Thursday, February 27, 2020

The trade war we want China to win: China’s nuclear exports can challenge Russian dominance - Atlantic Council

The trade war we want China to win: China’s nuclear exports can challenge Russian dominance - Atlantic Council: Russia and China are competing for nuclear industry market share, not working together to dominate, and China’s rise gives Russia a real competitor in nuclear energy—that is good for the United States.

Nuclear Power Plant Impact on Barnegat Bay Blue Crabs Focus of Study | The SandPaper

Nuclear Power Plant Impact on Barnegat Bay Blue Crabs Focus of Study | The SandPaper: File Photo by: Jack Reynolds It's too early to tell if the permanent shutdown of the Oyster Creek Generating Station will have a significant impact on adult

Crews hold drill for nuclear emergency | WPEC

Crews hold drill for nuclear emergency | WPEC: Palm Beach County first responders are participating in a safety drill at Okeeheelee Park. Dozens of law enforcement, emergency management personnel, and firefighters are at the park for the exercise to prepare for a nuclear power plant emergency.

Why Palo Verde, The Country's Largest Nuclear Plant, Is Cutting Its Water Use | Phoenix, AZ Patch

Why Palo Verde, The Country's Largest Nuclear Plant, Is Cutting Its Water Use | Phoenix, AZ Patch: Why Palo Verde, The Country's Largest Nuclear ... - Phoenix, AZ - PHOENIX – There's something in the Buckeye groundwater – a high mineral and salt content – that makes it hard to use, but the Palo Verde ...

Turkish women set to be nuclear energy pioneers | Daily Sabah

Turkish women set to be nuclear energy pioneers | Daily Sabah: Turkish women set to be nuclear energy pioneers

Study analyzes impact of switch from nuclear power to coal, suggests directions for policy

Study analyzes impact of switch from nuclear power to coal, suggests directions for policy: Since incidents at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima, many countries have switched from nuclear power to electricity production fired by fossil fuels, despite the environmental consequences of burning fuels such as coal. A new study used data from the United States to analyze the costs and benefits of electricity production from coal-fired versus nuclear sources. The study's authors conclude that policymakers should look at nuclear power as a low-carbon electricity source, but that utilities will need to have incentives to do so.

UPDATE 1-EDF Energy extends outages at UK's Dungeness B nuclear power plant - Reuters

UPDATE 1-EDF Energy extends outages at UK's Dungeness B nuclear power plant - Reuters: EDF Energy has extended outages at the two reactors at Britain's Dungeness B nuclear power plant to July, the company's outage website showed.

The US government insurance scheme for nuclear power plant accidents no longer makes sense

https://thebulletin.org/2020/02/the-us-government-insurance-scheme-for-nuclear-power-plant-accidents-no-longer-makes-sense/

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

2011 Japan Earthquake - Tsunami Fast Facts - ABC17NEWS

2011 Japan Earthquake - Tsunami Fast Facts - ABC17NEWS: Here’s a look at the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March of 2011. March 11, 2011 – At 2:46 p.m., a 9.1 magnitude earthquake takes place 231 miles northeast of Tokyo at a depth of 15.2 miles. The earthquake causes a tsunami with 30-foot waves that damage several nuclear reactors in the area.

Hazmat suits and radiation readers: A glimpse into St. Lucie County's nuclear emergency training

Hazmat suits and radiation readers: A glimpse into St. Lucie County's nuclear emergency training: The drill, which simulates an active nuclear emergency, is required by FEMA because of the fire crew's proximity to Florida Power & Light's St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plant

Hicks: “ Expand Virginia’s non-carbon power capability by building a small modular reactor | Commentary | roanoke.com

Hicks: “ Expand Virginia’s non-carbon power capability by building a small modular reactor | Commentary | roanoke.com: By Tom Hicks

Oil & gas industry responds to Rolling Stone article | News, Sports, Jobs - Marietta Times

Oil & gas industry responds to Rolling Stone article | News, Sports, Jobs - Marietta Times: As the organization in charge of providing the general public with fact-based, educational information about Ohio’s important natural gas and oil industry, we

Congresswoman: Science should guide nuclear storage decision

Congresswoman: Science should guide nuclear storage decision: ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A member of New Mexico's congressional delegation wants to ensure a "sound and robust" scientific review is done before federal

NRC Issues its “Advanced Reactors Program Status” for non-LWRs | Hogan Lovells - JDSupra

NRC Issues its “Advanced Reactors Program Status” for non-LWRs | Hogan Lovells - JDSupra: Since 2016, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been developing a strategy to review future non-light water reactor (non-LWR) technologies. That year, the NRC...

