| Solar and wind great for 'off-grid' power, nuclear best for 'baseload' Creamer Media's Engineering News “For now, nuclear is best,” he asserted. “You must consider it over the full energy cycle – to decommissioning and disposal.” A modern nuclear power plant will have a life of about 60 years. Its fuel is cheap. And nuclear plants record high load ...http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/solar-and-wind-great-for-off-grid-power-nuclear-best-for-baseload-2013-04-12 |
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Friday, April 12, 2013
Solar and wind great for 'off-grid' power, nuclear best for 'baseload'
US Nuclear Agency Warned to Expand Power Plant Evacuation Zones
US Nuclear Agency Warned to Expand Power Plant Evacuation Zones
Environment News Service
WASHINGTON, DC, April 11, 2013 (ENS) – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission should look at evacuation plans for areas beyond a 10-mile radius around America's nuclear power plants, the independent research branch of Congress advised ...http://ens-newswire.com/2013/04/11/u-s-nuclear-agency-warned-to-expand-power-plant-evacuation-zones/
Environment News Service
WASHINGTON, DC, April 11, 2013 (ENS) – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission should look at evacuation plans for areas beyond a 10-mile radius around America's nuclear power plants, the independent research branch of Congress advised ...http://ens-newswire.com/2013/04/11/u-s-nuclear-agency-warned-to-expand-power-plant-evacuation-zones/
GAO: Indian Point evacuation plan inadequate
Newsday - Apr 11, 2013
Residents living outside the 10-mile zone around Indian Point and other
nuclear power plants could jam evacuation routes, undermining a key
premise of emergency plans relied on by county officials in the Hudson
Valley and around the country, a new ...http://newyork.newsday.com/news/new-york/indian-point-evacuation-plan-inadequate-feds-say-1.5052105?qr=1
Nuclear Evacuation Study Shows That Communities Outside 10-Mile Zone May ...
Huffington Post - Apr 10, 2013
Regulators and congressional investigators clashed Wednesday over a new
report warning that in the event of an accident at a nuclear plant,
panicking residents from outside the official evacuation zone might jam
the roads and prevent others from escaping. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/10/shadow-nuclear-evacuation-study-zone-congress_n_3051750.html?utm_hp_ref=green
DOE official says nuclear waste deal impossible with Yucca
DOE official says nuclear waste deal impossible with Yucca
Power Engineering Magazine
The gridlock over Yucca comes down to a stark partisan divide, with Republicans, who control the House, vowing to prevent any nuclear waste storage arrangement that does not include the site. The Democrats, led by chief Yucca opponent and Senate ...http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/04/doe-official-says-nuclear-waste-deal-impossible-with-yucca.html
Power Engineering Magazine
The gridlock over Yucca comes down to a stark partisan divide, with Republicans, who control the House, vowing to prevent any nuclear waste storage arrangement that does not include the site. The Democrats, led by chief Yucca opponent and Senate ...http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2013/04/doe-official-says-nuclear-waste-deal-impossible-with-yucca.html
Washington: Observations on the Key Attributes and Challenges of Storage and ...
Utility Products -
In November 2009, GAO reported on the attributes and challenges of a
Yucca Mountain repository. A key attribute identified was that the
Department of Energy (DOE) had spent significant resources to carry out
design, engineering, and testing activities on the ...http://www.utilityproducts.com/news/2013/04/12/washington-observations-on-the-key-attributes-and-challenges-of-storage-and-disposal-options.html
2014 APPROPRIATIONS: ENERGY AND WATER; COMMITTEE: HOUSE ...
Waste Management World -
Good morning, Chairman Frelinghuysen, Ranking Member Kaptur, and
distinguished members of the Subcommittee. I appreciate the opportunity
to appear before you to discuss the regulatory program for high-level
radioactive waste management at the U.S. ...http://www.waste-management-world.com/news/2013/04/12/2014-appropriations-energy-and-water-nl-committee-house-appropriations-nl-subcommittee-energy-and-wa.html
How Should We Deal With Nuclear Waste?
