Friday, October 25, 2019

Nuclear Power Plant Market Will Reflect Significant Growth Prospects during 2019-2026 | Top Players: EDF, Exelon Nuclear, Duke Energy, Entergy Corporation – Market Report Gazette

Nuclear Power Plant Market Will Reflect Significant Growth Prospects during 2019-2026 | Top Players: EDF, Exelon Nuclear, Duke Energy, Entergy Corporation – Market Report Gazette: Market Report Gazette provides latest industry trending news, news service, IT & Technology news helps businesses connect with their target audiences in technology, healthcare, devices industry across world.

Could Small-Scale Nuclear Power Plants Be A Game-Changer?

Could Small-Scale Nuclear Power Plants Be A Game-Changer?: A proliferation of small, localized nuclear power plants in private hands could be a boon for Industry and the environment.

Fukushima Update 10/25/2019

Fukushima Update 10/25/2019 –

IOC president will publicize Fukushima food safety at next year’s Olympic Games… A British university study says a nuclear evacuation is much more dangerous than staying home

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Native American Pueblo leaders oppose nuclear facility near Carlsbad, Hobbs - Oil & Gas 360

Native American Pueblo leaders oppose nuclear facility near Carlsbad, Hobbs - Oil & Gas 360: The latest oil and gas news, dedicated to all things oil and gas: people, technologies, transactions, trends, and macro-economic analysis that impact commodity prices.

Encouraging Congress to Enact the Best Possible Environmental Regulations | The Energy Collective Daily

Thursday, October 24, 2019

Are Fossil Fuel Interests Bankrolling The Anti-Nuclear Energy Movement?

Are Fossil Fuel Interests Bankrolling The Anti-Nuclear Energy Movement?: If nuclear energy represents roughly 62% of carbon-free power in the U.S., why are 13 nuclear plants at risk of closure over the next two years?

Global warming eclipses nuclear war as top concern: Nobel laureate - Daily Nation

Global warming eclipses nuclear war as top concern: Nobel laureate - Daily Nation: Experts call for implementation of green policies to curb climate crisis

Southwest tribes oppose spent nuclear fuel storage plans - The Morning Call

Southwest tribes oppose spent nuclear fuel storage plans - The Morning Call: Native American leaders from New Mexico are opposing plans that call for storing in the desert Southwest tons of spent nuclear fuel from power plants around

NRC Mulls Terminating Special Nuclear Material Security Rulemaking - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1

NRC Mulls Terminating Special Nuclear Material Security Rulemaking - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1: ExchangeMonitor covers nuclear weapons, waste management, nuclear cleanup, international intelligence as well as carbon capture and storage.

NRC confirms Vogtle manager wrongly removed employee from plant who raised safety concerns - News - The Augusta Chronicle - Augusta, GA

NRC confirms Vogtle manager wrongly removed employee from plant who raised safety concerns - News - The Augusta Chronicle - Augusta, GA: A manager at the construction site for Plant Vogtle's new nuclear reactors has been issued a confirmatory order for discrimination by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The commission concluded that Thomas Saunders violated the agency's employee protection regulations by having an employee removed from the Vogtle site in July 2017, knowing the employee had raised concerns about safety-related welding and other issues, according to a commission release. The employee was fired by Saunders

NRC: Plant Vogtle manager fired employee who raised safety issues

NRC: Plant Vogtle manager fired employee who raised safety issues: The federal government's Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a confirmation order against a plant manager at Plant Vogtle for discrimination.

How to Electrify Your Fleet: Lessons from Cities Charging Ahead Fleet Studies | The Energy Collective Daily

Sask. government seriously considering nuclear power | Saskatoon StarPhoenix

Movement to Block Ohio Nuclear Plant Rescue Gets Setback - Business Journal Daily

Movement to Block Ohio Nuclear Plant Rescue Gets Setback - Business Journal Daily: By JOHN SEEWER Associated Press TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A group attempting to overturn the roughly $1 billion financial rescue for Ohio’s two nuclear power plants won’t get additional time to collect signatures needed for a statewide vote, a federal judge has ruled. The decision issued Wednesday night comes after the group missed a deadline …

IAEA Reviews Progress of Ghana’s Nuclear Infrastructure Development | IAEA

Wylfa: Anglesey nuclear power plant planning decision deferred - BBC News

Wylfa: Anglesey nuclear power plant planning decision deferred - BBC News: The UK government wants to know more about the impact of the £13bn plans before agreeing proposals.

