"The Science of Nuclear Plant Explosions" by Meg Marquardt.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/
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Friday, December 4, 2015
"The Science of Nuclear Plant Explosions" by Meg Marquardt.
"The Science of Nuclear Plant Explosions" by Meg Marquardt.
http://www.goodreads.com/book/
Indonesia and ThorCon to Develop Thorium MSR
Indonesia and ThorCon to Develop Thorium MSR
http://www.itheo.org/articles/indonesia-and-thorcon-develop-thorium-msr
COP21: Booming Urbanization Means More Electricity, And All Sources Need Apply
COP21: Booming Urbanization Means More Electricity, And All Sources Need Apply
http://www.forbes.com/sites/judeclemente/2015/12/03/cop21-booming-urbanization-means-more-electricity-and-all-sources-need-apply/
IAEA's Final Report on Iran Nuclear Program Defends Discredited Parchin Cylinder Claims
IAEA's Final Report on Iran Nuclear Program Defends Discredited Parchin Cylinder Claims
http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/33914-iaea-s-final-report-on-iran-nuclear-program-defends-discredited-parchin-cylinder-claims
New York debating value of nuclear power in state's future
New York debating value of nuclear power in state's future
http://wrvo.org/post/new-york-debating-value-nuclear-power-states-future#stream/0
Nuclear commission to ease up on plant oversight
Nuclear commission to ease up on plant oversight
http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20151204/NEWS/151207864
ANS Nuclear Cafe Update: ANS Friday Nuclear Matinee – CP-1 Anniversary
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Obama's opaque administration makes it harder to cover climate change
Obama's opaque administration makes it harder to cover climate change
http://thebulletin.org/obamas-opaque-administration-makes-it-harder-cover-climate-change
UK sets aside funds for 'ambitious' nuclear research and development program
UK sets aside funds for 'ambitious' nuclear research and development program
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-UK-sets-aside-funds-for-ambitious-nuclear-research-and-development-program-26111501.htmlIndia receives first uranium shipment from Canada
India receives first uranium shipment from Canada
The first shipment of uranium from Canada under a five-year contract signed in April has arrived in India. It marks Cameco's first supply of uranium to India.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/UF-India-receives-first-uranium-shipment-from-Canada-0412155.html
The first shipment of uranium from Canada under a five-year contract signed in April has arrived in India. It marks Cameco's first supply of uranium to India.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/UF-India-receives-first-uranium-shipment-from-Canada-0412155.html
GEH wins $70 million contract to service Browns Ferry
GEH wins $70 million contract to service Browns Ferry
The Tennessee Valley Authority has awarded GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy a contract worth more than $70 million to provide outage services for units 1, 2 and 3 of the Browns Ferry nuclear power plant. According to the agreement, GEH will provide "a full portfolio" of outage and inspection services, including refuel floor, under-vessel activities and control rod drive mechanism exchange services for the reactors near Decatur, Alabama.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-GEH-wins-70-million-contract-to-service-Browns-Ferry-4121501.html
The Tennessee Valley Authority has awarded GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy a contract worth more than $70 million to provide outage services for units 1, 2 and 3 of the Browns Ferry nuclear power plant. According to the agreement, GEH will provide "a full portfolio" of outage and inspection services, including refuel floor, under-vessel activities and control rod drive mechanism exchange services for the reactors near Decatur, Alabama.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-GEH-wins-70-million-contract-to-service-Browns-Ferry-4121501.html
IEEE Working with Testing Labs on Global Nuclear Power Standards
IEEE Working with Testing Labs on Global Nuclear Power Standards
http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2015/12/ieee-working-with-testing-labs-on-global-nuclear-power-standards.html?cmpid=enl-poe-weekly-december-4-2015&eid=288118515&bid=1248862
$3.1 Billion in Investments Expected for US Power Industry Water Rules
$3.1 Billion in Investments Expected for US Power Industry Water Rules
http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2015/12/3-1-billion-in-investments-expected-for-us-power-industry-water-rules.html?cmpid=enl-poe-weekly-december-4-2015&eid=288118515&bid=1248862Russia's Rosatom ready to work with Japanese NPP suppliers
Russia's Rosatom ready to work with Japanese NPP suppliers
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2015 -
Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom is ready to develop
cooperation with Japanese equipment suppliers to construct nuclear power
plants, Rosatom's first deputy CEO for international business and
development said Friday.
We are ready to actively invite Japanese companies to cooperate on the
realization of Russian projects on construction of nuclear power plants
abroad," Kirill ...
morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Russias_Rosatom_Ready_to_Work_With_Japanese_NPP_Equipment_Suppliers_999.html
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2015 -
Russia's state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom is ready to develop
cooperation with Japanese equipment suppliers to construct nuclear power
plants, Rosatom's first deputy CEO for international business and
development said Friday.
We are ready to actively invite Japanese companies to cooperate on the
realization of Russian projects on construction of nuclear power plants
abroad," Kirill ...
morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Russias_Rosatom_Ready_to_Work_With_Japanese_NPP_Equipment_Suppliers_999.html
Hungary open to dialogue with EU over nuclear plant expansion
Hungary open to dialogue with EU over nuclear plant expansion
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2015 -
Hungary is open to talks with the European Union to build additional
reacts for its only nuclear power plant in partnership with Russia,
Hungary's chief of expansion said at an energy conference Monday.
Attila Aszodi said two weeks ago that Hungary planned to begin building
two new Paks Water-Water Energetic Reactors (VVER) with 1,200 Megawatts
in gross output in 2018. Located 62 miles sou ...
morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Hungary_open_to_dialogue_with_EU_over_nuclear_plant_expansion_999.html
Moscow (Sputnik) Dec 04, 2015 -
Hungary is open to talks with the European Union to build additional
reacts for its only nuclear power plant in partnership with Russia,
Hungary's chief of expansion said at an energy conference Monday.
