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Friday, August 25, 2017
Release of World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2017 on 12 September in Paris
Release of World Nuclear Industry Status Report 2017 on 12 September in Paris
https://www.worldnuclearreport.org/
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup August 25, 2017
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A compilation of quality nuclear policy news published on the Web, around the world.
North Korea In photos, North Korea signals a more powerful ICBM in the works http://www.reuters.com/ North Korea will be surrounded by nuclear-capable F-35s by the early 2020s http://www.businessinsider. North Korea says it can fight 'any war' with U.S. now that it has ICBM nuclear weapons http://www.newsweek.com/north- The North Korean spies Ukraine caught stealing missile plans http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/24/ How North Korea Crashed the Atomic Club http://nationalinterest.org/ United States Trump’s tweets could lead to nuclear war, says former CIA agent who wants to buy twitter, ban President http://www.newsweek.com/trump- https://www.gofundme.com/ He saw a nuclear blast at 9, then spent his life opposing nuclear war and climate change https://www.washingtonpost. The University of Texas wants to manage Los Alamos National Lab http://kxan.com/2017/08/25/ Top Hanford official to leave site in September http://www.tri-cityherald.com/ Mission need approved for lithium production facility at Y-12, but cost, schedule not determined http://oakridgetoday.com/2017/ International 'Strong indications' Trump won't recertify Iranian compliance with nuclear deal https://www.cnbc.com/2017/08/ Iran warns of 'illegal' US pressure on IAEA after Haley's visit to Vienna http://www.presstv.ir/Detail/ Will Trump recertify Iran? Much hangs in the balance http://thebulletin.org/will- Trump’s suspicious scheme to discredit the Iran nuclear deal http://thehill.com/blogs/ Space, nuclear security, polar bears: Russia and the U.S. still agree on some things https://www.washingtonpost. US worried Pakistan's Nuclear-weapons could land up in terrorists' hands: Official http://economictimes. Can Germany Be Europe’s Nuclear Bridge Builder? http://carnegieeurope.eu/ Kingston University academic visits former secret Cold War nuclear facility in Russia http://www.surreycomet.co.uk/ The First Thorium Salt Reactors in Over 40 Years Were Just Switched on in Europe https://www.sciencealert.com/ Exclusive: Indonesian militants planned 'dirty bomb' attack - sources http://www.reuters.com/ General Interest How Howard Hughes Helped the CIA Try to Steal a Russian Nuclear Sub https://www.vice.com/en_nz/ Have a beer in our honor http://thebulletin.org/press- Safeguards and the NPT: Where our current problems began http://www.tandfonline.com/ 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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The Energy Collective Daily: Hurricane Harvey Headed for Area with Significant Oil, Natural Gas Infrastructure
Hurricane Harvey Headed for Area with Significant Oil, Natural Gas Infrastructure | The Energy Collective Daily |
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- Hurricane Harvey Headed for Area with Significant Oil, Natural Gas Infrastructure
- Long Awaited DoE Report on Electricity Markets and Reliability
- Battery Storage is Becoming a Built-In Product Feature
- Keeping Up the PACE in California, and Elsewhere
- Trump Attorney Sues Greenpeace Over Dakota Access in $300 Million Racketeering Case
Thursday, August 24, 2017
Energy Collective Daily: Forget OPEC, China Controls Oil Prices
Forget OPEC, China Controls Oil Prices | The Energy Collective Daily |
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- Forget OPEC, China Controls Oil Prices
- Exxon Changed its Tune on Climate Science, Depending on Audience, Study Shows
- New and Improved Self-Scoring Tool Can Help Cities Reduce Their Energy Use and Carbon Emissions
- How Cap and Trade Affects Green Building Through Revenue Spending
- Upstream Methane Reductions Crucial to Future of Natural Gas Trucks
- Natural Gas Pipeline Projects Lead to Smaller Price Discounts in Appalachian Region
Modernizing America's Electricity Infrastructure
Dear friends and colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the publication of my book through The MIT Press.
MIT Press
Modernizing America's Electricity Infrastructure
A
comprehensive, coherent strategy for modernizing America’s electricity
infrastructure while ensuring affordable, reliable, secure, and
environmentally sustainable electricity services.
Hardcover | $25.00 Short | £19.95 | 320 pp. | 6 x 9 in | 16 figures | September 2017 | ISBN: 9780262036795
eBook | $18.00 Short | October 2017 | ISBN: 9780262342391
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Friends and colleagues of the author can receive a special 30% discount on the book’s list price when ordering it directly through the MIT Press website (https://mitpress.mit.edu/mode
Overview
America’s
aging electricity infrastructure is deteriorating rapidly even as the
need for highly reliable electric service—driven by the explosion of
digital technology—continues to rise. Largely missing from national
discussions, however, is a coherent, comprehensive national strategy for
modernizing this critical infrastructure. Energy expert Mason Willrich
presents just such a strategy in this book, connecting the dots across
electric utilities, independent suppliers, government bureaucracies,
political jurisdictions, and academic disciplines. He explains the need
for a coherent approach, offers a framework for analyzing policy
options, and proposes a step-by-step strategy for modernizing electrical
infrastructure, end-to-end, in a way that ensures the delivery of
affordable, reliable, secure, and environmentally sustainable
electricity services.