Russia to set up nuclear power plants in Rwanda

Russia to set up nuclear power plants in Rwanda: As Russia aims to build closer ties with Africa, Rwanda signs off on a deal to advance the use of nuclear energy with the help of Russian expertise.

PG&E may pay $5 million for batteries, hotel vouchers for people with disabilities - SFChronicle.com

PG&E may pay $5 million for batteries, hotel vouchers for people with disabilities - SFChronicle.com: PG&E may provide $5 million to help Californians serious medical conditions pay for costs incurred during wildfire-prevention outages.

PG&E Outages Day Two | Blackouts continue, shots fired at PG&E truck – Chico Enterprise-Record

PG&E Outages Day Two | Blackouts continue, shots fired at PG&E truck – Chico Enterprise-Record: Citing a high risk of fire weather, Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. continued Thursday to shut off power to areas of Chico, Oroville, Paradise and Magalia, as well as large portions of the rest of t…

Why California can’t quit PG&E - Power struggle

PG&E: Another round of intentional power shutoffs hits California as frustration grows - CNN

PG&E blacks out parts of 15 counties — and looks ahead to the next, bigger outage that could start Saturday - SFChronicle.com

Has PG&E improved its communication during forced power outages? - SFChronicle.com

Has PG&E improved its communication during forced power outages? - SFChronicle.com: After acknowledging they were not prepared for the power outage that hit 34 counties earlier this month, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has worked to fix its website and improve its communication.

New Attack On PG&E Worker As Latest Round Of Power Shutoffs Begins – CBS San Francisco

New Attack On PG&E Worker As Latest Round Of Power Shutoffs Begins – CBS San Francisco: As power was shut off for the first of nearly 180,000 Northern California residents with a second round of preventive power outages Wednesday afternoon, PG&E's CEO confirmed another attack on a utility worker in the Central Valley.

Live updates: Firefighters responding to vegetation fire in northern Sonoma County - SFChronicle.com

PG&E Begins Power Shut-Off to 179,000 California Customers - The New York Times

PG&E Shuts Down Power In Parts Of 17 Northern California Counties : NPR

PG&E Shuts Down Power In Parts Of 17 Northern California Counties : NPR: California's largest utility says "critical fire weather" makes outages necessary in 17 counties.

French nuclear group Orano's uranium mine in Niger to close in 2021 - Agricultural Commodities - Reuters

French nuclear group Orano's uranium mine in Niger to close in 2021 - Agricultural Commodities - Reuters: French nuclear group Orano's COMINAK uranium mine in Niger will shut down in March 2021 due to the depletion of its reserves, the mine's board of directors said on Wednesday.

Brazil narrows field to China, Russia, France for Angra 3 nuclear partner - Agricultural Commodities - Reuters

Brazil narrows field to China, Russia, France for Angra 3 nuclear partner - Agricultural Commodities - Reuters: Brazil's state nuclear power company Eletronuclear plans to complete its long-delayed Angra 3 plant by partnering with either China's National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), France's EDF or Russia's Rosatom, its president Leonam Guimaraes told Reuters.

UPDATE 3-French regulator sees no need to halt EDF reactors over defective welds - Agricultural Commodities - Reuters

UPDATE 3-French regulator sees no need to halt EDF reactors over defective welds - Agricultural Commodities - Reuters: French utility EDF can continue operating nuclear reactors that have generators with defective welding, the country's ASN nuclear regulator said in a statement on Thursday, easing fears of potentially tight power supplies during winter.

Temporary uranium disposal site proposed south of Durango

Temporary uranium disposal site proposed south of Durango: A temporary disposal site for uranium tailings that were once used in construction projects around Durango has been proposed south of town, but...

