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Friday, October 13, 2023
‘We were not consulted’: Native Americans fight lithium mine on site of 1865 massacre | Nevada | The Guardian
‘We were not consulted’: Native Americans fight lithium mine on site of 1865 massacre | Nevada | The Guardian: Indigenous groups say huge project in northern Nevada threatens environmental, cultural and historical destruction
Thursday, October 12, 2023
Did China Really Lose a Nuclear Submarine?
Did China Really Lose a Nuclear Submarine?: No, military experts say. It’s fake news pushed by a U.K. tabloid and anti-China media
Nuclear-Powered Data Centers Coming to Ohio, Pennsylvania | GlobeSt
Nuclear-Powered Data Centers Coming to Ohio, Pennsylvania | GlobeSt: Standard Power to deploy 24 small modular reactors at data campuses.
Support for nuclear has grown dramatically, says global agency chief | Reuters
Support for nuclear has grown dramatically, says global agency chief | Reuters: Global energy security concerns and the drive to meet net zero targets have led to a sharp turnaround in support for nuclear, Director-General of the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) William D. Magwood IV tells Reuters Events.
Regulators Grapple With Meeting Nuclear’s ‘Now or Never’ Moment
Regulators Grapple With Meeting Nuclear’s ‘Now or Never’ Moment: US nuclear regulators are facing thorny questions around licensing, staffing, and public outreach as they prepare for a long-promised nuclear renaissance that has failed to materialize in the past.
PG&E announces new $200 million microgrid grant program
PG&E announces new $200 million microgrid grant program: The MIP is a new, statewide competitive grant program that will fund clean-energy community microgrids in disadvantaged and vulnerable communities.
Permanently Reducing Wildfire Risk: PG&E Hits Significant Milestone as 350 Miles of Trenching Completed on Path Toward 2023 Undergrounding Goal
Permanently Reducing Wildfire Risk: PG&E Hits Significant Milestone as 350 Miles of Trenching Completed on Path Toward 2023 Undergrounding Goal: /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) confirmed today that the utility is on track to put at least 350 miles of powerlines underground by the...
Westinghouse to Design Fuel for Rolls-Royce’s Small Modular Reactor
Westinghouse to Design Fuel for Rolls-Royce’s Small Modular Reactor: Westinghouse Electric Company announced today an agreement with Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd to support the development and the design of the nuclear fuel for Rolls-Royce’s Small Modular Reactor program.
Standard Power Chooses NuScale’s Approved SMR Technology and ENTRA1 Energy to Energize Data Centers | Business Wire
Standard Power Chooses NuScale’s Approved SMR Technology and ENTRA1 Energy to Energize Data Centers | Business Wire: Standard Power chooses NuScale & ENTRA1 Energy to develop two SMR-powered facilities to provide nearly 2GW of clean energy for data centers.
IAEA staff get access to roof of Zaporizhzhia unit 2 : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News
IAEA staff get access to roof of Zaporizhzhia unit 2 : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News: International Atomic Energy Agency experts at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have inspected the rooftop of the second unit and did not observe any mines or explosives, but continue to seek access to the rooftops of all six reactor buildings and to the turbine halls.
JEK2: Larger capacity considered, Westinghouse, EDF, KHNP in running : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
JEK2: Larger capacity considered, Westinghouse, EDF, KHNP in running : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The proposed new nuclear energy plant for Slovenia could have a power of 2400 MW and there are three technology providers being considered, GEN Energy CEO Dejan Paravan has said.
Enrichment operations start at US HALEU plant : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News
Enrichment operations start at US HALEU plant : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: US nuclear fuel and services company Centrus Energy Corp has begun enrichment operations at the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio. The company said it expects to begin withdrawing high-assay low-enriched uranium product later this month.
Enrichment operations start at US HALEU plant : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News
Enrichment operations start at US HALEU plant : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: US nuclear fuel and services company Centrus Energy Corp has begun enrichment operations at the American Centrifuge Plant in Piketon, Ohio. The company said it expects to begin withdrawing high-assay low-enriched uranium product later this month.
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
The Nuclear Microreactor Race Is Heating Up | OilPrice.com
The Nuclear Microreactor Race Is Heating Up | OilPrice.com: Nano Nuclear Energy Inc. believes it will be the first to commercialize microreactors by 2030, providing compact energy solutions for remote areas, data centers, and more.
