Fukushima Radiation Spreads Worldwide

Fukushima Radiation Spreads Worldwide

Former Frontline Science Advisor Blasts "Nuclear Aftershocks" from NEI Nuclear Notes by Eric McErlain

Former Frontline Science Advisor Blasts "Nuclear Aftershocks"

Germany and the Nuclear Self-Trap Conundrum from NEI Nuclear Notes by Mark Flanagan

Germany and the Nuclear Self-Trap Conundrum

from NEI Nuclear Notes by Mark Flanagan

China Economic Clout and Nuclear Expertise Invades Saudi Arabia

China Economic Clout and Nuclear Expertise Invades Saudi Arabia

from OilPrice.com Daily News Update by admin@namecake.com (John Daly)

Ever since the end of World War Two, the U.S. has come to regard Saudi Arabia as almost its exclusive oil producing enclave.

In February 1945, after the Yalta Conference with Soviet General Secretary Iosif Stalin and British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, on his way home U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and King Ibn Saud met aboard the New Orleans-class heavy cruiser U.S.S. Quincy in the Suez Canal’s Great Bitter Lake. During the meeting, instigated by Roosevelt, he and Ibn Saud concluded a secret agreement…
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Siemens Exec: Swapping German Nuclear Power For Renewables Could Cost $2.15 Trillion by 2030

Blog Post: Siemens Exec: Swapping German Nuclear Power For Renewables Could Cost $2.15 Trillion by 2030

from Nuclear Power Industry News by Nuclear Street News

Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource -- DOE

Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource -- DOE

"Assessment of Energy Production Potential from Tidal Streams in the United States -- DOE

"Assessment of Energy Production Potential from Tidal Streams in the United States -- DOE

from PEN-e from Pace Law School Library by Pace Law School Library

This report from the Department of Energy Assessment of Energy Production Potential from Tidal Streams in the United Statesdated June 29, 2011 finds that tidal stream energy is one of the alternative energy sources that are renewable and clean. This project created a national database of tidal stream energy potential, as well as a GIS tool usable by industry in order to accelerate the market for tidal energy conversion technology.

Tidal currents are numerically modeled with the Regional Ocean Modeling System and calibrated with the available measurements of tidal current speed and water level surface. The performance of the model in predicting the tidal currents and water levels is assessed with an independent validation. 

^{The results of the regional assessment show that the state of Alaska (AK) contains the largest number of locations with considerably high kinetic power density, and is followed by, Maine (ME), Washington (WA), Oregon (OR), California (CA), New Hampshire (NH), Massachusetts (MA), New York (NY), New Jersey (NJ), North and South Carolina (NC, SC), Georgia (GA), and Florida (FL). The average tidal stream power density at some of these locations can be larger than 8 kW/m2 with surface areas on the order of few hundred kilometers squared, and depths larger than 100 meters. The Cook Inlet in AK is found to have a substantially large tidal stream power density sustained over a very large area.}

Saudi Arabia widens horizons

Saudi Arabia widens horizons

Pipeline decision a huge blow to U.S. energy security

American Oil And Gas Exploration Is Booming, And Capacity Utilization Is Now Higher Than 100% from Clusterstock by Eric Platt

American Oil And Gas Exploration Is Booming, And Capacity Utilization Is Now Higher Than 100%

from Clusterstock by Eric Platt

Green Technology = Green Jobs?

DOE Reports: Tides, Waves Could Generate 15% of Nation’s Power by 2030

POWERnews

Two reports assessing wave and tidal resources in the U.S. released today by the Department of Energy (DOE) suggest that water power—including conventional hydropower and wave, tidal, and other resources—could provide 15% of the nation’s electricity by 2030.

The two reports—"Mapping and Assessment of the United States Ocean Wave Energy Resource" and "Assessment of Energy Production Potential from Tidal Streams in the United States"—were described by the DOE as “the most rigorous analysis undertaken to date to accurately define the magnitude and location of America's ocean energy resources.”

