Spacecraft Nuclear Batteries Get A Boost From New Materials
Plutonium power may yet again support deep space missions
https://neutronbytes.com/2016/10/15/spacecraft-nuclear-batteries-get-a-boost-from-new-materials/
Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry. Nuclear Activities
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Spacecraft Nuclear Batteries Get A Boost From New Materials
https://neutronbytes.com/2016/10/15/spacecraft-nuclear-batteries-get-a-boost-from-new-materials/
Thursday, October 13, 2016
David Suzuki: We Can’t Dig Our Way Out of the Fossil Fuels Hole
David Suzuki: We Can’t Dig Our Way Out of the Fossil Fuels Hole
http://www.theenergycollective.com/desmog/2390474/david-suzuki-we-cant-dig-our-way-out-of-the-fossil-fuels-hole?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29Underground explosion tested at former Nevada nuclear test site
Underground explosion tested at former Nevada nuclear test site
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/nevada/underground-explosion-tested-former-nevada-nuclear-test-site
Mutual Respect or Mutual Assured Destruction: Reversing Steps to Nuclear Brink
Mutual Respect or Mutual Assured Destruction: Reversing Steps to Nuclear Brink
Read more: https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201610131046290100-carter-page-geopolitics-steps/
Read more: https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201610131046290100-carter-page-geopolitics-steps/
https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201610131046290100-carter-page-geopolitics-steps/
China working on world's smallest nuclear power plant: media
China working on world's smallest nuclear power plant: media
http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/10/13/2281s942484.htm
http://english.cri.cn/12394/2016/10/13/2281s942484.htm
Nuclear Power in South Africa, Market Outlook to 2030, Update 2016 - Capacity, Generation, Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles
Nuclear Power in South Africa, Market Outlook to 2030, Update 2016 - Capacity, Generation, Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles
http://www.mynewsdesk.com/in/pressreleases/nuclear-power-in-south-africa-market-outlook-to-2030-update-2016-capacity-generation-investment-trends-regulations-and-company-profiles-1603328?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Alert&utm_content=pressrelease
Nuclear Power in Slovakia, Market Outlook to 2030, Update 2016 - Capacity, Generation, Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles
Nuclear Power in Slovakia, Market Outlook to 2030, Update 2016 - Capacity, Generation, Investment Trends, Regulations and Company Profiles
http://www.mynewsdesk.com/in/pressreleases/nuclear-power-in-slovakia-market-outlook-to-2030-update-2016-capacity-generation-investment-trends-regulations-and-company-profiles-1603334?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=Alert&utm_content=pressrelease
Nuclear reactors decommissioning costs must be shared by all power users
Nuclear reactors decommissioning costs must be shared by all power users
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sns-wp-yomiuri-editorial-nuclear-bddf66ca-8c8f-11e6-bff0-d53f592f176e-20161007-story.html
Letter: Barack Obama ruined nuclear deal with Russia
Letter: Barack Obama ruined nuclear deal with Russia
http://www.aikenstandard.com/20161005/161009750/letter-barack-obama-ruined-nuclear-deal-with-russia
Wednesday, October 12, 2016
Westinghouse Engages British Research Center For SMR Study - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers
Nuclear Power Plant hacked, hackers tried to steal ingredients for dirty bombs
Nuclear Power Plant hacked, hackers tried to steal ingredients for dirty bombs
http://www.techworm.net/2016/10/nuclear-power-plant-hacked-hackers-tried-steal-ingredients-dirty-bombs.html
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Radium Part III: The NRC’s Role
https://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/2016/10/12/radium-part-iii-the-nrcs-role/
Richard Chang
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
We’ve been writing in this series about radium—how it was discovered, how it was used, how it can impact human health. Today we want to explain where the NRC fits in.
As we said in our last post, the states originally oversaw radium use. In 2005, Congress gave the NRC authority over radium through the Energy Policy Act. In 2007, we put in place our regulations on the control, use, and disposal of radium. These rules made clear that the NRC oversees radium only after it has been purposely concentrated for use.
