Two UAE reactors should be operational by 2020 and Saudi Arabia could complete twelve nuclear reactors from 2022-2034

Two UAE reactors should be operational by 2020 and Saudi Arabia could complete twelve nuclear reactors from 2022-2034

http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/09/two-uae-reactors-should-be-operational.html

Stewart Brand’s Strange Trip:
Whole Earth to Nuclear Power

When the founder of the Whole Earth Catalog embraces nuclear power, genetically engineered crops, and geoengineering schemes to cool the planet, you know things have changed in the environmental movement. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, Stewart Brand explains how the passage of four decades — and the advent of global warming — have shifted his thinking about what it means to be green.

by todd woody

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/stewart_brands_strange_trip_whole_earth_to_nuclear_power/2227/

A Nuclear Primer -- It's All About Uranium

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/09/20/a-nuclear-primer-its-all-about-uranium/

Why India Should Woo Global Powers For Civil Nuclear Deals

http://www.businessinsider.in/Why-India-Should-Woo-Global-Powers-For-Civil-Nuclear-Deals/articleshow/42908072.cms

Inside Climate News: Week in Review

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ICN's Climate March and Climate Week Coverage Next week will be a big one for climate change activity—and InsideClimate News will be there covering it. Read more. Introducing Our Tumblr: Climate Week In Your Face This tumblr offers the story of 2014 Climate Week, reflected in the faces of those who were there. See more. Only $1 Trillion: Annual Investment Goal Puts Climate Solutions Within Reach A two-year-old number is changing the way governments, companies and investors approach the fight against climate change: $1 trillion. Read more. Q&A: One Baptist Minister's Long, Careful Road to Climate Activism When thousands of activists descend on Manhattan this Sunday for the People's Climate March, faith-based groups will be among them. Dozens of religious organizations and churches have signed up to join in demanding action to fight global warming. But as the Rev. Dr. Carroll A. Baltimore, former president of the Progressive National Baptist Convention, says, religious groups' road to the march has been slow and rocky. Read more. OP-ED: Making the Great Climate March Last More Than Just One Day On Sept. 21, two days before the UN Climate Summit, what's being billed as a historic demonstration of support for action on global warming will take place in the streets of New York. Organizers expect over 100,000 participants to turn out for the People's Climate March, elevating it to the level of events surrounding the civil rights and anti-war movements of an earlier era. Read more. Eyeball A Dozen Headlines Every Morning and You're Good to Go: Mich. Pipeline Leak Is Political Fodder in Heated House Race If opponents of incumbent Congressman Fred Upton (R-Mich) have their way, a natural gas pipeline leak that displaced 500 people earlier this week could take center stage in one of the nation's most heated Congressional races. Read more. State Dep't Draws Fire for Allowing Tar Sands Pipeline Detour A Canadian pipeline company's plan to bring more tar sands oil into the United States without waiting for a federal permit is drawing resistance from environmentalists who say it's skirting the law. Read more. The Best Source of Daily News on the Emerging Clean Economy: $2.9 Million Fracking Verdict Against Texas Oil Company Survives Another Challenge The stage has been set for an appeal of a high profile verdict against a Texas oil and gas company after a judge refused to grant a new trial in the case of a family sickened by noxious air emissions. Read more. NYT Reports on a Global Clean Energy Reckoning for Dirty Utilities The German energy transition, or Energiewende, has been covered sporadically by the U.S. media, often with little regard for nuance, despite the fact that the German project to move from carbon and nuclear-based energy to renewables is the most ambitious undertaking of its kind on the planet. A front-page article in Sunday's New York Times is an example of the kind of quality reporting that has been all too rare. Read more.

Where are all the clean, infinite-range nuclear-powered cars, ships, and planes?

Where are all the clean, infinite-range nuclear-powered cars, ships, and planes?

