Saturday, May 23, 2020

How the United States Government Failed to Prepare for the Global Pandemic - CounterPunch.org

How the United States Government Failed to Prepare for the Global Pandemic - CounterPunch.org: There were two immediate reasons for the U.S. to blame China for the novel coronavirus global pandemic. First, it was a convenient way to divert attention from the fact that the U.S. government had done nothing—despite months of notice—to effectively prepare for the arrival of the virus. Second, it was a necessary way to undermine the remarkable way China had been able to tackle the epidemic, with massive infusions of personnel and equipment as well as relief into Wuhan and Hubei province. U.S. President Donald Trump’s attack on China is explained not as the rant of an unstable individual, but as part and parcel of the agenda of the U.S. government to displace its own incompetence onto China, and to ensure that China does not receive credit or associated benefits on the world stage from its own swift public health response. More

Why simply waiting for herd immunity to covid-19 isn’t an option | MIT Technology Review

Why simply waiting for herd immunity to covid-19 isn’t an option | MIT Technology Review: The widespread perception that it was once official British policy to let the novel coronavirus spread until the population reached herd immunity is false; the government was just overly optimistic about how easy flattening the curve would be. (Update, Apr 29: actually, no—herd immunity was indeed the plan, according to a new investigation by the…

No Fueling Around – DOE Says It is Serious About Saving the U.S. Uranium Industry | Neutron Bytes

No Fueling Around – DOE Says It is Serious About Saving the U.S. Uranium Industry | Neutron Bytes: Department of Energy Secretary Brouillette Announces The Nuclear Fuel Working Group Strategy HALEU / ARC And Centrus Set Plans to Produce Fuel for Advanced Reactors Holtec SMR to Use Commercially-A…

Preparatory construction for Brest-300 reactor begins in Russia - Nuclear Engineering International

Preparatory construction for Brest-300 reactor begins in Russia - Nuclear Engineering International: Preparatory work has begun at the Siberian Chemical Combine (SCC) in Seversk of the world's first fast neutron lead-cooled reactor, the Brest OD-300.The Brest reactor is being developed within the framework of Russia's Proryv...

IEA looks at the impact of Covid-19 on global energy - Nuclear Engineering International

IEA looks at the impact of Covid-19 on global energy - Nuclear Engineering International: The Covid-19 pandemic represents the biggest shock to the global energy system in more than seven decades, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said.The drop in energy demand this year set to dwarf the impact of the 2008 financial crisis and...

NRC Tells Pence Nuclear Plants Remain Safe During Pandemic - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

NRC Tells Pence Nuclear Plants Remain Safe During Pandemic - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1: ExchangeMonitor covers nuclear weapons, waste management, nuclear cleanup, international intelligence as well as carbon capture and storage.

Final Module Placed for Vogtle Unit 3

Final Module Placed for Vogtle Unit 3: /PRNewswire/ -- The final module for Georgia Power's Vogtle Unit 3, a massive water tank, has been placed atop the containment vessel and shield building roof...

COVID-19 Highlights the Need to Ensure Reliable Electricity | RealClearEnergy

COVID-19 Highlights the Need to Ensure Reliable Electricity | RealClearEnergy: Insufficient intensive care unit (ICU) beds and ventilators at American hospitals combating the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrates the importance of capacity planning for critical systems. The desire to m

Trump Administration Must Empower Markets as Path to Grid Security | RealClearEnergy

Trump Administration Must Empower Markets as Path to Grid Security | RealClearEnergy: The infusion of national security policy into civilian energy policy is a precarious business. On May 1, President Trump issued an executive order aimed at securing the U.S. electricity system. It cal

How The Uranium Market Will Evolve For The Post-Pandemic Energy World

How The Uranium Market Will Evolve For The Post-Pandemic Energy World: Uranium has outperformed major commodities this year, even as the energy sector has suffered from the coronavirus pandemic. Uranium prices have risen significant since the pandemic began, up to $34 from $24/lb. Uranium supply and nuclear power should not be much affected in the post-pandemic world.

Energy bars: New York forecloses smart energy options as government funding to transition to renewables dries up - New York Daily News

Energy bars: New York forecloses smart energy options as government funding to transition to renewables dries up - New York Daily News: If New York, which recently passed costly greenhouse gas reduction goals as strict as any in America, weren’t already grappling with a cataclysmic recession and multi-billion-dollar government deficits, maybe it could laugh off the shuttering of one of the state’s remaining nuclear reactors, taking offline half of what’s left of a plant that delivers loads of reliable, inexpensive, zero-emissions energy to the nation’s biggest metro area.

