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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Renewable Energy Will Exceed Natural Gas Use Worldwide by 2016 via Nation of Change
Renewable Energy Will Exceed Natural Gas Use Worldwide by 2016 via Nation of Change
A new report from the International Energy Agency (IEA), stating that global power generation from hydro, wind, solar and other renewable sources will exceed that of gas and be twice that of nuclear by 2016, is receiving widespread news coverage.http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2013/07/15/renewable-energy-will-exceed-natural-gas-use-worldwide-by-2016-via-nation-of-change/
Typhoon Soulik shuts down Jinshan nuclear power plant in Taiwan
Typhoon Soulik shuts down Jinshan nuclear power plant in Taiwan
http://enformable.com/2013/07/typhoon-soulik-shuts-down-jinshan-nuclear-power-plant-in-taiwan/
Typhoon Soulik causes nuclear reactor shutdown
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2013/07/15/383773/Typhoon-Soulik.htmTricastin Nuclear Plant And Other Aging Reactors Could Pose Safety Risk, IAEA Claims
Tricastin Nuclear Plant And Other Aging Reactors Could Pose Safety Risk, IAEA Claims
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/15/tricastin-nuclear-plant_n_3597820.htmlPower Engineering Top Stories 7/16
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DOE: Climate change could affect power plant operations, nuclear capacity Storms, fires, drought and other conditions could affect power plants across the country. Read More Share:     | ||
| Georgia Power will close coal-fired generation, add solar Utility asks to close 15 coal- and oil-fired plants by 2015. Read More Share: | ||
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| Xcel Energy to purchase 698 MW of wind energy Wind output to come from three projects in OK, TX and NM. Read More Share: | ||
| Dominion completes coal-to-biomass conversion Company to switch three power plants from coal to gas. Read More Share: | ||
| AEP to retire 585 MW coal-fired unit in Ohio Utility initially planned to convert unit to burn natural gas. Read More Share: | ||
| Plans for Michigan gas-fired power plant moving forward Utility asks regulators to approve certificate for new plant. Read More Share: | ||
More Headlines
• Report: Use of demand response expected to grow worldwide
• Mexico wind energy project will use Alstom wind turbines
• Land bought to develop 20 MW of utility-scale solar
• Westinghouse will stay on as fuel provider for German nuclear plant
• Landfill gas-to-energy project to use GE engines
• Broadwind to fill $87mn wind tower order
• Report: Use of demand response expected to grow worldwide
• Mexico wind energy project will use Alstom wind turbines
• Land bought to develop 20 MW of utility-scale solar
• Westinghouse will stay on as fuel provider for German nuclear plant
• Landfill gas-to-energy project to use GE engines
• Broadwind to fill $87mn wind tower order
Burns & McDonnell - Southeast Shares Georgia's Growing Water Need and Use in New Infographic
Burns & McDonnell - Southeast Shares Georgia's Growing Water Need and Use in New Infographic
By 2020 State Will Need Double the Amount of Water than It Uses Today
ATLANTA, July 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Burns & McDonnell - Southeast, an award-winning full-service engineering firm, introduced the infographic, "The Big Gulp: Georgia's Water Challenge," which illustrates the use of water in Georgia and the projected need in the state by the year 2020. In the starkest terms, in a very short time, Georgia will require twice as much water than it currently uses to meet the needs of the growing state. The four main users of water – energy, agriculture, industry and municipal – will require five billion gallons of water every day, even in the most conservative of estimations.http://media.prnewswire.com/en/jsp/latest.jsp?resourceid=7127420&access=EH
Beyond San Onofre's closure : Columbia Journalism Review
| Beyond San Onofre's closure : Columbia Journalism Review Beyond San Onofre's closure. The LA Times and U-T San Diego thoroughly covered the local nuclear power plant's closing, but the wider energy story is still ... www.cjr.org/united_states.../ |
San Onofre's Closure: What Was Missed - Slashdot
San Onofre's Closure: What Was Missed - Slashdot
Lasrick writes "John Mecklin explores the context that was missed when the LA Times and the San Diego Union Tribune reported on the closing of the remaining ...
