The Hidden Star of Obama’s Cabinet


The Hidden Star of Obama’s Cabinet

There’s a lot more to Ernest Moniz that that haircut. In fact, he just might be our best hope to avoid war with Iran.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/02/the-hidden-star-of-obama-s-cabinet.html

Nuclear Reactors 233 - The History of Small Nuclear Reactors - Part Three of Three Parts

Nuclear Reactors 233 - The History of Small Nuclear Reactors - Part Three of Three Parts - See more at: http://nucleotidings.com/article/nuclear-reactors-233-history-small-nuclear-reactors-part-three-three-parts#sthash.gQm3zjRR.dpuf


http://nucleotidings.com/article/nuclear-reactors-233-history-small-nuclear-reactors-part-three-three-parts

ANS Update: DTE Energy to receive COL for Fermi-3

DTE Energy to receive COL for Fermi-3

By Will Davis on May 01, 2015 12:39 pm

by Will Davis Yesterday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that its commissioners had approved the award of a Construction and Operating License (COL) for DTE Energy’s prospective Fermi Unit 3, Continue Reading →
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Did Tesla Just Start an Energy Revolution?

Did Tesla Just Start an Energy Revolution?

By Pete Danko
Powerwall unit is pictured at left in this image provided by Tesla.
Tesla Motors is now more than an electric car maker. As expected, the California company late Thursday night presented new stationary batteries for homes, businesses and even utilities, all wrapped up in a significant new business called Tesla Energy. There was nothing revolutionary about the lithium-ion battery technology itself in the “Powerwall” and “Powerpack” products that

The Threat to Melt the Electric Grid


The Threat to Melt the Electric Grid

An electromagnetic-pulse attack from North Korea or another U.S. enemy would cause staggering devastation.


http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-threat-to-melt-the-electric-grid-1430436815

CCS Development, the Key to Coal Power’s Future, Is Slow

CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION
CCS Development, the Key to Coal Power’s Future, Is Slow
Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) is widely seen as essential for widespread, continued use of coal as a major fuel for power generation. This article provides a detailed look at currently available technology options, costs, and challenges.http://accessintelligence.imirus.com/Mpowered/book/vpow15/i5/p48

Distributed Power’s Rising Importance for U.S. Electrical Infrastructure

Distributed Power’s Rising Importance for U.S. Electrical Infrastructure
In today’s complicated regulatory and market environment, no single generating technology can solve everyone’s problems all of the time, but small reciprocating engines and gas turbines are providing multiple benefits in many scenarios while offering the benefits of proven technology.http://accessintelligence.imirus.com/Mpowered/book/vpow15/i5/p28

Batteries Are Carving Out Space on the Grid

Batteries Are Carving Out Space on the Grid
Contracts for grid-connected battery storage are up beyond expectations, in many cases because batteries are the economic choice. But there’s a lot more than first costs to consider before you decide to deploy an energy storage system.http://accessintelligence.imirus.com/Mpowered/book/vpow15/i5/p24

Telsa unveils battery to 'transform energy infrastructure'

Telsa unveils battery to 'transform energy infrastructure'
Los Angeles (AFP) May 1, 2015 - Electric car pioneer Telsa Motors unveiled a "home battery" Thursday which its founder Elon Musk said would help change the "entire energy infrastructure of the world." The Tesla Powerwall can store power from solar panels, from the electricity grid at night when it is typically cheaper, and provide a secure backup in the case of a power outage. In theory the device, which typically woul ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Telsa_unveils_battery_to_transform_energy_infrastructure_999.html

Science measures humanity's mark on extreme weather

Science measures humanity's mark on extreme weather
Paris April 28, 2015 - Global warming since the Industrial Revolution is responsible for about three-quarters of certain heat extremes today, and nearly a fifth of unusually heavy downpours, according to a new study. Erich Fischer and Reto Knutti from the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science in Zurich, used simulations and modelling to compare weather extremes from the pre-industrial and modern eras in a ... morehttp://www.terradaily.com/reports/Science_measures_humanitys_mark_on_extreme_weather_999.html

