Friday, August 28, 2015

SMR UK Summit (20-21 October, London)

SMR UK Summit (20-21 October, London) in only 8 weeks time- leading speakers confirmed from CNNC, Westinghouse, NuScale, U-Batterys, NIRAB, Rolls-Royce, Amec, KPMG, PwC, Fortum and Many more.

In just 8 weeks’ time, nuclear executives from across the UK, Europe, Asia, North America and Africa will be meeting in London to discuss SMR deployment at the SMR UK Summit (20-21 October). I thought this would be of interest to you given the potential market size and areas for diversification of your supply chain.

To reserve your seat now for the UK’s only SMR meeting and redeem your £200 saving at http://www.nuclearenergyinsider.com/smr-uk/register.php

Technology providers confirmed include:

- Hu Liu, Chief Manager – Design, CNNC
- Danrong Song, Senior Engineer, CNNC
- Mark Peres, Director, Design Engineering, NuScale Power
- Tom Mundy, EVP, Program Development, NuScale Power
- Dr. Paul Harding, Chairman, U-Battery
- Jeff Benjamin, SVP New Plants and Major Projects, Westinghouse
- Rita C Bowser, VP, Project Advancement, New Plants & Major Projects, Westinghouse

You will get insight from the leading financial experts from PwC and KPMG, government and association insight from NIRAB, NIA and UKTI, and industry perspective from Rolls-Royce, Fortum, Amec FW. This will be your opportunity to build the SMR supply chain for the next generation of nuclear energy.

Any questions let me know,

Tom

Tom Sapsted
Director
Nuclear Energy Insider
 +44 (0) 20 7375 7523
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Register | Small Modular Reactor Advanced Reactor

nuclearenergyinsider.com•Small Modular Reactor Conference gives Utility perspective to find out critical next steps for SMR commercialization

Repository resilience

http://www.neimagazine.com/features/featurerepository-resilience-4647982/

petitions against continuing to use LNT and ALARA for rule-making.

Hello to all

I have two posts up at my blog about the LNT petitions. These are petitions against continuing to use LNT and ALARA for rule-making. I hope my posts will be useful to people.

The first one: please comment to the NRC

http://yesvy.blogspot.com/2015/08/linear-no-threshold-comment-to-nrc.html#.VeBQ9elmTR8

The second one: my comment to the NRC

http://yesvy.blogspot.com/2015/08/my-comment-to-nrc-in-favor-of.html#.VeBRLOlmTR8

If they are useful, please share them with other groups.

Also, please comment to the NRC.

Best,

Meredith

Yes Vermont Yankee: Two posts in favor of NRC petitions against LNT

Linear No Threshold; Comment to the NRC

http://yesvy.blogspot.com/2015/08/linear-no-threshold-comment-to-nrc.html#.VeBQ9elmTR8

The NRC has received three related petitions against continuing to use Linear No Threshold (LNT) and ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) for rule-making. The comment period is now open on those petitions. In this post, Meredith Angwin gives background information and explains why people should comment…or be prepared to evacuate Denver because of its high background radiation.

My Comment to the NRC in favor of abandoning LNT and ALARA for rule making

http://yesvy.blogspot.com/2015/08/my-comment-to-nrc-in-favor-of.html#.VeBRLOlmTR8

In this post, Meredith shares her own comment. In biological systems, harm cannot be assumed to be linear with dose. One example is selenium, which is essential for life at small doses, and toxic at larger doses. ALARA and LNT are not scientifically accurate, and they divert money from public health measures that actually could increase public health.

Thursday, August 27, 2015

How Close Are We To Nuclear Fusion? - Forbes

U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz Explains The Science Of The Iran Deal | Popular Science

Restarting the Yucca Mountain Project: The Case For and Against

Restarting the Yucca Mountain

Project: The Case For and Against

BPC150808_AR2_C_YuccaMnt.indd - BPC-Energy-Yucca-Mountain.pdf

ENERGY NEWS Basic energy rights for low-income populations proposed in Environmental Justice journal

Basic energy rights for low-income populations proposed in Environmental Justice journal
http://www.energy-daily.com/reports/Basic_energy_rights_for_low_income_populations_proposed_in_Environmental_Justice_journal_999.html

Terms of Jordan nuke plant deal to be clear by 2017

Terms of Jordan nuke plant deal to be clear by 2017
Moscow (Sputnik) Aug 27, 2015 - Terms and costs of the construction of Jordan's first nuclear power plant are expected to be clear by the spring of 2017, the head of Russia's Rosatom nuclear corporation said Tuesday. "A feasibility study and a project implementation plan will be finally understandable by the spring of 2017," Sergey Kirienko told reporters. According to Kirienko, after preliminary work on the projec ... morehttp://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Terms_of_Jordan_Nuclear_Power_Plant_Construction_to_Be_Clear_by_Spring_2017_999.html

Kazakh President to Meet IAEA Head to Sign Nuclear Fuel Bank Agreement

Kazakh President to Meet IAEA Head to Sign Nuclear Fuel Bank Agreement
Astana, Kazakhstan (Sputnik) Aug 27, 2015 - Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev to meet with Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano on Thursday, the day when the Nuclear Fuel Bank is due to be officially opened in Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev's press service said Tuesday. "On this day, the President of Kazakhstan will host IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano and former US Senator Sam Nunn," the pre ... more http://www.nuclearpowerdaily.com/reports/Kazakh_President_to_Meet_IAEA_Head_to_Sign_Nuclear_Fuel_Bank_Agreement_999.html

