Thursday, February 16, 2017

The Pentagon said it wouldn’t use depleted uranium rounds against ISIS. Months later, it did — thousands of times.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Fukushima: Still Getting Worse After Six Years of Meltdowns

Even Fox News reports radiation at “unimaginable levels”

http://dissidentvoice.org/2017/02/fukushima-still-getting-worse-after-six-years-of-meltdowns/

Francis: Projects like Dakota Access Pipeline should seek native peoples’ consent | National Catholic Reporter

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Update — More Cleanup Delays, Continually Rising Costs, & Extremely High Radiation Levels Destroying Cleanup Robots

https://cleantechnica.com/2017/02/15/fukushima-nuclear-disaster-update-cleanup-delays-continually-rising-costs-extremely-high-radiation-levels-destroying-cleanup-robots/

SCE&G gets new commitment from Westinghouse to finish V.C. Summer nuclear project

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/news/business/article132748809.html#storylink=cpy

http://www.thestate.com/news/business/article132748809.html

How Bibi Played Us On The Iran Deal — And We Let Him

Peter Beinart

February 15, 2017 | http://forward.com/opinion/363196/how-bibi-played-us-on-the-iran-deal-and-we-let-him/ Almost two years ago, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went before Congress to denounce President Obama’s nuclear agreement with Iran. The deal, he warned, “could well threaten the survival of my country and the future of my people.”
Then, in the closing moments of his speech, Netanyahu addressed the late Elie Wiesel, who was seated in the crowd. “Elie,” he declared, “your life and work inspires to give meaning to the words ‘Never again.’ And I wish I could promise you, Elie, that the lessons of history have been learned. I can only urge the leaders of the world not to repeat the mistakes of the past.”
The implication was clear: Approving the nuclear deal meant permitting a second Holocaust. The only difference was that, this time, a Jewish state would wage war to prevent it. “I can guarantee you this,” an emotional Netanyahu told a hall echoing with applause. “The days when the Jewish people remained passive in the face of genocidal enemies, those days are over… I can promise you one more thing: Even if Israel has to stand alone, Israel will stand.”
Almost two years later, Netanyahu is returning to a very different Washington. Obama is gone. Donald Trump, who last spring told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, “My No. 1 priority is to dismantle the disastrous deal with Iran,” has replaced him. Republicans, who overwhelmingly opposed the Iran nuclear deal, now control both houses of Congress.
The political barriers that Netanyahu faced two years ago are gone. He and Trump are now free to renounce the Iran nuclear deal, and thus, by Netanyahu’s logic, prevent a second Shoah. Or, failing that, Netanyahu could take matters into his own hands and bomb Iran’s nuclear sites himself, secure in the knowledge that Trump is less likely than Obama to object.
Yet none of that is happening. To the contrary, Defense Secretary James Mattis testified in January that the Trump administration will “live up to” the nuclear agreement. Last week, former national security adviser Michael Flynn, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner reportedly expressed the same sentiments to the European Union’s foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini. Last Friday, even as it imposed new sanctions on Iran for its ballistic missile tests, Trump’s Treasury Department insisted that the penalties were “fully consistent with the United States’ commitments under the” nuclear deal.
Even stranger, Netanyahu doesn’t seem to mind. According to Reuters, “Israeli officials privately acknowledged that,” while in Washington, Netanyahu “would not advocate ripping up a deal that has been emphatically reaffirmed by the other big power signatories.” Nor is Netanyahu repeating his threats to strike Iran himself, something he warned Congress he might do if it approved the nuclear deal. More at:
http://forward.com/opinion/363196/how-bibi-played-us-on-the-iran-deal-and-we-let-him/

Buy This Nuclear Power Generator In China: Deutsche

Buy This Nuclear Power Generator In China: Deutsche

Barron's (blog)

Nuclear power plants in China started to supply electricity directly to end users last year. According to CGN Power, the electricity that it sold under the ...http://blogs.barrons.com/asiastocks/2017/02/14/buy-this-nuclear-power-generator-in-china-deutsche/

China Developing Floating Nuclear Power

China Developing Floating Nuclear Power

The Maritime Executive

China will prioritize the development of a floating nuclear power platform in the next five years, according to China Daily. The move is an effort to ...http://maritime-executive.com/article/china-developing-floating-nuclear-power

China to build a fleet of FLOATING nuclear power plants for £300 million each by 2020 - Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4227496/China-build-fleet-FLOATING-nuclear-power-plants.html

China to make big moves on nuclear energy by 2020 - Chinadaily USAhttp://usa.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-02/15/content_28208784.htm

China to build marine nuclear power station

China.org.cn - ‎16 hours ago‎

China plans to accelerate the development of afloating nuclear power platform in the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020) period, according to Wang Yiren, vice director of State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense. Wang ...http://www.china.org.cn/china/2017-02/15/content_40292005.htm

