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Saturday, March 27, 2021
PG&E's October 2019 shut-offs may have stopped 3 million acres from burning, analysis says
PG&E's October 2019 shut-offs may have stopped 3 million acres from burning, analysis says: PG&E’s October 2019 preemptive outages may have prevented fires that could have...
North Korea's new missile a strategic game-changer - Asia Times
North Korea's new missile a strategic game-changer - Asia Times: SEOUL - North Korea's ballistic missiles tested on March 25 were a new, advanced model that confounds defenses, state media revealed today. The tests
Top scientists warn of 'ghastly future of mass extinction' and climate disruption | Environment | The Guardian
Top scientists warn of 'ghastly future of mass extinction' and climate disruption | Environment | The Guardian: Sobering new report says world is failing to grasp the extent of threats posed by biodiversity loss and the climate crisis
The ‘Green Energy’ That Might Be Ruining the Planet - POLITICO
The ‘Green Energy’ That Might Be Ruining the Planet - POLITICO: The biomass industry is warming up the South's economy, but many experts worry it's doing the same to the climate. Will the Biden Administration embrace it, or cut it loose?
'Invisible killer': fossil fuels caused 8.7m deaths globally in 2018, research finds | Pollution | The Guardian
'Invisible killer': fossil fuels caused 8.7m deaths globally in 2018, research finds | Pollution | The Guardian: Pollution from power plants, vehicles and other sources accounted for one in five of all deaths that year, more detailed analysis reveals
Friday, March 26, 2021
Bid to bring world’s first nuclear fusion power plant to Gloucestershire is prepared by Western Gateway - Business Live
Bid to bring world’s first nuclear fusion power plant to Gloucestershire is prepared by Western Gateway - Business Live: If successful the bid could see thousands of jobs created in the region
Doosan Heavy breaks into spent-fuel market with storage supply to NAC in US - 매일경제 영문뉴스 펄스(Pulse)
Doosan Heavy breaks into spent-fuel market with storage supply to NAC in US - 매일경제 영문뉴스 펄스(Pulse): 매일경제 영문뉴스 Pulse. 한국의 경제·산업·금융·기술 분야에 대한 심층뉴스 제공
China sets up nuclear safety committee to boost 2060 carbon neutral efforts | South China Morning Post
China sets up nuclear safety committee to boost 2060 carbon neutral efforts | South China Morning Post: Committee will create ‘strict and high’ safety standard, with nuclear power generation capacity set to rise as China aims to cut its carbon dioxide emissions.
UPDATE 2-Czechs open preliminary round in nuclear project, keep Russia in for now | Reuters
UPDATE 2-Czechs open preliminary round in nuclear project, keep Russia in for now | Reuters: The Czech Industry Ministry has decided to invite four bidders including Russia to pre-qualify for a tender to build a new nuclear power plant, but a final decision on who will be allowed to bid will be made after an October election, it said on Thursday.
Ohio legislature close to revoking nuclear power subsidy | Reuters
Ohio legislature close to revoking nuclear power subsidy | Reuters: Ohio's Senate amended and unanimously passed a House bill that would repeal nuclear subsidies for Energy Harbor Corp's Davis-Besse and Perry reactors in the state.
Doosan Heavy breaks into spent-fuel market with storage supply to NAC in US - 매일경제 영문뉴스 펄스(Pulse)
Doosan Heavy breaks into spent-fuel market with storage supply to NAC in US - 매일경제 영문뉴스 펄스(Pulse): 매일경제 영문뉴스 Pulse. 한국의 경제·산업·금융·기술 분야에 대한 심층뉴스 제공
US DOD awards contracts for development of advanced microreactor - Nuclear Engineering International
US DOD awards contracts for development of advanced microreactor - Nuclear Engineering International: The US Department of Defense (DOD) said on 22 March that it had exercised contract options for two teams - led by BWXT Advanced Technologies and X-energy - to proceed with development of a final design for a transportable advanced nuclear...
Centrus on Track to Produce HALEU Nuclear Fuel Material by Early 2022
Centrus on Track to Produce HALEU Nuclear Fuel Material by Early 2022: Centrus Energy, a firm under contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to demonstrate production of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) with
More nuclear power needed in the future to meet carbon reduction goals, TVA CEO says | Chattanooga Times Free Press
More nuclear power needed in the future to meet carbon reduction goals, TVA CEO says | Chattanooga Times Free Press: The Tennessee Valley Authority, once the nation's most ambitious developer of nuclear power of any U.S. utility, hasn't started building a new nuclear reactor in nearly a half century.
Understanding Energy Crises of the 1970s and Avoiding Problems Today
Understanding Energy Crises of the 1970s and Avoiding Problems Today: If you were alive and living in the U.S. during the 1970s, you probably remember waiting in long lines to fill your car with fuel. Yet, gasoline wasn’t
Centrus expects to begin HALEU production in 2022 - Nuclear Engineering International
Centrus expects to begin HALEU production in 2022 - Nuclear Engineering International: US-based Centrus Energy Corp on 23 March provided an update on construction of the USA’s first production facility for High-Assay, Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) in Piketon, Ohio, saying it hoped to begin production next year....
BWXT Awarded $28 Million Contract for Continued Mobile Microreactor Design | Business Wire
BWXT Awarded $28 Million Contract for Continued Mobile Microreactor Design | Business Wire: BWXT Awarded $28 Million Contract for Continued Mobile Microreactor Design
More delays for US Vogtle NPP - Nuclear Engineering International
More delays for US Vogtle NPP - Nuclear Engineering International: Georgia Power Company said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on 19 March that the planned November start up of unit 3 at the Vogtle NPP in Georgia could be delayed by at least a month. Georgia Power said that its Southern...