Wall Street Journal
In 1987, lawmakers chose Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a permanent repository; while it was being built, utilities simply stored spent fuel inside cooling ...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324789504578382722051659686.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
How Should We Deal With Nuclear Waste?
Wall Street Journal
In 1987, lawmakers chose Yucca Mountain in Nevada as a permanent repository; while it was being built, utilities simply stored spent fuel inside cooling ...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324789504578382722051659686.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
NRC news upate 4/12
| NRC sees no major risk in San Onofre restart Utility Products The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has made a preliminary finding of "no significant hazards" associated with the proposed restart of one of two shuttered reactors at the San Onofre nuclear plant. The preliminary finding, announced Wednesday, was ...http://www.utilityproducts.com/news/2013/04/12/nrc-sees-no-major-risk-in-san-onofre-restart.html | |||||
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| NRC Proposes FY 2014 Budget to Congress; Detailed Budget Justification ... Power Engineering Magazine The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has requested $1.055 billion in its Fiscal Year 2014 budget proposal to Congress to regulate nuclear power plants and users of nuclear materials. The largely flat budget represents an increase of $16.9 million over FY ...http://www.power-eng.com/news/2013/04/12/nrc-proposes-fy-2014-budget-to-congress-detailed-budget-justification-report-available.html | |||||
| Watts Bar nuclear plant on schedule for Dec. 2015 opening, $4-4.5 billion cost Washington Post Earlier this year, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission cited TVA for purchasing parts not documented as nuclear-grade quality for Watts Bar. On Thursday, Skaggs said about 70 percent of those parts have been tested and found to be satisfactory. He ...http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/watts-bar-nuclear-plant-on-schedule-for-dec-2015-opening-4-45-billion-cost/2013/04/11/6ca5c5e4-a2cb-11e2-bd52-614156372695_story.html | |||||
| Kewaunee nuclear plant shutdown focus of NRC meeting Herald Times Reporter KEWAUNEE — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a meeting to discuss and accept public comments on the Kewaunee Power Station post-shutdown decommissioning activities at 7 p.m. April 24 at the Kewaunee City Council Chambers, ...http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/watts-bar-nuclear-plant-on-schedule-for-dec-2015-opening-4-45-billion-cost/2013/04/11/6ca5c5e4-a2cb-11e2-bd52-614156372695_story.html | |||||
| NRC to discuss Peach Bottom annual review York Dispatch The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will host a public open house in Delta next week to discuss the federal agency's annual review of Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station's safety performance. From 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Peach Bottom Inn, 6085 Delta ...http://www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_23008943/nrc-discuss-peach-bottom-annual-review | |||||
| Expert: Nuclear plants not fire safe WOOD-TV David Lochbaum has worked in the nuclear industry and for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and is trying to put pressure on the regulators to enforce a safety standard that has been on the books since 1980. Lochbaum with The Union of Concerned ...http://www.woodtv.com/dpp/news/local/sw_mich/expert-nuclear-plants-dont-meet-fire-standards | |||||
| Florida House pitches plan to phase out pre-charging for nuclear plants The News-Press Progress anticipates receiving a license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission by the end of 2014 for two proposed reactors in Levy County. The plant, to be located seven miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico, eight miles north of the company's Crystal ...http://www.news-press.com/viewart/20130411/NEWS0120/130411017/Florida-House-pitches-plan-phase-out-pre-charging-nuclear-plants |
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Steady, substantial growth expected for global energy storage market Smart Grid News
Steady, substantial growth expected for global energy storage market
Smart Grid News
A new report from GBI Research forecasts substantial and steady growth in the global energy storage market to 2020. The research firm says the global market was valued at $39.5 billion in 2011 and should reach $62 billion by 2016, with a compound ...http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Technologies_Storage/Steady-substantial-growth-expected-for-global-energy-storage-market-5680.html#.UWjGRldfaSo
Smart Grid News
A new report from GBI Research forecasts substantial and steady growth in the global energy storage market to 2020. The research firm says the global market was valued at $39.5 billion in 2011 and should reach $62 billion by 2016, with a compound ...http://www.smartgridnews.com/artman/publish/Technologies_Storage/Steady-substantial-growth-expected-for-global-energy-storage-market-5680.html#.UWjGRldfaSo
Global Energy Storage Market to 2020 - Targeting Transportation Sector
| Global Energy Storage Market to 2020 - Targeting Transportation Sector ... SBWire (press release) Global Energy Storage Market to 2020 - Targeting Transportation Sector Applications, Advanced Batteries, Ultracapacitors and Fuel Cells all Set for Growth, provides key data, information and analysis on the market opportunities in the energy storage ...http://www.sbwire.com/press-releases/global-energy-storage-market-to-2020-targeting-transportation-sector-applications-advanced-batteries-ultracapacitors-and-fuel-cells-all-set-for-growth-233653.htm |
Research and Markets: 2013 Deep Research Report on Global and China
Research and Markets: 2013 Deep Research Report on Global and China ...