GE, Tokyo Power Company Win Appeal Over Fukushima Meltdown

GE, Tokyo Power Company Win Appeal Over Fukushima Meltdown: General Electric Co. and Tokyo Electric Power Co. don’t have to face claims filed by U.S. service members over the Fukushima nuclear meltdown because Japanese law applies, and the case should be dismissed on international-comity grounds, the Ninth Circuit said Friday, affirming dismissal.

Reduced Demand for Electricity Leads to Power Giveaways - The New York Times

Reduced Demand for Electricity Leads to Power Giveaways - The New York Times: The pandemic is turning energy markets upside-down. Some consumers will get paid for using electricity.

Legislation directs $46M to Prairie Island band for first-in-Minnesota energy project - StarTribune.com

Legislation directs $46M to Prairie Island band for first-in-Minnesota energy project - StarTribune.com: The money would help the Indian community with a 'net zero' project including solar panels and a microgrid.

Shanghai Electric Celebrates 27 Years of commitment in Pakistan

Shanghai Electric Celebrates 27 Years of commitment in Pakistan: /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Electric is now celebrating the 27th anniversary of its entering Pakistan markets since 1993. Yesterday was itself a related...

Curtain lowers on nuke plant a stone's throw from Manhattan | WCTI

Curtain lowers on nuke plant a stone's throw from Manhattan | WCTI: ALBANY, N. Y. (AP) — With the push of a red button, one of the two operating reactors at an aging nuclear plant serving millions of people in the New York City area will shut down Thursday night as federal regulators consider the owner's proposal to sell it to a company that plans to demolish it.

What is the History of Nuclear Energy?

What is the History of Nuclear Energy?: Nuclear energy has a storied history throughout the 20th century as it progressed from a completely new technology into a foundational one.

Bulgaria's Kozloduy plant reconnects nuclear reactor after maintenance - Agricultural Commodities - Reuters

Bulgaria's Kozloduy plant reconnects nuclear reactor after maintenance - Agricultural Commodities - Reuters: Bulgaria's state nuclear power plant Kozloduy reconnected on Saturday its 1,000 megawatt nuclear reactor Unit 5 after a planned maintenance and refuelling, the plant said.

Russia commissioned world’s first floating nuclear power plant - Business & Economy - TASS

Russia commissioned world’s first floating nuclear power plant - Business & Economy - TASS: The world’s first floating NPP consists of onshore infrastructure and the Academician Lomonosov floating power unit equipped with two reactors

Hydeploy update | Cadent | The Energy Collective Daily

Friday, May 22, 2020

Aid to the Church in Need is helping the suffering Church as it battles COVID-19

Aid to the Church in Need is helping the suffering Church as it battles COVID-19: COVID-19 is not only a medical, social and economic problem, but also a pastoral one. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, Aid to the Church in Need has learned of growing hardships and the heroic e…

Aid to the Church in Need is helping the suffering Church as it battles COVID-19

‘Criminal Minds’ actor Joe Mantegna takes role as advocate for St. Padre Pio

‘Criminal Minds’ actor Joe Mantegna takes role as advocate for St. Padre Pio: The St. Pio Foundation has named its former spokesman, award-winning actor/director Joe Mantegna, its newest Honorary Advocate. Mantegna, best known for his performances in The Godfather Part III a…

How St. Rita miraculously saved a girl from a plague

How St. Rita miraculously saved a girl from a plague: St. Rita of Cascia is known by many as the “Patron Saint of the Impossible,” as countless miracles have been attributed to her intercession. One example comes from Italy during the 17th…

Fukushima Update May 22, 2020

Fukushima Update May 22, 2020 –

The NRA hopes to enhance the investigation of F. Daiichi’s Unit #3 explosion… A majority in Japan feel Donald Trump’s re-election would have a negative impact on the world… Kyushu Electric Co. shutters Sendai Unit #2 and extends the outage to meet NRA mandates.

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

Study finds cancer prevalent among NZ veterans who witnessed French nuclear explosions in 1973 | 1 NEWS | TVNZ

Study finds cancer prevalent among NZ veterans who witnessed French nuclear explosions in 1973 | 1 NEWS | TVNZ: Many of their children have fertility problems, new research has shown.

Fire at shuttered Dutch nuclear plant; no radiation risk

Fire at shuttered Dutch nuclear plant; no radiation risk: THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A fire broke out Thursday at a decommissioned nuclear power plant in the central Netherlands. An emergency services spokesman said the blaze was quickly brought under...

Orano completes dry storage campaign at Fort Calhoun - Nuclear Engineering International

Orano completes dry storage campaign at Fort Calhoun - Nuclear Engineering International: Orano TN recently completed a two-year dry storage system installation and pool-to-pad campaign at the shutdown Fort Calhoun nuclear plant in Nebraska, USA.The project was completed on budget and more than two weeks ahead of schedule, Orano...