Nuclear industry calls for state policy focus as resource outstrips coal generation in US | Utility Dive
Nuclear industry calls for state policy focus as resource outstrips coal generation in US | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
More nuclear power needed in the future to meet carbon reduction goals, TVA CEO says | Chattanooga Times Free Press
More nuclear power needed in the future to meet carbon reduction goals, TVA CEO says | Chattanooga Times Free Press: The Tennessee Valley Authority, once the nation's most ambitious developer of nuclear power of any U.S. utility, hasn't started building a new nuclear reactor in nearly a half century.
Wireless tech a 'game changer' for nuclear power plants | EurekAlert! Science News
Wireless tech a 'game changer' for nuclear power plants | EurekAlert! Science News: Application of Wireless Technologies in Nuclear Power Plant Instrumentation and Control Systems (December 2020; IAEA Nuclear Energy Series) is the culmination of a four-year International Atomic Energy Agency research project on the economic benefits and emerging uses of wireless technology in the field of nuclear energy. Rudy Shankar, director of Lehigh University's Energy Systems Engineering, chaired the international group that produced the report.
Macron, Orban urge EU to ‘actively support’ nuclear power – EURACTIV.com
Macron, Orban urge EU to ‘actively support’ nuclear power – EURACTIV.com: A group of seven European leaders fronted by French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the European Commission to stop hindering nuclear power and consider ways of bringing atomic energy into the EU’s green finance rule book ahead of an EU summit on Thursday (25 March).
Small nuclear power plants no use in climate crisis | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific
Small nuclear power plants no use in climate crisis | News | Eco-Business | Asia Pacific: Governments are investing in a new range of small nuclear power plants, with little chance they’ll ease the climate crisis.
Czechs Delay $7 Billion Nuclear Reactor Tender, Leave China Out - Bloomberg
Czechs Delay $7 Billion Nuclear Reactor Tender, Leave China Out - Bloomberg: The Czech government postponed a tender to build a $7 billion nuclear reactor until after October elections and said it won’t invite Chinese companies to participate in a security assessment of potential bidders.
Ohio legislature close to revoking nuclear power subsidy
Ohio legislature close to revoking nuclear power subsidy: Ohio's Senate amended and unanimously passed a House bill that would repeal nuclear subsidies for Energy Harbor Corp's Davis-Besse and Perry reactors in the state. House Bill 128 (HB128), which the Senate passed on Wednesday, would confirm what state courts have already done in halting collection of the subsidies under House Bill 6 (HB6). Analysts at ClearView Energy Partners said the Ohio House could approve the slightly amended Senate version of HB128 this week and send it to Governor Mike DeWine, who is expected to sign the legislation.
NextEra Energy plans to turn Iowa’s only nuclear power plant into a solar farm | Clay and Milk
NextEra Energy plans to turn Iowa’s only nuclear power plant into a solar farm | Clay and Milk: U.S. energy company NextEra Energy announced plans last week to build a 690-megawatt solar project at the site of its closed Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Palo, Iowa. The company shut the nuclear reactor in […]
Nuclear Power Continues To Break Records In Safety And Generation
Nuclear Power Continues To Break Records In Safety And Generation: Energy Northwest in Richland, WA, which operates the only nuclear power plant in the region, the Columbia Generating Station, has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2020. Not to mention breaking all generation records.
Dukovany pre-qualification round announced : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Dukovany pre-qualification round announced : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade has selected EDF, Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power, Rosatom and Westinghouse to participate in a pre-qualification round for a tender to supply a new unit for the Dukovany nuclear power plant. The ministry has not included China General Nuclear. A spokesman for the Chinese embassy in the Czech Republic told Radiožurnál that the exclusion of CGN "seriously deviates from the principle of fair competition and the rules of international trade".
TVO cleared for fuel loading at Finnish EPR : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
TVO cleared for fuel loading at Finnish EPR : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj has been granted a permit by the country's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority to load fuel into the reactor of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR. The unit, construction of which began in 2005, is scheduled to enter commercial operation early next year.
California wildfires spur re-examination of regulatory barriers to widespread microgrids | Utility Dive
California wildfires spur re-examination of regulatory barriers to widespread microgrids | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
Thursday, March 25, 2021
Nuke Roadie News As Iran toughens stance, hopes for nuclear thaw before June diminish
Nuke Roadie News: As Iran toughens stance, hopes for nuclear thaw before June diminish
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The odds of Washington and Tehran making progress to revive the 2015 nuclear deal before Iran's June elections have dwindled after Iran opted to take a tougher stance before returning to talks, diplo…
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China says it will safeguard Iran nuclear deal, defend Sino-Iran ties
China says it will safeguard Iran nuclear deal, defend Sino-Iran ties: China will make efforts to safeguard the Iran nuclear deal and defend the legitimate interests of Sino-Iranian relations, the commerce ministry said on
Why Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Won’t Help Counter the Climate Crisis | EWG Next Level Energy
Why Small Modular Nuclear Reactors Won’t Help Counter the Climate Crisis | EWG Next Level Energy: Small modular nuclear reactors, or SMRs, are designed to generate less than 300 megawatts of electricity – several times less than typical reactors, which have a range of 1,000 to 1,600 MW. While the individual standardized modules would be small, plans typically call for several modules to be installed at a single power generation site. Photo credit: NuScale Power, LLC
Doosan Heavy ships nuclear waste storage casks for U.S. nuclear plant
Doosan Heavy ships nuclear waste storage casks for U.S. nuclear plant: [Courtesy of Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction ]SEOUL -- Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction, a key player in South Koreas nuclear power industry, has shipped five cask sets for a U.S. nuclear power plant under a contract with Nuclear Assurance Corporation (NAC), an American provider...