NRC experts fail to ease concerns over spent fuel - News - capecodtimes.com - Hyannis, MA

Opportunities for NEPA Reform at the NRC - AAF

Opportunities for NEPA Reform at the NRC - AAF: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission but a new proposal to reform its National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) makes nuclear power more economically viable.

Opportunities for NEPA Reform at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission - AAF

Opportunities for NEPA Reform at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission - AAF: Because nuclear power is both a low-carbon and reliable energy source, it could be a valuable component of an any climate policy. Yet the development of new nuclear power production faces a number of challenges — particularly because it is so expensive. A proposal from the Trump Administration’s Council on Environmental Quality will allow the …

Energy: 5 important facts | The Energy Collective Daily

Energoatom saves USD76 million through online tendering : Corporate - World Nuclear News

Energoatom saves USD76 million through online tendering : Corporate - World Nuclear News: ProZorro, the public e-procurement system that Ukraine launched in 2016, saved nuclear power plant operator Energoatom more than UAH1 billion last year and the average number of offers per purchase increased by 8.5%. ProZorro was developed by anti-corruption organisation Transparency International Ukraine as a collaborative effort between the government, business sector and social groups.

Russia, Spain to cooperate in decommissioning : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News

Russia, Spain to cooperate in decommissioning : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News: Russian nuclear fuel manufacturer TVEL has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Spanish engineering firms ENUSA, ENSA and IDOM on cooperation in the decommissioning and dismantling of nuclear facilities, as well as in nuclear waste management and related engineering and consulting services. They have also signed a roadmap for the development of various projects in the near term.

Japanese regulator approves restart of Onagawa 2 : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

Japanese regulator approves restart of Onagawa 2 : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News: The Nuclear Regulation Authority today formally accepted a report concluding unit 2 of Tohoku Electric Power Company's Onagawa plant in Miyagi Prefecture meets revised safety standards. The plant was the closest nuclear power plant to the epicentre of the earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, but sustained far less damage than expected.

ATF assemblies complete first fuel cycle at Hatch : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News

ATF assemblies complete first fuel cycle at Hatch : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: Lead test assemblies of accident-tolerant fuel installed in unit 1 of Southern Nuclear's Edwin I Hatch nuclear power plant in early 2018 have completed a 24-month fuel cycle. A sample of the lead test rods will now undergo testing.

Time Machine: The story of Duane Arnold, the namesake for an Eastern Iowa nuclear power plant | The Gazette

Time Machine: The story of Duane Arnold, the namesake for an Eastern Iowa nuclear power plant | The Gazette: Duane J. Arnold, who would become the namesake for a nuclear power plant in Eastern Iowa, grew up liking to perform, often taking part in school musical programs.

Nuclear power plants the silent energy giant under attack

Nuclear power plants the silent energy giant under attack: Nuclear power plants' low-carbon technology appears to be the perfect solution to climate change, yet these silent giants are losing the popularity battle.

Streamlining Nuclear Approvals - AAF

Streamlining Nuclear Approvals - AAF: Eakinomics: Streamlining Nuclear Approvals “I want you to act as if the house is on fire, because it is.” – Greta Thunberg, World Economic Forum, Davos, January 24, 2019 The urgency of action is a common theme among activists for more aggressive climate-change policies. Unfortunately, the development and adoption of new technologies will take time; …

Why Palo Verde, the country’s largest nuclear plant, is cutting its wastewater use

Why Palo Verde, the country’s largest nuclear plant, is cutting its wastewater use: Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station west of Phoenix is trying to reduce its use of wastewater in the nuclear cooling process by using even dirtier water.

