IAEA to assess proposed nuclear plant site in Jordan

http://jordantimes.com/iaea-to-assess-proposed-nuclear-plant-site

EPA seeks to modernize nuclear standards

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/197295-epa-seeks-to-modernize-nuclear-standards

How to convince your friends to believe in climate change. It’s not as hard as you think.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/how-to-convince-your-friends-to-believe-in-climate-change-its-not-as-hard-as-you-think/2014/02/03/3a9a1fa8-8828-11e3-916e-e01534b1e132_story.html

US NRC launches special inspection at Dominion's Millstone-3

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/washington/us-nrc-launches-special-inspection-at-dominions-26679899

Duke Energy wants to buy NC cities’ controversial shares in power plants

http://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/blog/power_city/2014/02/duke-energy-wants-to-buy-nc-cities-controversial.html

Fukushima Watch: Small Step Toward Cutting Water Flowing Into Site

http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/02/04/fukushima-watch-small-step-toward-cutting-water-flowing-into-site/

What to do with a nuclear plant on a fault line

The US and Japan take notably different approaches.

http://arstechnica.com/science/2014/02/what-to-do-with-a-nuclear-plant-on-a-fault-line/

TVO faces two-plant bind

Delays in the construction of the TVO nuclear power utility's new plant unit, Olkiluoto 3, is causing the company growing scheduling problems with plans for a planned fourth unit at the site.

http://yle.fi/uutiset/tvo_faces_two_plant_bind/7065831

Delays in CCS for gas power could necessitate nuclear expansion – IEA

Delays in CCS for gas power could necessitate nuclear expansion – IEA

http://gastopowerjournal.com/markets/item/2948-delays-in-ccs-for-gas-power-could-necessitate-nuclear-expansion-%E2%80%93-iea

Duke Energy Offers to Buy Out Co-Owner of the Brunswick and Harris Nuclear Plants

http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2014/02/04/duke-energy-offers-to-buy-out-co_2d00_owner-of-the-brunswick-and-harris-nuclear-plants-020401.aspx#.UvEfRbTBOAg

Quasar eyes April start-up for Four Mile

Quasar eyes April start-up for Four Mile
Quasar Resources anticipates mining operations starting at the Four Mile uranium mine in South Australia in April, but project partner Alliance Resources has yet to agree on a development plan.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/ENF-Quasar-eyes-April-startup-for-Four-Mile-0402144.html

Progress at Leningrad II

Progress at Leningrad II
Construction work is moving on at Russia's Leningrad II, with contractor Titan-2 reporting achievements in the turbine building, nuclear island and water treatment plant. There has also been progress on unit 2's containment.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Progress-at-Leningrad-II-0402147.html

Duke pipe break causes ash release into North Carolina river

http://seekingalpha.com/news/1546711-duke-pipe-break-causes-ash-release-into-north-carolina-river?source=email_rt_mc_readmore

The Value of Energy Diversity (Especially In A Polar Vortex)

http://ansnuclearcafe.org/2014/01/28/value-of-energy-diversity/?goback=.gde_117546_member_5833961087422210048

China Can Make Nuclear Power Work

http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/china-can-make-nuclear-power-work-9815

Oil sands pollution two to three times higher than thought

http://phys.org/news/2014-02-oil-sands-emissions-greatly-underestimated.html

BP's Deepwater Horizon bill rises by $200m as profits fall

Latest update on continuing costs of Macondo blowout comes as oil firm reports fall in quarterly and yearly profits

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/feb/04/bp-deepwater-horizon-bill-rises-profits-fall?CMP=ema_565

Here's Why The American Shale Gas Boom Hasn't Saved Us From Surging Heating Costs

http://www.businessinsider.com/shale-gas-pipeline-bottleneck-issues-2014-2

Oil sands pollution two to three times higher than thought

http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Oil_sands_pollution_two_to_three_times_higher_than_thought_999.html

How does radioactive waste interact with soil and sediments?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140203122545.htm

Dolphins in 'bad shape' after BP oil spill: study

http://www.terradaily.com/reports/Dolphins_in_bad_shape_after_BP_oil_spill_study_999.html

Despite Setbacks South Korea Commits to Nuclear Power

http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Despite-Setbacks-South-Korea-Commits-to-Nuclear-Power.html

