New Newsletter: China's Nuclear Power Market Newsletter- July- August 2014

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Highlights of the month   Chinese Underground NPP Research Project Passes Conclusion Acceptance CNNC’s First Project Dealing With High-Level Liquid Waste Facility Starts Construction Nuclear Safety Law to be Published in 2017 or 2018 Total Market Capacity of Chinese Nuclear Power Equipment to reach 380 Billion RMB in 2020 AP1000 to be Key Developing Model after Localization Report Calls for Building Inland Nuclear Power Stations CAP1400 NPP Expected to Start Construction in 2014 China Makes Breakthrough in Basic Nuclear Physics Research AP1000 Fuel Element Production Line Passes Key Qualification Verification State Council Consultant Inspects SNERDI on its “Going out” Policy Coordination Meeting on China’s Participation in GIF SWCR Held in Beijing To Invest Nuclear Large Cycle and Search Non-ferrous materials SNPTC, CPI Restructuring Plan Reported to SASAC Cable Order of 50 Mmln RMB Shows Promise for Nuclear Power Market Energy Demand, Structural Adjustment Boosts Inland Nuclear Power Projects CGN, Peking University to Jointly Build Ocean Energy Technology Institute Baotou to Build Nuclear Fuel Industrial Park worth Billions RMB Solution to Control Process on Radioactive Waste Clearance Gains Approval “ACP1000 Half Speed Steam Turbine Generator” Leads China’s Technology Export Expert: Large-scale Export of Nuclear Power Should Wait for 10 Years Sichuan Nuclear Industry Alliance Established CNNC Possesses Independent R&D Manufacturing Capacity of MSIV Main Coolant Pump of CAP1400 Reactor Completes 1:1 Prototype Manufacturing China’s 3rd-generation Nuclear Power Technology Seeks Chances to Go Overseas High-level NEA Officials Inspect AP1000 Project CNNC Masters Non-active Containment Heat Conduction Technology China Develops its First 3rd-generation AP1000 RPV China Develops Super Nuclear Pipeline China Formally Launches Hualong No.1 Nuclear Technology Electricity Giants to Speed up Nuclear Power Layout CAP1400 Succeeds in Blasting Valve Prototype with Largest Diameter Company News   Tianwei Baobian Electric Company Passes ITER Review XEMC Wins Bidding of Shandong Nuclear Power Project DHI DCW Group Signs 27 Orders on Nuclear Power Lifting Equipment Company 404 Builds its First Radioactive Combustible Waste Repository CNNO’s Solution on Control Process of Radioactive Waste Cleaning Gains Approval SDNPC Establishes Nuclear Power Council with Huaneng and SNPDP Guangdong Orient Zirconic Shares Profits from Nuclear Power Growth CNNP Eyes More Cooperation with GD Power Development CGN Launches Intelligent NPP Project DEC Expects to Improve Performance Once Nuclear Power Restarts Operation CNNC Develops CF3 Fuel Element Independently CGN Spends 38 bln RMB on Guizhou NPP GWTM Spring Testing Machine Included Into Nuclear Power Equipments Inventory CNNC Jianzhong Nuclear Fuel Element Production Line Put into Operation CGN’s Installed Nuclear Scale to Reach International Top Five in 2015 TPCO Delivers 90% of Nuclear Power Plant Pipes to CNPE SSC Signs Nuclear Power Contract with CGN HWTTDC Signs Nuclear Power Sea Water Desalinization Contract with Shidaowan NPP Baosteel Develops World’s First CAP1400 Sub-bearing Plate for CAP1400 Nuclear Evaporator Tube 844 mln RMB to be Invested in Cangzhou NPP Project Erzhong Group Casts 600-tons Nuclear Power Steel Ingot International Cooperation   China’s ICBC to Finance Romanian Nuclear Project CGN Sets up European Energy Company in France French Nuclear Power Corporations Focus on Haiyan China and Argentina to Jointly Build CANDU NPP    UK Nuclear Delegation Visits SNERDI China, US Sign Contract on Low Concentration Transformation of Prototype Micro Reactor UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Visits SNPTC SNC-Lavalin Signs MOU with CNNC to Develop Project Opportunities in China and Abroad Rusatom, CNNC to Develop Floating Nuclear Power Plants Saudi Energy Delegation to Visit China News Regarding Westinghouse close to deal of USD 20bn for 26 Chinese NPPs is Fake CNNC signs Energy Cooperation Deal with KACARE Russia to Provide Nuclear Fuel to China’s Floating NPP China Eyes to Build Nuclear Power Plant in Essex NPP News   1st Main Pump of Hainan NPP Passes Factory Acceptance Fuqing Unit 3 Main Pipes Finishes Welding Hongyanhe Unit 4 Main Loop Surge Pipe Finishes Construction Two Pump Equipments of Fuqing Unit 3 Localized Sanmen Completes Condensation Tank Pickling & Passivation First Phase of Lufeng NPP Attracts 100 mln RMB Investment per Day Haiyang Unit 2 Pressure Vessel Passes Hydrostatic Test ZTPC CAP1400 Nuclear Power Equipment Hoisting Technology Obtains National Patent China HTGR NPP Main Helium Fan Finishes Hot Engineering Verification Sanmen 2 vessel delivered CAP1400 Nuclear Main Pump Casting Shell Project Gains Approval Construction of Zhangzhou NPP to Kick off in 2015 Construction of Fuqing NPP Unit 1 to be Completed in November TCS of Sanmen Unit 1 Meets Water Requirements NEA Strives to Start Hongyanhe NPP Units 5 & 6 Three NPPs Expected to be Restarted First Starting Test of CCS Completes at Sanmen Unit 1 Two Nuclear Power Projects in Northeast China to Start Soon Fuqing NPP Unit 1 Completes First Grid Connecting Reactor internals installed at Sanmen AP1000 Heavy Metal 3D Print to be Used in Nuclear Pressure Vessels Zhangzhou NPP Releases Environment Impact Report. Soliciting Public Opinions China’s First AP1000 RV Hoisted at Sanmen Unit 2

