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Saturday, April 11, 2020
Congressmen urge DOE to start processing spent nuclear fuel - Local News 8
Congressmen urge DOE to start processing spent nuclear fuel - Local News 8: Idaho's congressional delegation is urging the Department of Energy to take additional action to remove spent nuclear fuel from the Idaho National Laboratory.
We weren't ready for a pandemic — imagine a crippling cyberattack | TheHill
We weren't ready for a pandemic — imagine a crippling cyberattack | TheHill: The vulnerability of our electric grid is another 'blinking red light' threat to our national security and economy.
Nuclear Power Plants - Refueling Amid COVID-19
Nuclear Power Plants - Refueling Amid COVID-19: Nuclear plants refuel only once every two years. But the COVID-19 pandemic has caused problems. Local officials in Pennsylvania asked Limerick Nuclear Plant to delay refueling, but the company says refueling is needed for vital reliable power to the region's hospitals and critical facilities.
Energy efficiency efforts are shutting down due to COVID-19, threatening jobs and savings
Energy efficiency efforts are shutting down due to COVID-19, threatening jobs and savings
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/energy-efficiency-efforts-are-shutting-down-due-to-covid-19-threatening-jo/575496/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter%20Weekly%20Roundup:%20Utility%20Dive%2004-11-2020&utm_term=Utility%20Dive%20Weekender
Bingeworthy Clean Energy Content
2.) A well made and
very entertaining documentary called Thorium, The Far Side of Nuclear.
It tells the story of how, over 50 years ago, a group of scientists
tasked with making a nuclear airplane, invented a different type of
nuclear reactor. A reactor that couldn't melt down (not that meltdowns
are anywhere as deadly as coal plants, spewing pollution in normal
operation) and made enough process heat that it could deeply decarbonize
our entire society. It's called the Molten Salt Reactor. Oh, and it
has one of my favorite scientists, Alvin Weinberg, in cartoon form,
drinking Jack Daniels for a good chunk of the movie. Definitely worth a
watch:
Have a great weekend, and thanks for everything you do in the fight for fission,
Eric
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Saudi Arabia Is Buying Up European Oil Majors | OilPrice.com
Saudi Arabia Is Buying Up European Oil Majors | OilPrice.com: The Saudi sovereign wealth fund has bought stakes worth a combined $1 billion in four European oil majors: Shell, Total, Eni, and Equinor
Thursday, April 9, 2020
TVA and University of Tennessee agree SMR collaboration : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
TVA and University of Tennessee agree SMR collaboration : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: The Tennessee Valley Authority is to collaborate with the University of Tennessee, Knoxville to evaluate the development of a new generation of advanced nuclear reactors at TVA's Clinch River site. TVA has an early site permit from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission for two or more small modular reactors at the site but has not yet taken a decision to build.
Magwood outlines Nuclear Energy Agency's response to pandemic : Covid-19 - World Nuclear News
Magwood outlines Nuclear Energy Agency's response to pandemic : Covid-19 - World Nuclear News: The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency is supporting its members as they adjust to the environment created by the COVID-19 crisis and establishing a means for rapid exchange of ideas and best practices, the Paris-based intergovernmental organisation's director general, William Magwood, said yesterday.
KHNP to support Canadian decommissioning projects : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News
KHNP to support Canadian decommissioning projects : Waste & Recycling - World Nuclear News: Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power has signed a contract with Canadian nuclear engineering firm Kinectrics to provide decommissioning engineering support, building on a memorandum of understanding on the dismantling of nuclear power plants they signed in August 2019. The contract will see Korean nuclear power plant decommissioning personnel dispatched overseas for the first time.
TVO seeks go-ahead for Olkiluoto EPR fuel loading : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News
TVO seeks go-ahead for Olkiluoto EPR fuel loading : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News: Teollisuuden Voima Oyj yesterday applied to the Finnish nuclear regulator for permission to load fuel into the reactor of the Olkiluoto 3 EPR. This process, which had been scheduled for June, is likely to be delayed however because of measures put in place at the plant to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Bilfinger Lands Key Hinkley Point C Contract - News - Nuclear Power News - Nuclear Street - Nuclear Power Plant News, Jobs, and Careers
Bilfinger Lands Key Hinkley Point C Contract - 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.
Assystem Joins Rolls-Royce SMR Consortium :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency
Assystem Joins Rolls-Royce SMR Consortium :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency: UK-based nuclear engineering company Assystem has announced it will become part of a UK consortium established to design and build compact nuclear power stations.
The consortium is comprised of Assystem, Atkins, BAM Nuttall, Laing O’Rourke, National Nuclear Laboratory, Nuclear AMRC, Rolls-Royce, Jacobs and TWI.
It is working to design a first-of-a-kind small modular reactor that will be at the heart of the UK’s planned low-carbon economy.
The consortium is comprised of Assystem, Atkins, BAM Nuttall, Laing O’Rourke, National Nuclear Laboratory, Nuclear AMRC, Rolls-Royce, Jacobs and TWI.
It is working to design a first-of-a-kind small modular reactor that will be at the heart of the UK’s planned low-carbon economy.
LANL postpones radioactive vapor release because of COVID-19 | Coronavirus | santafenewmexican.com
LANL postpones radioactive vapor release because of COVID-19 | Coronavirus | santafenewmexican.com: Workers required to vent the containers are working off-site as part of the lab's effort to practice social distancing.
Daily Testing, Protective Gear Needed for Essential Workers During Pandemic, HASC Chair Says - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1
Daily Testing, Protective Gear Needed for Essential Workers During Pandemic, HASC Chair Says - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1: ExchangeMonitor covers nuclear weapons, waste management, nuclear cleanup, international intelligence as well as carbon capture and storage.
Lower-cost fusion projects receive $32m boost from US Department of Energy - Power Engineering International
Lower-cost fusion projects receive $32m boost from US Department of Energy - Power Engineering International: The US Department of Energy has announced the winners of $32m in funding for 15 projects as part of the Breakthroughs Enabling THermonuclear-fusion Energy program.
More Limerick nuclear plant workers test positive for coronavirus; refueling to continue
More Limerick nuclear plant workers test positive for coronavirus; refueling to continue: About 23 of the quarantined workers show symptoms, Val Arkoosh, the chair of the Montgomery County Commission, said Tuesday.
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