Parties Switch Roles Over Possible U.S. Sale of New Deal TVA
http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Parties-Switch-Roles-Over-Possible-U-S-Sale-of-4430416.php
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Friday, April 12, 2013
Parties Switch Roles Over Possible U.S. Sale of New Deal TVA Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/business/bloomberg/article/Parties-Switch-Roles-Over-Possible-U-S-Sale-of-4430416.php#ixzz2QJOaRW2O
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TVA CFO addresses government's proposed strategic review, debt concerns
TVA CFO addresses government's proposed strategic review, debt concerns
http://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/Article.aspx?cdid=A-17453581-12078
http://www.snl.com/InteractiveX/Article.aspx?cdid=A-17453581-12078
TVA surprise at possible sell-off
TVA surprise at possible sell-off
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/C-TVA_surprise_at_possible_sell-off-1104137.htmlSMR output in Callaway County could add $25 billion to economy
SMR output in Callaway County could add $25 billion to economy
http://www.fultonsun.com/news/2013/apr/12/smr-output-callaway-county-could-add-25-billion-ec/
Obama Wants Far More Money for Existing Technologies than for Developing New Ones
Obama Wants Far More Money for Existing Technologies than for Developing New Ones
Does it make sense to spend so much on already commercialized technology?
http://www.technologyreview.com/view/513641/obama-wants-far-more-money-for-existing-technologies-than-for-developing-new-ones/
Risk of nuclear accident at crippled Fukushima still high
Risk of nuclear accident at crippled Fukushima still high
New Zealand Herald
A makeshift system of pipes, tanks and power cables meant to carry cooling water to the melted reactors and spent fuel pools inside shattered buildings remains highly vulnerable, Nuclear Regulation Authority chairman Shunichi Tanaka acknowledged.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10877030
New Zealand Herald
A makeshift system of pipes, tanks and power cables meant to carry cooling water to the melted reactors and spent fuel pools inside shattered buildings remains highly vulnerable, Nuclear Regulation Authority chairman Shunichi Tanaka acknowledged.http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10877030
Tepco Faces Decision to Dump Radioactive Water in Pacific
Businessweek -
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501)'s discovery of leaks in water storage
pits at the wrecked Fukushima atomic station raises the risk the utility
will be forced to dump radioactive water in the Pacific Ocean. Leaks
were found in three of seven pits in the past week, ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-11/tepco-faces-decision-to-dump-radioactive-water-in-pacific-ocean
Another leak found at Fukushima plant during water transfer
Asahi Shimbun -
Tokyo Electric Power Co. on April 11 confirmed another leak at its
crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, this time from a pipe
being used to transfer contaminated water between underground storage
tanks. TEPCO earlier this month confirmed ...http://ajw.asahi.com/article/0311disaster/fukushima/AJ201304120067
Further leaks in radioactive water during water-transfer at Tepco Power Station ...
Daily News & Analysis -
A leaking sunken reservoir at the Tepco power station in Fukushima,
Japan, led to more leakages of radioactive water during a water-transfer
effort. The problematic reservoir caused about 22 litres of radioactive
water leakage from a joint between a pipe and ...http://www.dnaindia.com/world/1821633/report-further-leaks-in-radioactive-water-during-water-transfer-at-tepco-power-station-in-japan
Nuclear-hit Fukushima to get 20,000 cherry trees http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/international/nuclearhit-fukushima-to-get-20000-cherry-trees/article4525438.ece
Amendment would not authorize San Onofre-2 restart: NRC, utility
Amendment would not authorize San Onofre-2 restart: NRC, utility
Platts
Even if he US Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved it, a Southern California Edison request to amend the license of its San Onofre-2 nuclear power reactor would not, in itself, authorize the unit's restart, NRC and SoCal Ed said Thursday
.Both San Onofre-2 and -3 have been shut since January 2012, when an unusual amount of wear was found in the tubes of their replacement steam generators, which began operating in 2010 and 2011, respectively. NRC must approve the restart of either unit ...http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/ElectricPower/21939205
Platts
Even if he US Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved it, a Southern California Edison request to amend the license of its San Onofre-2 nuclear power reactor would not, in itself, authorize the unit's restart, NRC and SoCal Ed said Thursday
.Both San Onofre-2 and -3 have been shut since January 2012, when an unusual amount of wear was found in the tubes of their replacement steam generators, which began operating in 2010 and 2011, respectively. NRC must approve the restart of either unit ...http://www.platts.com/RSSFeedDetailedNews/RSSFeed/ElectricPower/21939205
Molten Salt Reactor for the Gen1 Enterprise | BuildTheEnterprise
Molten Salt Reactor for the Gen1 Enterprise | BuildTheEnterprise
“Molten salt reactors are a subtype of reactor that uses nuclear fuel dissolved in a molten salt liquid medium (such as LiF-BeF2-UF4) as both fuel and coolant.
