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Friday, August 3, 2018

Mission reviews Chernobyl waste management - World Nuclear News

Mission reviews Chernobyl waste management - World Nuclear News: International Atomic Energy Agency experts have carried out a mission to review a feasibility study for the creation and location of new facilities for the management of radioactively contaminated materials at Chernobyl.

Valley News - At Dartmouth, Japanese Students Detail Progress Made Post-Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

Valley News - At Dartmouth, Japanese Students Detail Progress Made Post-Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Hanover — Takuma Watanabe, 16, sat ramrod straight in the wood-backed chair along the wall of a Dartmouth College campus conference room on Friday morning, his lips moving silently as he worked his way through the speech, pages of black type marked...

GAO report: $1 billion to dismantle Navy’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier - Stripes

GAO report: $1 billion to dismantle Navy’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier - Stripes: The GAO estimate was unveiled as the Navy is assessing its options to dismantle and dispose of the former USS Enterprise, which has been inactive since 2012 and was decommissioned in 2017 after more than 50 years of service.

Iran Is at a Strategic Crossroads Again « Breaking Energy - Energy industry news, analysis, and commentary

Iran Is at a Strategic Crossroads Again « Breaking Energy - Energy industry news, analysis, and commentary

Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change - The New York Times

Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change - The New York Times: We knew everything we needed to know, and nothing stood in our way. Nothing, that is, except ourselves. A tragedy in two acts.

Toshiba completes Westinghouse sale - The Japan News

Toshiba completes Westinghouse sale - The Japan News: TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Toshiba Corp. said Thursday that it has completed procedures for the sale of failed U.S. nuclear plant builder Westinghouse to Canadian fund Brookfield Business Partners LP.

Specialist divers complete nuclear clean up at Sizewell | Anglia - ITV News

Specialist divers complete nuclear clean up at Sizewell | Anglia - ITV News: Read the latest Anglia stories, Specialist divers complete nuclear clean up at Sizewell on ITV News, videos, stories and all the latest Anglia news

Missouri S&T – News and Events – Looking inside a nuclear fuel pin to improve nuclear energy

Missouri S&T – News and Events – Looking inside a nuclear fuel pin to improve nuclear energy

New plan would leave spent nuclear fuel at Wolf Creek until 2105

New plan would leave spent nuclear fuel at Wolf Creek until 2105

SC nuclear plant leak did not affect groundwater, DHEC says | The State

SC nuclear plant leak did not affect groundwater, DHEC says | The State

Judge keeps rate cuts for failed nuclear plants in limbo

Judge keeps rate cuts for failed nuclear plants in limbo: COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A federal judge refused Thursday to end a lawsuit by a private South Carolina utility that also is seeking to stop a temporary rate cut for customers who con

Trump Receives New Letter From Kim Jong Un, White House Confirms | The Diplomat

Trump Receives New Letter From Kim Jong Un, White House Confirms | The Diplomat: The U.S. president expressed that he looks forward to meeting Kim again.

The coastal retreat has begun - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

The coastal retreat has begun - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: When do you concede that climate change won’t allow you to stay where you are? Maybe… now.

DARPA’s Prepare program: Preparing for what? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

DARPA’s Prepare program: Preparing for what? - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: The US military wants to temporarily boost genes' ability to protect against biological, chemical, or radiological health threats. The work is advertised as purely defensive—but how is the world supposed to know that for sure?

North Korea’s other weapons of mass destruction - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

North Korea’s other weapons of mass destruction - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: While the nuclear threat is the most dire, North Korea’s biological and chemical weapons programs must be addressed as well, argue two experts from the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation.

Disarmament over deterrence: Nuclear lessons from Latin America - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Disarmament over deterrence: Nuclear lessons from Latin America - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Newly declassified documents reveal details of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty negotiations and highlight the potential for disarmament-based global security.

Hiroshima & Nagasaki Archives - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Hiroshima & Nagasaki Archives - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: It’s been 73 years since the Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and, a few days later, on Nagasaki, Japan. That week in August changed the world forever; ever since, the global nuclear arsenal has risen and dropped. But the nuclear threat has never dissipated. Here’s a collection of Bulletin articles that provide what you need to remember and think about as the world navigates a particularly dangerous portion of the Nuclear Age.

Divers complete radwaste work at Sizewell A - World Nuclear News

Divers complete radwaste work at Sizewell A - World Nuclear News: Specialist divers have completed their mission to deal with radioactive waste from Sizewell A Site’s nuclear fuel storage ponds, cutting up all of the 35 storage skips, nearly two months ahead of schedule.

Wolf Creek selects Orano for dry storage services - World Nuclear News

Wolf Creek selects Orano for dry storage services - World Nuclear News: Orano TN will design, construct and commission an interim used fuel storage facility at the Wolf Creek nuclear power plant in Kansas, USA, under a contract signed with the plant's operator.

CEZ to test use of Westinghouse fuel at Temelin-1 - World Nuclear News

CEZ to test use of Westinghouse fuel at Temelin-1 - World Nuclear News: Czech utility ČEZ plans to test six Westinghouse fuel rods in unit 1 of the Temelín nuclear power plant as it seeks to diversify its fuel supply. Russia’s TVEL is currently the sole supplier of nuclear fuel to Temelín and Dukovany.

Calls for government action after fears £15bn new nuclear power plant deal has stalled | The Mail

Calls for government action after fears £15bn new nuclear power plant deal has stalled | The Mail

How summer heat has hit Nordic nuclear plants

How summer heat has hit Nordic nuclear plants: The summer has been 6-10 degrees Celsius above the seasonal average so far and has depleted the region’s hydropower reservoirs.

