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Saturday, April 1, 2017

Westinghouse bankruptcy leaves costly nuclear mess for Southern utility customers

Westinghouse bankruptcy leaves costly nuclear mess for Southern utility customers


https://www.facingsouth.org/2017/03/westinghouse-bankruptcy-leaves-costly-nuclear-mess-southern-utility-customers

Westinghouse's Bankruptcy Could Be the End of Nuclear Hopes in US


Westinghouse's Bankruptcy Could Be the End of Nuclear Hopes in US

Nuclear energy was supposed to be in the midst of a renaissance, but instead it's going out of business.


https://www.fool.com/investing/2017/04/01/westinghouses-bankruptcy-could-be-the-end-of-nucle.aspx

EDITORIAL: Toshiba debacle highlights huge risks in nuclear power business

EDITORIAL: Toshiba debacle highlights huge risks in nuclear power business


http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201704010032.html

Toshiba/Westinghouse Recap

Westinghouse's Largest Creditor, Fluor, Continues Work On Power Plant 
DOE On Westinghouse Watch
Toshiba Shareholders Vent After Westinghouse Bankruptcy
All Options On Table For Utilities After Westinghouse Filing
US House Energy 'Confident ' Of Progress On New Reactors Despite Westinghouse Chapter 11
Toshiba's Nuclear Woes A Hot Ticket For Bankruptcy Financiers
Westinghouse Adviser Outlines Company’s Plan to Survive
Who Will Pay To Keep SC Nuclear Project Moving Forward During Westinghouse Bankruptcy?
Reuters Factbox: US Nuclear Reactors That Were Canceled After Construction Began
Westinghouse Woes Loom Over Vogtle, VC Summer Projects
How an American Tech Icon Bet on Nuclear -- and Lost its Way
Toshiba Projects Record Losses
NYT: Westinghouse Filing A Blow to Nuclear Energy
Fresh Doubt Over UK's NuGen with Westinghouse Filing
Four US Nuclear Reactors Brace For Impact
Toshiba's Westinghouse Files For Bankruptcy With $9.8B In Liabilities
Concerns Aired Over Potential Westinghouse Sale To China
What A Westinghouse Bankruptcy Could Mean For US Utilities
UK Nuclear Plans Rippled By Potential Westinghouse Impacts
Japan Finance Minister Mum On Media Reports On Westinghouse Chapter 11
Factbox: Toshiba's Options In US Nuclear Bankruptcy
Toshiba Ready to Throw In The Towel on Westinghouse?
Westinghouse Bankruptcy Filing Just The Start For Toshiba
Trump Admin Is Urged To Help Struggling Nuclear Giant
Source: Toshiba Wants Westinghouse To File For Bankruptcy As Early As Tuesday
Toshiba On The Verge?

What Does Westinghouse Bankruptcy Mean To Nuclear Energy Innovators?


What Does Westinghouse Bankruptcy Mean To Nuclear Energy Innovators?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/rodadams/2017/03/31/what-does-westinghouse-bankruptcy-mean-to-nuclear-energy-innovators/#688df1321536

Regulation Can Be a Huge Goad to Innovation and Creativity

Regulation Can Be a Huge Goad to Innovation and Creativity


https://whchronicle.com/regulation-can-be-a-huge-goad-to-innovation-and-creativity/

Sale of FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant to Exelon Finalized

Sale of FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant to Exelon Finalized


http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2017/03/sale-of-fitzpatrick-nuclear-plant-to-exelon-finalized.html

EDF pours concrete as begins work on UK's Hinkley nuclear plant

EDF pours concrete as begins work on UK's Hinkley nuclear plant


http://www.reuters.com/article/britain-nuclear-edf-idUSL5N1H815N?feedType=RSS&feedName=industrialsSector

EDF says making progress on nuclear deals in India, South Africa

EDF says making progress on nuclear deals in India, South Africa


http://www.reuters.com/article/edf-india-safrica-idUSL5N1H76FN?feedType=RSS&feedName=utilitiesSector

Nuclear Power May Need to Get Small

Nuclear Power May Need to Get Small


https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-03-31/nuclear-power-may-need-to-get-small

