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Exxon sues over investors’ climate proposal | The Hill
Exxon sues over investors’ climate proposal | The Hill: Exxon Mobil Corp. filed a lawsuit Sunday against two of its own shareholders, asking the court to block a proposal by activist investors aimed at cutting the oil giant’s emissions. Two of Exxon Mobil’s shareholders, environmentalist investor groups Follow This and Arjuna Capital, put forth a motion in December that would force a vote on…
FEMA expands disaster aid for extreme weather events, citing climate change | The Hill
FEMA expands disaster aid for extreme weather events, citing climate change | The Hill: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is expanding eligibility for government assistance following extreme weather disasters, citing the impacts of climate change. The agency on Friday announced changes that seek to make it easier for more Americans who face damage to their homes or businesses to get federal funding in the wake of a disaster.…
Book Review: Robert Zubrin's 'The Case for Nukes' | RealClearMarkets
Book Review: Robert Zubrin's 'The Case for Nukes' | RealClearMarkets: In The Case for Nukes: How We Can Beat Global Warming and Create a Free, Open, and Magnificent Future nuclear and aerospace engineer Robert Zubrin makes a compelling case for nuclear power.
Ukraine war drives shift in Russian nuclear thinking - study | Reuters
Ukraine war drives shift in Russian nuclear thinking - study | Reuters: The war in Ukraine has dented Russia's confidence in its conventional forces and increased the importance to Moscow of non-strategic nuclear weapons (NSNWs) as a means of deterring and defeating NATO in a potential future conflict, a leading Western think-tank said on Monday.
PG&E is the worst part of living in California. We deserve better than greedy provider | Opinion
PG&E is the worst part of living in California. We deserve better than greedy provider | Opinion: “SMUD and Roseville Electric serve their customers. PG&E serves its shareholders at its customers’ expense.” | Letters to the editor
Ocean Shipping Rates Surge as Red Sea Attacks Continue - WSJ
Ocean Shipping Rates Surge as Red Sea Attacks Continue - WSJ: Average worldwide costs of shipping a 40-foot container rose 23% in the week through Jan. 18 to $3,777, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants, more than doubling in the past month.
World’s largest nuclear reactor aims to power the Earth with unlimited energy: ‘Arguably the most complex machine ever designed’
World’s largest nuclear reactor aims to power the Earth with unlimited energy: ‘Arguably the most complex machine ever designed’: "The longer that we wait for fusion to arrive, the more we need it."
Lessons for NuScale and Its Next Customers | Neutron Bytes
Lessons for NuScale and Its Next Customers | Neutron Bytes: Lessons Learned for NuScale and Its Next Customers The question a lot of talking heads in the mass media, the nuclear trade press, and in investor reports are asking is whether the cancellation of …
U.S. Policies Are Giving China A Competitive Advantage In The Nuclear Power Renaissance
U.S. Policies Are Giving China A Competitive Advantage In The Nuclear Power Renaissance: U.S. Policies Are Giving China A Competitive Advantage In The Nuclear Power Renaissance
Microsoft signs power purchase deal with nuclear fusion company Helion | Reuters
Microsoft signs power purchase deal with nuclear fusion company Helion | Reuters: Private U.S. nuclear fusion company Helion Energy will provide Microsoft with electricity in about five years, the companies said on Wednesday, in the first such deal for the power source that fuels the sun but has been elusive on Earth.
TerraPower and Pacific Corp Lay in Plans for Five New Natrium Reactors to Replace Fossil Fuel Power Plants | Neutron Bytes
TerraPower and Pacific Corp Lay in Plans for Five New Natrium Reactors to Replace Fossil Fuel Power Plants | Neutron Bytes: TerraPower and Pacific Corp Set Plans for Five New Natrium Reactors to Replace Fossil Fuel Power Plants. Canada Commits CAD $970M for First SMR at Darlington Holtec Project Delivery Plan for SMR-16…
The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships - IEEE Spectrum
The Case for Nuclear Cargo Ships - IEEE Spectrum: They failed decades ago, but small modular reactors could make all the difference
Sunday, January 21, 2024
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels | RealClearPublicAffairs
The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels | RealClearPublicAffairs: Bottom Line: In the fossil fuel-era over the past 150 years, humans have lived much better, safer, and longer lives. Unfortunately, the industry itself has not adequately defended itself and now has a
John Kerry’s Climate-Change Flop - WSJ
John Kerry’s Climate-Change Flop - WSJ: Despite his pleas, China keeps building more coal power.
