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

Saturday, January 25, 2014

Natural gas pipeline explodes in southern Manitoba

http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/natural-gas-pipeline-explodes-in-southern-manitoba-1.1655606

On Germany, coal and carbon

http://atomicinsights.com/germany-coal-carbon/

EC experts to examine HUF 3 trillion no-bid contract to build new reactors at Paks

http://budapestbeacon.com/featured-articles/ec-experts-examine-huf-3-trillion-bid-contract-build-new-reactors-paks/

Nuclear power: ‘K-2, K-3 nuclear reactors more safe than Fukushima’

http://tribune.com.pk/story/662959/nuclear-power-k-2-k-3-nuclear-reactors-more-safe-than-fukushima/

An untold story: What the Nest acquisition means for utilities

http://gigaom.com/2014/01/24/an-untold-story-what-the-nest-acquisition-means-for-utilities/

UAE set to break ground on third nuclear plant in 2014

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/uae-set-break-ground-on-third-nuclear-plant-in-2014-535921.html

South Carolina utility Santee Cooper to vote on Duke nuke deal Monday

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20140124/PC05/140129590/1010/south-carolina-utility-santee-cooper-to-vote-on-duke-nuke-deal-monday

Climate Change, Desalination and the Water-Food-Energy Nexus

http://breakingenergy.com/2014/01/24/climate-change-desalination-and-the-water-food-energy-nexus/?utm_source=Breaking+Energy&utm_campaign=0b3d306b29-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f852427a4b-0b3d306b29-407304281

Innovative Strategies for Utilities in the Face of Increased On-Site, Distributed Generation

http://breakingenergy.com/2014/01/24/innovative-strategies-for-utilities-in-the-face-of-increased-on-site-distributed-generation/?utm_source=Breaking+Energy&utm_campaign=0b3d306b29-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f852427a4b-0b3d306b29-407304281

Latest business news on the Chinese nuclear power market available now on Dynatom to read online and download

Transmission and Energy Storage 2014 Outlook: The Macro and Micro Transformation of Electric Grids

Transmission and Energy Storage 2014 Outlook: The Macro and Micro Transformation of Electric Grids


http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/01/transmission-and-energy-storage-2014-outlook-the-macro-and-micro-transformation-of-electric-grids?cmpid=SolarNL-Saturday-January25-2014

US Congressional Action Could Help Advance Energy Storage Technologies

US Congressional Action Could Help Advance Energy Storage Technologies


http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2014/01/us-congressional-action-could-help-advance-energy-storage-technologies?cmpid=SolarNL-Saturday-January25-2014

Catfish, Swans – and Monticello Nuclear Plant

Catfish, Swans – and Monticello Nuclear Plant


http://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/2014/01/catfish-swans-and-monticello-nuclear.html

Experts insist nuclear power is key for future energy

Experts insist nuclear power is key for future energy


http://www.thenational.ae/uae/environment/experts-insist-nuclear-power-is-key-for-future-energy

A necessary evil

A necessary evil

Kingston Reif

Kingston Reif

Reif is the director of nuclear nonproliferation at the...
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On January 20, the provisions of a historic nuclear agreement between Iran and six powers took effect. Reached last November in Geneva, the deal between the P5+1—the United States, China, Russia, Great Britain, France, and Germany—and the Islamic Republic is intended to be a first step towards a more comprehensive agreement that will ensure Iran cannot develop nuclear weapons. 

http://thebulletin.org/necessary-evil

Making Energy Funding and Financing Opportunities Easier to Find

Friday, January 24, 2014

Kadak, Meserve, Todreas and Wilson Endorse Call of Climate Scientists to Expand Use of Nuclear Energy

Kadak, Meserve, Todreas and Wilson Endorse Call of Climate Scientists to Expand Use of Nuclear Energy

http://neinuclearnotes.blogspot.com/2014/01/kadak-meserve-todreas-and-wilson.html 