Fort Mills Times
This 2013 Deep Research Report is a professional and in-depth research report on the Chinese and Global Power Energy Storage Battery industry. The report begins by defining the industry giving details on classification, application, industry chain ...http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/04/12/2615575/research-and-markets-2013-deep.html
Fort Mills Times
This 2013 Deep Research Report is a professional and in-depth research report on the Chinese and Global Power Energy Storage Battery industry. The report begins by defining the industry giving details on classification, application, industry chain ...http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/04/12/2615575/research-and-markets-2013-deep.html
China's Energy Policies - Energy Bar Association
China's Energy Policies - Energy Bar Association
up of coal, nuclear, petroleum, natural gas, and renewable energy resources. However, China's energy development landscape faces daunting challenges.
www.eba-net.org/docs/events/
up of coal, nuclear, petroleum, natural gas, and renewable energy resources. However, China's energy development landscape faces daunting challenges.
www.eba-net.org/docs/events/
PANDORA’S PROMISE Screening and discussion with filmmaker Robert Stone
PANDORA’S PROMISE
Screening and discussion with filmmaker Robert Stone
A hit at the Sundance Film Festival, PANDORA’S PROMISE dares to tackle the emerging divide within the environmental movement over nuclear energy through the intimately told stories of thinkers, experts and authors who have come to change their minds about nuclear power. Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Robert Stone elegantly interweaves the personal narratives of Stewart Brand, Richard Rhodes, Gwyneth Cravens, Mark Lynas and Michael Shellenberger. By unearthing their personal transformations, Stone pierces commonly held assumptions and provides a captivating deconstruction of popular myths about radiation, waste and weapons, taking viewers on a mind-altering journey.
PANDORA’S PROMISE inspires serious and realistic debate about how mankind will continue to power modern civilization without destroying it.
http://web.mit.edu/nse/events/pandoraspromise.html
April 12, 2013 - Editor's Note
Dear Readers
I am in Boston attending the MIT New Parents Welcome Weekend and won't
resume posting before Saturday evening. Thank you for your patience.
Best regards.
Michele Kearney
I am in Boston attending the MIT New Parents Welcome Weekend and won't
resume posting before Saturday evening. Thank you for your patience.
Best regards.
Michele Kearney
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Fukushima Updates 4/11
Here are today's Fukushima Updates topics...
The
waste water leaks at Fukushima Daiichi have become a continuing
saga. It now includes no less than three waste water reservoirs. Plus, a
flange on the piping used to transfer the water sprung a leak as soon
as the system was started. The flange leak was about 22 liters and
soaked into the surrounding soil.
Here
are the other Fukushima updates… 99% of residents in Fukushima and
Ibaraki Prefectures have no internal Cesium contamination... A new
government committee is investigating the Fukushima accident, and their
first interviews are discouraging... Negotiations for a rad-waste
storage site in Nahara Town are under
way.
Natural Gas Exports, Nuclear Waste Storage Highlight Ernest Moniz
Natural Gas Exports, Nuclear Waste Storage Highlight Ernest Moniz ...
On Tuesday, April 9 the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources convened to consider the nomination of Ernest Moniz as the next Secretary of ...
americansecurityproject.org/..
