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Friday, May 29, 2015

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  • PG&E president announces retirement
  • GE to supply energy storage system in Ontario
  • Sendai nuclear power plant receives final permit to restart
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    EIA report: Clean Power Plan will lower CO2 emissions
    Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the power sector declined by 363 million metric tons between 2005 and 2013, this according to a recent report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
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    Siemens to provide the first H-class power plant technology in Mexico
    Siemens (NYSE: SI) has been awarded a contract to supply two SGT6-8000H gas turbines and two generators to Mexico. The components will be installed at the Empalme I combined-cycle power plant in Sonora, Mexico.
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    Only five of 99 nuclear units remain offline
    As of early May 26, only five of the nation’s 99 nuclear power units were not generating power, another sign that the annual spring refueling and maintenance season is winding down.
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    PG&E president announces retirement
    Christopher P. Johns, president of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E, NYSE: PCG), has announced his retirement at the end of 2015.
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    The Week's Most Read Articles
    California Public Utilities Commission Approves NRG Energy’s Carlsbad Energy Center
    California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has approved the SDG&E Power Purchase and Tolling Agreement for the NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) Carlsbad Energy Center.
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    Energy Department Report evaluates the possibility for Wind Power in All 50 States
    In support of the President’s all-of-the above energy strategy, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced the release of Enabling Wind Power Nationwide, a report showing how the U.S. can unlock the vast potential for wind energy deployment in all 50 states.
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    Who Owns the 'Risk' in First-of-a-Kind Gas Turbine Technology?
    Technology is evolving to increase firing temperatures, boost compressor air flow, improve sealing methods, advanced aerodynamics, minimizing leakages, and improve performance. Yet, in an industry where reliability and proven performance is critical, the promise of first-of-a-kind (FOAK) technologies also raises the question of who owns the risk when it comes to adopting FOAK?
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    Top 5 U.S. Coal Plant Heat Rates
    According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, a power plant's heat rate measures the amount of electricity used by an electrical generator or power plant to generate one kilowatthour (kWh) of electricity, measured as btu/kWh.
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    Indian Point 3 returns to service following transformer fire
    Pilgrim nuclear plant back online after $70M upgrade
    Beacon Power teams on energy storage systems in Alaska
    EDF offers Areva $2bn offer for nuclear reactor unit
    Shut down coal-fired power plant to house energy storage system
    French bill seeks to boost renewable energy, cut nuclear use
    Japan nuclear plant obtains final permit needed to restart
    Credit rater to downgrade Mississippi Power on Kemper woes
    Army post near Baltimore breaking ground for new power plant
    GE to supply energy storage system in Ontario
    Austria will sue over nuclear power subsidies
    Terrestrial Energy to advance molten salt reactor design
    Westar plans to buy wind power from new plant
    Texas groups petition feds over alleged coal exemptions

    Industry Trends
    Henry Hub Average Natural Gas Spot Prices
    The Henry Hub is the pricing point for natural gas futures contracts. Here's a look at how prices have changed up to May 20, 2015.
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    Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Economic Indicators
    The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas offers a glimpse into how the markets are doing domestically and internationally.
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    EIA’s weekly coal production report
    The U.S. Energy Information Administration has released its coal production report for the week ending May 23.
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    Murray Energy makes sweeping coal mine layoffs in Ohio, Illinois and West Virginia
    Four different Murray Energy affiliates announced May 22 a massive series of coal mine layoffs as the Ohio-based company adjusts to market conditions, including the ongoing closure of coal-fired power plants due to the federal Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS).
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    The West Virginia Public Service Commission on May 26 authorized the Appalachian Power Co. (APCo) and Wheeling Power Co. (WPCo) subsidiaries of American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) for an overall increase in rates of $123.5 million.
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    U.S. Coal Plants with the Lowest NOx Emission Rates
    The Top 5 U.S. coal-fired power plants were rated on the lowest NOx emissions.
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    Callaway Energy Center's Replacement Reactor Vessel Closure Head Project
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    A pretty remarkable moment in Salem

    A pretty remarkable moment in Salem

    Last week, the Oregon House Energy and Environment Committee held a public hearing on HB 3445, a bill that would establish a nuclear energy task force to:


    https://northwestcleanenergy.wordpress.com/2015/05/26/a-pretty-remarkable-moment-in-salem/