Because many states already had laws on radium, we took over regulatory oversight in phases. We had full oversight for radium in all states by August 2009 (either through states that regulate nuclear materials under agreements with the NRC, known as Agreement States, or directly in those states that remain under NRC jurisdiction).
In 2007 after our regulations were put in place, we began talking to the U.S. Navy about radium contamination at their sites. As we learned more about this program and talked with the other branches of the military, we began working to clarify our role in the remediation at military sites. During the same time, we became aware of two specific radium cleanup efforts by other federal agencies. The Environmental Protection Agency has done cleanup work at the former
Waterbury
Clock Company, in Waterbury, Conn. The National Park Service is also
involved in a cleanup project at Great Kills Park, in Staten Island,
N.Y.
As we learned more about these projects, it became apparent that a critical step for us to take would be identifying historical commercial radium sites; many of which were many decades old. As such, we began to look for sites in our jurisdiction that may have radium, and to find out how much, if any, cleanup was done. There are no known health and safety issues at any of these sites, but we want to make sure they do not pose a risk.
We contracted with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to help us develop a full picture of commercial radium sites. The lab started by cataloging the different products developed and sold to the public in the early 20th century. Oak Ridge scoured existing publicly available literature, records and databases, identified sites where radium may have been used to make consumer goods and looked for any cleanup records. We received the final results in November 2015.
We are working to get more information about the sites under NRC jurisdiction. We will be reaching out to site owners. Our goal is to confirm that these sites do not pose a risk to public health and safety and the environment. We’ll keep you posted on our progress.
Radium Part III: The NRC’s Role
Posted by on October 12, 2016
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
We’ve been writing in this series about radium—how it was discovered, how it was used, how it can impact human health. Today we want to explain where the NRC fits in.
As we said in our last post, the states originally oversaw radium use. In 2005, Congress gave the NRC authority over radium through the Energy Policy Act. In 2007, we put in place our regulations on the control, use, and disposal of radium. These rules made clear that the NRC oversees radium only after it has been purposely concentrated for use.
Because many states already had laws on radium, we took over regulatory oversight in phases. We had full oversight for radium in all states by August 2009 (either through states that regulate nuclear materials under agreements with the NRC, known as Agreement States, or directly in those states that remain under NRC jurisdiction).
In 2007 after our regulations were put in place, we began talking to the U.S. Navy about radium contamination at their sites. As we learned more about this program and talked with the other branches of the military, we began working to clarify our role in the remediation at military sites. During the same time, we became aware of two specific radium cleanup efforts by other federal agencies. The Environmental Protection Agency has done cleanup work at the former
Waterbury
Clock Company, in Waterbury, Conn. The National Park Service is also
involved in a cleanup project at Great Kills Park, in Staten Island,
N.Y.As we learned more about these projects, it became apparent that a critical step for us to take would be identifying historical commercial radium sites; many of which were many decades old. As such, we began to look for sites in our jurisdiction that may have radium, and to find out how much, if any, cleanup was done. There are no known health and safety issues at any of these sites, but we want to make sure they do not pose a risk.
We contracted with Oak Ridge National Laboratory to help us develop a full picture of commercial radium sites. The lab started by cataloging the different products developed and sold to the public in the early 20th century. Oak Ridge scoured existing publicly available literature, records and databases, identified sites where radium may have been used to make consumer goods and looked for any cleanup records. We received the final results in November 2015.
We are working to get more information about the sites under NRC jurisdiction. We will be reaching out to site owners. Our goal is to confirm that these sites do not pose a risk to public health and safety and the environment. We’ll keep you posted on our progress.
