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Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry.

Wednesday, April 10, 2019

PG&E in talks with BlueMountain to possibly expand board: sources - Reuters

PG&E in talks with BlueMountain to possibly expand board: sources - Reuters: California utility owner PG&E Corp is exploring expanding its board as it navigates bankruptcy proceedings in an effort to potentially settle an ongoing battle with shareholder BlueMountain Capital Management LLC, people familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

PG&E says it might have to quintuple rates if it‘s forced to clear trees and inspect electric grid | Milbank Monitor

PG&E says it might have to quintuple rates if it‘s forced to clear trees and inspect electric grid | Milbank Monitor

PG&E lawyers and regulators in battle of the budgets - The Global Legal Post

PG&E lawyers and regulators in battle of the budgets - The Global Legal Post: PG&E lawyers and regulators in battle of the budgets

Sneak Peek: Newsom Looks to Balance Fire Victims, Wall Street | The California Report | KQED News

Sneak Peek: Newsom Looks to Balance Fire Victims, Wall Street | The California Report | KQED News: The governor is expected to release a report later this week outlining what his administration believes are key areas that need to be tackled to protect Ca

PG&E Bankruptcy Judge Urges Deal to End Clash Over Power Contracts - WSJ

PG&E Bankruptcy Judge Urges Deal to End Clash Over Power Contracts - WSJ: A bankruptcy judge urged PG&E and renewable energy suppliers to try to reach a deal to avert a jurisdictional clash with federal authorities over up to $42 billion in power-purchase agreements.

Utility Expert: Electricity Rates Will Skyrocket If California Doesn't Curb Wildfires


Utility Expert: Electricity Rates Will Skyrocket If California Doesn't Curb Wildfires


https://www.kqed.org/news/11739166/utility-expert-electricity-rates-will-skyrocket-if-california-doesnt-curb-wildfires

Gorbachev Calls Trump’s Nuclear Treaty Withdrawal ‘Not the Work of a Great Mind’ - The New York Times

Gorbachev Calls Trump’s Nuclear Treaty Withdrawal ‘Not the Work of a Great Mind’ - The New York Times

Site approval for Egyptian nuclear power plant - World Nuclear News

Site approval for Egyptian nuclear power plant - World Nuclear News: Egypt's Nuclear Power Plants Authority has received a site approval permit for the El Dabaa site from the Egyptian Nuclear Regulation and Radiological Authority . The permit acknowledges that the site and its specific conditions comply with national and international requirements.

U.S. Senate bill to mandate disclosure of nuclear power approvals involving other nations - Agricultural Commodities - Reuters

U.S. Senate bill to mandate disclosure of nuclear power approvals involving other nations - Agricultural Commodities - Reuters: A bipartisan group of U.S. senators will introduce legislation on Wednesday mandating that the executive branch disclose details about authorizations it gives companies on sharing sensitive nuclear energy information with countries looking to build reactors.

Nuclear regulators recommend early site permit for Oak Ridge modular reactor site

Nuclear regulators recommend early site permit for Oak Ridge modular reactor site



https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2019/04/10/nuclear-reactors-oak-ridge-could-among-first-get-small-reactors/3413360002/

Supporting nuclear power right move for Pennsylvania | Columnists | lancasteronline.com

Supporting nuclear power right move for Pennsylvania | Columnists | lancasteronline.com: The proposal to add nuclear power to Pennsylvania’s Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards — a program designed to diversify and make the energy sources we rely on more environmentally friendly —

Pennsylvania Senate considering nuclear energy subsidy bill - JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary

Pennsylvania Senate considering nuclear energy subsidy bill - JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary: A bill that would add nuclear energy to the definition of alternative energy sources that are eligible for alternative energy credits was referred to a Pennsylvania Senate committee Monday. The curren...

Keeping nuclear power safe

Keeping nuclear power safe: Nuclear energy is clean, powerful, affordable, and zero-emission. A new study uses the Canadian Light Source (CLS) at the University of Saskatchewan to help ensure that waste from nuclear power plants remains safe and secure for thousands of years to come.

Should a Green New Deal include nuclear power? » Yale Climate Connections

Should a Green New Deal include nuclear power? » Yale Climate Connections: Nuclear plants provide carbon-free electricity, but it wouldn't be easy to build new ones in the U.S.

Opinion | Should the U.S. Revive Nuclear Energy? - The New York Times

Opinion | Should the U.S. Revive Nuclear Energy? - The New York Times

Dry storage licence change supports faster decommissioning - World Nuclear News

Dry storage licence change supports faster decommissioning - World Nuclear News: Orano TN's NUHOMS dry storage systems will be allowed to store used nuclear fuel with significantly shorter cooling times and higher decay heat under licensing amendments approved by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima host town - World Nuclear News

Evacuation order lifted in Fukushima host town - World Nuclear News: Some residents of Okuma, the closest town to the Fukushima Daiichi plant, have today been allowed to return home. The evacuation order issued in 2011 has been lifted for the more mountainous and less inhabited western area, where around 380 of the town's former population of 10,500 lived.

Site approval for Egyptian nuclear power plant - World Nuclear News

Site approval for Egyptian nuclear power plant - World Nuclear News: Egypt's Nuclear Power Plants Authority has received a site approval permit for the El Dabaa site from the Egyptian Nuclear Regulation and Radiological Authority . The permit acknowledges that the site and its specific conditions comply with national and international requirements.

GOP Whip Scalise and a dozen House Republicans push for restarting Yucca licensing - The Nevada Independent

GOP Whip Scalise and a dozen House Republicans push for restarting Yucca licensing - The Nevada Independent

Yucca Mountain advocates pursue more nuke waste funds | Las Vegas Review-Journal

Yucca Mountain advocates pursue more nuke waste funds | Las Vegas Review-Journal