Updates from Nuclear Energy Insider 01/18

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Japan earthquake, other natural disasters cost $366 billion in 2011, UN says

    Japan earthquake, other natural disasters cost $366 billion in 2011, UN says 

China may resume approving nuke plants in H1 - media

Nuclear essential to French electro-intensive energy: Besson

Nuclear essential to French electro-intensive energy: Besson

Mitsubishi Heavy Predicts Restart for Japan Reactors

Japan to allow reactors to operate up to 60 yrs

US must remain leader in nuclear enrichment By Retired Gen. James L. Jones

US must remain leader in nuclear enrichment

By Retired Gen. James L. Jones

EDF Drops Opposition to Exelon-Constellation Deal

BizBreak: Babcock & Wilcox awarded $16 million contract

German shift from nuclear a Herculean task -execs

2nd Annual Small Modular Reactor Conference

NRC wants details on Oconee Nuclear emergency safeguards

DOE looks at expanding research of small nuclear reactors Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/01/18/1987730/doe-official-looking-at-expanding.html#storylink=cpy

DOE looks at expanding research of small nuclear reactors

Read more here: http://www.thenewstribune.com/2012/01/18/1987730/doe-official-looking-at-expanding.html#storylink=cpy

Investigation of Aging U.S. Nuclear Power Plants Reveals Some Scary Truths

Obama turns down Keystone XL oil pipeline

Obama turns down Keystone XL oil pipeline The Obama administration has turned down the contentious Keystone XL pipeline project but will allow a revised application to be submitted, according to US lawmakers and lobby groups familiar with the decision.

The White House and the State Department, which is responsible for the ruling, refused to confirm any details on Wednesday afternoon but lawmakers, as well as energy industry and environmental lobbyists, were already predicting that the project would have to be modified.

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Cancer Risk To Young Children Near Fukushima Daiichi Underestimated

Cancer Risk To Young Children Near Fukushima Daiichi Underestimated
Fairewinds analyzes cancer rates for young children near Fukushima using the National Academy of Science's BEIR (Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation) VII Report. Based on BEIR VII, Fairewinds determines that at least one in every 100 young girls will develop cancer for every year they are exposed to 20 millisieverts [millisievert (1 mSv = 0.001 Sv)] of radiation. The 20-millisievert/ year figure is what the Japanese government is currently calculating as the legal limit of radiological exposure to allow habitation of contaminated areas near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In this video, Fairewinds introduces additional analysis by Ian Goddard showing that the BEIR VII report underestimates the true cancer rates to young children living near Fukushima Daiichi. Looking at the scientific data presented by Mr. Goddard, Fairewinds has determined that at least one out of every 20 young girls (5%) living in an area where the radiological exposure is 20 millisieverts for five years will develop cancer in their lifetime.
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End to low natural gas prices 'inevitable'

End to low natural gas prices 'inevitable'

Using Thorium to Satisfy Worldwide Energy Needs

A New Nuclear Revolution – Safe, Clean and Abundant

A Fresh Look at Nuclear Power, from Fukushima to the Hudson

Editorial: Gov't urged to clarify where radioactive gravel has been used

Editorial: Gov't urged to clarify where radioactive gravel has been used

Building contamination spreads / Radioactive materials used to repair road and waterway in Fukushima

Dip in nuclear power support after Fukushima proves shortlived

A new, exclusive opinion poll shows public support for replacing the UK's ageing nuclear plants has recovered, although some citizens are far less convinced than others

Full Speed Ahead for China’s Nuclear Program

Safety and Security Advantages of Small Nuclear Reactors

Did the Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown Cause 14,000 U.S. Deaths or Not?

Did the Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown Cause 14,000 U.S. Deaths or Not?

Analysis: Not-so-covert Iran war buys West time, raises tension

The Mortal Threat From Iran

Iran can sea-launch from off our coasts. Germany planned this in World War II. If cocaine can be smuggled into the U.S. without interdiction, we cannot dismiss the possibility of an Iranian nuke ending up in Manhattan.

Barak: Decision to attack Iran "very far off"

US must remain leader in nuclear enrichment

Will Thorium Power the Globe?

Will Thorium Power the Globe? poweringthegrid.wordpress.com

Four times more abundant than uranium, there is apparently enough thorium available in known deposits to generate electricity for 10,000 years http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2vzotsvvkw&feat...

For The Money By Charley Urbanek

For The Money

By Charley Urbanek

Posted 1 day ago

You really do have to question why these people are persisting in writing and talking about how good windmills are. There’s not even that many still left around let alone them even operating on the old farm homestead anyway. I haven’t heard of any anti windmill groups or organized groups claiming that windmills caused health risks and problems even back when just about every farmer did use them to pump water. Also, certainly the little windmills people have as a lawn ornament today shouldn’t present much of a threat. Most I’ve seen are barely 5 feet tall.