Attila Aszodi said two weeks ago that Hungary planned to begin building
two new Paks Water-Water Energetic Reactors (VVER) with 1,200 Megawatts
in gross output in 2018. Located 62 miles sou ...
morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Hungary_open_to_dialogue_with_EU_over_nuclear_plant_expansion_999.html
Why Europe will soon be cold
Why Europe will soon be cold
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Dec 04, 2015 -
What is the climate waiting for Russia and Europe in 15-20 years? Will
be there weather abnormalities in the coming decades? Will some areas
experience more severe winter, while the others will have hot summer? It
all depends on how much the climate will be affected by the dynamics of
the possible onset of minimum solar magnetic activity. The Sun's
behaviour in future cycles is the main theme of ...
morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Why_Europe_will_soon_be_cold_999.html
Moscow, Russia (SPX) Dec 04, 2015 -
What is the climate waiting for Russia and Europe in 15-20 years? Will
be there weather abnormalities in the coming decades? Will some areas
experience more severe winter, while the others will have hot summer? It
all depends on how much the climate will be affected by the dynamics of
the possible onset of minimum solar magnetic activity. The Sun's
behaviour in future cycles is the main theme of ...
morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Why_Europe_will_soon_be_cold_999.html
Exelon supports, Entergy rejects New York plan to save upstate nuclear units
Exelon supports, Entergy rejects New York plan to save upstate nuclear units
http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/birmingham-alabama/exelon-supports-entergy-rejects-new-york-plan-21562105
Suit gives power to clean-up workers
Suit gives power to clean-up workersA power assist suit to help workers following a serious nuclear accident has been jointly developed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Japan Atomic Power Company. The device enables workers to lift loads up to 40kg.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-Suit-gives-power-to-clean-up-workers-0312154.html
Energy & Commerce CommitteeSubEnvEcon Examines Budgetary Issues of Nuclear Waste Fund
#SubEnvEcon Examines Budgetary Issues of Nuclear Waste Fund
December 3, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC
– The Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John
Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing examining the funding, budgetary
and scoring issues associated with efforts to manage and dispose of our
nation’s spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste –
specifically as it relates to the Nuclear Waste Fund. Today’s hearing
built on the subcommittee’s previous work examining specific challenges managing used fuel and national defense waste.
Americans around the country, who rely on clean nuclear power, have paid a tax on electricity generated from commercial nuclear power plants to study, license, and construct a permanent repository for over thirty years. Unfortunately, the fund has not been managed as Congress intended and significant issues exist surrounding the fund. As Chairman Shimkus stated, “The budgetary and scoring treatment of the Nuclear Waste Fund is broken. Since the fee was instituted over 30 years ago, ratepayers in my home state of Illinois have contributed more than any other state at over $2.3 billion to the Nuclear Waste Fund and budgetary and funding challenges have been further complicated by President Obama’s legally dubious decision to walk away from Yucca Mountain.”
Kim P. Cawley, Chief of Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit at the Congressional Budget Office testified on the plight of the Department of Energy’s budgetary failures, stating, “DOE is more than 17 years behind schedule in its contractual obligations to remove and dispose of civilian nuclear waste. … The federal government has already paid $5.3 billion in damages to electric utilities, and DOE estimates that its remaining liabilities will total $23.7 billion.”
Travis Kavulla, Commissioner of the Montana Public Service Commission and President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, touched upon the failures of the federal government to develop a plan when it comes to nuclear waste disposal, saying, “Federal officials continue to “kick the cask” down the road. There is no nuclear waste program worthy of the name, despite exhaustive studies and billions in ratepayer and taxpayer dollars spent. All that remains is the nuclear waste, which sits on site at nuclear reactors, some of them closed. This is not only uneconomic. It undermines confidence in nuclear power.… The U.S. government has not lived up to the promises made under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and subsequent Congressional enactments. This is not a matter of opinion, but of legal record….”
Chairman Shimkus concluded, “Today’s hearing exemplifies the frivolous waste of taxpayer dollars and failure of DOE to establish and develop a permanent nuclear waste facility. The 1982 outlook for nuclear power was more optimistic than today’s. That means a shrinking fleet of operating reactors must provide adequate financial resources for a 100-year program. Today gave us a better perspective as to how and why these budget changes have complicated the program to permanently dispose of used fuel.”
Americans around the country, who rely on clean nuclear power, have paid a tax on electricity generated from commercial nuclear power plants to study, license, and construct a permanent repository for over thirty years. Unfortunately, the fund has not been managed as Congress intended and significant issues exist surrounding the fund. As Chairman Shimkus stated, “The budgetary and scoring treatment of the Nuclear Waste Fund is broken. Since the fee was instituted over 30 years ago, ratepayers in my home state of Illinois have contributed more than any other state at over $2.3 billion to the Nuclear Waste Fund and budgetary and funding challenges have been further complicated by President Obama’s legally dubious decision to walk away from Yucca Mountain.”
Kim P. Cawley, Chief of Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit at the Congressional Budget Office testified on the plight of the Department of Energy’s budgetary failures, stating, “DOE is more than 17 years behind schedule in its contractual obligations to remove and dispose of civilian nuclear waste. … The federal government has already paid $5.3 billion in damages to electric utilities, and DOE estimates that its remaining liabilities will total $23.7 billion.”
Travis Kavulla, Commissioner of the Montana Public Service Commission and President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, touched upon the failures of the federal government to develop a plan when it comes to nuclear waste disposal, saying, “Federal officials continue to “kick the cask” down the road. There is no nuclear waste program worthy of the name, despite exhaustive studies and billions in ratepayer and taxpayer dollars spent. All that remains is the nuclear waste, which sits on site at nuclear reactors, some of them closed. This is not only uneconomic. It undermines confidence in nuclear power.… The U.S. government has not lived up to the promises made under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and subsequent Congressional enactments. This is not a matter of opinion, but of legal record….”
