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ANS Nuclear Policy Wire January 23, 2021
ANS Nuclear Policy Wire
January 23, 2021
Biden Names Hanson NRC Chairman
President Biden named Christopher Hanson NRC Chairman this morning. Hanson replaces Kristine Svinicki, who departed the agency on Jan. 20, 2021, after serving as Chairman since 2017.
The NRC press release can be found HERE.
Nuclear power: The safer and cheaper alternative to fossil fuels
Nuclear power: The safer and cheaper alternative to fossil fuels: Professor Anthony J. Evans from ESCP Business School discusses why nuclear energy is a potentially safer and cheaper alternative to fossil fuel
Sustainable Progress In Nuclear Energy
Sustainable Progress In Nuclear Energy: The recent grid synchronisation of the third unit at Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP), near Surat in Gujarat, is notable indeed. The 700 MW unit is now our largest-capacity nuclear reactor, and the first of...
NY Attorney General Files Lawsuit Over Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown Plan – NBC New York
NY Attorney General Files Lawsuit Over Nuclear Power Plant Shutdown Plan – NBC New York: New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday for denying the state a public hearing over the...
RPT-COLUMN-Can Biden transform the U.S. energy system? John Kemp | Reuters
RPT-COLUMN-Can Biden transform the U.S. energy system? John Kemp | Reuters: U.S. presidential transitions have all the elements of a great news story: people, drama, timeliness, conflict and consequences. But energy systems are mostly shaped by slower moving, impersonal, structural forces.
Wall Street Green Summit | Energy Central
Wall Street Green Summit | Energy Central: Aimed at building the sustainable finance system for responsible investing and the changing role of business in sustainability.
Climate Policy in the Biden Era: It’s Morning in America | Energy Central
Climate Policy in the Biden Era: It’s Morning in America | Energy Central: The road ahead is littered with obstacles and barriers. Will Biden bracket Trump as the best environmental president in history? I think he will. But he’ll need help and not just from members of Congress.
The responsibility to disarm and the nuclear ban treaty - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
The responsibility to disarm and the nuclear ban treaty - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Non-nuclear-weapons countries have chosen to make one last stand to complete the Non-Proliferation Treaty's Article 6 agenda on nuclear disarmament by means of the supplementary and reinforcing Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Why the United States should support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Why the United States should support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: America prides itself on being a nation of trailblazers; let us be the first nuclear-armed nation to blaze the new trail set out in the nuclear ban treaty toward the top of the nuclear-free mountain.
Nuclear Modernization Questions Loom After New START Extension - Defense One
Nuclear Modernization Questions Loom After New START Extension - Defense One: The treaty’s extension highlights its limits as well as its strengths.
Friday, January 22, 2021
TRANSITION: Biden announces senior DOE staff | Energy Central
TRANSITION: Biden announces senior DOE staff | Energy Central: Congratulations to the new DOE leadership team. There is a lot of work ahead; I'm looking forward to doing my part on industry standards to support the goals and visions of the new DOE leadership.
Fukushima Update January 22, 2021
Fukushima Update January 22, 2021 –
The law for financial assistance to communities hosting nukes is up for renewal… Tokyo High Court absolves the government of F. Daiichi nuke accident liability… Oi unit #4 restarts despite the Osaka District Court saying that it is vulnerable to earthquakes.
https://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-accident-updates.html
HMC-3, WASO awarded design licence certificates - Pakistan Observer
HMC-3, WASO awarded design licence certificates - Pakistan Observer: Staff Reporter Islamabad Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) pursuing its vision of self-reliance and indigenization in nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, achieved yet another milestone to receive design license certificates of its two organizations; Heavy Mechanical Complex-3 (HMC-3) and ‘Works and Services Organization’ (WASO). The design license certificates were awarded to HMC-3 and WASO in […]
Nuclear Decommissioning Services Market 2020: Global
Nuclear Decommissioning Services Market 2020: Global: Press release - databridgemarketresearch - Nuclear Decommissioning Services Market 2020: Global Analysis, Growth Outlook, Trends and Forecast 2027| Top Competitors- AECOM.; Orano USA.; Babcock International Group PLC - published on openPR.com
US – NRC updates and clarifies rules for exports of nuclear material
US – NRC updates and clarifies rules for exports of nuclear material: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published in the Federal Register a final rule amending its export and import regulations to maintain the regulatory status quo for nuclear exports to the United Kingdom, upon the entry into force of a new civil nuclear cooperation agreement between the United States and the UK
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