However, if these people are confusing windmills with the Industrial Wind Turbines, you really have to question why they are defending them then. It’s been proven now they don’t stop Global Warming, are unreliable, is causing your hydro bill too rapidly increase, don’t increase jobs but rather decrease permanent jobs and aren’t even “Green”.

Are we on the Brink of an Energy Revolution? Andrea Rossi to Build 1MW Power Plant

Using Thorium to Satisfy Worldwide Energy Needs

A Fresh Look at Nuclear Power, from Fukushima to the Hudson

ENERGY TECH Iran warns Gulf states not to make up for oil ban

Iran warns Gulf states not to make up for oil ban

China urges global energy cooperation

China urges global energy cooperation

from Energy News - Energy Technology - Energy Business - Energy and the Environment

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UPI) Jan 16, 2012
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao called for concerted efforts among countries to secure the world's energy supply. "To reduce the problems and inequality brought by the energy and resources issues, countries in the world should take further action and exert more effort," Wen said in a keynote speech Monday at the opening of the Fifth World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi.

China, Saudi Arabia Ink Atomic Collaboration Deal

China, Saudi Arabia Ink Atomic Collaboration Deal

Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes New reactor deals for the new year Jordan short lists three firms and selects six potential sites for a $5 billion project

Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes

New reactor deals for the new year

Jordan short lists three firms and selects six potential sites for a $5 billion project

 

Blog Post: Interview with National Museum of Nuclear Science & History Director Jim Walther On The Upcoming National Nuclear Science Week

Blog Post: Interview with National Museum of Nuclear Science & History Director Jim Walther On The Upcoming National Nuclear Science Week

USEC’s American Centrifuge R&D May Be Funded Through March as DOE Negotiations Continue from Nuclear Power Industry News by Nuclear Street News

USEC’s American Centrifuge R&D May Be Funded Through March as DOE Negotiations Continue

from Nuclear Power Industry News by Nuclear Street News

Blog Post: AP1000 Nuclear Plant Construction Still On Schedule in China

AP1000 Nuclear Plant Construction Still On Schedule in China

After Fukushima, emergency back-up equipment recommended for US nuclear reactors

IEA: Nuclear phase-outs threaten surge in coal emissions

Mitsubishi Heavy Predicts Restart for Japan Reactors

EDF optimistic about nuclear power in the U.S.

Palisades Nuclear Power Plant May Be Downgraded

This is Not Your Fathers Nuclear Power Plant

ichael Graetz’s “The End of Energy” Surveys 40 Years of Energy Policy-- And It Isn’t Pretty.

Michael Graetz’s “The End of Energy” Surveys 40 Years of Energy Policy-- And It Isn’t Pretty.

Electricity Declines 50% as Shale Spurs Natural Gas Glut: Energy

Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/01/17/bloomberg_articlesLXVBKF07SXKX01-LXX2M.DTL#ixzz1jkif3KRk

How Much Electricity Does My State Generate From Nuclear?

NEI Nuclear Notes On Frontline, Nuclear Aftershocks and Renewing the Operating License at Indian Point

NEI Nuclear Notes

On Frontline, Nuclear Aftershocks and Renewing the Operating License at Indian Point

NEI Nuclear Notes Some Notes On Frontline, Indian Point and Emergency Preparedness

NEI Nuclear Notes

Some Notes On Frontline, Indian Point and Emergency Preparedness

Japan trade min:IAEA officials to visit this month

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TOKYO | Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:02pm EST

TOKYO Jan 17 (Reuters) - Trade minister Yukio Edano said on Tuesday that officials from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would visit Japan in late January to review reactor stress test assessments by the nation's nuclear watchdog.

On "Frontline" and "Nuclear Aftershocks"

On "Frontline" and "Nuclear Aftershocks"

My colleague, John Keeley, asked that I share the following note with our readers:

On January 17, PBS’ "Frontline" program will air "Nuclear Aftershocks," a documentary which purports to examine “the hazards and benefits of nuclear power.” Former CNN science reporter Miles O’Brien, with 30 years of journalism experience covering space, science and technology, leads the investigation and analysis for the program. O’Brien is a solid journo with a reputation for resisting the melodramatic and sensational in favor of substantive and balanced pieces. Would that we’d seen more of that among O’Brien’s broadcast peers covering Fukushima last spring.