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/186907-where-are-all-the-clean-infinite-range-nuclear-powered-cars-ships-and-planes

This nuclear battery could power your smartphone forever – as long as you don’t value your life or sperm count too highly

This nuclear battery could power your smartphone forever – as long as you don’t value your life or sperm count too highly

http://www.extremetech.com/extreme/190555-this-nuclear-battery-could-power-your-smartphone-forever-as-long-as-you-dont-value-your-life-or-sperm-count-too-highly

US Power Plants World's Worst Polluters: Report

 

US Power Plants World's Worst Polluters: Report

http://www.outlookindia.com/news/article/US-Power-Plants-Worlds-Worst-Polluters-Report/860623

Study: Bad fracking techniques let methane flow into drinking water

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2014/09/15/study-bad-fracking-techniques-let-methane-flow-into-drinking-water/

 

A climate march with a big blind spot 

Why no love for cost-effective, low-emissions nuclear power?
http://www.nydailynews.com/opinion/lawrence-mone-alex-armlovich-climate-march-big-blind-spot-article-1.1943427?cid=bitly

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Strengthening Cradle-to-Grave Control of Radioactive Sources

Strengthening Cradle-to-Grave Control of Radioactive Sources

IAEA Organizes Hands-On Training in Conditioning Disused Radioactive Sources

Participants at an IAEA training course in Pretoria, South Africa, gets hands-on training in conditioning Category 1 and 2 disused sealed radioactive sources using a mobile hot cell unit. (Photo: G. Liebenberg/NECSA)

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In cooperation with the Nuclear Energy Corporation of South Africa (NECSA), the IAEA recently organized an interregional training course in Pretoria, South Africa, to provide participants with hands-on training in conditioning Category 1 and 2 disused sealed radioactive sources (DSRS). Held from 8 to 12 September 2014, the event was organized as part of the technical cooperation project INT/9/176, entitled Strengthening Cradle-to-grave Control of Radioactive Sources in the Mediterranean Region.
Sixteen trainees from eleven countries in Africa, Asia and Europe had the unique opportunity to witness and participate in DSRS conditioning operations using a Mobile Hot Cell (MHC) stationed at NECSA's premises. The INT9176 project technical officer, with the support of two international experts and specialized staff of NECSA, conducted the training.
The five-day training included lectures on the management of high-activity sources delivered by top-notch international experts. This was followed by an introduction to the working procedures of the MHC. Hands-on training in the use of the MHC and classroom exercises rounded off the training programme.
Group work was an important component of the hands-on training. Participants were divided into groups and each group was asked to conduct a case study and present its problem-solving strategy to the other groups. Afterwards, participants were asked to present the Category 1 and 2 inventories in their countries, and their plans to deal with these legacy sources. All participants then returned to the MHC for the final welding of the capsules that were prepared during the previous days. A final wrap-up session identified the needs of those countries dealing with high-activity sources, as well as recommendations for a subsequent action plan.
The successful organization of the training event in Pretoria is a major achievement and milestone in the work plan of the project. It provided a ground breaking opportunity for IAEA Member States to acquire cutting-edge theoretical and practical knowledge in the use of MHC, in order to condition and properly isolate high-activity radioactive sources from the environment and secure them against loss and theft.
Furthermore, this activity builds on another on-going work of the IAEA to upgrade the MHC to facilitate direct borehole disposal of sealed radioactive sources, also known as the BOSS methodology.
Building Capacities in Member States
The IAEA's Technical Cooperation Project INT/9/176 aims to enhance its Member States' capabilities to establish and sustain the safe and secure management of radioactive sources at all stages, including conditioning, storage and disposal of DSRS. The project is implemented by the IAEA and co-funded by the European Union, Spain and the USA.
Since 2012, a wide range of technology transfer activities have been implemented to enhance capacities of participating countries to establish and implement policy and strategy, upgrade radioactive waste management system and procedures, enhance regulatory frameworks, and build capacities to carry out safety assessment of storage and disposal facilities.
The project also fosters cooperation, and is paving the way to build a community of interested parties among the countries of the Mediterranean region and beyond.
Background
The MHC is a shielded radiation chamber, which was manufactured by NECSA in 2007 following an IAEA design. The original design of the device was the first of its kind in the world; two iterative models have since then been developed.
The purpose of the MHC is to facilitate direct recovery, manipulation, and conditioning of high-activity sources (Categories 1 and 2) in secure and safe conditions to facilitate storage or final disposal of DSRS. The MHC can be transported to any location in the world to undertake radioactive source conditioning campaigns. This makes the device particularly suitable for use by countries with smaller nuclear technology applications, as most of these countries lack the necessary, yet highly expensive and specialized facilities to process radioactive sources.
The MHC has already been used to condition sources in Sudan, Tanzania, Uruguay, the Philippines and Costa Rica.