South Carolina nuclear plant gets warning over another cracked emergency fuel pipe
South Carolina nuclear plant gets warning over another cracked emergency fuel pipe: Federal officials have issued a warning about a substantial safety violation at a South Carolina nuclear plant after cracks were discovered again in a backup emergency fuel line. Small cracks have been found a half-dozen times in the past 20 years in pipes that carry fuel to emergency generators that provide cooling water for a reactor if electricity fails at the V.C. Summer plant near Columbia, according to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The agency issued what it calls a preliminary "yellow” warning to plant owner Dominion Energy last week.
Holtec seeks NRC approval to restart Palisades NPP - Nuclear Engineering International
Holtec seeks NRC approval to restart Palisades NPP - Nuclear Engineering International: US-based Holtec International says it has submitted a filing with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to begin the process of seeking federal reauthorisation of power operations at the Palisades NPP. The single-unit 800 MWe pressurised...
PG&E Launches Microgrid Incentive Program with $79 Million in Project Funding
PG&E Launches Microgrid Incentive Program with $79 Million in Project Funding: /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) today announced the launch of its Microgrid Incentive Program (MIP) and handbook, providing funding,...
Myanmar and Russia sign nuclear infrastructure MoU : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Myanmar and Russia sign nuclear infrastructure MoU : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Determining the nuclear infrastructure development needs for Myanmar and identifying priority areas of work for the development of a small modular reactor project were the subject of a fresh memorandum of understanding signed with Russia.
Mining activities recommence at Honeymoon : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News
Mining activities recommence at Honeymoon : Uranium & Fuel - World Nuclear News: Wellfield pre-conditioning has started as the final step before uranium extraction at the Honeymoon in-situ leach uranium project in South Australia, Boss Energy Limited has announced. It said Honeymoon is on track to resume production by the end of this year.
Rolls-Royce partners for SMR fuel design and analytics : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Rolls-Royce partners for SMR fuel design and analytics : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Rolls-Royce SMR has awarded a contract to Westinghouse for the development of a fuel design for its small modular reactor. Meanwhile, it has partnered with the UK's National Physical Laboratory to investigate safe automated reactor operation for SMRs.
Saudi Arabia–Israel deal is ‘off the table,’ expert says | Fortune
Saudi Arabia–Israel deal is ‘off the table,’ expert says | Fortune: Saudi Arabia and Israel were close to finalizing a U.S. brokered agreement to establish diplomatic relations that will now likely be on hold.
North Carolina nuclear power 'clean' after veto override
North Carolina nuclear power 'clean' after veto override: Once the scourge of environmentalists for its radioactive waste, nuclear power is now “clean” in North Carolina.
Federal policies must recognize reality of compromised electric reliability - Washington Times
Federal policies must recognize reality of compromised electric reliability - Washington Times: Supply chain delays. Disorderly retirements of dispatchable electric generation. Complex regulations on power plant emissions.
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
California governor signs bill to speed utility interconnections | Utility Dive
California governor signs bill to speed utility interconnections | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
IAEA revises global nuclear power projections upward for third year | S&P Global Commodity Insights
IAEA revises global nuclear power projections upward for third year | S&P Global Commodity Insights: Global nuclear capacity could be 890 GW by 2050: IAEA IAEA global nuclear projections up every year since 2020 Installed nuclear power capacity estimates for 2050 have been increased for the third con
South Carolina nuclear plant gets warning over another cracked emergency fuel pipe - ABC News
South Carolina nuclear plant gets warning over another cracked emergency fuel pipe - ABC News: Federal officials have issued a warning about a substantial safety violation at a South Carolina nuclear plant after cracks were discovered again in an emergency fuel line
Getting Mad and Getting Even - TomDispatch.com
Getting Mad and Getting Even - TomDispatch.com
Juan Cole, An Inflection Point in the Battle over Climate Change?
October 10, 2023
If you want to be convinced that we now live on a different planet, just focus for a moment on those Canadian wildfires. Yep, them! You remember, right? Back in early June, more than 400 of them were burning out of control across that country and their smoke had drifted over significant parts of the continent, turning the skies of my own city, New York, a violent orange. By mid-August, they were still raging and had devoured an area of Canada equivalent in size to nine Connecticuts or a little more than 838 Washington, D.C.s. There had never been anything like it and, by then, scientists had already concluded that climate change made such a burning season twice as likely as it otherwise might have been.
