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Thursday, March 19, 2015
UN climate talks may boost small nuclear reactors
UN climate talks may boost small nuclear reactors
http://www.eco-business.com/news/un-climate-talks-may-boost-small-nuclear-reactors/
Cyber essentials – essential for the UK nuclear industry?
| Dear Member, Cyber-crime costs the UK £27billion every year and with an ever increasing movement towards online business this is set to rise dramatically. This is no different in the nuclear industry with the NDA receiving nearly 30,000 cyber-attacks every day! Nuclear Energy Insider spoke to some of the leading figures in the nuclear and cyber-security industries to find out more about how nuclear cyber security strategy is changing the landscape for new nuclear Take a look at the full nuclear cyber security report here: http://bit.ly/cyber_essentials Download the report and you will: • Receive insight into the latest cyber-security initiatives implemented within the UK nuclear industry so you can develop a security culture across all levels of your business • Understand the principles of the cyber essentials scheme so you can ensure your sensitive and commercial information is secure throughout your supply chain • Recognise the current threats to all those within the nuclear industry so you can understand how your business could be affected in an ever more interconnected industry Enjoy the report and let me know if you have any questions Kind regards, Mike Michael Vickery Senior Project Manager Nuclear Energy Insider mvickery@nuclearenergyinsider. +44 (0) 207 375 7177 |
Fukushima Update 3/19/15
Fukushima Update 3/19/15 –
A man has lived in the F. Daiichi “no-go” zone for more than two years… All fish caught outside F. Daiichi’s port continue to be safe for consumption… Sixty percent of Fukushima Prefecture believes Japan is forgetting the nuke accident… Five idled Japanese nuclear units will be decommissioned… Nursing homes should shelter the elderly during a nuke accident… There’s a new antinuclear booklet on Fukushima evacuees… Completion of the F. Daiichi “ice-wall” is further delayed… The Sendai nuke restarts move a step closer.
http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.
A man has lived in the F. Daiichi “no-go” zone for more than two years… All fish caught outside F. Daiichi’s port continue to be safe for consumption… Sixty percent of Fukushima Prefecture believes Japan is forgetting the nuke accident… Five idled Japanese nuclear units will be decommissioned… Nursing homes should shelter the elderly during a nuke accident… There’s a new antinuclear booklet on Fukushima evacuees… Completion of the F. Daiichi “ice-wall” is further delayed… The Sendai nuke restarts move a step closer.
http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.
NRC Says OK For Westinghouse To Test Small Modular Reactor
NRC Says OK For Westinghouse To Test Small Modular Reactor
http://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2015/03/19/nrc-says-ok-for-westinghouse-to-test-small-modular-reactor-031901.aspx#.VQs3wmbldpk
2 big nuclear concessions to Iran are coming into focus
2 big nuclear concessions to Iran are coming into focus
http://www.businessinsider.com/two-big-nuclear-concessions-to-iran-are-coming-into-focus-2015-3
Russia, China may coordinate on nuclear-powered destroyer
Russia, China may coordinate on nuclear-powered destroyer
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1101&MainCatID=11&id=20150319000149
Wolf Richter: Investors Crushed as US Natural Gas Drillers Blow Up
First global review on the status, future of Arctic marine mammals
First global review on the status, future of Arctic marine mammals
Seattle WA (SPX) Mar 19, 2015 - For Arctic marine mammals, the future is especially uncertain. Loss of sea ice and warming temperatures are shifting already fragile Northern ecosystems. The precarious state of those mammals is underscored in a multinational study led by a University of Washington scientist, published this week in Conservation Biology, assessing the status of all circumpolar species and subpopulations of Arctic ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/First_global_review_on_the_status_future_of_Arctic_marine_mammals_999.html
How Russia Views The Iran Nuclear Talks
By Anna Borshchevskaya
As
negotiations intensify this month, Moscow will continue pursuing its
own agenda. Diplomats from Iran and the P5+1 nations — the United
States, Russia, Britain, China, France, and Germany — are rushing to
conclude a nuclear agreement before the self-imposed March 24 deadline. While many details remain unavailable, the technical debate largely centers around the
Energy Quote of the Day: ‘Laurence Tribe Arguing Against Clean Power Plan’
Energy Quote of the Day: ‘Laurence Tribe Arguing Against Clean Power Plan’
By Edward Dodge
Influential constitutional scholar Laurence Tribe is arguing against
the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan. Tribe, who once represented
Al Gore, is scheduled to be a witness before the GOP controlled Energy
and Commerce committee hearing. “Burning the Constitution should not
become part of our national energy policy,” Tribe writes in his prepared
testimony, in
How Microgrids Work
How Microgrids Work
By Allison Lantero | U.S. Department of Energy
WHAT
IS A MICROGRID? A microgrid is a local energy grid with control
capability, which means it can disconnect from the traditional grid and
operate autonomously. HOW DOES A MICROGRID WORK? To understand how a
microgrid works, you first have to understand how the grid works. The
grid connects homes, businesses and other buildings to
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