California: Before And After The Drought, And Why It's Only Going To Get Worse

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-03/california-and-after-drought-and-why-its-only-going-get-worse

Book Review: Fury of the Fifth Angel

http://www.powermag.com/blog/book-review-fury-of-the-fifth-angel/

Response to Vancouver Province Fukushima Article

http://richienewrich.com/fukushima/

Generation IV Nuclear Reactors

(updated July 2013)

• An international task force is developing six nuclear reactor technologies for deployment between 2020 and 2030. Four are fast neutron reactors.
• All of these operate at higher temperatures than today's reactors. In particular, four are designated for hydrogen production.
• All six systems represent advances in sustainability, economics, safety, reliability and proliferation-resistance.
• Europe is pushing ahead with three of the fast reactor designs.

http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/Nuclear-Fuel-Cycle/Power-Reactors/Generation-IV-Nuclear-Reactors/

Natural Gas Isn’t a Bridge Fuel, It’s a Gateway Drug

http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/blog/post/2014/02/natural-gas-isnt-a-bridge-fuel-its-a-gateway-drug?cmpid=rss

What The Energy Industry Can Learn From Lady Gaga

http://fuelfix.com/blog/2014/02/03/what-the-energy-industry-can-learn-from-lady-gaga/

NRC Begins Special Inspection At Millstone Unit 3 Nuclear Power Plant

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/news/2014/14-004.i.pdf

FOCUS: Younger generation slow to return to Fukushima village via Kyodo News

http://lucian.uchicago.edu/blogs/atomicage/2014/02/03/focus-younger-generation-slow-to-return-to-fukushima-village-via-kyodo-news/

EC Sees Heavy Pricetag to UK Nukes Plan

http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/nuclear/ec-slams-uk-nuclear-plan-in-scathing-indictment-

A123’s Path Back to Grid-Scale Battery Business

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/a123s-path-back-to-grid-scale-battery-business

Obama Team Seeks to Renew U.N. Nuclear Supply Pact

http://www.nti.org/gsn/article/obama-pushes-renew-cooperation-deal-un-nuclear-agency/

Liquid Metal Batteries a Review (Video)

http://guardianlv.com/2014/02/liquid-metal-batteries-a-review-video/

Russia considers role in peace talks, Gaza energy

http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/01/russia-middle-east-israel-palestine-us.html?utm_source=Al-Monitor+Newsletter+[English]&utm_campaign=5c618ebf60-January_9_20141_8_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_28264b27a0-5c618ebf60-100368361

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Japan Utilities Offset Idled Reactor Losses by Lifting Rates

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-02-02/japan-utilities-see-gains-on-higher-rates-as-reactors-stay-idled.html

National or not, nuclear issue ranks high with Tokyo voters

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/02/03/national/national-or-not-nuclear-issue-ranks-high-with-tokyo-voters/#.Uu_cFrTBOAg

Carnival of Nuclear Energy 194

http://nextbigfuture.com/2014/02/carnival-of-nuclear-energy-194.html

Energy efficiency investments reap three times the economic rewards

http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/energy-efficiency-investments-reap-three-times-economic-rewards/2014-02-03?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

For more:
- see this report
http://assets.fiercemarkets.com/public/sites/energy/reports/seeareport1.pdf
Related Article:
Energy efficiency upgrades on tap for Southeast utilities

Northeast U.S. leading in energy policy, support and investment

Read more: Northeast U.S. leading in energy policy, support and investment - FierceEnergy http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/northeast-us-leading-energy-policy-support-and-investment/2014-02-03#ixzz2sHXZY5ky
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http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/northeast-us-leading-energy-policy-support-and-investment/2014-02-03?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

For more:
- see this report
http://assets.fiercemarkets.com/public/sites/energy/reports/neepreport.pdf
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US NRC Blog Update: Earth Scientists Help Assure Nuclear Safety

