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Thursday, August 27, 2020
High Profile Nuclear Reactor Rollout Faces 3-Year Delay | OilPrice.com
High Profile Nuclear Reactor Rollout Faces 3-Year Delay | OilPrice.com: U.S. nuclear infrastructure is in desperate need of a makeover, and a promising new technology that was set to give the industry a boost is now facing a 3-year delay
Apocalypse Now?
Environmentalism
Apocalypse Now?
Sane policymaking always grapples with trade-offs. Environmental policymaking should be no different.
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Republicans get the world's most generous grading curve - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Republicans get the world's most generous grading curve - Lawyers, Guns & Money: As the nation’s political press concludes that the public wouldn’t possibly care about the president and his cronies systematically violating the Hatch Act, a useful historical reminder that Al Gore engaging in dubious fundraising practices that nonetheless very clearly did not violate the Hatch Act was literally a years-long scandal: In 1997, Al Gore was …
Ohio AG Yost considering lawsuit to halt nuclear plant surcharge | The Blade
Ohio AG Yost considering lawsuit to halt nuclear plant surcharge | The Blade: COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Wednesday said he’s prepared to seek an injunction that would stop the imposition of a ratepayer surcharge ...
Exelon Threatens To Close 2 Illinois Nuclear Power Plants | WBEZ Chicago
Exelon Threatens To Close 2 Illinois Nuclear Power Plants | WBEZ Chicago: Heightening a political game of chess over funding, Exelon threatens to close two nuclear plants unless it gets help from the state.
Exelon Threatens To Close Byron, Dresden Nuclear Plants | WNIJ and WNIU
Exelon Threatens To Close Byron, Dresden Nuclear Plants | WNIJ and WNIU: Exelon announced Thursday that it intends to retire its Byron Generating Station and Dresden Generating Station in fall 2021. Byron is licensed to operate
Nuclear Industry Politics: Bribes, Corruption and Lies | EWG Next Level Energy
Nuclear Industry Politics: Bribes, Corruption and Lies | EWG Next Level Energy: The U.S. nuclear industry knows it can’t compete fairly on the open market with safe, clean, cost-effective renewable energy sources like solar, wind and storage batteries, so it’s turning to illegal and unsavory tactics. This year, a string of scandals has exposed how some utilities are willing to use bribes, corrupt politics and lies to keep aging reactors online and planned new plants alive.
Early decommissioning for US Duane Arnold following storm damage - Nuclear Engineering International
Early decommissioning for US Duane Arnold following storm damage - Nuclear Engineering International: The US Duane Arnold nuclear plant in Linn County, Iowa, will be decommissioned early as a result of damage by the recent derecho (violent storm).The 601MWe boiling water reactor, which began commercial operation in 1975, was previously set to be...
Iowa reactor to remain offline until closure date : Corporate - World Nuclear News
Iowa reactor to remain offline until closure date : Corporate - World Nuclear News: NextEra Energy Resources has said it is not feasible to repair storm damage to cooling towers at the Duane Arnold Energy Center ahead of its scheduled permanent closure on 30 October. The single-unit plant has been offline since the storm on 10 August.
Exelon announces early shutdown of four Illinois reactors : Corporate - World Nuclear News
Exelon announces early shutdown of four Illinois reactors : Corporate - World Nuclear News: US utility Exelon Generation announced today both the two-unit Byron and Dresden nuclear power plants will be retired in 2021 as "the result of market rules that favour polluting power plants over carbon-free nuclear energy". It warned that further plants are at risk of premature closure due to these unfavourable market rules.
Exelon announces plans to retire Byron nuclear plant by September 2021
Exelon announces plans to retire Byron nuclear plant by September 2021: Exelon says it will retire its nuclear power plant in Byron by 2021, which has been in operation for more than 30 years.
NRC nears completion of NuScale SMR design review : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News
NRC nears completion of NuScale SMR design review : Regulation & Safety - World Nuclear News: Following a review by the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, US Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff have agreed that the commission's final safety evaluation report for NuScale's small modular reactor should be issued. Issuance of that report with no open items will complete NRC's technical review of the reactor design.
NRC monitoring US nuclear power plants in projected path of Hurricane Laura | S&P Global Platts
NRC monitoring US nuclear power plants in projected path of Hurricane Laura | S&P Global Platts: US Nuclear Regulatory Commission resident inspectors stationed at nuclear power plants in Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas are monitoring preparations by utility operators for Hurricane Laura, NRC said
NRC fines TVA 'highly unusual' $600,000 fine for worker retaliation after safety complaints | Utility Dive
NRC fines TVA 'highly unusual' $600,000 fine for worker retaliation after safety complaints | Utility Dive: Utility industry news and analysis for energy professionals.
Visualizing Haynesville Oil & Gas Production (Through May 2020) | The Energy Collective Daily |
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- Visualizing Haynesville Oil & Gas Production (Through May 2020)
- The New Energy Letter: August 2020
- Energy: it is necessary to "monetize"
- Forestry, Carbon Sequestration: planting 1 trillion trees to save the planet?
- Powering the planet with hurricane fuel.
- Electric Energy: Why does Brazil need to "monetize"?
- Lawyers Wanted to Help Decarbonize the US Economy
- Pennsylvania legislators seek to protect workers, ratepayers and our climate
- Strong Support for Responsible Oil and Natural Gas Development at COGCC Public Hearing
U.S. targets Chinese individuals, companies amid South China Sea dispute - Reuters
U.S. targets Chinese individuals, companies amid South China Sea dispute - Reuters: The United States on Wednesday blacklisted 24 Chinese companies and targeted individuals it said were part of construction and military actions in the South China Sea, its first such sanctions move against Beijing over the disputed strategic waterway.
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Are Turkey And Greece Heading For War? | Zero Hedge
Are Turkey And Greece Heading For War? | Zero Hedge: Turkey has threatened to invade the Greek islands in the Aegean since at least 2018. A recent Egyptian-Greek maritime deal appears to have escalated Turkey's regional aggression...
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