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Tuesday, January 22, 2019

CTO of General Fusion Forecasts Ten Years to Commercial Fusion | The Energy Collective Daily

CTO of General Fusion Forecasts Ten Years to Commercial Fusion | The Energy Collective Daily

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al Engineers (ASME) & Nuclear Energy Insider are hosting a webinar (January 29, 10am ET) on ‘Advanced Manufacturing: Cutting Schedule and Cost from SMR Construction’

As the commercialisation of SMRs rapidly approaches, costing and scheduling challenges are imminent. Tackling these issues is key to solving the deployment puzzle and unleashing the power of SMRs.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) & Nuclear Energy Insider are hosting a webinar (January 29, 10am ET) on ‘Advanced Manufacturing: Cutting Schedule and Cost from SMR Construction’, featuring insight from both the US and the UK.
Click here to secure your space at the webinar now
Hosted by Bob Stakenborgh, with David Gandy (EPRI), Dr Shiva Majidnia (TWI) and Dr Channa Nageswaran (TWI) all presenting, find out how to slash your schedule time and construction costs, bringing you to market faster than ever before.
Just a snapshot of what you’ll learn:
  • NuScale Reactor Vessel – Find out how EPRI can use Advanced Manufacturing to cut the NuScale Reactor Vessel construction times from 3 years to less than 1
  • ASME Codes & Standards – Focusing on boiler and pressure vessels, find out first how ASME are modifying existing codes and adding new ones, and how this will affect your business
  • Advanced Inspection Methods - Discover how TWI will implement advanced non-intrusive inspection methods, to keep your reactor in operation longer than ever before
Don’t miss out on discovering how SMR projects are rapidly developing, and how you can capitalize on this huge opportunity.
Click here to secure your space at the webinar now
Can’t attend? Don’t worry! All sign-ups will receive the recording after the webinar.
Best regards,
Kevin
Kevin Anderson
Global Project Director
Nuclear Energy Insider
+44 (0) 20 7375 7190
kevin@nuclearenergyinsider.com

The Internet and Satan’s Game | Word on Fire

The Internet and Satan’s Game | Word on Fire

Monday, January 21, 2019

Why Ask What Martin Luther King Would Have Wanted? | Mary Pezzulo

Why Ask What Martin Luther King Would Have Wanted? | Mary Pezzulo: Martin Luther King was born in 1929. He would have been ninety this year. He's not a part of the distant past. To understand what he would have wanted, we just have to look at what he said, because we live in the exact same world he did.

Responding to the Controversies over my March for Life Remarks | Mary Pezzulo

Responding to the Controversies over my March for Life Remarks | Mary Pezzulo: I believe the Faith of the Church, careful reasoning, and my own eyes and ears, over what people who co-opt my religion for the sake of secular politics instruct me to pretend I see and hear

The Next US-North Korea Summit - FPIF

The Next US-North Korea Summit - FPIF: Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un are scheduled to meet again. Here are several reasons to be optimistic about next month's summit.

Atomic Show #263 - Musicians choosing to be atomic advocates - Atomic Insights

Atomic Show #263 - Musicians choosing to be atomic advocates - Atomic Insights: Forgive me, dear readers and listeners. It has been more than two months since my last post and more than 11 months since my last Atomic Show podcast. It

UN chief calls for US-N.Korea roadmap to scrap nuclear weapons

UN chief calls for US-N.Korea roadmap to scrap nuclear weapons: United Nations, United States (AFP) Jan 18, 2019 - UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged the United States and North Korea to agree on a roadmap for serious negotiations on scrapping Pyongyang's nuclear and ballistic weapons.

Ukraine highlights role of science in nuclear sector - World Nuclear News

Ukraine highlights role of science in nuclear sector - World Nuclear News: The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine has launched a target programme for scientific research, Nuclear and Radiation Technologies for the Energy Sector and Social Needs for 2019-2023. The resolution was adopted on 16 January, following a meeting of the presidium of the institution, chaired by its president, Boris Paton.

PG&E's Woes Have Spread to New York's ConEd, 3,000 Miles Away - Renewable Energy World

PG&E's Woes Have Spread to New York's ConEd, 3,000 Miles Away - Renewable Energy World: PG&E Corp.’s woes are spreading to the East Coast.

Trump’s Space Force is a strategic mistake - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Trump’s Space Force is a strategic mistake - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Trump and his Space Force are changing how the world thinks about space, but not for the better.

Hitachi Halts Nuclear Megaproject In The UK | OilPrice.com

Hitachi Halts Nuclear Megaproject In The UK | OilPrice.com: In what could be another major hiccup for the nuclear power industry in the United Kingdom, Japanese tech giant Hitachi has halted its work on the Wylga Newydd project

Hitachi Freezes Plans to Build Four ABWRs in the UK | Neutron Bytes

Hitachi Freezes Plans to Build Four ABWRs in the UK | Neutron Bytes

The Inner Sanctums of Climate Change Propaganda | PSI Intl

The Inner Sanctums of Climate Change Propaganda | PSI Intl: Attention goes to Greenpeace and celebrity scientists. Far more important personages inhabit the nexus between Big Green philanthropy

Why Climate Change Isn't Science

Why Climate Change Isn't Science: There must be a nonscientific reason for the

Schumer's Green Energy Subsidies Cost Much More Than Trump's Wall

Schumer's Green Energy Subsidies Cost Much More Than Trump's Wall

The Growing Absurdities Of The German Energiewende - The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF)The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF)

The Growing Absurdities Of The German Energiewende - The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF)The Global Warming Policy Forum (GWPF): In Bavaria, two gas-fired power plants of the latest generation stand around as investment ruins. Nevertheless, one of the operators wants to build a third one at the same location. This can only be understood against the background of the misguided German Energiewende. At the beginning of the year, the number of successful reports on …

Trump Signs Another Bipartisan Law to Boost Advanced Nuclear | Greentech Media

Trump Signs Another Bipartisan Law to Boost Advanced Nuclear | Greentech Media

The Green New Deal Is a Trojan Horse for Socialism

The Green New Deal Is a Trojan Horse for Socialism

Japan's plans to sell nuclear plants overseas derailed | The Japan Times

Japan's plans to sell nuclear plants overseas derailed | The Japan Times: The government and related industries need to face up to the situation surrounding the nuclear power business and reassess the way forward.