Saturday, June 25, 2016

Replacing California’s last nuclear power plant with solar will cost $15 billion

https://news.fastcompany.com/replacing-californias-last-nuclear-power-plant-with-solar-will-cost-15-billion-4011474

Cuomo Rejects Plea for NY Power authority to take over Fitzpatrick nuclear plant

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2016/06/cuomo_rejects_plea_for_ny_power_authority_to_take_over_fitzpatrick_nuke.html

ANOTHER VIEW: U.S. should keep nuclear in energy portfolio (copy)

http://www.wiscnews.com/portagedailyregister/opinion/editorial/article_bea25c79-47e6-5d45-8cc3-e245a39d7e38.html

DOE Chooses GE Hitachi to Complete Massive Research Project Studying Use of 3D Printing in Nuclear Power Plants | 3DPrint.com

GEH Pegged For $2M Research Project Involving 3D Manufacturing

https://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2016/06/24/geh-pegged-for-_2400_2m-research-project-involving-3d-manufacturing-062402#.V27gp46XQkg

U.S. Nuclear Power Plant Closures [Slideshow]

WSJ Fakes a Green Shift Toward Nuclear Power | FAIR

Nuclear energy a casualty of California policies on renewable power | AMI Newswire

Dozens Of Pro-Nuclear Protesters March To Resist Diablo Canyon Closure

http://sfist.com/2016/06/24/dozens_of_pro-nuclear_protesters_ma.php

TransCanada Files NAFTA Suit Demanding More Than $15 Billion for Keystone XL Rejection

http://ecowatch.com/2016/06/25/transcanada-nafta-keystone-xl-tpp/

Brexit- Whistling Past the Graveyard | Graham E. Fuller

MIT Technology Weekend Reads: Solar City

June 25, 2016

Weekend Reads:
Solar City

In 2006, brothers Pete and Lyndon Rive founded SolarCity with their cousin Elon Musk, who is better known as Tesla’s CEO. SolarCity, which is now the country’s largest provider of rooftop solar panels, is in the news again because Musk wants Tesla to buy it. The proposed deal has a lot of folks scratching their heads for a number of reasons, not least of which is that the two companies had combined losses of $1.6 billion in 2015. This weekend we look back on stories about SolarCity’s past success and future challenges.

Tesla-SolarCity Success Depends on Battery Technology That Doesn’t Yet ExistOn Wednesday, we reported that a prosperous coupling of Tesla and SolarCity relies on a currently nonexistent energy storage system. Tesla is investing in a large factory for lithium-ion batteries, but it seems that it will be years still before the synergy between electric cars and solar power will have a large impact on energy.

Battles Over Net Metering Cloud the Future of Rooftop Solar
One advantage for residential owners of solar panels is the payment they receive when excessive energy is produced and sent back to the grid. Even Lyndon Rive says that without this scenario—called net metering—residential solar doesn’t make much financial sense for consumers. But Nevada and other states are backing down from net metering, as we reported in January. That doesn’t bode well for SolarCity.

10 Breakthrough Technologies: SolarCity’s GigafactoryUntil now, SolarCity’s business model focused on financing and installing solar panel systems, relying mainly on Chinese manufacturers for the actual panels. That is all set to change with its new so-called gigafactory in Buffalo, New York, which was one of our 10 Breakthrough Technologies in 2015. It’s a bold move, and only time will tell if it pays off for the still unprofitable company.

Paying for Solar PowerSince Buffalo is one of America’s cloudier cities, it seems like an odd location to build a giant solar-panel factory. Yet that’s what SolarCity decided to do, in no small part because New York picked up the $750 million price tag for building and equipping the facility. Last year we reported on this issue and a larger, looming question: is paying for solar power sustainable?

Innovators Under 35: Lyndon RiveSolar City’s cofounder and CEO Lyndon Rive was one of our Innovators Under 35 in 2013. His company’s program for leasing solar systems helped reduce initial costs for consumers, driving sales and making his company the current leader in rooftop solar installations in the U.S.

Why SolarCity Is Succeeding in a Difficult Solar IndustrySolar panels contribute only about 20 percent of the total cost of a solar system. Most of the money goes to companies, like SolarCity, that install the panels and connect them to the grid. Back in 2012, right when they filed for an IPO, we reported that SolarCity’s success might be partly due to staying out of solar-panel manufacturing. Ironically, that’s the market it’s breaking into with its new gigafactory.