- By Juan Carlos Benítez, IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy, and Manuel Recio and Alberto Millan, IAEA Department of Technical Cooperation
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http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/2014/dsrs.html

Breaking Energy Newsletter: 9/20

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Saturday, September 20, 2014 National Lab Day: How the National Labs Keep Moving America Forward By U.S. Department of Energy Do you love science? The Department of Energy does. In fact, the Department is the single largest funder of basic research in the physical sciences in the nation. This research spans the Energy Department’s 17 National Labs. The National Labs are a national treasure. They perform groundbreaking scientific research — from game-changing advancements in solar energy to supercomputer simulations Keep reading → How To Integrate E-Discovery Into Business Processes In Five Steps By Sheila Mackay | Xerox Litigation Services With little notice, compliance officers, in-house counsel, and other legal professionals for organizations in the oil and gas industry may be required to hand over sensitive files in response to compliance, regulatory, or investigative requests. The continual increase in volumes and disparate types of electronically stored information (ESI), coupled with heightened government oversight and intervention, means the stakes and costs of complying with these requests have never been higher. When managed inconsistently, these requests pose a great risk. As e-discovery—which involves identifying, collecting, reviewing, and producing responsive data in an investigation or litigation—converges with compliance, corporations must understand how to manage these processes to minimize exposure to costs and risks while maximizing the value of their data for business purposes. The best methodology consists of five steps that will incorporate e-discovery as a repeatable business process into the larger corporate compliance program. Energy Quote of the Day: Is the Shine Coming Off US LNG Exports? By Jared Anderson A few Asian buyers of US LNG are looking to sell portions of the supply they purchased under long-term contracts, suggesting the excitement over exporting US natural gas as LNG could be waning a bit. When US gas production began booming around 2007 and prices cratered – falling to as low as $2 per MMBtu Keep reading → Let’s Grow the Workforce to Sustain Our Energy Renaissance By Energy Tomorrow Blog America’s oil and natural gas industry supports 9.8 million U.S. jobs and 8 percent of the U.S. economy. Industry’s extensive network of 30,000 vendors, suppliers, and contractors create and support jobs and grow the economy in every state in the union and almost every congressional district. What this speaks to is the unprecedented opportunity created by America’s 21st century energy Keep reading → Infographic: Importance of Energy Sector Divestments in a Climate-Change-Driven Environment By Roman Kilisek In light of a marked increase in the number of gas divestments taking place in the Canadian oil and gas sector, Ernst & Young recently looked at a number of forces that are driving companies to shed assets thereby identifying four dimensions – deal strategy, cost management, speed and risk mitigation – as crucial for any Keep reading → Momma Said ‘Time-of-Use’ Electricity Pricing By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog My mom is a pro at shopping for good deals. She taught me the importance of timing my purchases during the off-peak season to get the most value for my dollar. Time-of-Use (TOU) electricity pricing reminds me of the lessons my mom taught me, and it can help empower families to take control of their Keep reading → PG&E Study: Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant Is Earthquake-Safe Despite Newly Detected Faults By Smart Grid News But a former Nuclear Regulatory Commission inspector disagrees.  An advanced seismic study conducted by utility PG&E to determine the safety of California’s Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant has found that the facility is “designed to withstand and perform [its] safety functions during and after a major seismic event.” The Central Coastal California Seismic Imaging Projectreport was submitted to the Nuclear Keep reading → 3 Ideas You Can Borrow From Italian Giant Enel (Including Crowdsourcing) By Smart Grid News Quick Take: Italian energy giant Enel has long been a trail blazer in the utility space. For example, it was years ahead in deploying smart meters. For instance, earlier this year it launched an innovative renewable energy storage system. So what’s next for the pioneering utility? Scroll down to learn about three more intriguing initiatives Enel is Keep reading → Energy News Roundup: Good and Bad from Continental, Aramco Invests in GTL Company and Russian NOC Shakeup By Jared Anderson Continental Resources, one of the largest Bakken Shale producers, announced some good and bad news to investors yesterday – a new oil discovery (good) but increased capital expenditure guidance (bad). The company announced a new oil discovery in the South-Central Oklahoma Oil Province (SCOOP) where it also said “net unrisked resource potential has increased to Keep reading →

