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Saturday, July 1, 2023
Israel backs down on threats to bomb Iranian nuclear sites
Israel backs down on threats to bomb Iranian nuclear sites: hello world this is a new article
Norway to demonstrate deep borehole technology - Nuclear Engineering International
Norway to demonstrate deep borehole technology - Nuclear Engineering International: Norway’s Norsk Kjernekraft has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the US-based Deep Borehole Demonstration Center to collaborate on demonstration of deep borehole disposal technology in Norway. Recently established Norsk...
Topsoe signs MoU for ultra-low emission project in Indonesia
Topsoe signs MoU for ultra-low emission project in Indonesia: The plant will save the emission of 1.7 million tonnes CO2 per year compared to natural gas-based fertilizer production.
First of two new Vogtle reactors reaches 100% power
First of two new Vogtle reactors reaches 100% power: The first of two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Augusta has reached 100% power for the first time the company announced, a big step which s
Bipartisan group of US senators proposes legislation to advance nuclear power | Utility Dive
Bipartisan group of US senators proposes legislation to advance nuclear power | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
Friday, June 30, 2023
Framatome's PROtect fuel to be tested in French reactor : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News
Framatome's PROtect fuel to be tested in French reactor : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: Framatome has signed a collaboration agreement with EDF to test its PROtect enhanced accident tolerant fuel technology. Under the agreement, four lead fuel assemblies will be loaded into one of EDF's French reactors by the end of this year.
Digital twin of STEP fusion machine to be created : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Digital twin of STEP fusion machine to be created : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: A collaboration between the UK Atomic Energy Authority, Dell Technologies, Intel and the University of Cambridge will explore how supercomputers and artificial intelligence technologies with advanced predictive capabilities can deliver a 'digital twin' of the UK's prototype fusion power plant design.
EDF begins permitting process for two new reactors at Penly : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
EDF begins permitting process for two new reactors at Penly : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: EDF announced it is seeking the necessary authorisations to construct two EPR2 reactors at the Penly nuclear power plant site in Normandy, northern France.
In Congress July 4, 1776 | Neutron Bytes
In Congress July 4, 1776 | Neutron Bytes: Painting by John Trumbull, 1818. The artist’s work hangs in the Capitol Rotunda, Washington, DC. Image source: Architect of the Capitol.About this ImageThis painting depicts the moment on Jun…
Canadian, US regulators publish joint TRISO report : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News
Canadian, US regulators publish joint TRISO report : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News: The joint report by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission and the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission establishes a common regulatory position on tristructural isotropic fuel qualification, for use in the licensing of advanced reactor and small modular reactor technologies.
$150M in state budget to reopen Palisades | WOODTV.com
$150M in state budget to reopen Palisades | WOODTV.com: The state budget passed Wednesday night includes millions to help reopen the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant near South Haven.
Thursday, June 29, 2023
New Mexico negotiates settlement over permit renewal for US nuclear waste repository | AP News
New Mexico negotiates settlement over permit renewal for US nuclear waste repository | AP News: New Mexico says it has reached a settlement with the U.S. Department of Energy over the renewal of a permit for the federal government's only underground repository for nuclear waste.
Constellation Gives Details on First-in-nation Pink Hydrogen Production
Constellation Gives Details on First-in-nation Pink Hydrogen Production: Constellation's nuclear-generated "pink" hydrogen project at Nine Mile Point is well underway and running just under budget.
Nord Stream Expedition Reveals New Details About Bombing
Nord Stream Expedition Reveals New Details About Bombing: A Swedish engineer set out to prove that Seymour Hersh’s narrative about the Nord Stream bombing was correct. What he found was very different.
Alito’s Wife Leased Land to an Oil and Gas Firm While Justice Fought EPA
Alito’s Wife Leased Land to an Oil and Gas Firm While Justice Fought EPA
A deal made by Alito’s wife with an energy company paints recent Supreme Court decisions on the environment in a damning light.
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Fukushima nuclear plant operator says equipment to release treated wastewater into sea is complete - ABC News
Fukushima nuclear plant operator says equipment to release treated wastewater into sea is complete - ABC News: Officials say all equipment needed for the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been completed and will be ready for an inspection by Japanese regulators this week
I've been against nuclear power for decades. Until now | Cognoscenti
I've been against nuclear power for decades. Until now | Cognoscenti: A growing chorus of voices supports a nuclear renaissance, writes Frederick Hewett. The climate crisis changed the equation.
Stop Calling Nuclear Reactors "Aging" | The Breakthrough Institute
Stop Calling Nuclear Reactors "Aging" | The Breakthrough Institute: The Breakthrough Institute is an environmental research center based in Berkeley, California. Our research focuses on identifying and promoting…
Pregnant Woman Poses With 'Nuclear Waste' To Prove Point About Radiation
Pregnant Woman Poses With 'Nuclear Waste' To Prove Point About Radiation: Madison Hilly told Newsweek that Americans need to "get over our collective hang-up on [nuclear] waste."