What We Know – And Don’t Know – About Toxic Wastewater From The Oil And Gas Industry

By By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog, / Friday, June 24, 2016 10:00 AM

Water Sources Cities Of Beijing Stepped Up Water Protection

For all that we hear and think about oil and gas production, wastewater may not be at the top of our list of concerns. And yet, onshore oil and gas operations in the United States produce more than 800 billion gallons of toxic wastewater each year. Most oil and gas companies either dispose of this

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Friday, June 24, 2016

On nuclear power, don’t pander to Chicken Little | The Tribune

The Sierra Club Still Opposes Nuclear Power

It is categorically incorrect to suggest that the Sierra Club considers nuclear power a “bridge” to clean energy.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-sierra-club-still-opposes-nuclear-power-1466717284

Public speaks out against nuke plant's relicensing - News - seacoastonline.com - Portsmouth, NH

Faulty Indian Point pipe forces nuclear reactor shutdown — again - NY Daily News

NRC denies state's appeals on Vermont Yankee emergency planning | VTDigger

Dubroff: Fukushima nuclear disaster doomed Diablo Canyon | Pacific Coast Business Times

Nuclear energy a casualty of California policies on renewable power

https://aminewswire.com/stories/510937088-nuclear-energy-a-casualty-of-california-policies-on-renewable-power

The Diablo Canyon deal marks the death of nuclear power in the U.S. — or does it?

http://www.latimes.com/business/hiltzik/la-fi-hiltzik-diablo-nukes-20160623-snap-story.html

Diablo Canyon agreement should put an end to debate about nuclear power

PG&E concluded Diablo Canyon nuclear plant is not economical
Nuclear power can’t compete with solar, wind in new wholesale market
21st century approach emphasizes flexibility, distributed generation

Read more here: http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article85614127.html#storylink=cpy

http://www.sacbee.com/opinion/california-forum/article85614127.html

California To Shoulder $15 BILLION Cost For Shutting Down Last Nuclear Plant

Daily Caller - ‎Jun 23, 2016‎

Environmentalists' plan to close California's last nuclear power plant and replace it with green energy could end up costing state residents dearly, according to analysts. Replacing Diablo Canyon power plant with solar energy, for example, could cost ...http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/23/california-to-shoulder-15-billion-cost-for-shutting-down-last-nuclear-plant/

Virginia Nuclear Energy Summit Report

http://www.theenergycollective.com/rodadams/2381560/virginia-nuclear-energy-summit-report-2?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

Toshiba's new CEO sticks to nuclear target branded ambitious by analysts

http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-ceo-idUKKCN0Z910P

Can Renewables Replace Nuclear Power?

A deal is struck to close California’s last nuclear power plant, replacing the lost electricity through renewables and energy efficiency

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/can-renewables-replace-nuclear-power/

The Brexit effect on UK nuclear

The Brexit effect on UK nuclear
EDF Energy, NuGeneration and Horizon Nuclear Power have all stressed their commitment to the UK's nuclear new build program, despite the country's decision to leave the European Union. Nevertheless, the majority vote in favour of 'Brexit' - decided in a national referendum held yesterday - may have implications for investment in new reactors and nuclear research, as well for the UK's future role in meeting climate change targets, industry participants said. http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-The-Brexit-effect-on-UK-nuclear-24061601.html

5 ways Brexit will transform energy and climate

A post-Brexit UK will still have energy ties to the EU, but there will be big changes.

http://www.politico.eu/article/5-ways-brexit-will-transform-energy-and-climate/

UPDATE 2-EDF says committed to Hinkley Point following Brexit vote

http://in.reuters.com/article/edf-britain-nuclearpower-idINL8N19G11R

EDF CEO Says Strategy in U.K. Won’t Be Affected by Brexit - Bloomberg

Ontario Power Generation: Darlington Nuclear Plant Rated Among the World's Best

Ontario Power Generation: Darlington Nuclear Plant Rated Among the World's Best First Station Outside the U.S. to Receive Recognition Three Times

http://www.electricenergyonline.com/detail_news.php?ID=586953&cat=;52

Japan could get nuclear weapons ‘virtually overnight,’ Biden tells Xi

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/06/24/national/politics-diplomacy/japan-get-nuclear-weapons-virtually-overnight-biden-tells-xi/#.V205H46XQkg

Hillaryism offering everything but nuclear option

http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20160623/OPINION02/160629957/-1/Opinion02&source=RSS

New design simplifies radiation monitoring

New design simplifies radiation monitoring
http://www.instrumentation.co.za/54866n