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Lasrick writes "John Mecklin explores the context that was missed when the LA Times and the San Diego Union Tribune reported on the closing of the remaining ...
hardware.slashdot.org/.../san-
Monday, July 15, 2013
The new NUKEMAP is coming
The new NUKEMAP is coming
I’m excited to announce, that after a long development period,
that the new NUKEMAP is going to debut on Thursday, July 18th, 2013.
There will be an event to launch it, hosted by the James Martin Center
for Nonproliferation
China plans to quadruple solar power-generating capacity by 2015
| China plans to quadruple solar power-generating capacity by 2015 Financial Times China has given a lift to the renewable energy industry by formally setting out plans to more than quadruple its solar power-generating capacity to 35 gigawatts by 2015. China's State Council, or cabinet, said it hoped 10GW of capacity would be added ...http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/00b8afb6-ed5f-11e2-ad6e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2Z3DnpgOZ |
China Natural Gas and Shale Gas Industry Report 2012-2015
| China Natural Gas and Shale Gas Industry Report , 2012 - 2015 MarketWatch The success of the United States has prompted the world's major countries to enhance shale gas exploration and development.China has long been using coal as the main energy. In China's energy consumption, coal accounts for over 60%, while natural gas ...http://www.marketwatch.com/story/china-natural-gas-and-shale-gas-industry-report-2012-2015-2013-07-15 |
The NRC’s Foreign Ownership Policy: Charting a New Course for the 21st Century
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission Reevaluates Foreign ...
Until Aug. 2, NRC will take comments suggesting changes to the foreign ownership, control or domination (FOCD) policy for U.S. nuclear power plants.
www.pillsburylaw.com/.../US-
The NRC’s Foreign Ownership Policy: Charting a New Course for the 21st Century
http://www.pillsburylaw.com/publications/US-nuclear-regulatory-commission-reevaluates-foreign-ownership-policy
Until Aug. 2, NRC will take comments suggesting changes to the foreign ownership, control or domination (FOCD) policy for U.S. nuclear power plants.
www.pillsburylaw.com/.../US-
The NRC’s Foreign Ownership Policy: Charting a New Course for the 21st Century
Authors:
James A. Glasgow,
Stephen L. Markus
http://www.pillsburylaw.com/publications/US-nuclear-regulatory-commission-reevaluates-foreign-ownership-policy
NRC finds "very low" nuclear security risk
| NRC finds "very low" nuclear security risk Fierce Energy The NRC performs a number of activities to ensure the secure and safe use and management of radioactive and nuclear materials by the commercial nuclear power industry and CAT I fuel cycle facilities. The NRC evaluates relevant intelligence information ...http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/nrc-finds-very-low-nuclear-security-risk/2013-07-15 |
The world's top ten power generation assets
The world's top ten power generation assets
http://www.elp.com/articles/slideshow/2013/07/the-world-s-top-ten-power-generation-assets.htmlImportance of nuclear energy from perspective of developing world
Importance of nuclear energy from perspective of developing world
http://atomicinsights.com/importance-of-nuclear-energy-from-perspective-of-developing-world/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AtomicInsights+%28Atomic+Insights%29
Nuclear fission progressing smoothly in Kudankulam plant
Nuclear fission progressing smoothly in Kudankulam plant
Sunday, Jul 14, 2013, 14:20 IST | Place: Chennai | Agency: IANS
The
first unit at KNPP attained criticality at 11.05 pm on Saturday; this
is a much-awaited development for the Indian nuclear establishment.
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/1860969/report-nuclear-fission-progressing-smoothly-in-kudankulam-plant
Nuclear Energy in a Changing China
Nuclear Energy in a Changing China
http://allthingsnuclear.org/nuclear-energy-in-a-changing-china/
The first domestically-produced centrifuge has been successfully installed at a uranium enrichment plant at the Lanzhou Nuclear Fuel Complex, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced. China has previously relied on Russian enrichment technology.