Halfway house resident in Upper Darby orders uranium, prompts hazmat team response | News | delcotimes.com

Halfway house resident in Upper Darby orders uranium, prompts hazmat team response | News | delcotimes.com: UPPER DARBY — The Delaware County Certified Hazardous Materials Response Team made an unusual visit to a West Chester Pike halfway house Monday afternoon after a resident there received an

Closing Old NJ Nuclear Power Plant Has Allowed Population of Tiny, Stinging Jellyfish to Thrive — And Multiply - NBC New York

Closing Old NJ Nuclear Power Plant Has Allowed Population of Tiny, Stinging Jellyfish to Thrive — And Multiply - NBC New York: Tiny jellyfish that had been sucked into the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant and killed by heated water are now thriving and multiplying

Blood Sampler Acts as a Radiation Dosimeter | Machine Design

Blood Sampler Acts as a Radiation Dosimeter | Machine Design: Dosimeter could streamline medical care in case of a nuclear accident or dirty-bomb attack.

Judge rejects appeal for more time to gather HB 6 referendum signatures - News - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH

Judge rejects appeal for more time to gather HB 6 referendum signatures - News - The Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH: U.S. District Judge Edmund A. Sargus Jr. ruled Wednesday night that Ohioans Against Corporate Bailouts turned to the wrong court in its bid for additional days to supplement its petition drive that failed to collect enough signatures by Monday's submission deadline. The organization can appeal to a higher federal court or take the matter to the Ohio Supreme Court.

Shutdown of N.J. nuclear plant has a surprising stinging consequence - The Morning Call

Shutdown of N.J. nuclear plant has a surprising stinging consequence - The Morning Call: The shutdown of one of the nation's oldest nuclear power plants last year is having a surprising, stinging consequence for a New Jersey bay

Brazil narrows field to China, Russia, France for Angra 3 nuclear partner

Brazil narrows field to China, Russia, France for Angra 3 nuclear partner: Brazil's state nuclear power company Eletronuclear plans to complete its long-delayed Angra 3 plant by partnering with either China's National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), France's EDF or Russia's Rosatom, its president Leonam Guimaraes told Reuters. Eletronuclear will decide by the

Russia's Next Nuclear Power Play Is Underway | OilPrice.com

Russia's Next Nuclear Power Play Is Underway | OilPrice.com: Moscow is extending a potentially exciting nuclear energy deal to Azerbaijan, but should Baku accept?

Judge denies more time to nuclear referendum effort | Toledo Blade

Judge denies more time to nuclear referendum effort | Toledo Blade: COLUMBUS — A federal judge late Wednesday night refused to grant more time to a petition effort to give Ohio voters a chance to second-guess a new law ...

“I don’t know what they were thinking or expecting”: PG&E continues to bungle communication as second major blackout begins

https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/10/23/i-dont-know-what-they-were-thinking-or-expecting-pge-continues-to-bungle-communication-as-second-major-blackout-begins/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202019-10-24%20Utility%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:23739%5D&utm_term=Utility%20Dive

California urges energy providers procure additional 4 GW to avoid potential shortages starting in 2021

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/california-regulators-push-energy-providers-to-buy-4-gw-to-avoid-potential/565736/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202019-10-24%20Utility%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:23739%5D&utm_term=Utility%20Dive

WANO 'as relevant as always' after 30 years, says CEO - World Nuclear News

WANO 'as relevant as always' after 30 years, says CEO - World Nuclear News: Corporate leadership, the support required for new entrants and units to start up safely and on time, how to maintain a safe and reliable workforce, industry innovations, and a young generation perspective of the next 30 years of the nuclear industry, were the key issues discussed during the World Association of Nuclear Operators' 15th Biennial General Meeting, held in London on 20-22 October.

SMRs expand energy choice, says Perry - World Nuclear News

SMRs expand energy choice, says Perry - World Nuclear News: Nuclear power can help nations attain energy security, diversity and decarbonisation, and the USA is "ready and willing" to offer its technology to achieve this, US Energy Secretary Rick Perry told a US-EU High-Level Industrial Forum this week.

