Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Inverters on the Grid - by Meredith Angwin

Inverters on the Grid - by Meredith Angwin

Supreme Court Finds 5–4 Federal Government Must Cover Native American Health Care | The Epoch Times

Supreme Court Finds 5–4 Federal Government Must Cover Native American Health Care | The Epoch Times

CA lawmakers say no to giving Diablo Canyon more money | Sacramento Bee

CA lawmakers say no to giving Diablo Canyon more money | Sacramento Bee

DIU Submission - Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI)

DIU Submission - Advanced Nuclear Power for Installations (ANPI)

Biden administration targets nuclear cost overruns and construction delays as report questions SMRs | Utility Dive

Biden administration targets nuclear cost overruns and construction delays as report questions SMRs | Utility Dive

Biden's secret support for Iran - UnHerd

Biden's secret support for Iran - UnHerd

Will this be the last big nuclear plant built in the United States? - The Washington Post

Will this be the last big nuclear plant built in the United States? - The Washington Post

Eisenhower's inspiring speech in case D-Day went wrong

Eisenhower's inspiring speech in case D-Day went wrong

Catholic chaplains of the Normandy invasion (Photo Gallery)

Catholic chaplains of the Normandy invasion (Photo Gallery)

U.S. represented at international meeting on nuclear security -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

U.S. represented at international meeting on nuclear security -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Urgent imperative: The crucial role of near-term nuclear deployment -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

Urgent imperative: The crucial role of near-term nuclear deployment -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire

UN nuclear agency's board votes to censure Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the watchdog | AP News

UN nuclear agency's board votes to censure Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the watchdog | AP News

US May Revive Some Shut Nuclear Plants to Help Meet Emissions Goal, Energy Chief Says

US May Revive Some Shut Nuclear Plants to Help Meet Emissions Goal, Energy Chief Says

Wednesday, June 5, 2024

AI’s Power Needs Mean Small Nukes Can’t Fail, DOE Official Says - Bloomberg

AI’s Power Needs Mean Small Nukes Can’t Fail, DOE Official Says - Bloomberg

Saudio Arabia Kicks Request for Bids for Two Reactors to July | Neutron Bytes

Saudio Arabia Kicks Request for Bids for Two Reactors to July | Neutron Bytes

Droning Russia’s nuke radars is the dumbest thing Ukraine can do | Responsible Statecraft

Droning Russia’s nuke radars is the dumbest thing Ukraine can do | Responsible Statecraft As usual, Ted Postol zeroes in on the nuts and bolts of Russia's sub-optimal radar systems and why Ukraine needlessly attacked them, ratcheting up the threat of nuclear confrontation between the US and Russia. He also talks about Moscow's so far unrequited desire for space-based radars and why the US has decided it's unworthy to help.

Video: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Dress Rehearsal. The Dangers of Nuclear War. Michel Chossudovsky with James Corbett - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Video: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Dress Rehearsal. The Dangers of Nuclear War. Michel Chossudovsky with James Corbett - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Video: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Dress Rehearsal. The Dangers of Nuclear War. Michel Chossudovsky with James Corbett - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Video: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Dress Rehearsal. The Dangers of Nuclear War. Michel Chossudovsky with James Corbett - Global ResearchGlobal Research - Centre for Research on Globalization

Professor Michel Chossudovsky Explains the Normalization of Nuclear Weapons, by Paul Craig Roberts - The Unz Review

Professor Michel Chossudovsky Explains the Normalization of Nuclear Weapons, by Paul Craig Roberts - The Unz Review

Tuesday, June 4, 2024

As Climate Lawsuits Ramp Up Against Oil and Gas, So Could Energy Costs | The Epoch Times

As Climate Lawsuits Ramp Up Against Oil and Gas, So Could Energy Costs | The Epoch Times

Building a better tomorrow

Building a better tomorrow

Light-water SMRs here to stay despite early challenges: DOE lab nuclear scientist | Utility Dive

Light-water SMRs here to stay despite early challenges: DOE lab nuclear scientist | Utility Dive

Public and private commitment needed for US advanced nuclear deployment : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News

Public and private commitment needed for US advanced nuclear deployment : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News

The Big Problem With the Modern Electricity Grid - Bloomberg

The Big Problem With the Modern Electricity Grid - Bloomberg

China eyes closer ties with Turkey to take on global ‘power politics’ | South China Morning Post

China eyes closer ties with Turkey to take on global ‘power politics’ | South China Morning Post

(151) Scott Ritter : On My Way to Russia I Met Big Brother. - YouTube

(151) Scott Ritter : On My Way to Russia I Met Big Brother. - YouTube Colonel Scott Ritter (ret.), former Unioted Nations Weapons Inspector, is a highly visible commentator on American foreign policy and international affairs. You may not be aware that on Sunday he was taken off a plane bound for St. Petersburgh by Customs officials at the instruction of the State Department. His passport was seized. No explanation was given. These arbitrary actions appear to be a direct violation of Constitutionally guaranteed civil liberties. The story has been largely ignored by the media and political circles. As a public service, I am distributing a video interview (below) wherein Ritter discusses exactly what happened and its implications. (Minutes 1 - 14) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOsW84wYdzg

NRC Properly Addressed Diablo Canyon Nuke License, PG&E Argues

NRC Properly Addressed Diablo Canyon Nuke License, PG&E Argues

World will miss target of tripling renewable electricity generation by 2030 – IEA | Renewable energy | The Guardian

