Fukushima Update 11/27/14

Fukushima Update 11/27/14 –

The pouring of cement into a contaminated trench began Tuesday… Analysis for Strontium will be greatly sped up… JAIF says the NRA seismic decision on Tsuruga #2 based on “thin reasoning”… NRA finds the rice fields 20 km from F. Daiichi were not contaminated by unit #3 debris removal… Kepco shares some of the requirements for licensing extensions… A lawsuit against Takahama and Oi restarts has been rejected.

http://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-accident-updates.html

Iran Nuclear Talks Extended, Again

Iran Nuclear Talks Extended, Again

George Perkovich

Q&A November 25, 2014  |  http://carnegieendowment.org/2014/11/25/iran-nuclear-talks-extended-again/hvc4?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRokvanPZKXonjHpfsX57uQsW6Sg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YEGTsV0aPyQAgobGp5I5FEIQ7XYTLB2t60MWA%3D%3D 

Summary

Washington and its allies should strategically continue patient diplomacy unless Iran resumes provocative nuclear activities.

Iran and world powers agreed to extend negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program after a comprehensive deal proved elusive as the latest deadline approached. In a new Q&A, George Perkovich details where the talks stand and analyzes what lies ahead. Perkovich says Washington and its allies should strategically continue patient diplomacy unless Iran resumes provocative nuclear activities.

• Why were the sides unable to reach a comprehensive accord by the November 24 deadline? What are the major sticking points?
   
• What are the details of the seven-month extension?
   
• How is the U.S. Congress likely to react? Will new sanctions be added?
   
• How will hardliners in Iran respond and will this have implications on the negotiations?
   
• What are the chances that a deal can be reached by the next deadline?
   
• What are the risks if a deal isn’t ultimately struck?

http://carnegieendowment.org/2014/11/25/iran-nuclear-talks-extended-again/hvc4?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRokvanPZKXonjHpfsX57uQsW6Sg38431UFwdcjKPmjr1YEGTsV0aPyQAgobGp5I5FEIQ7XYTLB2t60MWA%3D%3D

The 3 reasons why Iran nuclear talks keep failing

The 3 reasons why Iran nuclear talks keep failing

http://www.vox.com/2014/11/26/7275013/iran-nuclear-failing

Dan’s Idaho Nuclear Chili

Dan’s Idaho Nuclear Chili

http://neutronbytes.com/2014/11/26/dans-idaho-nuclear-chili/

 

Nuclear Weapons as Bargaining Chips in Global Politics

http://www.iede.co.uk/news/2014_5643/nuclear-weapons-bargaining-chips-global-politics

South Korea Makes Crude Oil Payment to Iran Under Interim Nuclear Deal

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/south-korea-makes-crude-oil-payment-iran-under-interim-nuclear-deal-1476653

Russia-Iran deal is about more than nuclear Power Source: Russia Beyond the Headlines

Russia-Iran deal is about more than nuclear Power
Source: Russia Beyond the Headlines - http://rbth.com/opinion/2014/11/26/russia-iran_deal_is_about_more_than_nuclear_power_41727.html)

http://rbth.com/opinion/2014/11/26/russia-iran_deal_is_about_more_than_nuclear_power_41727.html

Will a Bump in Prices Lead to a Nuclear Renaissance?

http://breakingenergy.com/2014/11/25/will-a-bump-in-prices-lead-to-a-nuclear-renaissance/

Westinghouse-Sino nuclear partnership eyes first project outside China

http://www.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/blog/energy/2014/11/westinghouse-sino-nuclear-partnership-eyes-first.html

A Beautiful Thanksgiving Video

A Prayer of Thanksgiving
https://animoto.com/play/7A0B2fSjctsKdeDXnGN0aw?fb_action_ids=10152786079377850&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=feed_opengraph&action_object_map={%2210152786079377850%22%3A776359792424499}&action_type_map={%2210152786079377850%22%3A%22og.likes%22}&action_ref_map=[]

ANS Update: Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival 236

Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival 236 By Will Davis on Nov 25, 2014 03:21 pm The 236th Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival has been posted at Yes Vermont Yankee. Click here to access Carnival 236. Each week, a new edition of the Carnival is hosted at one of the top English-language nuclear blogs. This rotating feature … Continue reading → Read in browser »

More to read: NRC Releases Yucca Post Closure Safety Evaluation Report (finally) The Details of the Clean Power Plan (So You Want to See the Numbers) Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival 235 Thorium shines brightly at ANS Winter Meeting Root cause of Vogtle and VC Summer delays

Senate Report: Scale of Wall Street Holdings Are "Unprecedented in U.S. History"

Senate Report: Scale of Wall Street Holdings Are "Unprecedented in U.S. History":  Wall Street's too-big-to-fail banks have quietly, and often stealthily through shell companies, gained ownership of a stunning amount of the nation's critical industrial commodities like oil, aluminum, copper, natural gas, and even uranium http://wallstreetonparade.com/2014/11/senate-report-scale-of-wall-street-holdings-are-unprecedented-in-u-s-history/

US "Secret" Deal With Saudis Backfires After Oil Minister Says US Should Cut First

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-11-26/us-secret-deal-saudis-backfires-after-oil-minister-says-us-should-cut-first

SNL: DOE seeks to restrict public access to portions of utility grid reliability reports | SNL

SNL: DOE seeks to restrict public access to portions of utility grid reliability reports | SNL

SNL: WSI calls for colder back half of winter for eastern, central US | SNL

SNL: WSI calls for colder back half of winter for eastern, central US | SNL

‘The most expensive regulation ever’

Obama rolls out a major EPA rule.

Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/epa-ozone-standard-113183.html#ixzz3KC5MdwsH

http://www.politico.com/story/2014/11/epa-ozone-standard-113183.html?hp=t3_r

The Absurd Gridlock Over Spent Fuel

http://blogs.wsj.com/experts/2014/11/25/the-absurd-gridlock-over-spent-fuel/

Americans Can't Afford Higher Electricity Prices

http://www.forbes.com/sites/judeclemente/2014/11/24/americans-cant-afford-higher-electricity-prices/

NRC takes new steps in US decommissioning exemptions

http://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/decommissioning/nrc-takes-new-steps-us-decommissioning-exemptions?utm_campaign=NEI%2026NOV14%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=30fd3895142444f2b4356eb3f1c44a7d&elqCampaignId=494

Westinghouse bags German nuclear fuel deal

http://analysis.nuclearenergyinsider.com/supply-chain/westinghouse-bags-german-nuclear-fuel-deal?utm_campaign=NEI%2026NOV14%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Eloqua&elq=30fd3895142444f2b4356eb3f1c44a7d&elqCampaignId=494