Eskom on nuclear charm offensive


Eskom on nuclear charm offensive

http://www.iol.co.za/business-report/energy/eskom-on-nuclear-charm-offensive-8431033

The Price of Biofuels


Sustainable Energy

The Price of Biofuels

Making ethanol from corn is expensive. Better biofuels are years away from the gas tank. Farmers are reluctant to change their practices. But do we really have any alternative to biofuels?


https://www.technologyreview.com/s/409214/the-price-of-biofuels/?mc_cid=967c3ae06b&mc_eid=e25735476a

States to Trummp: We're Not Backing Down on Climate Clean Air



States To Trump: We’re Not Backing Down On Climate, Clean Air

By By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog,   /  Friday, March 31, 2017 10:00 AM
Texas Oil Companies Work To Adapt To Falling Oil Prices
Last week the California Air Resources Board unanimously voted to finalize new regulations to reduce oil and gas methane emissions. This is the first major environmental regulation that has been issued since the new Administration took office, and sends a clear message that states aren’t going to take the new administrations attacks on the environment

Westinghouse Bankruptcy Shakes The Nuclear World

Westinghouse Bankruptcy Shakes The Nuclear World


https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/03/31/westinghouse-bankruptcy-shakes-the-nuclear-world/#4953d3992688

Friday, March 31, 2017

The Energy Collective Daily: Why the International Energy Agency Still Gets It Wrong on Fossil Fuels

Why the International Energy Agency Still Gets it Wrong on Fossil Fuels | The Energy Collective Daily

Link to The Energy Collective

Apple iCloud hack threat gets worse: Here's what we've learned | ZDNet

Apple iCloud hack threat gets worse: Here's what we've learned | ZDNet

Sara Hauptman: Learning to operate a nuclear reactor | MIT News

Sara Hauptman: Learning to operate a nuclear reactor | MIT News

Trump Closely Watching Troubled Nuclear Plants That Obama Funded

Trump Closely Watching Troubled Nuclear Plants That Obama Funded


https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-03-30/trump-closely-watching-troubled-nuclear-plants-that-obama-funded

Westinghouse's largest creditor continues work on power plant projects, expects to be compensated

Westinghouse's largest creditor continues work on power plant projects, expects to be compensated


http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/news/2017/03/30/westinghouses-largest-creditorcontinues-work-on.html

We are continuing with our India bids: Westinghouse



http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/we-are-continuing-with-our-india-bids-westinghouse/articleshow/57925177.cms

AP1000 design completes UK regulatory assessment

AP1000 design completes UK regulatory assessment

30 March 2017
Regulators have concluded that Westinghouse's AP1000 nuclear reactor design is suitable for construction in the UK. The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR), the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales - which undertake the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) of new reactor designs - are "satisfied that the reactor meets expectations on safety, security and environmental protection at this stage of the regulatory process".


http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-AP1000-design-completes-UK-regulatory-assessment-30031701.html

U.S. judge clears Toshiba's Westinghouse to tap bankruptcy loan

U.S. judge clears Toshiba's Westinghouse to tap bankruptcy loan


http://in.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-accounting-westinghouse-idINKBN1712VY

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup March 31, 2017



Nuclear Roundup
March 31, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

Iran Nuclear Deal

CSIS Event: Deterring Iran After the Nuclear Deal: Report Launch and Panel Discussion

https://www.csis.org/events/deterring-iran-after-nuclear-deal-report-launch-and-panel-discussion

United States

A pragmatic nuclear posture

http://www.postandcourier.com/opinion/editorials/a-pragmatic-nuclear-posture/article_375de9ae-1589-11e7-9a31-6755245f9735.html

Nuclear research bill passes Senate committee

http://www.localnews8.com/news/nuclear-research-bill-passes-senate-committee/424887240

Women integral to the Nuclear Security Enterprise

https://nnsa.energy.gov/blog/women-integral-nuclear-security-enterprise

Workers Demolish Site of Nuclear Mishap in Washington State

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/washington/articles/2017-03-30/hanford-workers-demolish-famous-nuclear-accident-site

