Rusatom Overseas: The lifespan of a nuclear power plant is 80 years

Rusatom Overseas: The lifespan of a nuclear power plant is 80 years
News of Belarus
The specialist said that after the 80 years, the nuclear power plant is rendered nuclear-safe, fuel is removed as well as other parts that have become radioactive over the years. “The cost of the rehabilitation of the area depends on what we want to http://news.belta.by/en/news/econom?id=710416...

Belarusian nuclear station more environmentally friendly than coal-fired power ...

News of Belarus 

MINSK, 22 March (BelTA) – The radiation background around the Belarusian nuclear power plant will be much lower than that around coal-fired power plants. The information was released by Mr Sergei Boyarkin, an advisor of ZAO Rusatom Overseas (a ...https://www.google.com/news/story?ncl=http://news.belta.by/en/news/econom%3Fid%3D710416&hl=en&geo=us

Rosatom known for cost-effective and timely project delivery, Boyarkin says

News of Belarus - ‎4 hours ago‎

MINSK, 22 March (BelTA) - The state corporation Rosatom, which is the general contractor of the Belarusian nuclear power plant (NPP) construction project, is reputed for cost-effective and timely delivery of projects, Director of Rosatom's programs Sergei ...http://news.belta.by/en/news/econom?id=710453

Entergy document cites drastic fall in value of Vermont Yankee nuclear power ...

Entergy document cites drastic fall in value of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant, raising questions about its viability

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Thursday marked the one-year anniversary that Vermont Yankee's initial 40-year operating license expired, and the aging nuclear plant finds itself on rough financial footing. In a November 2012 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, http://vtdigger.org/2013/03/21/entergy-document-cites-drastic-fall-in-value-of-vermont-yankee-nuclear-power-plant-raising-questions-about-its-viability/

NRC Seeks Financial Information From Yankee Owner Entergy

Vermont Public Radio 

Federal regulators want more information about Entergy Corporation's finances after the company dropped the value of its Vermont Yankee plant by more than two-thirds. Entergy told financial regulators in November that the fair value of Yankee had dropped ...http://www.vpr.net/news_detail/97895/nrc-seeks-financial-information-from-yankee-owner/

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Rumors and Prejudice Plague Fukushima Farmers Two Years Later

Rumors and Prejudice Plague Fukushima Farmers Two Years Later

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A radiation monitor indicates 114.00 microsieverts per hour near the No.4 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, on March 6, 2013. (Issei Kato/Reuters). NIHONMATSU, Japan - Shinichi Ouchi's family has ...http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/03/rumors-and-prejudice-plague-fukushima-farmers-two-years-later/274283/

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Portal (blog) But because they were online before the new nuclear oversight body came into existence, units 3 and 4 at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Ohi plant will be allowed to run until their next scheduled outage in September. The Nuclear Regulation Authority ...http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2013/03/22/fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant-weekly-review-032202.aspx

Research and Markets: Nuclear Power in Slovakia, Market Outlook to 2025

Research and Markets: Nuclear Power in Slovakia, Market Outlook to 2025 Fort Mills Times Nuclear Power in Slovakia, Market Outlook to 2025, 2012 Update - Capacity, Generation, Regulations, Power Plants, Companies' report deals with the nuclear power market analysis including energy mix, nuclear capacity and generation forecast, drivers, ...http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/03/22/2572968/research-and-markets-nuclear-power.html

The Nuclear Power Industry Needs STEM Employees

The Nuclear Power Industry Needs STEM Employees Politic365 According to the Energy Information Administration, where nuclear power is the source, electricity generation capacity for power generation is expected to climb to 110.6 gigawatts in 2020, an increase of approximately 9.4% over 2011 generating capacity ...http://politic365.com/2013/03/22/the-nuclear-power-industry-needs-stem-employees/

Update on Small Modular Reactor Development

Update on Small Modular Reactor Development
Energy Collective
The US Department of Energy has a $452 million program to share development and licensing costs for selected small modular reactor (SMR) designs. The DOE's goal is to have an operating SMR by ~2022. Last November, the DOE awarded the first grant to ...http://theenergycollective.com/ansorg/201641/update-and-perspective-small-modular-reactor-development

WILLIAM TUCKER: Confronting the New Energy Giants

WILLIAM TUCKER: Confronting the New Energy Giants

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Chinese HTGR fuel plant under construction

21 March 2013

Construction has started on a pilot production line for fuel elements for the Shidaowan HTR-PM project - a demonstration high-temperature gas-cooled reactor (HTGR) in China's Shandong province.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/ENF-Chinese_HTGR_fuel_plant_under_construction-2103134.html

The Hard Math on Fossil Fuels By EDUARDO PORTER

The Hard Math on Fossil Fuels

By EDUARDO PORTER

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/21/the-hard-math-on-fossil-fuels/

China, Pakistan reach controversial deal on nuclear power plant, sources say

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Areva to fight decision to exclude it from Czech project

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Obama names nuclear chief Macfarlane to new term

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US NRC Blog Update: NRC's Waste Confidence Scoping Report: What's It All About?

