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Saturday, August 12, 2017

Toshiba reports financial results, avoids delisting

Toshiba reports financial results, avoids delisting

Atomic power stations out at sea may be better than inland ones

Atomic power stations out at sea may be better than inland ones

Cutting edge reactors could completely reshape the way people think about nuclear power plants

Cutting edge reactors could completely reshape the way people think about nuclear power plants

Why the withering nuclear power industry threatens US national security

Why the withering nuclear power industry threatens US national security

Is This $25 Billion Nuclear Project a Go? | RealClearEnergy

Is This $25 Billion Nuclear Project a Go? | RealClearEnergy

Why Losing Nuclear Energy Threatens US Security | RealClearEnergy

Why Losing Nuclear Energy Threatens US Security | RealClearEnergy

Santee Cooper cancels proposed rate increases after suspending n - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather

Santee Cooper cancels proposed rate increases after suspending n - WMBFNews.com, Myrtle Beach/Florence SC, Weather

Impressions from the ANS Utility Working Conference 2017 - Atomic Insights

Impressions from the ANS Utility Working Conference 2017 - Atomic Insights

NASA Reignites Program for Nuclear Thermal Rockets - Universe Today

NASA Reignites Program for Nuclear Thermal Rockets - Universe Today

U.S. Electricity Sales Projections Continue to Fall | OilPrice.com

U.S. Electricity Sales Projections Continue to Fall | OilPrice.com

The Pyroprocessing Files - Union of Concerned Scientists

The Pyroprocessing Files - Union of Concerned Scientists

SCE&G To Halt Construction of New VC Summer Units - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

SCE&G To Halt Construction of New VC Summer Units - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

Nuclear Expert Considers Risks of Conflict with North Korea - Scientific American Blog Network

Nuclear Expert Considers Risks of Conflict with North Korea - Scientific American Blog Network

NRC Issues “Green” Inspection Finding to Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant

NRC Issues “Green” Inspection Finding to Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant

Chinese institution completes converting Ghana's nuclear reactor into an LEU - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Chinese institution completes converting Ghana's nuclear reactor into an LEU - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Signs of trouble on horizon long before nuke project abandoned | The State

Signs of trouble on horizon long before nuke project abandoned | The State

APNewsBreak: Suit accuses SC power co. of nuclear negligence - The Washington Post

APNewsBreak: Suit accuses SC power co. of nuclear negligence - The Washington Post

Is It Time to Accept the Reality of a Nuclear-Armed North Korea? | The New Yorker

Is It Time to Accept the Reality of a Nuclear-Armed North Korea? | The New Yorker

Nuclear energy: India to add 7,000 MW nuclear power capacity: Power Minister Piyush Goyal

Nuclear energy: India to add 7,000 MW nuclear power capacity: Power Minister Piyush Goyal

Does the U.S. Nuclear Industry Have a Future?


Does the U.S. Nuclear Industry Have a Future?

 Maybe not given the the cancellation of the V C Summer Plant and the bankruptcy of Westinghouse
https://neutronbytes.com/2017/08/12/does-the-u-s-nuclear-industry-have-a-future/

Stop Emissions! - MIT Technology Review

Stop Emissions! - MIT Technology Review

Witnessing Climate Change Everywhere - MIT Technology Review

Witnessing Climate Change Everywhere - MIT Technology Review

Why We Will Need Genetically Modified Foods - MIT Technology Review

Why We Will Need Genetically Modified Foods - MIT Technology Review

Hot and Violent - MIT Technology Review

Hot and Violent - MIT Technology Review

Hotter Days Will Drive Global Inequality - MIT Technology Review

Hotter Days Will Drive Global Inequality - MIT Technology Review

Government Report Tells Trump: Human Activity Is Already Warming America - MIT Technology Review

Government Report Tells Trump: Human Activity Is Already Warming America - MIT Technology Review

It’s Time To Harmonize New York’s Natural Gas And Climate Policies

It’s Time To Harmonize New York’s Natural Gas And Climate Policies



http://breakingenergy.com/2017/08/11/its-time-to-harmonize-new-yorks-natural-gas-and-climate-policies/?utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=55222574&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--PspJYdxr55iBL2tttxJzoLzP35usuvLswU2VH5XIg3YeWMHkeKgFwdHlBbeqNfAeyBAXeU9iLx_UZii1XJ6SIYutNhA&_hsmi=55222574