NTT Facilities to build 12MW of PV in Japan's nuclear exclusion zone

http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/1436752/ntt-facilities-to-build-12mw-of-pv-in-japans-nuclear-exclusion-zone

CBO: Senate Bill on Licensing Framework for Updated Nuclear Reactors Would Cost $47M Over 5 Years

http://www.executivegov.com/2016/06/cbo-senate-bill-on-licensing-framework-for-nuclear-reactors-that-underwent-tech-updates-would-cost-47m-over-5-years/

Nuclear waste protest gives people voice

http://www.transcontinental.com.au/story/3990175/nuclear-waste-protest-gives-people-voice/?cs=12

China's top nuclear envoy urges for early resumption of six-party talks

http://www.noodls.com/view/F96BF48FD5BE6B41ABF7192989154048A860A284

Delays at Hinkley Point Nuclear plant as workers launch action against EDF

http://uk.onlinenigeria.com/money/195034-delays-at-hinkley-point-nuclear-plant-as-workers-launch-action-against-edf.html

Causes and Effects of the Three Mile Island Nuclear Disaster

In 1979 at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in USA a cooling malfunction caused part of the core to melt in the #2 reactor. The TMI-2 reactor was destroyed. Some radioactive gas was released a couple of days after the accident, but not enough to cause any dose above background levels to local residents.

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The Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) reactor, near Middletown, Pa., partially melted down on March 28, 1979. This was the most serious accident in U.S. commercial nuclear power plant operating history, although its small radioactive releases had no detectable health effects on plant workers or the public.

Three Mile Island Accident. - World Nuclear Association

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In 1979 at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in USA a cooling malfunction caused part of the core to melt in the #2 reactor. The TMI-2 reactor was destroyed. Some radioactive gas was released a couple of days after the accident, but not enough to cause any dose above background levels to local residents.

What Went Wrong? - Three Mile Island

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Protest at Australian government 'weasel' act on nuclear bomb ban

https://www.greenleft.org.au/node/61993

US Pipeline Economics Study 2015

US Pipeline Economics Study 2015
http://ogjresearch.stores.yahoo.net/us-pipeline-economics-study.html?cmpid=EnlWeeklyPetroJune242016

Atomic Sandblasters Could Replace Silicon

By By Ron Walli, Science Writer | Oak Ridge National Laboratory, / Thursday, June 23, 2016 5:00 PM

National Renewable Energy Lab Tests Green Energies In Colorado

Virtually all electronics today rely on silicon computer chips, but this darling of the tech industry has drawbacks. Researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory may have found a pathway to a cheaper, lighter and more efficient replacement. Today, silicon computer chips are produced through a complicated, multi-step process that utilizes extremely harsh chemicals to etch

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Areva TN opens concrete component facility

Areva TN has opened a new facility for casting concrete components for its NUHOMS horizontal storage modules for used nuclear fuel.

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-Areva-TN-opens-concrete-component-facility-2106167.html

Cold testing of interim storage facility completed at Ignalina

Cold testing - one of the first stages of the commissioning process - has been completed at the new Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility (ISFSF) for units 1 and 2 of the shut-down Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania. The work started in January and was completed on 16 June, the plant (SE INPP) announced yesterday.

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/WR-Cold-testing-of-interim-storage-facility-completed-at-Ignalina-21061601.html

OPG Updates Huron-Kinloss On Proposed DGR

Ontario Power Generation’s Vice-President of Nuclear Decommissioning presented Huron-Kinloss Council with an update this week on their proposed Low and Intermediate Level Nuclear Waste DGR, or Deep Geologic Repository.
http://blackburnnews.com/midwestern-ontario/midwestern-ontario-news/2016/06/22/opg-updates-huron-kinloss-proposed-dgr/

Uranium prices “set to double” on the back of new nuclear renaissance

The negative sentiment around uranium is starting to change, writes James Stafford of Oilprice.com, as the world is starting to build more nuclear reactors. He notes that “billionaire investors” are already placing heavy bets on a uranium recovery. Analysts expect prices to double by 2018.

http://www.energypost.eu/uranium-prices-set-double-back-new-nuclear-renaissance/

Energy sector is one of the largest consumers of water in a drought-threatened world

The implications of the global water footprint of energy generation are phenomenal, writes Gary Bilotta of the University of Brighton. He warns that if policy makers fail to take into account the links between energy and water, we may come to a point in many parts of the world where it is water availability that is the main determinant of the energy sources available for use. Courtesy The Conversation.

http://www.energypost.eu/energy-sector-one-largest-consumers-water-drought-threatened-world/

Is the EPR nuclear reactor fit for the current market?

