US NRC Blog Update: How the NRC is Funded: Following the Money

U.S. NRC Blog

How the NRC is Funded: Following the Money by Moderator The NRC recently amended its regulations to reflect the fees we will charge for FY 2012. This may seem like an odd thing – a federal agency collecting fees for its services. But the NRC is required, by law, to recover about 90 percent of our budget authority directly from the industry that we regulate. This means the American taxpayer only foots the bill for 10 percent of the agency’s budget. The NRC received a bit more than $1 billion for FY 2012, so the amount we will recover in fees by Sept. 30 is approximately $909.5 million. We collect those fees and send the money back to the U.S. Treasury. We have two types of fees. One is for specific NRC services, such as licensing and inspection, which apply to a specific license; these make up about 40 percent of the total fees we recover. The other 60 percent comes from an annual fee for generic regulatory expenses and other costs not recovered through fees for specific services. The recently published final fee rule has a few changes over the FY2011 fee rule. We increased our hourly rate very slightly from $273 to $274, and revised the flat license application fees to reflect the new hourly rate. Also, the FY 2012 annual fees increased for some licenses due to the increased direct budgeted resources for operating reactors, most material users, fuel facilities and transportation. However, the annual fees decreased for research and test reactors, spent fuel storage facilities and most uranium recovery licenses. The NRC works hard to be efficient and effective and to keep the fees to the industry as low as possible so that we are only requesting from Congress the funding necessary to perform our vital mission. Arlette Howard Fee Policy Analyst Moderator | July 3, 2012 at 8:55 am | Tags: nuclear | Categories: General | URL: http://wp.me/p1fSSY-JM

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US Nuclear D&D Map

The cost of U.S. nuclear D&D work is estimated to be in excess of $30billion, illustrating the importance of continuous operator-supply chain collaboration to ensure that projects are delivered on time and on budget.

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Update from ANS Nuclear Cafe: Implications of improved radiation protection standards for Fukushima evacuees

Updates from ANS Nuclear Cafe

Implications of improved radiation protection standards for Fukushima evacuees By radams on Jul 03, 2012 07:10 am By Rod Adams The American Nuclear Society (ANS) annual meeting for 2012 included a President’s Special Session titled Low-Level Radiation & Its Implications for Fukushima Recovery (Warning – the link leads to a 54 MB, 208 page PDF full of … Continue reading → Read in browser »

More to read: ANS adopts position statement on U.S. global nuclear leadership through export-driven engagement 111th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers Hall Talk – ANS Chicago 6/27 Hall Talk – ANS Chicago 6/26 Meredith Angwin and Howard Shaffer Receive American Nuclear Society Presidential Citations

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Calif. grid keeps AES Huntington gas units available

Calif. grid keeps AES Huntington gas units available
Reuters
July 2 (Reuters) - The California Independent System Operator will keep two generating units at AES Corp's Huntington Beach power station available for dispatch into August to help replace lost generation from the damaged San Onofre nuclear plant, the ...

Scientists Want Dry Storage for Nuclear Waste

Scientists Want Dry Storage for Nuclear Waste San Diego Reader (blog) Currently, at many sites including the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, when reactor fuel is no longer usable, it's moved to a temporary storage pool, where water is circulated to ensure the fuel rods, which continue to generate massive amounts ...

Thorium use in N-reactors will take time, says AEC - The New Indian

Thorium use in N-reactors will take time, says AEC - The New Indian ...
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman R K Sinha said India's nuclear capability has earned respect from the international community because of its ...
newindianexpress.com/states/orissa/article553107.ece

U.S. & China Collaborate on Thorium Nuclear Power Research

U.S. & China Collaborate on Thorium Nuclear Power Research
OilPrice.com
the U.S. Department of Energy is quietly collaborating with China on an alternative nuclear power design known as the molten salt reactor that should run on thorium.