U.S. NRC Blog

Earth Scientists Help Assure Nuclear Safety by Moderator Britt Hill Senior Advisor for Repository Science   The NRC is celebrating a bit late as Earth Science Week was disrupted by the government shutdown. Earth science is all around us – the NRC is no exception. For us, the foundations of nuclear safety rest on making sure a site has natural characteristics suitable for a nuclear facility. The geosphere (the soil, water, rock and atmosphere) at the site also must support the presence of a facility. At the same time, the surrounding environment must be protected from any impacts from the facility. And, of course, nuclear facilities are designed to be safe from natural hazards like hurricanes and earthquakes. More than 100 earth scientists work at the NRC to make sure all of that happens. Nuclear facilities are found in many different locations in the U.S., from the coastal plains of Florida to the oft-frozen shores of the Great Lakes and out to the deserts of Arizona. Each location has a unique set of natural conditions that must be understood by NRC earth scientists. To gain this understanding, NRC earth scientists gather information from field observations, laboratory tests and mathematical models. We use this information to help us figure out how geological and environmental systems work individually, and together as a natural system. Then, we can see if adding a nuclear facility to the natural system can be done safely and in a way that protects the environment. We know the characteristics of Earth’s natural system have changed through time. The NRC’s earth scientists have to consider how the natural system might change in the next several decades, or longer. For example, could the changes in climate patterns affect operation of a nuclear power plant? What size earthquakes might occur in the future, especially in areas that haven’t had many earthquakes in the last century? And with the effect human activity has already had on the environment, will a proposed facility add too many additional impacts? These and many other important questions must be answered confidently by NRC earth scientists, so safety and environmental protection is assured. So, don’t be surprised to learn that in addition to all the nuclear engineers, NRC staff includes experts in environmental sciences like marine and terrestrial biology, wetlands ecology and pollution chemistry. That’s in addition to the geological scientists who are experts in earthquake geology, surface-water flow, severe weather and soil stability, just to name a few. And don’t forget, NRC Chairman Allison Macfarlane is also an earth scientist who once worked on the Himalayan Mountains! She talks about her experiences as an earth scientist on the NRC’s YouTube channel. To learn more about what some other earth scientists do at the NRC, check out these NRC YouTube videos: 3 Minutes with an NRC Hydrologist 3 Minutes with an NRC Meteorologist Regulating for Mother Nature: Earthquakes and the NRC Moderator | February 3, 2014 at 11:54 am | Tags: earth sciences, nuclear power plant safety, nuclear power plants | Categories: General | URL: http://wp.me/p1fSSY-1iP

Europe lists concerns over Hinkley deal

Details of the European Commission's specific concerns about the UK government's agreement with EDF Energy for Hinkley Point C have been released. The UK maintains its agreement meets EU law on state aid.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-Europe-lists-concerns-over-Hinkley-deal-0302144.html

Fuel loading begins at fast reactor

Fuel loading begins at fast reactor
The first fuel is being loaded into Russia's newest fast breeder reactor, Beloyarsk 4, in preparation for startup of the unit within months.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Fuel-loading-begins-at-fast-reactor-0302147.html

Iraq, Iran plot to challenge Saudi domination of OPEC

Iraq, Iran plot to challenge Saudi domination of OPEC
Baghdad (UPI) Jan 29, 2013 - Hussein Shahristani, Iraq's energy chief, says Baghdad is working with Iran to boost oil exports, a move by these two Shiite-majority powers that could lead to a major challenge of Sunni Saudi Arabia and its domination of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Shahristani, Iraq's deputy prime minister for energy, told a conference Tuesday at the Royal Institute of Internatio ... morehttp://www.oilgasdaily.com/reports/Iraq_Iran_plot_to_challenge_Saudi_domination_of_OPEC_999.html

US says no major climate impact from Keystone pipeline

http://www.oilgasdaily.com/reports/US_says_no_major_climate_impact_from_Keystone_pipeline_999.html

The Super Bowl Goes Nuclear

http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2014/02/02/the-super-bowl-goes-nuclear/

Tepco retires two surviving reactors at Fukushima No. 1

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/02/01/national/tepco-retires-two-surviving-reactors-at-fukushima-no-1/#.Uu_EsrTBOAi

Nuclear power project financing option sticks ratepayers with tab

http://www.indystar.com/story/news/2014/02/01/nuclear-power-project-financing-option-sticks-ratepayers-with-tab-/5092887/

Nuclear board delays decision on operating license for MOX facility

http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20140202/AIK0101/140209936/1004/nuclear-board-delays-decision-on-operating-license-for-mox-facility

Keystone: The Pipeline to Disaster

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeffrey-sachs/keystone-the-pipeline-to_b_4716229.html

Bernard Ingham: If I were Energy Secretary, Brussels would face an electric shock or two...