Europe won't bow to an anti-Iran-deal US Congress

http://thebulletin.org/europe-wont-bow-anti-iran-deal-us-congress8685

Timeline: Egypt’s road to nuclear power

http://www.thecairopost.com/news/165187/inside_egypt/timeline-egypts-road-to-nuclear-power

Egypt and Russia reportedly close to signing nuclear power deal

http://www.jns.org/news-briefs/2015/8/26/egypt-and-russia-reportedly-close-to-signing-nuclear-power-deal#.Vd-RSc6KI-8=

Russia announces plans to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt - Al-Bawaba

Russia-Egypt Nuclear Power Plant Deal Could Be Signed Wednesday - Ledger Gazette

Putin: Russia Planning to Build Nuclear Plant in Egypt - Arutz Sheva

Full Coverage

Pakistan Could Become World’s No. 3 Nuclear Power

The nuclear arsenal of Pakistan will likely become the world’s third largest within a decade, according to a new report from the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and the Stimson Center.

http://www.valuewalk.com/2015/08/pakistan-nuclear-power/

Hanging Out With Nuclear Matters

Last week, Nuclear Matters hosted a Google Hangout with noted economist Dr. Larry Lindsey. Felix Meissner, Past President of the North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN), posed questions from Nuclear Matters Partners [ http://www.nuclearmatters.com/about/partners ] about the value of our nuclear fleet.

Google Hangout [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9UratS3n40 ] Dr. Lindsey, Nuclear Matters' newest Leadership Council member [ http://www.nuclearmatters.com/blog/views/americas-existing-nuclear-fleet-gains-a-new-ally ], grew up near a nuclear plant and saw how it positively impacted his local community first hand. What else did we learn? Check out these takeaways:

*1. Nuclear energy plants are key to a healthy economy, **contributing $60 billion to US GDP (and supporting 475,000 jobs!)*. In fact, Dr. Lindsey said he "couldn't imagine" the US economy functioning without at least our current fleet.

*2. Nuclear plants are also economically beneficial because they avoid harmful emissions, **like carbon**. *Our fleet saves us $33.4 billion each year for being emission-free.

*3. Nuclear plants contribute to a diverse energy portfolio - and that's important.* As Dr. Lindsey described, maintaining a diverse energy mix means we have a more reliable grid and energy supply, and can keep prices lower for consumers.

For more from Dr. Lindsey watch the full Hangout HERE [ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9UratS3n40 ].

The Nuclear Matters Team *"

Fukushima Update 8/27/15

Fukushima Update 8/27/15 –

Fukushima Fisheries officially approve decontaminated water releases… Three of the four unit #3 equipment trenches have been filled with concrete… The Nuclear Reform Monitoring Committee says significant progress has been made in Fukushima water management and public disclosure… Sendai unit #1 plugged five leaking condenser tubes and continued the ramping-up of power… The NRA has revised guidelines for medical treatment during a nuclear emergency.

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

US NRC Blog Update: REFRESH — Astounding and (Perhaps) Little Known Facts about the NRC and Radioactive Materials

REFRESH — Astounding and (Perhaps) Little Known Facts about the NRC and Radioactive Materials

3 Comments Posted by Moderator on August 27, 2015

Brenda Akstulewicz
Regulatory Information Conference Assistant

Nuclear and radiation-related trivia is anything but trivial. It can be unexpectedly interesting – and you may find some of it surprising. This is a REFRESH of some little known “factoids” compiled from folks throughout the NRC.
* In the 1930s, a failed experiment by a Swiss physicist for detecting gas using a radioactive source led to the discovery of smoke detectors when the scientist lit a cigarette and the detector registered a reaction. The NRC approved 70 different smoke detector designs in 2012.
* It is estimated if only one NRC technical reviewer did each design certification application review, it would take 32 years to complete the review.

* Some lightning rods contain Radium-226 to make them more effective.
* The NRC’s first Chairman, Bill Anders, was an astronaut on Apollo 8’s mission to the moon.
* NRC Inspectors from Region IV get a lot of frequent flier miles. They review activities in remote locations such as Guam, Saipan and the northern reaches of Alaska, among other locations.
* The NRC was the first federal agency to give the public electronic access to all of its public documents through the groundbreaking system known as ADAMS (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System).
* The final safety evaluation report for the ESBWR design certification document contains about 3,800 pages.

* The fastest growing use of nuclear materials in medicine is for diagnostic and cancer treatment procedures in veterinary medicine.
* The indicator lights in early appliances ─ such as clothes washers and dryers, coffeemakers, and stereos ─ used Krypton–85, a radioactive isotope.
* The NRC performs classified reviews of new Naval Reactor submarine and aircraft carrier reactor plants and provides advice to the Navy on the designs. This practice was initiated by President Kennedy in the 1960s.
* Three women have held the title of Chairman — Allison Macfarlane, Shirley Jackson and Greta Dicus.
* In 1992 Hurricane Andrew struck the Turkey Point nuclear power plant in Southern Florida, which prompted the NRC and FEMA to enter into a “Memorandum of Understanding” regarding emergency preparedness.

* NRC’s longest serving commissioner was Commissioner Edward McGaffigan. He served 11 years (from 1996-2007) after appointments twice by President Clinton and once by President Bush. He died while still serving on the Commission.
* On average, NRC expends 6,160 hours of inspection effort at each operating reactor site each year.
This post originally ran in Summer 2013.

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