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/ENF-China_builds_uranium_enrichment_centrifuge-2502134.html
Floating Wind Turbine Harvests Energy From Ocean Currents
Floating Wind Turbine Harvests Energy From Ocean Currents
Harnessing the power of the world’s oceans is one of the new frontiers for designers of renewable-energy generators, and now a Japanese company may be poised to make a breakthrough with a floating wind turbine that also harvests energy from ocean currents.
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&doc_id=265402&
2 New Nuclear Reactors Scheduled to Come Online in 2016
2 New Nuclear Reactors Scheduled to Come Online in 2016
http://www.designnews.com/author.asp?section_id=1386&doc_id=265429&itc=dn_analysis_element&dfpPParams=ind_184,industry_gov,aid_265429&dfpLayout=blog
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Energy Risk: Sharp Rise In US Earthquakes Directly Linked To Fracking
Energy Risk: Sharp Rise In US Earthquakes Directly Linked To Fracking
Energy Collective - 2 hours ago
"Cumulative count of earthquakes with a magnitude ≥ 3.0 in the central
and eastern United States, 1967–2012. The dashed line corresponds to the
long-term rate of 21.2 earthquakes per year, with an increase in the
rate of earthquake events starting around ...http://www.theenergycollective.com/josephromm/249306/shale-shocked-sharp-rise-us-earthquakes-directly-linked-fracking-wastewater-reinje
France to train Saudi nuclear workers
France to train Saudi nuclear workers (http://www.world-nuclear-
French nuclear giants Areva and EDF have signed a cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia's National Institute of Technology to help train workers for the kingdom's planned nuclear power industry.
French nuclear giants Areva and EDF have signed a cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia's National Institute of Technology to help train workers for the kingdom's planned nuclear power industry.
US nuclear liability premiums adjusted
US nuclear liability premiums adjusted (http://www.world-nuclear-
The cost to US power companies of covering insurance liability for potential nuclear accidents has risen by 8%. The new rates were set by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take account of inflation.
The cost to US power companies of covering insurance liability for potential nuclear accidents has risen by 8%. The new rates were set by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to take account of inflation.
Column: Pay attention to debate concerning MOX plan
Column: Pay attention to debate concerning MOX plan
http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20130714/AIK02/130719727/1018/AIK02/column-pay-attention-to-debate-concerning-mox-planUK energy secretary says rival nuclear companies cheaper than EDF
UK energy secretary says rival nuclear companies cheaper than EDF
http://www.hazardexonthenet.net/article/59702/UK-energy-secretary-says-rival-nuclear-companies-cheaper-than-EDF.aspx?AreaID=2NRC Publishes Annual Report To Congress On Nuclear Security Inspections Print this page!