    Vermont Did Lead the Way: Guest post by George Clain


    Vermont Did Lead the Way: Guest post by George Clain

    Carbon Dioxide
    Once again some legislators want us all to pay a carbon tax so Vermont can lead the way in carbon reduction. Missing from this rhetoric is the fact that Vermont once DID lead the way: when Vermont Yankee was operating, we had the lowest carbon emissions per capita for electricity production.
    http://yesvy.blogspot.com/2015/05/vermont-did-lead-way-guest-post-by.html#.VWhiK6aKI-9

    The Government Chooses the Electricity Supplier: Disturbing Trends in Vermont and New Hampshire

    The Government Chooses the Electricity Supplier: Disturbing Trends in Vermont and New Hampshire



    http://yesvy.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-government-chooses-electricity.html#.VWhh_6aKI-9

    Integrating six decades of learning about fast reactors


    Integrating six decades of learning about fast reactors


    http://atomicinsights.com/integrating-six-decades-of-learning-about-fast-reactors/

    Aqueous release during Fukushima

    Brian Sheron, Office Director of Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, NRC’s 2013 Regulatory Information Conference (emphasis added): Aqueous release occurred during Fukushima accident… Current models do not address aqueous release pathways… [NRC's Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research] is starting a program to assess: Containment failure modes that could lead to aqueous releases; Source term modeling for aqueous pathways; Transport of contaminated water and its radiological consequences…

    http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/conference-symposia/ric/past/2013/docs/abstracts/sheronb-rev1-hv-w15.pdf

    3
    Research on Aqueous Pathways
    Resulting from Severe Accidents
    Aqueous release occurred during Fukushima accident
    Current models do not address aqueous release
    pathways
    RES is starting a program to assess:
    Containment failure modes that could lead to aqueous releases
    Source term modeling for aqueous pathways
    Transport of contaminated water and its radiological
    consequences: surface water bodies, groundwater
    Expected outcome: whether potential aqueous releases
    warrant further mitigating actio

    Sheron, Part I (6:15 in): “Another area that we’re looking at — it’s not really part of the ‘Post-Fukushima Lessons Learned’ — it’s aqueous pathways. One of the things we saw — and it was because most likely perhaps containment failure and liner melt-through — that there was contaminated water that was released to the environment into the ground. And the question is, how does that water behave once it’s released? How does it find its way to other waterways? What kind of doses might be expected from that? We’re just starting right now to do some work in that area.”
    Sheron, Part II (11:45 in): “There was actually aqueous releases at Fukushima… The question is: Where did it leak out? How did it leak out? We don’t know yet. Speculation is… the core melt probably went down into the drywell, spread, and perhaps burned through the liner, which will provide a release path… The question now is: if there are aqueous release paths during a severe accident, what are the consequences? What we’re planning on looking at, at least — we haven’t started — is to first look at containment failure modes: Did we miss anything? Are there containment failure modes — that could occur below grade, you might say [Below grade: The portion of a building that is below ground level] — where water could leak out? The source term modeling for the aqueous pathways. Then the transport of that contaminated water, and the radiological consequences. How does it get into surface water? Does it stay in ground water? And what are the radiological doses… downstream? The expectation is, we’ll get a better feel for what the safety concern is with that, and whether any further actions are needed.”

    Thursday, May 28, 2015

    Not humbled, angered. The response to Fukushima is an ongoing mistake. Part 1

    Not humbled, angered. The response to Fukushima is an ongoing mistake. Part 1



    http://decarbonisesa.com/2015/05/28/not-humbled-angered-the-response-to-fukushima-is-an-ongoing-mistake-part-1/

    Illinois nuclear power plants in limbo

    Illinois nuclear power plants in limbo



    http://herald-review.com/news/local/illinois-nuclear-power-plants-in-limbo/article_458bde94-b1f7-56ec-8662-3507e7ac4616.html

    Making Us Feel Secure by Threatening Nuclear Armageddon


    Making Us Feel Secure by Threatening Nuclear Armageddon

    http://dissidentvoice.org/2015/05/making-us-feel-secure-by-threatening-nuclear-armageddon/

    The devil's in the details of NRC Diablo ruling

    The devil's in the details of NRC Diablo ruling



    http://www.newtimesslo.com/news/12392/the-devils-in-the-details-of-nrc-diablo-ruling/

    Business Insider: Industry IQ


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    ANS" Scarecrow - Nope - This GirlHas a Brian



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    New York Power Prices Drop to 5-Month Low on Reactor Startup