You Don’t Own a Chinese Car Yet, But You Will
You Don’t Own a Chinese Car Yet, But You Will: China already dominates the electric vehicle market globally, and as the U.S. and other Western governments promote EVs, Chinese auto and battery companies will likely come to rule the American market.
The Electric Grid Explained In 10 Charts - Robert Bryce
The Electric Grid Explained In 10 Charts - Robert Bryce: The U.S. electric grid delivers $500 billion worth of juice every year. But what is it?
Saturday, January 20, 2024
Thompson Announces Tax Bill to Exempt PG&E Fire Victims Trust Settlements from Taxes Passes Out of Ways and Means Committee | Representative Mike Thompson
Thompson Announces Tax Bill to Exempt PG&E Fire Victims Trust Settlements from Taxes Passes Out of Ways and Means Committee | Representative Mike Thompson: Today, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) released the following statement after his legislation with Rep. Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) to make PG&E Fire Victims Trust settlement payments nontaxable passed out of the Ways and Means Committee as part of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act.
Peter Sweden: HUGE - Sweden SCRAPPING Agenda 2030 goals | The Gateway Pundit | by Guest Contributor
Peter Sweden: HUGE - Sweden SCRAPPING Agenda 2030 goals | The Gateway Pundit | by Guest Contributor: This article was written by Swedish independent journalist Peter Imanuelsen, also known as PeterSweden.
Friday, January 19, 2024
THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCAM IS A SYMPTOM OF WESTERN DECLINE
THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCAM IS A SYMPTOM OF WESTERN DECLINE: I realize there is a lot going on with rising tensions between Iran and Pakistan and the Houthis continuing to frustrate Western efforts to break the blockade of the Red Sea. I promise to address those issues in another piece. But I got to say something about the Electric Vehicle scam. It is bad for the environment. The rare earth minerals needed to produce these extravagances requires mining operations that exploit the very poorest people on the earth. And, despite all the nifty technology that adorns these electric vehicles, they can’t handle the cold.
Thailand says it has found world's third-largest lithium reserves - Nikkei Asia
Thailand says it has found world's third-largest lithium reserves - Nikkei Asia: BANGKOK -- Thai officials have reported the discovery of lithium deposits that they describe as the world's third-largest reserves of the key bat
Membrane-Free Green Hydrogen To Chase Fossil Fuel Blues Away
Membrane-Free Green Hydrogen To Chase Fossil Fuel Blues Away: A new electrolysis system can pump green hydrogen from water without an expensive membrane, taking a giant step toward the $1-per-kg goal.
Chinese-developed nuclear-powered battery can last 50 years without recharging | South China Morning Post
Chinese-developed nuclear-powered battery can last 50 years without recharging | South China Morning Post: The BV100 is smaller than a coin and captures energy from radioactive decay of elements.
Kankakee River ice jam: Nuclear power plant opens warm water siphons to help melt ice, avoid flash flooding in Wilmington - ABC7 Chicago
Kankakee River ice jam: Nuclear power plant opens warm water siphons to help melt ice, avoid flash flooding in Wilmington - ABC7 Chicago: A Flood Warning and a Flash Flood Watch are in effect around Wilmington for a Kankakee River ice jam. A nuclear power plant is helping melt the ice.
Future Nuclear Success Requires Regulation Modernization | The National Interest
Future Nuclear Success Requires Regulation Modernization | The National Interest: Without modernization of its regulatory system, the future of nuclear power is questionable at best, with current regulations preventing innovation and increasing project costs.