Viewpoint: Australia must review its outdated regulations on nuclear - World Nuclear News

Viewpoint: Australia must review its outdated regulations on nuclear - World Nuclear News: It is not too late for Australia to join nuclear power countries in the fight against climate change, writes Tania Constable, CEO of Minerals Council of Australia.

Advanced Transportation Bills Highlight a Successful Legislative Session in California | The Energy Collective Daily

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

PG&E Must Explain Why Inspections Missed Tree and Equipment Damage Exposed in Massive Shutoff: Judge - NBC Bay Area

PG&E Must Explain Why Inspections Missed Tree and Equipment Damage Exposed in Massive Shutoff: Judge - NBC Bay Area: As more PG&E power shutoffs loom, a federal judge has given PG&E until the end of the month to account for the more than 100 problems apparently missed by its inspectors and tree trimming crews before the...

California Power Outages Map: San Francisco Bay Area, More Counties Where PG&E Plans to Cut Electricity Again

California Power Outages Map: San Francisco Bay Area, More Counties Where PG&E Plans to Cut Electricity Again: More than 200,000 households and businesses will be without power for the second time in October.

PG&E releases maps of potential power shutoff areas | KRCR

PG&E releases maps of potential power shutoff areas | KRCR: PG&E has released maps of the general areas that could face power shutoffs Wednesday and Thursday due to increased fire danger. Tehama County is no longer included in the list of counties that could face outages. The potential outages include more than 23,000 customers in Butte County. The wind event in the Sierra Foothills is expected to begin around 5pm Weds. PG&E will be giving final notification to affected customers 8-12 hours prior to that.

Map of Potential Power Shutoffs in Northern California by PG&E | KQED Science

Map of Potential Power Shutoffs in Northern California by PG&E | KQED Science: The utility could initiate power shutoffs beginning Wednesday.

Peach Bottom nuclear plant has equipment malfunction during refueling

Peach Bottom nuclear plant has equipment malfunction during refueling: The type of emergency was classified as an “unusual event,” which is the least severe on the scale set by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Judge to rule whether to give anti-nuclear effort new life | Toledo Blade

The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station Ceased Operations In 2013 But The Battle Over Dismantling It Still Rages

The ultimate Middle East missile target: Nuclear reactors

The ultimate Middle East missile target: Nuclear reactors: What if a nuclear reactor had been the target of last month’s accurate missile attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities? We might now be mopping up a Middle East Chernobyl. The lesson should be clear: Don’t build more large reactors in the region. They’re radioactive sitting ducks.

Recognized by High-End Market, CNNC Signed the Largest Nuclear Power Contract in Europe

Recognized by High-End Market, CNNC Signed the Largest Nuclear Power Contract in Europe: BEIJING, Oct. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) is a nuclear power plant constructor and operator specializing in nuclear...

Poland’s richest man teams up with GE Hitachi on nuclear reactor | Financial Times

Poland’s richest man teams up with GE Hitachi on nuclear reactor | Financial Times: Chemicals billionaire Michal Solowow aims to cut the country’s reliance on coal

In Ohio, a Fight Over Bailing Out Nuclear Plants Turns Nasty - WSJ

Wylfa: Anglesey nuclear power plant planning decision deferred - BBC News

Wylfa: Anglesey nuclear power plant planning decision deferred - BBC News: The UK government wants to know more about the impact of the £13bn plans before agreeing proposals.

French-German-Russian firms plan work for Hungary's Paks II project - World Nuclear News

French-German-Russian firms plan work for Hungary's Paks II project - World Nuclear News: Rusatom Automated Control Systems, a subsidiary of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, and the Franco-German consortium Framatome-Siemens have signed an agreement to manufacture, deliver and commission automated process control systems for units 5 and 6 of the Paks nuclear power plant in Hungary. The contract was awarded by competitive tender, Rosatom said.

Ethiopia, Russia extend cooperation in nuclear energy - World Nuclear News

Ethiopia, Russia extend cooperation in nuclear energy - World Nuclear News: Ethiopia and Russia today signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy during the Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi. The document was signed by Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachov and Ethiopian Minister of Innovation and Technology Getahun Mekuria.