Radioactive Waste Dumped by Oil Companies is seeping out of the ground in North Dakota


http://www.alternet.org/radioactive-waste-dumped-oil-companies-seeping-out-ground-north-dakota

Threat of Earthquakes Occurring in Central United States Still Alive

Threat of Earthquakes Occurring in Central United States Still Alive
Released: 1/23/2014 2:00:00 PM
Contact Information:
U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey
Office of Communications and Publishing
12201 Sunrise Valley Dr, MS 119
Reston, VA 20192
Morgan Page 1-click interview
Phone: 626-583-6804

Susan Hough 1-click interview
Phone: 626-583-7224

http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3791&from=rss#.UuMB3Rko5DQ
PASADENA, Calif. — Earthquake activity in the New Madrid Seismic Zone in the central United States does not seem to be slowing down.  In a new study published in the journal "Science," seismologists Morgan Page and Susan Hough of the U.S. Geological Survey investigate whether current quakes in the region could be aftershocks of large earthquakes that occurred 200 years earlier.
Using extensive computer modeling of aftershock behavior, they show that the dearth of moderate (Magnitude 6) earthquakes following the series of large earthquakes in 1811-1812, combined with the high rates of small earthquakes today, is not consistent with the long-lived aftershock hypothesis.
A debate has swirled in recent years, fueled in part by past studies suggesting that continuing New Madrid seismic activity could be the tail end of a long-lived aftershock sequence following the 1811-1812 earthquakes.   If modern activity is an aftershock sequence, the argument goes, then there is no evidence that stress is currently building in the zone. Instead, Page and Hough conclude that the current level of activity must be the signature of active, ongoing processes that continue to generate stress in the region –stress that we expect will eventually be released in future large earthquakes.  In other words, the New Madrid Seismic Zone is not dead.
The New Madrid Seismic Zone in the central United States produced 4 large earthquakes with magnitudes upwards of 7 over the winter of 1811-1812.  Over the last two centuries, small quakes have continued to occur in the zone at a higher rate than elsewhere in the central United States.  Geologic evidence also shows that large earthquake sequences occurred there in about 1450 A.D. and 900 A.D.
The paper, "The New Madrid Seismic Zone: Not Dead Yet," is available online. Additional information about the New Madrid Seismic Zone and its history is available from the USGS online.
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Recent earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (CEUS-SSC catalog, 1990-2008). (Larger image)
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A timeline of earthquakes in the New Madrid Seismic Zone (top) differs significantly from a typical aftershock sequence (bottom). A new study shows that earthquakes occurring today in the region are not aftershocks of the 1811-1812 earthquakes. Rather, they are evidence that stress is continuing to accumulate. Data source: CEUS-SSC catalog. (Larger image)

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What Is The Most Dangerous Impact Of Climate Change?

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/01/22/3191081/dangerous-climate-change-impact/

Judge Says Websites Must Face Defamation Lawsuit For Calling Climate Scientist A ‘Fraud’

http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/01/24/3205111/mann-defamation-lawsuit/

The Coal, Hard Truth


The Coal, Hard Truth


China's New Coal 6 Times Higher than Wind, 27 Times Higher than Solar in 2013


http://thebreakthrough.org/index.php/programs/energy-and-climate/the-coal-hard-truth/

New future for reactors?

 

New future for reactors?

http://santamariatimes.com/news/opinion/mailbag/new-future-for-reactors/article_91eb7e38-7fee-11e3-848b-0019bb2963f4.html

“Persistent Prejudice Against Nuclear – Can Anything Be Done? Part I” by Jim Hopf

From ANS Nuclear Cafe:

“Persistent Prejudice Against Nuclear – Can Anything Be Done? Part I” by Jim Hopf

A wildly skewed regulatory and policy playing field works against nuclear energy – and it is the result of deep prejudices.

Like other forms of prejudice, these views are mostly baseless, not supported by facts or data, but they persist regardless of what scientific data say.

