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Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry. Nuclear Activities
Tuesday, February 18, 2014
14th Annual Southeast Forum April 14-16, Atlanta
This carbon nano-cable beats copper for conductivity
 | This carbon nano-cable beats copper for conductivity - Futurity
Pound for pound, fibers made from wet-spun carbon nanotubes have greater capacity to carry electrica...http://www.futurity.org/carbon-fiber-beats-copper-conductivity/?utm_source=Futurity+Today&utm_campaign=d213044ac8-February_17_20142_17_2014&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_e34e8ee443-d213044ac8-206330261
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Europe Divided on Supply Security as Renewable Energy Grows
Europe Divided on Supply Security as Renewable Energy Growsby Rachel Morison, Bloomberg | February 7, 2014 | 2 Comments |
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European Union governments and the bloc’s executive arm are splitting over how to guarantee electricity supply as the region builds more renewable power. Full Articlehttp://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/02/europe-divided-on-supply-security-as-renewable-energy-grows?cmpid=BioNL-Tuesday-February18-2014 |
Renewable Energy Outlook for 2014 Is Decidedly Optimistic
Renewable Energy Outlook for 2014 Is Decidedly Optimisticby Jennifer Runyon, Chief Editor, Renewable Energy World Magazine | February 11, 2014 | 8 Comments |
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Financial analysts are decidedly optimistic about the year ahead in clean energy. In conducting interviews with experts in venture capital deployments, project finance and other investment markets, the one resounding theme I hear... Full Articlehttp://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/02/renewable-energy-outlook-for-2014-is-decidedly-optimistic?cmpid=BioNL-Tuesday-February18-2014 | ||
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Biomass Outlook 2014: Is Biomass About To Go Bang?
Biomass Outlook 2014: Is Biomass About To Go Bang?by David Appleyard, Contributing Editor | February 6, 2014 | 7 Comments |
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Traditional biomass accounts for some 9 percent of the world’s total energy requirements, still more than is provided by modern renewables collectively. Nonetheless, modern renewables, and modern biomass with it, is catching up fa... Full Articlehttp://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/02/burn-it-up-is-biomass-about-to-go-bang?cmpid=BioNL-Tuesday-February18-2014 |
PennEnergy's Top Power Headlines 2/18
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Duke Energy to exit Midwest power generation business Duke Energy announced it has begun the process to exit its Midwest commercial generation business, which includes ownership interests in 13 power plants with a total capacity of approximately 6,600 megawatts. Full Article Share: 
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EIA projects retirement of 60 GW of coal-fired power by 2020 The Energy Information Administration projects a total of 60 GW of coal-fired capacity will retire by 2020, with 90% of retirements occurring in 2016 to coincide with the first year of enforcement for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards. Full Article Share:
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Alberta First Nation to build 1,000 MW gas-fired power plant Focus Equities and Paul First Nation submit proposal for a 1,000 MW high efficiency, gas-fired power plant to be developed just west of Edmonton, Alberta. Full Article Share:
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ABB wins $60MM power transmission order from Hydro-Quebec ABB has won an order worth around $60 million from Hydro-Québec to replace vital components of its ultra-high voltage transmission system. Full Article Share:
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Distributed Control Systems vs. Programmable Logic Controllers Despite much of the argument that has persisted through the years, distributed control systems (DCSs) and programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are not mutually exclusive technologies. Full Article Share:
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Second UK biomass steam turbine awarded to Alstom Alstom to design and supply a 45 MW Geared Reaction steam turbine (GRT) for the Brigg renewable energy plant in the UK. Full Article Share:
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Energy storage partnership wins funding A partnership between Somerset waste management firm Viridor and Highview Power Storage has been awarded more than £8 million to develop innovation in storing energy. Full Article Share:
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Siemens offers cloud-based Web service for virtual power plants With DEMS Compact, the Siemens Smart Grid Division can provide municipal utilities with a cloud-based Web service for virtual power plants. Full Article Share:
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Small Modular Reactors (SMR): A Comprehensive Overview of Their Economics and Strategic Aspects
Small Modular Reactors (SMR): A Comprehensive Overview of Their Economics and Strategic Aspects
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US NRC Blog Update Appreciating a “Thumbs-Up” From Our Overseas Peers
Appreciating a “Thumbs-Up” From Our Overseas Peers
Posted by on February 18, 2014
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senior nuclear regulators from Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and
the United Kingdom, along with International Atomic Energy Agency staff,
just spent a week examining our work. This Integrated Regulatory Review
Service team is part of an IAEA program that independently reviews a
country’s nuclear regulator. We greatly appreciate their putting so much
time and effort into the visit. I oversaw the agency’s responses to the
team, and I’m proud of how our staff earned such high marks.The IRRS report talks a lot about our Fukushima work. It also discusses our response to a 2010 IRRS visit that looked in detail at how the NRC regulates nuclear power plants. The team reviewed our immediate response to the accident. They then looked at our ongoing effort to enhance U.S. reactor safety based on what the accident taught us. They concluded the NRC has “acted promptly and effectively … in the interests of the public health and safety in both the U.S. and Japan.”
The team said our Near-Term Task Force report was “a source of inspiration for many regulatory bodies worldwide.” They also looked at how we’ve inspected U.S. reactors on Fukushima-related issues. They called that work “exemplary.” We’re honored our approach to learning from Fukushima and acting on that knowledge is so well-respected. We also appreciate their noting there’s still more to do in working all the Fukushima-related changes into our regulations.
We’re pleased that our peers felt the NRC’s efforts have properly answered almost every 2010 recommendation or suggestion about how we oversee nuclear power. They also noted how well we’ve been learning from relevant events in non-nuclear industries. They also suggested we develop a more orderly process for a U.S. reactor to move from operation to decommissioning. We can always get better as an agency, so we’re going to see how best we can work on that suggestion.
The NRC understands how valuable peer review is, so we’ll continue to support IRRS missions worldwide. We’ll also work with the IAEA to see how additional visits to the U.S. might fit into our future schedule.
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