It was quite a summer, all in all, and quite a story, so is it now something to look back on with a certain dread? Unfortunately, no. There's no looking back yet because, sadly enough, nearly 500 fires are still burning out of control and in an historically unprecedented fashion in Canada. Thanks to them, less than two weeks ago, New York (and other U.S. cities) once again experienced smoky skies, even if less dramatically than in June. In fact, in a single late September week, enough fires were burning (and, of course, pouring carbon into the atmosphere) to equal a typical Canadian fire season.
Worse yet, some experts believe that, though any fire season should be ending by now, some of those fires may continue to burn deep into the winter. And of course, Canada isn't alone in experiencing a new version of fire season. As TomDispatch regular Juan Cole, who also runs the must-read Informed Comment website, points out today, California, too, has been experiencing fire seasons unlike any previously known. Partially in response, in a striking new twist, that state's attorney general has decided to put some of the blame for our changing world exactly where it lies by suing the big five oil companies. If only we could truly fire them. Tom
Broken U.S.-China Science Cooperation Needs Repair, Not Persecution - Scientific American
Broken U.S.-China Science Cooperation Needs Repair, Not Persecution - Scientific American: Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and technology, explaining how they change our understanding of the world and shape our lives.
PG&E to Pay $45 Million Penalty for Role in Second-Largest California Wildfire - Bloomberg
PG&E to Pay $45 Million Penalty for Role in Second-Largest California Wildfire - Bloomberg: PG&E Corp. will pay a $45 million penalty for its role in starting the second-largest wildfire in California history under a settlement proposal issued by state regulators.
California regulator proposes $45 million penalty for PG&E over 2021 Dixie fire | Reuters
California regulator proposes $45 million penalty for PG&E over 2021 Dixie fire | Reuters: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Monday proposed a $45 million shareholder-funded penalty against Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for its connections to the destructive 2021 Dixie wildfire.
France blocks American takeover of nuclear suppliers – POLITICO
France blocks American takeover of nuclear suppliers – POLITICO: The economy ministry cited strategic concerns in vetoing the takeover of France-based Segault by American industrial machinery giant Flowserve.
Saudi Arabia seeks to study small nuclear reactor technology - The Japan Times
Saudi Arabia seeks to study small nuclear reactor technology - The Japan Times: The kingdom is 'a late-comer” to nuclear power and aims to study all types and applications of atomic generation, the Saudi energy minister said.
China is top cyber threat to US utilities, other critical infrastructure: CISA | Utility Dive
China is top cyber threat to US utilities, other critical infrastructure: CISA | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
Nuclear Industry Needs More State Money, Officials Warn | Financial Post
Nuclear Industry Needs More State Money, Officials Warn | Financial Post: The nuclear industry needs more financial support from governments to boost output as private markets have underestimated the long-term value of emissions-free…
Federal policies must recognize reality of compromised electric reliability - Washington Times
Federal policies must recognize reality of compromised electric reliability - Washington Times: Supply chain delays. Disorderly retirements of dispatchable electric generation. Complex regulations on power plant emissions.
Monday, October 9, 2023
PG&E to pay $45M penalty for California's Dixie Fire, regulator says (NYSE:PCG) | Seeking Alpha
PG&E to pay $45M penalty for California's Dixie Fire, regulator says (NYSE:PCG) | Seeking Alpha: PG&E faces $45M fines for violating state laws in the 2021 Dixie Fire, according to a proposal from the California Public Utility Commission.
No Net Benefit To EV Mandates, Gov’t Admits It
No Net Benefit To EV Mandates, Gov’t Admits It: Buried deeply in the bowels of a 56,342-page Federal Register Volume 88 — along with an environmental assessment accompanying the Department of Transportation's newly proposed fuel standards — are some candid admissions that electric vehicle- (EV) promoting bureaucrats and subsidy beneficiaries aren
Fossil Fuels are Needed to Create and Charge EV Batteries—Who Knew? – Parker Gallant Energy Perspectives
Fossil Fuels are Needed to Create and Charge EV Batteries—Who Knew? – Parker Gallant Energy Perspectives: The foregoing question is one “climate change” green advocates totally ignore when pushing their agenda to eliminate fossil fuel use in the developed countries around the world. The fascinati…
How today's global anti-fossil-fuel agenda is crippling American small businesses
How today's global anti-fossil-fuel agenda is crippling American small businesses: My testimony to the House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains on September 28, 2023.