Top Trump Donor Agreed to Pay Michael Cohen $10 Million for Nuclear Project Push - WSJ

Top Trump Donor Agreed to Pay Michael Cohen $10 Million for Nuclear Project Push - WSJ

Trump donor agreed to pay Michael Cohen $10 million in nuclear-plant deal: report - MarketWatch

Trump donor agreed to pay Michael Cohen $10 million in nuclear-plant deal: report - MarketWatch

Why nuclear energy is still on government's agenda | News24

Why nuclear energy is still on government's agenda | News24

Judge OKs SCE&G lawsuit seeking to stop rate cuts for failed nuclear plants - SCANA Corporation (NYSE:SCG) | Seeking Alpha

Judge OKs SCE&G lawsuit seeking to stop rate cuts for failed nuclear plants - SCANA Corporation (NYSE:SCG) | Seeking Alpha: A federal judge today refused to stop a lawsuit by SCANA (SCG) subsidiary South Carolina Electric & Gas that also is attempting to stop a temporary 15% rat

Judge keeps rate cuts for failed nuclear power plants in limbo - Electric Light & Power

Judge keeps rate cuts for failed nuclear power plants in limbo - Electric Light & Power: The 15 percent rate cut, retroactive to April, is set to begin appearing on South Carolina Electric & Gas bills Tuesday unless a court rules otherwise

Russia begins fueling its floating nuclear power plant under the world’s curious gaze - Bellona.org

Russia begins fueling its floating nuclear power plant under the world’s curious gaze - Bellona.org: Technicians in Northwest Russia have begun to load the reactors of the Akademik Lomonosov, Russia’s first waterborne nuclear power plant, …

The world relies on Russia to build its nuclear power plants - Atoms for peace

The world relies on Russia to build its nuclear power plants - Atoms for peace

French nuclear power supply cuts extended as hot weather lingers | S&P Global Platts

French nuclear power supply cuts extended as hot weather lingers | S&P Global Platts

Canada Envisions Small Nuclear Reactors Producing Power And Hydrogen In Remote Towns

Canada Envisions Small Nuclear Reactors Producing Power And Hydrogen In Remote Towns

U.S. GAO - Aircraft Carrier Dismantlement and Disposal: Options Warrant Additional Oversight and Raise Regulatory Questions

U.S. GAO - Aircraft Carrier Dismantlement and Disposal: Options Warrant Additional Oversight and Raise Regulatory Questions: Dismantling and disposing of the ex-USS Enterprise nuclear aircraft carrier may cost the Navy more than $1 billion. We found that typical budget and reporting on dismantlement and disposal does not give enough information to support oversight for a project of this size and cost.

Environmentalists Fight Plan to Keep Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Open Through 2053 | Miami New Times

Environmentalists Fight Plan to Keep Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Open Through 2053 | Miami New Times

Legal challenge fights FPL plan to run Turkey Point 80 years

Legal challenge fights FPL plan to run Turkey Point 80 years

NUCLEAR: Pa. braces for impact as Three Mile Island nears closure -- Thursday, August 2, 2018 -- www.eenews.net

NUCLEAR: Pa. braces for impact as Three Mile Island nears closure -- Thursday, August 2, 2018 -- www.eenews.net: LONDONDERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Three Mile Island, the plant made famous for a partial meltdown in 1979 that fomented anti-nuclear sentiment, is being felled by a new foe: natural gas.

SCANA reports sharp drop in its second-qaurter profit | The State

SCANA reports sharp drop in its second-qaurter profit | The State

Vermont Yankee's $143 million fuel move finished - VTDigger

Vermont Yankee's $143 million fuel move finished - VTDigger

SC nuclear plant leak did not affect groundwater, DHEC says | The State

SC nuclear plant leak did not affect groundwater, DHEC says | The State

NM has little say in Holtec plan, AG says | Albuquerque Journal

NM has little say in Holtec plan, AG says | Albuquerque Journal

NM says it has no say in whether Oyster Creek buyer can build waste facility | Breaking News | pressofatlanticcity.com

NM says it has no say in whether Oyster Creek buyer can build waste facility | Breaking News | pressofatlanticcity.com: New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has concluded the state cannot legally stop Holtec International, which has an agreement to buy the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township,

New Mexico powerless to stop N.J. company's nuclear waste plans | NJ.com

New Mexico powerless to stop N.J. company's nuclear waste plans | NJ.com

Lack of New Mexico say in nuclear waste project draws ire - Midland Reporter-Telegram

Lack of New Mexico say in nuclear waste project draws ire - Midland Reporter-Telegram

The sooner N.J.'s oldest nuke plant is shuttered the better | Editorial | NJ.com

The sooner N.J.'s oldest nuke plant is shuttered the better | Editorial | NJ.com

Big deal at Big Rock | Featured-pnr | petoskeynews.com

Big deal at Big Rock | Featured-pnr | petoskeynews.com: CHARLEVOIX — The decommissioned Big Rock Point Nuclear Power Plant site north of Charlevoix is being sold.The sale is part of a larger deal between New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. —

Entergy agrees to sale of Palisades | Local News | heraldpalladium.com

Entergy agrees to sale of Palisades | Local News | heraldpalladium.com: COVERT — Palisades nuclear power plant will get an accelerated decommissioning after it closes in 2022, Entergy Corp. announced Wednesday.

Entergy Announces Plans To Sell Pilgrim

Entergy Announces Plans To Sell Pilgrim

Hot but not bothered: Major media are ignoring the climate crisis - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Hot but not bothered: Major media are ignoring the climate crisis - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: In the midst of record-breaking heat waves and wildfires, fewer than half of all Americans view global warming as a serious personal threat. A big reason for that: Many journalists are not doing their jobs.

Containment Design Flaw at DC Cook Nuclear Plant


Containment Design Flaw at DC Cook Nuclear Plant


https://allthingsnuclear.org/dlochbaum/containment-flaw-at-dc-cook

Thursday, August 2, 2018

Fukushima Update 8/2/18

Fukushima Update 8/2/18

Fukushima’s J-Village has returned to being Japan’s national soccer training center… Three teenage Fukushima Reconstruction Ambassadors visited Taiwan to share insight on earthquake recovery… Tepco will open a nuke accident and recovery museum in Tomioka town… Namie resumes its annual samurai parade… The plan to use floating wind turbines to supply Fukushima Prefecture is failing… The full relocation of Iwate and Miyagi prefecture disaster victims should be complete in 2020.

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

Exelon petitions to extend license of Peach Bottom nuclear facility | Press & Journal

Exelon petitions to extend license of Peach Bottom nuclear facility | Press & Journal

Palisades Power Plant to be sold for decommissioning after 2022 shutdown

Palisades Power Plant to be sold for decommissioning after 2022 shutdown

Oyster Creek nuclear plant sale agreement announced

Oyster Creek nuclear plant sale agreement announced: The country's oldest nuclear power plant is in agreement to be sold to a company that plans to decommission it in the next eight years, decades earlier than required by industry protocols.