Fallon: We Must Take Steps Now to Build Out America’s Nuclear Power Capacity - United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
Fallon: We Must Take Steps Now to Build Out America’s Nuclear Power Capacity - United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Fallon: We Must Take Steps Now to Build Out America’s Nuclear Power Capacity
Concreting completed of Rooppur 2 outer containment shell : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Concreting completed of Rooppur 2 outer containment shell : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The second unit at Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant has had concreting completed on its outer containment shell, in a process which took 122 days.
US Administration signs off on federal funding for Diablo Canyon : Corporate - World Nuclear News
US Administration signs off on federal funding for Diablo Canyon : Corporate - World Nuclear News: The US Administration has signed the credit award and payment agreement finalising the USD1.1 billion in credit payments awarded under the Civil Nuclear Credit programme to help keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in operation.
Global survey finds high public support for nuclear : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News
Global survey finds high public support for nuclear : Nuclear Policies - World Nuclear News: One-and-a-half times more people support the use of nuclear energy than oppose it, according to a multinational public opinion poll conducted by market research firm Savanta on behalf of energy consultancy Radiant Energy Group.
STUK requests extension to repository review deadline : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News
STUK requests extension to repository review deadline : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News: Finland's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority has requested the deadline for its opinion on Posiva Oy's operating licence application for the world's first used fuel repository to be extended until the end of 2024. In September last year, it said it would not complete its review by the end of 2023 as originally planned.
Texas facing ANOTHER power grid collapse amid intense winter weather spell
Texas facing ANOTHER power grid collapse amid intense winter weather spell: As another bout of frigid weather hits Texas and other states throughout the South and Midwest this week, the grid managers at the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) face a repeat of 2021 when Winter Storm Uri left millions of residents without power, many of them for more than three days straight, and killed […]
Davos 2024: Nuclear Technologies for Climate and Cancer Highlighted | IAEA
Davos 2024: Nuclear Technologies for Climate and Cancer Highlighted | IAEA: The World Economic Forum in Davos this week had nuclear technology for the clean energy transition and cancer care high on the agenda.
10 Years of ARTEMIS | IAEA
10 Years of ARTEMIS | IAEA: Nuclear technologies benefit people everywhere. Radioactive sources are used to sterilize food and medical instruments, to develop improved crops and to diagnose and treat patients.
Lessons for NuScale and Its Next Customers | Neutron Bytes
Lessons for NuScale and Its Next Customers | Neutron Bytes: Lessons Learned for NuScale and Its Next Customers The question a lot of talking heads in the mass media, the nuclear trade press, and in investor reports are asking is whether the cancellation of …
Kairos Power Logs 1,000 Hours of Pumped Salt Operations With its Non-Nuclear Engineering Test Unit - Kairos Power
Kairos Power Logs 1,000 Hours of Pumped Salt Operations With its Non-Nuclear Engineering Test Unit - Kairos Power: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KAIROS POWER LOGS 1,000 HOURS OF PUMPED SALT OPERATIONS WITH ITS NON-NUCLAR ENGINEERING TEST UNIT ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., – January 10, 2024 – Kairos Power has successfully completed 1,000 hours of pumped salt operations with its non-nuclear Engineering Testing Unit (ETU) at the company’s testing and manufacturing facility in Albuquerque, N.M. This achievement arrives on the heels of operators loading 12 metric tons of a molten fluoride salt coolant known as “Flibe” into ETU, making it the largest Flibe system ever built. Flibe – a chemically stable mixture of lithium, fluorine, and beryllium – is intrinsic to Kairos Power’s advanced reactor technology. Aligned with the company’s iterative development approach, the non-nuclear ETU was built to demonstrate the design and integration of key systems, structures, and components, exercise the supply chain, and accelerate Kairos Power’s experience with large-scale Flibe operations. Lessons learned from the ETU program will inform the design and operation of the planned Hermes demonstration reactor and future deployments. As operations progress, Kairos Power is collecting an abundance of data from ETU through rigorous tes
North Korea fuels war rumblings with hypersonic missile launch - Nikkei Asia
North Korea fuels war rumblings with hypersonic missile launch - Nikkei Asia: SEOUL -- North Korea's top diplomat arrived in Moscow on Monday, state media reported, to meet her Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, who visite
Thursday, January 18, 2024
SMR completes Canadian design review milestones : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News
SMR completes Canadian design review milestones : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News: Canadian regulators have concluded that there are no fundamental barriers to licensing the Xe-100 small modular reactor, X-Energy Reactor Company has announced.