International

North Korea accuses US of using its nukes as excuse

http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/31/north-korea-accuses-us-of-using-its-nukes-as-excuse.html

Defense Secretary Mattis says he worries about ‘reckless’ actions from North Korea

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/defense-secretary-mattis-says-worries-reckless-actions-north-korea/

May: Trump’s pivot to North Korea

https://www.coloradostatesman.com/may-trumps-pivot-north-korea/

Iran's Korean Nuclear Backdoor

http://www.aijac.org.au/news/article/iran-s-korean-nuclear-backdoor

US wants China to take action to stop North Korea nuclear tests

http://www.sungazette.com/news/top-news/2017/03/us-wants-china-to-take-action-to-stop-north-korea-nuclear-tests/

North Korea’s Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: Test or No Test?

http://38north.org/2017/03/punggyeri033017/

India’s Nuclear Debate Has Only Just Begun

http://thediplomat.com/2017/03/indias-nuclear-debate-has-only-just-begun/

Ukrainian corruption casts nuclear pall over Europe

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2017/mar/30/ukrainian-corruption-casts-nuclear-pall-over-all-e/

New ISIS Report: Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Ambitions and Proliferation Risks

http://isis-online.org/uploads/isis-reports/documents/SaudiArabiaProliferationRisks_30Mar2017_Final.pdf
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Scana to evaluate Summer options

Scana to evaluate Summer options

30 March 2017
Scana Corporation is considering whether to complete or abandon one or both of the Summer AP1000 units as it begins a 30-day evaluation of information provided by Westinghouse on its filing yesterday for Chapter 11 protection from creditors, Scana's CEO said. Westinghouse made the filing to enable strategic restructuring amid "financial and construction challenges" in its four US AP1000 power plant projects.


http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-Scana-to-evaluate-Summer-options-3003177.html

Japan court denies injunction against Ikata nuclear plant


Japan court denies injunction against Ikata nuclear plant

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-nuclear-courts-idUSKBN1710KG?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews

Westinghouse Files For Chapter 11; Has Agreements With AP1000 Customers


Westinghouse Files For Chapter 11; Has Agreements With AP1000 Customers


http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2017/03/29/westinghouse-files-for-chapter-11_3b00_-has-agreements-with-ap1000-customers-032901#.WN5dio61tSw

Westinghouse Bankruptcy Could Stall UK Nuclear Plans

Westinghouse Bankruptcy Could Stall UK Nuclear Plans


http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/Westinghouse-Bankruptcy-Could-Stall-UK-Nuclear-Plans.html

Westinghouse Bankruptcy Shakes The Nuclear World

Westinghouse Bankruptcy Shakes The Nuclear World


https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2017/03/31/westinghouse-bankruptcy-shakes-the-nuclear-world/#1fcb5a7b2688

Denmark Takes Step Into Fission Research With Grant For Seaborg Technologies

 

Denmark Takes Step Into Fission Research With Grant For Seaborg Technologies


http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2017/03/31/denmark-takes-step-into-fission-research-with-grant-for-seaborg-technologies

Big in Japan? Hope at home for Toshiba's nuclear arm after U.S. debacle

Big in Japan? Hope at home for Toshiba's nuclear arm after U.S. debacle
TOKYO (Reuters) - The bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric Co may be a blow to Toshiba Corp's international nuclear ambitions, but the Japanese conglomerate still has a profitable business at home.


http://thenumbers.marketplace.org/publicradio/news/read?GUID=33999955

EDF ‘making good progress’ on Hinkley Point C nuclear power station



http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/national/15194922.EDF____making_good_progress____on_Hinkley_Point_C_nuclear_power_station/

Public understanding vital before embarking on nuclear power programme

Public understanding vital before embarking on nuclear power programme


http://borneobulletin.com.bn/public-understanding-vital-embarking-nuclear-power-programme/

Big in Japan? Hope at home for Toshiba s nuclear arm after US debacle


Big in Japan? Hope at home for Toshiba s nuclear arm after US debacle

The bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric Co may be a blow to Toshiba Corp s international nuclear amb
http://enews.shafaqna.com/EN/AL/2947674