Entergy to Sell Pilgrim Nuclear Plant, 1 Other for Decommissioning - NECN

Entergy to Sell Pilgrim Nuclear Plant, 1 Other for Decommissioning - NECN: The owner of nuclear power plants slated for closure in Massachusetts and Michigan says it plans to sell the facilities after they are shut down.

Entergy Corp. said Wednesday the transfer of ownership to Holtec...

Millstone Hopeful Regulators See Nuclear Power As "At Risk" | Connecticut Public Radio

Millstone Hopeful Regulators See Nuclear Power As "At Risk" | Connecticut Public Radio: The owner of the Millstone nuclear plant is praising a state decision it says could let it sell its electricity more competitively.

Rick Perry, Rep. John Katko tout nuclear energy at Oswego County plant | Eye on NY | auburnpub.com

Rick Perry, Rep. John Katko tout nuclear energy at Oswego County plant | Eye on NY | auburnpub.com: The country's top energy official and central New York's congressman appeared together at an Oswego County nuclear power plant Wednesday.

Secretary Perry Tours FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in New York | Department of Energy

Secretary Perry Tours FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in New York | Department of Energy: Secretary Perry Tours FitzPatrick Nuclear Plant in New York

A Savannah Story | ANS Nuclear Cafe

A Savannah Story | ANS Nuclear Cafe

Radiation and the Value of a Human Life | ANS Nuclear Cafe

Radiation and the Value of a Human Life | ANS Nuclear Cafe

A Strategic Approach | ANS Nuclear Cafe

A Strategic Approach | ANS Nuclear Cafe

Pool Reactors 1: An Introduction | ANS Nuclear Cafe

Pool Reactors 1: An Introduction | ANS Nuclear Cafe

ANS Friday Nuclear Matinee: Growing Food with Nuclear, Part II | ANS Nuclear Cafe

ANS Friday Nuclear Matinee: Growing Food with Nuclear, Part II | ANS Nuclear Cafe

ANS Friday Nuclear Matinee: Growing Food with Nuclear, Part II | ANS Nuclear Cafe

ANS Friday Nuclear Matinee: Growing Food with Nuclear, Part II | ANS Nuclear Cafe

Dominion Energy -2% after guiding Q3 earnings below consensus - Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D) | Seeking Alpha

Dominion Energy -2% after guiding Q3 earnings below consensus - Dominion Energy, Inc. (NYSE:D) | Seeking Alpha: Dominion Energy ([[D]] -1.9%) is lower despite reporting better than expected Q2 earnings, as it guides Q3 earnings below analyst consensus. Dominion issue

Sequoyah Emergency Drill To Involve Federal, State And Local Agencies - Chattanoogan.com

Sequoyah Emergency Drill To Involve Federal, State And Local Agencies - Chattanoogan.com

New Mexico News: Proposed waste storage site meets opposition

New Mexico News: Proposed waste storage site meets opposition: Public outcry against a proposed plan to build a nuclear waste facility in southeastern New Mexico seemed overwhelming last week as citizens spoke at numerous public meetings held by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission across the state.

Entergy Swings Deal for Palisades Plant | News | 1450 99.7 WHTC

Entergy Swings Deal for Palisades Plant | News | 1450 99.7 WHTC: COVERT, MI (WHTC-AM/FM) – Another step in the mothballing of the Palisades Power Plant has been taken.
The operator of the Covert-based nuclear power facility, Entergy, announced on Wednesda...

Entrada Organizers Apologize To Pueblo Indians, Santa Fe County Considers Possible Land Swap | KUNM

Entrada Organizers Apologize To Pueblo Indians, Santa Fe County Considers Possible Land Swap | KUNM: Conquistador Reenactment Leaders Apologize To Pueblo Indians – Associated Press Organizers of the annual reenactment of a 17th-century Spanish conquistador

Exelon petitions to extend license of Peach Bottom nuclear facility | Press & Journal

Exelon petitions to extend license of Peach Bottom nuclear facility | Press & Journal

Entergy posts quarterly profit of $245 million, sells off aging East Coast nuclear plants - Talk Business & Politics

Entergy posts quarterly profit of $245 million, sells off aging East Coast nuclear plants - Talk Business & Politics: Wall Street cheered second quarter earnings results for New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. as the parent of Entergy Arkansas continued its transition to a pure-play power utility by selling off two...

Entergy to sell Pilgrim, Palisades to JV decommissioning company | S&P Global Platts

Entergy to sell Pilgrim, Palisades to JV decommissioning company | S&P Global Platts: Entergy s Pilgrim nuclear reactor in Massachusetts and Palisades nuclear reactor in Michigan will be bought and decommissioned decades sooner than previously planned by a joint venture of Holtec Inter

Pilgrim nuclear plant to be sold after shutdown


Pilgrim nuclear plant to be sold after shutdown



http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20180801/pilgrim-nuclear-plant-to-be-sold-after-shutdown

Wednesday, August 1, 2018

Sandia researchers study spent nuclear fuel storage | Albuquerque Journal

Sandia researchers study spent nuclear fuel storage | Albuquerque Journal

Trump energy chief Rick Perry to visit Oswego County nuclear plant | syracuse.com

Trump energy chief Rick Perry to visit Oswego County nuclear plant | syracuse.com

Global nuclear medicine groups chart the future

Global nuclear medicine groups chart the future: AuntMinnie.com is the largest and most comprehensive community Web site for medical imaging professionals worldwide. Radiologists, technologists, administrators, and industry professionals can find information and conduct e-commerce in MRI, mammography, ultrasound, x-ray, CT, nuclear medicine, PACS, and other imaging disciplines.

Shareholders of Troubled SC Utility Approve Merger Plan | South Carolina News | US News

Shareholders of Troubled SC Utility Approve Merger Plan | South Carolina News | US News: COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Shareholders of South Carolina utility SCANA are expected to vote Tuesday on whether to merge with Virginia-based Dominion Energy.

Ural icebreaker passes construction milestone - World Nuclear News

Ural icebreaker passes construction milestone - World Nuclear News: Zio-Podolsk, a subsidiary of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has completed the welding of four hydrochambers to the reactor body of the Ural nuclear-powered icebreaker.