Before giving Davis-Besse another 20-year operating license, crack the case of the cracks: editorial

What Will Become Of TVA's Nuclear Waste?

U.S. envoy reiterates pledge to support Japan as it rebuilds

U.S. envoy reiterates pledge to support Japan as it rebuilds

DOE WANTS TO RESTORE INFO TO "RESTRICTED DATA" STATUS

DOE WANTS TO RESTORE INFO TO "RESTRICTED DATA" STATUS

The Department of Energy has asked Congress to amend the Atomic Energy Act to allow certain nuclear weapons information that has been removed from the "Restricted Data" classification category to be restored to that category.

"Restricted Data" (RD) pertains to classified nuclear weapons design information.  It is distinguished from "Formerly Restricted Data" (FRD) which generally concerns the utilization of nuclear weapons.  (Despite the use of the word "formerly," FRD is also a category of classified information.)

In a letter to Congress requesting the proposed amendment, Energy Secretary Steven Chu suggested that the current arrangement leaves some nuclear weapons design information inadequately protected.

"There is sensitive nuclear weapons design information embodied in some FRD... that should be subject to the more stringent security protections afforded RD now than current programmatic capabilities of DoD and the Intelligence Community permit," Secretary Chu wrote in an August 4, 2011 letter that was released last week.  Energy Department officials did not respond to a request from Secrecy News for elaboration on this point.

But in a July 2010 statement to the Public Interest Declassification Board, Andrew Weston-Dawkes of the Department of Energy Office of Classification said that FRD today contains not only information on nuclear weapons utilization but also "some of the most sensitive design information."  Specifically, he said that FRD includes design information on "safing arming and fuzing, use control information, [and] hardening."

Such design information was removed from the RD category in order "to support the mission requirements of the Department of Defense and the Intelligence Community," Secretary Chu explained in his letter.  But once removed, the information by law cannot be redesignated as RD without an amendment to the Atomic Energy Act.  Hence the DOE proposal to Congress.

The immediate implications of the proposal are probably quite limited, particularly since it applies only to "design information" and "foreign nuclear information" that is currently classified in any case (albeit as FRD or "TFNI," for Transclassified Foreign Nuclear Information).

In the longer term, the authority to reclassify certain narrow categories of FRD as RD, if granted, may help to reduce DOE opposition to the elimination of the entire FRD category -- which critics including the Federation of American Scientists have advocated -- and its integration into the normal national security classification system.

The Public Interest Declassification Board, an advisory body on classification and declassification policy, has proposed that FRD records that are more than 25 years old should be treated like any other classified records for purposes of declassification review and processing.

But these changes would also require legislative action, which has not been requested by DOE.  Nor has Congress acted on Secretary Chu's August 2011 proposal to date.

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On January 10, the White House announced the appointment of Amb. Nancy E. Soderberg as chair of the Public Interest Declassification Board and the re-appointment of Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker as a member of the Board.

"Restricted Data" is the name of an informative new blog written by historian Alex Wellerstein "about nuclear secrecy, past and present."  It often features fascinating archival discoveries along with the author's historical insights.

"Born Secret" by Alexander DeVolpi, et al, is a thoughtful and meticulous account of the 1979 "Progressive" case in which the U.S. government sought to prevent the publication of H-Bomb design information gathered by researcher Howard Morland.  It has recently been reissued as an e-book.

Proposed Indian Nuclear Power Plant in Zone Subject to Earthquakes

New Fukushima Investigation Promises to Dig Deeper Into Nuclear Crisis

Spanish Town Cheers New Nuclear Waste Plant by Lauren Frayer

Spanish Town Cheers New Nuclear Waste Plant

by Lauren Frayer

What if the Iranians start killing scientists?

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/what-if-the-iranians-start-killing-scientists-1.407511

What if the Iranians start killing scientists?
The next phase of the assassination war is liable to turn
international scientific conferences into arenas of assassination.
By Avner Cohen

Why does Rep. Markey oppose natural gas exports?

Why does Rep. Markey oppose natural gas exports?

