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Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.
Thursday, May 31, 2018
Oyster Creek 60-year, $1.4 billion closing plan goes to feds | Breaking News | pressofatlanticcity.com
Oyster Creek 60-year, $1.4 billion closing plan goes to feds | Breaking News | pressofatlanticcity.com: LACEY TOWNSHIP _ The almost 50-year-old Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station will spend more time being decontaminated and dismantled than it did making electricity.
Fukushima Update 5/31/18

Tepco prepares to remove 615 fuel bundles from F. Daiichi unit #2 storage pool… Radiation levels in Fukushima forests have dropped 74% since 2011… Fukushima’s governor told the international community that 97% of the prefecture has been decontaminated… A Fukushima entrepreneur will use hops grown in Tamura for a future craft brewery… Shikoku Electric Co. applies for permission to install dry fuel storage at Ikata station.
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This Power Plant Runs on CO2 - IEEE Spectrum
This Power Plant Runs on CO2 - IEEE Spectrum: Carbon capture costs nothing in NET Power’s new plant, which uses supercritical carbon dioxide to drive a turbine
The FY2019 National Nuclear Security Administration Budget: Weapons Are Winners - Union of Concerned Scientists
The FY2019 National Nuclear Security Administration Budget: Weapons Are Winners - Union of Concerned Scientists: In late February the Department of Energy (DOE) released its FY2019 budget request for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), and in late March Congress passed its final FY2018 appropriations bill, so we now have more information about the agency’s plans for the next several years. To
PH considering nuclear energy plant in Sulu » Manila Bulletin News
PH considering nuclear energy plant in Sulu » Manila Bulletin News: The nuclear power plant in Bataan, having been mothballed, the government is looking into the possible establishment of a nuclear energy facility in the province of Sulu.
Toshiba scraps project to build ABWRs in Texas
Toshiba scraps project to build ABWRs in Texas
http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Toshiba-scraps-project-to-build-ABWRs-in-Texas-3105184.html
Wednesday, May 30, 2018
Magic Time!: 'Republic Undone' at The Metropolitan Club - DCMetroTheaterArts
Magic Time!: 'Republic Undone' at The Metropolitan Club - DCMetroTheaterArts: Having now attended a trilogy of John B. Henry's plays, I can report that not only have I learned important stuff about America that other media pay no mind to; I have also enormously enjoyed the stimulating wit in the writing.
European Energy Politics, Nationalism, and Russia – THE WEICHERT REPORT
European Energy Politics, Nationalism, and Russia – THE WEICHERT REPORT: Bulgaria wants to restart construction on its natural gas pipeline with Russia. This is another example of nationalism driving politics in Europe.
Nuclear plant closures expected to bring jolt of $285M in increased electricity costs: report - Pittsburgh Business Times
Nuclear plant closures expected to bring jolt of $285M in increased electricity costs: report - Pittsburgh Business Times: Brattle Group report expects planned closings of the Beaver Valley and Three Mile Island nuclear plants to mean higher costs for Pennsylvania electricity consumers.
S. Carolina Sues Federal Government Over MOX Cancellation - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers
S. Carolina Sues Federal Government Over MOX Cancellation - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers: The latest nuclear news in Nuclear Power Industry about utilities, companies, suppliers in the nuclear energy market.
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