plants to U.S. waters won’t be issued until at least September 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed.http://www.powermag.com/final-nuclear-coal-oil-and-gas-effluent-guidelines-rule-delayed-until-2015/
Thursday, May 29, 2014
IAEA: Strengthening Arab Network of Nuclear Regulators
Strengthening Arab Network of Nuclear Regulators
Messrs. Denis Flory, IAEA Deputy Director General for the Department of
Nuclear Safety and Security (left), and Hafedh Belmabrouk, ANNuR
Chairperson, at the signing ceremony of the "Practical Arrangements" on
13 May 2014. (Photo: D. Calma/IAEA)
As the secretariat for several multinational regulatory networks, the IAEA facilitates sharing knowledge, best practices and common experiences as well as advice among international regulators facing similar problems. Created in 2010, ANNuR is the most recent IAEA nuclear regulatory network, gathering 22 member countries, with the purpose of enhancing, strengthening and harmonizing the regulatory infrastructure among Arab countries as well as exchanging regulatory knowledge and experiences with other international and regional networks that comprises the IAEA Global Nuclear Safety and Security Network (GNSSN). The ANNuR network will play a key role in sharing and maintaining nuclear safety and security knowledge within the international nuclear community.
To further this endeavour, on 13 May 2014, during the International Conference on Human Resource Development for Nuclear Power Programmes: Building and Sustaining Capacity, Mr. Denis Flory, IAEA Deputy Director General for the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security, and Mr. Hafedh Belmabrouk, ANNuR Chairperson signed a "Practical Arrangements" agreement to further strengthen IAEA's support, capacity building and cooperation with the ANNuR network. This agreement is designed to better facilitate current and future education, training as well as the advisory mission needs of Arab regulatory bodies in the production and sustainability of relevant regulations and guidelines. Mr. Abdelmajid Mahjoub, Director General of the Arab Atomic Energy Agency (AAEA), also attended the signing. The AAEA is a sub organization of the Arab league and is structured similarly to that of the IAEA and also shares the same principles and objectives; it comprises a total of 15 Arab states.
Background
Launched in March 2010, the Arab Network of Nuclear Regulators (ANNuR) focuses on enhancing, strengthening and harmonizing the radiation protection, nuclear safety and security regulatory infrastructure and framework among the ANNuR's Members. As a part of the Global Nuclear Safety and Security Network (GNSSN), ANNuR's objective - to be carried out partially through the use of an IAEA internet portal within the GNSSN platform, is to facilitate regional cooperation, with a focus on capacity building and infrastructure development as well as exchange regulatory experiences and practices among the nuclear regulatory bodies in the region. ANNuR also serves as a forum for an exchange of ideas to find innovative approaches on issues of common interest.
Presently the ANNuR knowledge network comprises eight thematic working groups, gathering experts working together on issues of common interest, sharing knowledge, and developing solutions to address common problems and working towards filling common gaps.
ANNuR Member States are Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
- By Ruth Morgart, IAEA Department of Nuclear Safety and Security
(Note to Media: We encourage you to republish these stories and kindly request attribution to the IAEA)
Dr. Stephanie Morrow, “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Oversight of Safety Culture”
Dr. Stephanie Morrow, “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Oversight of Safety Culture”
Delivered By:
Dr. Stephanie Morrow
Delivered On:
5/28/2014
Related Public Hearing(s):
Presentation:
http://www.dnfsb.gov/dr-stephanie-morrow-%E2%80%9C-nuclear-regulatory-commission%E2%80%99s-oversight-safety-culture%E2%80%9D
NJ needs a nuclear power expansion: Opinion
NJ needs a nuclear power expansion: Opinion
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/05/nj_needs_a_nuclear_power_expansion_opinion.html
Florida Utilitys Nuclear Plan Passes Important Milestone
Florida Utilitys Nuclear Plan Passes Important Milestone
http://enr.construction.com/infrastructure/power_industrial/2014/0602-florida-utility8217s-nuclear-plan-passes-important-milestone.asp
Fossil fuel execs could face personal legal liability for climate change
Fossil fuel execs could face personal legal liability for climate change
http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/fossil-fuel-execs-could-face-personal-legal-liability-climate-change/2014-05-29?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
The Rise of the Personal Power Plant
The Rise of the Personal Power Plant
Smart and agile power systems will let every home and business generate, store, and share electricity
http://spectrum.ieee.org/energy/the-smarter-grid/the-rise-of-the-personal-power-plant
Fukushima given UN report on effects of radiation
Fukushima given UN report on effects of radiation
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20140528_27.html
http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/english/news/20140528_27.html
Fukushima updates 5/29/14 -
Fukushima updates 5/29/14 -
A leak has been discovered coming from F. Daiichi unit #1 primary containment (PCV)... Tokyo has nominated two replacement Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioners... Shimane Prefecture has inked an evacuation accord with two neighboring prefectures... Kansai Electric Co. might restart the Oi nukes despite the recent Fukui court order... Radiophobia has struck Ibaraki Prefecture... Tritium has been found above Tepco’s ridiculously low limit in a groundwater well at F. Daiichi.