Turkish women set to be nuclear energy pioneers

Turkish women set to be nuclear energy pioneers: Three women will work as engineers at country’s first nuclear power plant, which is scheduled to begin operating in 2023 - Anadolu Agency

Nuclear reactor hit by 2011 tsunami passes safety screening

Nuclear reactor hit by 2011 tsunami passes safety screening: A nuclear reactor in northeastern Japan damaged by the 2011 earthquake-tsunami disaster has formally cleared a national nuclear watchdog safety screening, paving the way for it to restart after anti-disaster measures are completed by the end of March next year.

Russia lends Egypt $25 billion for Dabaa nuclear power plant

Russia lends Egypt $25 billion for Dabaa nuclear power plant: Experts warn that all safety and security precautions must be taken before the Dabaa nuclear plant in Marsa Matrouh is established, and they fear the impact of the massive Russian loan of $25 billion on the rise of Egypt's external debt.

Tech Guru’s Plan—Fight Climate Change with Nuclear Power

Tech Guru’s Plan—Fight Climate Change with Nuclear Power: There’s widespread debate over whether nuclear power should be a player in the path toward addressing climate change. Industry analysts say nuclear is key

The waste problem continues to weigh down nuclear power - Roll Call

The waste problem continues to weigh down nuclear power - Roll Call: The Trump administration may have put final nail in the coffin of a long-studied effort to build a permanent repository for nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain.

Carbon-free nuclear power in a crisis just when it’s most needed - Roll Call

Carbon-free nuclear power in a crisis just when it’s most needed - Roll Call: The Barakah nuclear power station, a four-reactor plant in the United Arab Emirates, is expected to go online later this year. Billed as the first commercial nuclear project in the oil-rich Arab world, Barakah will generate enough electricity for a major city — 5.6 gigawatts, at a cost of about $24 billion. It will be …

Doosan Škoda to modernize turbines at Slovakia nuclear plant - Power Engineering International

Doosan Škoda to modernize turbines at Slovakia nuclear plant - Power Engineering International: Doosan Škoda has won a contract to modernize two turbine sets with a total capacity of 440 MW at Unit 1 of the Mochovce nuclear power plant.

Saturation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facilities Likely to be Reached Earlier than Planned - 비즈니스코리아 - BusinessKorea

Saturation of Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Facilities Likely to be Reached Earlier than Planned - 비즈니스코리아 - BusinessKorea: The Korea Radioactive Waste Agency said in its report on Feb. 23 that the Hanul Nuclear Power Plant’s spent nuclear fuel storage facilities, which have a capacity of 9,797 spent nuclear fuel bundles, would reach saturation in July 2030, when the amount of its spent nuclear fuel is estimated to reach

South Australia nuclear waste dump could face roadblock in Senate | Australia news | The Guardian

South Australia nuclear waste dump could face roadblock in Senate | Australia news | The Guardian: Native title holders will travel to Canberra to lobby senators against the dump, saying they were excluded from community vote on the facility

Physicists take big step to solving nuclear fusion’s biggest ‘leaky’ problem

Physicists take big step to solving nuclear fusion’s biggest ‘leaky’ problem: Physicists working to make nuclear fusion a reality have overcome one of the biggest hurdles in making a reactor less leaky.

Agency Says Progress Made Globally In Use Of LEU For Research :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency

Agency Says Progress Made Globally In Use Of LEU For Research :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that almost 3,500 kg of highly enriched uranium (HEU) have been removed from research reactors globally over the last decades, with the active support of the agency.

According to the IAEA, today experiments and research can be carried out using low enriched uranium (LEU), despite the fact that most research reactors were built in the 1960s and 1970s with technology that required HEU

Proposed budget would almost triple plutonium spending | Local News | santafenewmexican.com

Proposed budget would almost triple plutonium spending | Local News | santafenewmexican.com: The Energy Department released a budget outline over the weekend that shows how President Donald Trump's proposed 25 percent increase in nuclear weapons spending would trickle down to the Los

Last Energy raises $3 million to fight climate change with nuclear energy | VentureBeat

Last Energy raises $3 million to fight climate change with nuclear energy | VentureBeat: Last Energy has raised $3 million in funding to fight climate change using a very controversial tactic: building nuclear energy plants.