Humans need new skills for post-AI world, say MPs
Humans need new skills for post-AI world, say MPs
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37618579?utm_source=MIT+TR+Newsletters&utm_campaign=985a0d8396-The_Download_October_12_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_997ed6f472-985a0d8396-153856085&goal=0_997ed6f472-985a0d8396-153856085&mc_cid=985a0d8396&mc_eid=e25735476a
Crash: how computers are setting us up for disaster
We increasingly let computers fly planes and carry out security checks. Driverless cars are next. But is our reliance on automation dangerously diminishing our skills?https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/11/crash-how-computers-are-setting-us-up-disaster?utm_source=MIT+TR+Newsletters&utm_campaign=985a0d8396-The_Download_October_12_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_997ed6f472-985a0d8396-153856085&goal=0_997ed6f472-985a0d8396-153856085&mc_cid=985a0d8396&mc_eid=e25735476aEvery new house in Europe to have an electric vehicle charging point by 2019
Every new house in Europe to have an electric vehicle charging point by 2019
http://www.cityam.com/251174/every-new-house-europe-have-electric-vehicle-charging-point?utm_source=MIT+TR+Newsletters&utm_campaign=985a0d8396-The_Download_October_12_2016&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_997ed6f472-985a0d8396-153856085&goal=0_997ed6f472-985a0d8396-153856085&mc_cid=985a0d8396&mc_eid=e25735476a
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
On Melting Ice: Inuit Struggle Against Oil and Gas in the Arctic
Chris Williams, Truthout: Climate-related
discussions often focus on physical phenomena, such as melting glaciers
and weather patterns, but climate change is, above all, a human story.
The Inuit in the Canadian Arctic who are opposing seismic blasting for
oil in Baffin Bay are fighting not only for the environment, but for
self-determination.
Read the Article and View the Photos http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/37921-on-melting-ice-inuit-struggle-against-oil-and-gas-in-the-arctic
Grid Scale Battery Energy Storage
Grid Scale Battery Energy Storage
Batteries are rapidly becoming the dominant form of energy storage both at the grid and end-user levels, with utilities, project developers and wholesale markets playing an important role. Join Kinetic on November 1-2 in Chicago to discuss how industry leaders are capitalizing on opportunities related to this emerging technology. Learn More. http://www.becomekinetic.com/events/battery_energy_storageJIHADI NUKE FEARS
ISIS hackers planning to attack European nuclear power stations, UN warns
Cyber-zealots could cause death and destruction on a terrifying scale by targeting 'vulnerable' facilities
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1955532/un-warns-isis-hackers-could-target-european-nuclear-power-stations/
Could China build the world’s smallest nuclear power plant and send it to the South China Sea?
Could China build the world’s smallest nuclear power plant and send it to the South China Sea?
Nuclear plant under development could fit into a shipping container and make a small island economically viable
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy-defence/article/2026821/micro-reactor-may-power-south-china-sea-outposts
Nuclear power plants are at risk of MILITANT ATTACKS: UN says recent cyber hacks are the 'tip of the iceberg'
Nuclear power plants are at risk of MILITANT ATTACKS: UN says recent cyber hacks are the 'tip of the iceberg'
- A nuclear facility was the target of a cyber attack two to three years ago
- Future cyber attacks on nuclear power plants are strong possibility
- 'This is not an imaginary risk, UN nuclear watchdog boss warns
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3830903/IAEA-chief-Nuclear-power-plant-disrupted-cyber-attack.html
Ministry of Energy of Republic of Kazakhstan : Uranium cooperation
Ministry of Energy of Republic of Kazakhstan : Uranium cooperation
http://www.4-traders.com/news/Ministry-of-Energy-of-Republic-of-Kazakhstan-Uranium-cooperation--23194291/Monday, October 10, 2016
IAEA chief: Nuclear power plant was disrupted by cyber attack
IAEA chief: Nuclear power plant was disrupted by cyber attack
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nuclear-cyber-idUSKCN12A1OC
Sunday, October 9, 2016
The Nuclear-War Tank Came at Exactly the Wrong Time
The Nuclear-War Tank Came at Exactly the Wrong Time
Object 279 ran afoul of Nikita Khrushchev
https://warisboring.com/a-communist-nuclear-war-tank-came-at-exactly-the-wrong-time-5626060be138#.i8dzkf96a
First Scottish Tidal Energy Array Is Connected to the Grid
First Scottish Tidal Energy Array Is Connected to the Grid
http://www.powermag.com/first-scottish-tidal-energy-array-connected-grid/
Russia Accelerates Efforts to Build Advanced Nuclear Reactors
Russia Accelerates Efforts to Build Advanced Nuclear Reactors
http://www.powermag.com/russia-accelerates-efforts-build-advanced-nuclear-reactors/
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