Chairman Shimkus concluded, “Today’s hearing exemplifies the frivolous waste of taxpayer dollars and failure of DOE to establish and develop a permanent nuclear waste facility. The 1982 outlook for nuclear power was more optimistic than today’s. That means a shrinking fleet of operating reactors must provide adequate financial resources for a 100-year program. Today gave us a better perspective as to how and why these budget changes have complicated the program to permanently dispose of used fuel.”
#SubEnvEcon Examines Budgetary Issues of Nuclear Waste Fund
December 3, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC
– The Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John
Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing examining the funding, budgetary
and scoring issues associated with efforts to manage and dispose of our
nation’s spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste –
specifically as it relates to the Nuclear Waste Fund. Today’s hearing
built on the subcommittee’s previous work examining specific challenges managing used fuel and national defense waste.
Americans around the country, who rely on clean nuclear power, have paid a tax on electricity generated from commercial nuclear power plants to study, license, and construct a permanent repository for over thirty years. Unfortunately, the fund has not been managed as Congress intended and significant issues exist surrounding the fund. As Chairman Shimkus stated, “The budgetary and scoring treatment of the Nuclear Waste Fund is broken. Since the fee was instituted over 30 years ago, ratepayers in my home state of Illinois have contributed more than any other state at over $2.3 billion to the Nuclear Waste Fund and budgetary and funding challenges have been further complicated by President Obama’s legally dubious decision to walk away from Yucca Mountain.”
Kim P. Cawley, Chief of Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit at the Congressional Budget Office testified on the plight of the Department of Energy’s budgetary failures, stating, “DOE is more than 17 years behind schedule in its contractual obligations to remove and dispose of civilian nuclear waste. … The federal government has already paid $5.3 billion in damages to electric utilities, and DOE estimates that its remaining liabilities will total $23.7 billion.”
Travis Kavulla, Commissioner of the Montana Public Service Commission and President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, touched upon the failures of the federal government to develop a plan when it comes to nuclear waste disposal, saying, “Federal officials continue to “kick the cask” down the road. There is no nuclear waste program worthy of the name, despite exhaustive studies and billions in ratepayer and taxpayer dollars spent. All that remains is the nuclear waste, which sits on site at nuclear reactors, some of them closed. This is not only uneconomic. It undermines confidence in nuclear power.… The U.S. government has not lived up to the promises made under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and subsequent Congressional enactments. This is not a matter of opinion, but of legal record….”
Chairman Shimkus concluded, “Today’s hearing exemplifies the frivolous waste of taxpayer dollars and failure of DOE to establish and develop a permanent nuclear waste facility. The 1982 outlook for nuclear power was more optimistic than today’s. That means a shrinking fleet of operating reactors must provide adequate financial resources for a 100-year program. Today gave us a better perspective as to how and why these budget changes have complicated the program to permanently dispose of used fuel.”
Americans around the country, who rely on clean nuclear power, have paid a tax on electricity generated from commercial nuclear power plants to study, license, and construct a permanent repository for over thirty years. Unfortunately, the fund has not been managed as Congress intended and significant issues exist surrounding the fund. As Chairman Shimkus stated, “The budgetary and scoring treatment of the Nuclear Waste Fund is broken. Since the fee was instituted over 30 years ago, ratepayers in my home state of Illinois have contributed more than any other state at over $2.3 billion to the Nuclear Waste Fund and budgetary and funding challenges have been further complicated by President Obama’s legally dubious decision to walk away from Yucca Mountain.”
Kim P. Cawley, Chief of Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit at the Congressional Budget Office testified on the plight of the Department of Energy’s budgetary failures, stating, “DOE is more than 17 years behind schedule in its contractual obligations to remove and dispose of civilian nuclear waste. … The federal government has already paid $5.3 billion in damages to electric utilities, and DOE estimates that its remaining liabilities will total $23.7 billion.”
Travis Kavulla, Commissioner of the Montana Public Service Commission and President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, touched upon the failures of the federal government to develop a plan when it comes to nuclear waste disposal, saying, “Federal officials continue to “kick the cask” down the road. There is no nuclear waste program worthy of the name, despite exhaustive studies and billions in ratepayer and taxpayer dollars spent. All that remains is the nuclear waste, which sits on site at nuclear reactors, some of them closed. This is not only uneconomic. It undermines confidence in nuclear power.… The U.S. government has not lived up to the promises made under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and subsequent Congressional enactments. This is not a matter of opinion, but of legal record….”
Chairman Shimkus concluded, “Today’s hearing exemplifies the frivolous waste of taxpayer dollars and failure of DOE to establish and develop a permanent nuclear waste facility. The 1982 outlook for nuclear power was more optimistic than today’s. That means a shrinking fleet of operating reactors must provide adequate financial resources for a 100-year program. Today gave us a better perspective as to how and why these budget changes have complicated the program to permanently dispose of used fuel.”
#SubEnvEcon Examines Budgetary Issues of Nuclear Waste Fund
December 3, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC
– The Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John
Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing examining the funding, budgetary
and scoring issues associated with efforts to manage and dispose of our
nation’s spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste –
specifically as it relates to the Nuclear Waste Fund. Today’s hearing
built on the subcommittee’s previous work examining specific challenges managing used fuel and national defense waste.
Americans around the country, who rely on clean nuclear power, have paid a tax on electricity generated from commercial nuclear power plants to study, license, and construct a permanent repository for over thirty years. Unfortunately, the fund has not been managed as Congress intended and significant issues exist surrounding the fund. As Chairman Shimkus stated, “The budgetary and scoring treatment of the Nuclear Waste Fund is broken. Since the fee was instituted over 30 years ago, ratepayers in my home state of Illinois have contributed more than any other state at over $2.3 billion to the Nuclear Waste Fund and budgetary and funding challenges have been further complicated by President Obama’s legally dubious decision to walk away from Yucca Mountain.”
