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Friday, June 20, 2014

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Investigation ongoing into bomb at Arizona plant
The FBI, ATF, and the Arizona Department of Public Services have all been called in to investigate a crude incendiary device that was set off at the Valencia Plant in Arizona
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Siemens, Mitsubishi make case for deal to rival GE
The CEOs from Siemens and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries promote their joint offer to buy parts of French engineering company Alstom and head off a rival bid from General Electric Co.
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New EPA Regulations Could Make a Super Hero Out of the Smart Grid
Smart Grid Technologies May be the Key to Meeting EPA CO2 Emissions Targets Without Spending a King’s Ransom on Clean Coal Systems and New Gas-Fired Assets.
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Governing Energy: Price of Failure
A recent blog celebrated the management guru truism that organizations learn from failure and that individuals should be provided an environment where failure is acceptable and part of the learning organization process. This author might take exception to that management “rule.”
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RCEM: Views on Energy News : A Russo-Ukrainian gas war III?

RCEM: Views on Energy News : A Russo-Ukrainian gas war III?

Spent nuclear fuel poses daunting challenge

Spent nuclear fuel poses daunting challenge

Spent nuclear fuel poses daunting challenge

Spent nuclear fuel poses daunting challenge

▶ How ExIm Bank Helps Westinghouse Create Jobs at Home - YouTube

▶ How ExIm Bank Helps Westinghouse Create Jobs at Home - YouTube

SNL: Nuclear update: US output moves slightly higher to 96.36% | SNL

SNL: Nuclear update: US output moves slightly higher to 96.36% | SNL

China's Scientific Dominance Is A Done Deal - Business Insider

China's Scientific Dominance Is A Done Deal - Business Insider

Here's A Map Of The Kurdish Nation - Business Insider

Here's A Map Of The Kurdish Nation - Business Insider

ANS Update: What will it take to move nuclear energy forward?

American Nuclear Society

What will it take to move nuclear energy forward?

By ansnuclearcafe on Jun 20, 2014 01:00 am

By Paul Bowersox Such was the provocative title of the Focus on Communications Workshop held at the 2014 American Nuclear Society Annual Meeting on the afternoon of Wednesday, June 19. Nuclear energy is not in a great place right now … Continue reading
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Energy Storage: A Different View from Germany

Energy Storage: A Different View from Germany

by Laurie Reese | June 19, 2014 | Post Your Comment
Germany leads the world in solar photovoltaic generation, so it would seem to follow that the country’s interest in energy storage would also be soaring. But when Ben Kaun, an expert storage specialist with the Electric Power Rese... Full Article
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GE’s CEO Makes Final Push for $17 Billion Alstom Energy Bid

GE’s CEO Makes Final Push for $17 Billion Alstom Energy Bid

by Richard Clough, Helene Fouquet and Francois de Beaupuy, Bloomberg | June 19, 2014 | Post Your Comment
Jeffrey Immelt arrived in France today as the General Electric Co. chief executive officer makes a final push to sell the government and unions on its bid for Alstom SA’s energy assets over an offer led by Siemens AG. Full Articlehttp://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/06/ges-ceo-makes-final-push-for-17-billion-alstom-energy-bid?cmpid=WNL-Friday-June20-2014

Taishan simulator ready to go

Taishan simulator ready to go

Westinghouse to market fuel rod sensors by 2019

Westinghouse to market fuel rod sensors by 2019

Future of Nuclear Energy in Emerging Markets: Poland | Forum on Energy

Future of Nuclear Energy in Emerging Markets: Poland | Forum on Energy

Activists Call for Resignation of Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner | Global Security Newswire | NTI

Activists Call for Resignation of Nuclear Regulatory Commissioner | Global Security Newswire | NTI

Letter from the IAEE meeting: competitive response « The Barrel Blog

Letter from the IAEE meeting: competitive response « The Barrel Blog

Iran Digs in Heels on Nuclear Centrifuges at Vienna Talks


Iran Digs in Heels on Nuclear Centrifuges at Vienna Talks



http://carnegieendowment.org/2014/06/19/iran-digs-in-heels-on-nuclear-centrifuges-at-vienna-talks/he4c

What’s rotten in the state of Denmark? Electricity policy. And it’s even more rotten in Germany

What’s rotten in the state of Denmark? Electricity policy. And it’s even more rotten in Germany