Customers seek low carbon steel: Nucor | Argus Media
Customers seek low carbon steel: Nucor | Argus Media: Steel consumers already are seeking low carbon steel, Nucor's chief executive said at a conference in New York today.
MOX fuel tests for VVER reactors under way : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News
MOX fuel tests for VVER reactors under way : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: Testing has begun on VVER-type fuel elements with uranium-plutonium mixed-oxide fuel in the MIR research reactor. Based on the results of irradiation and tests, scientists "intend to substantiate the efficiency and safety of MOX fuel operation in VVER reactors".
Agreement facilitates WIPP permit renewal : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News
Agreement facilitates WIPP permit renewal : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News: The New Mexico Environment Department, the US Department of Energy and Salado Isolation Mining Contractors have negotiated a settlement agreement with multiple parties that requested a hearing and opposed the draft ten-year renewal permit for the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
UK begins studies to assess four potential repository sites : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News
UK begins studies to assess four potential repository sites : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News: Nuclear Waste Services is starting the process of evaluating four potential areas for suitability to host the UK's Geological Disposal Facility. It is expected that a final site selection could be a process which takes 10-15 years.
NRC board should decide fate of environmentalist blockade of Diablo Canyon fuel facility this summer - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1
NRC board should decide fate of environmentalist blockade of Diablo Canyon fuel facility this summer - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1: ExchangeMonitor covers nuclear weapons, waste management, nuclear cleanup, international intelligence as well as carbon capture and storage.
Destroying the Environment To Save It
Destroying the Environment To Save It: Preparation for East Coast wind turbine farms killing dolphins and whales
Delta water tunnel project suffers big setback under CA budget deal - CalMatters
Delta water tunnel project suffers big setback under CA budget deal - CalMatters: Gavin Newsom had to concede after trying to get the Legislature to give a contentious water tunnel project streamlined regulatory treatment.
Electrifying volcano eruption set off the most extreme lightning detected | Ars Technica
Electrifying volcano eruption set off the most extreme lightning detected | Ars Technica: Lightning seen "at heights and rates not previously observed."
New evidence from Nord Stream underwater expedition refutes official claims - The Grayzone
New evidence from Nord Stream underwater expedition refutes official claims - The Grayzone: Observers have drawn a number of conclusions based on a recent series of visits to the site of the Nord Stream pipeline rupture via drone. There’s just one problem: all of them seemed to have missed the location of the explosions. After a recent underwater expedition, The Grayzone can now reveal where they went wrong, and what the real blast sites tell us about the worst act of eco-terrorism in history. On September 26, 2022 and 3 minutes past midnight […]
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
Vistra-Energy Harbor deal poses market power risks, say Ohio rate payer advocate, PJM market monitor | Utility Dive
Vistra-Energy Harbor deal poses market power risks, say Ohio rate payer advocate, PJM market monitor | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
Fusion energy projects present the civil engineering sector with huge opportunities | New Civil Engineer
Fusion energy projects present the civil engineering sector with huge opportunities | New Civil Engineer: Across the globe, more than 40 companies, via different approaches, are in the process of bringing commercial fusion power to fruition. Most of them are
I've been against nuclear power for decades. Until now | Cognoscenti
I've been against nuclear power for decades. Until now | Cognoscenti: A growing chorus of voices supports a nuclear renaissance, writes Frederick Hewett. The climate crisis changed the equation.
Nuclear innovation companies in new Ac-225 initiatives : Corporate - World Nuclear News
Nuclear innovation companies in new Ac-225 initiatives : Corporate - World Nuclear News: TerraPower Isotopes and Belgian joint venture PanTera have announced a collaboration to increase the global availability of actinium-225, while Arizona-based Serva Energy has developed a new research reactor-based production method to ramp up the supply of the rare radioisotope.
Contract for Cernavoda tritium removal facility : Corporate - World Nuclear News
Contract for Cernavoda tritium removal facility : Corporate - World Nuclear News: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has signed a contract worth KRW260 billion (USD200 million) to construct a tritium removal facility at Romania's Cernavoda nuclear power plant site. The facility will use technology developed by Romania.
Finnish SMR targets district heating market : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Finnish SMR targets district heating market : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Steady Energy aims to build the world's first district heating plant featuring its LDR-50 small modular reactor by 2030. The company - which has been spun out from the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland - has raised EUR2 million (USD2.2 million) in seed funding led by VTT, Yes VC and Lifeline Ventures.
LNG 'inequality' bites as Europe takes supply from Asia - Nikkei Asia
LNG 'inequality' bites as Europe takes supply from Asia - Nikkei Asia: KUALA LUMPUR -- Surging European demand for liquefied natural gas to offset the loss of piped Russian gas has pushed prices for the commodity beyond t
Here Are Details of Quality Issues Affecting Siemens Gamesa’s Wind Turbines
Here Are Details of Quality Issues Affecting Siemens Gamesa’s Wind Turbines: Shares in Siemens Energy continued to fall on Monday following a record sell-off in shares last week that was triggered by major issues at the company's
U.S. Dept. of Energy Awards $46 Million to Advance Fusion Commercialization | Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel - JDSupra
U.S. Dept. of Energy Awards $46 Million to Advance Fusion Commercialization | Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel - JDSupra: The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded $46 million to eight U.S. companies working to advance the development of commercial fusion energy technology (including our client...