Whitening the Arctic Ocean: May restore sea ice, but not climate

Whitening the Arctic Ocean: May restore sea ice, but not climate
Washington DC (SPX) May 01, 2015 - Some scientists have suggested that global warming could melt frozen ground in the Arctic, releasing vast amounts of the potent greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere, greatly amplifying global warming. It has been proposed that such disastrous climate effects could be offset by technological approaches, broadly called geoengineering. One geoengineering proposal is to artificially whiten the ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Whitening_the_Arctic_Ocean_May_restore_sea_ice_but_not_climate_999.html

EDF NNB to hold nuclear infosec conference

EDF NNB to hold nuclear infosec conference

You’ll be familiar with John Clarke’s NDA Information Governance Strategy and the Cyber Essentials scheme from the recent NDA supply chain event. I’d say it’s a pretty good move given the number of cyber-attacks on nuclear intellectual property over the past twelve months.

Well, I’ve teamed up with the NDA and EDF Energy to help combat these issues at the Nuclear Knowledge Management and Cyber Security Conference (17-18 June 2015, Cardiff): http://bit.ly/1ENDjpP

Given that McLaren Software are involved in the area I thought it might be of interest? With the below names providing major updates:
• Rakesh Burgul – Information Security Assurance Manager – NDA
• Robert Orr – Head of Information and Cyber Security – ONR
• George Borlodan – Pre-Operations Director – EDF NNB
• John Day – Head of Knowledge Management and Intellectual Property – Sellafield
• Bob Radford – Knowledge and Information Lead – Magnox
• Richard Bach – Assistant Director Cyber Security – Dept. Business, Innovation and Skills

Kind regards,

Mike

Michael Vickery

Senior Project Manager
Nuclear Energy Insider
mvickery@nuclearenergyinsider.com
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All you need to know about Tesla's big battery announcement

All you need to know about Tesla's big battery announcement

Elon Musk revealed two batteries, a possible 250 MW utility project, and his longstanding ambition to "fundamentally change the way the world uses energy."



http://www.utilitydive.com/news/all-you-need-to-know-about-teslas-big-battery-announcement/393175/

Leaner NRC prepares for future

Leaner NRC prepares for future
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in the final stages of a project to streamline its operations, chairman Stephen Burns said in an update on progress at the agency.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-Leaner-NRC-prepares-for-future-0105158.html

US firms target revival in domestic Mo-99 production

US firms target revival in domestic Mo-99 production
The leaders of two rival projects to produce molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) commercially in the USA are united in their goal to reinvigorate the country's domestic supply of the lifesaving radioisotope.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-US-firms-target-revival-in-domestic-Mo-99-production-01051501.html

First licence for ESBWR

First licence for ESBWR
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved DTE Energy's combined construction and operation licence for Fermi 3, the first construction licence to be awarded to GE Hitachi's Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) reactor design.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-First-licence-for-ESBWR-0105157.html

Did Tesla Just Kill Nuclear Power?

Did Tesla Just Kill Nuclear Power?

Did Tesla Just Kill Nuclear Power?


It would be almost three hours until Tesla’s big announcement, but inside a Northwestern University classroom near Chicago Thursday night, the famed nuclear critic Arnie Gundersen had the inside scoop:
Tesla Motors TSLA -1.49% CEO Elon Musk was about to announce an industrial-scale battery, Gundersen said, that would cost about 2¢ per kilowatt hour, putting the final nail in the coffin of nuclear power.
Thus Tesla’s big news broke first not amongst the throng of reporters gathered under swirling colored lights at the carmaker’s Hawthorne, Calif. headquarters, but in the middle of a debate on the future of nuclear power sponsored by students agitating for a “Fossil Free NU.” It was Gundersen vs. Jordi Roglans-Ribas, the director of the Nuclear Engineering Division of Argonne National Laboratory.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffmcmahon/2015/05/01/did-tesla-just-kill-nuclear-power/

 

Tesla to Sell Low-Cost Batteries

Tesla to Sell Low-Cost Batteries
U.S.-based electric carmaker Tesla entered the energy market after its CEO Elon Musk unveiled (Guardian) the company's low-cost solar batteries for homeowners, businesses, and utilities firms on Thursday. The batteries store both wind and solar generated energy.http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/01/tesla-announces-low-cost-solar-batteries-elon-musk

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