NRC Publishes Annual Report To Congress On Nuclear Security Inspections
http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2013/07/10/nrc-publishes-annual-report-to-congress-on-nuclear-security-inspections
Israel’s Nuke Arsenal Off-Limits
Israel’s Nuke Arsenal Off-Limits
Exclusive: It was a typical day in the life of the mainstream U.S. news media. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu went on American TV and threatened war on Iran for its alleged pursuit of a nuclear weapon, while being spared any inconvenient questions about Israel’s very real – and rogue – nuclear arsenal, notes Robert Parry.By Robert Parry
RWE npower says green policies will mean higher energy bills
RWE npower says green policies will mean higher energy bills
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fbe72ad8-ed6f-11e2-ad6e-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2Z3DnpgOZ
Prospects and Issues for SMRs Deployment
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ANS Updag: Carnival of Nuclear Energy 165
Carnival of Nuclear Energy 165
By Will Davis on Jul 15, 2013 07:46 amThe 165th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers is up at Rick Maltese’s blog “Deregulate the Atom.” Click here to see this latest edition. Coverage of reaction to Pandora’s Promise figures in this week’s Carnival, as does another documentary said to … Continue reading →
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Nearly half of Japanese cities near nuke plants would allow resumption
Nearly half of Japanese cities near nuke plants would allow resumption
http://www.energycentral.com/news/en/29226059/?goback=.gde_2071322_member_257961297
New study concludes nuclear generation is the best investment for Ontario's energy future
New study concludes nuclear generation is the best investment for Ontario's energy future
http://www.energycentral.com/functional/news/news_detail.cfm?did=29222565&goback=.gde_2071322_member_257974619
Monticello nuclear plant repairs surge $267 million over budget
| Monticello nuclear plant repairs surge $267 million over budget Minneapolis Star Tribune Xcel Energy expects to restart its Monticello Nuclear Power Plant this week after a four-month shutdown that allowed workers to replace aging pumps and other equipment to keep the 43-year-old reactor running another two decades and to boost electric ...http://www.startribune.com/business/215458431.html |
French Greenpeace activists break into nuclear power plant
| French Greenpeace activists break into nuclear power plant The Guardian More than 20 Greenpeace activists climbed fences to break into an EDF nuclear power plant in southern France and demanded its closure, the environmental campaign group has said. The activists, dressed in red, broke into the Tricastin plant at dusk on ...http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jul/15/french-greenpeace-activists-nuclear-power |
Global nuclear power declines by 7 percent
Global nuclear power declines by 7 percent
Hurriyet Daily News
The nuclear share in the world's power generation declined steadily from a historic peak of 17 percent in 1993 to about 10 percent in 2012. Nuclear power's share of global commercial primary energy production plunged to 4.5 percent, a level last seen ...http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/global-nuclear-power-declines-by-7-percent.aspx?pageID=238&nID=50684&NewsCatID=348
Hurriyet Daily News
The nuclear share in the world's power generation declined steadily from a historic peak of 17 percent in 1993 to about 10 percent in 2012. Nuclear power's share of global commercial primary energy production plunged to 4.5 percent, a level last seen ...http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/global-nuclear-power-declines-by-7-percent.aspx?pageID=238&nID=50684&NewsCatID=348
Inside Russia's Floating Nuclear Reactors
| Inside Russia's Floating Nuclear Reactors Popular Mechanics The U.S. and Russian navies have long used nuclear-powered submarines, aircraft carriers, and icebreakers. But a new kind of nuclear power is coming. Russia's Akademik Lomonosov, currently under construction, will be a floating power plant with two ...http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/nuclear/floating-nuclear-power-inside-russias-reactors-at-sea-15695888?click=pm_latest |
Westinghouse Will Continue to Provide Nuclear Fuel in Germany for E.ON Kernkraft Plants
Westinghouse Will Continue to Provide Nuclear Fuel in Germany for E.ON Kernkraft Plants
E.ON Kernkraft GmbH will exercise an option in an existing contract with Westinghouse for additional deliveries of replacement fuel assemblies for its nuclear power plants in Germany, extending the original 2012 contract for additional replacement deliveries to 2016 and 2017.
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/7/prweb10924648.htm
Atmea1 Passes First Stage Of Canada Pre-Certification
Atmea1 Passes First Stage Of Canada Pre-Certification
http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2013/07/12/atmea1-passes-first-stage-of-canada-pre-certification
Fukushima Updates 7/15
Today's Fukushima update topics -
Prime
Minister Abe says Fukushima food keeps him healthy... Fukushima's
elderly feel they are outside the election loop... It seems most
government funding for Tohoku reconstruction is either not being used or
improperly spent... Mildly radioactive waste water was released to a
Fukushima river in 2012... A sea bass with more than 1,000 Bq/kilogram
of Cesium was caught off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture... Tepco has
posted a press handout detailing the water-proofing work being done at
F. Daiichi... A Jiji Press poll shows less than half of Japan’s public
opposes nukes restarts.