North Korea’s “not quite” ICBM can’t hit the lower 48 states | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

North Korea’s “not quite” ICBM can’t hit the lower 48 states | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Friday, August 11, 2017

The Energy Collective Daily: Total US Energy Expenditures in 2015 Were the Lowest in More Than a Decade

Total U.S. Energy Expenditures in 2015 Were the Lowest in More Than a Decade | The Energy Collective Daily

Link to The Energy Collective

Newsweek Exclusive: North Korean Missile Claims Are ‘a Hoax’

Newsweek Exclusive: North Korean Missile Claims Are ‘a Hoax’

The Europeans have 90 days to save the nuclear agreement with Iran | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The Europeans have 90 days to save the nuclear agreement with Iran | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Urgent necessity: Direct dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Urgent necessity: Direct dialogue between Washington and Pyongyang | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Pyongyang can miniaturize, so let’s move on to what’s important: David Wright on the North Korea crisis | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Pyongyang can miniaturize, so let’s move on to what’s important: David Wright on the North Korea crisis | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

North Korea’s “not quite” ICBM can’t hit the lower 48 states | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

North Korea’s “not quite” ICBM can’t hit the lower 48 states | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Talk to North Korea to avert a nuclear disaster: an interview with Siegfried Hecker | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Talk to North Korea to avert a nuclear disaster: an interview with Siegfried Hecker | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

NRC Reviewing Delay Request For Indian Point Flood Assessment - Peekskill, NY Patch

NRC Reviewing Delay Request For Indian Point Flood Assessment - Peekskill, NY Patch

Feds won't fine Westinghouse over nuke safety violations | The State

Feds won't fine Westinghouse over nuke safety violations | The State

NRC Returns To Yucca Mountain Review Process - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

NRC Returns To Yucca Mountain Review Process - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

Securing power in the South China Sea: Beijing’s plans for floating nuclear reactors get US$150 million boost | South China Morning Post

Securing power in the South China Sea: Beijing’s plans for floating nuclear reactors get US$150 million boost | South China Morning Post

The feds are on an unusual mission here: getting locals to trust science

The feds are on an unusual mission here: getting locals to trust science

NUCLEAR: Vogtle costs climb as decision timeline slips -- Friday, August 11, 2017 -- www.eenews.net

NUCLEAR: Vogtle costs climb as decision timeline slips -- Friday, August 11, 2017 -- www.eenews.net

Future Of Georgia Nuclear Plant Tied To Troubled Toshiba | WABE 90.1 FM

Future Of Georgia Nuclear Plant Tied To Troubled Toshiba | WABE 90.1 FM

The Nuclear (Power) War Isn't Over Yet | Greentech Media

The Nuclear (Power) War Isn't Over Yet | Greentech Media

Why the withering nuclear power industry threatens US national security

Why the withering nuclear power industry threatens US national security

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup August 11, 2017

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August 11, 2017
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North Korea

Trump Is 'Locked and Loaded' in a Nuclear Game of Chicken

https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/08/trump-locked-loaded-north-korea/536541/

North Korea: US diplomacy is gaining results, says Mattis

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40896236

China warns North Korea: You’re on your own if you go after the United States

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/china-warns-north-korea

Russia’s Air Defenses on High Alert Over North Korea, Says Senator

http://www.newsweek.com/russias-air-defenses-high-alert-over-north-korea-says-senator-649614

Russia touts "plan" with China to ease U.S.-N. Korea standoff

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/russia-us-north-korea-nuclear-standoff-plan-china-south-korea/

Wrestling With North Korea, Trump Finds Perilous Options

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/world/asia/north-korea-military-options-trump.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170811&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y

Right and Left on the North Korean Nuclear Threat

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/11/us/politics/north-korea-nuclear-trump-reactions.html?emc=edit_tnt_20170811&nlid=16873935&tntemail0=y&_r=0

Are we on the brink of nuclear war with North Korea? Probably not.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/11/are-we-on-the-brink-of-nuclear-war-with-north-korea-the-consensus-is-probably-not/?utm_term=.4666860aafcc

How three recent launches signaled new leaps in North Korea’s missile capabilities

https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2017/world/north-korea-launch/?tid=pm_world_pop&utm_term=.88d064a6d6d7