Kim P. Cawley, Chief of Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit at the Congressional Budget Office testified on the plight of the Department of Energy’s budgetary failures, stating, “DOE is more than 17 years behind schedule in its contractual obligations to remove and dispose of civilian nuclear waste. … The federal government has already paid $5.3 billion in damages to electric utilities, and DOE estimates that its remaining liabilities will total $23.7 billion.”
Travis Kavulla, Commissioner of the Montana Public Service Commission and President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, touched upon the failures of the federal government to develop a plan when it comes to nuclear waste disposal, saying, “Federal officials continue to “kick the cask” down the road. There is no nuclear waste program worthy of the name, despite exhaustive studies and billions in ratepayer and taxpayer dollars spent. All that remains is the nuclear waste, which sits on site at nuclear reactors, some of them closed. This is not only uneconomic. It undermines confidence in nuclear power.… The U.S. government has not lived up to the promises made under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and subsequent Congressional enactments. This is not a matter of opinion, but of legal record….”
Chairman Shimkus concluded, “Today’s hearing exemplifies the frivolous waste of taxpayer dollars and failure of DOE to establish and develop a permanent nuclear waste facility. The 1982 outlook for nuclear power was more optimistic than today’s. That means a shrinking fleet of operating reactors must provide adequate financial resources for a 100-year program. Today gave us a better perspective as to how and why these budget changes have complicated the program to permanently dispose of used fuel.”
Americans around the country, who rely on clean nuclear power, have paid a tax on electricity generated from commercial nuclear power plants to study, license, and construct a permanent repository for over thirty years. Unfortunately, the fund has not been managed as Congress intended and significant issues exist surrounding the fund. As Chairman Shimkus stated, “The budgetary and scoring treatment of the Nuclear Waste Fund is broken. Since the fee was instituted over 30 years ago, ratepayers in my home state of Illinois have contributed more than any other state at over $2.3 billion to the Nuclear Waste Fund and budgetary and funding challenges have been further complicated by President Obama’s legally dubious decision to walk away from Yucca Mountain.”
Kim P. Cawley, Chief of Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit at the Congressional Budget Office testified on the plight of the Department of Energy’s budgetary failures, stating, “DOE is more than 17 years behind schedule in its contractual obligations to remove and dispose of civilian nuclear waste. … The federal government has already paid $5.3 billion in damages to electric utilities, and DOE estimates that its remaining liabilities will total $23.7 billion.”
Travis Kavulla, Commissioner of the Montana Public Service Commission and President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, touched upon the failures of the federal government to develop a plan when it comes to nuclear waste disposal, saying, “Federal officials continue to “kick the cask” down the road. There is no nuclear waste program worthy of the name, despite exhaustive studies and billions in ratepayer and taxpayer dollars spent. All that remains is the nuclear waste, which sits on site at nuclear reactors, some of them closed. This is not only uneconomic. It undermines confidence in nuclear power.… The U.S. government has not lived up to the promises made under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and subsequent Congressional enactments. This is not a matter of opinion, but of legal record….”
Chairman Shimkus concluded, “Today’s hearing exemplifies the frivolous waste of taxpayer dollars and failure of DOE to establish and develop a permanent nuclear waste facility. The 1982 outlook for nuclear power was more optimistic than today’s. That means a shrinking fleet of operating reactors must provide adequate financial resources for a 100-year program. Today gave us a better perspective as to how and why these budget changes have complicated the program to permanently dispose of used fuel.”
SubEnvEcon
Examines Budgetary Issues of Nuclear Waste Fund - See more at:
http://energycommerce.house.gov/press-release/subenvecon-examines-budgetary-issues-nuclear-waste-fund#sthash.hHZFYh7Y.dpuf
WASHINGTON, DC
– The Environment and the Economy Subcommittee, chaired by Rep. John
Shimkus (R-IL), today held a hearing examining the funding, budgetary
and scoring issues associated with efforts to manage and dispose of our
nation’s spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste –
specifically as it relates to the Nuclear Waste Fund. Today’s hearing
built on the subcommittee’s previous work examining specific challenges managing used fuel and national defense waste.
Americans around the country, who rely on clean nuclear power, have paid a tax on electricity generated from commercial nuclear power plants to study, license, and construct a permanent repository for over thirty years. Unfortunately, the fund has not been managed as Congress intended and significant issues exist surrounding the fund. As Chairman Shimkus stated, “The budgetary and scoring treatment of the Nuclear Waste Fund is broken. Since the fee was instituted over 30 years ago, ratepayers in my home state of Illinois have contributed more than any other state at over $2.3 billion to the Nuclear Waste Fund and budgetary and funding challenges have been further complicated by President Obama’s legally dubious decision to walk away from Yucca Mountain.”
Kim P. Cawley, Chief of Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit at the Congressional Budget Office testified on the plight of the Department of Energy’s budgetary failures, stating, “DOE is more than 17 years behind schedule in its contractual obligations to remove and dispose of civilian nuclear waste. … The federal government has already paid $5.3 billion in damages to electric utilities, and DOE estimates that its remaining liabilities will total $23.7 billion.”
Travis Kavulla, Commissioner of the Montana Public Service Commission and President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, touched upon the failures of the federal government to develop a plan when it comes to nuclear waste disposal, saying, “Federal officials continue to “kick the cask” down the road. There is no nuclear waste program worthy of the name, despite exhaustive studies and billions in ratepayer and taxpayer dollars spent. All that remains is the nuclear waste, which sits on site at nuclear reactors, some of them closed. This is not only uneconomic. It undermines confidence in nuclear power.… The U.S. government has not lived up to the promises made under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and subsequent Congressional enactments. This is not a matter of opinion, but of legal record….”