    New York Power Prices Drop to 5-Month Low on Reactor Startup


    http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-27/new-york-power-heads-toward-record-low-as-indian-point-returns

    Hitachi Aims to Cut Time Needed to Make Nuclear Waste Safe


    Hitachi Aims to Cut Time Needed to Make Nuclear Waste Safe

    http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2015/05/27/hitachi-aims-to-cut-time-needed-to-make-nuclear-waste-safe/

    Czech nuclear station calls tender for new reactor

    Czech nuclear station calls tender for new reactor
    Prague (Sputnik) May 28, 2015 - A call for bids for a new unit of the Czech Republic's Dukovany Nuclear Power Station will be announced before the end of 2016, Czech Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka announced on Saturday. "The government intends to install a new unit in each of the Czech nuclear power plants - Temelin and Dukovany. Construction of the first unit will begin in Bohunice [in western Slovakia] since it is muc ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Czech_Nuclear_Power_Plant_to_Announce_New_Unit_Construction_Tender_by_2016_999.html

    TEPCO close to completing radioactive water cleanup at Fukushima NPP

    TEPCO close to completing radioactive water cleanup at Fukushima NPP
    Tokyo, Japan (Sputnik) May 28, 2015 - According to TEPCO, the remaining contaminated water remains at the bottom of the storage tanks. It cannot be vacuumed by the original pumps but must be carefully removed for treatment as the tanks are disassembled. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced it had completed on Wednesday processing almost all the highly radioactive water stored in tanks at Japan's damaged Fukushima-1 n ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/TEPCO_Close_to_Completing_Radioactive_Water_Cleanup_at_Fukushima_NPP_999.html

    Hungary, China agree to cooperate in training nuclear staff

    Hungary, China agree to cooperate in training nuclear staff
    Hungary and China have signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate in education and research and development in the nuclear power sector. Hungary's national development minister Miklós Seszták and the head of China's National Energy Administration Nur Bekri signed the agreement in Budapest on 26 May.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-Hungary-China-agree-to-cooperate-in-training-nuclear-staff-28051501.html

    China, Egypt agree to nuclear cooperation

    China, Egypt agree to nuclear cooperation
    A memorandum of understanding to cooperate in the construction of power reactors has been signed between China National Nuclear Corporation and the Egyptian Nuclear Power Plant Authority.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-China-Egypt-agree-to-nuclear-cooperation-2805154.html

    Nuclear power crucial as renewable energy too costly, ministry says

    Nuclear power crucial as renewable energy too costly, ministry says


    http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/politics/AJ201505270040

    US Sens. Heinrich, King introduce national storage mandate legislation


    US Sens. Heinrich, King introduce national storage mandate legislation


    http://www.utilitydive.com/news/us-sens-heinrich-king-introduce-national-storage-mandate-legislation/399863/

    Only Pre-Service Inspections Remain Before First Nuclear Plant Restarts in Japan

    Only Pre-Service Inspections Remain Before First Nuclear Plant Restarts in Japan


    http://www.powermag.com/only-pre-service-inspections-remain-before-first-nuclear-plant-restarts-in-japan/?hq_e=el&hq_m=3088015&hq_l=11&hq_v=30108e0773

    Clean Power Plan Will Cut CO2 Emissions to 1980s Levels, Says EIA


    Clean Power Plan Will Cut CO2 Emissions to 1980s Levels, Says EIA


    http://www.powermag.com/clean-power-plan-will-cut-co2-emissions-to-1980s-levels-says-eia/?hq_e=el&hq_m=3088015&hq_l=3&hq_v=30108e0773

    EPA Takes Action to Eliminate Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Emissions Exemptions

    EPA Takes Action to Eliminate Startup, Shutdown, and Malfunction Emissions Exemptions


    http://www.powermag.com/epa-takes-action-to-eliminate-startup-shutdown-and-malfunction-emissions-exemptions/?hq_e=el&hq_m=3088015&hq_l=5&hq_v=30108e0773

    Once vilified, BP now getting credit for gulf tourism boom


    Once vilified, BP now getting credit for gulf tourism boom

    http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2015/05/oil-and-gas-once-vilified-bp-now-getting-credit-for-gulf-tourism-boom.html?cmpid=EnlDailyPetroMay272015&eid=288118515&bid=1080869

    The U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban: An Outdated Relic Of The Past