U.N. Considers a Historic Ban on Nuclear Weapons, But U.S. Leads Boycott of the Talks

U.N. Considers a Historic Ban on Nuclear Weapons, But U.S. Leads Boycott of the Talks


https://www.democracynow.org/2017/3/30/un_considers_a_historic_ban_on

Big in Japan? Hope at home for Toshiba's nuclear arm after US debacle


Big in Japan? Hope at home for Toshiba's nuclear arm after US debacle


http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/international/big-in-japan-hope-at-home-for-toshiba-s-nuclear-arm-after-us-de/3641570.html

Big in Japan? Hope at home for Toshiba's nuclear arm after U.S. debacle


Big in Japan? Hope at home for Toshiba's nuclear arm after U.S. debacle


http://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-nuclear-idUSKBN17211S

Utilities vow to finish reactors despite Westinghouse woes

Utilities vow to finish reactors despite Westinghouse woes



http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2017/03/nuclear-power-utilities-vow-to-finish-reactors-despite-westinghouse-woes.html?cmpid=enl_pennenergy_pennenergyweeklypowerupdates_2017-03-31&email_address=micheletkearney@gmail.com&eid=288118515&bid=1711083

$87 million penalty in California utility case

$87 million penalty in California utility case


http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2017/03/utility-company-87-million-penalty-in-california-utility-case.html?cmpid=enl_pennenergy_pennenergyweeklypowerupdates_2017-03-31&email_address=micheletkearney@gmail.com&eid=288118515&bid=1711083

Nuclear power is dying. Can radical innovation save it? by Brad Plumer


Nuclear power is dying. Can radical innovation save it?


http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/27/nuclear-power-is-dying-can-radical-innovation-save-it.html

Wayne County landfill to get radioactive material


Wayne County landfill to get radioactive material


http://www.metrotimes.com/news-hits/archives/2017/03/27/wayne-county-landfill-to-get-radioactive-material

PORTER: What do we lose when nuclear plant closes?

PORTER: What do we lose when nuclear plant closes?



http://www.app.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/03/30/porter-lose-nuclear-plant-closes/99818318/

Thursday, March 30, 2017

Science & Security Summit 2017



4/21: Science & Security Summit

In a political climate where the validity of facts is constantly challenged, nonpartisan and evidence-based research is more vital than ever before.

Where do scientists and engineers belong in the current political landscape? What are the roles of scientists and engineers in global security and safety? How can scientists and engineers keep us safe?

Join us on Friday, April 21 from 12-3 p.m. at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to grapple with these questions (RSVP).


In addition to three distinguished graduate-level scientists and engineers from the University of Tennessee, University of Florida, and Texas A&M University, the summit's speakers will include:
Dr. John Holdren
Science Advisor to President Obama


Holdren is also the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. Full bio.
Dr. Richard Meserve
President Emeritus, Carnegie Institution for Science


Dr. Meserve is also the former chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Full bio.
Dr. Rodney Wilson
Director, Nonproliferation and Cooperative Threat Reduction Center at Sandia National Laboratories

Dr. Wilson is also Sandia's campus executive for the University of Illinois. Full bio.

 
FAS Science & Security Summit 2017
Friday, April 21 from 12-3 p.m.
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Root ABC
1779 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington DC 20036
Directions • #SSS2017


Lunch will be provided.


RSVP

EM Update | Vol. 9, Issue 6 | March 30, 2017




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EM Update | Vol. 9, Issue 6 | March 30, 2017
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Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Ambitions and Proliferation Risks


Reports

Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Ambitions and Proliferation Risks

by Sarah Burkhard, Erica Wenig, David Albright, and Andrea Stricker
March 30, 2017
Download PDF


http://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/saudi-arabias-nuclear-ambitions-and-proliferation-risks#When:16:29:00Z

Rosatom, Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Sign MOU

Rosatom, Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Sign MOU


http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2017/03/29/rosatom_2c00_-iran_2700_s-atomic-energy-organization_2c00_-sign-mou-032902#.WN1Bt461tSw

The Future of Nuclear

 The Future of Nuclear
http://www.theenergycollective.com/shellenberger/2401155/the-future-of-nuclear