California High Speed Rail and Keystone XL Pipeline

California High Speed Rail and Keystone XL Pipeline

Energy news in China, Ukraine, United States and Germany

Energy news in China, Ukraine, United States and Germany

from the NR Blog A Day in the Life of a Resident Inspector

U.S. NRC Blog

A Day in the Life of a Resident Inspector by Moderator Amar Patel It is said that the resident inspector job is the greatest job in the NRC. You are the front-line eyes and ears of the agency, you can clearly see the impact you provide with regard to nuclear safety, and your boss is far away on the phone! For the last 3 ½ years, I have had the chance to prove that adage true. The job of a resident inspector at the Hope Creek Nuclear Plant, located in southern New Jersey next to the Salem Nuclear Station, is unique for several reasons. The site is close to a metropolitan area (Wilmington, DE), but the winding rural roads leading to the site make for a considerable drive to work. Once I reach the parking lot, it still remains quite a trek to my desk. That’s because the site is sprawling, and the pre- and post-9/11 security measures necessitate a long walk through checkpoints with armed security guards. The inherent nature of the resident inspector’s job makes for an early start. I need to provide plant status and safety information to NRC Region I management on a call that starts at 7:30 a.m. To get that information, I either visit the control room or attend a “Plan of the Day” meeting. In the control room, I speak with the licensed operators, examine their logs, and review the control room panels. After communicating with the regional office, the senior resident inspector and I discuss possible inspection activities for the day. The Reactor Oversight Process prescribes the inspections we must perform and the frequency they must be performed. However, the company’s work schedule dictates what inspection opportunities may present themselves on any given day; emergent equipment problems also adjust our priorities. The inspections selected are done considering the risk significance of the activity; if two similar activities are ongoing, I choose the activity with greater safety significance. The results of our inspection work are discussed with company management on a periodic basis -- or immediately if a safety issue arises -- and are documented in a publicly available inspection report on a quarterly basis. The greatest thing about the Hope Creek Resident Inspector Office is that it is co-located with the Salem Resident Inspector Office. Thus I have four other co-workers to speak with and bounce questions off of versus the usual two. I work with three inspectors and an ever-pleasant office assistant. We work well together as a team and have a high degree of camaraderie. We also have visiting specialist inspectors almost every week, which keeps us current on issues in the office and the industry. My favorite element of inspection work involves plant “walkdowns.” They allow me to see the most about the plant’s design, construction, and operation, and generate many ideas for follow-up inspection activities. They also allow me to observe workers actually performing their jobs. On rare occasions, these workers will have concerns with certain work activities and will bring them to my attention. They are handled by the NRC allegations process. My interaction with the worker is critical in making them feel comfortable in raising a concern, and reassuring them that the NRC will be responsive to their concern. Overall, the job of an NRC resident inspector is great. While I joined the NRC out of college as an engineer and received extensive training my first two years on the job, I continue to have opportunities to get top-notch training to help me do my job better or prepare me for another position in the NRC. (The NRC’s current Executive Director for Operations began his career as a resident inspector at this site.) I also have the opportunity to inspect other sites periodically, and I have a high degree of job satisfaction. And I know that every day I am working to keep the community around the plant safe. Amar Patel Resident Inspector, Hope Creek Nuclear Power Plant

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Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Books about Nukes What to Read About Nuclear Energy

Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes

 

Books about Nukes

What to Read About Nuclear Energy

With a focus on the interests of the non-technical reader . . . This is a short list of books on nuclear energy for the non-technical reader on commercial nuclear energy and a few on nuclear weapons or nonproliferation topics.

FAS Roundup January 16, 2012

FAS Roundup: January 16, 2012

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Implications of assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist for Tehran's nuclear program, musings about EMP, nuclear pursuits in 2012 and much more.

From the Blogs 

• Radiation and Pregnancy:  Can we expect to see legions of children born with birth defects in the aftermath of a radiological attack? True – radiation can cause birth defects and it has been shown to induce mutations in animals. But the amount of radiation required to cause birth defects in humans is substantial.

• After the Pulse-Musings About EMP:  Recently, there has been a flurry of commentary regarding the potential of an EMP attack against the United States by a terrorist group or rogue nuclear nation. Dr. Y gives a brief overview of EMP and discusses the plausibility of this scenario on the ScienceWonk blog.

• The End of the World (as we know it?):  The world is still here. It didn’t end on May 21 as predicted by Harold Camping and it also didn’t end on the date of his revised prophecy – October 21. No matter how convincingly the argument is made, it seems that the world is determined to end at some unpredictable time in the future. The predicted reasons for the end of the world tend to fall into three categories: divine reasons, "scientific" reasons, and human reasons.