Radioactive waste cleanup paying off for giant Idaho aquifer

Radioactive waste cleanup paying off for giant Idaho aquifer: BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Radioactive and chemical contamination in a giant aquifer below an eastern Idaho federal nuclear facility has decreased or remained constant in recent years, scientists...

DOE Office of Science Shuffles Top-Level Management | American Institute of Physics

DOE Office of Science Shuffles Top-Level Management | American Institute of Physics: The Department of Energy’s Office of Science has established the position of principal deputy director, which oversees a set of new offices focused on policy priorities such as crosscutting research, accelerator technology development, diversity and inclusion, and research security.

SRS adds 1 coronavirus case as Plant Vogtle sees more recoveries

SRS adds 1 coronavirus case as Plant Vogtle sees more recoveries: The Savannah River Site has seen slight a increase in the number of employees testing positive for coronavirus, while Plant Vogtle has seen a decrease in active cases as the cumulative total holds steady.

Medical isotopes firm takes revenue hit amid pandemic, but says impact will be ‘relatively short lived’

Seattle Harborview Research & Training radiation leak 'near miss' | king5.com

Seattle Harborview Research & Training radiation leak 'near miss' | king5.com: In May 2019, radiation leaked from a device at Harborview Research and Training. At first called a “minor” breach, investigators warn it could have been much worse.

Atommash completes core barrel for Rooppur-1 RPV : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Atommash completes core barrel for Rooppur-1 RPV : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Atommash, part of the Atomenergomash engineering division of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, has completed the core barrel, or shroud, of the reactor vessel for unit 1 of the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.

Ontario supply chain delivers for COVID-19 response : Covid-19 - World Nuclear News

Ontario supply chain delivers for COVID-19 response : Covid-19 - World Nuclear News: Bruce Power will be carrying out a second harvest of cobalt-60, which is used to sterilise medical equipment, as part of the company's COVID-19 response, CEO Mike Rencheck said yesterday. An initiative launched three weeks ago to leverage Ontario's nuclear supply chain in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic is already delivering results, he said.

Russia commissions floating NPP : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Russia commissions floating NPP : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The floating nuclear power plant Akademik Lomonosov has been fully commissioned in Pevek, which is in the Chukotka region of Russia's Far East. The milestone was made official following the approval of Rosenergoatom General Director Andrey Petrov. Rosenergoatom is the operator subsidiary of the state nuclear corporation Rosatom.

NASA wants to hire you to spend 8 months in simulated Moon, Mars space missions | ZDNet

NASA wants to hire you to spend 8 months in simulated Moon, Mars space missions | ZDNet: The space agency is recruiting for people to participate in mission research.

The Left Is What It Once Loathed - American Greatness

The Left Is What It Once Loathed - American Greatness: ompare the current progressive view about civil liberties against the old liberal positions of the past. Surveillance and spying on U.S. citizens? Remember liberal Senator Frank Church of Idaho and his 1975 post-Watergate select Senate investigative committee? It found the CIA, FBI, and NSA improperly over three decades had tapped into the phones of Americans, …

Coronavirus Crisis: A Growing American Divide between Red & Blue States | National Review

Coronavirus Crisis: A Growing American Divide between Red & Blue States | National Review: Perhaps in this time of plague, Americans can at least agree that the romance of Arcadia is suddenly preferable to the allure of big-city lights.

Three’s a crowd - Donald Trump wants China to join a nuclear-weapons pact | China | The Economist

Three’s a crowd - Donald Trump wants China to join a nuclear-weapons pact | China | The Economist: Why prospects look dim

3D-Printed Nuclear Reactor: Faster, Economical Path to Nuclear Energy | 3D Printing Progress

3D-Printed Nuclear Reactor: Faster, Economical Path to Nuclear Energy | 3D Printing Progress: Researchers are refining their design of a 3D-printed nuclear reactor core, scaling up the additive manufacturing process necessary to build it, and developing methods to confirm the consistency and reliability of its printed components.

How The Uranium Market Will Evolve For The Post-Pandemic Energy World

U.S. Unprepared for Nuclear Accident During Pandemic | Common Dreams Newswire

U.S. Unprepared for Nuclear Accident During Pandemic | Common Dreams Newswire: Two dam failures and catastrophic flooding in central Michigan, which also prompted a | Beyond Nuclear

Bringing 3D Printing into the Nuclear Industry

Bringing 3D Printing into the Nuclear Industry: The current state of the nuclear industry is largely built on legacy technology and processes, but the recent adoption of 3D printing could revolutionize nuclear power and reverse the industry’s troubling trends.