Not So Advanced: Hype vs. Reality for Nuclear Technology | NRDC
Not So Advanced: Hype vs. Reality for Nuclear Technology | NRDC: While aging US nuclear plants continue to close because they cannot compete in the market, proponents of so-called “advanced nuclear reactors” promise they are the future because of their significant benefits. However, a recent report by the Union of Concerned...
Is an end to nuclear waste possible?
Is an end to nuclear waste possible?: Nuclear waste is one of the main sticking points in the public discourse about the future of nuclear power. But technological advances are greatly reducing the amount and radiotoxicity of it.
WILDFIRES: Judge mulls requiring PG&E to turn off power more frequently -- Wednesday, March 24, 2021 -- www.eenews.net
WILDFIRES: Judge mulls requiring PG&E to turn off power more frequently -- Wednesday, March 24, 2021 -- www.eenews.net: A federal judge overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric Co.'s criminal probation said yesterday that he is considering requiring the utility to be more aggressive about turning off its electricity lines near tall trees, a plan that could double the number of power outages in six Northern California counties over the next decade.
California DAs Could Sue Utilities for Unkept Power Lines Under New Proposal – Courthouse News Service
California DAs Could Sue Utilities for Unkept Power Lines Under New Proposal – Courthouse News Service: A proposal that would allow counties to fine utilities like PG&E that fail to clear brush from power lines up to $100,000 per violation clears a key committee in the Assembly. Supporters argue…
Why commercialization of carbon capture and sequestration has failed and how it can work | Energy Central
Why commercialization of carbon capture and sequestration has failed and how it can work | Energy Central: Why the commercialisation of carbon capture and sequestration has failed and how it can work?The main reason used to be a lack of incentives for CO2 capture.With the 45Q tax in the US and higher CO2 emission allowance price in the EU, I trust that there will be more incentives for the industry to pick up CCS.What do you think - why CCS has not been yet commercialised?
Nuclear industry calls for state policy focus as resource outstrips coal generation in US | Utility Dive
Nuclear industry calls for state policy focus as resource outstrips coal generation in US | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
Construction Of Belarus Unit 2 Completed - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers
Construction Of Belarus Unit 2 Completed - 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.
Hot Tests At Vogtle 3 Pushed Back - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers
Hot Tests At Vogtle 3 Pushed Back - 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.
BWXT and X-Energy selected to develop Project Pele mobile microreactor : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
BWXT and X-Energy selected to develop Project Pele mobile microreactor : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The Strategic Capabilities Office of the US Department of Defense has selected BWXT Advanced Technologies and X-energy LLC to develop a final design for a prototype mobile microreactor under the Project Pele initiative.
Plant Vogtle's latest delay prompts negative comment on Georgia Power: Moody’s - SaportaReport
Plant Vogtle's latest delay prompts negative comment on Georgia Power: Moody’s - SaportaReport: This story has been updated with comments from Georgia Power.
US Nuclear Completes $256,626 Shipment to China, Signs New Agreement With CNNC Subsidiary
US Nuclear Completes $256,626 Shipment to China, Signs New Agreement With CNNC Subsidiary: US Nuclear Corp. (OTCQB: UCLE) Nuclear Power Plants in China LOS ANGELES, CA, March 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – US Nuclear Corp. (OTCQB: UCLE) recently completed a shipment to China of USN’S popular tritium and carbon-14 air samplers as well as portable tritium monitors worth a total of $256,626. Furthermore, as part of US Nuclear’s expansion into the Chinese market, US Nuclear signed a new “Cooperation Agreement” on March 1, 2021 with Dalian Zhonghe Scientific and Technological Development Co., a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC). Together, the companies will work to design the perfect instrumentation to outfit Chinese nuclear power plants. The instruments are planned to be built at a local factory in China to be cost-competitive and will be optimized for Chinese operators based on the local regulations and procedures. This can be a game changer since currently 80% of nuclear instruments purchased are imported into China at a high cost, and the functionality often does not fit local procedures, regulations, and language. US Nuclear already has a local sales office in Beijing, China, and this new cooperation agreement with Dalian Zhonghe wi
Wednesday, March 24, 2021
How America can achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050
How America can achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050: We are running out of time to preserve a habitable planet for our children and everyone must start acting like it.
How China Aims To Beat The U.S., Europe At ‘Net Zero’ Carbon
How China Aims To Beat The U.S., Europe At ‘Net Zero’ Carbon: China's latest Five Year Plan makes nuclear a center piece in its fight against climate change.
Opinion | Nuclear energy provides a solution for climate crisis - The Daily Iowan
Opinion | Nuclear energy provides a solution for climate crisis - The Daily Iowan: Iowa should invest in nuclear energy to combat the harmful effects of climate change. Currently, there are no operating nuclear power plants in Iowa — the Duane Arnold Energy Center in Palo closed its doors permanently after sustaining damage from the August derecho. Though, it was already slated for closure in October 2020 because, as...