Vietnam to award nuclear plant contract to Japan
Vietnam to award nuclear plant contract to Japan
Vietnam to award nuclear plant contract to JapanVietn
Vietnam to award nuclear plant contract to Japanhttp://asian-power.com/environment/more-news/vietnam-award-nuclear-plant-contract-japan?sthash.IXiG9UQP.mjjo&goback=.gde_2437005_member_258005250
Why Taiwan is not giving up its nuclear power BY EUGENE CHEN 陳仲漁 -
Why Taiwan is not giving up its nuclear power
BY EUGENE CHEN 陳仲漁 - See more at: http://asian-power.com/power-utility/commentary/why-taiwan-not-giving-its-nuclear-power?sthash.jVfkAfjB.mjjo&goback=%2Egde_2437005_member_258005179#sthash.jVfkAfjB.IQVLQvAr.dpufhttp://asian-power.com/power-utility/commentary/why-taiwan-not-giving-its-nuclear-power?sthash.jVfkAfjB.mjjo&goback=.gde_2437005_member_258005179
GE to power new liquefied natural gas carriers in China
GE to power new liquefied natural gas carriers in China
http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2013/07/ge-to-power-new-liquefied-natural-gas-carriers-in-china.html?cmpid=EnlDailyPetroJuly152013
A Sneak Peek of the National Grid on Renewables
A Sneak Peek of the National Grid on Renewables
A government research facility uses a megawatt-scale simulator and
supercomputer to test futuristic grid technologies without disrupting
today’s grid.
http://www.technologyreview.com/news/516856/a-sneak-peek-of-the-national-grid-on-renewables/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-weekly-energy&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20130715
EU plans probe on German renewable energy law: Spiegel
EU plans probe on German renewable energy law: Spiegel
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/14/us-germany-eu-energy-idUSBRE96D04J20130714
MIT Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change
RECENT EVENT: Co-Director John Reilly Speaks at Siemen's Energy Panel
Thursday, July 11, 2013Siemens World Energy Conference, Road to Daegu (Browse all news)
Ahead of the World Energy Conference (WEC) in Daegu, South Korea, Siemens is hosting a series of panels throughout the world as part of a "Road to Daegu" series. The results of this exciting journey through the energy systems of the world will be presented at the WEC on October 13-17.
Joint Program Co-Director John Reilly participated in the U.S. panel on July 9th in Florida. The panel was on "Affordable and sustainable energy for the USA: Competitive advantage for the future?"
He was joined by Tom Kuhn, President of the Edison Electric Institute; Jim Robo, President and CEO, NextEra Energy; Michael Suess, CEO, Siemens Energy; Randy Zwirn, CEO, Siemens Energy Service Division, and CEO, Siemens Energy Americas.
About the Panel
Affordability, security and sustainability are the three goals most countries are pursuing when it comes to their energy supply. In the U.S., there is a strong focus on affordability, and energy prices have always been low compared to international levels. And this is even more so today than ever before: The country’s “shale revolution” is slashing natural gas prices to all-time lows.
But can the U.S. achieve both goals – affordability and sustainability? This was the opening question at our third Round Table discussion with Michael Süß, this time held at the headquarters of Florida Power & Light in Juno Beach, Florida...
For John Reilly, Senior Lecturer at the renowned Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the efforts being undertaken in the U.S. on behalf of the environment aren’t enough. “We are a wealthy society in the U.S. and don’t have a real affordability problem in regard to energy prices – but what we can’t afford is not to be sustainable.”...
Read more...