World must value nuclear, says IEA chief - World Nuclear News

World must value nuclear, says IEA chief - World Nuclear News: The world must learn to value nuclear energy for its energy security and reliability attributes, but most of all for its contribution to reducing carbon emissions before it is too late, the International Energy Agency's Fatih Birol has told a US-EU high-level forum.

Wind Problems

In the last 20± years, there have been multiple types of wind energy
conflicts with the military. These problems have fallen into the following
six (6) general categories:
1- Tall structures obstructing low-level flight paths
<https://www.pagerpower.com/news/military-low-flying-and-tall-structures/>,
2- Weather
<https://wattsupwiththat.com/2018/04/29/noaa-nws-document-wind-turbines-affect-weather-radar-create-false-storm-impressions/>
radar interferences,
3- Navigation
<https://www.wind-watch.org/news/2013/11/13/wind-farms-creating-dead-zones-for-military-radar-report-warns/>
radar interferences,
4- Other radar interferences (e.g. ROTHR
<http://www.thelivingmoon.com/45jack_files/03files/OTHR_AN_TPS_71_ROTHR.html>),
5- Infrasound problems caused to service personnel and sensitive military
equipment: here
<https://waubrafoundation.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Castelo-Branco-low-frequency-noise-military-operations.pdf>
and here
<https://www.seismosoc.org/news/mapping-industrial-hum-in-the-u-s/>, and
6- Specialized cases (e.g. interference with military drone operation
<http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/news03/fort-drum-officials-talk-wind-turbine-challenges-plans-to-work-with-developers-20170729>).

Put another way, these interferences can have one or more of these
consequences:
—the lives of military personnel are jeopardized,
—the military facility’s mission is sabotaged,
—the military facility’s operational readiness is undermined,
—the military facility is more likely to have a BRAC
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_Realignment_and_Closure> downgrade,
and/or
—our national security is compromised.

What needs to be fixed nationally is the Clearinghouse process which is
highly biased towards promoting wind (vs protecting our military). Please
carefully read Wind Turbines and our National Security
<http://wiseenergy.org/Energy/Military/DoD_Clearinghouse_Basics.pdf> for
background about the DoD Clearinghouse. It explains how it was created,
and what its real objectives are. It cites examples of where wind energy
interference with the military have been well-documented — and have
compromised our national security.

Despite multiple instances of wind energy interference, (e.g. see these
examples <http://wiseenergy.org/Energy/Military/Military_Report2.pdf> in
NC) wind lobbyists have kept the federal government from making the major
improvements to the DoD Clearinghouse process that would genuinely benefit
the military. This puts a stake in the heart of the claim that the
Clearinghouse is all about protecting the military (or our national
security). This has also forced states to fill the gap (e.g. what Texas
did in 2017 with S277
<http://news.cctexas.com/news/defense-communities-celebrate>

).

Once the public (and our representatives) understand the facts, they
should not be susceptible to the wind industry’s claims that the DoD
Clearinghouse process is an objective or thorough assessment and
resolution of any wind energy interferences with military facilities and
our national security. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Note that in the DoD process there is zero analysis of any wind energy
benefits — they are simply assumed. That’s a major error, as any military
costs or degradations should only be agreed to IF there are objectively
proven net benefits.

There are many other non-military reasons against offshore wind
energy — e.g. see this page <http://wiseenergy.org/offshore-wind/> that
lists numerous studies.

Offshore Wind

Defense Communities Celebrate | City of Corpus Christi

Defense Communities Celebrate | City of Corpus Christi: (AUSTIN) -- Texas defense communities are celebrating passage of legislation to protect military bases with aviation missions from encroachments by wind turbine developments -- Senate Bill 277 by Senator Donna Campbell (R-New Braunfels) and...

Wind Turbines and our National Security

Wind Turbines and our National Security

http://wiseenergy.org/Energy/Military/DoD_Clearinghouse_Basics.pdf

DoD_Clearinghouse_Basics - DoD_Clearinghouse_Basics.pdf

GEH And Synthos SA Of Poland Sign MOU On BWRX-300 - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers

GEH And Synthos SA Of Poland Sign MOU On BWRX-300 - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers: The latest nuclear news in Nuclear Power Industry about utilities, companies, suppliers in the nuclear energy market.