Nuclear Energy Is a Reliable Source That Also Shrinks Emissions | RealClearMarkets
Nuclear Energy Is a Reliable Source That Also Shrinks Emissions | RealClearMarkets: If the near total collapse of the Texas energy grid on the morning of February 15th demonstrates anything, it proves the importance of reliable energy production. In short, federal and statepolic
ANS Nuclear Policy Wire
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Tomorrow the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to examine the latest developments in the nuclear energy sector with a focus on ways to maintain and expand the use of nuclear energy in the U.S. and abroad.
The hearing will include testimony from:
Mr. Jeffery Lyash, President and CEO, Tennessee Valley Authority
Mr. Chris Levesque, President and CEO, TerraPower
Mr. Scott Melbye, President, Uranium Producers of America and Executive Vice President, Uranium Energy Corporation
Ms. Amy Roma, Founding Member, Atlantic Council's Nuclear Energy and National Security Coalition and Partner, Hogan Lovells
Mr. Clay Sell, CEO, X-Energy
You can can watch the hearing live tomorrow at 9:45 a.m. EST and find additional information HERE.
How Biden can jumpstart U.S. nuclear waste strategy | Stanford News
How Biden can jumpstart U.S. nuclear waste strategy | Stanford News: Stanford University experts are cautiously optimistic that the Biden administration can change the U.S. trajectory on nuclear waste.
Switching career from particle physics to nuclear power – Physics World
Switching career from particle physics to nuclear power – Physics World: Troels Schönfeldt talks about his career change from particle physics to co-founder and chief executive of Seaborg Technologies
UAE and Belarus Introduced Nuclear Power Last Year. Who is Next? | IAEA
UAE and Belarus Introduced Nuclear Power Last Year. Who is Next? | IAEA: With nuclear energy increasingly recognized as vital to supporting sustainable development and climate change, nations from Africa to Asia are eyeing its use.
Portable nuclear reactor project moves forward at Pentagon
Portable nuclear reactor project moves forward at Pentagon: The Defense Department wants a portable, small nuclear reactor for use in the field.
California's last nuclear plant is poised to shut down. What happens next? | Utility Dive
California's last nuclear plant is poised to shut down. What happens next? | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
Testing begins at UAE's nuclear power plant - operator | Reuters
Testing begins at UAE's nuclear power plant - operator | Reuters: The United Arab Emirates's Barakah nuclear power plant testing will begin after the fuel load was completed at the second unit, as part of the process to start up the reactor, the operator said on Tuesday on Twitter.
Regulator Urges Judge Not to Expand PG&E Power Blackouts – Courthouse News Service
Regulator Urges Judge Not to Expand PG&E Power Blackouts – Courthouse News Service: California regulators want more time to vet a proposal that could expand fire-prevention power blackouts, but a federal judge said the process could take too long and result in more wildfire deaths…
California Commission Approves PG&E Microgrid Program for Vulnerable Communities | T&D World
California Commission Approves PG&E Microgrid Program for Vulnerable Communities | T&D World: Program to provide technical support, project management to help communities plan and implement their own microgrid projects.
Federal judge may require more PG&E blackouts to prevent wildfires - MarketWatch
Federal judge may require more PG&E blackouts to prevent wildfires - MarketWatch: A federal judge overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric's criminal probation said Tuesday that he is considering requiring the utility to be more aggressive about...
Sizewell C Consortium signs MoU on investment potential : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News
Sizewell C Consortium signs MoU on investment potential : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News: The proposed Sizewell C nuclear power project could lead to an investment of GBP4.4 billion (USD6.0 billion) in the East of England, according to a Memorandum of Understanding announced today by the Sizewell C Consortium, which represents more than 200 UK-based companies and organisations.
BWXT and X-Energy selected to develop Project Pele mobile microreactor : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
BWXT and X-Energy selected to develop Project Pele mobile microreactor : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The Strategic Capabilities Office of the US Department of Defense has selected BWXT Advanced Technologies and X-energy LLC to develop a final design for a prototype mobile microreactor under the Project Pele initiative.
Swift action needed to rebuild world's energy system: Korsnick : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News
Swift action needed to rebuild world's energy system: Korsnick : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News: Nuclear energy is the key to making climate commitments work and will play a critical role in meeting the Biden Administration's ambitious climate goals, Nuclear Energy Institute President and CEO Maria Korsnick told the organisation's annual State of the Nuclear Energy Industry event yesterday.
What if the Perfect Climate Fix Can’t Arrive in Time? - Bloomberg
What if the Perfect Climate Fix Can’t Arrive in Time? - Bloomberg: Even a surprise innovation tomorrow would require time to scale up. In the meantime, the emissions crisis would continue, according to a policy-simulating tool.
A Socially Sustainable Future for… | The Breakthrough Institute
A Socially Sustainable Future for… | The Breakthrough Institute: Our latest research demonstrates how Western anti-nuclear sentiment was a part of broader social movements and ideologies.
Tuesday, March 23, 2021
PG&E Executives Sued Personally for California Wildfire Damage
PG&E Executives Sued Personally for California Wildfire Damage: On February 24, victims of deadly 2017 and 2018 California wildfires filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior Court seeking to hold former officers and directors of PG&E liable for failing to protect them from the harm that followed from the 2018 Camp Fire and the 2017 North Bay Fires. In addition to devastating personal and property loss, many California homeowners whose homes were burned also found themselves the victims of bad faith insurance denials. Justice John Trotter (Ret.), Trustee of the PG &E Fire Victim Trust v. Lewis Chew seeks to redress these harms in a direct way – by suing those responsible for putting corporate profits and their own financial interest ahead of their fiduciary duty to protect public safety.