    The U.S. Crude Oil Export Ban: An Outdated Relic Of The Past

    By King & Spalding
    Texas Oil Companies Work To Adapt To Falling Oil Prices
    The ban on the export of domestic crude oil dates back to a time when members of Congress did not have computers and Richard Nixon was president. Much has changed in the past 40 years. Today, that antiquated law is severely restricting the nation’s energy policy and damaging the integrity of American foreign policy.http://breakingenergy.com/2015/05/27/the-u-s-crude-oil-export-ban-an-outdated-relic-of-the-past/?utm_source=Breaking+Energy&utm_campaign=5a609ede88-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f852427a4b-5a609ede88-407304281

    No Voice Of Reconciliation: Khamenei Targets The West

    No Voice Of Reconciliation: Khamenei Targets The West

    By Mehdi Khalaji
    IRAN-POLITICS-US-HOSTAGE-ANNIVERSARY
    The Supreme Leader’s latest statements, harping on “unreasonable” demands, are not preparing the Iranian public for compromise. Since May 16, Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has spoken publicly on three occasions, covering topics including the Yemen crisis and the nuclear negotiations. The third of these speeches, on May 20 at the graduation ceremony for Imam Hossein

    Russia’s Gazprom is Top of Its Energy Industry Class, but Not in a Good Way

    Russia’s Gazprom is Top of Its Energy Industry Class, but Not in a Good Way

    By Roman Kilisek
    LEIPZIG, GERMANY - AUGUST 30: Graduates in gown and caps celebrate their graduation at the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management on August 30, 2014 in Leipzig, Germany. A total of 167 students in various Masters programs of business management graduated today, including the regular MBA program, whose students are 80% from foreign countries, while the more advanced graduate programs have a higher percentage of German-born students. (Photo by Jens Schlueter/Getty Images)
    A new Thomson Reuters/BSD Consulting “Global 500 Greenhouse Gas Report: The Fossil Fuel Energy Sector” shows that energy companies emitted 31 per cent of total GHG emissions globally from their operations as well as the use of the products further down the value chain on an annual basis. As the title of this study indicates,

    Energy Quote of the Day: On Ramping Up US Power Plant Emissions Reductions

    Energy Quote of the Day: On Ramping Up US Power Plant Emissions Reductions

    By Pete Danko
    JOLIET, IL - MAY 07:  Smoke rises from the chimney at NRG Energy's Joliet Station power plant on May 7, 2015 in Joliet, Illinois. According to scientists, global carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have reached a new monthly record of 400 parts per million, levels that haven't been seen for about two million years. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reports the combustion of fossil fuels to generate electricity is the largest single source of CO2 emissions in the United States, followed by the burning of fossil fuels for transportation.  (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
    All these climate-related emissions goals! It’s hard to keep track sometimes. The World Resources Institute was out on Wednesday with a new report on how the United States can hit a 2025 greenhouse gas emissions reduction target of 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels. This is the pledge that President Obama has made, outlined

    There's a gender divide on nuclear power, but it doesn't mean what you think it means


    There's a gender divide on nuclear power, but it doesn't mean what you think it means

    http://www.vox.com/2015/5/27/8665401/nuclear-power-gender

    Nuclear knowledge management conference


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    In the UK alone 70% of high skilled nuclear labour is set to retire by 2025. Attracting new talent from other industries and educational programmes will be one vital step but enhancing transparency of information and knowledge amongst the key stakeholders operating in this highly regulated industry cannot be overlooked.

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    • Pre-Operations Director – EDF NNB
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    • Head of KM and Intellectual Property – Sellafield
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    Total nuclear decommissioning cost estimates rise by 44%


    The latest figures released on nuclear decommissioning highlight an epic 44% rise in US nuclear decommissioning cost estimates between 2008 and 2013 – totalling close to $80 billion.

    Nuclear Energy Insider has just released its annual complimentary decommissioning and used fuel market map – get a breakdown of where this $80 billion will be spent by downloading it here

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    International Experts to Meet at IAEA to Discuss Computer Security in a Nuclear World

    International Experts to Meet at IAEA to Discuss Computer Security in a Nuclear World

