Energy News Roundup: Duke Coal Emissions, Willbros Facing Default & GE-Alstom Merger

Energy News Roundup: Duke Coal Emissions, Willbros Facing Default & GE-Alstom Merger

By Conor O'Sullivan

Duke Energy and Lee County natives in North Carolina are struggling to reach a settlement over disputed toxic ash produced from the burning of coal to harness electricity. “It leaves behind ash that can contain arsenic, selenium, boron and many other toxic substances.For decades, that ash simply has been buried in pits near the power

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Hardy, Amodei to join Yucca Mountain tour amid push to reopen nuclear site | Las Vegas Review-Journal

Hardy, Amodei to join Yucca Mountain tour amid push to reopen nuclear site | Las Vegas Review-Journal

Uranium And The Natural Nuclear Reactor

Uranium And The Natural Nuclear Reactor

Jordan Will Sign Agreement With Russia to Build Nuclear Reactor - Bloomberg Business

Jordan Will Sign Agreement With Russia to Build Nuclear Reactor - Bloomberg Business

Nuclear power: China seeks to export homegrown technology｜Markets｜Business｜WantChinaTimes.com

Nuclear power: China seeks to export homegrown technology｜Markets｜Business｜WantChinaTimes.com

Babcock & Wilcox Begins Process to Split Into Power, Nuclear Companies After Strong 2014, an Industrial Info News Alert - MarketWatch

Babcock & Wilcox Begins Process to Split Into Power, Nuclear Companies After Strong 2014, an Industrial Info News Alert - MarketWatch

As nuclear deadline nears, fears Saudi may try to match Iran

As nuclear deadline nears, fears Saudi may try to match Iran
Riyadh (AFP) March 18, 2015 - Fears that Shiite Iran will remain a potential nuclear threat under a mooted international deal have raised concerns that Tehran's Sunni rival Saudi Arabia could seek its own atomic capability. As the March 31 deadline for talks between Tehran and world powers approaches, an influential Saudi prince has suggested his country will respond in kind if a final deal leaves open the possibility of ... morehttp://www.spacewar.com/reports/As_nuclear_deadline_nears_fears_Saudi_may_try_to_match_Iran_999.html

Energy Storage Coming Online in the US from Coast-to-Coast

Energy Storage Coming Online in the US from Coast-to-Coast by Jennifer Runyon, Chief Editor, RenewableEnergyWorld.com | March 17, 2015 | 5 Comments
	Energy storage announcements this week show that the new technology is continuing to make gains from coast to coast as companies work to cuts electricity costs and help stabilize the grid. Full Articlehttp://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2015/03/energy-storage-coming-online-in-the-u-s-from-coast-to-coast?cmpid=StorageNL-Thursday-March19-2015

Siemens and GE Ink Big Orders with Egypt

http://www.powermag.com/siemens-and-ge-ink-big-orders-with-egypt/?hq_e=el&hq_m=3046898&hq_l=7&hq_v=30108e0773

Experts: EPA Clean Power Plan’s Legal Uncertainty May Have Lasting Impact

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Home / Article / A Nuclear Saudi Arabia? A Nuclear Saudi Arabia?

Home / Article / A Nuclear Saudi Arabia?

A Nuclear Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia may now be more determined to build its nuclear power infrastructure. King Salman dismissed all members of the board of its modest King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy last month. In 2011, the intention to allocate roughly $80 billion to build 16 reactors was announced. Implementing this plan seems to be on top of the agenda of the new Saudi Administration.

 The chances for a nuclear military dimension are indeed a matter of debate. Saudi – Pakistani cooperation in this field tips the balance of speculation inasmuch as Islamabad is not known for having an advanced civilian nuclear sector. By virtue of the security context in the Middle East, the possibility of a Saudi nuclear weapon bought readymade and installed on the Chinese missiles in Saudi Arabia should not be ruled out. In fact, it should not come as a surprise in a region where a new nuclear nation is added to the list every few decades, and when the security environment is at its worst ever. The Saudis feel obliged to have a nuclear weapon if Iran has one. A similar equation would be applicable as well in the case that Iran has nuclear “capabilities,” including the capability to produce a bomb if it chooses to do so. Pakistan can provide such weapons until indigenous capabilities are built.

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Babcock & Wilcox Is A Diamond In The Rough - The Babcock & Wilcox Company (NYSE:BWC) | Seeking Alpha

Babcock & Wilcox Is A Diamond In The Rough - The Babcock & Wilcox Company (NYSE:BWC) | Seeking Alpha

 

Why China's nuclear plans in Pakistan draw global criticism

China’s decision to build nuclear reactors in Pakistan has received criticism for defying international norms on nuclear technologies trade.

http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/Energy-Voices/2015/0311/Why-China-s-nuclear-plans-in-Pakistan-draw-global-criticism

Progress in controlling fusion heat bursts

Progress in controlling fusion heat bursts

WIND FARMS v. WILDLIFE – The shocking environmental cost of renewable energy. « Raptor Politics

WIND FARMS v. WILDLIFE – The shocking environmental cost of renewable energy. « Raptor Politics

Irish people should ignore Arnie Gundersen because he’s wrong

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AREVA Awarded Contract for Nuclear Reactor Vessel Head Replacement

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ANS Update: SNUPPS – Nuclear Plant Construction at the Cutting Edge, 1972

SNUPPS – Nuclear Plant Construction at the Cutting Edge, 1972 By ansnuclearcafe on Mar 17, 2015 12:42 pm by Will Davis Delays and cost overruns are running rampant in new nuclear plants under construction today in 2015; Finland’s Olkiluoto Unit 3 and France’s Flamanville unit, both AREVA EPR Continue Reading → Read in browser »

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Would Standardized Nuclear Plant Designs Prevent Construction Overruns and Delays? Lessons from 1971

Would Standardized Nuclear Plant Designs Prevent Construction Overruns and Delays? Lessons from 1971

Posted: 18 Mar 2015 07:00 AM PDT

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Terrestrial Energy Announces Addition of Former President of Bechtel Nuclear to the International Advisory Board

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