Texas power co-op files for bankruptcy after $2.1bn electricity bill - Energy Live News
Texas power co-op files for bankruptcy after $2.1bn electricity bill - Energy Live News: Brazos Electric Power Cooperative serves 16 distribution member co-ops that cater to more than 1.5 million Texans
US startup unveils battery made from nuclear waste that could last up to 28,000 years - Energy Live News
US startup unveils battery made from nuclear waste that could last up to 28,000 years - Energy Live News: The nano-diamond battery's power comes from radioactive isotopes used in nuclear reactors
It’s Time to Fold America’s Nuclear Umbrella Over Its European and Asian Allies
It’s Time to Fold America’s Nuclear Umbrella Over Its European and Asian Allies: Using Washington’s nuclear arsenal to protect its allies no longer makes any sense.
Judge's proposal could raise number of PG&E's preventative power outages | Seeking Alpha
Judge's proposal could raise number of PG&E's preventative power outages | Seeking Alpha: The judge overseeing PG&E's (PCG) criminal probation said today he may require the utility to be more aggressive about turning off its electricity lines near tall trees, a plan...
Lightbridge and Framatome end Enfission joint venture : Corporate - World Nuclear News
Lightbridge and Framatome end Enfission joint venture : Corporate - World Nuclear News: Lightbridge Corporation and Framatome have agreed to dissolve their Enfission joint venture. Launched in January 2018, Enfission was to develop, license and sell nuclear fuel assemblies based on Lightbridge's innovative metallic nuclear fuel technology.
US HALEU facility set for 2022 start-up : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News
US HALEU facility set for 2022 start-up : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: The USA's first production facility for high-assay low-enriched uranium is expected to begin production early next year, Centrus Energy has announced. The facility is under construction at Piketon, Ohio.
Design anomaly found in Flamanville EPR nozzles : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News
Design anomaly found in Flamanville EPR nozzles : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News: EDF notified France's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire, on 3 March of a significant event concerning a design anomaly on three nozzles of the main primary system of the EPR reactor under construction at Flamanville. The concerned nozzles were produced in 2011 based on a 2006 design file. The regulator has asked EDF how it plans to deal with this anomaly.
A Socially Sustainable Future for… | The Breakthrough Institute
A Socially Sustainable Future for… | The Breakthrough Institute: Our latest research demonstrates how Western anti-nuclear sentiment was a part of broader social movements and ideologies.
North Korea fires short-range missiles in direct challenge to Biden administration - The Washington Post
North Korea fires short-range missiles in direct challenge to Biden administration - The Washington Post: The missile tests represent Kim Jong Un’s first challenge to President Biden, whose aides have not yet outlined an approach to the regime’s nuclear threat amid a review of U.S.-North Korea policy.
Digital Engineering to Advance Nuclear Energy Deployment | idahofallsmagazine.com
Digital Engineering to Advance Nuclear Energy Deployment | idahofallsmagazine.com: Digital engineering is a game changer for nuclear energy.
Leningrad II-2 enters commercial operation : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Leningrad II-2 enters commercial operation : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The second VVER-1200 reactor at the Leningrad nuclear power plant in western Russia began commercial operation today. Leningrad II-2 is the fourth VVER-1200 in operation in Russia and beings the total number of nuclear power units in the country to 38. The VVER-1200 has a 200-megawatt bigger capacity than, and a design life twice as long as, the previous VVER design.
KHNP and ENEC expand APR1400 cooperation : Corporate - World Nuclear News
KHNP and ENEC expand APR1400 cooperation : Corporate - World Nuclear News: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on research & development and technology exchange related to the operation of Korean-designed APR1400 reactors. South Korea's first APR1400 unit entered commercial operation in December 2015, while four such reactors are due to start up in the UAE by 2023.
Iowa's only nuclear power plant will be turned into a solar farm - Electrek
Iowa's only nuclear power plant will be turned into a solar farm - Electrek: The Duane Arnold Energy Center in eastern Iowa, a now-idle nuclear power plant, will soon become a 690-megawatt solar farm.
US Nuclear Completes $256,626 Shipment to China, Signs New Agreement With CNNC Subsidiary Other OTC:UCLE
US Nuclear Completes $256,626 Shipment to China, Signs New Agreement With CNNC Subsidiary Other OTC:UCLE: LOS ANGELES, CA, March 22, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NewMediaWire – US Nuclear Corp. (OTCQB: UCLE) recently completed a shipment to China of USN’S...
Major Benefits of Nuclear Energy
Major Benefits of Nuclear Energy: Major Benefits of Nuclear Energy By CIOReview - Nuclear power is the only large-scale, carbon-free electricity source that can widely expand to produce large amounts of...
A Glimpse of the U.S.' New Nuclear Posture
A Glimpse of the U.S.' New Nuclear Posture: Walter Pincus is a contributing senior national security columnist for The Cipher Brief. He spent forty years at The Washington Post, writing on topics from nuclear weapons to politics. In 2002, he and a team of Post reporters won the Pulitzer Prize for national reporting. He also won an Emmy in 1981 and the 2010 … Continue reading "A Glimpse of the U.S.’ New Nuclear Posture"
Strategic Capabilities Office Selects Two Mobile Microreactor Concepts to Proceed to Final Design | Mirage News
Strategic Capabilities Office Selects Two Mobile Microreactor Concepts to Proceed to Final Design | Mirage News: The Department of Defense (DOD) exercised contract options for two teams— led by BWXT Advanced Technologies, LLC, Lynchburg, Virginia; and X-energy, LLC,...