Liquid Metal Battery Corporation NY-Best.org

Liquid Metal Battery Corporation | NY-BEST.org Profile. Liquid Metal Battery Corporation is an early age storage startup company based in Cambridge, MA. The liquid Metal Battery was invented at MIT in ... ny-best.org/memberprofile/liquid-metal-battery-corporation

Coming Back from a "Radiation Panic" ＝ The experience of a housewife — Realizing my own discriminatory feelings was the moment of awakening

Coming Back from a "Radiation Panic" ＝ The experience of a housewife — Realizing my own discriminatory feelings was the moment of awakening

Yuka Shirai

 

http://www.gepr.org/en/contents/20120507-03/

Rocking the Boat in the Energy Rich South China Sea

Rocking the Boat in the Energy Rich South China Sea Consumer Energy Report Beijing is flexing some more muscle to protect its energy interests in the South China Sea. Last week, China began combat-ready patrols in the waters around the potentially resource rich Spratly Islands that both China and Vietnam have disputed claims to.

Oil Drops as US Manufacturing Shrinks in June Businessweek Slower growth in China may curb demand this year and next, the Energy Department said June 12 in its Short-Term Energy Outlook. Consumption in the U.S., the world's largest oil user, will drop for a second year in 2012, the department said. Demand in ...

Oil Trades Near Two-Day Low on U.S. Manufacturing, Europe Jobs Bloomberg - Oil declined for a second day in New York after manufacturing unexpectedly shrank last month for the first time in almost three years in the US, the world's biggest consumer of crude. Futures slid as much as 0.5 percent, extending yesterday's 1.4 ... Oil falls on weaker US, China data San Jose Mercury News - ‎ NEW YORK—Last week's spike in the price of oil may have been a little overdone. Benchmark US crude dropped 1.4 percent in New York, paring back some of the 9.4 percent increase on Friday. Oil fell by $1.21 to end the day at $83.75 per barrel. Oil Falls 1.4% to $83.75 Wall Street Journal - ‎1 hour ago‎ By JOHN M. BIERS NEW YORK—Oil prices retreated 1.4% Monday as the euphoria over last week's European Union plan faded and poor manufacturing data from the US and China came into focus. Analysts said the decline was probably inevitable after Friday's ... Oil slips on more signs of slowing economy Reuters Africa - ‎ * US, European, Chinese factory activity slowing * Iranian lawmakers discuss blocking Strait of Hormuz * Coming up: API oil data, 4:30 pm EDT Tuesday (Updates with stocks results, Iran talks detail paragraphs 11, 21) By Robert Gibbons NEW YORK, ... NYMEX-US crude eases on glum China, EU, US factory data Reuters - ‎ | SEOUL, July 3 (Reuters) - US crude oil futures extended losses in early Asian trade on Tuesday after dismal manufacturing data from China, Europe and the United States sparked concerns about oil demand, outweighing any boost from a threat by Iran to ...

CBO: Carbon capture efforts aren't going so well

CBO: Carbon capture efforts aren't going so well Washington Post (blog) Coal may be dying in the United States, but it's still the world's preferred fuel for generating electricity — especially in China and India. And that's why many energy experts think it's so crucial to figure out how to capture carbon from all those ...

EPA Rule Would Spell End of the Dirty Coal Age JD Supra (press release) - ‎ The US Environmental Protection Agency is mulling a common-sense rule that, for the first time, would set caps on the carbon pollutants that future fossil fuel-fired power plants may lawfully emit. Carbon dioxide emissions from new plants would be ... Carbon Capture, Storage Too Expensive, Commercial Outlook Dim, CBO Says Bloomberg BNA - ‎ Key Development: CBO says carbon capture and storage technologies will not be commercially viable unless the government sets a price on carbon or restricts emissions. By Avery Fellow Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is still too expensive to be ...

US demand for energy to keep falling--but not for natural gas

US demand for energy to keep falling—but not for natural gas Oil & Gas Journal Total US energy demand in 2012 will decline for the second consecutive year as economic sluggishness and high unemployment continue to reduce energy consumption and stimulate energy-use efficiency. ... With demand especially anemic in Europe, oil ...