Watch the video of the panelhttp://globalchange.mit.edu/news-events/news/news_id/286#.UePp4hmEPgp
Ideas to Bolster Power Grid Run Up Against the System’s Many Owners
Ideas to Bolster Power Grid Run Up Against the System’s Many Owners
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/13/us/ideas-to-bolster-power-grid-run-up-against-the-systems-many-owners.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
South Korea's Nuclear Energy Corruption Scandal Widens in Scope
South Korea's Nuclear Energy Corruption Scandal Widens in Scope
http://atomicpowerreview.blogspot.com/2013/07/south-koreas-nuclear-energy-corruption.htmlSunday, July 14, 2013
Fukushima Spiking
Fukushima Spiking
Fukushima Radiation Leaks Rise Sharply, Officials Are Baffled As to Why
Fukushima Situation Normal, in The SNAFU Sense of “Normal” Bad as the situation is at Fukushima, it’s gotten worse.
Perhaps you’ve heard that radiation levels of the water leaving the Fukushima, Japan, nuclear power plane and flowing into the Pacific Ocean have risen by roughly 9,000 per cent. Turns out, that’s probably putting a good face on it.
By
official measurement, the water coming out of Fukushima is currently
90,000 times more radioactive than officially “safe” drinking water. These are the highest radiation levels measured at Fukusmima since March 2011, when an earthquake-triggered tsunami destroyed the plant’s four nuclear reactors, three of which melted down.
http://dissidentvoice.org/2013/07/fukushima-spiking/
Your Turn: Xcel Energy, it's time for real change
Your Turn: Xcel Energy, it's time for real change
http://www.sctimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013307140026&gcheck=1
Just say 'no' to nuclear waste
N.M. Says No to Quick Decision on Nuclear Waste
N.M. Says No to Quick Decision on Nuclear Waste ...
The state of New Mexico has declined the Energy Dept.'s request for quick approval of a proposal to bring radioactive tank waste from Washington state's ...
www.hispanicbusiness.com/.../
The state of New Mexico has declined the Energy Dept.'s request for quick approval of a proposal to bring radioactive tank waste from Washington state's ...
www.hispanicbusiness.com/.../
We should be developing nuclear power as an energy source
| We should be developing nuclear power as an energy source Telegraph.co.uk SIR – If we are serious about having long-term, relatively clean and sustainable energy supplies for the future, we should be developing thorium-based nuclear power, wave (and possibly tidal) power and efficient fuel cells for vehicles. Thorium is four ...http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/10176646/We-should-be-developing-nuclear-power-as-an-energy-source.html |
Kudankulam nuclear power plant attains criticality
Kudankulam nuclear power plant attains criticality
Livemint
He said the neutron multiplication in the reactor core was started around noon on Saturday to attain criticality and that the boron dilution process would be over by midnight after which Kudankulam nuclear power plant (KNPP) would attain criticality ...http://www.livemint.com/Industry/BpF607uRkjDuZxNOC1sHHK/Kudankulam-nuclear-power-plant-attains-criticality.html
Livemint
He said the neutron multiplication in the reactor core was started around noon on Saturday to attain criticality and that the boron dilution process would be over by midnight after which Kudankulam nuclear power plant (KNPP) would attain criticality ...http://www.livemint.com/Industry/BpF607uRkjDuZxNOC1sHHK/Kudankulam-nuclear-power-plant-attains-criticality.html
UK turns to Chinese nuclear investors to keep the lights on
UK turns to Chinese nuclear investors to keep the lights on
Guest opinion: Wind power subsidies no windfall for taxpayers Read more: http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/editorial/gazette-opinion/guest-opinion-wind-power-subsidies-no-windfall-for-taxpayers/article_fd0ea6dc-f7f5-5d74-9003-1f1850da2a74.html#ixzz2Z3CjRkgu
Wind power subsidies no windfall for taxpayers
Guest opinion: Wind power subsidies no windfall for taxpayers
http://billingsgazette.com/news/opinion/editorial/gazette-opinion/guest-opinion-wind-power-subsidies-no-windfall-for-taxpayers/article_fd0ea6dc-f7f5-5d74-9003-1f1850da2a74.htmlHow San Onofre's new steam generators sealed nuclear plant's fate
How San Onofre's new steam generators sealed nuclear plant's fate
San Onofre's replacement generators were supposed to extend the nuclear plant's life and save money. The opposite ensued.