Areva’s third-generation EPR nuclear reactor has had a troublesome start, with heavy delays and cost overruns in the two units under construction in Finland and France. Two other units that are being built in China are doing better. But is it a wise decision for the UK to let EDF build an EPR at Hinkley Point C? Quentin Philippe, investor at London-based private equity fund Actis, takes a critical look at the EPR. He concludes that not all its problems are related to the design.

http://www.energypost.eu/epr-nuclear-reactor-fit-current-market/

Fuel loading begins at Ikata No.3 nuclear reactor

http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20160624_20/

24M’s Batteries Could Better Harness Wind and Solar Power

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601500/24ms-batteries-could-better-harness-wind-and-solar-power/?set=601733

50 Smartest Companies 2016

https://www.technologyreview.com/lists/companies/2016/?set=601733

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Another Step Backward for Nuclear and the Environment

http://www.theenergycollective.com/geoffrey-styles/2381407/another-step-backward-for-nuclear-and-the-environment

EIA Annual Outlook Misses The Mark On Threat To Utilities, Generation Revolution

http://www.theenergycollective.com/djwamsted/2381496/eia-annual-outlook-misses-the-mark-on-threat-to-utilities-generation-revolution?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

More nuclear power, not less, leads to cleaner air: J.Winston Porter

http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2016/06/more_nuclear_power_not_less_le.html

How Obama Could Revolutionize Nuclear Weapons Strategy Before He Goes

With just six months left, the president is trying to realize part of the vision he first laid out in Prague seven years ago.

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/06/barack-obama-nuclear-weapons-213981

How do we know the anti-Diablo Canyon Proposal would increase emissions? We read the fine print.

http://www.environmentalprogress.org/big-news/2016/6/22/how-we-know-the-diablo-canyon-proposal-will-increase-greenhouse-gas-emissions

Diablo Canyon is closing, but here’s why that’s not a surprise

Read more here: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local

Decisions are based more on dollars and cents than on issues such as spent fuel and seismic safety
Decline in cost of other forms of energy, especially natural gas, makes it less attractive to operate nuclear power plants
Diablo Canyon also faced regulatory hurdles and uncertainty over costs associated with relicensing

Read more here: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article84994177.html#storylink=cpy

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Putin: Russia, China to Step Up Nuclear Energy Cooperation

http://sputniknews.com/business/20160623/1041787562/putin-russia-china-nuclear.html

Powerful Shot Against Believers In "No Safe Dose" Of Radiation

http://www.forbes.com/sites/rodadams/2016/06/19/powerful-shot-against-believers-in-no-safe-dose-of-radiation/#5af314d62170

Westinghouse AP1000 reactors: Patchy record, cost concerns loom large

While nuclear power construction has been subject to significant cost escalation and regulatory delays, adding a new reactor technology only serves to make the cost estimation even tougher.

http://indianexpress.com/article/business/business-others/westinghouse-ap1000-reactors-patchy-record-cost-concerns-loom-large-2867947/

Diablo Shutdown Marks End of Atomic Era

http://www.commondreams.org/views/2016/06/23/diablo-shutdown-marks-end-atomic-era

Eco-Group Behind California Nuke Plant’s Closing May Financially Benefit From It

http://dailycaller.com/2016/06/23/eco-group-behind-california-nuke-plants-closing-may-financially-benefit-from-it/

A 'no nukes' victory? California's short and complicated history with Diablo Canyon and nuclear power

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/opinion-la/la-ol-diablo-canyon-closing-20160621-snap-story.html

Shutting Diablo Canyon’s reactors reflects California’s energy future

http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/editorials/article/Shutting-Diablo-Canyon-s-reactors-reflects-8316329.php

Fukushima Update 6/23/16

Fukushima Update 6/23/16 –

The Tepco President says they should have ignored Naoto Kan’s “no-meltdown” orders in 2011… Many Japanese Press outlets say the Hirose statement is an admission of cover-up… The Associated Press further distorts the Japanese reports… A researcher in Minamisoma says the world needs to know the realities of Fukushima… All Fukushima school lunches found safe for the 4th straight year… Takahama units #1&2 have a number of hurdles to surmount before restart.

http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-accident-updates.html

Climate goals call for speedier expansion of nuclear power

Despite challenging market conditions, the global nuclear industry delivered a strong operating performance and improvements in construction times of new reactors in 2015, according to a new report from the World Nuclear Association. The report says that if the world is to meet its climate change targets then the rate of new build will need to accelerate.