Chairman Shimkus concluded, “Today’s hearing exemplifies the frivolous waste of taxpayer dollars and failure of DOE to establish and develop a permanent nuclear waste facility. The 1982 outlook for nuclear power was more optimistic than today’s. That means a shrinking fleet of operating reactors must provide adequate financial resources for a 100-year program. Today gave us a better perspective as to how and why these budget changes have complicated the program to permanently dispose of used fuel.”
- See more at: http://energycommerce.house.gov/press-release/subenvecon-examines-budgetary-issues-nuclear-waste-fund#sthash.hHZFYh7Y.dpuf
http://energycommerce.house.gov/press-release/subenvecon-examines-budgetary-issues-nuclear-waste-fund
Americans around the country, who rely on clean nuclear power, have paid a tax on electricity generated from commercial nuclear power plants to study, license, and construct a permanent repository for over thirty years. Unfortunately, the fund has not been managed as Congress intended and significant issues exist surrounding the fund. As Chairman Shimkus stated, “The budgetary and scoring treatment of the Nuclear Waste Fund is broken. Since the fee was instituted over 30 years ago, ratepayers in my home state of Illinois have contributed more than any other state at over $2.3 billion to the Nuclear Waste Fund and budgetary and funding challenges have been further complicated by President Obama’s legally dubious decision to walk away from Yucca Mountain.”
Kim P. Cawley, Chief of Natural and Physical Resources Cost Estimates Unit at the Congressional Budget Office testified on the plight of the Department of Energy’s budgetary failures, stating, “DOE is more than 17 years behind schedule in its contractual obligations to remove and dispose of civilian nuclear waste. … The federal government has already paid $5.3 billion in damages to electric utilities, and DOE estimates that its remaining liabilities will total $23.7 billion.”
Travis Kavulla, Commissioner of the Montana Public Service Commission and President of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, touched upon the failures of the federal government to develop a plan when it comes to nuclear waste disposal, saying, “Federal officials continue to “kick the cask” down the road. There is no nuclear waste program worthy of the name, despite exhaustive studies and billions in ratepayer and taxpayer dollars spent. All that remains is the nuclear waste, which sits on site at nuclear reactors, some of them closed. This is not only uneconomic. It undermines confidence in nuclear power.… The U.S. government has not lived up to the promises made under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act and subsequent Congressional enactments. This is not a matter of opinion, but of legal record….”
Chairman Shimkus concluded, “Today’s hearing exemplifies the frivolous waste of taxpayer dollars and failure of DOE to establish and develop a permanent nuclear waste facility. The 1982 outlook for nuclear power was more optimistic than today’s. That means a shrinking fleet of operating reactors must provide adequate financial resources for a 100-year program. Today gave us a better perspective as to how and why these budget changes have complicated the program to permanently dispose of used fuel.”
- See more at: http://energycommerce.house.gov/press-release/subenvecon-examines-budgetary-issues-nuclear-waste-fund#sthash.hHZFYh7Y.dpuf
‘Father Of Climate Change’ James Hansen Urges Support For Nuclear Energy At #COP21 Climate Talks
‘Father Of Climate Change’ James Hansen Urges Support For Nuclear Energy At #COP21 Climate Talks
https://newmatilda.com/2015/12/04/father-of-climate-change-james-hansen-urges-support-for-nuclear-energy-at-cop21-climate-talks/
ACTION ALERT Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act
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Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act
Nuclear
energy is an American invention: developed in Department of Energy labs
by talented researchers, it powers electric grids, sterilizes blood
donations, and keeps your smoke alarm running. However, without support
and investment, America risks losing its position as the global nuclear
technology leader.
The Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act (H.R.4048),
introduced November 19th in Congress, directs the Department of Energy
to prioritize its research and development infrastructure on
capabilities to enable the private sector to develop advanced reactor
technologies—technologies that can yield less waste, engender higher
thermal efficiency, and enhance resistance to proliferation. The bill
provides a clear pathway for private investment in prototype development
in DOE labs.
Twenty members of Congress have already cosponsored the bill. If your member of Congress is not already cosponsoring the bill (view cosponsors here), call or email your representative today and ask them to cosponsor the Nuclear Energy Innovation Act!