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“Molten salt reactors are a subtype of reactor that uses nuclear fuel dissolved in a molten salt liquid medium (such as LiF-BeF2-UF4) as both fuel and coolant.
www.buildtheenterprise.org/
Financial Times Energy News and Energy Industry Analysis 4/12
Energy news and energy industry analysis - FT.com |
| Prices blow an ill wind for turbines |
| http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/ |
| Woodside to rethink $45bn Browse |
| http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/ |
| SLI’s Jubb stirs trouble in waters of erratic BP |
| http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/ |
| Israeli tycoon sues former UK minister |
| http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/ |
| Energy: More buck, less bang |
| http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/ |
Utilities industry analysis and utility companies news - FT.com |
| Tennessee Valley Authority: selling ideas |
| http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/ |
| Hungary a nightmare for foreign groups |
| http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/ |
Mining companies news and mining industry analysis - FT.com |
| ENRC appoints new legal team |
| http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/ |
| US gas glut hits annual coal contracts |
| http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/ |
Nick Butler |
| Iran – what happens if oil sanctions fail ? |
| http://link.ft.com/r/VKY5JJ/ |
News stories from Power Engineering 4/12
In Case You Missed It
• Duke Energy unit acquires 21 MW solar power project
• Duke officially opens natural gas-fired power plant
• Vestas to supply wind turbine parts for Alberta project
• First Solar acquires 60 MW solar power project
• GAO report questions U.S. nuclear evacuation plans
• Two units at the Crystal River coal-fired plant may close
• Earthquake rattles nuclear plant in Iran
• Japan nuclear regulations could delay reactor restarts
• Wind farm to help power Ohio State University
• First Solar to acquire TetraSun
• Salazar says Cape Wind offshore project could break ground by end of the year
• California sets new wind power record
• U.S. wave power producer to establish office in Scotland
• ReneSola to provide solar modules for N.C. projects
• Leak discovered in Fukushima's backup toxic water tank
• GE markets innovative fabric for coal-fired emissions controls
• Online petition targets nuclear plant potential
• NRC sends inspection team to investigate fatal nuclear plant accident
• GE to provide financing, turbines for 250 MW Kansas wind power project
• Alstom to supply equipment for heavy fuel oil-fired power plant in Saudi Arabia
• Fort Bliss 20 MW solar power project could be ready by 2015
• ABB launches SF6 gas management portfolio
• Obama budget slashes MOX nuclear fuel funding
• Duke Energy unit acquires 21 MW solar power project
• Dry cooling system headed to coal-fired power plants in China
• Duke Energy unit acquires 21 MW solar power project
• Duke officially opens natural gas-fired power plant
• Vestas to supply wind turbine parts for Alberta project
• First Solar acquires 60 MW solar power project
• GAO report questions U.S. nuclear evacuation plans
• Two units at the Crystal River coal-fired plant may close
• Earthquake rattles nuclear plant in Iran
• Japan nuclear regulations could delay reactor restarts
• Wind farm to help power Ohio State University
• First Solar to acquire TetraSun
• Salazar says Cape Wind offshore project could break ground by end of the year
• California sets new wind power record
• U.S. wave power producer to establish office in Scotland
• ReneSola to provide solar modules for N.C. projects
• Leak discovered in Fukushima's backup toxic water tank
• GE markets innovative fabric for coal-fired emissions controls
• Online petition targets nuclear plant potential
• NRC sends inspection team to investigate fatal nuclear plant accident
• GE to provide financing, turbines for 250 MW Kansas wind power project
• Alstom to supply equipment for heavy fuel oil-fired power plant in Saudi Arabia
• Fort Bliss 20 MW solar power project could be ready by 2015
• ABB launches SF6 gas management portfolio
• Obama budget slashes MOX nuclear fuel funding
• Duke Energy unit acquires 21 MW solar power project
• Dry cooling system headed to coal-fired power plants in China
RC: No risk in SONGS restart
RC: No risk in SONGS restart
Agency says initial reports show reactor can be restarted safely.
