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How an Iran Nuclear Deal Would Upend U.S. Non-Proliferation Policy

How an Iran Nuclear Deal Would Upend U.S. Non-Proliferation Policy


http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2015/07/04/how-an-iran-nuclear-deal-would-upend-u-s-non-proliferation-policy/

IAEA Chief Aims to Report on Iran’s Past Nuclear Work This Year

IAEA Chief Aims to Report on Iran’s Past Nuclear Work This Year

U.S., Iran make progress on tricky issue of sanctions relief, official say



http://www.wsj.com/articles/iaea-chief-aims-to-report-on-irans-past-nuclear-work-this-year-1436007107

Fennovoima submits an application for a construction licence to build the nuclear reactor

Fennovoima submits an application for a construction licence to build the nuclear reactor



http://www.neurope.eu/article/finns-say-russian-supplied-nuke-reactor-adds-energy-independence/

Nigeria: Proposed Siting of Nuclear Power Plant By Govt in Akwa Ibom Rejected

Nigeria: Proposed Siting of Nuclear Power Plant By Govt in Akwa Ibom Rejected



http://allafrica.com/stories/201507031054.html

Energy – For Life

Energy – For Life
By Energy Tomorrow Blog, Friday, July 3, 2015 10:00 AM
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This weekend our country celebrates 239 years of independence, as well as our collective belief in equality and unalienable rights – enumerated in the Declaration of Independence as “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Heading into Independence Day 2015, it’s fitting to draw some connections between American energy and American life, liberty and the… Keep reading →http://breakingenergy.com/2015/07/03/energy-for-life/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20386467&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--gn1ttUC2N5T-PPwILS5s04yif_4Yujq1RPeG3bVDAuQMV_Mm3hItNTKow4iTFdrA86tarYMBsOugz52uF77IszE-BcQ&_hsmi=20386467

IEA: Reducing Oil & Gas Methane Key To Curbing Climate Change

IEA: Reducing Oil & Gas Methane Key To Curbing Climate Change



http://breakingenergy.com/2015/07/03/iea-reducing-oil-gas-methane-key-to-curbing-climate-change/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20386467&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_UYwonPLR76dHlZkK81WfBAnJL6AhIoAyqwO9lOjYTrSSTLwnWWRXxacNip5scwvEhjM8FWQHPrI24zD3BGPfSbMWNfg&_hsmi=20386467

History Of The Strategic Petroleum Reserve

History Of The Strategic Petroleum Reserve



http://breakingenergy.com/2015/07/03/history-of-the-strategic-petroleum-reserve/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20386467&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--Wnmno17uhp6yLAIrg5pPOQWYquwR4EVmUYqBB5VT9NnZEFrGO8SpQfrRpBa3St6pdgSTLmgKFojyE9y2CKsIkcDsHqw&_hsmi=20386467

This dome in the Pacific houses tons of radioactive waste – and it's leaking


This dome in the Pacific houses tons of radioactive waste – and it's leaking

The Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands is a hulking legacy of years of US nuclear testing. Now locals and scientists are warning that rising sea levels caused by climate change could cause 111,000 cubic yards of debris to spill into the ocean


http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/03/runit-dome-pacific-radioactive-waste