COVID-19 to delay Brazil nuclear plant -Eletronuclear - Agricultural Commodities - Reuters

COVID-19 to delay Brazil nuclear plant -Eletronuclear - Agricultural Commodities - Reuters: Lower demand for electricity and a currency slide during the coronavirus crisis will push completion of Brazil's third nuclear reactor into 2027, the head of state-run nuclear power company Eletronuclear told Reuters.

Puerto Rico publishes first study on nuclear reactor feasibility

Puerto Rico publishes first study on nuclear reactor feasibility: The Nuclear Alternative Project (NAP) has published the results from its study on the feasibility of nuclear reactors in Puerto Rico.

Facing energy crisis, government gives nuclear power more leeway | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice

Facing energy crisis, government gives nuclear power more leeway | KyivPost - Ukraine's Global Voice: The Cabinet of Ministers has allowed nuclear power producer Energoatom to sell 5% of its energy in two-way deals with consumers. Energoatom makes more than half of Ukraine’s electricity and had to sell 85% of it at low prices to state company Guaranteed Buyer, under a Public Service Obligation (PSO) to keep energy costs cheap. …

New emergency zones for Swedish nuclear power plants - Nuclear Engineering International

New emergency zones for Swedish nuclear power plants - Nuclear Engineering International: Sweden’s Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) announced this week, that in accordance with an SSM proposal, the government had decided on new emergency zones for operations with ionising radiation.For Swedish nuclear power plants, this means...

Small reactors feasible in Puerto Rico, study concludes : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News

Small reactors feasible in Puerto Rico, study concludes : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News: Advanced nuclear reactors can meet Puerto Rico's unique energy needs by complementing renewable sources with zero-emission electricity resilient to extreme natural events, a preliminary feasibility study has concluded. The study - conducted by Puerto Rican-led not-for-profit organisation the Nuclear Alternative Project - was funded by the US Department of Energy.

Radioactive waste from Estonia may soon be coming to San Juan County mill - The Salt Lake Tribune

Visualizing Eagle Ford Oil & Gas Production (Through February 2020) | The Energy Collective Daily

Thursday, May 21, 2020

U.S. Nuclear Industry Shaved Generating Costs by 7.6% Compared to 2018

U.S. Nuclear Industry Shaved Generating Costs by 7.6% Compared to 2018: The U.S. nuclear power fleet last year achieved its lowest recorded average total generating costs in two decades—$30.42/MWh—though it ran at a

Alloy 617 qualified in US, paving way for use in high-temperature reactors - Nuclear Engineering International

Alloy 617 qualified in US, paving way for use in high-temperature reactors - Nuclear Engineering International: A team at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) in the USA in collaboration with groups at Argonne and Oak Ridge national laboratories, as well as industry consultants and international partners, has for the first time in 30 years had a new material,...

Weber Bill Will Drive Advanced Nuclear Energy Technology in the United States | U.S. Representative Randy Weber

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U.S. Department of Energy Awards $5.4 Million to Accelerate Advanced Nuclear Technology Development | Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Energy Awards $5.4 Million to Accelerate Advanced Nuclear Technology Development | Department of Energy: U.S. Department of Energy Awards $5.4 Million to Accelerate Advanced Nuclear Technology Development

Small reactors feasible in Puerto Rico, study concludes : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News

New nuclear technologies to be examined in planning Australia's energy mix | Australia news | The Guardian

New nuclear technologies to be examined in planning Australia's energy mix | Australia news | The Guardian: Small modular reactors ‘have potential’, investment roadmap discussion paper says

Slow, Steady Progress for Two U.S. Nuclear Power Projects - IEEE Spectrum

Mark Menezes changes Yucca Mountain testimony | Las Vegas Review-Journal

Mark Menezes changes Yucca Mountain testimony | Las Vegas Review-Journal: Mark Menezes, a nominee for deputy Energy Department secretary, said the Trump administration has no plans to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain, a shift from his testimony in February.

Arms control experts concerned by Saudi nuclear reactor push | News | Al Jazeera

Arms control experts concerned by Saudi nuclear reactor push | News | Al Jazeera: Satellite images show work progressing on Saudi reactor even though international IAEA inspectors are still frozen out.

Belarus nuclear plant: Minsk set to fire up reactor just 45km from Vilnius | Euronews

Belarus nuclear plant: Minsk set to fire up reactor just 45km from Vilnius | Euronews: “I still believe that we still can halt the project. Otherwise, not only Lithuania but all of Europe can pay a heavy price for it."

Crazy Facts About the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant | LongIsland.com

Crazy Facts About the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant | LongIsland.com: The plant was conceived in the 60s and decommissioned in the 90s without producing any power.

Op-Ed: Setting the record straight about nuclear power | ESI-Africa.com

Op-Ed: Setting the record straight about nuclear power | ESI-Africa.com: Nuclear power is in South Africa's energy plans and energy minister Gwede Mantashe made this clear in 2019 announcing nuclear a "no regrets option".