Pentagon Preps Nuclear Moon Rocket

https://www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-prepping-nuclear-moon-rocket-to-beat-china-into-cislunar-space

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Blockbuster news from China about COVID-19 - Fabius Maximus website

Blockbuster news from China about COVID-19 - Fabius Maximus website: Amidst the flood of misinformation and wild guessing about the COVID-19 epidemic, this blockbuster news from China is lost amidst the chaff.

EM Update February 25, 2020

EM Update | Vol. 12, Issue 8 | Feb. 25, 2020

Michael Hudson: The Democrats’ Quandary – In a Struggle Between Oligarchy and Democracy, Something Must Give | naked capitalism

Michael Hudson: The Democrats’ Quandary – In a Struggle Between Oligarchy and Democracy, Something Must Give | naked capitalism: The Democrats' civil war over who controls the party may be coming to a head.

Michael Bloomberg Mocks Farmers Billionaires & Elites Depend On | National Review

Michael Bloomberg Mocks Farmers Billionaires & Elites Depend On | National Review: Why do so many liberal journalists, politicians, and celebrities harbor such contempt for, and show such snobbery about, the white working, and often rural, classes of the American heartland?

Failures Of Governance Is The Reason Why The “State Of California” Is Bad And Getting Worse | Hoover Institution

Failures Of Governance Is The Reason Why The “State Of California” Is Bad And Getting Worse | Hoover Institution: Last week, California governor Gavin Newsom gave an upbeat State of the State speech. There are two major problems with Newsom’s assessment that belie California’s significant economic weaknesses.

China's nuclear power output jumps 18% year on year : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News

China's nuclear power output jumps 18% year on year : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News: China's nuclear electricity generation rose by 18.1% last year, to 348.13 TWh, which is up from 286.15 TWh in 2018, figures from China's National Energy Administration show. Nuclear's share of total electricity production was 4.88% last year, up from 4.22%. According to the National Development and Reform Commission, China aims to have 200 GWe of nuclear generating capacity in place by 2035, out of a total generating capacity of 2600 GWe. Under those plans, thermal power plant capacity is expected to increase from 1190.6 GWe in 2019 to 1300 GWe in 2035.

Rolls-Royce Reignites The Race To Build Mini-Nuclear Power Plants

Rolls-Royce Reignites The Race To Build Mini-Nuclear Power Plants: Last month, global manufacturer Rolls-Royce announced plans to build 10-15 small modular reactors (SMRs) in the United Kingdom by 2029.

The Art Hidden In The World’s Largest Nuclear Fusion Reactor

The Art Hidden In The World’s Largest Nuclear Fusion Reactor: Tucked away in the ITER nuclear fusion reactor, connecting art and science - and parts of the structure of the tokamak - is a piece of art by Christine Corday.

FERC takes steps to modernize PURPA, but will it do more harm than good?

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-takes-steps-to-modernize-purpa-but-will-it-do-more-harm-than-good/572392/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202020-02-25%20Utility%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:25846%5D&utm_term=Utility%20Dive

How distributed resources fit into Mountain West's game plan

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Supreme Court Justice Gorsuch warns of unintended consequences in Atlantic Coast Pipeline case

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Framatome expands presence at Cadarache : Corporate - World Nuclear News

Framatome expands presence at Cadarache : Corporate - World Nuclear News: Framatome has officially opened a new engineering research and operations centre at Cadarache in south-eastern France. It has also announced an expansion of its Intercontrôle automated non-destructive testing subsidiary, which is based at the same site.

Romanian rescue loan broke EU rules, inquiry finds : Corporate - World Nuclear News

Romanian rescue loan broke EU rules, inquiry finds : Corporate - World Nuclear News: Romania must recover around EUR13 million (USD14 million) of rescue funding from uranium company Compania Națională a Uraniului SA after the European Commission found a restructuring plan for the company did not meet European Union rules on state aid.

