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Friday, February 3, 2017
Costly Delays Upset Reactor Renaissance, Keep Nuclear at Bay
Costly Delays Upset Reactor Renaissance, Keep Nuclear at Bay
http://washpost.bloomberg.com/Story?docId=1376-OKLLHU6S972901-67P4UTGF4EHUHF74ONC1MB6MCG
Next-Generation Nuclear Power? Not Just Yet
Next-Generation Nuclear Power? Not Just Yet
The West is struggling to build out safer reactors, but China shows no such delays.
https://www.technologyreview.com/s/603573/next-generation-nuclear-power-not-just-yet/
Melted Fuel Debris Possibly Located at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant
Melted Fuel Debris Possibly Located at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant
http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/nuclear/melted-fuel-debris-possibly-located-at-the-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant
Radiation Level At Fukushima At Highest Since 2011 Disaster
Radiation Level At Fukushima At Highest Since 2011 Disaster
Radiation levels in one part of reactor no.2 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station are the highest since the disaster in March 2011, media report, quoting the facility’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), as saying. http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Radiation-Level-At-Fukushima-At-Highest-Since-2011-Disaster.html
Radiation levels in one part of reactor no.2 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station are the highest since the disaster in March 2011, media report, quoting the facility’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), as saying. http://oilprice.com/Latest-Energy-News/World-News/Radiation-Level-At-Fukushima-At-Highest-Since-2011-Disaster.html
The Energy Collective Daily: The 150,000 Oil Jobs That May Never Come Back
The 150,000 Oil Jobs That May Never Come Back | The Energy Collective Daily |
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http://www.theenergycollective.com/staffjam/2397711/the-150000-oil-jobs-that-may-never-come-back?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29
- Year Ahead: We Must Strengthen Climate Action Wherever Possible
- $1.5 Billion and Counting: Real Time “Waste Ticker” Reveals Value of Publicly Owned Gas That Private Companies Waste
- Strategic Petroleum Reserve Sales Expected to Start This Month
- Where Is Fracked Gas Really Headed as It Passes Through Texas’ Trans-Pecos Pipeline?
- “City Energy Project” Cities Go the Distance On Energy Efficiency
- Senator Mark Warner’s Tolerance of Climate Disinformation
- The “Green Deal” Is to Rise from the Dead
Short Course: Nuclear Weapon and Related Security Issues American Physical Society’s Forum on Physics/Society,
Short Course:
Nuclear Weapon and Related Security Issues
American Physical Society’s Forum on Physics/Society,
GWU Elliott School, FAS, AAPT
April 21-22, 2017 (Friday/Saturday, GWU, 1957 E St., NW, DC, room 602)
George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington, DC
George Washington University, Elliott School of International Affairs, Washington, DC
A
popular technical workshop is making a repeat performance. The first
three APS/FPS Conferences on Nuclear Weapon and Related Issues were
published in the American Institute of Physics Conference Proceedings
104, 178, and 1596. International experts will give the background to
understand these issues more completely. We recommend signing up early, as it is limited to 100 conferees. The cost is $120 for 25 talks, 250-page book, 2 lunches, and coffee/snacks.
The organizers are Pierce Corden (AAAS), Tony Fainberg (former DHS), Dave Hafemeister (CalPoly), Allison Macfarlane (GWU). Information/registration at https://aps.org/units/fps/
I. Strategic Nuclear Weapons (Friday at 9 a.m.)
The organizers are Pierce Corden (AAAS), Tony Fainberg (former DHS), Dave Hafemeister (CalPoly), Allison Macfarlane (GWU). Information/registration at https://aps.org/units/fps/
I. Strategic Nuclear Weapons (Friday at 9 a.m.)
- Keynote: Future of US/Russian Arms Control: Steven Pifer (Brookings)
- US Nuclear Strategy Toward China, Charles Glaser (GWU)
- Alert Status of Nuclear Weapons: Hans Kristensen (FAS)
- Nuclear Modernization: Amy Woolf (CRS)
- Global Strike Hypersonic Weapons: James Acton (CEIP)
- Nuclear Warhead Verification: Alex Glaser (Princeton)
- Luncheon Speaker: Richard Garwin’s Biography: Joel Shurkin (shared Pulitzer).
II. Multilateral Arms Control
- NAS Nuclear Test-Ban Studies: Raymond Jeanloz (UC-Berkeley)
- CTBT On-Site Inspections: J.J. Zucca (LLNL)
- Control of Conventional Arms: Bruce Turner (State Dept.)
- Space Weapon Technology and Policy: Theresa Hitchens (U. Maryland)
- BMD Countermeasures: George Lewis (Cornell)
- CW/BW Arms Control: Robert Mikulak (former US Ambassador to OPCW)
III. Nuclear Proliferation (Saturday at 9 a.m.)
- North Korea’s Nuclear Program: David Albright (ISIS)
- Joint Plan of Action with Iran: George Perkovich (CEIP)
- Future of NPT, Measures to Reduce Nuclear Dangers: Daryl Kimball (ACA)
- Role of Safeguards to Ensure Compliance: Sandy Spector (MIIS)
- Quadripartite ABACC; A Model for Others: Togzhan Kassenova (CEIP)
- Further Proliferation from Nuclear Power Infrastructure: Sharon Squassoni (CSIS)
IV. Terrorism
- General Threat from Terrorists: Steve Sin & Herbie Tinsley (START Terrorism Ctr, UMD)
- Nuclear Terrorism – Threat or Not: Miles Pomper (MIIS)
- Technologies to Counter Aviation Security Threats: Drone Warfare: Hugh Gusterson (GWU)
- Countering Nuclear Terrorism with Technology: Mike Carter (LLNL)
- Summary of Countering Terrorist Threats: Tony Fainberg (IDA)
FERC approves Dynegy's $3.3B acquisition of Engie power plants
FERC approves Dynegy's $3.3B acquisition of Engie power plants
http://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-approves-dynegys-33b-acquisition-of-engie-power-plants/435432/MHI, JNFL To Buy 10% Stake in Areva’s NewCo Nuclear Fuel Group
MHI, JNFL To Buy 10% Stake in Areva’s NewCo Nuclear Fuel Group
http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2017/02/03/mhi-jnfl-to-buy-10-stake-in-areva-s-newco-nuclear-fuel-group
Nuclear energy and the new US administration
Nuclear energy and the new US administration
03 February 2017
There has been much speculation in the press about the
policies which will be enacted by the incoming Donald Trump
administration - and as well, much speculation about which policies will
be truncated or eliminated, writes Will Davis.http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/V-Nuclear-energy-and-the-new-US-administration-03021702.html
U.N. Official Admits Global Warming Agenda Is Really About Destroying Capitalism
U.N. Official Admits Global Warming Agenda Is Really About Destroying Capitalism
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-02-03/un-official-admits-global-warming-agenda-really-about-destroying-capitalismRecord high fatal radiation levels, hole in reactor detected at crippled Fukushima nuclear facility
Record high fatal radiation levels, hole in reactor detected at crippled Fukushima nuclear facility
https://www.rt.com/news/376107-fukushima-record-radiation-level/
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