What Chairman Mao can teach the world about North Korea

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/11/why-a-nuclear-north-korea-is-not-the-end-of-the-world-commentary.html

War clouds on the Korean peninsula: What would we do if…?

http://thebulletin.org/war-clouds-korean-peninsula-what-would-we-do-if%E2%80%A611016

United States

Donald Trump has complete, unchecked authority to use nuclear weapons

http://www.dw.com/en/donald-trump-has-complete-unchecked-authority-to-use-nuclear-weapons/a-40048432

The GOP’s dangerous plan to build more nukes

http://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2017/08/11/the-gops-dangerous-plan-to-build-more-nukes-000498

The wise man Trump should listen to

http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/10/opinions/nuclear-weapons-climate-change-opinion-preston/index.html

The Madman and the Bomb

http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2017/08/11/donald-trump-nuclear-weapons-richard-nixon-215478

Five facts about a controversial nuclear weapon

https://warontherocks.com/2017/08/five-facts-about-a-controversial-nuclear-weapon/

Column: Trump nuclear talk not backed by facts, Rep. Visclosky says

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/post-tribune/opinion/ct-ptb-visclosky-nuclear-letters-st-0811-20170810-story.html

Unheeded warnings, repeated mistakes put workers’ health at risk at Idaho nuclear lab

http://www.idahostatesman.com/news/state/idaho/article166418912.html

International

Trump says he doesn't think Iran is complying with nuclear agreement

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-says-he-doesnt-think-iran-is-complying-with-nuclear-agreement/

Russia says 'a pity' U.S. casts doubt on Iran nuclear deal

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-russia-usa-idUSKBN1AR1AU

Pak building nuclear warhead underground storage facility, says US think tank

http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/pak-building-nuclear-warhead-underground-storage-facility-says-us-think-tank/story-gRkJjSWGhU3lL4eZwCvpTK.html

General Interest

How Washing Your Hair Could Help You Survive a Nuclear Blast

https://www.racked.com/2017/8/10/16114814/post-nuclear-decontamination-shower-no-conditioner

Disturbing Data Visualization Shows Just How Many People Would Die in a Nuclear War

http://gizmodo.com/disturbing-data-visualization-shows-just-how-many-peopl-1797748588

Hibakusha, the ban treaty, and future generations

http://thebulletin.org/hibakusha-ban-treaty-and-future-generations11005

Trump's apocalyptic threats demand a moral case for disarmament

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/11/trump-apocalyptic-threats-moral-case-disarmament

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North Korea Times - Here is what we know about North Koreas nuclear weapons

North Korea Times - Here is what we know about North Koreas nuclear weapons

Even a 'minor' nuclear war would be an ecological disaster felt throughout the world

Even a 'minor' nuclear war would be an ecological disaster felt throughout the world

War-era bomb discovered at Fukushima nuclear plant:The Asahi Shimbun

War-era bomb discovered at Fukushima nuclear plant:The Asahi Shimbun

The feds are on an unusual mission here: getting locals to trust science

The feds are on an unusual mission here: getting locals to trust science

Pak built secure nuclear warhead site in Balochistan: US report

Pak built secure nuclear warhead site in Balochistan: US report

Yucca Mtn Nuclear Dump Opponents Wary of New Federal Funding / Public News Service

Yucca Mtn Nuclear Dump Opponents Wary of New Federal Funding / Public News Service

Nuclear Steam Generator Market Set to Surge Significantly During 2020 – satPRnews

Nuclear Steam Generator Market Set to Surge Significantly During 2020 – satPRnews

Trump-induced fear of nuclear war a normal reaction, psychologists say - World - CBC News

Trump-induced fear of nuclear war a normal reaction, psychologists say - World - CBC News

EXCLUSIVE: Energy minister investigates R80m in irregularities in nuclear contract

EXCLUSIVE: Energy minister investigates R80m in irregularities in nuclear contract

Chinese paper says China should stay neutral if North Korea attacks first

Chinese paper says China should stay neutral if North Korea attacks first

Bizarre map reveals 'best place' in Lancashire to avoid WW3 nuclear missile strike - Burnley Express

Bizarre map reveals 'best place' in Lancashire to avoid WW3 nuclear missile strike - Burnley Express