Mar 2 | Nuclear Energy: Climate and the Bomb | Cambridge, MA Patch

Mar 2 | Nuclear Energy: Climate and the Bomb | Cambridge, MA Patch: Monday March 2 2020: Join Professor Ernest Moniz, former Secretary of Energy, Dan Poneman, Former Deputy Secretary of Energy, and...

Believing Misconceptions and Misinformation Surrounding Energy Solutions Could Be Rather Costly | RealClearEnergy

Believing Misconceptions and Misinformation Surrounding Energy Solutions Could Be Rather Costly | RealClearEnergy: Environmentally-friendly solutions are a dime a dozen. But if you look closely, you’ll find that some claims are misleading at best, and at worst, simply wrong. Conversely, there are solutions t

Lord West: Nuclear power is essential to delivering our Net-Zero targets and decarbonising the economy | PoliticsHome.com

Lord West: Nuclear power is essential to delivering our Net-Zero targets and decarbonising the economy | PoliticsHome.com: We must start tackling the crisis in the UK's future energy supply - nuclear and renewables can deliver a secure, low carbon system and meet growing electricity demand, writes Lord West.

San Luis Obispo Assemblymember introduces a pro-nuclear energy bill - KEYT | KCOY

San Luis Obispo Assemblymember introduces a pro-nuclear energy bill - KEYT | KCOY: San Luis Obispo Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham introduced a legislation to count nuclear energy as emission-free under California's Renewable Portfolio Standard on Monday.

China's Nuclear Power Output Jumps 18% Year On Year - Eurasia Review

China's Nuclear Power Output Jumps 18% Year On Year - Eurasia Review: China’s nuclear electricity generation rose by 18.1% last year, to 348.13 TWh, which is up from 286.15 TWh in 2018, figures from China’s National Energy Administration show. Nuclear&#82…

Workers falsified records at SC nuclear plant, feds say | The State

Workers falsified records at SC nuclear plant, feds say | The State: Two contract workers at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant said they made fire safety checks. But they did not, federal officials say.

Nuclear Fusion - Fusion Energy - Nuclear Reactor

Nuclear Fusion - Fusion Energy - Nuclear Reactor: Scientists have secured patents for a new, revolutionary nuclear fusion technology. It doesn't require radioactive fuel—just hydrogen, boron, and a little luck.

Last Energy raises $3 million to fight climate change with nuclear energy | VentureBeat

San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning Project Begins | KPBS

San Onofre Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning Project Begins | KPBS: Southern California Edison, the plant's operator, said work on the eight-year decommissioning project got underway Monday.

Heat Shrink Tubing Market to Spread its Wings With US$2.7 Bn Valuation by 2027, Says Transparency Market Research

Heat Shrink Tubing Market to Spread its Wings With US$2.7 Bn Valuation by 2027, Says Transparency Market Research: The growing demand for heat shrink tubing in aerospace, electronics, and construction sector is a major factor driving growth. The heat shrink tubing market stood at a modest US$1.5 bn valuation in 2018. However, recent growth and adoption of new technologies promises major expansion for the market in

US Oak Ridge Lab to collaborate with TVA on advanced reactors - Nuclear Engineering International

Trump’s $1.5 billion uranium stockpile: A solution in search of a problem - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Trump’s $1.5 billion uranium stockpile: A solution in search of a problem - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: The Trump administration says spending $1.5 billion to establish a uranium stockpile is vital for US energy security. But there’s no risk to the uranium supply, and the biggest winners are Canadian companies.

Workers falsified records at SC nuclear plant, feds say | The State

Workers falsified records at SC nuclear plant, feds say | The State: Two contract workers at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant said they made fire safety checks. But they did not, federal officials say.

NRC Staff to Attend State Nuclear Panel Meeting - CapeCod.com

NRC Staff to Attend State Nuclear Panel Meeting - CapeCod.com: PLYMOUTH – Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff will take part in Monday’s meeting of the state’s Nuclear Decommissioning Citizens Advisory Panel in Plymouth. The NRC will discuss the licensin…

UPDATE 1-EDF Energy extends outages at Hinkley Point B nuclear plant - Reuters

UPDATE 1-EDF Energy extends outages at Hinkley Point B nuclear plant - Reuters: (Updates throughout to show two reactor outages been extended, adds comment from company)

New alliance formed in N.B. to promote development of small nuclear reactors | National Newswatch

New alliance formed in N.B. to promote development of small nuclear reactors | National Newswatch: National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views. Make it a daily habit.