Unintended Consequences: The California Electric Truck Mandate - Dr. Rich Swier
Unintended Consequences: The California Electric Truck Mandate - Dr. Rich Swier: If you own a trucking company that picks up shipments from California ports, you now have to deal with the consequences of a new law designed to reduce your carbon footprint. Trucking is one of the vital ingredients in our infrastructure that virtually all parts of the economy rely on. About two-fifths of all containerized
Country On Green Transition’s Leading Edge Will Fire Up Coal Plants To Meet Demand This Winter | The Daily Caller
Country On Green Transition’s Leading Edge Will Fire Up Coal Plants To Meet Demand This Winter | The Daily Caller: A country on the forefront of the green transition will put several mothballed coal-fired power plants back online ahead of the upcoming winter.
Are Small Nuclear Reactors The Answer To Big-Tech's Energy Crisis? - NXTmine
Are Small Nuclear Reactors The Answer To Big-Tech's Energy Crisis? - NXTmine: Are Small Nuclear Reactors The Answer To Big-Tech's Energy Crisis?
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IAEA raises nuclear growth projections : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News
IAEA raises nuclear growth projections : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News: As the International Atomic Energy Agency raises its projections for global nuclear generating capacity in 2050, speakers at the Agency's 2nd International Conference on Climate Change and the Role of Nuclear Power said there are many challenges the nuclear industry needs to overcome to reach its full potential.
Sunday, October 8, 2023
Priest: Here's the one true reason we should forgive
Priest: Here's the one true reason we should forgive: In his latest video, Fr. David Michael Moses gives the ultimate reason we need to forgive others.
Putin threatens the West with total nuclear destruction leaving 'no chance of survival' in the event of a strike on Russia as he warns his 'Satan-2' and 'Flying Chernobyl' missiles are ready for use in ranting anti-US speech | Daily Mail Online
Putin threatens the West with total nuclear destruction leaving 'no chance of survival' in the event of a strike on Russia as he warns his 'Satan-2' and 'Flying Chernobyl' missiles are ready for use in ranting anti-US speech | Daily Mail Online: Putin said his powerful nuclear missiles 'Satan-2' and 'Flying Chernobyl' were ready for deployment in a chilling doomsday warning.
UK Selects Six SMR Developers for Contract Competition | Neutron Bytes
UK Selects Six SMR Developers for Contract Competition | Neutron Bytes: UK Selects Six SMR Developers for Contract Competition Test Stand Started for Terra Power Molten Chloride Salt Fast Reactor NuScale Deal to Energize Data Centers in OH & PA Holtec Seeks NRC OK …
Saturday, October 7, 2023
Feds find “substantial’’ safety issue at SC nuclear plant | The State
Feds find “substantial’’ safety issue at SC nuclear plant | The State: Officials at the V.C. Summer nuclear plant failed for 20 years to correct a problem of safety significance, federal regulators say. Now, Dominion Energy is in hot water with the federal government.
US Nearing New Underground Nuclear Test System That Doesn't Cause Explosions
US Nearing New Underground Nuclear Test System That Doesn't Cause Explosions: Scientists tasked with ensuring the safety, reliability and effectiveness of the US nuclear arsenal say they are close to completing a facility that will help them test that.
Russian parliament to debate revoking nuclear test ban – top MP — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union
Russian parliament to debate revoking nuclear test ban – top MP — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union: The State Duma will debate whether Russia should revoke its ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, its head has vowed
No survivors if Russia unleashes nuclear arsenal: Putin / Live discussion on WION, Indian television
No survivors if Russia unleashes nuclear arsenal: Putin / Live discussion on WION, Indian television: It is very good that WION, India’s largest English-language global television broadcaster, invited me to comment on the most significant issue at the just closed Valdai Discussion Club gathering in Sochi: Russia’s nuclear doctrine and the entry into mass production of its new cutting-edge missiles that will constitute its chief nuclear deterrent. Vladimir Putin stressed that the SARMAT ultra-heavy ICBMs and the nuclear engine powered Burevestnik cruise missile will devastate any country that dares attack his homeland.