A New Era for the NRC

Senate confirms Macfarlane, Svinicki to NRC Power Engineering Magazine The U.S. Senate on June 29 confirmed Allison Macfarlane and Kristine Svinicki as commissioners at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
A New Era for the NRC Occupational Health and Safety The U.S. Senate has confirmed Allison Macfarlane as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's new chair, replacing the embattled Gregory Jaczko.
Senate confirms new Nuclear Regulatory chief GovExec.com The Senate on Friday followed through on a bipartisan agreement and confirmed geologist Allison MacFarlane to lead the troubled Nuclear Regulatory Commission, also approving the reappointment of Kristine Svinicki for another five-year term. President ...
Senate Confirms Macfarlane as NRC Chairwoman Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Portal (blog) The latest nuclear news in Nuclear Power Industry about utilities, companies, suppliers in the nuclear energy market.		World-Herald editorial: A matter of trust on nuclear power (tensions and ... Democratic Underground - ‎1 hour ago‎ Reports of late about the tensions and negative working conditions within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission have been distressing. Word came this past week that the NRC's inspector general has found that the outgoing NRC chairman, Gregory Jaczko, ... Senate confirms new Nuclear Regulatory chief NEWS.GNOM.ES (press release) - ‎7 hours ago‎ The Senate on Friday followed through on a bipartisan agreement and confirmed geologist Allison MacFarlane to lead the troubled Nuclear Regulatory Commission, also approving the reappointment of Kristine Svinicki for another five-year term. Senate confirms Macfarlane, Svinicki to NRC Power Engineering Magazine - ‎13 hours ago‎ The US Senate on June 29 confirmed Allison Macfarlane and Kristine Svinicki as commissioners at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Macfarlane will take over as Chair of the commission, while the re-nomination of Svinicki to remain a ...

Kansai Electric Power restarts Ohi reactor

• Kansai Electric Power restarts Ohi reactor
  Japan's Kansai Electric Power restarted the Unit 3 reactor at its Ohi nuclear plant. A nuclear reaction restarted Sunday afternoon, the utility announced on its website. The unit is the first to restart since all of Japan's reactors were taken offline for post-Fukushima Daiichi safety checks. Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minn.)/The Associated Press (7/1)

• Japan restarts nuclear reactor amid protests MaltaToday Last month, the prime minister urged support, saying a return to nuclear power was essential for the economy. All 50 of Japan's nuclear plants were shut after the meltdown at Fukushima, which was triggered by a tsunami and earthquake. The crisis was ...

  Japan Finds it Hard to Abandon Nuclear Energy IDN InDepthNews | Analysis That Matters LONDON (IDN) - The restart of the Ohi nuclear reactor on July 1 in Fukui prefecture, near the centre of the Japan Sea Coast, points to a momentous trend nearly 15 months after the Fukushima meltdown, particularly as this is the first nuclear site to go ...

  Japan reactivates idle nuclear reactor amid protests MassNewsMedia The Fukushima meltdown, the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986, saw radiation spread over homes and farmland in a large swath of northeast Japan. Nobody is officially recorded as having died as a direct result of the meltdowns, but tens of ... MassNewsMedia

  Protests greet reboot of Japanese nuclear reactor New Scientist The reactor is the first to be re-activated since the catastrophic meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility following the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March last year. The event prompted the country to close down its 54 reactors for safety ...

  Oi's reactor 3 first to go critical after Fukushima The Japan Times ... in Fukui Prefecture attained a self-sustaining chain reaction, or criticality, early Monday after being restarted the previous night, becoming the first in the nation reactivated since the Fukushima meltdown crisis effectively shut down the nuclear ...