Read Morehttp://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/04/nrc-no-risk-in-songs-restart.html
Agency says initial reports show reactor can be restarted safely.
Read Morehttp://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/04/nrc-no-risk-in-songs-restart.html
PennEnergy Top Oil & Gas News 4/12
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This Week's Most Popular Oil & Gas News
• OPEC crude oil production falls in March
• Chesapeake Energy puts shale acreage up for sale
• Ecolab reaches agreement with U.S. Department of Justice
• U.S. natural gas reserves reach record level
• Repsol makes Algerian gas discovery
• GE announces secure public wireless access for oil and gas companies
• Saudi Arabia refinery contract awarded to SNC-Lavalin
• Bakken shale crude gathering agreement for CenterPoint
• Nord Stream publishes pipeline extension information document
• Statoil and SOCAR to explore offshore blocks in Caspian Sea
• Technip awarded contract by Total EP Congo
• OPEC crude oil production falls in March
• Chesapeake Energy puts shale acreage up for sale
• Ecolab reaches agreement with U.S. Department of Justice
• U.S. natural gas reserves reach record level
• Repsol makes Algerian gas discovery
• GE announces secure public wireless access for oil and gas companies
• Saudi Arabia refinery contract awarded to SNC-Lavalin
• Bakken shale crude gathering agreement for CenterPoint
• Nord Stream publishes pipeline extension information document
• Statoil and SOCAR to explore offshore blocks in Caspian Sea
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information economy Complicating the Mayflower spill is the perception by the general public. Attempts to keep media out of the area are being viewed as corporate manipulation of free speech at best, and a grand conspiracy at worst. In its attempt to minimize negative press, the blackout is instead fostering it in the form of rumor and speculation. Full Article Share: |
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Shale Natural Gas The current regulatory environment has yet to cause changes in natural gas prices in the short-term or in long-term estimates. Any regulatory changes would be the result of perceived or real liabilities. Three potential liabilities of shale natural gas that could result in increased regulation (and rising prices) are safety, environmental impact, and the political environment. Full Article |
ANS Update 4/12 Friday Matinee – How Nuclear Power Saves 1.8 Million Lives
Friday Matinee – How Nuclear Power Saves 1.8 Million LivesBy pbowersox on Apr 12, 2013 01:00 amNASA scientist Dr. Pushker Kharecha and Dr. James Hansen (the leading climate scientist in the US) recently authored a study which conservatively estimates nuclear power has saved 1.8 million lives, which otherwise would have been lost due to fossil fuel … Continue reading → Read in browser » |
Latest F. Daiichi unit 2 torus room handout
Latest F. Daiichi unit 2 torus room handout
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2013/images/handouts_130412_08-e.pdfWNN Daily 4/12
WNN Daily 12 April 2013
REGULATION & SAFETY: US nuclear safety goes from strength to strength (http://www.world-nuclear-
Contracts have been signed for the operation of two regional US response centres to manage emergency backup equipment, while newly released performance metrics for 2012 show US plants achieving good safety performances.
CORPORATE: UK nuclear R&D projects secure funding (http://www.world-nuclear-
A project to develop robotic snakes fitted with lasers for use in nuclear power plants, as well as one to produce cast reactor coolant pumps, are among those that will benefit from recently announced funding from the UK government.