U.S. Department of Energy rushes to build advanced new nuclear reactors | Science | AAAS

U.S. Department of Energy rushes to build advanced new nuclear reactors | Science | AAAS: New program aims to have two prototype reactors running within 7 years

The US Government Just Invested Big in Small-Scale Nuclear Power

The US Government Just Invested Big in Small-Scale Nuclear Power: The US currently gets about 20 percent of its energy from nuclear reactors; as of October 2019 there were 96 of them across the country.

Nuclear Reactors in United States | Tiny Nuclear Reactors

Nuclear Reactors in United States | Tiny Nuclear Reactors: America just made a huge investment in next-generation nuclear power. That means tinier, better reactors in the near future.

Trump Expands Regulatory Rollback, Including for Power, Amid Economic Fallout

Trump Expands Regulatory Rollback, Including for Power, Amid Economic Fallout: President Trump in a new executive order (EO) has directed federal agencies to rescind, modify, waive, or provide exemptions from regulatory requirements

Dam Failure Threatens a Dow Chemical Complex and Superfund Cleanup - The New York Times

Dam Failure Threatens a Dow Chemical Complex and Superfund Cleanup - The New York Times: Floodwaters surged toward Midland, Mich., and one of the nation’s most extensive toxic cleanup sites, raising concerns of a wider environmental fallout from the dam disaster.

Seattle Harborview Research & Training radiation leak 'near miss' | king5.com

Under new proposal, radioactive waste could end up in St. Clair County landfill | News | voicenews.com

Under new proposal, radioactive waste could end up in St. Clair County landfill | News | voicenews.com: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is proposing a rule change that could result in burying nuclear waste in municipal and county dumps, such as the St. Clair County Landfill.

General Atomics Announces Integration of Nuclear Tech Division Into EMS Group; Scott Forney Quoted – GovCon Wire

General Atomics Announces Integration of Nuclear Tech Division Into EMS Group; Scott Forney Quoted – GovCon Wire: General Atomics has integrated its nuclear technologies and materials division into its electromagne

Slow, Steady Progress for Two U.S. Nuclear Power Projects - IEEE Spectrum

New Energy Legislation Confirms Need to Enhance Information Exchange

New Energy Legislation Confirms Need to Enhance Information Exchange: The Energy Infrastructure Protection Act introduced in Congress last week by Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and James Risch (R-ID)....

Nuclear grant projects use GE Hitachi's SMR technology | WilmingtonBiz

Nuclear grant projects use GE Hitachi's SMR technology | WilmingtonBiz: Advanced nuclear reactor technology developed by Wilmington-based GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy is being

Nuclear Power to Be Replaced with LNG, Renewable Energy Powers - Businesskorea

Nuclear Power to Be Replaced with LNG, Renewable Energy Powers - Businesskorea: The South Korean government is planning to reduce the number of nuclear power plants in South Korea to 17 and halve the number of coal power generators to 30 by 2034. Four-fifths of the coal power generators scheduled to go out of service will be turned into LNG generators.Those in the energy indust

Ukraine passes bill to secure Euratom loan : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

Ukraine passes bill to secure Euratom loan : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News: The Verkhovna Rada, Ukraine’s upper house of parliament, has adopted a draft law on nuclear safety that enables state-run nuclear power plant operator Energoatom to secure a EUR200 million (USD220 million) loan from Euratom. The parliament said yesterday it had approved "in the second reading and as a whole" draft law №2373 On Amendments to Certain Laws of Ukraine on the Safety of Nuclear Energy Use.

Canadian partnership to provide low cost nuclear power to remote areas - Nuclear Engineering International

Canadian partnership to provide low cost nuclear power to remote areas - Nuclear Engineering International: RWT Growth and StarCore Nuclear Canada have announced a partnership to bring low cost, clean nuclear energy to remote locations and industries that rely on less environmentally friendly sources power, such as diesel generators.StarCore...

Saudi Atomic Reactor Progresses With Inspectors Still Frozen Out

Saudi Atomic Reactor Progresses With Inspectors Still Frozen Out: (Bloomberg) --

Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead to complete its first nuclear reactor, according to satellite images that have raised concern among arms-control experts because the kingdom has yet to implement international monitoring rules.

UAE becomes first peaceful nuclear energy operating nation in Arab world

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Decarbonization Dilemma - 10 Possible COVID Impacts | Energy Central

FEDERAL JUDGE HALTS KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION, AGAIN | Energy Central

FEDERAL JUDGE HALTS KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION, AGAIN | The Energy Collective Daily

Wednesday, May 20, 2020

Pandemic Delays Leningrad II, Unit 2 Start Up - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

Pandemic Delays Leningrad II, Unit 2 Start Up - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers: The latest nuclear news in Nuclear Power Industry about utilities, companies, suppliers in the nuclear energy market.

