Minneapolis Fed Chief Compares Big Banks to Nuclear Power Plants

http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2016/02/16/minneapolis-fed-chief-compares-big-banks-to-nuclear-power-plants.html

US Nuclear Regulatory Commission member Ostendorff to leave agency

 

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/washington/us-nuclear-regulatory-commission-member-ostendorff-21943946

How utility executives see the future of the electricity business

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How utility executives see the future of the electricity business

Here are some of the key findings from Utility Dive's third annual State of the Electric Utility report. http://www.utilitydive.com/news/how-utility-executives-see-the-future-of-the-electricity-business/413916/

New Data Debunks Clean Energy Claims by Apple, Amazon, Google

New Data Debunks Clean Energy Claims by Apple, Amazon, Google

Posted: 17 Feb 2016 01:26 AM PST

Recent claims by the owners of large data centers that a large part of their operations are powered by renewable energy have skeptics coming out of from under their solar panels. Now, there is hard data proving that such skepticism is valid.read more
http://www.theenergycollective.com/jimpierobon/2322299/new-data-debunks-clean-energy-claims-apple-amazon-google

Potential Sale of Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Site

Potential Sale of Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Site

Potential Sale of Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Site

https://www.tva.com/Newsroom/Bellefonte

Ice sheet modeling of Greenland, Antarctica helps predict sea-level rise

Ice sheet modeling of Greenland, Antarctica helps predict sea-level rise Livermore CA (SPX) Feb 17, 2016 - The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets will make a dominant contribution to 21st century sea-level rise if current climate trends continue. However, predicting the expected loss of ice sheet mass is difficult due to the complexity of modeling ice sheet behavior. To better understand this loss, a team of Sandia National Laboratories researchers has been improving the reliability and efficie ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Ice_sheet_modeling_of_Greenland_Antarctica_helps_predict_sea_level_rise_999.html

Protests stomp on proposed borehole drilling

Protests stomp on proposed borehole drilling

Oskarshamn 1 to shut next year

Oskarshamn 1 to shut next year
OKG AB has confirmed that unit 1 of the Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Sweden will close in 2017. Last year it announced the reactor would be shut down between 2017 and 2019.http://world-nuclear-news.org/C-Oskarshamn-1-to-shut-next-year-1702164.html

S. Korea's Park says time to play hardball with North

S. Korea's Park says time to play hardball with North Seoul (AFP) Feb 16, 2016 - South Korean President Park Geun-Hye on Tuesday signalled a tough new approach to derailing North Korea's nuclear weapons programme, promising an uncompromising and more assertive response to Pyongyang's provocations. In a strongly-worded televised speech to the National Assembly, Park warned that South Koreans had over the years become "numb" to the threat from their northern neighbour, and ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/S_Koreas_Park_says_time_to_play_hardball_with_North_999.html

Russia, Iran ready to 'reinforce' military cooperation

Russia, Iran ready to 'reinforce' military cooperation Moscow (AFP) Feb 16, 2016 - Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said Moscow and Tehran were ready to step up their military cooperation after meeting with his Iranian counterpart on Tuesday. "I am convinced that our meeting is going to contribute toward reinforcing friendly relations between Russian and Iranian armed forces," said Shoigu in a statement. Iran's Hossein Dehghan and Shoigu spoke about "the necessar ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/Russia_Iran_ready_to_reinforce_military_cooperation_999.html

EDF to pour first Hinkley Point concrete in 2019, Brexit or not

http://www.reuters.com/article/edf-results-britain-hinkley-idUSL8N15V3KF

17 governors announce clean energy, transportation agreement

http://www.sacbee.com/news/business/article60644896.html

The state Senate has passed a bill that would lift Wisconsin's ban on new nuclear plants

http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/c9f80e650d524f869272520f277ef528/WI--Nuclear-Plants

Nuclear fuel disposal plans face political obstacles, not scientific

http://www.energybiz.com/article/16/02/nuclear-fuel-disposal-plans-face-political-obstacles-not-scientific

TVA puts Bellefonte nuclear power units on hold, while other utilities move forward

http://www.platts.com/latest-news/electric-power/birmingham-alabama/tva-puts-bellefonte-nuclear-power-units-on-hold-21942467

More safety issues identified at Hanford’s Plutonium Finishing Plant

http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/hanford/article60583096.html

Confirmed: China is Upgrading ICBMs With Multiple Warheads | The Diplomat

Confirmed: China is Upgrading ICBMs With Multiple Warheads | The Diplomat

Push for high-level nuclear waste storage at Maralinga, former British atom bomb test site

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/push-for-highlevel-nuclear-waste-storage-at-maralinga-former-british-atom-bomb-test-site/news-story/65d14a0d7c2f0daf90d7a5ef89da5e9f

Nuclear News: Feds seek borehole test for potential hot nuke waste burial

http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennenergy/2016/02/nuclear-news-feds-seek-borehole-test-for-potential-hot-nuke-waste-burial.html?eid=288118515&bid=1310970

NRG Proved How Tough It Is To Change. So Who’s Poised To Become The Utility Of The Future?

NRG Proved How Tough It Is To Change. So Who’s Poised To Become The Utility Of The Future?

By Greentech Media, Monday, February 15, 2016 12:00 PM

After major changes at NRG, a reflection on who’s poised to radically change the electricity business  Less than a year ago, NRG laid the groundwork to be the Apple or Google of energy services. But CEO David Crane left the company last December amidst investor pressure — and Steve McBee, CEO of NRG Home, wasn’t… Keep reading →