How The Russia-China Gas Deal Hurts U.S. Liquid Natural Gas Industry

How The Russia-China Gas Deal Hurts U.S. Liquid Natural Gas Industry OilPrice

Ambri’s liquid metal battery edges closer to commercialisation

http://www.solarchoice.net.au/blog/news/ambris-liquid-metal-battery-edges-closer-to-commercialisation-230514

Editorial: Storage plan for N-waste is one big boondoggle

http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/may/21/editorial-storage-plan-for-n-waste-is-one-big/

Published on May 22nd, 2014 | http://www.lobelog.com/russia-china-finally-sign-400-billion-energy-deal-why-now/

Russia, China Finally Sign $400 Billion Energy Deal: Why Now?

by Sara Vakhshouri
After almost a decade of negotiations, Moscow reached a 400 billion dollar energy deal with Beijing yesterday, allowing the Russian state-controlled Gazprom to export gas to China for 30 years.

The historic debate about Iran’s nuclear program

http://thebulletin.org/historic-debate-about-iran%E2%80%99s-nuclear-program7176

Westinghouse Chosen to Fuel Three Vattenfall Reactors

Westinghouse Electric Company was selected by Vattenfall Nuclear Fuel AB in Sweden to provide replacement nuclear fuel deliveries and related engineering services for three of their reactors.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/05/prweb11876288.htm

UPDATE: NRC Board Determines Operating License for Dewey-Burdock Project Remains in Full Effect

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/update-nrc-board-determines-operating-license-for-dewey-burdock-project-remains-in-full-effect-2014-05-22?reflink=MW_news_stmp

Kenya forges ahead with plan to invest in nuclear energy

Kenya forges ahead with plan to invest in nuclear energy
Read more at: http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000121956/kenya-forges-ahead-with-plan-to-invest-in-nuclear-energy

http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/article/2000121956/kenya-forges-ahead-with-plan-to-invest-in-nuclear-energy

Russia may build eight nuclear reactors for Iran

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-iran-nuclear-russia-20140522,0,776213.story

IRAN: Japan Court Rules against Nuclear Power Plant Restart for 1st Time in 4 Decades

Japan Court Rules against Nuclear Power Plant Restart for 1st Time in 4 Decades
http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13930231000846

Guest Opinion: Nuclear power is one way to break fossil fuel dependence

http://www.heraldnews.com/article/20140521/OPINION/140528991/2011

3 Questions: Scott Kemp on rethinking nuclear security efforts

MIT professor argues the barriers to weapon acquisition today are not technological.

http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/3-questions-scott-kemp-rethinking-nuclear-security-efforts-0521

New York Mulls Requiring Utilities to Address Climate Change Risks

New York Mulls Requiring Utilities to Address Climate Change Risks
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday announced his office would propose legislation that would require electric and gas utilities to assess and document their systems' vulnerability to climate change. Though Schneiderman hasn’t yet set a date for when… Read Morehttp://www.powermag.com/new-york-mulls-requiring-utilities-to-address-climate-change-risks/?hq_e=el&hq_m=2885946&hq_l=27&hq_v=30108e0773

NEI: NRC Proposal to Collect More Fees from Nuclear Generators is “Unjustified"

NEI: NRC Proposal to Collect More Fees from Nuclear Generators is “Unjustified"
The $930.7 million proposal by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to recover 90% of its budget authority through licensing, inspection, and annual fees to be charged to U.S. nuclear generators in fiscal year (FY) 2014 is a 7.7% hike from… Read Morehttp://www.powermag.com/nei-nrc-proposal-to-collect-more-fees-from-nuclear-generators-is-unjustified/?hq_e=el&hq_m=2885946&hq_l=24&hq_v=30108e0773

Contracts for key Iter components

Contracts for key Iter components
Toshiba will supply toroidal field coils for international Iter fusion project and Air Liquide will supply equipment for the machine's cooling under new contracts.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Contracts-for-key-Iter-components-2205147.html

Loviisa I&C upgrade contract re-assigned

Loviisa I&C upgrade contract re-assigned
Finnish utility Fortum has contracted Rolls-Royce to complete the modernization of the instrumentation and control (I&C) systems at its Loviisa nuclear power plant having terminated its contract with Areva-Siemens.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-Loviisa-IandC-upgrade-contract-reassigned-2205144.html

How Safe is Nuclear Waste?

Recent nuclear power plant leaks haven't been as extreme as, say, Chernobyl, but they're still scary. So when should you keep calm and when should you run for the hills?

By: Nick Davidson

http://www.outsideonline.com/outdoor-adventure/the-wild-file/How-Safe-is-Nuclear-Waste.html?259558541&utm_campaign=googlenews&utm_source=googlenews&utm_medium=xmlfeed

Japan Times: U.S. nuclear waste threat ‘substantial’

U.S. nuclear waste threat ‘substantial’

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2014/05/20/environment/u-s-nuclear-waste-threat-substantial/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=u-s-nuclear-waste-threat-substantial#.U3431CiGeVo

Electric Slide: A Look at U.S. Energy Consumption by Sector

Electric Slide: A Look at U.S. Energy Consumption by Sector

Posted: 22 May 2014 09:00 AM PDT

Since the 20th century, electricity generated from coal, natural gas, and petroleum has been held in high regard. This is because utility companies have been able to keep prices in check. In the 21st century however, America has seen the price of petroleum based energy increase rapidly.read morehttp://theenergycollective.com/patrickkennedy/383051/electric-slide-look-us-energy-consumption-sector

Fukushima Updates 5/22/14 -

Fukushima Updates 5/22/14 -

The release of “clean” F. Daiichi groundwater has begun... Tepco has received another $1.76 billion to cover evacuee compensation pay-outs for June... A court has barred the restart of Oi units #3 and #4... Kepco has appealed the district court decision barring Oi restarts... Japan’s largest newspaper calls the Fukui court decision irrational... The Asahi Shimbun says the local public was not “warned” about the venting (depressurizing) of unit #3 on March 14, 2011... The number of detected Fukushima child thyroid cancers has increased to fifty... Once again, the tsunami refugees are subjected to a lack of respect that would never be considered for Fukushima evacuees... A British Broadcasting station reports that Fukushima radiation kills people’s souls.

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