http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.
A leak has been discovered coming from F. Daiichi unit #1 primary containment (PCV)... Tokyo has nominated two replacement Nuclear Regulation Authority Commissioners... Shimane Prefecture has inked an evacuation accord with two neighboring prefectures... Kansai Electric Co. might restart the Oi nukes despite the recent Fukui court order... Radiophobia has struck Ibaraki Prefecture... Tritium has been found above Tepco’s ridiculously low limit in a groundwater well at F. Daiichi.
http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.
EU lays out energy plan, to reduce Russia dependence
Brussels (AFP) May 28, 2014 - The European Commission laid out plans Wednesday to cut the EU's costly reliance on energy imports, especially from Russia which has threatened to halt gas supplies to Ukraine, a key transit point for Europe. A report prepared for European Union leaders recommended a broad series of measures to promote indigenous sources, including renewables and nuclear energy, and to make progress on a sin ... more
http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/EU_lays_out_energy_plan_to_reduce_Russia_dependence_999.html
New York coast could be site of new wind farms, U.S. government says
Washington (UPI) May 28, 2013 - The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management said it was calling on companies to submit their interests for wind energy leases off the coast of New York. BOEM said it was moving forward with plans to lease wind energy areas in a region about 11 nautical miles south off Long Beach, N.Y. Walter Cruickshank, acting BOEM director, said in a statement the agency would decide whether or not t ... morehttp://www.winddaily.com/reports/New_York_coast_could_be_site_of_new_wind_farms_US_government_says_999.html |
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Federal funding agreed for NuScale
Federal funding agreed for NuScale
NuScale will receive up to $217 million in funding over five years to develop its small modular reactor under an agreement finalised with the US Department of Energy.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Federal-funding-agreed-for-NuScale-2905144.html
NuScale will receive up to $217 million in funding over five years to develop its small modular reactor under an agreement finalised with the US Department of Energy.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Federal-funding-agreed-for-NuScale-2905144.html
Europe looks to boost energy security
Europe looks to boost energy security
Nuclear power enhances energy security and should be expanded with support from a variety of fuel suppliers, said a European Commission study. Heads of government will discuss the report in June.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-Europe-looks-to-boost-energy-security-2905141.html
Nuclear power enhances energy security and should be expanded with support from a variety of fuel suppliers, said a European Commission study. Heads of government will discuss the report in June.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-Europe-looks-to-boost-energy-security-2905141.html
Antarctic ice-sheet less stable than previously assumed
Antarctic ice-sheet less stable than previously assumed
Honolulu HI (SPX) May 29, 2014 - The first evidence for massive and abrupt iceberg calving in Antarctica, dating back 19,000 to 9,000 years ago, has now been documented by an international team of geologists and climate scientists. Their findings are based on analysis of new, long deep sea sediment cores extracted from the region between the Falkland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. The study in Nature bears witness t ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Antarctic_ice_sheet_less_stable_than_previously_assumed_999.html
New study finds Antarctic Ice Sheet unstable at end of last ice age
Corvallis OR (SPX) May 29, 2014 - A new study has found that the Antarctic Ice Sheet began melting about 5,000 years earlier than previously thought coming out of the last ice age - and that shrinkage of the vast ice sheet accelerated during eight distinct episodes, causing rapid sea level rise. The international study, funded in part by the National Science Foundation, is particularly important coming on the heels of rece ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/New_study_finds_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet_unstable_at_end_of_last_ice_age_999.html