Friday, July 3, 2015

Nuclear Safety is a Continuum, not a Final Destination

Nuclear Safety is a Continuum, not a Final Destination

Post-Fukushima Operational Safety Conference Closes

The Fukushima accident emphasised the urgent need for the nuclear industry to address the events and natural hazards that are possible, but seem very unlikely. Above, a member of the May 2011 IAEA fact-finding mission visiting the seawater intake area of the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Plant to assess tsunami damage. (Photo: G. Webb/IAEA)
“There’s this continuum with regard to safety improvement,” said Ken Ellis, CEO of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) and Chair of the International Conference on Operational Safety, held at IAEA headquarters in Vienna last week. Nuclear safety is a work in progress and not a status that is reached once and forever. “And the nuclear industry has learned that the best way to improve safety is to assist each other in that endeavour, share operating experience, share good practices, and create a learning industry.”
This Conference, which ran from 23 to 26 June, was held to share information and discuss the progress made in  nuclear industry safety since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident four years ago. Over 200 nuclear professionals from 42 countries and seven international organisations attended the event. Participants included licensees, government officials, and representatives from nuclear utilities, regulatory bodies, the nuclear industry and academia, as well as senior policymakers.
Between us we already have the skills, the tools and the abilities to make operational safety a reality everywhere, every day.
— Denis Flory, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security
Denis Flory, IAEA Deputy Director General and Head of the Department of Nuclear Safety and Security, said, “This gathering of leadership, oversight and support in the nuclear power field sends a very strong message that, collectively, we recognise the importance of operational safety in these post-Fukushima Daiichi accident times.”
Unexpected (but Possible) Hazards
Addressing the implications of the 2011 Fukushima accident, Ellis said it has taught the nuclear industry that there is a need to address the events and natural hazards that seem highly unlikely, but which are within the realm of possibility.
“So yes, the industry has made further improvements in safety. For the past four years all of the plants in the world have made changes ensuring that they are now protected against these very unlikely natural hazards. They have been building new infrastructure, putting in extra defences, and making our responses to significant events more robust.”
Flory added that nuclear operators and regulators should be more open to requesting and accepting advice from external parties in the international community as they deliberate and prepare for unlikely hazards.
Sharing and Peer Reviews Key to Safety
Operational safety improves through the efforts and initiative of the nuclear industry as well as with support from international organisations like the IAEA and WANO. The IAEA creates internationally-recognised consensus-based safety standards, and provides Member States with expert advice, guidance and peer review services, upon request. WANO, with 438 operational nuclear power plants under its umbrella, also provides peer reviews to its members.
Flory noted that cooperation as well as peer reviews are key to the safe operation of nuclear facilities. “In peer reviews you have people who are working on the same sort of facilities, coming from the same sort of regulators, and who bring their experience, who share their experience. During these exercises you always notice good practices. And these good practices, with time, become the norm.
“This is what we mean when we talk about continuous improvement.”
Conference Conclusions
Findings, lessons learned and conclusions reached during this conference focused on these major items:
  • The essential need for self-assessments, peer reviews and regulatory inspections to address lessons learned since the Fukushima accident and strengthen operational safety;
  • Improvements to external peer review coordination and the further promulgation of good international guidance among Member States;
  • Many severe management and emergency response improvements have been made, however, further human and organizational improvements on all fronts are still needed when confronted with severe conditions;
  • Sharing operational experience needs to be further encouraged, facilitated and integrated to continuously improve operational safety;
  • No organization works in isolation: the safety culture of the operator is influenced by the safety culture of the regulator and vice versa. Everything the regulator says or does not say  has an effect on the operator. The national institutions and other cultural factors affect the regulatory framework. Corporate leadership is integral to achieving and improving safety culture, the challenge here is that regulators are not always allowed to conduct oversight at the corporate management level.
  • The issues, challenges and safety impacts of ageing management and long-term operation of power reactors.
These conclusions and recommendations will inform and guide the IAEA’s future work on nuclear safety.
“If there is one key message that we can perhaps all take away from this conference it is this: as nations, organisations and individuals we may all be independent, but at the same time we are all interdependent, and between us we already have the skills, the tools and the abilities to make operational safety a reality everywhere, every day,” said Flory.
Broadening knowledge on operational safety
The next international conference on safety is planned for February 2016 and will focus on the human and organizational aspects of nuclear safety, as well as explore 30 years of safety culture.

Russia's Rosatom Remains World Leader in Nuclear Reactor Design


Russia's Rosatom Remains World Leader in Nuclear Reactor Design


http://sputniknews.com/business/20150703/1024164971.html

If World Refuses to Act on Carbon, Oceans Doomed to 'Irreversible' Damage

If World Refuses to Act on Carbon, Oceans Doomed to 'Irreversible' Damage
by Nadia Prupis
The study notes that "despite the ocean's critical role in regulating climate...international climate negotiations have only minimally considered impacts on the ocean." Such indifference can no longer be tolerated, the scientists warn.http://www.commondreams.org/news/2015/07/03/if-world-refuses-act-carbon-oceans-doomed-irreversible-damage

Sen. Grassley Demands DOJ Answers About Hillary’s ‘Clinton Cash’ Uranium Transfer to Russia