Holtec takes on two more US plants for decommissioning - World Nuclear News

Holtec takes on two more US plants for decommissioning - World Nuclear News: US utility Entergy has agreed to sell the Pilgrim and Palisades nuclear power plants to Holtec International after their closures in 2019 and 2022, respectively, for subsequent decommissioning by Comprehensive Decommissioning International.

Nuclear key to Ontario prosperity - World Nuclear News

Nuclear key to Ontario prosperity - World Nuclear News: The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has called on the leaders of the Canadian province to leverage its nuclear sector as part of a blueprint to help keep Ontario "open for business".

Kepco loses preferred bidder status for NuGen - World Nuclear News

Kepco loses preferred bidder status for NuGen - World Nuclear News: Toshiba Corporation has informed Korea Electric Power Company that it is no longer the preferred bidder to acquire 100% of its UK nuclear power development company, NuGeneration.

Small Modular Reactors: 'Sealing' the Deal

Small Modular Reactors: 'Sealing' the Deal

NextEra to replace Iowan nuclear with wind | Windpower Monthly

NextEra to replace Iowan nuclear with wind | Windpower Monthly: Read NextEra to replace Iowan nuclear with wind and other wind energy news & analysis on Windpower Monthly

Planning for southeastern New Mexico nuke waste project enters next phase | Local News | santafenewmexican.com

Planning for southeastern New Mexico nuke waste project enters next phase | Local News | santafenewmexican.com

Oldest U.S. nuclear power plant to be sold - The Washington Post

Oldest U.S. nuclear power plant to be sold - The Washington Post: A roundup of financial news from around the world.

America must get serious about nuclear energy and national security | TheHill

America must get serious about nuclear energy and national security | TheHill

Costs will dictate future of UK nuclear, says university - World Nuclear News

Costs will dictate future of UK nuclear, says university - World Nuclear News: Nuclear energy will be essential if the UK is to meet its greenhouse gas emission targets, a new briefing paper from Imperial College London concludes, but says the cost of new nuclear power plants needs to be reduced.

Saudi Arabia makes progress in nuclear power scheme | Arab News

Saudi Arabia makes progress in nuclear power scheme | Arab News

Developer outlines timeframe to finish Alabama nuclear plant | Local News | decaturdaily.com

Developer outlines timeframe to finish Alabama nuclear plant | Local News | decaturdaily.com: HOLLYWOOD — A businessman says that he's assembled a group of nuclear engineering and construction firms to finish building an idled nuclear plant in Jackson County in the next five

Is Bellefonte finally coming online? 5 questions about nuclear plant | AL.com

Is Bellefonte finally coming online? 5 questions about nuclear plant | AL.com

Agreements Sealed for the World's Biggest Nuclear Plant

Agreements Sealed for the World's Biggest Nuclear Plant

Nuclear Plant Closures Show Why, When It Comes To Energy, Small Is Expensive

Nuclear Plant Closures Show Why, When It Comes To Energy, Small Is Expensive

Red Tape and Green Energy: Why Nuclear Power Is Struggling to Survive – InsideSources

Red Tape and Green Energy: Why Nuclear Power Is Struggling to Survive – InsideSources: This year has been a tough one for nuclear power. Last week, NextEra Energy announced an agreement with utility Alliant that would close its 601 MW Duane A

Exelon's Oyster Creek nuclear plant to be bought, decommissioned by JV | S&P Global Platts

Exelon's Oyster Creek nuclear plant to be bought, decommissioned by JV | S&P Global Platts: Exelon Generation s Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in Forked River New Jersey will be bought and decommissioned within eight years by a joint venture of Holtec International and SNC-Lavalin decades

Decommissioning of Pilgrim nuclear power plant being transferred to Holtec International - The Boston Globe

Decommissioning of Pilgrim nuclear power plant being transferred to Holtec International - The Boston Globe: The owner of the Pilgrim nuclear power plant in Plymouth has agreed to hand over the plant, its license and responsibility for disposing of spent nuclear fuel to an international company which promises to complete decommissioning faster than currently projected.

Renewable energy provides more electricity than nuclear power in over half of U.S. states

Renewable energy provides more electricity than nuclear power in over half of U.S. states: Citing concerns about "national security" and "grid reliability," the Trump Administration is weighing options for subsidizing and preventing the closure

Nuclear Operators Scramble To Make Reactors Flexible Enough For New Energy Economy

Nuclear Operators Scramble To Make Reactors Flexible Enough For New Energy Economy: Nuclear operators are scrambling to keep nuclear plants, typically either all-the-way on or all-the-way off, alive in an emerging electricity market that puts a premium on flexibility.

The demise of US nuclear power in 4 charts


The demise of US nuclear power in 4 charts


https://theconversation.com/the-demise-of-us-nuclear-power-in-4-charts-98817

Critical Infrastructure Sectors | Homeland Security

Critical Infrastructure Sectors | Homeland Security: There are 16 critical infrastructure sectors whose assets, systems, and networks, whether physical or virtual, are considered so vital that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof.

Iowa nuclear plant to close in 2020 - World Nuclear News

Iowa nuclear plant to close in 2020 - World Nuclear News: The single-unit Duane Arnold nuclear power plant is to close in late 2020 after utility Alliant Energy and owner NextEra Energy Resources agreed to shorten their existing power purchase agreement for the plant.