On Tuesday, April 9 the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources convened to consider the nomination of Ernest Moniz as the next Secretary of ...
americansecurityproject.org/..
WNN Daily Update 4/11
REGULATION & SAFETY: Fukushima internal exposures low, study finds (http://www.world-nuclear-
Some 99% of residents in Fukushima prefecture and neighbouring Ibaraki have barely detectable levels of internal exposure to caesium-137, a group of Japanese researchers has found. Of the remaining 1%, all showed levels well below the government-set limit.
CORPORATE: TVA surprise at possible sell-off (http://www.world-nuclear-
A strategic review of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced as part of the US federal budget will consider the possible sale of all or part of the government-owned corporation. TVA executives appear to have been taken by surprise by the news.
NUCLEAR POLICIES: Nuclear not currently an option for Singapore (http://www.world-nuclear-
Deployment of nuclear power is not on the agenda for Singapore at the moment, delegates at the World Nuclear Fuel Cycle conference in the city heard this week. The island city-state has few options for low-carbon power.
U.S. should consider the health, environmenal savings of nuclear power over coal/gas (Opinion from Auburn professor Bryan A. Chin)
U.S. should consider the health, environmenal savings of nuclear power over coal/gas (Opinion from Auburn professor Bryan A. Chin)
http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/04/us_should_consider_the_health.html
Duke Energy Buys California Solar Farms
Duke Energy Buys California Solar Farms
Wall Street Journal
U.S. utility giant Duke Energy Corp. said Wednesday that it purchased two solar farms in the California desert. The solar facilities, near Twentynine Palms, Calif., are expected to have a combined capacity of 21 megawatts. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324010704578414730186961750.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
Wall Street Journal
U.S. utility giant Duke Energy Corp. said Wednesday that it purchased two solar farms in the California desert. The solar facilities, near Twentynine Palms, Calif., are expected to have a combined capacity of 21 megawatts. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324010704578414730186961750.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
EIA PROJECTS COAL GENERATION GAINS DUE TO INCREASING GAS PRICES
EIA PROJECTS COAL GENERATION GAINS DUE TO INCREASING GAS PRICES
The increasing cost of natural gas relative to coal is expected to increase coal’s share of total generation from 37.4% in 2012 to 39.9% in 2013, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) April release of its Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). Though that would leave coal’s percentage below its 42.3% share in 2011, it indicates that gas may not be on an inevitable path to overtake a significantly greater share of the generation pie. Read More »http://www.powermag.com/POWERnews/5519.html?hq_e=el&hq_m=2651821&hq_l=8&hq_v=30108e0773
PROPOSED 2014 BUDGET: MORE FUNDS FOR THE DOE, LESS FOR THE EPA
PROPOSED 2014 BUDGET: MORE FUNDS FOR THE DOE, LESS FOR THE EPA
The proposed 2014 federal budget that President Obama submitted to Congress on Wednesday includes increases for the Department of Energy in general and for DOE-sponsored research and development (R&D) in particular. It also shows a slight decrease in funding for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Read More »http://www.powermag.com/POWERnews/5522.html?hq_e=el&hq_m=2651821&hq_l=5&hq_v=30108e0773
Periodic Safety Review for Nuclear Power Plants - IAEA Safety Standards Series SSG-25
Periodic Safety Review for Nuclear Power Plants - IAEA Safety Standards Series SSG-25
The electronic document is available for download free of charge: http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Pub1588_web.pdf ;
http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/8911/Periodic-Safety-Review-for-Nuclear-Power-Plants
This publication supersedes NS-G-2.10 from 2003 (http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1157_web.pdf ).
http://www-pub.iaea.org/books/IAEABooks/8911/Periodic-Safety-Review-for-Nuclear-Power-Plants
This publication supersedes NS-G-2.10 from 2003 (http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/Pub1157_web.pdf ).
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) www-pub.iaea.org
Periodic Safety Review for Nuclear Power
Plants IAEA Safety Standards Series SSG-25 Subject Classification:
0603-Nuclear power plants STI/PUB/1588 (ISBN:978-92-0-137410-3) 106 pp.;
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