This Day in History: America's Worst Nuclear Fears Realized at Three Mile Island Plant

This Day in History: America's Worst Nuclear Fears Realized at Three Mile Island Plant


http://www.topix.com/energy/nuclear-energy/2017/03/this-day-in-history-americas-worst-nuclear-fears-realized-at-three-mile-island-plant?fromrss=1

Westinghouse Reaches Agreement To Continue Work On US AP1000s


Westinghouse Reaches Agreement To Continue Work On US AP1000s


http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2017/03/30/westinghouse-reaches-agreement-to-continue-work-on-us-ap1000s

Nuclear regulation is unique: a Canadian perspective


Nuclear regulation is unique: a Canadian perspective


http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/V-Nuclear-regulation-is-unique-a-Canadian-perspective-3003176.html

Six Years Later: Learning the Right Lessons from Fukushima

Six Years Later: Learning the Right Lessons from Fukushima


http://www.theenergycollective.com/mzconsulting/2401402/six-years-later-learning-right-lessons-fukushima

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup March 30, 2017



Nuclear Roundup
March 30, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

Iran Nuclear Deal

Washington Has a Clear Choice on the Future of Iran Nuclear Deal

https://www.cato.org/blog/washington-has-clear-choice-future-iran-nuclear-deal

Head of CENTCOM: Iran Aims to Be ‘Regional Hegemon’

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/susan-jones/head-centcom-iran-aims-be-regional-hegemon

Iran's Nuclear Capabilities Fast Facts

http://www.kitv.com/story/35026109/irans-nuclear-capabilities-fast-facts

Original Video Series: Iran Nuclear Deal—Part 5: The Iran Deal: What’s Next?

https://www.csis.org/analysis/original-video-series-iran-nuclear-deal-part-5-iran-deal-whats-next

United States

Trump can boost national security, own legacy with Russian arms deal

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/foreign-policy/325959-trump-can-boost-national-security-legacy-with-russian-arms

How Donald Trump Could Blow Up The World By Himself

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/58dbfddae4b0f087a3041f19

Obama’s Dream of a Nuclear-Free World Is Becoming a Nightmare

http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/03/29/obamas-dream-of-a-nuclear-free-world-is-becoming-a-nightmare/

Only in the Tri-Cities — a nuclear fountain

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article141603884.html

U. scholar Bruce Blair works to reduce nuclear weapons

http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2017/03/bruce-blair-profile

Consequences and Context for Russia’s Violations of the INF Treaty

https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/hearing/joint-subcommittee-hearing-consequences-context-russias-violations-inf-treaty/

International

Analyst: North Korea could conduct simultaneous nuclear bomb tests

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/03/30/Analyst-North-Korea-could-conduct-simultaneous-nuclear-bomb-tests/6591490880413/

Playing Nuclear Chess with North Korea

https://www.insidescience.org/news/playing-nuclear-chess-north-korea

Stefanovich: A Joint Nuclear Force?

http://russiancouncil.ru/en/blogs/digest/?id_4=3207

U.S. Nuclear Setback Is a Boon to Russia, China

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-03-30/u-s-nuclear-setback-is-a-boon-to-russia-china

Lock them Up: Zero-Deployed Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons in Europe (Report)

http://www.unidir.org/files/publications/pdfs/lock-them-up-zero-deployed-non-strategic-nuclear-weapons-in-europe-en-675.pdf

The UN’s Nuclear Weapon Talks May Be The Most Important Thing Nobody’s Paying Attention To

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/united-nations-nuclear-weapons_us_58dbcbe3e4b0cb23e65d5237?

INDIA IS NOT CHANGING ITS POLICY ON NO FIRST USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS

https://warontherocks.com/2017/03/india-is-not-changing-its-policy-on-no-first-use-of-nuclear-weapons/

General Interest

Call for Papers: Synopses for International Conference on Physical Protection of Nuclear Material and Nuclear Facilities Due 15 May

https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/call-for-papers-synopses-for-international-conference-on-physical-protection-of-nuclear-material-and-nuclear-facilities-due-15-may


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