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-07-14-san-onofre-tic-toc-20130714,0,5736015.story
Pandora’s Promise and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – What we missed
Pandora’s Promise and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – What we missed
http://atomicinsights.com/pandoras-promise-and-robert-f-kennedy-jr-what-we-missed/?goback=.gde_46854_member_257888578.gde_46854_member_257914959
Pro-nuke LDP's candidate quiet on Ehime reactor restart bid
Pro-nuke LDP's candidate quiet on Ehime reactor restart bid
http://www.energycentral.com/functional/news/news_detail.cfm?did=29264704&goback=.gde_2071322_member_257822483Coal Doesn't Have To Die - We Can Make Furniture Out Of It
Coal Doesn't Have To Die - We Can Make Furniture Out Of It
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2013/07/14/coal-doesnt-have-to-die-we-can-make-furniture-out-of-it/
Finally there’s evidence that we’re embracing energy innovation
Finally there’s evidence that we’re embracing energy innovation
Two recent energy policy moves are evidence that policymakers are finally starting to figure out the need to part with old paradigms – and the right way to encourage innovation.http://gigaom.com/2013/07/13/finally-theres-evidence-that-were-embracing-energy-innovation/
China to Promote Technology, Energy-Saving in Restructuring Push
China to Promote Technology, Energy-Saving in Restructuring Push
Businessweek
China plans to boost technology and speed up the development of less energy-intensive and polluting industries as part of a drive to upgrade the structure of the economy and shift growth (CNGDPYOY) toward domestic demand. Private investment in the ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-07-13/china-to-promote-technology-energy-saving-in-restructuring-push
Businessweek
China plans to boost technology and speed up the development of less energy-intensive and polluting industries as part of a drive to upgrade the structure of the economy and shift growth (CNGDPYOY) toward domestic demand. Private investment in the ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-07-13/china-to-promote-technology-energy-saving-in-restructuring-push
| China eyes energy-saving, IT industries to spur domestic demand People's Daily Online China will encourage and guide social capital, including private investments, to actively participate in the energy-saving sector, and promote the use of new-energy vehicles among government agencies and public transport to bring the market share of ...http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90778/8325045.html |
Upton-Frelinghuysen Colloquy on Yucca Mountain Funding
Upton-Frelinghuysen Colloquy on Yucca Mountain Funding - YouTubeUpton-Frelinghuysen Colloquy on Yucca Mountain Funding. energyandcommerce·747 videos ...
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Nuclear energy alternative source to meet growing power demand'
| `Nuclear energy alternative source to meet growing power demand' Hindu Business Line He said the focus of the nuclear programme was on enabling the thorium reserves of India to be utilised in meeting the country's energy requirements. India's nuclear programme has become more indigenised as it did not buckle after it was isolated by ...http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/states/npower-alternative-source-to-meet-growing-power-demand/article4912335.ece |
NRC proposes to adjust for inflation Price-Anderson surety requirements in the event of a reator accident
NRC proposes to adjust for inflation Price-Anderson surety requirements in the event of a reator accident
On July 12, 2013, NRC published its intent to modify its regulations to take effect September 10, 2013.
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), requires the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to adjust the maximum total and annual standard deferred premiums specified in the Price-Anderson Act for inflation at least once during each 5-year period following August 20, 2003. The NRC is amending its regulations to satisfy this requirement.
This Rule document was issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)For related information, Open Docket Folder
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Final rule.
Summary
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), requires the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to adjust the maximum total and annual standard deferred premiums specified in the Price-Anderson Act for inflation at least once during each 5-year period following August 20, 2003. The NRC is amending its regulations to satisfy this requirement.
This rule is effective on September 10, 2013.