Energy Harbor Deal Runs into Opposition at FER
Energy Harbor Deal Runs into Opposition at FER: Vistra's deal to buy Energy Harbor ran into opposition at FERC, where parties argued it would harm Ohio's retail market.
Nuclear power: The industry’s bet on small modular reactors, explained - Vox
Nuclear power: The industry’s bet on small modular reactors, explained - Vox: Small modular reactors might be the nuclear industry’s best hope for a renaissance.
Monday, June 26, 2023
Will climate change force the future of nuclear energy to look smaller and more mobile? — WHYY
Will climate change force the future of nuclear energy to look smaller and more mobile? — WHYY: A new microreactor being developed at the Idaho National Laboratory will be small enough to put on a tractor trailer and nimble enough to send to a disaster site.
'Zero' Podcast Transcript: A $9 Billion Deal to Supercharge Cleantech - Bloomberg
'Zero' Podcast Transcript: A $9 Billion Deal to Supercharge Cleantech - Bloomberg: Read a transcript of the conversation between podcast host Akshat Rathi and Jigar Shah, head of the US Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office.
Where can the U.S. put 88,000 tons of nuclear waste? — WHYY
Where can the U.S. put 88,000 tons of nuclear waste? — WHYY: While the U.S. struggles to build long-term storage for nuclear waste, other countries like Sweden, Finland, and Canada move forward with plans for geologic repositories.
America aims for nuclear-power renaissance
America aims for nuclear-power renaissance: The Biden administration is pouring billions into the industry. The payoff isn’t certain | United States
ITER Biggest Fusion Energy Reactor Faces More Delays, Higher Costs - Bloomberg
ITER Biggest Fusion Energy Reactor Faces More Delays, Higher Costs - Bloomberg: The world’s biggest fusion experiment involving 35 nations faces new delays and potentially billions of dollars in extra costs after defective pieces and broken supply chains disrupted the reactor’s construction in southern France.
Restoring America's Nuclear Energy Leadership | Opinion
Restoring America's Nuclear Energy Leadership | Opinion: Leadership in nuclear energy is essential for our global competitiveness, national defense, clean energy future, and scientific advancement.
Technology: Can Pink Hydrogen Help Decarbonize Transport? | Energy Intelligence
Technology: Can Pink Hydrogen Help Decarbonize Transport? | Energy Intelligence: As the aviation and shipping industries look to decarbonize, they're turning to hydrogen-heavy synthetic fuels, creating a potential market for nuclear-produced "pink" hydrogen.
Denison announces new results for Wheeler River studies : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News
Denison announces new results for Wheeler River studies : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: The company has released the full results of a feasibility study on in-situ leach mining of the high-grade Phoenix uranium deposit and a cost update to its pre-feasibility study for conventional underground mining of the Gryphon uranium deposit. The deposits are part of the Wheeler River project in the Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan, Canada.
IAEA sees Croatian commitment to radwaste management : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News
IAEA sees Croatian commitment to radwaste management : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News: Croatia is committed to addressing the challenges of managing its radioactive waste, an International Atomic Energy Agency team of experts has concluded. Croatia is a co-owner of the Krško nuclear power plant, located in neighbouring Slovenia.
Bangladesh gearing up for Rooppur 'graduation' : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Bangladesh gearing up for Rooppur 'graduation' : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The country expects to take delivery of the first fuel for the Rooppur plant in September, as it gears up for the Russian-designed and supplied plant to begin commercial operations next year.
UK and EU continue talks over Euratom : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News
UK and EU continue talks over Euratom : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News: The UK government says its preference remains reaching agreement with the European Union to participate in the Horizon Europe, Euratom and Copernicus programmes, but has also published a prospectus for its "bold and ambitious alternative" plans.
Sunday, June 25, 2023
USNC To Build Micro Reactor Factory in Alabama | Neutron Bytes
USNC To Build Micro Reactor Factory in Alabama | Neutron Bytes: USNC To Build Micro Reactor Factory in Alabama India PM Modi in US Visit Talks with President Biden About Plan for Six AP1000s Turkey’s Talks Continue With Russia, China, South Korea on New Nuclear…
"This is nuclear suicide unfolding before our eyes" - Scott Ritter | Redacted with Clayton Morris - YouTube
"This is nuclear suicide unfolding before our eyes" - Scott Ritter | Redacted with Clayton Morris - YouTube: NATO is getting dangerously close to making the mother of all mistakes pushing us to the brink of nuclear war. As Ukraine's counter offensive has collapsed N...