Key points to emphasize:
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Electric Utilities Now Focusing On Cybersecurity With Compliance Deadlines Looming
Electric Utilities Now Focusing On Cybersecurity With Compliance Deadlines Looming
http://breakingenergy.com/2015/12/03/electric-utilities-now-focusing-on-cybersecurity-with-compliance-deadlines-looming/?utm_campaign=Breaking+Energy+Daily+Digest&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=24298526&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8eci9x3yTaxhiidYmNF4i2hqVChRAn9hxL2SzBf_hZu4VweKPxlSBn7xozfK6kVgetBDYGo0rAwT9BeKFLOmxoB5t8Xw&_hsmi=24298526
Nuclear crossroad: California reactors face uncertain future
Nuclear crossroad: California reactors face uncertain future
The uncertainty around
PG&E's 3-decade-old plant comes at a challenging time for the
company and the U.S. nuclear industry, once thought on the verge of a
renaissance. …
Continue Reading
http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2015/11/nuclear-crossroad-california-reactors-face-uncertain-future.html?cmpid=EnlWeeklyPowerDecember42015&eid=288118515&bid=1248973
Health: The Glaring Omission at COP21
Health: The Glaring Omission at COP21
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/olivier-brandicourt/health-the-glaring-omissi_1_b_8707444.html
EnergySolutions says state requirements for depleted uranium too stringent
EnergySolutions says state requirements for depleted uranium too stringent
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865642886/EnergySolutions-says-state-requirements-for-depleted-uranium-too-stringent.html
U.S. presidential contenders differ sharply on climate, energy
U.S. presidential contenders differ sharply on climate, energy
http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2015/11/u-s-presidential-contenders-differ-sharply-on-climate-energy.html?eid=288118515&bid=1248970
EPA boosts amount of ethanol in gasoline supply
EPA boosts amount of ethanol in gasoline supply
The Obama administration is
boosting the amount of corn-based ethanol and other renewable fuels in
the U.S. gasoline supply despite sustained opposition by an unusual
alliance of oil companies, environmentalists and some GOP presidential
candidates. …
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http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2015/11/petroleum-news-epa-boosts-amount-of-ethanol-in-gasoline-supply.html?cmpid=EnlWeeklyPetroDecember42015&eid=288118515&bid=1248970
UPDATE 2-E.ON, RWE could drop lawsuits as part of nuclear decommissioning deal
UPDATE 2-E.ON, RWE could drop lawsuits as part of nuclear decommissioning deal
http://www.reuters.com/article/rwe-nuclear-idUSL8N13I1R820151123?type=companyNews#cPUqsO0f890STe7g.97
California entrepreneurs push to reinvent the nuclear industry
California entrepreneurs push to reinvent the nuclear industry
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/la-na-climate-nuclear-energy-20151204-story.htmlUPDATE 4-Germany's RWE splits to better absorb cost of nuclear plant closures
UPDATE 4-Germany's RWE splits to better absorb cost of nuclear plant closures
Read more at Reutershttp://www.reuters.com/article/rwe-restructuring-idUSL8N13Q2CP20151201#HX77IkJcj4l4Ke31.99
Read more at Reutershttp://www.reuters.com/article/rwe-restructuring-idUSL8N13Q2CP20151201#HX77IkJcj4l4Ke31.99
http://www.reuters.com/article/rwe-restructuring-idUSL8N13Q2CP20151201?type=companyNews#SFjqBiUXIWACJH6X.97
Experts split over nuclear power as panacea for climate change
Experts split over nuclear power as panacea for climate change
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/experts-split-over-nuclear-power-095611559.html#pTwe9gL
Nuclear power as panacea for climate change? Experts divided
https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/nuclear-power-panacea-climate-change-095019355.html
Experts split over nuclear power as panacea for climate change
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/world/a/30277073/nuclear-power-as-panacea-for-climate-change-experts-divided/
Fukushima agrees to accept ‘low-level’ nuclear waste from 2011 disaster
Fukushima agrees to accept ‘low-level’ nuclear waste from 2011 disaster
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/12/04/national/two-mayors-in-fukushima-ok-final-disposal-of-low-level-nuclear-waste/#.VmGqy3uKI-8
Radiation from Fukushima spreads off US coast – monitor
Radiation from Fukushima spreads off US coast – monitor
https://www.rt.com/news/324722-fukushima-radiation-pacific-levels/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=RSS
110 nuclear reactors to be operational by 2030
110 nuclear reactors to be operational by 2030
http://en.chinagate.cn/2015-12/04/content_37236883.htm
Radiation from Japan nuclear disaster spreads off U.S. shores
Radiation from Japan nuclear disaster spreads off U.S. shores
Higher levels of Fukushima radiation detected off West Coast
http://www.reuters.com/article/japan-nuclear-usa-idINL1N13S33220151203#GRg9FxzMgSPXgUs1.97
Higher levels of Fukushima radiation detected off West Coast
Higher levels of Fukushima radiation detected off West Coast
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/story/tech/science/environment/2015/12/03/higher-levels-fukushima-radiation-detected-off-west-coast/76719230/
Higher levels of Fukushima cesium detected offshore
Higher levels of Fukushima cesium detected offshore
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-12-higher-fukushima-cesium-offshore.html#jCp
http://phys.org/news/2015-12-higher-fukushima-cesium-offshore.html
ENE News Update: Record levels of Fukushima radiation detected off West Coast
Record levels of Fukushima radiation detected off West Coast — Massive plume stretches for more than 1,000 miles — Reuters: Contamination is spreading off U.S. shores — Radioactive cesium reaches 11 Bq/m3 at multiple locations (MAP)
Published: December 3rd, 2015 at 7:45 pm ET
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organisms, seafloor sediment and groundwater along the coast near the reactors. Buesseler says the levels of radioactivity off Fukushima remain elevated
– some 10 to 100 times higher than off the US West Coast today, and he
is working with colleagues at WHOI to try to determine how much
radioactive material is still being released to the ocean each day.Ken Buesseler, WHOI: “These new data are important for two reasons… the changing values underscore the need to more closely monitor contamination levels across the Pacific. Second, these long-lived radioisotopes will serve as markers for years to come for scientists studying ocean currents and mixing in coastal and offshore waters… [F]inding values that are still elevated off Fukushima confirms that there is continued release from the plant.”
Statesman Journal, Dec 3, 2015: Higher levels of Fukushima radiation detected off West Coast — Higher levels of radiation from Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident are showing up in the ocean off the west coast of North America, scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution reported today. And an increased number of sampling sites are showing signs of contamination… This year, Buesseler has added about 110 new sample results to 135 already on the project’s web site. They include the highest detected level to date, from a sample collected about 1,600 miles west of San Francisco.
Reuters, Dec 3, 2015: Radiation from Japan nuclear disaster spreads off U.S. shores… and contamination is increasing at previously identified sites… Tests of hundreds of samples of Pacific Ocean water confirmed that Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant continues to leak… The latest readings measured the highest radiation levels outside Japanese waters to date some 1,600 miles (2,574 km) west of San Francisco. The figures also confirm that the spread of radiation to North American waters is not isolated to a handful of locations, but can be detected along a stretch of more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km) offshore.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
US developing new drones, long-range cruise missile in response to Russia
US developing new drones, long-range cruise missile in response to Russia
Washington DC (Sputnik) Dec 03, 2015 -
The United States is preparing upgraded defense capabilities and other
new technologies to respond to alleged Russian military provocations, US
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Brian McKeon told the House Armed
Services Committee.