World will miss target of tripling renewable electricity generation by 2030 – IEA | Renewable energy | The Guardian

New map shows vast potential for geothermal energy beneath entire US

New map shows vast potential for geothermal energy beneath entire US

80 percent of 2021 blackouts preventable with addition of Texas to national grid: Study

80 percent of 2021 blackouts preventable with addition of Texas to national grid: Study

Monday, June 3, 2024

The Outrageous Congressional Invitation to Netanyahu - CounterPunch.org

The Outrageous Congressional Invitation to Netanyahu - CounterPunch.org

Viktor Orbán's Dire Warning: Soros, Western Elites, and Military Industries Profit as They Push the World Towards a Major Nuclear Conflict (Video) - RAIR

Viktor Orbán's Dire Warning: Soros, Western Elites, and Military Industries Profit as They Push the World Towards a Major Nuclear Conflict (Video) - RAIR

Italy Pipes Up Against NATO Escalation as Court Ruling Could Cut Off Russian Gas Sooner Than Expected | naked capitalism

Italy Pipes Up Against NATO Escalation as Court Ruling Could Cut Off Russian Gas Sooner Than Expected | naked capitalism

How the US Electricity Grid Squeezes Out Nuclear Power - Bloomberg

How the US Electricity Grid Squeezes Out Nuclear Power - Bloomberg

Construction of the Sodium Reactor Experiment

Construction of the Sodium Reactor Experiment

At ICONS, NNSA emphasizes the role of nuclear security and international expansion of nuclear power | Department of Energy

At ICONS, NNSA emphasizes the role of nuclear security and international expansion of nuclear power | Department of Energy

Futuristic nuclear energy tech is here, but the risks of bombs and another Chernobyl remain | Salon.com

Futuristic nuclear energy tech is here, but the risks of bombs and another Chernobyl remain | Salon.com

US data center electricity demand could double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence: EPRI | Utility Dive

US data center electricity demand could double by 2030, driven by artificial intelligence: EPRI | Utility Dive

USA announces new cooperation to support Ghana SMR plans : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

USA announces new cooperation to support Ghana SMR plans : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Last Energy to advise NATO on microreactors : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Last Energy to advise NATO on microreactors : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Podcast: Lessons from history about energy transitions : Perspectives - World Nuclear News

Podcast: Lessons from history about energy transitions : Perspectives - World Nuclear News

Report suggests Georgia Power customers pay more for Plant Vogtle | 13wmaz.com

Report suggests Georgia Power customers pay more for Plant Vogtle | 13wmaz.com

Rod Miller: Another Nuclear Boom in Wyoming | Your Wyoming News Source

Rod Miller: Another Nuclear Boom in Wyoming | Your Wyoming News Source

Taking the Super out of charging: Why Tesla's Supercharging and other "fast-charging" solutions are critical for a seamless electric future. - TheStreet

Taking the Super out of charging: Why Tesla's Supercharging and other "fast-charging" solutions are critical for a seamless electric future. - TheStreet

Energy secretary calls for more nuclear power while celebrating $35 billion Georgia reactors - MarketWatch

Energy secretary calls for more nuclear power while celebrating $35 billion Georgia reactors - MarketWatch

BREAKING: PSYOP-WW3 RISING: Dutch Defense Minister Joins Germany and France by Authorizing Ukrainian Strikes on Russia

BREAKING: PSYOP-WW3 RISING: Dutch Defense Minister Joins Germany and France by Authorizing Ukrainian Strikes on Russia

Should Vladimir Putin Call His Shot on a NATO Brushback Pitch?, by Ron Unz - The Unz Review

Should Vladimir Putin Call His Shot on a NATO Brushback Pitch?, by Ron Unz - The Unz Review

Sunday, June 2, 2024

Watching Washington Foment Nuclear War, by Paul Craig Roberts - The Unz Review

Watching Washington Foment Nuclear War, by Paul Craig Roberts - The Unz Review

Presidents Who Gamble With Nuclear Armageddon, by Jeffrey D. Sachs - The Unz Review

Presidents Who Gamble With Nuclear Armageddon, by Jeffrey D. Sachs - The Unz Review

EXCLUSIVE: USS Dwight Eisenhouwer Hit with Hypersonic Missile, still burning, planes exploding - deaths, Russian Retaliation for Strategic Radar Hit (Video/Photos) - THE INTEL DROP

EXCLUSIVE: USS Dwight Eisenhouwer Hit with Hypersonic Missile, still burning, planes exploding - deaths, Russian Retaliation for Strategic Radar Hit (Video/Photos) - THE INTEL DROP

(145) A Very 'Limited' Nuclear Attack? MIT Professor Ted Postol explains - YouTube

(145) A Very 'Limited' Nuclear Attack? MIT Professor Ted Postol explains - YouTube

Has China reached peak emissions?

Has China reached peak emissions?

New Initiatives in White House Summit on Nuclear Energy | Neutron Bytes

New Initiatives in White House Summit on Nuclear Energy | Neutron Bytes

China’s Global Security Initiative at Two: A Journey, Not a Destination

China’s Global Security Initiative at Two: A Journey, Not a Destination

On Friday, Ukraine Got the Okay To Fire U.S. Rockets At Russia

On Friday, Ukraine Got the Okay To Fire U.S. Rockets At Russia