UK funding spurs advanced reactor R&D but application outlook needed


UK funding spurs advanced reactor R&D but application outlook needed



https://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/uk-funding-spurs-advanced-reactor-rd-application-outlook-needed?utm_campaign=NEI%2001AUG18%20Newsletter%202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=f0363645b738433c9f5255cd33b90a1c&elq=426aa1424c4a4faaac633838556bbdd0&elqaid=38097&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=20425

GE Hitachi chases gas plant displacement with new 300 MW reactor

 

GE Hitachi chases gas plant displacement with new 300 MW reactor


https://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/ge-hitachi-chases-gas-plant-displacement-new-300-mw-reactor?utm_campaign=NEI%2001AUG18%20Newsletter%202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=665b6097c4e74b54850849c261964288&elq=426aa1424c4a4faaac633838556bbdd0&elqaid=38097&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=20425

Westinghouse adapts reactor saws as Germany deal tests scaling gains


Westinghouse adapts reactor saws as Germany deal tests scaling gains


https://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/westinghouse-adapts-reactor-saws-germany-deal-tests-scaling-gains?utm_campaign=NEI%2001AUG18%20Newsletter%202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=2a808a77a88d4224a631f95bd2223ea6&elq=426aa1424c4a4faaac633838556bbdd0&elqaid=38097&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=20425

EDF ramps up nuclear decommissioning efficiency with eyes on Europe


EDF ramps up nuclear decommissioning efficiency with eyes on Europe


https://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/edf-ramps-nuclear-decommissioning-efficiency-eyes-europe?utm_campaign=NEI%2001AUG18%20Newsletter%202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=3f113feca6804c14bbf8770edb854660&elq=426aa1424c4a4faaac633838556bbdd0&elqaid=38097&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=20425

Ontario Power Generation predicts SMR openings in booming mining sectors

 

Ontario Power Generation predicts SMR openings in booming mining sectors


https://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/ontario-power-generation-predicts-smr-openings-booming-mining-sectors?utm_campaign=NEI%2001AUG18%20Newsletter%202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=3c7ecb3f6df64f99be4bd9cf2e8bd716&elq=426aa1424c4a4faaac633838556bbdd0&elqaid=38097&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=20425

NuScale engineers eye further SMR savings after 20% capacity boost

 

NuScale engineers eye further SMR savings after 20% capacity boost


https://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/nuscale-engineers-eye-further-smr-savings-after-20-capacity-boost?utm_campaign=NEI%2001AUG18%20Newsletter%202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=87fb7fdcceb544219be2d95f0e7535a1&elq=426aa1424c4a4faaac633838556bbdd0&elqaid=38097&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=20425

Nuclear build costs could fall by over 35% using global learnings


Nuclear build costs could fall by over 35% using global learnings

https://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/nuclear-build-costs-could-fall-over-35-using-global-learnings?utm_campaign=NEI%2001AUG18%20Newsletter%202&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elqTrackId=df04c032695044a488a485497cd622f5&elq=426aa1424c4a4faaac633838556bbdd0&elqaid=38097&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=20425

Dear Troubled Catholics – a Letter From Ralph Martin About the Current Crisis – Renewal Ministries

Dear Troubled Catholics – a Letter From Ralph Martin About the Current Crisis – Renewal Ministries: Dear Troubled Catholics,

I have never seen so many “ordinary Catholics”—who usually never follow or hear about Church news—as deeply troubled as I have seen them in response to the recent revelations about the retired archbishop of Washington, DC.

Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was asked by the pope to resign from his membership in the College of Cardinals and ordered to live in seclusion until a canonical trial can be held to verify the validity of charges of sexual abuse and harassment made against him. After the first brave person came forward (whose accusations were found credible by the Archdiocese of New York Review Board), more and more followed. The climate of fear among many of our clergy—the fear of being punished or marginalized if they report sexual immorality among their fellow clergy or leaders—is starting to break. Cardinal McCarrick is now known as Archbishop McCarrick.

What has been so disturbing to so many people is the fact that there had been numerous warnings to various church officials that he was a homosexual predator, harassing many seminarians, priests, and young boys, for many years, but nothing had ever been done about it, and he was continually prom

Church leaders unite to promote causes for sainthood of five African Americans in the United States --Aleteia

Church leaders unite to promote causes for sainthood of five African Americans in the United States --Aleteia

Tuesday, July 31, 2018

The apartheid prime minister - Haaretz Editorial - Israel News | Haaretz.com

The apartheid prime minister - Haaretz Editorial - Israel News | Haaretz.com

Trump's Approach to Iran: Driving US Policy in Circles | Opinion | OZY

Trump's Approach to Iran: Driving US Policy in Circles | Opinion | OZY: The U.S. president’s detour from the road toward peace is backfiring.

Singapore Sham | by Jessica T. Mathews | The New York Review of Books

Singapore Sham | by Jessica T. Mathews | The New York Review of Books: There are two possibilities: either President Trump was as ignorant after his June 12 meeting with Kim Jong-un about what North Korea has in mind when it pledges “complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula” as he was in March when he rushed to accept Kim’s invitation to meet. Or the president knows that he got nothing. In that case, when he bragged on his way home that “this should have been done years ago” and later tweeted “There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea,” he was simply being fraudulent in the way that works so well for him at home. Stripped of its made-for-TV trappings—the walk, the flags, the solemn handshake, and the breathless talk of history being made—nothing was actually agreed to at the summit.

As U.S. pushes for Mideast peace, Saudi king reassures allies | Reuters

As U.S. pushes for Mideast peace, Saudi king reassures allies | Reuters: Saudi Arabia has reassured Arab allies it will not endorse any Middle East peace plan that fails to address Jerusalem's status or refugees' right of return, easing their concerns that the kingdom might back a nascent U.S. deal which aligns with Israel on key issues.

KennedyLighthizer | User Clip | C-SPAN.org

KennedyLighthizer | User Clip | C-SPAN.org: CurrentAccount

Ukrainian Christians Hold Huge Prayer Service, Protest Pro-Sodomy Western Values (Video)

Ukrainian Christians Hold Huge Prayer Service, Protest Pro-Sodomy Western Values (Video): This article originally appeared on a new site about the Christian renaissance in Russia, called Russian Faith. Their introductory video is at end of this article.

7/21/18 Ray McGovern on Russiagate |

7/21/18 Ray McGovern on Russiagate |: Ray McGovern discusses the recent indictment of 12 Russian operatives, and the "Russiagate" story in general. He explains the deliberately misleading claim that "the intelligence community" agrees Russia interfered in the 2016 election, when in reality a group of hand-picked analysts made such a claim. He also explains

War Is A Racket: After 17 Years and Billions Wasted, US Seeks Peace With Taliban - Antiwar.com Blog

War Is A Racket: After 17 Years and Billions Wasted, US Seeks Peace With Taliban - Antiwar.com Blog: Last week, US State Department officials met with Taliban leaders in Qatar. At the request of the Taliban, the US-backed Afghan government was not invited. The officials discussed ceasefires and an end to the war. Meanwhile, the US inspector general charged with monitoring US spending on Afghanistan reconstruction has reported that since 2008, the US … Continue reading "War Is A Racket: After 17 Years and Billions Wasted, US Seeks Peace With Taliban"

How can the church punish bad bishops? | National Catholic Reporter

How can the church punish bad bishops? | National Catholic Reporter: The recent sex abuse scandal involving Cardinal Theodore McCarrick raises once again the question of how the church can punish bad priests and bishops, especially when the state cannot because of the ...