Santee Cooper Could Sell, New Buyer Could Restart Summer Expansion - Power Engineering

Santee Cooper Could Sell, New Buyer Could Restart Summer Expansion - Power Engineering

Billions lost in nuclear power projects, with more bills due

Billions lost in nuclear power projects, with more bills due


http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2017/08/nuclear-power-billions-lost-in-nuclear-power-projects-with-more-bills-due.html?cmpid=enl_pennenergy_pennenergy_weekly_power_updates_2017-08-11&email_address=micheletkearney@gmail.com&eid=288118515&bid=1836174

Is the American Empire Worth the Price? | Patrick J. Buchanan - Official Website

Is the American Empire Worth the Price? | Patrick J. Buchanan - Official Website

Thursday, August 10, 2017

Nuclear News Roundup Aug 08, 2017 | Nucleotidings

Nuclear News Roundup Aug 08, 2017 | Nucleotidings

Are We Really Going to Allow Russian Nuclear Domination? | RealClearEnergy

Are We Really Going to Allow Russian Nuclear Domination? | RealClearEnergy

FPL wants more nuclear units; customers say prove they make sense

FPL wants more nuclear units; customers say prove they make sense

Is This $25 Billion Nuclear Project A Go? | OilPrice.com

Is This $25 Billion Nuclear Project A Go? | OilPrice.com

Commissioning of second Korean APR1400 postponed

Commissioning of second Korean APR1400 postponed

Nuclear Weapons 295 - Would China Benefit From A Conflict Between The U.S. and North Korea? | Nucleotidings

Nuclear Weapons 295 - Would China Benefit From A Conflict Between The U.S. and North Korea? | Nucleotidings

US can Intercept North Korean ICBMs with 36 deployed interceptors | NextBigFuture.com

US can Intercept North Korean ICBMs with 36 deployed interceptors | NextBigFuture.com

New York's Zero Emission Credit For Upstate Nuclear Plants Upheld - Atomic Insights

New York's Zero Emission Credit For Upstate Nuclear Plants Upheld - Atomic Insights

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup August 19, 2017

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Nuclear Roundup
August 10, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

North Korea

Deep Divisions Emerge in Trump Administration as North Korea Threatens War

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/09/us/politics/north-korea-nuclear-threat-rex-tillerson.html?_r=0

War of the words: North Korea, Trump, and strategic stability

https://warontherocks.com/2017/08/war-of-the-words-north-korea-trump-and-strategic-stability/

Trump’s saber-rattling at North Korea sparks fears and puts China in a bind

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews

U.S., North Korea have few channels through which to resolve crises

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missiles-usa-protocols-idUSKBN1AP2OS

Rice - It’s Not Too Late on North Korea

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/10/opinion/susan-rice-trump-north-korea

How Japan Would Go to War Against North Korea

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/how-japan-would-go-war-against-north-korea-21848

The Memo: Could Trump’s hard line work on North Korea?

http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/345982-the-memo-could-trumps-hard-line-work-on-north-korea

North Korea’s Nuclear Capabilities: A Fresh Look - with Power Point Slides

http://isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/north-koreas-nuclear-capabilities-a-fresh-look-power-point-slides/

Why we fear a North Korean nuclear attack

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health

Susan Rice: US can 'tolerate' nuclear weapons in North Korea

http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/susan-rice-us-can-tolerate-nuclear-weapons-in-north-korea/article/2631128

United States

New MDA director: US prepared to defend against North Korean nuclear ICBM threat

http://www.defensenews.com/smr/space-missile-defense/2017/08/09

You can't just riff about nukes

https://www.wired.com/story/donald-trump-north-korea-nuclear-rhetoric/

Fact Check: Is The Nuclear Arsenal 'Stronger Than Ever'?

http://www.npr.org/2017/08/09/542415099/fact-check-is-the-nuclear-arsenal-stronger-than-ever

What if the president ordering a nuclear attack isn’t sane? An Air Force major lost his job for asking.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2017/08/09/what-if-the-president-ordering-a-nuclear-attack-isnt-sane-a-major-lost-his-job-for-asking/?utm_term=.0c844cc41e94

America desperately needs to modernize its nuclear weapons

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/defense/346023-why-america-desperately-needs-to-modernize-its-nuclear-weapons