http://www.dynabondpowertech.com/en/nuclear-power-news/national-news

Fukushima Updates 9/29/14 –

Fukushima Updates 9/29/14 –

It’s official - (DSIC) will send its Muon tracking system to F. Daiichi… One of the advanced water treatment systems was shut down on Friday… The work-force at F. Daiichi has doubled since last year… Tokyo has drafted legislation to guarantee rural waste storage will end in 30 years… Another large antinuclear protest occurred, this time in Kagoshima Prefecture… A group of Japanese scientists want the restart of nukes delayed.

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

ANS Update: Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival 228

Updates from ANS Nuclear Cafe Blog

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Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival 228 By Will Davis on Sep 29, 2014 08:55 am The 228th Carnival of Nuclear Bloggers and Authors has been posted at Yes Vermont Yankee. •Click here to access Carnival 228. Each week, a new edition of the Carnival is hosted at one of the top English-language nuclear blogs. This … Continue reading → Read in browser » More to read: Seven Decades Past, A New Dawn Presenting Atucha III Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival 227 Another Nuclear Design Approved by the NRC Surface storage of used nuclear fuel – safe, cost-effective, and flexible

Construction continues for MOX facility at Savannah River Site under continuing resolution funding levels

http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/business/2014-09-27/construction-continues-mox-facility-savannah-river-site-under-continuing

EPA chief’s climate pitch ignores rising electric prices

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/sep/25/epa-chief-pushes-green-energy-agenda-ignores-high-/

U.S. Nuclear Concerns Sidelined by Plutonium Plans

30/9/2014 6:43 RSS | | RIA Novosti HOME Russia World Business Analysis & Opinion Radio Echoes of the Forgotten War More World Netanyahu: Iran's Nuclear Weapons Capability Must Be Destroyed

Netanyahu: Iran's Nuclear Weapons Capability Must Be Destroyed

http://en.ria.ru/world/20140929/193439068/Netanyahu-Irans-Nuclear-Weapons-Capability-Must-be-Destroyed.html

China calls for creativity in Iranian nuclear talks

 

China calls for creativity in Iranian nuclear talks

http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/n/2014/0929/c90883-8789729.html

Terrestrial Energy is creating the future of nuclear

Terrestrial Energy is creating the future of nuclear

http://efncanada.com/terrestrial-energy-creating-future-nuclear/

NRC Joins Five Other Agencies in Addressing Uranium Contamination on the Navajo Nation

NRC Joins Five Other Agencies in Addressing Uranium Contamination on the Navajo Nation

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Dominick Orlando

Senior Project Manager

Last year, after five years of work to reduce risks from uranium contamination on territory that is part of the Navajo Nation, the NRC, along with four other federal agencies, reported on our progress to Congress. This week, the five federal agencies issued a plan that spells out how we’ll continue coordinating that work for the next five years.
 The agencies’ second Five-Year Plan builds on lessons learned from the first five years. It reflects new information and defines the next steps to address the most significant risks to human health and the environment. The new plan commits us to working together to reduce these risks and find long-term solutions.
 In October 2007, Congress asked the agencies to develop a plan to address the contamination on Navajo land, which dates back to the 1940s when uranium was in high demand. The Navajo Nation had large uranium deposits but regulations were not what they are today and mining companies left extensive contamination requiring cleanup. Legislation and new regulatory provisions were put in place to address these issues.
 The 2013 report capped off a five-year program the agencies conducted, in consultation with Navajo and Hopi tribal officials, to address uranium contamination on their land. Part of this work was government-to-government consultations with the Navajo.
 The program was a joint effort among EPA, the NRC, the Department of Energy, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Centers for Disease Control and the Indian Health Service. It focused on collecting data, identifying the most imminent risks, and addressing contaminated structures, water supplies, mills, dumps, and mines with the highest levels of radiation. We also learned more about the scope of the problem and the work that still remains.
 The NRC’s role is to oversee the work done by DOE, which is the long-term custodian for three sites storing uranium mill tailings—a sandy waste left over from processing uranium—and one former processing site. We do that by reviewing and, if acceptable, concurring on DOE’s plans to clean up contaminated groundwater, visiting the sites to evaluate how DOE is performing long-term care activities, and reviewing DOE’s performance and environmental reports.
 We will work closely with EPA, DOE, the New Mexico Environment Department, and the Navajo during the cleanup of the Northeast Church Rock site—which EPA and Navajo officials identified as the highest priority site for cleanup. The NRC will also be part of outreach activities detailed in the plan, including participating in stakeholder workshops and contributing, as appropriate, to educational and public information activities.
 Five years from now, we look forward to being able to say that with close coordination among all the parties, we have continued to make major progress in addressing concerns about uranium contamination.

