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Saturday, March 6, 2021
The Dark Side of Bill Gates’s Climate Techno-Optimism | The New Republic
The Dark Side of Bill Gates’s Climate Techno-Optimism | The New Republic: Innovation can be extremely unequal.
The man who saves forgotten cats in Fukushima's nuclear zone | Reuters
The man who saves forgotten cats in Fukushima's nuclear zone | Reuters: A decade ago, Sakae Kato stayed behind to rescue cats abandoned by neighbours who fled the radiation clouds belching from the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant. He won't leave.
Nuclear power proves its resilience a decade after Japan’s Fukushima disaster - MarketWatch
Nuclear power proves its resilience a decade after Japan’s Fukushima disaster - MarketWatch: It has been a decade since the Japan nuclear disaster caused the energy industry to rethink the safety of the power source. But the event hasn’t led to the...
House E&C Leaders Unveil Climate Bill Designating Nuclear as “Clean Energy Project” - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1
House E&C Leaders Unveil Climate Bill Designating Nuclear as “Clean Energy Project” - ExchangeMonitor | Page 1: ExchangeMonitor covers nuclear weapons, waste management, nuclear cleanup, international intelligence as well as carbon capture and storage.
The Fukushima Disaster Didn’t Scare the World Off Nuclear Power | Council on Foreign Relations
The Fukushima Disaster Didn’t Scare the World Off Nuclear Power | Council on Foreign Relations: In fact, experts say the fight against climate change could spark a nuclear energy revival.
ERCOT Lists Generators Forced Offline During Texas Extreme Cold Event
ERCOT Lists Generators Forced Offline During Texas Extreme Cold Event: The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) in freshly revealed data on March 4 reported that the Texas grid suffered 1,796 generating or energy
U.S. House Bill Introduces Federal Zero-Emissions Electricity Standard
U.S. House Bill Introduces Federal Zero-Emissions Electricity Standard: A sweeping climate proposal introduced by U.S. House Democrats on March 2 sets a stringent clean energy electricity mandate for power retailers
Viewpoint: Nuclear in the fourth industrial revolution : Perspectives - World Nuclear News
Viewpoint: Nuclear in the fourth industrial revolution : Perspectives - World Nuclear News: The nuclear energy industry will continue to innovate and adopt advanced technologies to constantly improve the way nuclear power plants generate efficient, reliable and carbon-free electricity to power an increasingly interconnected world, writes Catherine Cornand, senior executive vice president of the Installed Base Business Unit at Framatome.
A nuclear frontier | TheHill
A nuclear frontier | TheHill: If we want to tackle climate change, reduce emissions, and power the grid, then we need the proper mix of energy. We need to make sure that nuclear not only stays on the grid, but grows on it.
The Iran nuclear deal needs to be fixed and rewritten, not just revived | TheHill
The Iran nuclear deal needs to be fixed and rewritten, not just revived | TheHill: The administration should make use of the leverage it has to push for an improved agreement that addresses wider regional security concerns.
Friday, March 5, 2021
The U.S. Grid Isn’t Ready For A Major Shift To Renewables | naked capitalism
The U.S. Grid Isn’t Ready For A Major Shift To Renewables | naked capitalism: The Texas power outages exposed serious shortcomings with the structure and operation of the US electrical grid.
Fukushima Update March 5, 2021
Fukushima Update March 5, 2021 -
Tepco finished transfer of fuel bundles from Unit #3 SFP... JAIF President Shiro Arai chronicles this past year’s F. Daiichi milestones... Most residents in the former Fukushima evacuation zones think reconstruction is not happening... Fukushima residents file another lawsuit over radiation exposure... Former PMs Naoto Kan and Junichiro Koizumi continue their anti-nuclear crusade... Japan’s official 10th anniversary memorial event for the 2011 earthquake and tsunami will happen March 11th... A listing of Press reports posted this past week in anticipation of next week’s 10th anniversary of the nuke accident... Two posts concerning the continuing plight of tsunami victims.
https://www.hiroshimasyndrome.com/fukushima-accident-updates.html
FAS COVID-19 Ask a Scientist
FAS COVID-19 Ask a Scientist: nj Support Center helps you to find FAQ, how-to guides and step-by-step tutorials.
Forging 1,000 Venture Scientists to Transform the Innovation Economy
Forging 1,000 Venture Scientists to Transform the Innovation Economy: The Administration should establish the Venture Science Doctorate (VSD) to train graduates to combine research and entrepreneurship.
China said to speed up move to more survivable nuclear force
China said to speed up move to more survivable nuclear force: WASHINGTON (AP) — China appears to be moving faster toward a capability to launch its newer nuclear missiles from underground silos, possibly to improve its ability to respond promptly to a...
Baby Nukes: When a Little Boom Is All You Need - Inkstick
Baby Nukes: When a Little Boom Is All You Need - Inkstick: Over the course of our nuclear history, smaller (potentially more usable) nuclear weapons have come in all shapes and sizes — from so-called backpack bombs to
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