Honolulu HI (SPX) May 29, 2014 - The first evidence for massive and abrupt iceberg calving in Antarctica, dating back 19,000 to 9,000 years ago, has now been documented by an international team of geologists and climate scientists. Their findings are based on analysis of new, long deep sea sediment cores extracted from the region between the Falkland Islands and the Antarctic Peninsula. The study in Nature bears witness t ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Antarctic_ice_sheet_less_stable_than_previously_assumed_999.html
New study finds Antarctic Ice Sheet unstable at end of last ice age
Corvallis OR (SPX) May 29, 2014 - A new study has found that the Antarctic Ice Sheet began melting about 5,000 years earlier than previously thought coming out of the last ice age - and that shrinkage of the vast ice sheet accelerated during eight distinct episodes, causing rapid sea level rise. The international study, funded in part by the National Science Foundation, is particularly important coming on the heels of rece ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/New_study_finds_Antarctic_Ice_Sheet_unstable_at_end_of_last_ice_age_999.html
NRC: Exchanging Information on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Exchanging Information on the Nuclear Fuel Cycle
Posted by on May 29, 2014
If
you follow the NRC closely, you’ve probably heard about our annual
Regulatory Information Conference, which brings together a couple
thousand people from around the world to discuss a wide range of topics
related to the NRC’s work. This type of conference is an invaluable
forum for the NRC and a variety of stakeholders—licensees, the public,
other government officials—to discuss emerging issues, policy
initiatives and nuclear safety.In a couple weeks we’ll hold a similar but much smaller and more focused conference. The Fuel Cycle Information Exchange will be held June 10-11 at our Rockville, Md., headquarters. It allows the NRC to talk to and hear from industry, the public and government officials about issues related to the nuclear fuel cycle. By that we mean facilities that process uranium ore, meaning they convert it into a form that can be enriched (concentrated), enrich the uranium and fabricate it into nuclear fuel.
The ability to exchange information with stakeholders is so important to the work the NRC does. We value input from all our stakeholders, even from our critics. This format allows open dialogue and a free exchange of views that strengthens the safety basis for our decisions and fosters a greater awareness of important regulatory issues.
Much like the RIC, the fuel cycle conference is heavy on technical details but also features higher level policy talks from senior-level NRC managers. This year’s program includes remarks from Chairman Allison Macfarlane, chief executive Mark Satorius, and his deputy for materials, Mike Weber. Here are just some of the items on the agenda:
- NRC’s Yucca Mountain activities
- Analyzing chemical hazards
- Radiation protection standards
- Decommissioning planning
- Nonproliferation and security
- Considering spent fuel storage when designing nuclear fuel
Join us if you can, or tune into our webcast of the executive remarks. If it doesn’t fit into your plans, though, you can rest assured we will use this conference to talk through important issues that will help us to keep you safe. You can find more information here.
China’s anti-corruption drive focuses on energy industry
China’s anti-corruption drive focuses on energy industry
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/5379486c-e608-11e3-a7f5-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=published_links/rss/world_asia-pacific_china/feed//product&siteedition=uk&utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=5f11eed562-Sinocism05_29_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-5f11eed562-29615013&mc_cid=5f11eed562&mc_eid=5935182a65#axzz333wwAJpR
Related: 能源行业反腐或还有大动作：
Related: 能源领域今年已有近16名官员和国企高管落马 _新闻_腾讯网 16 officials and SOE execs taken down so far in corruption investigations into energy industry
Related: 山西吕梁原副市长张中生被查_网易新闻中心-
Related: 山西吕梁原副市长张中生被查_网易新闻中心-
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