Iran’s Inflexibility on Enrichment a Barrier to Progress on Nuclear Deal

Iran’s Inflexibility on Enrichment a Barrier to Progress on Nuclear Deal

By Daryl G. Kimball Officials involved in the high-stakes negotiations aimed at reaching a comprehensive agreement on Iran’s nuclear program report limited progress after the latest round of meetings in New York. Both sides, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States) and Iran, say that the most significant disagreement is over how to define Iran’s uranium

10 Arms Control Now: The Blog of the Arms Control Association / by Daryl G. Kimball / 2d 

http://armscontrolnow.org/2014/09/27/irans-inflexibility-on-enrichment-a-barrier-to-progress-on-nuclear-deal/ 

New Nuclear Fuel Could Boost Reactors, But Also Safety Worries

A new fuel rod design will be tested in a full-size reactor, but some worry it could bring fresh safety problems.

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/530981/new-nuclear-fuel-could-boost-reactors-but-also-safety-worries/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-weekly-energy&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20140929

PennEnergy's Daily Power Update 9/29

Energy News & Insights
Major renewable energy plan hinges on huge Utah caverns Several wind turbines against a blue cloudy sky A proposal to export twice as much Wyoming wind power to Los Angeles as the amount of electricity generated by the Hoover Dam includes an engineering feat even more massive than that famous structure …more>>
Exelon stresses critical role of Illinois’ nuclear energy facilities State’s six nuclear plants provide nearly half its energy supply and 90 percent of its carbon-free electricity …more>>
SCE unveils largest battery energy storage project in North America Southern California Edison (SCE) announces opening of the largest battery energy storage project in North America — the Tehachapi Energy Storage Project …more>>
West African solar power project gets $29MM EIB backing The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide EUR 23 million (US$29 million/15 billion CFA) to support investment in one of the largest photovoltaic power stations in sub-Saharan Africa …more>>
Siemens powers Temple I combined cycle power plant Siemens supplied the natural-gas-fired, 758 MW Temple I combined cycle power plant in consortium with its partner, Bechtel …more>>
Smart Grid:Landis+Gyr wins 31 new contracts in 2014 so far Smart grid technology provider Landis+Gyr announced it won 31 contracts with municipal and public power utilities in the U.S. between January and July this year …more>>
McDonnell Group launches annual global utility evolution benchmarking study Energy industry agency launches annual study to benchmark global utility evolution in the face of emerging trends …more>>
IKEA to expand residential solar program internationally IKEA is partnering with Hanergy Solar UK to move its residential solar power service beyond the United Kingdom and into eight new countries …more>>

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The High Cost of Renewables

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'Clean Fuels' program is simply a hidden tax on fossil fuels

The IRS Gives Away $13 Billion A Year In Wind Energy Subsidies — Without Congressional Authorization

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US Senate Testimony: Reforming America’s Energy Tax Code (Nickles & Kreutzer)

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Why is the UN denying IPCC climate science?

Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival 228: Here at Yes Vermont Yankee

Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival 228: Here at Yes Vermont Yankee

http://yesvy.blogspot.com/2014/09/nuclear-energy-blog-carnival-228-here.html#.VCh9nihCqvI

Iran will not stop uranium enrichment, Hassan Rouhani says in New York

http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/iran-will-not-stop-uranium-enrichment-hassan-rouhani-says-in-new-york/2014/09/26/aee2715a-45c2-11e4-b47c-f5889e061e5f_story.html

India PM turns to nuclear power as energy crisis continues to grow

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/asia/other/2014/09/29/418266/India-PM.htm

China ready to construct floating nuclear power plant

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1101&MainCatID=11&id=20140928000084

Russia, India Discuss Construction of New Units at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

http://en.ria.ru/business/20140928/193393401/Russia-India-Discuss-Construction-of-New-Units-at-Kudankulam.html

South African nuclear deal faces critics

South African nuclear deal faces critics

http://neutronbytes.com/2014/09/28/south-african-nuclear-deal-faces-critics/