Holtec International to Purchase Oyster Creek Generating Station Decommission Nuclear Plant within Eight Years - MarketWatch

Holtec International to Purchase Oyster Creek Generating Station Decommission Nuclear Plant within Eight Years - MarketWatch

Utility wants federal judge to stop rate cuts over reactor

Utility wants federal judge to stop rate cuts over reactor: A South Carolina utility told a federal judge on Monday that it played by the rules, so lawmakers should too, even if it means saddling customers with billions of dollars of debt from a failed nuclear project.

Mid Columbia Engineering, with nuclear emphasis, sold to AVANTech | Tri-City Herald

Mid Columbia Engineering, with nuclear emphasis, sold to AVANTech | Tri-City Herald

DOTmed.com - RadioMedix and ITM greenlight Ge-68/Ga-68 generator production at new Texas facility

DOTmed.com - RadioMedix and ITM greenlight Ge-68/Ga-68 generator production at new Texas facility: Reducing global shortage of Ge-68/Ga-68 generators

North Alabama's multi-billion dollar nuclear plant progresses - WSFA.com Montgomery Alabama news.

North Alabama's multi-billion dollar nuclear plant progresses - WSFA.com Montgomery Alabama news.

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IAEA assesses Saudi nuclear infrastructure development - World Nuclear News

IAEA assesses Saudi nuclear infrastructure development - World Nuclear News: The International Atomic Energy Agency has completed a mission to Saudi Arabia to assess its development of the infrastructure required for a nuclear power programme.

Oyster Creek sale speeds decommissioning - World Nuclear News

Oyster Creek sale speeds decommissioning - World Nuclear News: Holtec International is to purchase the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant from Exelon, the companies have announced. Comprehensive Decommissioning International will be responsible for decommissioning the plant.

Costs will dictate future of UK nuclear, says university - World Nuclear News

Costs will dictate future of UK nuclear, says university - World Nuclear News: Nuclear energy will be essential if the UK is to meet its greenhouse gas emission targets, a new briefing paper from Imperial College London concludes, but says the cost of new nuclear power plants needs to be reduced.

UK reports on radwaste management and disposal - World Nuclear News

UK reports on radwaste management and disposal - World Nuclear News: The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy has unveiled its single radioactive waste strategy and the BEIS parliamentary select committee has reported on national policy statement for geological disposal.

Oyster Creek nuclear plant sale will quicken decommissioning

Oyster Creek nuclear plant sale will quicken decommissioning: The country's oldest nuclear power plant is being sold to a company that will decommission it in the next eight years, decades earlier than required by industry protocols

Loading of nuclear fuel begins at floating power plant in Murmansk | The Independent Barents Observer

Loading of nuclear fuel begins at floating power plant in Murmansk | The Independent Barents Observer

Review of Toshiba’s delayed British nuclear plant raises new doubts | News | WSAU

Review of Toshiba’s delayed British nuclear plant raises new doubts | News | WSAU: By Susanna Twidale
LONDON (Reuters) - Delays to the planned sale of Toshiba's <6502.T> NuGen nuclear project in Britain have prompted a review of the roles of 60 direct employees, who are mainly ba...

Energy minister expresses support for nuclear power - constructconnect.com

Energy minister expresses support for nuclear power - constructconnect.com: TIVERTON, ONT.  - The Ontario Chamber of Commerce has issued a position paper urging Ontario’s new Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines Greg Rickford to continue the government’s support for nuclear power.
The report, titled Blueprint for

Alliant to ditch Iowa nuclear energy for wind power

Alliant to ditch Iowa nuclear energy for wind power: July 30 (Renewables Now) - Alliant Energy Corp (NYSE:LNT) has entered into an agreement with NextEra Energy Resources LLC that will lead to the retirement

Idle Alabama nuclear power plant could be completed - Electric Light & Power

Idle Alabama nuclear power plant could be completed - Electric Light & Power

Haney outlines plans to finish idled nuclear plant in 5-6 years | Times Free Press

Haney outlines plans to finish idled nuclear plant in 5-6 years | Times Free Press

IAEA Reviews Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Power Infrastructure Development

IAEA Reviews Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Power Infrastructure Development