Sen. Grassley Demands DOJ Answers About Hillary’s ‘Clinton Cash’ Uranium Transfer to Russia



http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/07/02/senate-judiciary-committee-chairman-demands-doj-answer-questions-about-hillarys-role-in-uranium-deal/

Fossil fuels have made up at least 80% of U.S. fuel mix since 1900



July 2, 2015

Fossil fuels have made up at least 80% of U.S. fuel mix since 1900

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=21912graph of share of energy consumption in the United States, as explained in the article text
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review

While the energy history of the United States is one of significant change, three fossil fuel sources—petroleum, natural gas, and coal—have made up at least 80% of total U.S. energy consumption for more than 100 years. Recent increases in the domestic production of petroleum liquids and natural gas prompted shifts between the uses of fossil fuels (largely from coal-fired to natural gas-fired power generation), but the predominance of these three energy sources is likely to continue into the future.
For the first several decades of American history, families used wood (a renewable energy source) as a primary source of energy. Coal became dominant in the late 19th century before being overtaken by petroleum products in the middle of the 20th century, a time when natural gas usage also rose quickly. Since the mid-20th century, use of coal increased again (mainly as a primary energy source for electric power generation), and a new form of energy—nuclear electric power—emerged. After a pause in the 1970s, the use of petroleum and natural gas resumed growth. Petroleum consumption decreased in recent years, but natural gas has continued to provide a greater share of U.S. energy consumption. In the late 1980s, renewable energy consumption (other than wood and hydroelectric) began to appear, increasing significantly in the mid-2000s. In 2014, the renewable share of energy consumption in the United States was the highest (nearly 10%) since the 1930s, when wood represented a larger share of consumption. Renewable energy is a small but growing piece of the U.S. energy mix. The greatest growth in renewables today is in solar and wind power, which along with geothermal and biomass, are included in other renewables.
graph of energy consumption in the United States, as explained in the article text
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review

Principal contributor: EIA Staff

ANS Update: Friday Nuclear Matinee – Vogtle 2Q 2015 Update!


Friday Nuclear Matinee – Vogtle 2Q 2015 Update!

By ansnuclearcafe on Jul 03, 2015 07:00 am

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Wave Energy Week Will Mix Marine Energy Developers with Traditional Hydropower

Wave Energy Week Will Mix Marine Energy Developers with Traditional Hydropower



http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2015/07/wave-energy-week-will-mix-marine-energy-developers-with-traditional-hydropower.html?eid=288118515&bid=1111925

Power Engineering's E-Newsletter 7/3

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    Energy News Roundup: Vatican Hint At Fossil Fuel Divestment, Gazprom Halt Ukraine Supply & New Solar Breakthrough



    http://breakingenergy.com/2015/07/02/energy-news-roundup-vatican-hint-at-fossil-fuel-divestment-gazprom-halt-ukraine-supply-new-solar-breakthrough/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20356880&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--gCzkihn4WH3WrwC64Z8x78_4HA34KX-9QPAwIf7YPGDF2qTB02Vs_1whaOnflz1aM9m690xTfEbg5_juo7SHiwMe_Kg&_hsmi=20356880

    Adaptive Planning Opens Door To Real-Time Analytics And Strategic Assessments

    Adaptive Planning Opens Door To Real-Time Analytics And Strategic Assessments



    http://breakingenergy.com/2015/07/02/adaptive-planning-opens-door-to-real-time-analytics-and-strategic-assessments/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20356880&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9n0HOsIhxP4fsnwe8YxsIh8yaolJqHk7tOYWV4AzMT9wgrfD7qG1s6D1kJWunca65fmU9kDIVXo-MNkuWnzbyfg5fUbQ&_hsmi=20356880

    BP Finally Caps Money It’s Been Spilling Out Into The Gulf

    BP Finally Caps Money It’s Been Spilling Out Into The Gulf



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    EPA And Corps Issue Rule Defining “Waters Of The U.S.”

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    Mujid Kazimi Mujid Kazimi, leading educator and researcher in nuclear technology, dies at 67

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    Dear Alumni/ae and Friends of NSE,

    I am sorry to have to write to you with extremely sad news. Professor Mujid Kazimi suffered a heart attack while traveling in China two days ago and has passed away. He was visiting Harbin Engineering University at the time, as a member of an international advisory committee.