Corps of Engineers seeks design planners for removal of Lewiston nuclear waste – The Buffalo News

Corps of Engineers seeks design planners for removal of Lewiston nuclear waste – The Buffalo News: The Army Corps of Engineers announced Friday that it will compile a list of companies qualified to design the removal of 278,000 cubic yards of nuclear and chem…

Cunningham introduces pro-nuclear energy bill

Cunningham introduces pro-nuclear energy bill: Assemblyman Jordan Cunningham (R-San Luis Obispo) has introduced a bill that would count nuclear energy as emission-free under California's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS).

New Mexico lawmakers unopposed to high-level nuclear waste storage

New Mexico lawmakers unopposed to high-level nuclear waste storage: HM 21, sponsored by Matthew McQueen (D-50) cited an “unacceptable risk” created by the storage of high-level waste from the eastern United States.

Energy Department Releases More Detail on Environmental Management Spending Plan

https://www.exchangemonitor.com/energy-department-releases-full-version-fiscal-2021-budget-proposal-environmental-management/

Monday, February 24, 2020

Life in Singapore in the Time of Coronavirus

Life in Singapore in the Time of Coronavirus

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Looking back at 2019 | SKF Wind News | The Energy Collective Daily

Finnish firm launches SMR district heating project : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News

Finnish firm launches SMR district heating project : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland has today announced the launch of a project to develop a small modular reactor for district heating. Most of the country's district heating is currently produced by burning coal, natural gas, wood fuels and peat, but it aims to phase out its use of coal in energy production by 2029.

China's nuclear power output jumps 18% year on year : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News

IAEA highlights work to convert research reactors : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News

IAEA highlights work to convert research reactors : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News: Almost 3500 kg of highly enriched uranium has been removed from research reactor sites around the world over the past few decades, thanks to efforts supported by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Seventy-one research reactors have been converted to use low-enriched uranium fuel since 1978. Conversion of such reactors to use LEU reduces the proliferation risk presented by HEU.

EDF closes Fessenheim unit 1 in eastern France : Corporate - World Nuclear News

EDF closes Fessenheim unit 1 in eastern France : Corporate - World Nuclear News: EDF has disconnected France's longest serving nuclear power unit - Fessenheim 1 - from the electricity grid, thus ending the reactor's 42 years of low-carbon electricity production. The unit was removed from the network at 2am on 22 February, as scheduled. The utility said the primary circuit cooling operations had been initiated to open the reactor vessel and unload its fuel. Unit 2 is scheduled for closure on 30 June.

Aurora clean energy plant turns nuclear waste into electricity - Inceptive Mind

Aurora clean energy plant turns nuclear waste into electricity - Inceptive Mind: Oklo developed Aurora, an advanced fission clean energy plant design developed to power communities with affordable, reliable, clean power.

Push for better storage of spent Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station fuel - News - capecodtimes.com - Hyannis, MA

Push for better storage of spent Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station fuel - News - capecodtimes.com - Hyannis, MA: Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station was permanently shut down in May, but more than 4,000 radioactive spent fuel assemblies will continue to be stored at the Plymouth site for the foreseeable future.Citizen activists in Barnstable County communities will ask voters at spring town meetings, or via local election ballots, to support an advisory question that would direct Gov. Charlie Baker and state legislators to require that the radioactive waste is stored in “better quality” dry casks

One Side of a Nuclear Waste Fight: Trump. The Other: His Administration. - The New York Times

One Side of a Nuclear Waste Fight: Trump. The Other: His Administration. - The New York Times: The president, eyeing the battleground state of Nevada, has made clear he opposes a nuclear waste site at Yucca Mountain, reversing a policy that was made in his name.