Welding Milestone At Roopur Site - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

Welding Milestone At Roopur Site - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers: The latest nuclear news in Nuclear Power Industry about utilities, companies, suppliers in the nuclear energy market.

Cold Testing Completed At Barakah Unit 4 - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

Cold Testing Completed At Barakah Unit 4 - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers: The latest nuclear news in Nuclear Power Industry about utilities, companies, suppliers in the nuclear energy market.

ENEC completes key test for Unit 4 of nuclear plant

ENEC completes key test for Unit 4 of nuclear plant: The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has successfully completed cold hydrostatic testing (CHT) at Unit 4 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, the Arab world’s first nuclear energy plant being built in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Nuclear energy report shows progress is two steps forward, one step back

Nuclear energy report shows progress is two steps forward, one step back: Uranium mining hopefuls are fond of tables showing how many reactors are operating around the world and — even more exciting — how many are in construction, being planned or being thought about.

TVA moves toward full 9-member board as nominees vow to support small modular reactors, more renewables | Chattanooga Times Free Press

TVA moves toward full 9-member board as nominees vow to support small modular reactors, more renewables | Chattanooga Times Free Press: For the first time in nearly three years, the Tennessee Valley Authority may soon have all of its presidential appointed leaders in place to oversee America's biggest government utility.

DoE Nuclear Sites Still Resolving Subcontractor Reimbursement for COVID-19 Costs

DoE Nuclear Sites Still Resolving Subcontractor Reimbursement for COVID-19 Costs: Three weeks after the Department of Energy authorized operators of nuclear-weapon sites to bill the government for expenses associated with COVID-19 preven

Final RFP for Savannah River nuclear waste, materials contract could come in September | News | aikenstandard.com

Final RFP for Savannah River nuclear waste, materials contract could come in September | News | aikenstandard.com: The final request for proposals for the upcoming Integrated Mission Completion Contract at the Savannah River Site is expected no sooner than September, according to the U.S. Department of Energy,

Coalition pursues extra $7.25B for DOE nuclear cleanup, job creation | Coronavirus | aikenstandard.com

Coalition pursues extra $7.25B for DOE nuclear cleanup, job creation | Coronavirus | aikenstandard.com: A bloc of local governments and nuclear industry, labor and community groups are pressing Congress to provide a one-time multibillion-dollar boost to the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental

Crapo, other senators urge NRC to speed up reactor rulemaking | Government | postregister.com

Crapo, other senators urge NRC to speed up reactor rulemaking | Government | postregister.com: U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo and three of his colleagues on Thursday urged the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to speed up rulemaking to establish a “technology-inclusive” regulatory framework for advanced nuclear

Ukraine passes bill to secure Euratom loan : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

Nuclear regulators examine response to pandemic : Covid-19 - World Nuclear News

Nuclear regulators examine response to pandemic : Covid-19 - World Nuclear News: The nuclear sector has reacted quickly and effectively to the unprecedented challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic without compromising safety, security or non-proliferation, panellists in a webinar hosted by the UAE Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation said yesterday. They also considered how to apply lessons learned in the post-pandemic era.

Natural Gas Production to Drop in 2020 | Energy Central

Deregulated power prices modeling after covid-19 | Energy Central

Environmentalists Fault Sending 'Very Low Level' Nuclear Waste to Landfills – NBC Los Angeles | The Union Journal

Environmentalists Fault Sending 'Very Low Level' Nuclear Waste to Landfills – NBC Los Angeles | The Union Journal: The government Nuclear Regulatory Commission has actually recommended a policy "reinterpretation" that would certainly enable business landfills to begin

NUCLEAR WASTE: Quake gives Nev. lawmakers new ammo against Yucca Mountain -- Tuesday, May 19, 2020 -- www.eenews.net

NUCLEAR WASTE: Quake gives Nev. lawmakers new ammo against Yucca Mountain -- Tuesday, May 19, 2020 -- www.eenews.net: A magnitude 6.5 earthquake that rattled Nevada last week has congressional lawmakers and state officials reiterating concerns about the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository located about 100 miles northwest of Las Vegas.

Register for NRC’s annual review of Seabook safety - News - seacoastonline.com - Portsmouth, NH

Register for NRC’s annual review of Seabook safety - News - seacoastonline.com - Portsmouth, NH: SEABROOK – In light of the pandemic, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission will host its yearly meeting June 3 to review the safety performance of NextEra Energy Seabrook nuclear power plant via a webinar.The meeting is open to the public, but advanced registration is required to attend the remote meeting, which begins at 5:30 p.m. Those interested must register no later than one business day before the June 3 meeting at https://bit.ly/3g3AQwL.Following successful registration, a confirmation

Webinar: BGE looks ahead: How to build better commercial programs amid COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic presents uncharted territory for businesses large and small as they face challenges on many levels. As we begin visualizing life during and after COVID-19, utilities like BGE are starting to grapple with how to adjust their programs to help business customers operate in the new normal that is anything but normal.