NEW NUCLEAR: Chinese units get their steam generators (http://www.world-nuclear-
The installation of steam generators is underway at two new nuclear reactors in China: unit 3 of the Ningde plant and unit 2 of the Fangjiashan plant.
REGULATION & SAFETY: US nuclear safety goes from strength to strength (http://www.world-nuclear-
Contracts have been signed for the operation of two regional US response centres to manage emergency backup equipment, while newly released performance metrics for 2012 show US plants achieving good safety performances.
CORPORATE: UK nuclear R&D projects secure funding (http://www.world-nuclear-
A project to develop robotic snakes fitted with lasers for use in nuclear power plants, as well as one to produce cast reactor coolant pumps, are among those that will benefit from recently announced funding from the UK government.
NEW NUCLEAR: Chinese units get their steam generators (http://www.world-nuclear-
The installation of steam generators is underway at two new nuclear reactors in China: unit 3 of the Ningde plant and unit 2 of the Fangjiashan plant.
Obama 2014 Budget Energy Proposals: Stuck in A Timewarp
Obama 2014 Budget Energy Proposals: Stuck in A Timewarp
http://theenergycollective.com/geoffrey-styles/209831/white-house-2014-budget-energy-proposals-stuck-timewarp?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29DPRK unacceptable as nuclear power: Kerry
DPRK unacceptable as nuclear power: Kerry
Xinhua
SEOUL, April 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated here on Friday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will not be accepted as a nuclear power. "We are all united in the fact that North Korea (DPRK) will not be ...http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-04/12/c_132304506.htm
Xinhua
SEOUL, April 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reiterated here on Friday that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) will not be accepted as a nuclear power. "We are all united in the fact that North Korea (DPRK) will not be ...http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-04/12/c_132304506.htm
| Kerry says N Korea cannot be nuclear power Aljazeera.com Kerry, on a three-day visit to South Korea, Japan and China to find a solution to tensions on the Korean peninsula, said on Friday that Pyongyang would not be accepted as a nuclear power. If North Korea decides to fire a missile, it will be "one more ...http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2013/04/2013412104841148236.html |
Nuclear North Korea unacceptable, Kerry says
CNN -
(CNN) -- The United States will talk to North Korea, but only if the
country gets serious about negotiating the end of its nuclear weapons
program, Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday during a visit to
South Korea, a key U.S. ally. "North Korea will not be ...http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/12/world/asia/koreas-tensions/index.html
Kerry warns Kim against firing missile Globe and Mail - 48 minutes ago U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a stark warning to North Korea on Friday not to test-fire a mid-range missile, while tamping down anxiety caused by a new U.S. intelligence report suggesting significant progress in the communist regime's nuclear ... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/kerry-warns-kim-against-firing-missile/article11180887/
Admiral says US ready if North Korea strikes
Salt Lake Tribune -
Washington • U.S. defenses could intercept a ballistic missile launched
by North Korea if it decides to strike, the top American military
commander in the Pacific said Tuesday, as the relationship between the
West and the communist government hit its lowest ...http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/world/56150375-68/korea-north-locklear-korean.html.csp
Nuclear Output Slides on Power Dip at Duke's Robinson 2
Nuclear Output Slides on Power Dip at Duke's Robinson 2
Businessweek
U.S. nuclear-power generation slid for the first time in three days after Duke Energy Corp. (DUK)'s Robinson 2 reactor cut power. Nationwide production dropped 0.4 percent to 78,588 megawatts, or 77 percent of capacity, according to Nuclear Regulatory ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-12/nuclear-output-slides-on-power-dip-at-duke-s-robinson-2
Businessweek
U.S. nuclear-power generation slid for the first time in three days after Duke Energy Corp. (DUK)'s Robinson 2 reactor cut power. Nationwide production dropped 0.4 percent to 78,588 megawatts, or 77 percent of capacity, according to Nuclear Regulatory ...http://www.businessweek.com/news/2013-04-12/nuclear-output-slides-on-power-dip-at-duke-s-robinson-2
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