Lessons from the 2021 Texas electricity crisis | Utility Dive
Lessons from the 2021 Texas electricity crisis | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
California's last nuclear plant is poised to shut down. What happens next? | Utility Dive
California's last nuclear plant is poised to shut down. What happens next? | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
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PG&E equipment caused deadly Zogg Fire, Cal Fire says | Seeking Alpha
PG&E equipment caused deadly Zogg Fire, Cal Fire says | Seeking Alpha: PG&E <<PCG>> slides after California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said the 2020 Zogg Fire, which killed four people in Shasta and Tehama counties, was...
OPG Applies For Renewal Of Darlington Nuclear Site Licence :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency
OPG Applies For Renewal Of Darlington Nuclear Site Licence :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency: Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has applied to the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for renewal of the site preparation licence for the Darlington new nuclear project, the Organisation of Canadian Nuclear Industries (OCNI) said.
In 2012, following the acceptance of an environmental assessment, the CNSC granted OPG a licence to allow site preparation activities to support future nuclear generation.
The application for renewal of the licence will be considered by the CNSC at a public hearing scheduled to take place on 9 and 10 June 2021.
Darlington is the only site in Canada currently licensed for new nuclear. OPG owns and operates the Pickering and Darlington nuclear stations in Ontario.
In 2012, following the acceptance of an environmental assessment, the CNSC granted OPG a licence to allow site preparation activities to support future nuclear generation.
The application for renewal of the licence will be considered by the CNSC at a public hearing scheduled to take place on 9 and 10 June 2021.
Darlington is the only site in Canada currently licensed for new nuclear. OPG owns and operates the Pickering and Darlington nuclear stations in Ontario.
Russia completes key equipment for Iter - Nuclear Engineering International
Russia completes key equipment for Iter - Nuclear Engineering International: Russia is supplying 25 sophisticated high-tech systems for the International Thermonuclear Fusion Experimental Reactor (Iter), under construction in France. In St Petersburg, at the Sredne-Nevsky Shipbuilding Plant (SNSZ) specialists from...
Petten reactor switches to low enriched uranium - Nuclear Engineering International
Petten reactor switches to low enriched uranium - Nuclear Engineering International: The Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG) in the Netherlands said on 18 March that, from now on, the High Flux Reactor (HFR) in Petten will only produces medical isotopes using low enriched uranium (LEU). Until recently, production for...
Viable nuclear fusion energy could be a reality by 2025, says UBS
Viable nuclear fusion energy could be a reality by 2025, says UBS: The investment bank cited Dennis Whyte, professor of nuclear science and engineering at MIT, who said the university’s NET SPARC project expects to...
Digital Engineering to Advance Nuclear Energy Deployment | idahofallsmagazine.com
Digital Engineering to Advance Nuclear Energy Deployment | idahofallsmagazine.com: Digital engineering is a game changer for nuclear energy.
Energy Fuels' uranium mill in southeast Utah plans to export material to Estonia to produce rare earth elements
Energy Fuels' uranium mill in southeast Utah plans to export material to Estonia to produce rare earth elements: Utah regulators have yet to decide whether the White Mesa uranium mill will be allowed to import 2,000 drums of radioactive powder from a rare metals facility in Estonia. But that won’t prevent Energy Fuels, the Colorado-based company that operates the mill in San Juan County, from exporting material to the same Estonian plant to be processed into rare earth elements as soon as this month.
Monday, March 22, 2021
PG&E power line started Zogg Fire in 2020; wildfire killed 4 | The Sacramento Bee
PG&E power line started Zogg Fire in 2020; wildfire killed 4 | The Sacramento Bee: The fire, which burned more than 56,000 acres, killed four from Igo, including an 8-year-old girl.
Moniz: Texas blackouts show need to protect infrastructure against climate change | TheHill
Moniz: Texas blackouts show need to protect infrastructure against climate change | TheHill: Former Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz on Monday told lawmakers that recent extreme weather events in Texas underscored the need to better incorporate climate change risks into energy infrastructure.
Biden Pushes Green Energy As Informed Environmentalists Abandon It | RealClearMarkets
Biden Pushes Green Energy As Informed Environmentalists Abandon It | RealClearMarkets: President Biden and others who would stake the future of modern civilization on wind and solar technologies are ignoring former environmental activists who have now soured on so-called green energy. A
Can the U.S. switch on a Nuclear Fusion plant by 2035? - Energy Post
Can the U.S. switch on a Nuclear Fusion plant by 2035? - Energy Post: Momentum is building in the U.S. for the switching on of a nuclear fusion pilot plant by 2035. A report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine lays out for the first time the required technical, economic, and regulatory standards. It comes soon after the prospects for fusion were boosted in January by …
Why Hydrogen Needs Nuclear Power To Succeed | OilPrice.com
Why Hydrogen Needs Nuclear Power To Succeed | OilPrice.com: Hydrogen is increasingly popular in 2021, but critics say that costs will have to go down by more than 50% still to make it competitive with hydrocarbon fuels, something that perhaps only nuclear power could achieve
German green energy compares poorly to French nukes
German green energy compares poorly to French nukes: The limits of green tech are so severe according to the Manhattan Institute’s Mark Mills, those who disagree engage in "magical thinking"
The worst fallout from Fukushima was hysteria | Comment | The Sunday Times
The worst fallout from Fukushima was hysteria | Comment | The Sunday Times: A year after the colossal earthquake and tsunami that took the lives of 18,500 souls on the northeast coast of Japan on March 11, 2011, I visited the area. So efficient was the clean-up operation
Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate — Environmental Progress
Nuclear Plant Closures And Renewables Increase Electricity Prices & Unreliability, Testifies Michael Shellenberger to U.S. Senate — Environmental Progress: Are we so confident that reducing energy diversity while pushing more variable energy onto electrical grids is the best path forward in terms of reliability, affordability, and sustainability? The Senate can play a constructive role by taking action now to prevent the closure of nuclear plants that
Department Of Energy Price Data Spotlights Regressive Nature Of ‘Electrify Everything’ Effort
Department Of Energy Price Data Spotlights Regressive Nature Of ‘Electrify Everything’ Effort: On Wednesday, an item in the Federal Register on residential energy prices underscored the regressive nature of the “electrify everything” effort that is being promoted by many of America’s highest-profile climate activists.
