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Friday, February 17, 2017

Georgia Power has released the Fourth Quarter 2016 “Vogtle Timeline” video, detailing progress at the site where two new AP1000 nuclear units are being constructed. This video is just under ten minutes and is a solid addition to this well-received documentary series. - See more at: http://ansnuclearcafe.org/2017/02/17/friday-nuclear-matinee-vogtle-4q-2016-timeline/#sthash.CpfQnpyk.dpuf

http://ansnuclearcafe.org/2017/02/17/friday-nuclear-matinee-vogtle-4q-2016-timeline/

Why a Big Bet on Nuclear Destroyed Toshiba

http://www.theenergycollective.com/shellenberger/2398404/big-bet-nuclear-destroyed-toshiba

In Defiance of Trump, Website Helps Scientists Blow the Whistle on Political Interference

The Union of Concerned Scientists has launched a website to help scientists become whistleblowers

http://www.commondreams.org/news/2017/02/16/defiance-trump-website-helps-scientists-blow-whistle-political-interference

Iran’s missile tests: What exactly did they use, and what does it mean?

Iran’s missile tests: What exactly did they use, and what does it mean?

Dina Esfandiary and Michael Elleman

A review of the possible types of missiles that Iran launched in January 2017, and what the Trump administration's response means for future relations with Tehran.http://thebulletin.org/iran%E2%80%99s-missile-tests-what-exactly-did-they-use-and-what-does-it-mean10513

Toshiba's woes weigh heavily on government's ambition to sell Japan's nuclear technology

Toshiba's announcement that it will write down nearly A 712.5 billion in losses involving its U.S. nuclear unit, Westinghouse, is seen as a major setback for the government's strategy of selling Japanese nuclear power technology abroad. Over the past four years, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry, and nuclear power players, such as Toshiba/Westinghouse, General Electric-Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, have promoted Japanese nuclear reactor technology worldwide.
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/15/national/toshibas-woes-weigh-heavily-governments-ambition-sell-japans-nuclear-technology/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+japantimes+%28The+Japan+Times%3A+All+Stories%29#.WKcMLhwZVKo

Seismic risk for San Onofre nuclear waste is on the agenda

http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/watchdog/sd-me-sanonofre-meeting-20170216-story.html

EU and IAEA agree to bolster cooperation

17 February 2017

The European Union and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) agreed to strengthen their cooperation in a range of nuclear activities, including nuclear science applications, during a meeting in Brussels this week.

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-EU-and-IAEA-agree-to-bolster-cooperation-1702174.html

Poroshenko: Ukraine increasing nuclear share to 60%

17 February 2017

Nuclear energy's share of Ukraine's electricity mix is "rapidly approaching" 60%, President Petro Poroshenko said at a meeting of the country's National Security and Defence Council yesterday, according to a statement on the presidential website. The president did not give a date by which the increase would be achieved.

http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NP-Poroshenko-Ukraine-to-increase-nuclear-share-to-60-17021701.html

Nuclear is worth the trouble for energy security

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/02/17/nuclear-worth-trouble-energy-security/

Toshiba looks to reschedule US nuclear projects

Talks with local companies, governments aim to avert more cost overruns

http://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Toshiba-in-Turmoil/Toshiba-looks-to-reschedule-US-nuclear-projects

Mitsubishi Heavy rules out Toshiba nuclear rescue

Chief highlights differences between groups’ technologies

https://www.ft.com/content/0238df8c-f44f-11e6-8758-6876151821a6

India still keen to buy Westinghouse reactors despite Toshiba meltdown

http://in.reuters.com/article/toshiba-accounting-india-idINKBN15W0C3

ICE WORLD Sea ice at poles hit record low for January

Sea ice at poles hit record low for January

Miami (AFP) Feb 16, 2017 - The amount of sea ice at the Earth's poles fell to a record low for January, while the planet's temperatures last month were the third highest in modern times, US government scientists said Thursday. The monthly report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is the first of its kind released in 2017, and comes on the heels of the third year in a row for record-setting heat est ... morehttp://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Sea_ice_at_poles_hit_record_low_for_January_999.html

Nuclear not only problem as Toshiba liable for billions in gas contract

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nuclear-not-only-problem-toshiba-105042781.html

[PDF]Nuclear Power Plant Operating Experiences - Nuclear Safety and ...

https://www-ns.iaea.org/downloads/ni/irs/npp-op-ex-96-99.pdf

operating experience feedback system for nuclear power plants. IRS reports .... similar cracks were detected in subsequent inspections in more than ten plants. When crack ... In response to a variety of safety signals, the rods are automatically.https://www-ns.iaea.org/downloads/ni/irs/npp-op-ex-96-99.pdf