• Back to Basics-Radiation Units:  Dr. Y analyzes what radiation safety units really mean and gives a feel for levels that are considered normal, interesting, or alarming on the ScienceWonk blog.

Publications

• Nuclear Pursuits, 2012:  Hans M. Kristensen, director of the Nuclear Information Project, and Dr. Robert S. Norris, senior fellow for Nuclear Policy, highlight key milestones and facts regarding the nuclear pursuits of the first five states to develop nuclear weapons—the United States, the Soviet Union and Russia, Britain, France, and China in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists.

• Killing Iranian Nuclear Scientists is Counterproductive and Wrong:   Dr. Ali Vaez, director of the Iran Project, and FAS President Dr. Charles Ferguson write in The Atlantic that the assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Rowshan on January 11, 2012 makes nuclear negotiations more difficult and a nuclear Iran more likely.

Nuclear Aftershocks

• FAS President Charles Ferguson was interviewed for a new documentary for Frontline regarding implications for U.S. nuclear safety after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in Japan. The documentary will air on PBS on Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Please check your local listings for air times of "Nuclear Aftershocks" on your PBS station.

Volunteer Opportunity for DC Members

• FAS will have a booth at the 2nd Annual USA Science and Engineering Festival which will be held on April 28-29 in Washington, DC. We are looking for volunteers to staff our booth-come share your knowledge and career experiences with festival attendees! If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Melanie Stegman at mstegman@fas.org.    
  

FAS in the News 

• Jan 13: Reuters, "West Sceptical of Iranian Nuclear Cooperation"
• Jan 13: Science, "Retrospective: Paul Mead Doty (1920 - 2011)"
• Jan 8: Seattle Times, "Plan for New Navy Wharf at Bangor Fires Up Nuke Debate"

Rosatom to Send Spent Fuel to Siberia

Vietnam is determined to develop nuclear power, PM says

Vietnam is determined to develop nuclear power, PM says

VietNamNet Bridge – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung confirmed that Vietnam is determined to build nuclear power plants, otherwise the country will be in serious shortage of power.


The first nuclear power plant of Vietnam will be built here.

Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant safety meeting is public

Nuclear Regulatory Commission is set to discuss reactor issues with managers; security portion to be private

Read more here: http://www.sanluisobispo.com/2012/01/14/1907822/diablo-safety-meeting-is-public.html#storylink=cpy

Senator: Send used nuclear fuel rods here

Piketon centrifuge project offered short-term funding fix

TVA plans more nuclear openness to counter worries

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Energy Potential Study

U.S. Department of Defense Announces Energy Potential Study

Saudi Arabia, China sign nuclear cooperation deal

Saudi Arabia, China sign nuclear cooperation deal

Brazilian nuclear power plants set new records in 2011

China, South Korea Affirm Commitment to Nuclear at Energy Summit

New investigation will ‘get to the bottom’ of Japan’s nuclear disaster, leader says

Want Cheap Biofuel? A Startup Makes It with Natural Gas

Want Cheap Biofuel? A Startup Makes It with Natural Gas
by Kevin Bullis
Virent says supplementing biomass with fossil fuel could increase yields and lower costs.
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South Dakota court to consider challenge to new oil refinery

South Dakota court to consider challenge to new oil refinery
A court in South Dakota has begun consideration of an appeal by several groups to block the construction of a new oil refinery in the southeastern part of the state.
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Japan's nuclear crisis The meltdown and the media

Japan's nuclear crisis

The meltdown and the media

Updates from ANS Nuclear Society 01/17/12

 

ANS Special Committee on Fukushima Update – Dr. Dale Klein By pbowersox on Jan 16, 2012 01:00 am Read in browser »       87th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers By dyurman on Jan 15, 2012 09:24 am This post is the collective voice of blogs with legendary names which emerge each week to tell the story of nuclear energy. If you want to hear the voice of the nuclear renaissance, the Carnival of Nuclear Energy Blogs is … Continue reading →   Read in browser »

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Chernobyl Scientist On Japan Nuclear Meltdown Risk

Chernobyl Scientist On Japan Nuclear Meltdown Risk

Chernobyl Scientist On Japan Nuclear Meltdown Risk Tube. Duration : 4.77 Mins.

Independent Panel Challenges Japan’s Account of Disaster at Nuclear Plant

Nuclear Aftershocks - A Frontline preview