Russia’s Lavrov rejects US proposal to resume nuclear arms talks | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera
Russia’s Lavrov rejects US proposal to resume nuclear arms talks | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera: The foreign minister also warned that Ukraine must end its push to join NATO before any peace discussions can proceed.
Europe's Nuclear Power Renaissance | OilPrice.com
Europe's Nuclear Power Renaissance | OilPrice.com: Several European countries, including the U.K., France, Sweden, and Hungary, are aggressively expanding their nuclear energy sectors to enhance energy security, reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and support their green transition goals.
Wednesday, January 17, 2024
U.S. finalizes $1.1B in aid to keep open California's last nuclear power plant (NYSE:PCG) | Seeking Alpha
U.S. finalizes $1.1B in aid to keep open California's last nuclear power plant (NYSE:PCG) | Seeking Alpha: The Biden administration finalized approval of $1.1B in aid to keep PG&E's Diablo Canyon nuclear plant operational until 2030.
Melting Greenland Has Lost 1 Trillion Tons More Ice Than Thought - Bloomberg
Melting Greenland Has Lost 1 Trillion Tons More Ice Than Thought - Bloomberg: The island’s vast ice sheet has retreated about 20% more than previous estimates, NASA scientists found.
How hot salt could transform nuclear power | MIT Technology Review
How hot salt could transform nuclear power | MIT Technology Review: Startup Kairos Power has reached two milestones recently for its molten salt-cooled reactor.
Nuclear fusion needed to power future AI, OpenAI boss says | The Independent
Nuclear fusion needed to power future AI, OpenAI boss says | The Independent: ChatGPT creator is looking towards ‘holy grail’ of clean energy
UK invests in new neutron facility : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
UK invests in new neutron facility : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The UK's National Physical Laboratory has announced plans for a new neutron measurement facility at its site in Teddington, south-west London. The new accelerator system will be six times as powerful as the one it is replacing.
First lead-cooled fast neutron reactor'sinstallation under way : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
First lead-cooled fast neutron reactor'sinstallation under way : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: A steel reactor base plate and the lower tier of the containment has been installed in what is being called a landmark moment for construction of the BREST-OD-300 generation IV fast neutron reactor in Russia.
Chinese-developed nuclear battery has a 50-year lifespan — Betavolt BV100 built with Nickel-63 isotope and diamond semiconductor material | Tom's Hardware
Chinese-developed nuclear battery has a 50-year lifespan — Betavolt BV100 built with Nickel-63 isotope and diamond semiconductor material | Tom's Hardware: Chinese company Betavolt has announced an atomic energy battery for consumers, with a touted 50-year lifespan and which uses a diamond semiconductor material.
Nuclear power expansion plans highlight fuel bottlenecks | Business | Chemistry World
Nuclear power expansion plans highlight fuel bottlenecks | Business | Chemistry World: Western governments look to overcome Russian dominance of key uranium processing steps
OpenAI CEO Altman Says at Davos Future AI Depends on Energy Breakthrough
OpenAI CEO Altman Says at Davos Future AI Depends on Energy Breakthrough: US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news you can use in politics, business, health, and education.