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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Jose Bastos, left, of the IAEA’s Nuclear Infrastructure Development Section, hands over the INIR team’s preliminary draft report to Dr Khalid Al Sultan, President of King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE), at the conclusion of the INIR mission in Riyadh on 24 July 2018. (Photo: K.A.CARE)
An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded a twelve-day mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to review its development of infrastructure for a nuclear power programme. The Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR), which ended on 24 July, was carried out at the invitation of the Government of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia, a country of more than 33 million people and a leading global producer of crude oil, is seeking to diversify and increase its power production capacity for continued economic growth and development. Last year, the Government launched a project to request proposals from vendors for the construction of two nuclear power reactors after announcing its intention to add nuclear power to the country’s energy mix.
The INIR mission reviewed the status of nuclear infrastructure development using the Phase 2 criteria of the IAEA's Milestones Approach, which provides detailed guidance across three phases (consider, prepare, construct) of development. The end of Phase 2 marks the readiness of a country to invite bids or negotiate a contract for its first nuclear power plant. The INIR team was hosted by the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (K.A.CARE), which is the country’s Nuclear Energy Programme Implementing Organization.
“The INIR mission was conducted in a cooperative and open atmosphere” said team leader Jose Bastos, Technical Lead of the IAEA’s Nuclear Infrastructure Development Section. “Saudi Arabia is well placed to finalize its plans for construction of its first nuclear power plant.”
The INIR team said that Saudi Arabia has made significant progress in the development of its nuclear power infrastructure. It has established a legislative framework and is carrying out comprehensive studies to support the next steps of the programme. Saudi Arabia has developed partnerships with countries experienced in the use of nuclear power and is extensively using their technical support.
The team comprised experts from Brazil, Spain and the United Kingdom as well as IAEA staff. It reviewed the status of 19 nuclear power programme infrastructure issues using the IAEA Nuclear Energy Series Evaluation of the Status of National Infrastructure Development. Prior to the mission, Saudi Arabia submitted a Self-Evaluation Report covering all infrastructure issues as well as supporting documents to the IAEA.
The team made recommendations and suggestions where further action would benefit Saudi Arabia, including: coordination and development of outstanding nuclear-related policies and strategies, finalization of the readiness of key organizations and completion of studies to prepare for future stages of the nuclear power programme.
The team also identified good practices that would benefit other countries considering the introduction of nuclear power in the areas of national position, management, regulatory framework, siting and human resource development.
Dr Khalid Al Sultan, President of K.A.CARE, welcomed the outcome of the INIR mission.
“The vision of Saudi Arabia 2030 considers nuclear energy as an important source to support stability and sustainable growth,” he said. “Deployment of nuclear energy aims for peaceful purposes, in a safe, secure and sustainable manner consistent with highest standards and best practices. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has requested the INIR mission to support this goal. It was a valuable tool to pinpoint areas of improvement and ensure that the required infrastructures are in place before signing the contract for building the first nuclear power plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
About INIR Missions:
Integrated Nuclear Infrastructure Review (INIR) missions are based on the IAEA Milestones Approach, with its 19 Infrastructure Issues, 3 Phases and 3 Milestones. INIR missions enable IAEA Member State representatives to have in-depth discussions with international experts about experiences and best practices in different countries. In developing its recommendations, the INIR team takes into account the comments made by the relevant national organizations. Implementation of any of the team's recommendations is at the discretion of the Member State requesting the mission. The results of the INIR mission are expected to help the Member State to develop an action plan to fill any gaps, which in turn will help the development of the national nuclear infrastructure. The IAEA publishes the INIR mission report on its website 90 days after its delivery to the Member State, unless the State requests in writing that the IAEA not do so.
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Haney outlines plans to finish idled nuclear plant | Times Free Press

Haney outlines plans to finish idled nuclear plant | Times Free Press

Argonne’s IFR to Live Again at Point Lepreau, New Brunswick | Neutron Bytes

Argonne’s IFR to Live Again at Point Lepreau, New Brunswick | Neutron Bytes: ARC Nuclear and New Brunswick Power (NB Power)  have agreed to work together to take the necessary steps to develop, license, and build an advanced small modular reactor (SMR) based on ARC Nuclear’…

The Trump administration makes a bid for the Asian energy market

The Trump administration makes a bid for the Asian energy market

5 Misconceptions About Renewable Energy That Could Lead Investors Astray -- The Motley Fool

5 Misconceptions About Renewable Energy That Could Lead Investors Astray -- The Motley Fool

COMMENTARY: Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Yucca Mountain – Las Vegas Review-Journal

COMMENTARY: Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Yucca Mountain – Las Vegas Review-Journal

The $2.5 trillion reason we can’t rely on batteries to clean up the grid - MIT Technology Review

The $2.5 trillion reason we can’t rely on batteries to clean up the grid - MIT Technology Review: Fluctuating solar and wind power require lots of energy storage, and lithium-ion batteries seem like the obvious choice—but they are far too expensive to play a major role.

Beware China’s role in UK nuclear industry | Letters | Environment | The Guardian

Beware China’s role in UK nuclear industry | Letters | Environment | The Guardian: Letters: Jeffrey Henderson warns against Chinese state-owned firms playing a decisive part in one of our most strategically important industries

Opportunities from Halden closure discussed - World Nuclear News

Opportunities from Halden closure discussed - World Nuclear News: The US Department of Energy earlier this month organised a two-day workshop to discuss the collaborative opportunities created by the permanent shutdown of the Halden nuclear fuel and materials testing reactor in Norway.

Iowa nuclear plant to close in 2020 - World Nuclear News

Iowa nuclear plant to close in 2020 - World Nuclear News: The single-unit Duane Arnold nuclear power plant is to close in late 2020 after utility Alliant Energy and owner NextEra Energy Resources agreed to shorten their existing power purchase agreement for the plant.

New Nuclear Enrichment Facility Opens at Tehran - Financial Buzz

New Nuclear Enrichment Facility Opens at Tehran - Financial Buzz: The nuclear chief of Iran inaugurated a new nuclear enrichment facility. The Islamic Republic's nuclear enrichment facility will be producing centrifuges under the conditions signed by Tehran, the capital city, in a deal with other world powers.

The local television broadcasted an interview with the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Ali Akbar Salehi, in which the facility at the Natanz's uranium enrichment center was showcased.

During the interview, Salehi said that the construction of the facility had commenced much before the deal was signed in 2015. The first centrifuges to be produced will be the old-generation centrifuges and Salehi hopes that they will be completed within a month.

The U.N. nuclear watchdog was informed that Iran would be increasing its nuclear enrichment capacity but will take care so as to stay within limits defined by the deal. It is believed that this gesture may or may not have been directed at President Trump's withdrawal from the said deal.

Iran and other world powers sign deal limiting Iran's use of enriched uranium



The agreement promised to lift sanctions that crippled Iran's economic growth in exchange for which Tehran was asked

Nuclear Scholars Initiative - Nuclear Network

Nuclear Scholars Initiative - Nuclear Network: About Nuclear Scholars Initiative The Nuclear Scholars Initiative aims to provide top graduate students and young professionals from around the country with a unique venue to interact and dialogue with senior experts on nuclear weapons issues. Benefits/Opportunities Addressing an increasingly complex array of nuclear weapons challenges in the future will require talented young people with Read More

Nuclear power is ‘ridiculously expensive’ compared to solar, says longtime nuclear advocate – ThinkProgress

Nuclear power is ‘ridiculously expensive’ compared to solar, says longtime nuclear advocate – ThinkProgress

Idaho National Laboratory to lead new Energy Frontier Research Center | INL

Idaho National Laboratory to lead new Energy Frontier Research Center | INL

The US Must Build Saudi Arabia’s First Nuclear Reactors - Defense One

The US Must Build Saudi Arabia’s First Nuclear Reactors - Defense One: Riyadh will get its atomic energy. The question is who gets the construction contracts — and the influence that goes with them.