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/EE-Climate-goals-call-for-speedier-expansion-of-nuclear-power-2206164.html

California can’t fight global warming and nuclear power

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2016/jun/23/diablo-canyon-nuclear-power-climate-change/

Diablo Canyon gets top marks from NRC

A day after announcing plans to shutter the state's last operating nuclear power plant, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. received its yearly report card for Diablo Canyon Power Plant from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which concluded the nuclear plant ranks among the top facilities of its kind in the country.

During a public meeting Wednesday in San Luis Obispo, the federal oversight agency also concluded that in 2015 and the first half of this year, the twin-reactor plant was operated by the electric company in a "manner that protected public health and safety" and met the NRC's cornerstone safety objectives.

"The NRC's assessment places Diablo Canyon among the higher performing plants in the U.S. nuclear industry," said Blair Jones, Diablo Canyon public information officer. "This reflects the hard work and dedication of our talented employees and our commitment to meeting PG&E's and the NRC's high performance standards."

http://lompocrecord.com/news/local/diablo-canyon-gets-top-marks-from-nrc/article_a74eb87e-c1ec-55e3-938a-084647e0975e.html

Exelon (EXC) Takes Formal Steps to Close 2 Nuclear Units

http://www.nasdaq.com/article/exelon-exc-takes-formal-steps-to-close-2-nuclear-units-cm639696

Exelon Officially Announces Clinton, Quad Cities Plant Closures

http://foxillinois.com/news/local/exelon-officially-announces-clinton-quad-cities-plant-closures-06-23-2016

Exelon Notifies Nuclear Energy Regulator of Plans to Close Clinton and Quad Cities

http://www.powermag.com/press-releases/exelon-notifies-nuclear-energy-regulator-of-plans-to-close-clinton-and-quad-cities/

This just gets ridiculous.

Exelon to build its first commercial wind farm in Ohio

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/louisville-kentucky/exelon-to-build-its-first-commercial-wind-farm-21772944

NRC Blog Update: Throwback Thursday – Chairmen Past and Future

Throwback Thursday – Chairmen Past and Future

2 Comments Posted by Moderator on June 23, 2016

In this photo, which appears in the 1989 NRC Annual Report, both the then-current and a future NRC Chairman tour the Comanche Peak nuclear plant with officials (on the left) from Texas Utilities Electric. Can you name both NRC leaders?

Was John Dudley Miller a nuclear engineering officer in the US Navy?

http://atomicinsights.com/john-dudley-miller-nuclear-engineering-officer-us-navy/

Diablo Canyon: PG&E Cancels License Renewal

http://ansnuclearcafe.org/2016/06/22/diablo-canyon-pge-cancels-license-renewal/#sthash.DYFDj8ui.dpbs

Environmental Group Could Benefit Financially From Closure of Diablo Canyon

http://www.environmentalprogress.org/big-news/2016/6/23/environmental-group-could-benefit-financially-from-closure-of-diablo-canyon

The IMF's Warning for the U.S. - The Atlantic

IMF Warns That Inequality, Poverty, Low Productivity Growth, Falling Workforce Participation Will Drag on US Growth

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2016/06/imf-warns-that-inequality-poverty-low-productivity-growth-falling-workforce-participation-will-drag-on-us-growth.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+NakedCapitalism+%28naked+capitalism%29

Corporations Directly Buying Renewable Power On The Rise

http://breakingenergy.com/2016/06/22/corporations-directly-buying-renewable-power-on-the-rise/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=30927458&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_Ws4AdQGRR6MN4KLkfmHgU537NCuMeT8mtPVKYnJ9B90pMx0Xw8KOJSQz8spRTpyCuoCmDWR2dQ0_uCpEiPdXvQP60FA&_hsmi=30927458

DOE Announces $16 Million For 54 Projects To Help Commercialize Promising Energy Technologies

By By U.S. Department Of Energy, / Wednesday, June 22, 2016 5:00 PM

Few Jobs Than Expected Added To Labor Market In January

WASHINGTON –The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced nearly $16 million in funding to help businesses move promising energy technologies from DOE’s National Laboratories to the marketplace. This first Department-wide round of funding through the Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) will support 54 projects at 12 national labs involving 52 private-sector partners. The TCF is

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