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Friday, December 28, 2018
DOE Releases EIS for Advanced Nuclear Fuels Work at INL | Neutron Bytes
DOE Releases EIS for Advanced Nuclear Fuels Work at INL | Neutron Bytes: The Department of Energy (DOE) has taken the next step in a daisy chain of policy and administrative actions needed to support efforts by U.S. companies to develop and deploy new reactor technologi…
Congress Passes an Ambitious Plan for Nuclear Energy R&D | Neutron Bytes
Congress Passes an Ambitious Plan for Nuclear Energy R&D | Neutron Bytes: Congress passed and the president has signed into law in late September the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017. Also, this month it passed the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Moderniz…
DOE offers new funding opportunity to support new energy technologies - Daily Energy Insider
DOE offers new funding opportunity to support new energy technologies - Daily Energy Insider: The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) is rolling out a new funding opportunity to support early stage, transformative energy technologies. © Shutterstock The funding opportunity – called the “Solicitation on ... Read More »
Top 10 Myths About Nuclear Energy
Top 10 Myths About Nuclear Energy: We realize that broadly utilized petroleum products like coal, oil, diesel and so forth have constrained saves and are getting drained quickly because of advancements in science and innovation. The day isn’t exceptionally far away when these will be totally depleted and we will be left with no option than …
Midterms may have spelled the end of Yucca Mountain - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper
Midterms may have spelled the end of Yucca Mountain - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper: Plans to restart construction of the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage facility 90 miles from Las Vegas were given new life during the Trump administration, inciting fear and protest among Nevadans. However, the results of the midterm elections in November may have …
This New Year, Can't We Do The Right Thing With Our Nuclear Waste?
This New Year, Can't We Do The Right Thing With Our Nuclear Waste?: The DOE is conducting a three phase test on how to treat and dispose of some Hanford Tank waste the way we do other similar commercial radioactive waste, testing not just the technical stuff, we know that already, but the legal and regulatory stuff, which is a lot harder.
Viewpoint: The logic of nuclear power for Central Asia - World Nuclear News
Viewpoint: The logic of nuclear power for Central Asia - World Nuclear News: Many observers were surprised this year when Uzbekistan announced its decision to build a nuclear power station, which will be the first in Central Asia in the last 30 years, writes Jurabek Mirzakhmudov, director general of UzAtom, the state nuclear agency which was established in July.
IAEA helps Vietnam plan for new research reactor - World Nuclear News
IAEA helps Vietnam plan for new research reactor - World Nuclear News: An International Atomic Energy Agency mission has reviewed Vietnam's infrastructure for a new multi-purpose research reactor, identifying improvements needed for successful and sustainable development of the project.
DOE agreement supports power generated from SMRs - World Nuclear News
DOE agreement supports power generated from SMRs - World Nuclear News: The US Department of Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding on the use of two of the 12 modules of a demonstration small modular reactor project planned for Idaho National Laboratory.
JAEA: Closing 79 nuclear facilities will cost at least 1.9 trillion yen：The Asahi Shimbun
JAEA: Closing 79 nuclear facilities will cost at least 1.9 trillion yen：The Asahi Shimbun: At least 1.9 trillion yen ($17.12 billion) will be needed for the planned scrapping of 79 nuclear fa
How Cargo Ships Can Go Green
How Cargo Ships Can Go Green: (Bloomberg Opinion) -- Shipping is the lifeblood of global commerce — more than 80 percent of world trade goes by water. But the industry is also an environmental menace, producing as much carbon dioxide annually as Germany.
TASS: Business & Economy - Rosatom’s accident-tolerant fuel to make nuclear power safer
TASS: Business & Economy - Rosatom’s accident-tolerant fuel to make nuclear power safer: The fuel is to stay integral in complex breakdowns at nuclear power plants and by no means trigger zirconium-steam reaction that causes the emission of explosive hydrogen
High-Paying Jobs in Nuclear Power Aren’t Looking So Safe Anymore - WSJ
High-Paying Jobs in Nuclear Power Aren’t Looking So Safe Anymore - WSJ: Nuclear power workers who once could expect to be employed in the field for decades are having to plot new futures amid a wave of plant closings.
Nuclear Regulation Act to boost tech, industrial growth: Salceda | Philippine News Agency
Nuclear Regulation Act to boost tech, industrial growth: Salceda | Philippine News Agency: By Johnny C. NunezFilipinos will likely upgrade their outlook on nuclear concerns shortly. Before its Christmas break, the House of Representatives approved on second reading House Bill (HB) 8733, also known as the “Comprehensive Nuclear Regulation Act,” which seeks to establish a...
Fukushima Update 12/28/18
Fukushima alcohol beverage exports set an all-time record in 2017… Cows that remained in the F. Daiichi “no-go” zone after the nuke accident are still a concern… Court-appointed lawyers demand five-year prison terms for three former Tepco executives… The Kansai Economic Federation (Kankeiren) says nuclear energy should be maximized to mitigate global warming… Japanese utilities consider using a type of nuclear fuel that generates power for a longer time than varieties in current use.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2018
Huawei and the 'Five Eyes' nations: How an intelligent plan was cooked up to kill China telco
Huawei and the 'Five Eyes' nations: How an intelligent plan was cooked up to kill China telco: It was a warm evening this past July when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared a drink with the world’s most powerful intelligence network. Spy chiefs from the Five Eyes nations had come to a secure resort in coastal Nova Scotia for an informal evening after intense talks in nearby Ottawa.
Tuesday, December 25, 2018
Trump’s vow to pull US out of Syria is his best foreign-policy decision so far - The Boston Globe
Trump’s vow to pull US out of Syria is his best foreign-policy decision so far - The Boston Globe: President Trump’s vow to pull US troops out of Syria is his best foreign-policy decision so far.
Trump’s vow to pull US out of Syria is his best foreign-policy decision so far - The Boston Globe
Trump’s vow to pull US out of Syria is his best foreign-policy decision so far - The Boston Globe: President Trump’s vow to pull US troops out of Syria is his best foreign-policy decision so far.
Congress Passes an Ambitious Plan for Nuclear Energy R&D | Neutron Bytes
Congress Passes an Ambitious Plan for Nuclear Energy R&D | Neutron Bytes: Congress has passed and the president has signed into law the Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017. The legislation has an ambitious agenda and may its implementation may test the lim…
Monday, December 24, 2018
Krakatoa Alert: Another Eruption Could Potentially Kill Millions And Significantly Lower Global Temperatures For 5 Years – End Of The American Dream
Krakatoa Alert: Another Eruption Could Potentially Kill Millions And Significantly Lower Global Temperatures For 5 Years – End Of The American Dream: Because most Americans are so focused on preparations for Christmas, not a lot of attention is being paid to the massive disaster that just took place in Indonesia, and that is a huge mistake. Anak Krakatoa has sprung to life, and there is a reason why it is known as one of the most dangerous volcanoes on the entire
Sunday, December 23, 2018
Why do Republicans no longer oppose to huge budget deficits
Why do Republicans no longer oppose to huge budget deficits: Republicans were once the party that was in favor of fair trade and against huge Government Budget Deficits. So what happened?
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