Nuclear weapons: These companies manage America's stockpile

http://www.foxbusiness.com/features/2017/08/09/nuclear-weapons-these-companies-manage-americas-stockpile.html

Why Washington May Soon Be Unable to Protect Its Allies

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/why-america-may-soon-be-unable-protect-its-allies-21847

Analysis highlights failings in US's advanced nuclear program

https://phys.org/news/2017-08-analysis-highlights-advanced-nuclear.html

Link to Analysis

http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7f10

Rep. Cramer proposes revamp to DOE

http://www.willistonherald.com/news/rep-cramer-proposes-revamp-to-doe/article_e93753de-7d69-11e7-87aa-13e1234be299.html

International

Another country with nuclear aspirations is watching the North Korean stand-off very closely

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/10/its-not-just-north-korea-iran-may-pose-a-nuclear-problem-for-donald-trump.html

U.S. envoy to U.N. will go to Vienna to review Iran nuclear activities-U.S. official

http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCAKBN1AP2AR-OCATP

Fukushima disaster: 'WW2 bomb' found at Japan nuclear site

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-40886169

Reviewing the Year: Technical Cooperation Report for 2016 Released

https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/reviewing-the-year-technical-cooperation-report-for-2016-released

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When the U.S. Last Faced an Emerging Nuclear Threat in East Asia - The New York Times

When the U.S. Last Faced an Emerging Nuclear Threat in East Asia - The New York Times

South Korean President Criticized for ‘Lax Attitude’ on Nuclear Threat

South Korean President Criticized for ‘Lax Attitude’ on Nuclear Threat

Nuclear Graphite Market-Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast Report To 2017-2022, Business - weSRCH

Nuclear Graphite Market-Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast Report To 2017-2022, Business - weSRCH

Editorial Roundup: Yomiuri Shimbun — Nations of the world must build definite path to nuclear disarmament - Opinion - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford, MA

Editorial Roundup: Yomiuri Shimbun — Nations of the world must build definite path to nuclear disarmament - Opinion - southcoasttoday.com - New Bedford, MA

NRC names new senior inspector for construction of Vogtle Nuclear site

NRC names new senior inspector for construction of Vogtle Nuclear site

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Working Itself Out of a Job | RealClearEnergy

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Working Itself Out of a Job | RealClearEnergy

NUCLEAR WASTE: Could 'piddle packs,' volcanoes bring down Yucca Mountain? -- Wednesday, August 9, 2017 -- www.eenews.net

NUCLEAR WASTE: Could 'piddle packs,' volcanoes bring down Yucca Mountain? -- Wednesday, August 9, 2017 -- www.eenews.net

Pushing the storage horse with a nuclear waste cart: the spent fuel pool problem | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Pushing the storage horse with a nuclear waste cart: the spent fuel pool problem | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Heller Calls Latest Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vote, “A Waste of Taxpayer Money” | kkoh-am

Heller Calls Latest Nuclear Regulatory Commission Vote, “A Waste of Taxpayer Money” | kkoh-am

Fukushima Update 8/10/17

Fukushima Update 8/10/17

The European Union considers lifting restrictions on Fukushima rice… Local Fisheries find 75% of Japan’s consumers are “ready to buy (Fukushima fish), without doubt”… The Asahi Shimbun continues to post dismal reports on the status of Fukushima fishermen… Japan’s plutonium inventory drops due to nuke restarts… Tepco says unchecked “tainted” cars left Fukushima Daiichi the first week of the accident… An unexploded WWII bomb near F. Daiichi makes headlines around the world.

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

UMass Amherst Researcher Claims Cancer Risk Assessment Based on Flawed Science | Office of News & Media Relations | UMass Amherst

UMass Amherst Researcher Claims Cancer Risk Assessment Based on Flawed Science | Office of News & Media Relations | UMass Amherst

This Is How America Would Wage a Nuclear War Against North Korea | The National Interest

This Is How America Would Wage a Nuclear War Against North Korea | The National Interest

Poland speaks out harshly against Belarusian nuclear plant - Bellona.org

Poland speaks out harshly against Belarusian nuclear plant - Bellona.org

Toshiba reports long-delayed earnings, posts $8.8-B loss

Toshiba reports long-delayed earnings, posts $8.8-B loss

Analysis highlights failings in US's advanced nuclear program

Analysis highlights failings in US's advanced nuclear program

The Biggest Power Plants In The World -- Hydro And Nuclear

The Biggest Power Plants In The World -- Hydro And Nuclear

The Newest Risk to Nuclear Power May Be the Biggest Yet (Hint: It's Hacking) -- The Motley Fool