Countdown to Death of Christianity in Parts of Middle East Ticks Louder

https://zenit.org/articles/countdown-to-death-of-christianity-in-parts-of-middle-east-ticks-louder/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Pope%20Appeals%20for%20End%20to%20Violence%20in%20Chile%20%20Calls%20for%20Solutions%201571848897%20ZNP&utm_content=Pope%20Appeals%20for%20End%20to%20Violence%20in%20Chile%20%20Calls%20for%20Solutions%201571848897%20ZNP+CID_ece6deb68a552343d598bc86a952cb07&utm_source=Editions&utm_term=Countdown%20to%20Death%20of%20Christianity%20in%20Parts%20of%20Middle%20East%20Ticks%20Louder

CA utility PG&E announces another wildfire power shutoff | The Sacramento Bee

CA utility PG&E announces another wildfire power shutoff | The Sacramento Bee: Pacific Gas and Electric Co. said another public safety power shutoff will begin Wednesday afternoon in the Sierra foothills and parts of the Bay Area and rural California.

Fossil Fuels on Trial: New York’s Lawsuit Against Exxon Begins - The New York Times

California ditched coal. The gas company is worried it's next - Los Angeles Times

California ditched coal. The gas company is worried it's next - Los Angeles Times: Southern California Gas is engaged in a wide-ranging campaign to preserve the role of its pipelines in powering society.

Bill Gates’ Nuclear Reactor Hits a Roadblock > ENGINEERING.com

This power plant is transitioning away from fossil fuel | Energy Central

PG&E considers new power outage for North Bay but will system fixes be ready? | Energy Central

American Scientists Are About to Start Shooting Plasma Guns in a Bid to Achieve Controlled Nuclear Fusion

American Scientists Are About to Start Shooting Plasma Guns in a Bid to Achieve Controlled Nuclear Fusion: The team at Los Alamos National Laboratory will fire "supersonic jets of ionized gas" at a chamber to compress fusion fuel.

IAEA Releases Concluding Summary of Conference on Climate Change and Role of Nuclear Power | IAEA

IAEA Releases Concluding Summary of Conference on Climate Change and Role of Nuclear Power | IAEA: Nuclear power has a major role to play in decarbonizing the energy sector to achieve global climate goals but will need enabling policies including a fair allocation of system costs to reach its full potential, the President of the International Conference on Climate Change and the Role of Nuclear Power said in his concluding summary released today.

As Poland Exits Coal, a Billionaire Offers First Nuclear Plant - Bloomberg

As Poland Exits Coal, a Billionaire Offers First Nuclear Plant - Bloomberg: Poland’s second-richest man may beat the government in building the nation’s first nuclear power plant.

African countries mull nuclear energy as Russia extends offers | Business| Economy and finance news from a German perspective | DW | 22.10.2019

African countries mull nuclear energy as Russia extends offers | Business| Economy and finance news from a German perspective | DW | 22.10.2019: Moscow is sure to tout nuclear energy at the Russia-Africa Summit, selling it as a solution for the continent's power supply woes. So just how concerned should we be about its intentions and Africa's readiness?

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Announces Small Modular Reactor Technology Collaboration in Poland

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Announces Small Modular Reactor Technology Collaboration in Poland: GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Synthos SA will collaborate on potential deployment applications for GEH’s BWRX-300 small modular reactor in Poland.

NRC confirms Vogtle manager wrongly removed employee from plant who raised safety concerns - News - The Augusta Chronicle - Augusta, GA

Recognized by High-End Market, CNNC Signed the Largest Nuclear Power Contract in Europe

Nuclear workers sent to hospital; equipment called inadequate | The State

Nuclear workers sent to hospital; equipment called inadequate | The State: Three workers at the Westinghouse nuclear fuel plant on Bluff Road in Lower Richland were sent to the hospital last week as more problems were uncovered at the atomic fuel factory near Columbia.