   

India nuclear project undergoes key pre-service inspection

India nuclear project undergoes key pre-service inspection
Engineers have started inspecting the reactor pressure vessel of the Kudankulam nuclear project's first unit, according to Nuclear Power Corporation of India. "The reactor pressure vessel is the heart of the reactor, which houses the fuel assemblies," the company said. The inspection, which is expected to take up to 12 days, is an important step in the commissioning of the facility. The Economic Times (India) (6/30)

TEPCO reports shutdown of Fukushima Daiichi reactor's cooling system

• TEPCO reports shutdown of Fukushima Daiichi reactor's cooling system
  The Mainichi (Japan)/Kyodo News (7/1)

Power Digital July 2012 Issue

In the July 2012 Issue:

Coal Combustion
Optimizing Catalyst Performance Lowers O&M Costs
This detailed case study looks at how targeting specific chemicals to specific regions on the steam generator allows direct management of multiple environmental control and generator maintenance issues. The process described also significantly extends catalyst life in selective catalytic reduction systems.

Power in India: Opportunities and Challenges in a Fast-Growing Market
Though India?s booming economy is the envy of many Western nations, the country faces several roadblocks to developing sufficient power generation and delivery infrastructure to drive that expanding economy. Some obstacles can be tackled internally with changes in policy and workforce development; others, including global coal prices, will be harder to remove.

Performance-Based Cooling Water Treatment
Daily cycling + less-than-ideal makeup water = operating challenges. This case study explains how one combined cycle plant transitioned to a data-driven, performance- based cooling water treatment program that is saving it six figures in treatment costs while increasing steam turbine output.

Innovation Required as Gas Displaces Coal
As expected, low U.S. natural gas prices and high shale gas reserves dominated the keynote session discussion at May?s ELECTRIC POWER Conference, but keynote speakers and panelists also looked ahead to industry innovations and the need to preserve all options for generation diversity.

Utility Perspectives on Ramping Up Renewable Power
As federal sweeteners are taken off the table, utilities are leaning on cheap solar as their easiest option for advancing renewables in the near future.

ANS Update ANS adopts position statement on U.S. global nuclear leadership through export-driven engagement

ANS adopts position statement on U.S. global nuclear leadership through export-driven engagement By lscheele on Jul 02, 2012 01:55 am On Thursday, June 28, the American Nuclear Society’s Board of Directors formally adopted a position statement entitled U.S. Global Nuclear Leadership through Export-Driven Engagement. ANS position statements reflect the Society’s perspectives on issues of public interest that involve various aspects … Continue reading → Read in browser » 111th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers By dyurman on Jul 01, 2012 02:04 pm The 111th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers is up at Yes Vermont Yankee. The Carnival is the collective voice of blogs by legendary names that emerge each week to tell the story of nuclear energy. If you want to hear … Continue reading → Read in browser »

More to read: Hall Talk – ANS Chicago 6/27 Hall Talk – ANS Chicago 6/26 Meredith Angwin and Howard Shaffer Receive American Nuclear Society Presidential Citations Hall Talk – ANS Chicago 6/25 ANS Names Three New Fellows

i-Nuclear update: Atomstroyexport, Westinghouse and Areva file bids on Temelin-3, -4 project in Czech Republic

i-NUCLEAR

Atomstroyexport, Westinghouse and Areva file bids on Temelin-3, -4 project in Czech Republic by I-Nuclear Czech utility CEZ said July 2 it received three bids to supply two new nuclear reactors at its Temelin station, known as Temelin-3 and -4. The bids came, as expected, from Westinghouse, Areva and Atomstroyexport. The bids will now be evaluated and, after follow up discussions with the bidders, a contract award and purchase contract for the turnkey reactor project is expected later this year, the company said. The key question of state participation in the estimated €10 to €15 billion project, however, remains outstanding.

Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions — Facts and Figures

Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions — Facts and Figures

Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:02 AM PDT

Despite the best intentions of environmental activists or politicians, we confront an inescapable logic: even small increases in standards of living in the developing world will lead to huge increases in global carbon dioxide emissions.

'Nuclear energy is perfectly environmentally friendly'

'Nuclear energy is perfectly environmentally friendly' RT As Japan restarted some of its nuclear reactors amid mass protests, questions about the safety and future of the nuclear energy continue to swirl. But according to the head of the Russian state nuclear agency, the industry is only set to grow.

