Nuclear ‘Bailout’ Memo Circulating through PA Assembly

Nuclear ‘Bailout’ Memo Circulating through PA Assembly

Pennsylvania lawmakers seek to prevent premature closing of nuclear power plants - JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary

Pennsylvania lawmakers seek to prevent premature closing of nuclear power plants - JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary: Members of Pennsylvania's House of Representatives and Senate sent memos to legislative members on Monday calling for action to prevent the premature closures of the Three Mile Island and Beaver Valle...

First step taken for potential bailout of nuclear plants - News - The Times - Beaver, PA

First step taken for potential bailout of nuclear plants - News - The Times - Beaver, PA

Arms Race: Will Europe Be Victim of Nuclear Power Plays? - SPIEGEL ONLINE

Arms Race: Will Europe Be Victim of Nuclear Power Plays? - SPIEGEL ONLINE: U.S. President Trump has accused Russia of violating the INF arms control treaty and has suspended the pact, firing the starting gun on a new high-tech arms race. NATO is caught in the middle of what's been described in Berlin as the "Trump-Putin problem." By DER SPIEGEL Staff

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The Breakthrough Institute

Expert comment: The INF and the future of arms control

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Did costs for past PG&E problems end up in consumers’ bills? – Chico Enterprise-Record

Did costs for past PG&E problems end up in consumers’ bills? – Chico Enterprise-Record: Ratepayers helped pay PG&E costs of state energy crisis but regulators kept other past mistakes out of bills.

CLIMATE: Can utilities survive with 'massive' wildfire risks? -- Tuesday, February 5, 2019 -- www.eenews.net

CLIMATE: Can utilities survive with 'massive' wildfire risks? -- Tuesday, February 5, 2019 -- www.eenews.net: Extreme wildfires in California threaten more than homes in the Golden State. The stability of utilities is under scrutiny following the bankruptcy filing of Pacific Gas and Electric Co.

10 Mind-Numbing Figures That Define PG&E's Bankruptcy

10 Mind-Numbing Figures That Define PG&E's Bankruptcy: It could cost up to $150 billion just for PG&E to comply with court orders -- and that's only one outrageous figure.

Capitol Hill Cowards: Why Congress Is Trying to Undermine Trump's Troop Withdrawal Plan | The National Interest

Capitol Hill Cowards: Why Congress Is Trying to Undermine Trump's Troop Withdrawal Plan | The National Interest: In Syria Washington chose to enter a civil war of minimal security concern to America. Now lawmakers must pay the price for committing to delusions of foreign-policy grandeur.

It’s Time to Let Go of America’s 18-year Afghan War – LobeLog

It’s Time to Let Go of America’s 18-year Afghan War – LobeLog: by Aaron David Miller, Steven Simon, and Richard Sokolsky Reports that US and Taliban negotiators have reached a tentative framework for withdrawing American forces from Afghanistan have set the fo…

It’s Time to Let Go of America’s 18-year Afghan War

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EM Update | Vol. 11, Issue 5 | Feb. 5, 2019

EM Update | Vol. 11, Issue 5 | Feb. 5, 2019

Environmental Research Provides Key Insights for Mercury Cleanup Virtual Capabilities Help Engineers Design Hanford Tank Farm Barrier Oxidants Neutralize Waste Solvents in Savannah River Site Aquifer West Valley Achieves One Million Work Hours Without Lost-Time Accident Hanford Leadership Energized for DFLAW Operations, Other Transitions Worker Enjoys Dual Job Challenge of Learning and Teaching at Hanford EM Marks Waste Disposal Milestone at WIPP Hanford Site Energy Efficiency Incentives Soar Innovation Leads to Efficient Resolution of SRS Equipment Issue

Olkiluoto 3 “weeks away” from getting operational licence

Olkiluoto 3 “weeks away” from getting operational licence: (Montel) The much-delayed Finnish nuclear reactor Olkiluoto 3 (1,600 MW) is just weeks away from being granted an operational licence, a government official said on Tuesday.

COMMENTARY: Science and engineering versus NIMBY politics | Las Vegas Review-Journal

COMMENTARY: Science and engineering versus NIMBY politics | Las Vegas Review-Journal: Nevada and nuclear waste

If Saving The Climate Requires Making Energy So Expensive, Why Is French Electricity So Cheap?

If Saving The Climate Requires Making Energy So Expensive, Why Is French Electricity So Cheap?: French electricity costs are just 59% of German electricity prices. As such, according to the prevailing economic wisdom, French electricity should be far more carbon intensive than German's. And yet the opposite is the case. France produces one-tenth the carbon pollution from electricity.

NRC Proposed Rule for FY 2019 Fee Recovery - Lexology

NRC Proposed Rule for FY 2019 Fee Recovery - Lexology: On January 31, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a proposed rule to revise the professional hourly rate and flat licensing fees…

US-Russia suspension of nuke treaty worries Japan; China wants to keep midrange missiles - The Mainichi

US-Russia suspension of nuke treaty worries Japan; China wants to keep midrange missiles - The Mainichi: TOKYO/BEIJING -- The recent decision by the United States to withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty, and a corresponding mov

The Climate Crisis & Nuclear Energy – Video of a U.S. Senate Hearing | Neutron Bytes

The Climate Crisis & Nuclear Energy – Video of a U.S. Senate Hearing | Neutron Bytes

Overwhelming majority believe U.S. should remain in controversial arms accord – Center for Public Integrity

Overwhelming majority believe U.S. should remain in controversial arms accord – Center for Public Integrity: Trump wants out, says Russia has violated treaty’s terms, but even most Republicans oppose withdrawal.