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Friday, January 2, 2015
Energy Crisis As Early As 2016
Energy Crisis As Early As 2016
http://oilprice.com/Energy/Crude-Oil/Energy-Crisis-As-Early-As-2016.html
Nuclear Industry Congratulates Burns on Selection as New NRC Chairman
Nuclear Industry Congratulates Burns on Selection as New NRC Chairman
http://www.nei.org/News-Media/Media-Room/News-Releases/Nuclear-Industry-Congratulates-Burns-on-Selection
To test melty nuclear fuel, levitate it first
To test melty nuclear fuel, levitate it first
http://www.futurity.org/uranium-dioxide-nuclear-fuel-830052/
PM Modi to seek US President Barack Obama's help for entry in Nuclear Suppliers Group
PM Modi to seek US President Barack Obama's help for entry in Nuclear Suppliers Group
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pm-modi-to-seek-us-president-barack-obamas-help-for-entry-in-nuclear-suppliers-group/articleshow/45722399.cms
Chinese authorities launch probe to help identify Korea's nuclear reactor hack
Chinese authorities launch probe to help identify Korea's nuclear reactor hack
https://www.arirang.co.kr/News/News_View.asp?nseq=173831atomic power review: Ukraine Nuclear Plants - Resources and Information
First, Happy New Year! Second....
We're
seeing a trend now wherein Russian news sources (RT, ITAR-TASS)
apparently have a mandate to erroneously report on events at Ukraine's
nuclear plants, blowing them out of proportion. These sources cannot be
trusted, but are reposted and shared widely outside our sphere.
To
help all of us combat this I've constructed a special post on my blog.
This post has brief information on Ukraine's nuclear plants and has a
number of links to real time information both from the operator of
Ukraine's plants and its nuclear regulator. Using this post you should
be able to quickly deduce if information you're seeing somewhere is
realistic or not.
Click here to see this new post:
Even
if you lost the link to that post, I've meta tagged it so that
searching on the blog for 'ukraine' or some such related term would pull
up the post right away. All you need do then is remember it's there
and go use the search box to look for it. You can then get news updates
immediately in English from the regulator and operator. Of course,
there is often a delay in these so you can (with just a bit more time)
go to the original language page and use a translator to get more recent
information.
Oh,
by the way... If and when you get time I strongly suggest looking
around the photo gallery I've linked. Beautiful photos of plant life
outside the stations, of artwork and statuary and grounds at the
stations, and (see if you can find it) even a tree in a planter INSIDE
one of the plants' turbine buildings! These are some beautiful and well
cared for nuclear plants in the visual aspect, and the photos offered
are great representations.
The
gallery is just as good as that which Bulgaria has for the Kozloduy NPP
- a gallery I've long pointed out as a stand-apart example of how to
showcase a nuclear plant in photos for the public.
Will Davis
Communications Director, N.S. Savannah Association, Inc.
Consultant / Author: American Nuclear Society
Contributing Author: Fuel Cycle Week
Author: Atomic Power Review
iPhone: 216-544-3808
Ukraine signs Westinghouse nuclear fuel deal
Ukraine signs Westinghouse nuclear fuel deal
Kiev (AFP) Dec 30, 2014 - Ukraine on Tuesday sealed an additional nuclear fuel supply deal with US giant Westinghouse in order to ease its energy dependence on Russia. Westinghouse Electric Company said it signed a deal in Brussels with Ukraine's Energoatom state nuclear power provider "to significantly increase fuel deliveries to Ukrainian nuclear power plants through 2020." No figures were immediately availabl ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Ukraine_signs_Westinghouse_nuclear_fuel_deal_999.html
Kiev (AFP) Dec 30, 2014 - Ukraine on Tuesday sealed an additional nuclear fuel supply deal with US giant Westinghouse in order to ease its energy dependence on Russia. Westinghouse Electric Company said it signed a deal in Brussels with Ukraine's Energoatom state nuclear power provider "to significantly increase fuel deliveries to Ukrainian nuclear power plants through 2020." No figures were immediately availabl ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Ukraine_signs_Westinghouse_nuclear_fuel_deal_999.html
Russia Slams Kiev for Switching to US Supplies of Nuclear Fuel
Russia Slams Kiev for Switching to US Supplies of Nuclear Fuel
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 02, 2015 - By replacing Russia with a US company as supplier of nuclear fuel, Ukraine endangers the health of its citizens and other peoples in Europe, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Ukraine signed in Brussels earlier on Tuesday an agreement to buy nuclear fuel for its Soviet- and Russian-made reactors from the US company Westinghouse. "This dangerous experiment, attempted by Kie ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Russia_Slams_Kiev_for_Switching_to_US_Supplies_of_Nuclear_Fuel_999.html
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 02, 2015 - By replacing Russia with a US company as supplier of nuclear fuel, Ukraine endangers the health of its citizens and other peoples in Europe, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Ukraine signed in Brussels earlier on Tuesday an agreement to buy nuclear fuel for its Soviet- and Russian-made reactors from the US company Westinghouse. "This dangerous experiment, attempted by Kie ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Russia_Slams_Kiev_for_Switching_to_US_Supplies_of_Nuclear_Fuel_999.html
Russia's Nuclear Development in 2014
Russia's Nuclear Development in 2014