The Newest Risk to Nuclear Power May Be the Biggest Yet (Hint: It's Hacking) -- The Motley Fool

New Generation Nuclear Reactors Unlikely to Deliver on Design

New Generation Nuclear Reactors Unlikely to Deliver on Design

Cutting edge reactors could completely reshape the way people think about nuclear power plants

Cutting edge reactors could completely reshape the way people think about nuclear power plants

IAEA Projects "High Potential" For Nuclear Power Growth - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

IAEA Projects "High Potential" For Nuclear Power Growth - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

New IAEA report presents estimates for nuclear power by 2050 - Power Technology

New IAEA report presents estimates for nuclear power by 2050 - Power Technology

Can We Make Nuclear Power Great Again? | Greentech Media

Can We Make Nuclear Power Great Again? | Greentech Media

William Perry urges deterrence on North Korea crisis | The Dish

William Perry urges deterrence on North Korea crisis | The Dish

The Benefits Of Nuclear Power


The Benefits Of Nuclear Power


http://www.hoover.org/research/benefits-nuclear-power?utm_source=hdr&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2017-08-10

Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Is the Oil Industry Dying? - Pacific Standard

Is the Oil Industry Dying? - Pacific Standard

India Near 1st Advanced Thorium Reactor | The Daily Caller

India Near 1st Advanced Thorium Reactor | The Daily Caller

Westinghouse Reaffirms Commitment to Delivering the Nuclear Promise | Business Wire

Westinghouse Reaffirms Commitment to Delivering the Nuclear Promise | Business Wire

Can We Make Nuclear Power Great Again? | Greentech Media

Can We Make Nuclear Power Great Again? | Greentech Media

It goes completely against what most believe, but out of all major energy sources, nuclear is the safest - Our World In Data

It goes completely against what most believe, but out of all major energy sources, nuclear is the safest - Our World In Data

Wasting America’s nuclear opportunity


Wasting America’s nuclear opportunity

http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/345021-wasting-americas-nuclear-opportunity?utm_source=Breakthrough+Newsletter&utm_campaign=5819024a82-Breakthrough+Dispatches+8-8-2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49b872540e-5819024a82-44370641#.WYOEEXBPZQ8.twitter

Want renewable power? Clear the path for nuclear energy


Want renewable power? Clear the path for nuclear energy


http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/energy-environment/344845-want-renewable-power-clear-the-path-for-nuclear-energy?utm_source=Breakthrough+Newsletter&utm_campaign=5819024a82-Breakthrough+Dispatches+8-8-2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49b872540e-5819024a82-44370641

Time To Think About Nukes Again?

 

Time To Think About Nukes Again?


http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2017/07/time-to-think-about-nukes-again.php?utm_source=Breakthrough+Newsletter&utm_campaign=5819024a82-Breakthrough+Dispatches+8-8-2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49b872540e-5819024a82-44370641

Advanced Nuclear Is a Winning Issue in a Tri-Partisan Washington


Advanced Nuclear Is a Winning Issue in a Tri-Partisan Washington



https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/advanced-nuclear-in-a-tri-partisan-washington?utm_source=Breakthrough+Newsletter&utm_campaign=5819024a82-Breakthrough+Dispatches+8-8-2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_49b872540e-5819024a82-44370641

India Commits to Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Facility for U-233 | Neutron Bytes

India Commits to Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Facility for U-233 | Neutron Bytes

Nuclear capacity could more than double by 2050, says IAEA

Nuclear capacity could more than double by 2050, says IAEA

India awards contract for fast reactor fuel cycle facility

India awards contract for fast reactor fuel cycle facility

State sues US for $100M over failure to remove plutonium | Money | pantagraph.com

State sues US for $100M over failure to remove plutonium | Money | pantagraph.com

Saving nuclear energy - Small modular reactors (Part 1)

Saving nuclear energy - Small modular reactors (Part 1)

Nuclear agency begins work to consider Yucca Mountain site | WTOP

Nuclear agency begins work to consider Yucca Mountain site | WTOP

Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup August 9, 2017

Nuclear Roundup
August 9, 2017
A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.