The True Cost of Powering an Electric Car | Edmunds
The True Cost of Powering an Electric Car | Edmunds: Determining the cost of powering a plug-in vehicle isn't difficult once you understand the individual cost points. These boil down to where and when you charge and your utility company's various rates.
America Trails In Global Race For Rare Earth Elements
America Trails In Global Race For Rare Earth Elements: Global competition for critical minerals is heating up, and the US is losing.
Wind turbines and solar farms drive down house prices | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal
Wind turbines and solar farms drive down house prices | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal: Countries that invest in renewable energy production face frequent opposition from local homeowners. Using a detailed housing transactions dataset covering the whole of the Netherlands since 1985, this column compares the overall impact that wind turbines and solar farms have on housing prices. It finds that tall wind turbines (over 150 metres) have a negative effect,
KHNP and ENEC expand APR1400 cooperation : Corporate - World Nuclear News
KHNP and ENEC expand APR1400 cooperation : Corporate - World Nuclear News: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on research & development and technology exchange related to the operation of Korean-designed APR1400 reactors. South Korea's first APR1400 unit entered commercial operation in December 2015, while four such reactors are due to start up in the UAE by 2023.
Taxonomies must reflect climate goals, says Orano CEO : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News
Taxonomies must reflect climate goals, says Orano CEO : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News: Political wrangling over the classification of nuclear energy in taxonomies contradicts the low-carbon ambition of the Paris Agreement, Philippe Knoche, CEO of Orano, said last week during World Nuclear Association's Strategic eForum on Sustainable Finance. Knoche was joined on the panel by representatives of the International Monetary Fund, Rothschild & Co, Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development, Banque de France and the Network for Greening the Financial System, who all said investment in new nuclear projects requires political consensus that is currently absent from some debates on sustainable finance.
Brazil to complete Angra 3 finance package in 18 months, says BNDES director : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News
Brazil to complete Angra 3 finance package in 18 months, says BNDES director : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News: Leonardo Mendes Cabral, director of privatisations at Brazil's National Bank for Economic and Social Development, says he expects a financing arrangement to finish unit 3 of the Angra nuclear power plant will be ready by the end of next year. BNDES is one of the biggest providers of financing for infrastructure projects in Brazil, and also played a role in financing nuclear energy in the past.
Leningrad II-2 enters commercial operation : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Leningrad II-2 enters commercial operation : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The second VVER-1200 reactor at the Leningrad nuclear power plant in western Russia began commercial operation today. Leningrad II-2 is the fourth VVER-1200 in operation in Russia and beings the total number of nuclear power units in the country to 38. The VVER-1200 has a 200-megawatt bigger capacity than, and a design life twice as long as, the previous VVER design.
Nuclear Energy Is a Reliable Source That Also Shrinks Emissions | RealClearMarkets
Nuclear Energy Is a Reliable Source That Also Shrinks Emissions | RealClearMarkets: If the near total collapse of the Texas energy grid on the morning of February 15th demonstrates anything, it proves the importance of reliable energy production. In short, federal and statepolic
Renaissance of nuclear power faces uphill battle | The Star
Renaissance of nuclear power faces uphill battle | The Star: Focus now is on clean-energy solutions, while nuclear industry needs better PR, David Olive writes
New nuclear needs positive taxonomies, says Rothschild & Co executive : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News
New nuclear needs positive taxonomies, says Rothschild & Co executive : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News: Private investors need to see clear and consistent political support for nuclear energy as a way to tackle climate change if they are to play a role in raising the large amount of capital required for new-build projects, Stephen Vaughan, vice chair of Energy & Power at Rothschild & Co, said yesterday during World Nuclear Association's Strategic eForum on Sustainable Finance. Specifically, taxonomies must back investment in nuclear power, he said.
Success of nuclear reactor Hualong One suggests it can compete with wind and solar to drive China’s decarbonisation | South China Morning Post
Success of nuclear reactor Hualong One suggests it can compete with wind and solar to drive China’s decarbonisation | South China Morning Post: Nuclear power’s future will depend on whether the recent on-time construction of the Hualong One reactor can be sustained in future projects, and whether it can establish a good safety record, energy experts said.