    2015/08
    Representatives of nuclear regulators and plant operators, law enforcement, system and security vendors, and regional and international organisations will take part in an International Conference on Computer Security in a Nuclear World, 1-5 June 2015, at the Vienna headquarters of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
    The meeting is being organized in cooperation with the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI), and the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). Accredited journalists may attend an IAEA briefing on 29 May as well as the conference's opening session and a planned closing news conference.
    More than 650 experts from 92 Member States and 17 regional and international organisations are expected to participate in the first-ever meeting at the IAEA on computer security at nuclear facilities. The conference will provide a forum for sharing information and experiences and enhancing cooperation as part of global efforts to protect nuclear installations and materials from computer-based and computer-targeted attacks. Other conference topics include:
    • Computer security from a national perspective
    • Trends in cyberattack and defence
    • Computer security management in nuclear security
    • Computer security threat analysis
    • Computer security for industrial control systems
    • Operator experience in implementing computer security
    Press Opportunities
    • Briefing with Khammar Mrabit, Director of the IAEA Division of Nuclear Security, and conference Scientific Secretary Donald Dudenhoeffer, an IAEA Information Security Officer, in Room B0438 at 10 a.m. on 29 May.
    • Journalists may attend the conference's opening session in the M-Building, Room M1/B, at 10-11:30 a.m. on 1 June, which will include an address by IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano.
    • A press conference is planned to be held at the conclusion of the meeting on 5 June. Details including the time and the speakers will be made public at a later stage.
    Accreditation
    All journalists are requested to inform the IAEA Press Office of their plans to attend. Journalists with permanent credentials to the VIC need no additional credentials. Others should contact Ms Jayne Stringer for accreditation. Please email press@iaea.org or call [+43-1] 2600-21279 or [+43-1] 2600-21273.

    Why a New Age of Nuclear Energy Is About to Dawn And four ways for investors to get in on it.


    Why a New Age of Nuclear Energy Is About to Dawn
    And four ways for investors to get in on it.
    - See more at: http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2015/05/19/Why-New-Age-Nuclear-Energy-About-Dawn#sthash.Zr1jqXsU.dpuf

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    Japan nuclear plant obtains final permit needed to restart

    Japan nuclear plant obtains final permit needed to restart


    http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2015/05/japan-nuclear-plant-obtains-final-permit-needed-to-restart.html

    IAEA Publishes 2014 Statistics on World Nuclear Power Reactors

    IAEA Publishes 2014 Statistics on World Nuclear Power Reactors

    The IAEA annual publication, Nuclear Power Reactors in the World,  provides reliable and crisp information on power reactors operating, under construction and shut down as well as performance data on reactors operating in the IAEA Member States. (Photo: V. Mouchkin/IAEA)
    An annual IAEA publication on the world’s nuclear power reactors shows that, as of the end of 2014, 70 reactors were under construction and 96 more were reported to the IAEA as planned. The 2015 Edition of the Nuclear Power Reactors in the World provides reliable and crisp information on power reactors operating, under construction and shut down as well as performance data on reactors operating in the IAEA Member States.
    “This publication has been one of our bestsellers for 35 years, primarily because it is a user‑friendly reference that provides an overview of the latest status of nuclear power across the world,” said Mikhail Chudakov, Deputy Director General and Head of the IAEA Department of Nuclear Energy. “It is in high demand by nuclear power professionals, media, scientific and academic communities, libraries, as well as the general public.”
    The data compiled in this 35th edition of Reference Data Series No. 2 (RDS‑2) is a product of the IAEA’s Power Reactor Information System (PRIS). PRIS database is a comprehensive source of data on nuclear power reactors worldwide, including specification and performance history data on operational reactors as well as on reactors under construction or in the decommissioning process. The information is collected by the IAEA through designated national counterparts in the Member States.
    “I believe PRIS is one of the world’s best data sources on nuclear power reactors,” added Chudakov. “The information we have there is complete, consistent and timely. Most importantly, it is reliable, because the data fed into it come from our Member States, and often directly from the utilities themselves.”
    PRIS has been developed and maintained by the IAEA for over four decades. It constitutes an essential source of information that supports analyses of nuclear power development and nuclear power plant performance. The first edition of Nuclear Power Reactors in the World was published in 1981, when PRIS database was computerized and its format and content have been continuously improved over time. This pocket-sized booklet remains one of the IAEA’s most popular print publications, in spite of availability of on‑line access to PRIS reports and the PRIS public website.
    The Nuclear Power Reactors in the World, 2015 Edition is available on the IAEA web site. PRIS outputs are available in the IAEA’s annual publications and on the PRIS web site. Detailed outputs are accessible to registered users through on-line applications. Specific enquiries on the database should be sent to PrisAdmin@iaea.orghttps://www.iaea.org/newscenter/news/iaea-publishes-2014-statistics-world-nuclear-power-reactors