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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Eskom on nuclear charm offensive

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

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 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 Keep reading →http://breakingenergy.com/2017/03/31/states-to-trump-were-not-backing-down-on-climate-clean-air/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=49720427&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_2yCJSC3WuEN3ErbS5_KbjlFFqBNC82hzWZ9ugMAGXIBbP61sy_1KimWfXQaAb1RqzEnjTWgYMZCoQPqXddFsdq6uAvA&_hsmi=49720427

Westinghouse Bankruptcy Shakes The Nuclear World

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

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

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• Why the International Energy Agency Still Gets it Wrong on Fossil Fuels
• Why Energy-Economy Models Produce Overly Optimistic Indications
• Donald Trump Jeopardizes America’s Global Position By Reversing U.S. Climate Policy
• Energy Efficiency and Demand Response Can Nearly Level Southeast Electricity Demand for More than a Decade
• With New Distributed Energy Rebate, Illinois Could Challenge New York in Utility Innovation
• 3 Questions: Lourdes Melgar on Mexico’s Energy Reform

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

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

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

We are continuing with our India bids: Westinghouse

We are continuing with our India bids: Westinghouse

Read more at:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/57925177.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

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

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

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 Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. Receive this message as a forward? Subscribe to the Nuclear Roundup here.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

Brad Plumer

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

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?

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

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.

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

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

Vitrification Facility Now Demolition-Ready at West Valley Demonstration Project Focus on Women’s History Month: EM Leader Shares Her Story Energy Secretary Rick Perry Honors EM’s Oak Ridge Program With Two Awards Moab Contractor Earns 'Good' Rating for Fiscal Year 2016 Hanford Workers Achieve Important Step Toward Sludge Removal Hanford Occupational Medical Contractor Earns 92 Percent of Fee Idaho Site Repurposes Enclosure for New Waste Treatment Project Oak Ridge Soil Remediation Project Nears End EM Discusses Business Opportunities with Native American Companies at Summit WTP Contractor Energizes Second Switchgear Building Hanford WTP Workers Install Equipment Ahead of Interim Milestone SRS Saves $500,000 by Modifying Robotic Crawler SRNL Researcher Receives International Organization’s Highest Honor EM Reduces Costs by Improving Sustainability Savannah River Site Contractor Wins Global Safety Award Hanford Workers Take Major Steps in Burial Ground Cleanup U.S, U.K. Cleanup Organizations Plan to Expand Collaborative Projects Hanford Contractor Honors Employee for Safety Excellence Acting EM Assistant Secretary Sue Cange Joins FIU Students at Conference DOE Honors Hanford for Protecting Bird Species Contributors

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

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

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

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 Send Jodi Lieberman items of interest for the Nuclear Roundup at brodnica67@gmail.com. Receive this message as a forward? Subscribe to the Nuclear Roundup here.

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