Fukushima Boosts China's Domestic Nuclear Reactor Industry

Fukushima Boosts China's Domestic Nuclear Reactor Industry
Forbes
Because of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, China may free itself more quickly from reliance on imported nuclear-power technology, according to a Harvard scholar of global nuclear expansion.

Radioactive food in my pantry? Yes, radioactive food!

Radioactive food in my pantry? Yes, radioactive food!

http://blog.newsok.com/science-and-technology/

A warning about the nuclear lobby's latest gimmick – Small Modular ...

A warning about the nuclear lobby's latest gimmick – Small Modular ...
The mini-reactors – also dubbed small modular reactors or SMRs – have been hailed as the nuclear technology of the future. waste is the problem…… waste ...
antinuclear.net/.../a-warning-about-the-nuclear-lobbys-latest-gi...

API calls Interior Department's plan "a step backward"

API calls Interior Department's plan "a step backward"
Group Director Erik Milito described the Interior Department’s new five-year offshore leasing plan as a continuation of the administration’s discouraging pattern of delay and unnecessary restraint.
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Forward to Friend U.S. soon to begin more Arctic oil, gas drilling

U.S. soon to begin more Arctic oil, gas drilling
As the first offshore Arctic drilling rig in almost 20 years begins to extract oil, the U.S. government announced it plans to open other areas of the frozen continent to oil and gas exploration.
Full Article

Editor's picks: June's Top Ten in Petroleum

Editor's picks: June's Top Ten in Petroleum
The most engaging and innovative news content in the petroleum industry for June 2012.
Full Article

Natural Gas Tapped as Bridge to Biofuels by Martin LaMonica

Natural Gas Tapped as Bridge to Biofuels by Martin LaMonica

Will Carbon Capture Be Ready on Time?

Will Carbon Capture Be Ready on Time? by Mike Orcutt High cost and uncertainties over its risks have raised doubts about whether the technology can help address climate change. Read More »

SoftBank-Kyocera solar plant gets off to soggy start amid downpour in Kyoto

By ERIC JOHNSTON

 

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120702a3.html

INPO-WANO News Update 7/2

INPO - WANO News and Report

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• Japan - First Reactor Is Restarted Since Quake
• Phasing out nuclear power could reduce Japan's GDP by 7%
• Exelon celebrates 30th year of nuclear power generation
• US Senate confirms top nuclear power regulator
• India - Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project reactor commissioning very soon

Surprise: ExxonMobil will bid for Afghan oil play

Surprise: ExxonMobil will bid for Afghan oil play

Posted: 01 Jul 2012 09:08 AM PDT

ExxonMobil confirms that it has filed to bid on a group of Afghanistan oilfields containing an estimated 1 billion barrels of oil and gas. The tender deadline was yesterday to file an expression of interest. Company spokesman Alan Jeffers told me that the filing is among Exxon's global search for new hydrocarbon opportunities. The Exxon filing is surprising because until now the Afghan natural resource play, while rich, has been perceived as highly speculative and risky. By filing an expression of interest, Exxon at once validates the play.  

Iran-Oil Sanctions Risk Biggest OPEC Export Loss Since Libya

Iran-Oil Sanctions Risk Biggest OPEC Export Loss Since Libya Businessweek The reduction in Iranian exports may become the biggest supply disruption from a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries since an armed rebellion all but halted pumping in Libya last year, according to the International Energy ...

EU'sn Embargo on Iran Goes Into Effect

EU's Embargo on Iran Oil Goes Into Effect Wall Street Journal Monday marks the first day of oil trading under the embargo, and the International Energy Agency estimates as much as one million barrels of Iran's crude may leave the market. Oil companies, including French .... Investing in China's Slowing Economy. 5 ...