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 02, 2015 - Russia's nuclear industry has seen rapid development throughout 2014, with multiple nuclear plants coming on stream, construction of new sites underway, and the signing of a number of ambitious contracts with foreign partners. Moreover, Russia's state nuclear agency Rosatom has fulfilled its state defense contract obligations for 2014. The 2014 geopolitical situation has had a negative imp ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Russias_Nuclear_Development_in_2014_999.html
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 02, 2015 - Russia's nuclear industry has seen rapid development throughout 2014, with multiple nuclear plants coming on stream, construction of new sites underway, and the signing of a number of ambitious contracts with foreign partners. Moreover, Russia's state nuclear agency Rosatom has fulfilled its state defense contract obligations for 2014. The 2014 geopolitical situation has had a negative imp ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Russias_Nuclear_Development_in_2014_999.html
Fukushima Radiation to Reach Peak Levels Off US West Coast in 2015
Fukushima Radiation to Reach Peak Levels Off US West Coast in 2015
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 02, 2015 - The report, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first systematic study of the arrival of the Fukushima radioactivity signal in continental waters off North America. The US research focused on cesium-137, leaked into the Pacific following the disastrous 2011 meltdown at the Japanese power plant and carried by ocean currents to the North American c ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Fukushima_Radiation_to_Reach_Peak_Levels_Off_US_West_Coast_in_2015_999.html
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 02, 2015 - The report, published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first systematic study of the arrival of the Fukushima radioactivity signal in continental waters off North America. The US research focused on cesium-137, leaked into the Pacific following the disastrous 2011 meltdown at the Japanese power plant and carried by ocean currents to the North American c ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Fukushima_Radiation_to_Reach_Peak_Levels_Off_US_West_Coast_in_2015_999.html
Indian NPP's first unit begins commercial operation
Indian NPP's first unit begins commercial operation
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 02, 2015 - The first unit of the Indian Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) built with Russian assistance has begun commercial operation under Russian guarantee, a source in Russian nuclear industry told RIA Novosti. Kudankulam's first unit is currently the most powerful nuclear unit in India, generating a full 1,000 MW of electricity. The unit was included in India's national power grid in 2013 and ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Indian_NPPs_First_Unit_Begins_Commercial_Operation_Under_Russian_Guarantee_999.html
Moscow (Sputnik) Jan 02, 2015 - The first unit of the Indian Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) built with Russian assistance has begun commercial operation under Russian guarantee, a source in Russian nuclear industry told RIA Novosti. Kudankulam's first unit is currently the most powerful nuclear unit in India, generating a full 1,000 MW of electricity. The unit was included in India's national power grid in 2013 and ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Indian_NPPs_First_Unit_Begins_Commercial_Operation_Under_Russian_Guarantee_999.html
Are Jordan's nuclear ambitions a mirage?
Are Jordan's nuclear ambitions a mirage?
http://thebulletin.org/are-jordans-nuclear-ambitions-mirageWhen the Ayatollah Said No to Nukes
When the Ayatollah Said No to Nukes
In an exclusive interview, a top Iranian official says that Khomeini personally stopped him from building Iran's WMD program.
http://foreignpolicy.com/2014/10/16/when-the-ayatollah-said-no-to-nukes/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Flashpoints&utm_campaign=2014_FlashPoints%20RS%20bestofonline2014
US Army report calls for ‘military support’ of Israeli energy grab
US Army report calls for ‘military support’ of Israeli energy grab
http://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/us-army-report-calls-military-support-israeli-energy-grab-57185571Why Closing Vermont Yankee Won't Raise New England's Power Bills
Why Closing Vermont Yankee Won't Raise New England's Power Bills
http://www.forbes.com/sites/energysource/2014/12/31/why-closing-vermont-yankee-wont-raise-new-englands-power-bills/2/Israel’s Policy Confusion on Natural Gas
Israel’s Policy Confusion on Natural Gas
By Simon Henderson
The
Israeli regulator’s decision to reopen a natural gas agreement because
of a monopoly issue jeopardizes the country’s gas export potential and
its ability to attract foreign capital, as well as threatening to
complicate relations with Jordan, the Palestinian Authority, and Egypt.
Yesterday, Israel’s Antitrust Authority announced it was considering
whether to cancel an agreement
New York Embraces Politics, Fear With Fracking Ban
New York Embraces Politics, Fear With Fracking Ban
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Some
interesting perspective on New York’s decision to ban hydraulic
fracturing – from neighboring Pennsylvania, where safe fracking has
lifted the state economy while directly benefiting cities and towns all
across the commonwealth. Jeffrey Sheridan, press secretary for
Governor-elect Tom Wolf’s transition team (to the Philadelphia Business
Journal): “Governor-elect Wolf opposes a ban, and he
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