Judge to rule whether to give anti-nuclear effort new life | Toledo Blade

Judge to rule whether to give anti-nuclear effort new life | Toledo Blade: COLUMBUS — Ohio’s consumer bailout of two Lake Erie nuclear power plants is now law, but an effort to subject it to voter referendum is in the hands of a ...

Bill Gates’ Nuclear Reactor Hits a Roadblock > ENGINEERING.com

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Swedish regulator gives go-ahead to expand nuclear waste plant - Energy & Oil - Reuters

Swedish regulator gives go-ahead to expand nuclear waste plant - Energy & Oil - Reuters: Sweden's radiation safety authority on Tuesday supported an application to expand and continue the operations of a radioactive waste repository on the country's eastern coast.

Anglesey nuclear power plant set for planning boost - BBC News

Anglesey nuclear power plant set for planning boost - BBC News: The £13bn plans are on hold after a deal could not be reached over the price paid for energy.

How green is your bond? EU battle lines drawn on investment rules - Reuters

How green is your bond? EU battle lines drawn on investment rules - Reuters: A battle over whether oil, coal and nuclear fuel can classify as "green" is expected to begin on Wednesday when EU states and lawmakers begin talks on sustainable investment rules.

Nuclear workers sent to hospital; equipment called inadequate | Raleigh News & Observer

NRC confirms Vogtle manager wrongly removed employee from plant who raised safety concerns - News - The Augusta Chronicle - Augusta, GA

Parts of county to be tested for radiological contaminants - Washington Times

Parts of county to be tested for radiological contaminants - Washington Times: A private company will test schools and homes near a former uranium enrichment plant in Ohio for radiological contaminants after trace amounts of enriched uranium were found at a nearby middle school over the summer.

Hermes gets FDA clearance for radiation dose software

Hermes gets FDA clearance for radiation dose software: AuntMinnie.com is the largest and most comprehensive community Web site for medical imaging professionals worldwide. Radiologists, technologists, administrators, and industry professionals can find information and conduct e-commerce in MRI, mammography, ultrasound, x-ray, CT, nuclear medicine, PACS, and other imaging disciplines.

Mission Support Alliance’s Hanford site contract extended | Tri-City Herald

Mission Support Alliance’s Hanford site contract extended | Tri-City Herald: Mission Support Alliance’s Hanford site contract to provide services across the nuclear reservation has been extended up to 6 months as DOE prepares to award a new contract. Leidos is the primary MSA owner.

Judge says Nevada can sue to remove half-ton of plutonium | Las Vegas Review-Journal

Judge says Nevada can sue to remove half-ton of plutonium | Las Vegas Review-Journal: A federal judge ruled Monday that Nevada can file an amended lawsuit to ask the federal government to remove a half-ton of plutonium secretly shipped to the state last year.

Many women are unaware that they are being spied on with apps hidden on their phones. App-store owners must do more.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613915/stalkerware-apps-are-letting-abusive-partners-spy-on-their-victims/?utm_source=newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=the_download.unpaid.engagement

South Pole’s ozone hole shrinks to smallest since discovery - The Boston Globe

South Pole’s ozone hole shrinks to smallest since discovery - The Boston Globe: The ozone hole near the South Pole this year is the smallest since it was discovered, but it is more due to freakish Antarctic weather than efforts to cut down on pollution, NASA reported.

New EPA chief in New England barred from many decisions because of conflicts - The Boston Globe

New EPA chief in New England barred from many decisions because of conflicts - The Boston Globe: A former chemical industry lobbyist, Dennis Deziel, has been barred from overseeing a range of vital issues in N.E. because of conflicts of interest that could compromise his public duties.

Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

Friday, October 25, 2019

Thursday, October 24, 2019

GEH signs Poland SMR agreement; Orano wins EDF support contract

Thermal vitrification could reduce waste volumes by 90%

EBR-II experience aided ARC-100 SMR design review

California urges energy providers procure additional 4 GW to avoid potential shortages starting in 2021

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Countdown to Death of Christianity in Parts of Middle East Ticks Louder

What to do About Nuclear Waste

How “stalkerware” apps are letting abusive partners spy on their victims

Many women are unaware that they are being spied on with apps hidden on their phones. App-store owners must do more.