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Tuesday, May 19, 2020

General Atomics-Led Team Releases New Research Into Nuclear Fusion Optimization | ExecutiveBiz

General Atomics-Led Team Releases New Research Into Nuclear Fusion Optimization | ExecutiveBiz: A team of scientists at the General Atomics-operated DIII-D nuclear research facility in San Diego have released their study on particle transport concepts that could help stabilize power generators and economize fusion energy.

DOE Nuclear Energy Chief Reaffirms Interest in Foreign Reprocessing for U.S. Spent Fuel - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

DOE Nuclear Energy Chief Reaffirms Interest in Foreign Reprocessing for U.S. Spent Fuel - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1: ExchangeMonitor covers nuclear weapons, waste management, nuclear cleanup, international intelligence as well as carbon capture and storage.

WIPP worker tests positive for COVID-19, crew quarantined

WIPP worker tests positive for COVID-19, crew quarantined: The worker started showing symptoms on May 4, and the positive test result was received on May 15.

3D Printing Has Entered The Nuclear Realm

3D Printing Has Entered The Nuclear Realm: 3D-printing has come to nuclear and it’s saving a lot of time and money, like 90%. Right now, it’s best for small spare parts, in developing micro-reactors, and in using new high-tech materials like carbon fiber composites, but expect it to eventually end up on Mars.

SC lawmakers shouldn’t rule out selling Santee Cooper | The State

SC lawmakers shouldn’t rule out selling Santee Cooper | The State: Santee Cooper can’t reform itself as a state utility, and lawmakers shouldn’t take a sale off the table.

How Low-Dose Radiation Could Be The Trick For Treating COVID-19

How Low-Dose Radiation Could Be The Trick For Treating COVID-19: Low-dose radiation to the lungs may be a good therapy to reduce the mortality rates from COVID-19. The virus causes a cytokine storm - an uncontrolled systemic inflammatory response of the body that floods the lungs and kills the patient. Low doses of radiation can reduce the storm.

COVID-19 Highlights the Need to Ensure Reliable Electricity | RealClearEnergy

PG&E inks deals for 423 MW of battery storage (NYSE:PCG) | Seeking Alpha

PG&E inks deals for 423 MW of battery storage (NYSE:PCG) | Seeking Alpha: PG&E (PCG -0.4%) asks California regulators to approve five energy storage projects totaling 423 MW to meet its share of a statewide procurement that must

IAEA Illuminates Morocco as Model in Nuclear Research Monitoring

IAEA Illuminates Morocco as Model in Nuclear Research Monitoring: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has described Morocco as a model for monitoring nuclear research reactors in Africa and beyond.

Nuclear Society Urges Government To Commit To New-Build :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency

Nuclear Society Urges Government To Commit To New-Build :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency: A commitment by the government to buil of a series of new EPR nuclear power reactors in France would stimulate the country’s economy as it recovers from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic with domestic companies likely to take an 80% share of the project, the French nuclear energy society SFEN said in a position paper.

SFEN said a new-build programme would have a strong ripple effect on the rest of the economy. In France, each euro invested in nuclear generates €2.5 in the rest of the economy and particularly in areas where nuclear facilities are built, SFEN said.

Press reports in France in October 2019 said the government had asked state-controlled power utility EDF to prepare for a new start for

General Atomics-Led Team Releases New Research Into Nuclear Fusion Optimization | ExecutiveBiz

X-energy to test its TRISO fuel at MIT - Nuclear Engineering International

X-energy to test its TRISO fuel at MIT - Nuclear Engineering International: US-based X-energy has reached an agreement with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) for the Institute's Nuclear Reactor Laboratory to use its research reactor to irradiate X-energy's TRISO-X fuel.The irradiation process...

Removal of Fort Belvoir’s SM-1 nuclear reactor to proceed after Army finalizes environmental assessment – Fort Hunt Herald

Removal of Fort Belvoir’s SM-1 nuclear reactor to proceed after Army finalizes environmental assessment – Fort Hunt Herald: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers remains on track to award a contract for the decommissioning and dismantlement of the deactivated SM-1 nuclear power plant at Fort Belvoir by September.

US DOE awards Hanford Tank Closure Contract - Nuclear Engineering International

US DOE awards Hanford Tank Closure Contract - Nuclear Engineering International: The US Department of Energy (DOE) on 14 May awarded the Tank Closure Contract (TCC), which will provide a variety of services at the Hanford Site in Richland, Washington, to the Hanford Works Restoration consortium.The Hanford Works Restoration...