North Korea

North Korea now making missile-ready nuclear weapons, U.S. analysts say

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/north-korea-now-making-missile-ready-nuclear-weapons-us-analysts-say/2017/08/08/e14b882a-7b6b-11e7-9d08-b79f191668ed_story.html?utm_term=.92a8d304122f

North Korean nuclear weapons were refrigerator-sized a decade ago, now they fit inside missiles

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/09/north-korean-nuclear-weapons-were-refrigerator-sized-a-decade-ago-now-they-fit-inside-missiles.html

Trump warns N. Korea: U.S. nuclear arsenal is ‘more powerful than ever before’

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/08/09/trump-warns-that-u-s-nuclear-arsenal-is-more-powerful-than-ever-before/?utm_term=.8e31b069407e

GOP senator: Trump needs Congress to approve strike on North Korea

http://thehill.com/homenews/345835-gop-senator-trump-needs-congress-to-approve-strike-on-north-korea

North Korea says it’s studying a plan to attack Guam

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/north-korea-says-studying-plan-attack-guam/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=EBB%2008.09.2017&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief

Guam reacts to North Korea nuclear threat with faith in U.S. military

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/nation-now/2017/08/08/guam-reacts-north-korea-nuclear-threatilitary/551184001/

Gary Samore: Korea de-nuclearization unrealistic

http://newsok.com/article/feed/1355140

Deterring North Korea: The Next Nuclear-Tailoring Agenda

https://warontherocks.com/2017/08/deterring-north-korea-the-next-nuclear-tailoring-agenda/

Trump’s scary tweets about nuclear weapons, explained

https://www.vox.com/world/2017/8/9/16118242/trump-nuclear-weapons-tweets-modernization

Trump's Pointless Untruths About U.S. Nuclear Weapons

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/08/trumps-pointless-untruths-about-us-nuclear-weapons/536319/

Ex-Obama adviser: 'Alarming' that Trump lied about nuclear arsenal

http://thehill.com/homenews/news/345871-former-obama-adviser-alarming-that-trump-lied-about-changing-nuclear-arsenal

History lesson: Why did Bill Clinton’s North Korea deal fail?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/fact-checker/wp/2017/08/09/history-lesson-why-did-bill-clintons-north-korea-deal-fail/?utm_term=.e4393ccab7e6

Can SF plan for surviving a North Korean nuclear strike?

http://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Can-SF-plan-for-surviving-a-North-Korean-nuclear-11743318.php

United States

Statement on a Comprehensive Policy to Constrain Iran

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/statement-comprehensive-policy-constrain-iran-21828?page=show

H. R. McMaster Adjusts His Arguments to Keep the U.S. in Iran Nuclear Deal

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/450273/mcmaster-iran-nuclear-deal-arguments-change

In defense bill, Cheney pushes for more deterrence overseas — including nuclear weapons

http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/in-defense-bill-cheney-pushes-for-more-deterrence-overseas-including/article_682b51f5-b718-5503-8d19-aba859a333f1.html

Are there legal grounds to disobey a presidential order to launch a nuclear weapon?

https://www.roughlyexplained.com/2017/08/legal-grounds-disobey-presidents-order-fire-nuclear-weapon/

Victor H. Reis to Be Awarded John S. Foster, Jr. Medal for Distinguished Contributions to Nuclear Security

https://www.newswise.com/articles/victor-h-reis-to-be-awarded-john-s-foster-jr-medal-for-distinguished-contributions-to-nuclear-security

Hanford: Plutonium found in air samples near public highway

http://www.king5.com/news/local/hanford/hanford-plutonium-found-in-air-samples-near-public-highway/462939126

International

Thinking seriously about Asia’s arms control

http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2017/08/09/thinking-seriously-about-asias-arms-control/

The Simple Reason Why Russia Is a Nuclear Superpower (Thanks to 715 Atomic Tests)

http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/the-simple-reason-why-russia-nuclear-superpower-thanks-715-21833

General Interest

72 years after the bombing of Nagasaki, there are 15,000 nuclear weapons in the world

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-southard-nagasaki-20170809-story.html

Here's how much a nuclear weapon costs

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/08/heres-how-much-a-nuclear-weapon-costs.html


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