"We are investing in technologies that are most relevant to Russia's
provocations, developing new unmanned systems, a new long-range bomber, a
new long-range ...
morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_developing_new_drones_long_range_cruise_missile_in_response_to_Russia_999.html
Washington DC (Sputnik) Dec 03, 2015 -
The United States is preparing upgraded defense capabilities and other
new technologies to respond to alleged Russian military provocations, US
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Brian McKeon told the House Armed
Services Committee.
"We are investing in technologies that are most relevant to Russia's
provocations, developing new unmanned systems, a new long-range bomber, a
new long-range ...
morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_developing_new_drones_long_range_cruise_missile_in_response_to_Russia_999.html
US was unaware of Russian underwater nuclear delivery system
US was unaware of Russian underwater nuclear delivery system
Washington DC (Sputnik) Dec 03, 2015 -
The United States did not know about Russia's nuclear undersea delivery
system when the two countries negotiated the New START Treaty, US Under
Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose
Gottemoeller said in a hearing.
"The answer to that question is unequivocal 'no'," Gottemoeller stated on Tuesday when asked whether the United States was aware of the existence of ...
morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_was_unaware_of_Russian_underwater_nuclear_delivery_system_999.html
Washington DC (Sputnik) Dec 03, 2015 -
The United States did not know about Russia's nuclear undersea delivery
system when the two countries negotiated the New START Treaty, US Under
Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Rose
Gottemoeller said in a hearing.
"The answer to that question is unequivocal 'no'," Gottemoeller stated on Tuesday when asked whether the United States was aware of the existence of ...
morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/US_was_unaware_of_Russian_underwater_nuclear_delivery_system_999.html
Photos show new N. Korea nuclear test tunnel: US think tank
Photos show new N. Korea nuclear test tunnel: US think tank
Seoul (AFP) Dec 3, 2015 -
Recent satellite imagery suggests North
Korea is excavating a new tunnel at its main nuclear test site, although
there are no indications that a test in imminent, a US think tank said Thursday.
The tunnel is in a new area of the Punggye-ri site, separate from three
other tunnels that the North has excavated or used for actual tests in
the post, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins Univers ...
morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/Photos_show_new_N_Korea_nuclear_test_tunnel_US_think_tank_999.html
Seoul (AFP) Dec 3, 2015 -
Recent satellite imagery suggests North
Korea is excavating a new tunnel at its main nuclear test site, although
there are no indications that a test in imminent, a US think tank said Thursday.
The tunnel is in a new area of the Punggye-ri site, separate from three
other tunnels that the North has excavated or used for actual tests in
the post, the US-Korea Institute at Johns Hopkins Univers ...
morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/Photos_show_new_N_Korea_nuclear_test_tunnel_US_think_tank_999.html
It's Time to Discuss Geoengineering
It's Time to Discuss Geoengineering
http://nationalinterest.org/blog/paul-pillar/its-time-discuss-geoengineering-14490
U.S. Set to Lift Sanctions on Iran
U.S. Set to Lift Sanctions on Iran
IAEA found no credible evidence of recent atomic-weapons activity
http://www.wsj.com/articles/iaea-finds-some-iranian-nuclear-weapons-activity-continued-after-2003-1449078659
Congressman Joe Wilson Praises Nuclear Energy in South Carolina
Congressman Joe Wilson Praises Nuclear Energy in South Carolina
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qo95Aq3hhg&feature=em-uploademail
Fukushima Update 12/3/15
Fukushima Update 12/3/15 –
There is no Fukushima contamination in Alaska’s seafood… Fukushima InFORM summarizes a Japanese report on Fukushima freshwater fish… More Fukushima child thyroid cancer cases… Fukushima Prefecture approves a rural radioactive waste disposal site… The “Babushkas” of Chernobyl are living long, healthy lives… The mayor of Takahama approves two nuke restarts… Naoto Kan loses his Fukushima-related libel lawsuit against PM Shinzo Abe… Tepco settles a lawsuit alleging a suicide was due to the nuke accident… Some evacuees who will lose their free public housing in 15 months are not happy.
http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.
There is no Fukushima contamination in Alaska’s seafood… Fukushima InFORM summarizes a Japanese report on Fukushima freshwater fish… More Fukushima child thyroid cancer cases… Fukushima Prefecture approves a rural radioactive waste disposal site… The “Babushkas” of Chernobyl are living long, healthy lives… The mayor of Takahama approves two nuke restarts… Naoto Kan loses his Fukushima-related libel lawsuit against PM Shinzo Abe… Tepco settles a lawsuit alleging a suicide was due to the nuke accident… Some evacuees who will lose their free public housing in 15 months are not happy.
http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.