Nuclear Power Plants and Earthquakes - World Nuclear Association

www.world-nuclear.org/...and...plants/nuclear-power-plants-and-earthquakes.aspx

In 1999, three nuclear reactors shut down automatically during the devastating ... Various systems are used in planning, including Probabilistic Seismic Hazard ..... to Iran's report to IAEA, though some cracking of concrete was later reported. ... were detected in the cooling water intake, the plant shut down automatically.http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/safety-and-security/safety-of-plants/nuclear-power-plants-and-earthquakes.aspx

System automatically detects cracks in nuclear power plants

https://phys.org/news/2017-02-automatically-nuclear-power.html

Automatic Crack Detection for Nuclear Power Plants | Flintbox

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Jul 14, 2016 - Automatic Crack Detection for Nuclear Power Plants ... with a similar appearance to cracks, which an automatic crack detection system could ...https://www.flintbox.com/public/project/29892/

System automatically detects cracks in nuclear power plants (Purdue ...

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18 hours ago - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - A new automated system detects cracks in the steel components of nuclear power plants and has been shown to be ...https://www.publicnow.com/view/1CB4C3E21375E379E0265A721488AD54E42FF647?2017-02-16-20:00:46+00:00-xxx7160

Automated System to Detect Cracks in Nuclear Power Plants - YouTube

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A new automated system detects cracks in the steel components of nuclear power plants and has been shown ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b87OgGBIR78

System automatically detects cracks in nuclear power plants - Parallel ...

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A new automated system detects cracks in the steel components of nuclear power plants and has been shown to be more accurate than other automated ...

Automatic detection of cracks during power plant inspection - IEEE ...

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Robust inspection is important to ensure the safety of nuclear power plant components. Manually inspecting 100+ hours of video for rarely occurring cracks.http://www.parallelstate.com/news/system-automatically-detects-cracks-in-nuclear-power-plants/413253

Detection of cracks in nuclear power plant using spatial ... - IEEE Xplore

ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7477601/?reload=true&arnumber=7477601

Robust inspection is important to ensure the safety of nuclear power plant ... We propose a crack detection method for nuclear power plant inspection videos .... Vision Based Automatic Inspection System for Nuts Welded on the Support Hinge. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7477601/?reload=true&arnumber=7477601

Detection of cracks in nuclear power plant using spatial ... - IEEE Xplore

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by SJ Schmugge - ‎2016 - ‎Cited by 1 - ‎Related articles

Detection of cracks in nuclear power plant using spatial-temporal grouping of ... We propose a crack detection method for nuclear power plant inspection .... Vision Based Automatic Inspection System for Nuts Welded on the Support Hinge.http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7477601/

System automatically detects cracks in nuclear power plants - Long ...

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2 hours ago - A new automated system detects cracks in the steel components of nuclear power plants and has been shown to be more accurate than other ...https://www.longroom.com/discussion/331812/system-automatically-detects-cracks-in-nuclear-power-plants

[PDF]Development of Crack Detection System with Unmanned ... - I-asem

www.i-asem.org/publication_conf/asem15/5.ICSSS15/.../W3F.2.MS582_2545F1.pdf

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rising towers, dams and industrial power plants are known to have its ... In this study, the crack detecting system using UAV and digital image processing .... to detect cracks automatically was applied with procedure of pre-processing, pattern .... This research was supported by the Nuclear Power Core Technology.http://www.i-asem.org/publication_conf/asem15/5.ICSSS15/1w/W3F.2.MS582_2545F1.pdf

Automatic Detection of Cracks during Power Plant Inspection

https://www.researchgate.net/.../275032994_Automatic_Detection_of_Cracks_during_P...

Robust inspection is important to ensure the safety of nuclear power plant components. Manually inspecting 100+ hours of video for rarely occurring cracks is a ...https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275032994_Automatic_Detection_of_Cracks_during_Power_Plant_Inspection

Democratic Party delays decision on changing target date for abolishing nuclear power

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/02/17/national/politics-diplomacy/democratic-party-delays-deciding-2030-target-make-japan-nuclear-power-free/#.WKcDrBwZVKo

If Toshiba Can't Finish U.S. Nuclear Job, Scana May Find Another

If Toshiba Can't Finish U.S. Nuclear Job, Scana May Find Another
http://bloomberg.finanza.repubblica.it/Notizie/Article?documentKey=1376-OLFYNC6JIJUO01-5JKML45KOI5NS1T0O25E598RNL