Energy Dept. faces major hurdles to reopen New Mexico nuclear dump

http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-nuclear-waste-dump-20140919-story.html

 

Can SA afford to go nuclear?

http://mg.co.za/article/2014-09-18-can-sa-afford-to-go-nuclear/

Hinkley Point nuclear plant ‘to get EU state aid approval’

http://energyandnuclear.com/2014/09/19/hinkley-point-nuclear-plant-to-get-eu-state-aid-approval/

 

US jobs and energy security aren't laughing matters, Sen. Reid

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/218286-sen-reid-american-jobs-and-energy-security-are-no

 

Energy investment boom drives economic recovery

http://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/energy-environment/217919-energy-investment-boom-drives-economic-recovery

Russia makes fast neutron reactor progress

19 September 2014

Russia has announced two new milestones in its ‘Proryv’, or Breakthrough, project to enable a closed nuclear fuel cycle. The ultimate aim is to eliminate production of radioactive waste from nuclear power generation.

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Russia-makes-fast-neutron-reactor-progress-1909201401.html

A $22 Billion Mega-Project For An Unexpected Energy Power

http://oilprice.com/Finance/investing-and-trading-reports/A-22-Billion-Mega-Project-For-An-Unexpected-Energy-Power.html

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review

http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2014/09/19/fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant-weekly-review-091902.aspx#.VByLcxm5I7A

VVER approved for Hanhikivi project

18 September 2014

Finland's government has approved an amendment to Fennovoima's decision in principle for its Hanhikivi plant, paving the way for the company to apply to build a Russian-designed reactor there. However, a decision on extending TVO's decision in principle has been deferred.

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-VVER-approved-for-Hanhikivi-project-1809144.html

NRC, Army COE to seek comments on draft EIS for PSEG early site permit

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2014/14-035.i.pdf

 

Energy storage global market to grow to $15.6bn by 2024

http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2014/09/energy-storage-global-market-to-grow-to-156bn-by-2024.html

Nuclear Fills in Big Blind Spot as the U.N. Gathers

Nuclear Fills in Big Blind Spot as the U.N. Gathers

http://nuclearstreet.com/pro_nuclear_power_blogs/b/nuclear_energy_institute/archive/2014/09/19/nuclear-fills-in-big-blind-spot-as-the-u-n-gathers.aspx

Fusion isotope breeders can work with thorium molten salt reactors for nonproliferation

Fusion isotope breeders can work with thorium molten salt reactors for nonproliferation

http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/09/fusion-isotope-breeders-can-work-with.html

Confronting Fukushima's Anxieties: the Repercussions of Thyroid Cancer Screening No1

Confronting Fukushima's Anxieties: the Repercussions of Thyroid Cancer Screening No1

1. Activities as a community mediator

This report details a community symposium that convened on August 4, 2014 at the Ryozen Satoyama School in the Ryozen-machi district of Date City in Fukushima Prefecture.