China's Energy Moves in the South China Sea | Stratfor

China's Energy Moves in the South China Sea | Stratfor
China's Energy Moves in the South China Sea. China's Energy Moves in the South China Sea Read more: China's Energy Moves in the. Jun 29, 2012 | 1310 ...
www.stratfor.com/.../chinas-energy-moves-south-china-sea

Japan restarts first nuclear plant after post-Fukushima shutdown

1st Japan reactor goes online since nuclear crisis Boston.com Dozens of protesters shouted and danced at the gate of a nuclear power plant as it restarted Sunday, the first to go back online since Japan shut down all of its reactors for safety checks following the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Boston.com

Japan Restarts Nuclear Reactor Amid Protests ABC News (blog) Kyodo News/AP Photo The operator of the Ohi Power Plant in western Japan restarted one of its reactors late Sunday night, ending Japan's temporary freeze on nuclear power for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear disaster 15 months ago, despite ... ABC News (blog)

First nuclear reactor to go back online since Japan disaster meets with protests Washington Post Restarting of nuclear reactor has caused public opposition to grow as some worry about atomic safety claims.

1st nuclear reactor to go online since Japan disaster meets with protests ... Washington Post TOKYO — Dozens of protesters shouted and danced at the gate of a nuclear power plant set to restart Sunday, the first to go back online since all reactors were shut down for safety checks following the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Japan Restarts First Reactor Since 2011 Disaster Wall Street Journal Japan put its first reactor back online Sunday following a two-month hiatus without nuclear power, as concerns over possible power shortages won out for the time being over safety fears following last year's Fukushima nuclear disaster.

Japan Restarts First Nuclear Reactor Slate Magazine Before the 2011 triple meltdown at Fukushima Daiichi, one third of Japan's power supply came from nuclear reactors. But since then, local officials and residents have blocked attempts to get the supply back online, citing safety concerns. Political ... Slate Magazine

Japan restarts first reactor since Fukushima crisis Reuters TOKYO, July 1 (Reuters) - Kansai Electric Power Co on Sunday restarted the 1180-megawatt No. 3 unit at its Ohiatomic plant, the utility said, Japan's first nuclear reactor tocome back online since.

Japan restarts first nuclear plant after post-Fukushima shutdown CNN Throngs of demonstrators converged outside the Ohi Nuclear Power Plant on Sunday, decrying the scheduled relaunch of Japan's nuclear power production.

Japan restarts nuclear reactor as protests mount AlterNet Anti nuclear activists hold placards during a demonstration on a street in Tokyo. Engineers in Japan began refiring an atomic reactor, despite growing public protests in the aftermath of meltdowns at Fukushima, ending nearly two months in which the ... AlterNet

Japan Restarts Nuclear Reactor Daily Beast Japan's flipping the switch Sunday on its first nuclear reactor to go back online after a prolonged series of safety checks. Public opinion on the risks involved with nuclear power remains divided, however, and protests Friday drew tens of thousands of ...

Fukushima’s impact on the ocean environment revealed

Fukushima’s impact on the ocean environment revealed

http://www.marklynas.org/2012/04/fukushimas-impact-on-the-ocean-environment-revealed/

Fukushima’s Contamination Produces Some Surprises at Sea

http://green.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/28/fukushimas-contamination-produces-some-surprises-at-sea/?WT.mc_id=EN-D-E-AD-OB-TXT-GRNBLG-ROS-0612-NA

Massive Protests Against Tomorrow’s Restart of Japanese Nuclear Reactor

Massive Protests Against Tomorrow’s Restart of Japanese Nuclear Reactor George Washington

Japan: Meltdown scenario excluded from nation's emergency drill plan

Emergency drill omitted meltdowns

The Japan Times - ‎Jun 30, 2012‎

A government-affiliated body tasked with planning what was to be the first nuclear emergency drill since the nuclear catastrophe omitted a reactor meltdown scenario from its simulations, according to a draft of the plan. The Japan Nuclear Energy Safety ...

Meltdown scenario excluded from nation's emergency drill plan

Mainichi Daily News - ‎Jun 30, 2012‎

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- A government-affiliated body tasked with planning what was to be the nation's first nuclear emergency drill following the core meltdowns last year at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant omitted a reactor meltdown scenario from its ...