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/debate/columnists/bernard-ingham-if-i-were-energy-secretary-brussels-would-face-an-electric-shock-or-two-1-6402444

Fukushima Updates 2/3

Fukushima Updates today -

264 fuel bundles have been moved out of unit #4 SFP... The Tokyo gubernatorial race is center stage in the Press... Tepco is looking for more leaks out of units #1-#3 containments... Tepco will test the use of a Strontium absorber in February... Tepco’s 4^th quarter report has brought praise from two foreign consultants... Incoming Business Federation Chair Sadayuki Sakakibara says Japan’s nukes need to be restarted as soon as possible... Japan’s nuclear watchdog told Tepco to lower F. Daiichi's perimeter radiation levels... The NRA has modified nuclear evacuation rules... Tokyo wants to get local fisheries to approve releasing uncontaminated groundwater to the sea.

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

Volatile Prices in wholesale electricity prices

 

For those of you who remain students of electricity markets, I recommend the following article:

 

http://avalonenergy.us/blog/?p=867

China's Electricity Sector at a Glance: 2013

http://theenergycollective.com/michael-davidson/335271/china-s-electricity-sector-glance-2013

Denmark’s Dong Energy Adventure

Goldman Sachs in Denmark

by BINOY KAMPMARK

http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/02/03/goldman-sachs-in-denmark/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=goldman-sachs-in-denmark&utm_reader=feedly

We Should Fear the Worst from Fukushima by HARVEY WASSERMAN

50 Reasons Why

We Should Fear the Worst from Fukushima

by HARVEY WASSERMAN

http://www.counterpunch.org/2014/02/03/we-should-fear-the-worst-from-fukushima/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-should-fear-the-worst-from-fukushima&utm_reader=feedly

Is Obama's "All of the Above" Energy Policy Flawed?

http://www.bluephoenixinc.com/2014/02/03/is-obamas-all-of-the-above-energy-policy-flawed/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-obamas-all-of-the-above-energy-policy-flawed&utm_reader=feedly

Robert Bryce: The Real Climate 'Deniers' Are the Greens

While renewables subsidies have punished Europe, shale gas has cut U.S. emissions.

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304007504579346774109467020

‘Social Cost’ of Carbon vs. Climate Science

http://www.masterresource.org/2014/01/social-cost-carbon-vs-climate-science/

Canada Increases Absolute Liability Limit Of Operators To CAD 1 billion

http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2014/02/03/canada-increases-absolute-liability-limit-of-operators-to-cad-1-billion

Salem, Millstone Reactors Taken Offline Friday

http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2014/02/03/salem_2c00_-millstone-reactors-taken-offline-friday-021301.aspx#.Uu-rU7TBOAg

TVA Resolves Red NRC Finding at Browns Ferry 1

http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2014/02/03/tva-resolves-red-nrc-finding-at-browns-ferry-1-021302.aspx#.Uu-rILTBOAg

Nuclear Experts from UK to Help in Fukushima Decommissioning, Province Commits to Use 100% Renewable Energy by 2040

http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/537009/20140203/nuclear-uk-fukushima-decommission-renewable-energy.htm#.Uu-qoLTBOAg

If you really care about carbon…

http://atomicinsights.com/really-care-carbon/

Is Natural Gas Helping or Hurting Renewables?

http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/is-natural-gas-helping-or-hurting-renewables

Energy News Roundup: Firestorm Erupts Over Goldman Stake in Danish Utility

http://breakingenergy.com/2014/02/03/energy-news-roundup-firestorm-erupts-over-goldman-stake-in-danish-utility/

Drought monitoring

http://angrybearblog.com/2014/02/drought-monitoring.html

California drought: 17 communities could run out of water within 60 to 120 days, state says

http://www.mercurynews.com/science/ci_25013388/california-drought-17-communities-could-run-out-water

Alstom to provide two 900 MW units for largest coal-fired power plant in Poland

http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2014/01/alstom-to-provide-900-mw-units-for-poland-s-largest-coal-power-plant.html