In my role as a community mediator over a two-year period starting in March 2012, I teamed up with municipal health workers in Date City, Fukushima, to give around 200 radiation-related health lectures and 100 radiation counseling sessions that included visits to local residents in their homes. These activities stressed dialogue with local citizens, placed value on their thoughts and feelings, and on that basis sought to harness local resources and outside sources of support and find solutions to the array of challenges then facing their community. To better highlight the salient features of this approach, I refer to myself as a “community mediator.”

http://www.gepr.org/en/contents/20140825-01/

Nuclear energy must be part of climate change strategy

http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2014/09/18/nuclear-energy-must-part-climate-change-strategy/T6l5a7O6GJQPhB4O193bDJ/story.html

China joins nations eyeing India's civil nuclear sector

http://tribune.com.pk/story/764008/china-joins-nations-eyeing-indias-civil-nuclear-sector/

New report estimate the global nuclear power plant and equipment market value

New report estimate the global nuclear power plant and equipment market value

http://www.whatech.com/market-research-reports/press-release/industrial/30185-global-nuclear-power-plant-and-equipment-market-by-reactor-type-equipment-typeforecast-to-2019

Nuclear power: Please pass the salt

MISSISSAUGA — The nuclear industry isn’t flashy; otherwise it might have dreamed up a catchier name than Integral Molten Salt Reactor for what’s being touted as the next big thing.

http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/4866593-nuclear-power-please-pass-the-salt/

Bidding moves ahead for first DOE waste contract

http://www.postregister.com/articles/news-todays-headlines/2014/09/13/bidding-moves-ahead-first-doe-waste-contract

HTGR fuel production equipment in place

HTGR fuel production equipment in place
The installation of equipment has been completed at a pilot production line in Baotou in Inner Mongolia for fuel elements for China's Shidaowan HTR-PM, a high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) demonstration project. http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/ENF-HTGR-fuel-production-equipment-in-place-1909144.html

Russia makes fast neutron reactor progress

Russia makes fast neutron reactor progress
Russia has announced two new milestones in its ‘Proryv’, or Breakthrough, project to enable a closed nuclear fuel cycle. The ultimate aim is to eliminate production of radioactive waste from nuclear power generation. http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Russia-makes-fast-neutron-reactor-progress-1909201401.html

Good Regional Vibrations from a Nuclear Deal with Iran

Good Regional Vibrations from a Nuclear Deal with Iran 09/18/14 Paul R. Pillar Iran Iraq terrorism, Middle East The negotiations between Iran and the consortium known as the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany) about the future of Iran's nuclear program are inching back into the news after being largely obscured by other diplomatic tasks and events over the past couple of months. The two sides will be fully engaged in the talks during the remainder of this month, in anticipation of a late-November target date for completing a deal. We are hearing again technical and numerical details about centrifuges and capacity for enriching uranium that represent much of what evidently needs to be resolved for a final agreement. But the significance of an agreement, and thus what is at stake in whether or not one is reached, go far beyond the nuclear minutiae. They extend to the capacity of the United States to address fully and effectively many problems in the Middle East and South Asia. This week The Iran Project, a group led by former U.S. ambassadors and dedicated to supporting U.S. interests through diplomacy on matters that involve Iran, released a report on likely regional implications of a nuclear deal with Iran. (I am involved with The Iran Project and participated in preparation of the report.) The report has some thirty signatories and endorsers, including former national security advisers and other former senior officials. A premise of the report is that a successful nuclear agreement, by resolving the issue that has so heavily dominated for years the U.S.-Iranian relationship in particular, is likely to have other repercussions in the Middle East. This is partly because it would open up opportunities in the U.S.-Iranian relationship itself to address other problems of mutual concern. It is also because, given the importance of the United States to many states in the region, there are apt to be secondary effects involving the relations of those states with Iran. Read full articlehttp://nationalinterest.org/blog/paul-pillar/good-regional-vibrations-nuclear-deal-iran-11315