Tonopah quake bolsters Nevada's case against Yucca dumpsite - Las Vegas Sun News

Tonopah quake bolsters Nevada's case against Yucca dumpsite - Las Vegas Sun News: A 6.5 magnitude earthquake in Tonopah last week has given state officials opposed to the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project further evidence that Nevada’s seismic activity makes the state a bad choice for ...

Global Nuclear Power Plants Decommissioning Solution Market 2020 Analysis, Key-Segments, Application, Features, Various-Types, High-Demand and Business Outlook 2025 – Distinct Analysis & Reports

Smiling Buddha: All about Pokhran test that made India a nuclear power - india news - Hindustan Times

Smiling Buddha: All about Pokhran test that made India a nuclear power - india news - Hindustan Times: India undertook its first nuclear journey on September 7, 1972 when the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi authorised scientists to detonate an indigenously designed nuclear device.

Editorial: Time to set a course away from Japan's troubled nuclear fuel cycle - The Mainichi

Editorial: Time to set a course away from Japan's troubled nuclear fuel cycle - The Mainichi: The Rokkasho Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing Facility being constructed in the northern Japan prefecture of Aomori has cleared a safety inspection by the Nu

Cooling towers demolished at Germany's Philippsburg nuclear plant - Nuclear Engineering International

Cooling towers demolished at Germany's Philippsburg nuclear plant - Nuclear Engineering International: Two cooling towers at Germany's Philippsburg nuclear power plant have been demolished.The 150-metre-high cooling towers dominated landscape around the Philippsburg plant, which ceased generating electricity in 2019.Plant operator, EnBW,...

NIASA sets out funding options for South African new build : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

NIASA sets out funding options for South African new build : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa has outlined six potential options for financing new nuclear power plants in the country. Last week, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe told a parliamentary committee he would be willing to look at innovative funding options as his department begins the process to develop 2500 MWe of new nuclear capacity.

Removal of Fort Belvoir’s SM-1 nuclear reactor to proceed after Army finalizes environmental assessment – Fort Hunt Herald

Why oil rich UAE is developing nuclear power | National | fwbusiness.com

Why oil rich UAE is developing nuclear power | National | fwbusiness.com: The United Arab Emirates is embracing nuclear power as a major source of its energy, at a time when several countries are moving away from it. CNN's John Defterios reports

Nuclear grant projects use GE Hitachi's SMR technology | WilmingtonBiz

Nuclear grant projects use GE Hitachi's SMR technology | WilmingtonBiz: Advanced nuclear reactor technology developed by Wilmington-based GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy is being

US uranium output falls 89% in 2019 : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

US uranium output falls 89% in 2019 : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: The USA produced a total of 0.17 million pounds U3O8 (65.4 tU) of uranium concentrate from all domestic sources in 2019, according to a newly published annual report from the US Energy Information Administration. This was 89% less than in 2018.

Leningrad II-2 start-up postponed to April 2021 : Covid-19 - World Nuclear News

Leningrad II-2 start-up postponed to April 2021 : Covid-19 - World Nuclear News: Rosatom has applied to delay by two months the commissioning of unit 2 of the Leningrad II nuclear power plant in western Russian owing to the departure from the country of foreign workers installing diesel generators at the site. According to a report by Russian newspaper Kommersant yesterday, Rosatom considers their exit - owing to safety considerations amid the coronavirus pandemic - to be force majeure and has requested to be released from any fine for not being able to meet its obligations to add the unit's generating capacity to the wholesale market.

Final Barakah unit completes cold testing : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Final Barakah unit completes cold testing : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Cold hydrostatic testing has been completed at Barakah unit 4, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation has announced. The testing incorporated lessons learned from the previous three Barakah units and is a crucial step towards the completion of unit 4.

Govt Releases Rs 562 Bln For Development Projects - UrduPoint

Govt Releases Rs 562 Bln For Development Projects - UrduPoint: The federal government has so far authorized release of Rs 562 billion for various ongoing and new social sector uplift projects under its Public Sector Development Programme (PSDP) 2019-20, as against the total allocation of Rs701 billion

Can We Achieve Sustainable Energy Goals using Nuclear Power?: To meet the world's growing energy demands and circumvent the worst effects of climate change, International Energy Agency (IEA) states that low-carbon electricity generation such as nuclear power must increase from 36% to 85%.

Senators call on NRC to accelerate rulemaking on advanced reactor technologies - Daily Energy Insider: A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators recently called on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to accelerate rule to establish a regulatory framework for advanced nuclear reactor technologies.© Shutterstock The lawmakers — including Sens. John Barrasso ... Read More »

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