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Friday, July 28, 2017
HBO announces five-part miniseries on Chernobyl accident
HBO announces five-part miniseries on Chernobyl accident
HBO says production will
begin next year on a miniseries about the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
The five-part series will star Jared Harris as a Soviet scientist tapped
by the Kremlin to investigate the accident. …
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ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE YUAN The Executive Yuan Gazette Online
ATOMIC ENERGY COUNCIL, EXECUTIVE YUAN Notice is hereby given, to
commence a period of public comments for the draft amendment on Article
2-1 of "Regulations on Final Disposal of High Level Radioactive Waste
and Safety Management of the Facilities"
行政院原子能委員會公告：預告「高放射性廢棄物最終處置及其設施安全管理規則」第2條之1修正草案
The Executive Yuan Gazette Online
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup July 28, 2017
Tomgram: William Hartung, The Trillion-Dollar National Security Budget
Tomgram: William Hartung, The Trillion-Dollar National Security Budget
http://www.tomdispatch.com/blog/176311/
Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Nuke Plant Radiation Monitors
Critical Vulnerabilities Found in Nuke Plant Radiation Monitors
LAS
VEGAS - BLACK HAT USA - Researchers have discovered multiple unpatched
vulnerabilities in different radiation monitoring devices that could be
leveraged by attackers to reduce personnel safety, delay detection of
radiation leaks, or help international smuggling of radioactive
material.
In a paper (PDF)
delivered by Ruben Santamarta, principal security consultant at
Seattle-based IOActive, at Black Hat Wednesday, it was disclosed that
radiation monitors supplied by Ludlum, Mirion and Digi contain multiple
vulnerabilities.
http://www.securityweek.com/critical-vulnerabilities-found-nuke-plant-radiation-monitors
Thursday, July 27, 2017
The Energy Collective Daily: Cooling India
Cooling India | The Energy Collective Daily |
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- Cooling India
- Why The Oil Industry Might Prefer Rail To Pipelines In Turbulent Times
- U.S. Gas Market Disrupts Coal, Plays Increasing Role in Global Markets
- Natural Gas Efficiency Has Shown Impressive Advances, and the Future Looks Promising
- Clean Nuclear Energy Handed Decisive Win In U.S. District Court
- Offshore Wind’s U.S. Growth Generating Economic Opportunity With Emissions Reductions
- Whether It’s Safe or Not, Do We Need Aliso Canyon?
- Trump’s Ignorance Reveals Why Exporting Crude Oil for ‘National Security’ Is a Myth
The Energy Collective Daily: Britain to Ban Fossil Fuel Vehicles By 2040
Britain To Ban Fossil Fuel Vehicles By 2040 | The Energy Collective Daily |
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- Britain To Ban Fossil Fuel Vehicles By 2040
- Electric Vehicles Enter the Here and Now
- 5 Findings in the Leaked Draft We Will Be Looking for When DoE Releases its Final Report
- Pacific NorthWest LNG is Dead: 5 Things You Need to Know
- Laying the Foundation for New Energy Technology
- California Wholesale Electricity Prices Are Higher at the Beginning and End of the Day
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup July 27, 2017
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A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.
North Korea North Korea could cross ICBM threshold next year, U.S. officials warn in new assessment https://www.washingtonpost. How earthquake scientists eavesdrop on North Korea’s nuclear blasts https://www.sciencenews.org/ Opinion | Reckless rhetoric distorts US options on North Korea http://thehill.com/blogs/ The Surprisingly Simple Reason North Korea Has Nuclear Weapons http://nationalinterest.org/ United States Why the scariest nuclear threat may be coming from inside the White House http://www.vanityfair.com/ The Pentagon Worried Trump Was About to Start a Nuclear War With His Tweets Yesterday http://gizmodo.com/the- Hypothetically speaking, U.S. Admiral says ready for nuclear strike on China if Trump so ordered https://www.reuters.com/ Modernizing America's Nuclear Capabilities Is a Must https://www. BWXT Becomes The Nuclear Industry's Civil-Military-Commercial Growth Company https://www.forbes.com/sites/ Trump administration opposes House measure funding MOX nuclear facility http://www.janes.com/article/ House, Senate committees recommend funding to reduce Y-12’s Protected Area http://oakridgetoday.com/2017/ International US seeks to test Iran nuclear deal with more inspections http://www.dailynews.com/ Rouhani says Iran will respond to any new U.S. sanctions http://www.reuters.com/ Trump Ignores IAEA Stance, Ratchets Up Rhetoric on JCPOA https://financialtribune.com/ Trump signals he might pull out of the Iran nuclear deal. What’s at stake? http://www.pbs.org/newshour/ ‘Rouhani’s Gov’t Not Qualified to Handle Iran Nuclear Case’ http://ifpnews.com/exclusive/ Kroenig: North Korea Tested an ICBM. Iran Is Next http://www.tabletmag.com/ Every Member of Congress Who Supported the Iran Nuclear Deal in 2016 Won Re-Election http://www.iagreetosee.com/ ACA: Joint Commission Meets After U.S. Certification Controversy https://www.armscontrol.org/ Pervez Musharraf mulled nuclear strike against India in 2002 http://timesofindia. Concerns raised over military presence, nukes stored in Turkey https://www.stripes.com/news/ Russia unrivaled in nuclear power plant exports http://www.japantimes.co.jp/ General Interest Hacker warns radioactivity sensors can be spoofed or disabled https://www.wired.com/story/ 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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Nuclear power faces big hurdle: public perception
Nuclear power faces big hurdle: public perception
In a report for the Kleinman Center for Energy Policy, two experts explore the many factors that drive the decision to invest in nuclear energy.https://penncurrent.upenn.edu/features/nuclear-power-faces-big-hurdle-public-perception
Modernizing America's Nuclear Capabilities Is a Must
Modernizing America's Nuclear Capabilities Is a Must
by Peter Huessy • July 27, 2017 at 4:00 am
- In 1989, America had 1,000 nuclear missile silos, and a small number of additional bomber and submarine bases and submarines at sea, facing 13,500 Soviet warheads. Today, the U.S. has 450 such silos facing 1,750 Russian warheads. That is a switch from a ratio of 13 Russian warheads to every U.S. missile silo, to a ratio of 4 Russian warheads to every U.S. missile silo. Getting rid of Minuteman ICBMs would reverse that progress and make the ratio even worse, with 175 Russian warheads to every U.S. missile silo. How is that an improvement?
- The U.S. "cannot afford to delay modernization initiatives" while the "American people and our allies are counting on congressional action to fund our nuclear enterprise modernization efforts." — General Robin Rand, the commander of the Air Force Global Strike Command.
- America's ability to defend itself is at stake.
A
Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in its silo in
Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, circa 1980. (Image source: U.S.
Department of Defense)
In April 2017, the Pentagon
launched the U.S. Defense Department's legislatively mandated
quadrennial Nuclear Posture Review to determine American policy,
strategy and capabilities. The process now underway involves testimony
from experts arguing over how the estimated $27 billion spent annually
(growing over the next decade by an additional $10 billion a year) on
America's nuclear arsenal should be allocated.
One
claim, made by a number of experts, is that investing in the effort to
upgrade America's exiting nuclear arsenal -- the land-based
intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) -- would be destabilizing
and wasteful. They are, it is claimed, highly vulnerable to enemy attack
and therefore do not provide deterrence. Among the 40 House members who
suggest killing the land-based missiles is the ranking Democratic
member of the House Armed Services Committee.
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https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/10743/modernizing-nuclear-capabilitiesBulletin of Atomic Scientists Voices of Tomorrow
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