Tuesday, January 16, 2024
Supreme Court set for pivotal cases that could claw back federal administrative power | The Hill
Supreme Court set for pivotal cases that could claw back federal administrative power | The Hill: The Supreme Court will hear a dispute this week that could lead to a decision dramatically clawing back the power of federal agencies, putting a number of consumer and environmental protections in jeopardy. At issue is whether courts should defer to interpretation by federal agencies when a law could have multiple meanings, a practice known…
Chinese Company Creates Nuclear Battery - AVweb
Chinese Company Creates Nuclear Battery - AVweb: A Chinese company says it has developed a nuclear battery that supplies power for decades without recharging. Beijing-based Betavolt also says its postage-stamp-sized cells are so safe they can be used in medical devices. “The atomic energy battery developed by Betavolt is absolutely safe, has no external radiation, and is suitable for use in medical […]
Monday, January 15, 2024
Podcast: UK SMR competition aiming for multiple reactor fleets : Perspectives - World Nuclear News
Podcast: UK SMR competition aiming for multiple reactor fleets : Perspectives - World Nuclear News: Great British Nuclear Chairman Simon Bowen sets out the ambitions and timescales of the UK's current competition to select small modular reactor technology - and also suggests there will be a wider range of nuclear energy sites in the years ahead.
Key safety component installed at Sanmen 3 : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
Key safety component installed at Sanmen 3 : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The first of two core makeup tanks has been successfully hoisted into place at unit 3 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province. The tanks are an important part of the CAP1000 reactor's passive safety system.
Nuclear Power Plants VI Expo & X. Summit | 2-3 July 2024, Ä°stanbul
Nuclear Power Plants VI Expo & X. Summit | 2-3 July 2024, Ä°stanbul: NPPES is the best way to keep up to date with the latest developments in Turkey’s booming nuclear industry. Find out about the latest NPP projects, plans, products and solutions
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Redacted on X: "💥Brink of #WW3 in 2024? 🚨 Biden's team reportedly plotting a Middle East offensive, targeting #Yemen & #Iran. Ex-UN weapons inspector @RealScottRitter warns an American strike on #Iran could spell disaster for the U.S. Are we on a collision course w/catastrophe? https://t.co/EN8hGPZBqa" / X
We've been 'close' to achieving fusion power for 50 years. When will it actually happen? | Space
We've been 'close' to achieving fusion power for 50 years. When will it actually happen? | Space: The latest News,/news,,news, breaking news, comment, reviews and features from the experts at Space
Millions Of Americans Energy Supplies At Risk Due To Gas Outage | HuffPost Latest News
Millions Of Americans Energy Supplies At Risk Due To Gas Outage | HuffPost Latest News: Emergency shutdown at a natural gas storage facility in Washington state threatens mass blackouts.
DLE: Transforming the $90 Billion Lithium Market | OilPrice.com
DLE: Transforming the $90 Billion Lithium Market | OilPrice.com: Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) technology is poised to revolutionize lithium production by enhancing efficiency, meeting rising demand, and reducing environmental impact.
(256) We'll Need Oil and Gas for a Long Time, Edens Says - YouTube
(256) We'll Need Oil and Gas for a Long Time, Edens Says - YouTube: Wes Edens, New Fortress Energy founder, talks about the impact of geopolitics on inflation. He also says the US will need oil and gas for a long time. He's o...
Hertz selling off 20,000 electric vehicles to buy more gas cars in huge U-turn as company faces $245 million loss | The US Sun
Hertz selling off 20,000 electric vehicles to buy more gas cars in huge U-turn as company faces $245 million loss | The US Sun: HERTZ has made the decision to get rid of a third of its electric vehicles in a huge U-turn for the rental car company. Hertz is planning to sell off 20,000 EVs and buy more gas-powered cars as it …
Updates On The March To The Great Green Energy Future — Manhattan Contrarian
Updates On The March To The Great Green Energy Future — Manhattan Contrarian: The cries of climate alarm get ever louder and more urgent. (E.g., New York Times, January 9 , “ It’s confirmed: 2023 was the planet’s warmest year on record and perhaps in the last 100,000 years. By far.” ). We’re all about to boil! Something must be done! OK, but then there is the proposed
U.S.’s Biggest Renewable Project Is Under Way, Finally - WSJ
U.S.’s Biggest Renewable Project Is Under Way, Finally - WSJ: The sluggish timeline for a New Mexico wind and power transmission project is a problem for the Biden administration as it seeks 100% clean electricity by 2035.
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