    Almost all of you knew Mujid and will know what a tremendous loss this is. As President Reif noted in his letter informing the MIT community of the news this morning, “since joining our faculty 39 years ago, [Professor Kazimi] has been a wonderful presence on campus, a thoughtful teacher, dedicated mentor, and brilliant engineer who devoted his life to making nuclear power safer and more economic for societies around the world.”

    While the international community knew Mujid as one of the world’s great nuclear engineers, in NSE we also knew him as a wonderful human being. Wise, kind, tough when he needed to be, but always gracious and respectful toward his students and his colleagues — he was a good man, and a true gentleman. His dedication and loyalty to his students, and to the Department, were inspirational. This is a huge and painful loss for our department, for MIT, and for the field of nuclear energy. But in NSE we are also grateful for the privilege of having known and worked with Mujid. I have no doubt that our colleagues in Mechanical Engineering, where he was also a faculty member, feel similarly.

    To contemplate Mujid’s accomplishments, you can read the obituary here.

    We will let you know as soon as information about the memorial arrangements becomes available. In the meantime, for anyone who may want to write to Mujid’s wife Nazik, her home address is 16 Manemet Road, Newton MA 02459. Or, if you prefer, please feel free to write to me and I will forward your message to her.

    This is a very difficult time. Mujid is irreplaceable, and the void he leaves will not be filled. But, as you would expect — and as Mujid himself would certainly have done in his quietly effective way — the faculty, staff and students in the Department are rallying around. Although this is a devastating blow, we will recover. And if you want to understand why we will recover, a big part of the answer is the myriad of actions to strengthen the fabric of the Department that Mujid himself engineered over nearly 40 years of dedicated service on our faculty. That, and his remarkable network of talented and successful alums, and, of course, his wonderful family, are his lasting legacies. And so, as we mourn Mujid, we should also celebrate his life, and the fact that we had the honor of being part of it.

    Sincerely,

    -- Richard
     

    Thursday, July 2, 2015

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    Countries must deal with health risks of more frequent heatwaves: UN

    Countries must deal with health risks of more frequent heatwaves: UN
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    Water used for hydraulic fracturing varies widely across United States

    Water used for hydraulic fracturing varies widely across United States

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    Croatian firm confirms interest in Finnish project

    Croatian firm confirms interest in Finnish project
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    IAEA inspects Kashiwazaki-Kariwa


    IAEA inspects Kashiwazaki-Kariwa


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    US Congress allows Ex-Im Bank charter to expire


    US Congress allows Ex-Im Bank charter to expire


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    Nuclear plant value dispute likely headed to court

    Nuclear plant value dispute likely headed to court



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    Amid uncertainty, Virginia utility makes transitional plan


    Amid uncertainty, Virginia utility makes transitional plan


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    Revising the Toxic Substances Out-of-Control Act

    The United States Supreme Court held that the Environmental Protection Agency improperly refused to consider costs when determining whether it was “appropriate and necessary” to regulate mercury emissions from power plants under the Clean Air Act.read more
    Posted: 02 Jul 2015 06:38 AM PDT
    It's good that America had a bipartisan environmental majority in past, or our air today would be unbreathable and our water would be undrinkable. Fortunately, laws governing air and water pollution, solid and hazardous waste, endangered species, and toxic substances were enacted during those crucial decades.read morehttp://www.theenergycollective.com/stevenacohen/2245349/revising-toxic-substances-out-control-act?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

    Nuclear Policy Issues in the 2013 Edition of The Science of Military Strategy: Part 2 on PLA Second Artillery Force (PLASAF) Strategy and Capabilities

    Nuclear Policy Issues in the 2013 Edition of The Science of Military Strategy: Part 2 on PLA Second Artillery Force (PLASAF) Strategy and Capabilities
     
    By Michael S. Chase
     
    As highlighted in Beijing’s May 2015 defense white paper, China is modernizing its strategic missile force as part of its focus on strengthening the PLA’s preparation for “winning informationized local wars, highlighting maritime military struggle and maritime PMS [preparation for military struggle]” (State Council Information Office, May 2015). Indeed, the People’s Liberation Army Second Artillery Force (PLASAF) has emerged as a centerpiece of Chinese military modernization along with the growth of its nuclear and conventional missile capabilities.