China plans to build floating N-power plants in SCS

The Echo of India - ‎22 hours ago‎

China has said it will develop floating nuclear power plants on a priority basis in the South China Sea as it seeks to beef up electricity supply to the islands in the disputed maritime region. China will prioritise the development of a floating ...http://echoofindia.com/beijing-china-plans-build-floating-n-power-plants-scs-123610

Downfall of Toshiba, a nuclear industry titan

Downfall of Toshiba, a nuclear industry titan

Financial Times

Toshiba's decision to give up on bidding to be a lead contractor on nuclear power plant projects will dramatically reduce its ability to compete with ...https://www.ft.com/content/416a2c9c-f2d3-11e6-8758-6876151821a6

Toshiba facing bankruptcy, total disintegration thanks to bad bets on nuclear power - ExtremeTech

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/244441-toshiba-facing-bankruptcy-total-disintegration-thanks-bad-bets-nuclear-power

Toshiba warns of huge losses in US nuclear power unit - Daily Mail

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/afp/article-4221990/Toshiba-drops-report-going-concern-warning.html

HAMISH MCRAE: As the cost of nuclear power keeps going up, Britain needs a dash for gas - This is Money

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/comment/article-4224582/HAMISH-MCRAE-Britain-needs-dash-gas.html

Make Nuclear Indian Again: Why Toshiba's Exit Is Not All Bad News

The Quint - ‎8 hours ago‎

If India is really serious about its ambitions for nuclear power – as it should be given that it is a valuable source of baseload low carbon electricity – it needs to commit to locally made Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs). These are reactors ...https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=https://www.ft.com/content/416a2c9c-f2d3-11e6-8758-6876151821a6&hl=en&geo=US

Nuclear business losses cost Toshiba chairman

Omaha World-Herald - ‎15 hours ago‎

TOKYO (AP) — Toshiba Corp.'s chairman resigned Tuesday after the company logged such massive losses in its nuclear business that it must sell its lucrative computer-chip business to avoid going belly-up. The company projected a 712.5 billion yen ($6.3 ... https://news.google.com/news/story?ncl=https://www.ft.com/content/416a2c9c-f2d3-11e6-8758-6876151821a6&hl=en&geo=US

Risk of breaking up hangs over Toshiba after 712 billion yen nuclear loss in US

The Mainichi - ‎14 hours ago‎

Toshiba Corp. has effectively fallen into a capital deficit as the result of a 712.5 billion yen ($6.3 billion) write-down for its U.S. nuclear business in its Feb. 14 outlook for the April-December 2016 period. 【Related】Toshiba expects 712 bil. yen U ...http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20170215/p2a/00m/0na/012000c

Fate Of Hundreds Of Westinghouse Workers Up In The Air

CBS Local - ‎20 hours ago‎

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — It was a tough morning on the Westinghouse campus in Cranberry Township on Tuesday. Almost 5,000 employees arrived for work wondering if they would still have a job at the end of the day. The word was out, bad ... http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2017/02/14/fate-of-hundreds-of-westinghouse-workers-up-in-the-air/

The Energy Collective Daily: Learning to Frack

Learning to Frack | The Energy Collective Daily

Addressing the Plight of Existing Nuclear Retirements, Part 3

Posted: 14 Feb 2017 10:00 PM PST

Since mid-2016, the challenges facing the nation’s nuclear fleet have only grown more pressing. Natural gas prices, despite recent volatility, remain very low, keeping nuclear revenues in competitive electricity markets low. The post Addressing the Plight of Existing Nuclear Retirements, Part 3 appeared first on The Energy Collective.http://www.theenergycollective.com/aqgilbert/2398444/addressing-plight-existing-nuclear-retirements-part-3?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire

Thursday, February 16, 2017

The Pentagon said it wouldn’t use depleted uranium rounds against ISIS. Months later, it did — thousands of times.

Russia’s Rosatom Involved In Preparation Or Construction Of 19 Overseas Reactors

SMR Smart - Small Modular Reactors Are The Wave Of Nuclear's Future

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Fukushima: Still Getting Worse After Six Years of Meltdowns

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Update — More Cleanup Delays, Continually Rising Costs, & Extremely High Radiation Levels Destroying Cleanup Robots

SCE&G gets new commitment from Westinghouse to finish V.C. Summer nuclear project

Toshiba crisis: unions urge government to 'get a grip' on nuclear policy

Time To End The Department Of Energy's Loan Program

Small Nuclear Reactors Can Power Clean Electric Vehicles

Toshiba and the options on new nuclear

How Bibi Played Us On The Iran Deal — And We Let Him