Why Finland now leads the world in nuclear waste storage
Why Finland now leads the world in nuclear waste storage
Other nations hope to learn from approval of the world’s first deep repository for spent nuclear fuel.
http://www.nature.com/news/why-finland-now-leads-the-world-in-nuclear-waste-storage-1.18903
Cuomo plan to save nuclear plant a nonstarter, company officials say | POLITICO
Cuomo plan to save nuclear plant a nonstarter, company officials say | POLITICO
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/12/entergy_rejects_cuomo_idea_says_fitzpatrick_nuclear_plant_will_close_for_sure.html
Entergy rejects Cuomo idea, says FitzPatrick nuclear plant will close for sure
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2015/12/entergy_rejects_cuomo_idea_says_fitzpatrick_nuclear_plant_will_close_for_sure.html
The Carbon Solution Obama Won’t Take To Paris By Llewellyn King
Llewellyn King: The Carbon Solution Obama Won’t Take To Paris
By Llewellyn Kinghttp://www.nucleartownhall.com/blog/llewellyn-king-the-carbon-solution-obama-wont-take-to-paris/
Making Climate Change Fashionable - The Garment Industry Takes On Global Warming
Making Climate Change Fashionable - The Garment Industry Takes On Global Warming
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2015/12/03/making-climate-change-fashionable-the-garment-industry-takes-on-global-warming/
Longstanding Nuclear Safety Impairments Dave Lochbaum
Longstanding Nuclear Safety Impairments
Dave Lochbaumhttp://allthingsnuclear.org/dlochbaum/longstanding-nuclear-safety-impairments
Presentation to NRC Commission on Lessons from Fukushima Dave Lochbaum
Presentation to NRC Commission on Lessons from Fukushima
Dave Lochbaumhttp://allthingsnuclear.org/dlochbaum/presentation-to-nrc-commission-on-lessons-from-fukushima
TVA receives licence to operate Watts Bar nuclear plant in US
TVA receives licence to operate Watts Bar nuclear plant in US
http://www.power-technology.com/news/newstva-receives-licence-operate-watts-bar-nuclear-plant-us-4700623
Scientists Tell Regulators Nuclear Energy Isn’t As Dangerous As They Once Thought
Scientists Tell Regulators Nuclear Energy Isn’t As Dangerous As They Once Thought
http://dailycaller.com/2015/12/02/scientists-tell-regulators-nuclear-energy-isnt-as-dangerous-as-they-once-thought/
In the public eye: nuclear energy and society
In the public eye: nuclear energy and society
Today, the UK nuclear industry publishes its Concordat on Public Engagement. Andrew Sherry, who has led the work as part of the Nuclear Industry Council, explains why.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/V-In-the-public-eye-nuclear-energy-and-society-0312151.html
Today, the UK nuclear industry publishes its Concordat on Public Engagement. Andrew Sherry, who has led the work as part of the Nuclear Industry Council, explains why.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/V-In-the-public-eye-nuclear-energy-and-society-0312151.html
Areva to supply fuel assemblies for NuScale SMR
Areva to supply fuel assemblies for NuScale SMR
Areva Inc has signed a contract to manufacture fuel assemblies for NuScale Power LLC's small modular reactor (SMR) technology, the two companies announced yesterday. Mechanical and thermal hydraulic testing of these new fuel assemblies are underway as part of Oregon, USA-based NuScale's design certification application, which is planned for submission to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission in late 2016.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Areva-to-supply-fuel-assemblies-for-NuScale-SMR-3121501.html
Areva Inc has signed a contract to manufacture fuel assemblies for NuScale Power LLC's small modular reactor (SMR) technology, the two companies announced yesterday. Mechanical and thermal hydraulic testing of these new fuel assemblies are underway as part of Oregon, USA-based NuScale's design certification application, which is planned for submission to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission in late 2016.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Areva-to-supply-fuel-assemblies-for-NuScale-SMR-3121501.html
Bayh: Nuclear energy and the future of Texas
Bayh: Nuclear energy and the future of Texas
http://www.mystatesman.com/news/news/opinion/bayh-nuclear-energy-and-the-future-of-texas/npbHh/
With Nuclear Plants Closing, NRC Revises Rules on Reactor Decommissioning
With Nuclear Plants Closing, NRC Revises Rules on Reactor Decommissioning
http://capeandislands.org/post/nuclear-plants-closing-nrc-revises-rules-reactor-decommissioning
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
How "New Nuclear" Power Could Save the Planet—If Regulators Would Allow It
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/how-new-nuclear-power-could-save-the-planet-and-8212-if-regulators-would-allow-it
GOP, Dems come together around the glow of nuclear power
GOP, Dems come together around the glow of nuclear power
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/gop-dems-come-together-around-the-glow-of-nuclear-power/article/2577501?custom_click=rss
Bruce Power to invest $13B in nuclear station creating 23,000 jobs
Bruce Power to invest $13B in nuclear station creating 23,000 jobs
http://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2015/12/03/bruce-power-to-invest-13b-in-nuclear-station-creating-23000-jobs.htmlBruce Power all set to invest in plant upgrades
Bruce Power and the Independent Electricity System Operator have entered into an amended, long-term agreement to secure 6300 MWe from the Bruce Power site, through a multi-year investment program. In a statement today, Ontario-based Bruce Power said the amended agreement - which will take economic effect on 1 January - will allow it to immediately invest in life-extension activities for units 3-8 to support a long-term refurbishment program that will commence on unit 6 in 2020.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-Bruce-Power-all-set-to-invest-in-plant-upgrades-3121502.html
Russia, Iran interested in construction new nuclear power plants in Iranian territory
Russia, Iran interested in construction new nuclear power plants in Iranian territory
http://tass.ru/en/economy/841084
The Latest: Climate researchers say nuclear power must be part of the answer to global warming
The Latest: Climate researchers say nuclear power must be part of the answer to global warming
http://www.newser.com/article/6326965eae844a62812e22564b06f4e7/the-latest-climate-researchers-say-nuclear-power-must-be-part-of-the-answer-to-global-warming.html
Russia, Iran interested in construction new nuclear power plants
Russia, Iran interested in construction new nuclear power plants
3 December 2015
"Russia and Iran continue discussing cooperation in providing technical services for the Bushehr NPP," an official said.
http://in.rbth.com/news/2015/12/03/rusia-iran-interested-in-construction-new-nuclear-power-plants_547069
ANS Nuclear Cafe Update: Paris Diary: Why Nuclear Needs to be Visible at COP21
Updates from ANS Nuclear Cafe Blog
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