U.S. NRC Blog

NRC’s Waste Confidence Scoping Report: What’s It All About? by Moderator Andy Imboden Chief, Communications Branch, Waste Confidence Directorate   The NRC’s Waste Confidence Directorate has issued its scoping summary report  – based on the 1,700 comments we received on the question of what issues we’ll consider in the environmental review of the agency’s policy on long-term spent fuel storage. As you can imagine, there was tremendous public interest in this report. The Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) and a related regulation will be the NRC’s response to last year’s U.S. Appeals Court ruling. That ruling directed the agency to analyze the environmental effects of never having a permanent repository for the nation’s spent nuclear fuel, as well as further analyses of spent fuel pool leaks and fires. The scoping report does what its name implies – it defines the scope of the environmental review. The report lists comments and subject areas that will be covered in the GEIS (“in scope”) and explains why other subjects – such as defense waste, reprocessing facilities, and site-specific safety concerns – will not (“out of scope”). This report also describes how the upcoming GEIS will be structured. We anticipate publishing the draft GEIS in September, with a series of public meetings across the country to present the draft and receive public comments. During the scoping process, Waste Confidence Directorate staff reviewed some 700 comment submissions with 1,700 individual comments. Staff grouped and responded to the comments according to common concerns and issues. All comments, regardless of who submitted them or how they were submitted, received equal consideration. In addition to the summary report, the NRC has compiled and listed all 1,700 comments in a separate comment document . The NRC is sending a copy of the scoping summary report to each person and organization who participated in the scoping process. The Waste Confidence Directorate holds monthly public teleconferences to discuss the status of the Waste Confidence GEIS and rulemaking. There will be more opportunities for the public to participate and comment on waste confidence as the process goes on. The draft GEIS and proposed rule are scheduled to be issued later this year, and the NRC is planning to conduct regional public meetings to discuss these documents. Stay tuned for more details! Moderator | March 22, 2013 at 10:02 am | Tags: environment, NRC, nuclear waste | Categories: Radioactive Waste | URL: http://wp.me/p1fSSY-11R

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ANS Update ANS Friday Nuclear Matinee: The Best Science Online

ANS Friday Nuclear Matinee: The Best Science Online

By pbowersox on Mar 22, 2013 12:00 am

“The best science online” according to someone who really ought to know: Henry Reich, creator of MinutePhysics. The ANS Nuclear Matinee has been delighted and privileged to feature videos from MinutePhysics (wonderful explanations of the Higgs boson and the meaning of its discovery, … Continue reading →
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On Location Video: The dirty work of cleaning up Fukushima

Japan’s multibillion-dollar radiological cleanup is marred by employment law violations, shoddy working practices and a shortage of people willing to work.http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/asia-pacific/japan/130320/deadly-job-fukushima-cleanup-video

Why the Bankruptcy of Suntech Matters

The Chinese government is allowing major solar companies to fail, and that’s a good thing. http://www.technologyreview.com/view/512806/why-the-bankruptcy-of-suntech-matters/?utm_campaign=newsletters&utm_source=newsletter-daily-all&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20130322

Bill Gates says nuclear power is the key to solving climate change

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Speaking to a group of international energy executives at the IHS CERAWeek conference this week, Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT) Chairman Bill Gates called nuclear power the most economically viable way to combat climate change.http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/03/bill-gates-says-nuclear-power-is-the-key-to-solving-climate-chan.html?goback=.gde_46854_member_225070529

Great nuclear shift towards Asia predicted

Great nuclear shift towards Asia predicted energyandnuclear.com

Great nuclear shift towards Asia predicted There’s going to be a “shift towards Asia” in the world’s nuclear power industry. This despite the region’s previous nuclear powerhouse Japan scaling down...http://energyandnuclear.com/2013/03/21/great-nuclear-shift-towards-asia-predicted/?goback=.gde_2437005_member_225008028