EnVen reports loss of well control in Gulf of Mexico

http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2014/01/offshore-rigs-enven-reports-loss-of-well-control-in-gulf-of-mexico.html?cmpid=EnlDailyPetroFebruary32014

Pipeline Explosions Since 2001

http://fracdallas.org/docs/pipelines.html

Don’t ignore nuclear power’s green potential

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/dont-ignore-nuclear-powers-green-potential/2014/02/02/6c6d8886-88fe-11e3-a760-a86415d0944d_story.html

The woman the Japanese turned to after Fukushima

Lady Judge has been Tepco's head of safety for 16 months – and she helps to protect your pension

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/10613304/The-woman-the-Japanese-turned-to-after-Fukushima.html

Greens Still See Red on Nuclear Power

Major environmental groups are ignoring pleas from climate scientists to embrace reactors.

http://www.nationaljournal.com/daily/greens-still-see-red-on-nuclear-power-20140202

Baucus Proposal A Promising Start, But Neglects Existing Nuclear

Current Fleet Supplies 60% of Domestic Zero-Carbon Energy

http://thebreakthrough.org/index.php/programs/energy-and-climate/baucus-proposal-a-promising-start-but-neglects-existing-nuclear

The Coal, Hard Truth

China's New Coal 6 Times Higher than Wind, 27 Times Higher than Solar in 2013

http://thebreakthrough.org/index.php/programs/energy-and-climate/the-coal-hard-truth

Pakistan nears gas deal with Qatar to power electricity needs

http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/82b74180-8c79-11e3-9b1d-00144feab7de.html?ftcamp=crm/email/201423/nbe/EnergyMining/product&siteedition=intl

Solar Thermal Technology Poses Challenges for Drought-Stricken California

Solar Thermal Technology Poses Challenges for Drought-Stricken Californiahttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/523856/solar-thermal-technology-poses-challenges-for-drought-stricken-california/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-daily-all&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20140203

Production of Natural Gas From Shale: A Resource Blessing or Curse?

Production of Natural Gas From Shale: A Resource Blessing or Curse?

By Jason P. Brown - Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

The extraction of natural gas from shale and tight gas formations is one of the largest innovations in the U.S. energy sector in several decades. According to the Energy Information Agency's (EIA) 2013 Annual Energy Outlook, total U.S. recoverable natural gas resources were estimated to be 2,327 trillion cubic feet, up from 1,259 trillion cubic feet in 2000. Using projected annual growth in U.S. natural gas consumption, current U.S. reserves of natural gas represent an estimated 70 years' worth of supply. This energy boom has reversed a long downward trend in U.S. natural gas production. In the 1970s the U.S. energy sector seemingly conceded its decline and began investing in global markets to survive. That trend reversed course in the mid-2000s.http://econintersect.com/b2evolution/blog1.php/2014/02/02/production-of-natural-gas-from-shale-a-resource-blessing-or-curse

Ending the World the Human Way Climate Change as the Anti-News

Tomgram: Engelhardt, The End of History?

Posted by Tom Engelhardt at 4:28pm, February 2, 2014.

 

Ending the World the Human Way
Climate Change as the Anti-News
By Tom Engelhardt
Here’s the scoop: When it comes to climate change, there is no “story,” not in the normal news sense anyway.

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175801/tomgram%3A_engelhardt%2C_the_end_of_history/

LLEWELLYN KING: Sorry, But There Are Areas Where We Need More Government — Advanced Reactors

http://www.nucleartownhall.com/blog/llewellyn-king-sorry-but-there-are-areas-where-we-need-more-government-advanced-reactors/

Westinghouse’s Roderick shifts resources from SMR to AP1000

NuScale was the sole winner in the latest round under the DOE’s Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for small modular reactors (SMR). The DOE announced its decision in December 2013 . As a result of that decision, Westinghouse has shifted internal resources from working on a 225 MWe SMR to focus more on continued refinements and completion of the AP1000 reactor. At least eight AP1000s are ...read morehttp://atomicinsights.com/westinghouses-roderick-shifts-resources-smr-ap1000/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+AtomicInsights+%28Atomic+Insights%29

Vernon Asks: When A Nuclear Plant Leaves, What Can We No Longer Afford?