Noam Chomsky: Survival of Organized Human Life is at Risk Due to Climate Change & Nuclear Weapons | Democracy Now!

Noam Chomsky: Survival of Organized Human Life is at Risk Due to Climate Change & Nuclear Weapons | Democracy Now!: At least eight people have died in California as climate change-fueled wildfires rage statewide. In total, firefighters are battling seventeen wildfires blazing across California, engulfing more than 200,000 acres and forcing mass evacuations, including in Yosemite National Park. The fires comes amid a surge of deadly extreme weather worldwide, including in India, where more than 500 people have died as a result of flooding and heavy rains in recent weeks. Scientists have linked increased flooding and rainfall to climate change. For more we speak with world-renowned political dissident, author, and linguist Noam Chomsky. He is a laureate professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona and Professor Emeritus at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he taught for more than 50 years.

Nuclear power is ‘ridiculously expensive’ compared to solar, says longtime nuclear advocate – ThinkProgress

Nuclear power is ‘ridiculously expensive’ compared to solar, says longtime nuclear advocate – ThinkProgress

The Day - Dominion, critics weigh in as DEEP decision on Millstone looms - News from southeastern Connecticut

The Day - Dominion, critics weigh in as DEEP decision on Millstone looms - News from southeastern Connecticut: State regulators on Tuesday will open the door to proposals from zero carbon energy producers, a competition that for the first time could include

Erdoğan signals fourth nuclear power plant project with China | Ahval

Erdoğan signals fourth nuclear power plant project with China | Ahval

DOE Releases Draft Request for Proposal and Announces Pre-Solicitation Conference for Hanford 222-S Laboratory Contract | Department of Energy

DOE Releases Draft Request for Proposal and Announces Pre-Solicitation Conference for Hanford 222-S Laboratory Contract | Department of Energy: DOE Releases Draft Request for Proposal and Announces Pre-Solicitation Conference for Hanford 222-S Laboratory Contract

New Director Hired for NRC Investigations Office -- Occupational Health & Safety

New Director Hired for NRC Investigations Office -- Occupational Health & Safety

Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Will Close in 2020

Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant Will Close in 2020: NextEra Energy Resources will retire the Duane Arnold nuclear plant — a 615-MW single boiling water reactor unit located in Iowa — before the end of 2020.

Stolen Nuclear Material Exposes Larger Issue of Government Accountability / Public News Service

Stolen Nuclear Material Exposes Larger Issue of Government Accountability / Public News Service: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – In 2017, security experts from the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory had a small amount of nuclear material stolen from their rental car while retrieving it in Texas. The plutonium and cesium, materials used to make a nuclear bomb, were taken while the two specialists slept in a San Antonio hotel. The material hasn't been found. ...

NRC Officials Talk Oyster Creek Decommissioning At Public Hearing

NRC Officials Talk Oyster Creek Decommissioning At Public Hearing

Membership Information -- ANS

Membership Information -- ANS

Japan and Hitachi pin nuclear export hopes on U.K. project in Wales | The Japan Times

Japan and Hitachi pin nuclear export hopes on U.K. project in Wales | The Japan Times

Fate of new Moorside nuclear power station in Cumbria in doubt | Business | The Guardian

Fate of new Moorside nuclear power station in Cumbria in doubt | Business | The Guardian: Delay in sale of consortium behind plant leads Toshiba to lay off 100 UK project staff

Radioactive nuclear rods leave Sydney bound for France - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Radioactive nuclear rods leave Sydney bound for France - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation): Highly radioactive used nuclear rods that fuelled a decade of research in Australia left for France on Saturday night in a top-secret operation, but will eventually be brought back to our shores.

USR ordered to clean up nuclear waste stored in Denton | Business | dentonrc.com

USR ordered to clean up nuclear waste stored in Denton | Business | dentonrc.com: A state health official has ordered U.S. Radiopharmaceuticals to clean up the nuclear waste it has been storing in Denton for a decade.

NRC publishes rules on medical byproducts

NRC publishes rules on medical byproducts: AuntMinnie.com is the largest and most comprehensive community Web site for medical imaging professionals worldwide. Radiologists, technologists, administrators, and industry professionals can find information and conduct e-commerce in MRI, mammography, ultrasound, x-ray, CT, nuclear medicine, PACS, and other imaging disciplines.

Exelon wants Peach Bottom nuclear power plant’s license to run for another 20 years | Pennsylvania | lancasteronline.com

Exelon wants Peach Bottom nuclear power plant’s license to run for another 20 years | Pennsylvania | lancasteronline.com

Central Virginia Community College offering free tuition for...

Central Virginia Community College offering free tuition for...

Owner of Iowa's only nuclear plant set to close by 2020

Owner of Iowa's only nuclear plant set to close by 2020: The owner of Iowa's lone nuclear plant will shut it down after reaching an agreement with Alliant, its largest energy user.

Utility wants federal judge to stop rate cuts over reactor - WECT TV6-WECT.com:News, weather & sports Wilmington, NC

Utility wants federal judge to stop rate cuts over reactor - WECT TV6-WECT.com:News, weather & sports Wilmington, NC: A South Carolina utility told a federal judge on Monday that it played by the rules, so lawmakers should too, even if it means saddling customers with billions of dollars of debt from a failed...

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I appreciate the hundreds of positive comments I received regarding my NDAA observations! I’ve now posted a major update online. Although some details have evolved, the basic message remains the same: the DoD Wind Siting Clearinghouse does a less-than-optimum job of protecting our military and our national defense. Why have our representatives allowed this shameful situation to continue?

I recently saw a very relevant article We Must Stop Suffering Fools. Indeed! One missed opportunity was that it did not identify an obvious culprit in the matter: our education system.

On a related issue, renown environmentalist Bjorn Lomborg wrote an outstanding commentary about the importance of plentiful, reliable, affordable energy.

Some of the more interesting Energy related articles are:
Energy & Man (part 3)
A disturbing energy development: Community Choice Aggregation
An extensive list of victories against wind energy— just in 2018!

Some of the more informative Global Warming articles are:

John Droz, jr.
physicist & citizen advocate