Molten Salt Reactors Leading Advanced Nuclear Technology - Nanalyze
Molten Salt Reactors Leading Advanced Nuclear Technology - Nanalyze: Some emerging technologies are advancing so rapidly that we seem to write about them every week. Artificial intelligence is the most obvious example, as it bleeds into most other sectors, including robotics, smart cities, drug discovery, and the list goes on. Progress around other technologies is so painfully slow – and the eventual payoff debatable or so distant as to be nearly meaningless in a mortal lifetime – that we only occasionally revisit the topic to make sure we haven’t missed some great technological leap. A recent example is carbon capture, which remains economically infeasible but is attracting renewed interest
China’s Dominance Of Clean Energy Supply Chains Raises Concerns | Energy Central
China’s Dominance Of Clean Energy Supply Chains Raises Concerns | Energy Central: Over the past decade, no major energy source has grown faster than solar power. According to the 2020 BP Statistical Review of World Energy, installed solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity has grown at an average annual […]
Moltex Gets $50.5M CDN in Gov’t Grants for its Advanced SMR | Energy Central
Moltex Gets $50.5M CDN in Gov’t Grants for its Advanced SMR | Energy Central: Moltex Gets $50.5M CDN in Gov’t Grants for its Advanced SMR
EU foreign policy chief defends 2015 nuclear deal with Iran – Middle East Monitor
EU foreign policy chief defends 2015 nuclear deal with Iran – Middle East Monitor: The European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has defended the nuclear deal signed between world powers and Iran in 2015, saying without the deal, Iran...
India carrying out uranium exploration in Arunachal Pradesh | Hindustan Times
India carrying out uranium exploration in Arunachal Pradesh | Hindustan Times: "AMD is carrying out detailed geological investigations for uranium in parts of Arunachal Pradesh," said AMD director D K Sinha
Iran says to cold test redesigned Arak nuclear reactor | Reuters
Iran says to cold test redesigned Arak nuclear reactor | Reuters: Iran will cold test its redesigned Arak nuclear reactor as prelude to fully commissioning it later in the year, Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization said on Friday.
Newhallville Nuclear Clean-Up Completed | New Haven Independent
Newhallville Nuclear Clean-Up Completed | New Haven Independent: One year and four months later, General Electric finished cleaning up the site of a former nuclear manufacturing facility in Newhallville and handed the 2.7-acre lot — formerly contaminated, now...
Georgia Power acknowledges Plant Vogtle nuclear quality issues, delay
Georgia Power acknowledges Plant Vogtle nuclear quality issues, delay: Georgia Power’s parent, Atlanta-based Southern Company, now is acknowledging that the company is likely to miss the current deadline for completing th
FirstEnergy refusing to return subsidy cash to customers
FirstEnergy refusing to return subsidy cash to customers: CLEVELAND (AP) — An Ohio electric company under scrutiny for its role in what federal authorities say was a $60 million bribery and corruption scheme has told state energy regulators that it...
UK nuclear announcement ‘shocking and alarming’ warn the Elders
UK nuclear announcement ‘shocking and alarming’ warn the Elders: The Elders say UK proposals risk contributing to a dangerous new nuclear arms race
Peaceful societies are not utopian fantasy. They exist. - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Peaceful societies are not utopian fantasy. They exist. - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: The existence of tribes, nations, and other social systems comprised of non-warring neighbors demonstrates that living without war is possible. Could emulating the features of existing non-warring systems provide insights and methods for turning back the Doomsday Clock?
Watch now — Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Watch now — Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Watch the Bulletin virtual program, Under a White Sky: The Nature of the Future, featuring Elizabeth Kolbert in conversation with John Mecklin. In this conversation, you’ll hear about Kolbert’s newest book, which dives deep into geoengineering, the hopes and hazards it provides, and how it may be humanity’s path forward. Read more Bulletin coverage of climate change and listen to all of our virtual programs. Elizabeth Kolbert is … Continued
Bill Gates’ bad bet on plutonium-fueled reactors - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Bill Gates’ bad bet on plutonium-fueled reactors - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: One of Bill Gates’ causes is to replace power plants fueled by coal and natural gas with climate-friendly alternatives. That has led the billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder to embrace nuclear power. But Gates has been persuaded to back a costly reactor design fueled by nuclear-weapon-usable plutonium and shown, through decades of experience, to be expensive, quick to break down, and difficult to repair.
Saudi Aramco to prioritise energy supply to China for 50 yrs, says CEO – Middle East Monitor
Saudi Aramco to prioritise energy supply to China for 50 yrs, says CEO – Middle East Monitor: Saudi Aramco will ensure China's energy security remains its highest priority for the next 50 years and beyond as new and existing energy sources run in parallel for some time, CEO Amin Nasser told th...
Sunday, March 21, 2021
5 Stories of people with Down syndrome inspiring the world during the pandemic
5 Stories of people with Down syndrome inspiring the world during the pandemic: 5 stories of people with down syndrome who've inspired others during the pandemic
Japan earthquake: Tsunami warning issued after 7.0 preliminary magnitude quake - CNN
Japan earthquake: Tsunami warning issued after 7.0 preliminary magnitude quake - CNN: A 7.0 preliminary magnitude earthquake has struck Japan off the coast of Ishinomaki, a city located just 65 miles (104 km) from Fukushima, the site of a devastating 9.0 magnitude quake 10 years ago.
Time For South Korea to Take the Lead on North Korea - 19FortyFive
Time For South Korea to Take the Lead on North Korea - 19FortyFive: President Biden and his team should consider that it is no longer appropriate for Washington to be in charge of Korean affairs.
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