http://digital.vpr.net/post/vernon-asks-when-nuclear-plant-leaves-what-can-we-no-longer-afford

Nuclear technology to offset energy woes

http://www.brecorder.com/top-news/108-pakistan-top-news/156041-nuclear-technology-to-offset-energy-woes.html

Westinghouse backs off small nuclear plants

http://www.post-gazette.com/business/2014/02/02/Westinghouse-backs-off-small-nuclear-plants/stories/201402020074

Concentration of Strontium-90 at Selected Hot Spots in Japan

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0057760#s4

Sludge designated radioactive waste for 1st time in Kanagawa

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201402010038

FUDS The Sellafield shutdown raises the spectre of science as horror

 

Series: Framing the debate

Previous | Index

The Sellafield shutdown raises the spectre of science as horror

Nuclear power is a myth as much as a reality, a shadow in the modern mind. Behold a place where dark deeds are done

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/31/sellafield-shutdown-science-as-horror http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jan/31/sellafield-shutdown-science-as-horror

UK nuclear workers told to stay home as radioactivity rises

http://rt.com/news/sellafield-radioactivity-uk-nuclear-460/

Court to hear Barnwell waste disposal appeal

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/metro/2014-01-22/court-hear-barnwell-waste-disposal-appeal?v=1390429639

Court to hear Barnwell waste disposal appeal chronicle.augusta.com

Arguing that waste-contaminated water is spreading to the groundwater, environmental groups are challenging the state permit that allows low-level radioactive waste to be buried at a Barnwell site.

Swedish ship makes first shipment

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Swedish-ship-makes-first-shipment-2801144.html

Swedish ship makes first shipment world-nuclear-news.org

SKB's new vessel for transporting used nuclear fuel and radioactive waste by sea, the M/S Sigrid, has made its first shipment. It replaces the smaller M/S Sigyn, which had been in service since 1982.

Sanders: States should have more say in nuke plant shutdowns

http://www.benningtonbanner.com/sports/ci_25027340/sanders-states-should-have-more-say-nuke-plant

Presented here as another point of view.

Sanders: States should have more say in nuke plant shutdowns benningtonbanner.com

This a press release issued Thursday by Vt. Sen Bernie Sanders. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 - Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to provide a stronger role for states in the process of decommissioning nuclear power...

Debris clearance at Fukushima

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-Debris-clearance-at-Fukushima-3001144.html

Debris clearance at Fukushima world-nuclear-news.org

A series of photographs showing progress in the removal of tsunami debris from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant has been released by Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco).

French Nuclear Regulator Wants Power to Impose Fines Over Safety

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-01-28/french-nuclear-regulator-wants-power-to-impose-fines-over-safety.html

French Nuclear Regulator Wants Power to Impose Fines Over Safety bloomberg.com

France’s nuclear regulator wants the power to fine atomic installations for safety breaches so faults that aren’t serious enough to close a site are fixed faster.

Decision time yet again on whether to remove nuclear waste

Decision time yet again on whether to remove nuclear waste

http://triblive.com/neighborhoods/yourallekiskivalley/yourallekiskivalleymore/5270680-74/nuclear-corps-site#axzz2qvaWVKPL

New research to focus on challenges of nuclear decommissioning

New research to focus on challenges of nuclear decommissioning

http://www.dpaonthenet.net/article/69283/New-research-to-focus-on-challenges-of-nuclear-decommissioning.aspx

IAEA Delivers Final Report on Remediation in Fukushima to Japan

IAEA Delivers Final Report on Remediation in Fukushima to Japan

http://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/2014/report-on-remediation.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IaeaTopNews+%28IAEA+Top+News%29

FEMA: Caught Between Climate Change and Congress

FEMA: Caught Between Climate Change and Congress

Thanks to climate change, extreme weather disasters have hammered the United States with increasing frequency in recent years—from drought and wildfires to coastal storms and flooding.

But the U.S. agency in charge of preparing for and responding to these disasters, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), doesn't account for climate change in most of its budget planning and resource allocation or in the National Flood Insurance Program it administers.

Read more.http://insideclimatenews.org/news/20140127/fema-caught-between-climate-change-and-congress

Aging waste tank cracks at SRS

http://www.thestate.com/2014/01/09/3198629/aging-waste-tank-cracks-at-srs.html