Climate Change and AI Threaten to Upend Everything
Climate Change and AI Threaten to Upend Everything: This is a seminal year, meaning nothing will be the same again. This is the year when two monumentally new forces began to shape how we live, where we reside and the work we do. Think of the invent…
Friday, October 6, 2023
Holtec Formally Initiates Process with NRC to Reauthorize Operations at Palisades Power Plant - Holtec International
Holtec Formally Initiates Process with NRC to Reauthorize Operations at Palisades Power Plant - Holtec International: The repowering of Palisades Power Plant took a giant step forward this week with the signing of a long-term power purchase agreement.
U.S. Offshore Wind Plans Are Utterly Collapsing | RealClearEnergy
U.S. Offshore Wind Plans Are Utterly Collapsing | RealClearEnergy: Offshore wind developer Ørsted has delayed its New Jersey Ocean Wind 1 project to 2026. Previously, the company had announced construction of the project would begin in
Regulators reject bid to shutter Diablo Canyon nuclear reactor | Energy News Network
Regulators reject bid to shutter Diablo Canyon nuclear reactor | Energy News Network: Also: California university boards tangled up with fossil fuels
Another setback in fight to close state nuclear power plant
Another setback in fight to close state nuclear power plant: Federal regulators rejected a request from environmental groups to immediately shut down one of the reactors at Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
PG&E enters fray in Ninth Circuit lawsuit about proposed Diablo Canyon extension - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1
PG&E enters fray in Ninth Circuit lawsuit about proposed Diablo Canyon extension - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1: ExchangeMonitor covers nuclear weapons, waste management, nuclear cleanup, international intelligence as well as carbon capture and storage.
PG&E's undergrounding plan is causing sticker shock - POLITICO
PG&E's undergrounding plan is causing sticker shock - POLITICO: Regulators are pushing back against PG&E's plan to adapt to fire risk.
IAEA assesses Jordanian plans for SMR deployment : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
IAEA assesses Jordanian plans for SMR deployment : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: An International Atomic Energy Agency expert mission has concluded that reports compiled by the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission will provide a good basis for a feasibility study into the country's use of small modular reactors for electricity generation and seawater desalination.
Edison eyes SMR deployment in Italy : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Edison eyes SMR deployment in Italy : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Leading Italian energy player Edison has announced its ambition to construct two nuclear power plants based on EDF's small modular reactor technology between 2030 and 2040, if the conditions are created for the return of nuclear energy to Italy.
Holtec applies to restart shuttered Palisades plant : Corporate - World Nuclear News
Holtec applies to restart shuttered Palisades plant : Corporate - World Nuclear News: The Palisades plant in Michigan could become the first successfully restarted nuclear power plant in the USA following Holtec International's submission of a filing with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to formally begin the process of seeking reauthorisation of power operations at the plant, which was shut down in May 2022.
Thursday, October 5, 2023
California Officials Consider Shrinking PG&E Plan to Bury Power Lines | Engineering News-Record
California Officials Consider Shrinking PG&E Plan to Bury Power Lines | Engineering News-Record: The utility company said two years ago it would bury 10,000 line miles to prevent wildfires, but regulators now balk at proposed rate increases to pay for the work.
New Mexico's nuke waste disposal questioned during public forum
New Mexico's nuke waste disposal questioned during public forum: Nuclear waste generated in NM should be the first waste disposed of in the state, attendees said during a forum held Tuesday in Carlsbad.
Korean floating NPP project receives approval in principle - Nuclear Engineering International
Korean floating NPP project receives approval in principle - Nuclear Engineering International: HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering (KSOE) and Kepco Engineering & Construction Company (Kepco E&C) have received approval in principle (AIP) from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) for a new design of a...
Dominion proposes 800 MW of new solar in Virginia
Dominion proposes 800 MW of new solar in Virginia: Dominion made the request to regulators which includes six projects that would be owned or acquired by the utility and 13 power purchase agreements.
Enviros say claims about Diablo Canyon 1 embrittlement too urgent for NRC staff - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1
Enviros say claims about Diablo Canyon 1 embrittlement too urgent for NRC staff - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1: ExchangeMonitor covers nuclear weapons, waste management, nuclear cleanup, international intelligence as well as carbon capture and storage.
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