Willrich argues that an effective electrical infrastructure modernization strategy must incorporate flexibility, adaptability, and the capacity to coordinate policies at local, state, and federal levels. He reviews the history of America’s electrification, from Edison’s demonstration of the incandescent light bulb through the recent expansion of wind, solar, and energy efficiency as carbon-free energy resources. He describes the current ownership and operation of the electric industry and the complicated web of federal and state policies that govern it.
Willrich argues that an effective electrical infrastructure modernization strategy must incorporate flexibility, adaptability, and the capacity to coordinate policies at local, state, and federal levels. He reviews the history of America’s electrification, from Edison’s demonstration of the incandescent light bulb through the recent expansion of wind, solar, and energy efficiency as carbon-free energy resources. He describes the current ownership and operation of the electric industry and the complicated web of federal and state policies that govern it.
About the Author
Mason
Willrich is an independent energy consultant. During a distinguished
career of more than five decades, he has worked as a senior executive in
the electric utility industry and the independent power industry as
well as in academia and the U.S. government. His books include Energy and World Politics and Non-Proliferation Treaty: Framework for Nuclear Arms Control.
Endorsements
“Mason
Willrich draws on a lifetime of experience and his innate common sense
to provide an important strategy for dealing with our electricity
infrastructure. Read and learn.”
—George P. Shultz, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow and Chairman, Energy Policy Task Force, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
—George P. Shultz, Thomas W. and Susan B. Ford Distinguished Fellow and Chairman, Energy Policy Task Force, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
“Even
experts will learn much, and nonexperts far more, from this magisterial
and admirably clear overview of America’s electricity system by one of
its most distinguished experts.”
—Amory B. Lovins, Cofounder and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute; lead author of Small Is Profitable, Brittle Power, and Reinventing Fire
—Amory B. Lovins, Cofounder and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute; lead author of Small Is Profitable, Brittle Power, and Reinventing Fire
“Mason
Willrich provides us with a compelling model for modernizing the U.S.
electric power infrastructure to take full advantage of no- and
low-carbon generation technologies. Firmly grounded in history, industry
economics, and technological innovation, this is a book that everyone
should read.”
—Paul L. Joskow, President, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics, Emeritus, MIT
—Paul L. Joskow, President, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; Elizabeth and James Killian Professor of Economics, Emeritus, MIT
“Mason
Willrich is a leading expert on energy issues, and emphasizes the
importance of the electricity sector to the country and everyone’s
lives. He points out that investments in energy infrastructure and
modernizing the energy grid need to be a national priority in order to
ensure that we retain reliable, affordable, secure, and increasingly
clean energy. Although some of Mason’s recommendations are
controversial, and I disagree with some of them, the book is a great
read.”
—Thomas R. Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute, association representing all U.S. investor-owned electric companies
—Thomas R. Kuhn, President, Edison Electric Institute, association representing all U.S. investor-owned electric companies
“The
power grid is the most important physical-cyber system on the planet,
and what Mason Willrich has done here is no less than to provide us a
brilliant theoretical and practical guide to its vitally needed upgrade
for the 21st century.”
—Daniel Kammen, Professor, University of California, Berkeley; Science Envoy, U.S. State Department
—Daniel Kammen, Professor, University of California, Berkeley; Science Envoy, U.S. State Department
Comments from readers are welcome.
Best wishes,
Mason
Bulletin of Atomic Scientists Nuclear Roundup August 24, 2017
Fukushima Update 8/24/17
Fukushima Update 8/24/17 –
Tepco begins freezing the final section of the F. Daiichi ice wall… All fish within 20 kilometers of F. Daiichi are below Japan’s limit of 100 Becquerels per kilogram… Fukushima expands rice and peach shipments to Malaysia… Ken Buessler of Woods Hole gives his opinion on releasing tritiated water to the sea… Futaba announces plans for recovery and reconstruction… Three more Japanese nukes file restart documents... and more.
http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.
Tepco begins freezing the final section of the F. Daiichi ice wall… All fish within 20 kilometers of F. Daiichi are below Japan’s limit of 100 Becquerels per kilogram… Fukushima expands rice and peach shipments to Malaysia… Ken Buessler of Woods Hole gives his opinion on releasing tritiated water to the sea… Futaba announces plans for recovery and reconstruction… Three more Japanese nukes file restart documents... and more.
http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.