Section 604 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-58, amended section 170 of the AEA (Price-Anderson Act) to require the NRC to adjust the maximum total and annual standard deferred premiums not less than once during each 5-year period following August 20, 2003, in accordance with the aggregate percentage change in the Consumer Price Index. The NRC made the initial changes to the Price-Anderson Act amounts on October 27, 2005 (70 FR 61885), and the first periodic inflation adjustments on September 29, 2008 (73 FR 56451). This final rule makes the second required periodic inflation adjustments to the maximum total and annual standard deferred premiums.
II. Discussion of the Final Rule
Section 170t., “Inflation Adjustment,” of the AEA requires the NRC to “adjust the amount of the maximum total and annual standard deferred premium under subsection b.(1) not less than once during each 5-year period following August 20, 2003 in accordance with the aggregate percentage change in the Consumer Price Index.” The NRC's implementing regulations for the Price-Anderson Act are found in part 140 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). Accordingly, the Commission is amending 10 CFR 140.11, “Amounts of financial protection for certain reactors,” to adjust for the increase in inflation since the last adjustments on September 29, 2008.The September 2008 inflation adjustments raised the maximum total deferred premium in 10 CFR 140.11(a)(4) to $111,900,000 and the maximum annual deferred premium to $17,500,000. The Consumer Price Index used in calculating the September 2008 inflation adjustments was 214.823 (April 2008). The inflation adjustments promulgated in this rulemaking are based on a Consumer Price Index of 232.773 (March 2013). This represents an increase of approximately 8.36 percent. When this increase is applied to the maximum total and annual standard deferred premiums and rounded to the nearest thousand, the new maximum total deferred premium is $121,255,000, and the maximum annual deferred premium is $18,963,000. Section 140.11(a)(4) is being changed accordingly.
Available at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=NRC-2013-0072-0001
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), requires the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to adjust the maximum total and annual standard deferred premiums specified in the Price-Anderson Act for inflation at least once during each 5-year period following August 20, 2003. The NRC is amending its regulations to satisfy this requirement.
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Final rule.
Summary
The Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), requires the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to adjust the maximum total and annual standard deferred premiums specified in the Price-Anderson Act for inflation at least once during each 5-year period following August 20, 2003. The NRC is amending its regulations to satisfy this requirement.
This rule is effective on September 10, 2013.
Section 604 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-58, amended section 170 of the AEA (Price-Anderson Act) to require the NRC to adjust the maximum total and annual standard deferred premiums not less than once during each 5-year period following August 20, 2003, in accordance with the aggregate percentage change in the Consumer Price Index. The NRC made the initial changes to the Price-Anderson Act amounts on October 27, 2005 (70 FR 61885), and the first periodic inflation adjustments on September 29, 2008 (73 FR 56451). This final rule makes the second required periodic inflation adjustments to the maximum total and annual standard deferred premiums.
II. Discussion of the Final Rule
Section 170t., “Inflation Adjustment,” of the AEA requires the NRC to “adjust the amount of the maximum total and annual standard deferred premium under subsection b.(1) not less than once during each 5-year period following August 20, 2003 in accordance with the aggregate percentage change in the Consumer Price Index.” The NRC's implementing regulations for the Price-Anderson Act are found in part 140 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). Accordingly, the Commission is amending 10 CFR 140.11, “Amounts of financial protection for certain reactors,” to adjust for the increase in inflation since the last adjustments on September 29, 2008.The September 2008 inflation adjustments raised the maximum total deferred premium in 10 CFR 140.11(a)(4) to $111,900,000 and the maximum annual deferred premium to $17,500,000. The Consumer Price Index used in calculating the September 2008 inflation adjustments was 214.823 (April 2008). The inflation adjustments promulgated in this rulemaking are based on a Consumer Price Index of 232.773 (March 2013). This represents an increase of approximately 8.36 percent. When this increase is applied to the maximum total and annual standard deferred premiums and rounded to the nearest thousand, the new maximum total deferred premium is $121,255,000, and the maximum annual deferred premium is $18,963,000. Section 140.11(a)(4) is being changed accordingly.
Available at http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=NRC-2013-0072-0001
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