Donald Trump’s visit will push move to set up six nuclear reactors

Donald Trump’s visit will push move to set up six nuclear reactors: The emergence of a viable proposal would set the stage for a commercial agreement to be initialled with Westinghouse Electric, which would pave the way for commencement of work on the project in coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Trump’s $1.5 billion uranium stockpile: A solution in search of a problem

https://thebulletin.org/2020/02/trumps-1-5-billion-uranium-stockpile-a-solution-in-search-of-a-problem/

Sunday, February 23, 2020

Legacy Admissions: Johns Hopkins Drops Preferences, Other Institutions Consider Changes | naked capitalism

Legacy Admissions: Johns Hopkins Drops Preferences, Other Institutions Consider Changes | naked capitalism: Johns Hopkins announces it’s eliminated legacy admissions, sparking a wider debate. Will other institutions follow?

Trump's Nevada play leaves nation's nuclear waste in limbo - POLITICO

Trump's Nevada play leaves nation's nuclear waste in limbo - POLITICO: The president wants to win the state he narrowly lost in 2016, but he may be jumping into an energy issue.

News ~ A Six Pack of Big Iron Projects | Neutron Bytes

News ~ A Six Pack of Big Iron Projects | Neutron Bytes: UA Barakah 1 Unit to Begin Fuel Loading Czech Republic Near Commitment to Build New Unit at Dokovany Romania to Build a Third Unit at Cerandova with European Partners Poland in Negotiations with U.…

DOE National Labs Kickstart Work on Micro and Small Modular Reactors at Two Sites | Neutron Bytes

DOE National Labs Kickstart Work on Micro and Small Modular Reactors at Two Sites | Neutron Bytes: Idaho National Laboratory Selects Oklo Inc. for Opportunity to Demonstrate Reuse of Fuel Material Oak Ridge National Laboratory & TVA Sign Agreement to Collaborate on Advanced Reactor Technolog…

Trump's Nevada play leaves nation's nuclear waste in limbo - POLITICO

Trump's Nevada play leaves nation's nuclear waste in limbo - POLITICO: The president wants to win the state he narrowly lost in 2016, but he may be jumping into an energy issue.

Nuclear Fusion Startup Claims It's on The Way to Providing 'Unlimited' Energy

Nuclear Fusion Startup Claims It's on The Way to Providing 'Unlimited' Energy: An Australian fusion startup called HB11, a spin-off from the University of New South Wales, claims to have found a way to revolutionize current nuclear fusion technology, potentially laying the groundwork for a new era of power generation — with

What the Barakah nuclear power plant means for the Middle East | Op-eds – Gulf News

What the Barakah nuclear power plant means for the Middle East | Op-eds – Gulf News: It is a new chapter in the UAE story, and a historic moment for the region

France Starts Closing Its Oldest Nuclear Plant - The New York Times

PG&E bankruptcy judge braces for 'horrible choices' as deadline looms

https://www.spglobal.com/marketintelligence/en/news-insights/latest-news-headlines/pg-e-bankruptcy-judge-braces-for-horrible-choices-as-deadline-looms-57230563

An elephant’s story does not end when it dies - The Boston Globe

An elephant’s story does not end when it dies - The Boston Globe: Researchers’ observations of what happened in the days and weeks after Victoria died — some of the first to document how wild elephants respond to loss over time — are described in a new review paper that examines more than 30 reports of elephant reactions to death.

Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks on buses - The Boston Globe

Greyhound to stop allowing immigration checks on buses - The Boston Globe: The nation’s largest bus company, in an e-mailed statement, said it would notify the Department of Homeland Security that it does not consent to unwarranted searches on its buses or in areas of terminals that are not open to the public.

A mile-wide toxic waste site sits on the ocean floor near Stellwagen Bank - The Boston Globe

A mile-wide toxic waste site sits on the ocean floor near Stellwagen Bank - The Boston Globe: The federal government is trying to bury barrels full of waste at least three feet deep with roughly 10 million tons of sediment dredged from a $340 million project to widen shipping channels in Boston Harbor.

Jonah’s Flight, and Ours - The Catholic Thing

Jonah’s Flight, and Ours - The Catholic Thing: Fr. Paul D. Scalia: Our fallen human nature on its own is unequal to God’s forgiveness. We are too selfish and frightened without His grace.

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