Meanwhile, the public seems to care relatively little about continual and harmful pollution by other industries and energy sources, relative to nuclear.

It is difficult if not impossible for an energy source to survive in the marketplace if substantial public prejudice against it exists.  What can be done about this?

Nuclear Power's Role in Responding to Climate Change

Nuclear Power's Role in Responding to Climate Change
http://image.slidesharecdn.com/dotnuclear1-22-14letter-signedby4nuclearscientistsandengineers-140122203455-phpapp02/95/slide-1-638.jpg?cb=1390446048

California’s drought is kind of staggering when seen from space

http://grist.org/list/californias-drought-is-kind-of-staggering-when-seen-from-space/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Daily%2520Jan%252024&utm_campaign=daily

Can Geoengineering Save the Planet?

http://theenergycollective.com/breakthroughinstitut/331461/can-geoengineering-save-planet?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The+Energy+Collective+%28all+posts%29

US Chamber Calls for Expanding Nuclear Energy

http://www.nei.org/News-Media/News/News-Archives/US-Chamber-Calls-for-Expanding-Nuclear-Energy

Yes, things are very bad at Fukushima but it’s not the Apocalypse

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/news/Blogs/nuclear-reaction/yes-things-are-very-bad-at-fukushima-but-its-/blog/47984/

Weinstein: Nuclear power remains our best option for grid stability

http://www.chron.com/opinion/outlook/article/Weinstein-Nuclear-power-remains-our-best-option-5169508.php?cmpid=opedhphcat

Is the carbon bubble ready to burst?

http://www.fierceenergy.com/story/carbon-bubble-ready-burst/2014-01-24?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Consistency required for Fukushima return

Consistency required for Fukushima return
Decontamination near the Fukushima Daiichi plant is progressing more efficiently, with convergence on measures that will support a return to evacuated areas. An IAEA team encouraged experts to communicate that radiation dose rates below 20 mSv per year are acceptable. http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS-Consistency-required-for-Fukushima-return-2401141.html

Nuke Girls Unite! Diversity & Social Justice in STEM

Nuke Girls Unite! Diversity & Social Justice in STEM


http://nuclearliteracy.org/nuke-girls-unite-diversity-social-justice-stem/

U.S. and Canadian safety officials are freaked out about exploding trains By John Upton

http://grist.org/politics/u-s-and-canadian-safety-officials-are-freaked-out-about-exploding-trains/

More Views on Nuclear Power, Waste, Safety and Cost By ANDREW C. REVKIN

http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/24/more-views-on-nuclear-power-waste-safety-and-cost/

Bottom 5 States in Fiscal Condition: New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, California

Bottom 5 States in Fiscal Condition: New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, California
Read more at http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/01/bottom-5-states-in-fiscal-condition-new.html#Vh3A0UiQ8VLvptoM.99

http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot.com/2014/01/bottom-5-states-in-fiscal-condition-new.html

Report: Natural gas prices to slow nuclear development; 60 GW of coal to close

http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2014/01/report-natural-gas-prices-to-slow-nuclear-development-60-gw-of-coal-to-close.html

IAEA Report Praises Japan’s Efforts To Reduce Residual Radiation Doses

http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2014/01/24/iaea-report-praises-japan-s-efforts-to-reduce-residual-radiation-doses

Nuclear News Round Up (20th – 24th Jan 14) 20th Jan 2014

http://energyandnuclear.com/2014/01/24/nuclear-news-round-up-20th-24th-jan-14/

Keystone Cop-Out Obama should give Canada an answer, already. By Charles Krauthammer

Keystone Cop-Out
Obama should give Canada an answer, already.


http://www.nationalreview.com/article/369312/keystone-cop-out-charles-krauthammer

Train Derailments Another of Fracking’s Problems

http://dissidentvoice.org/2014/01/train-derailments-another-of-frackings-problems/

The Fukushima Secrecy Syndrome: From Japan to America




The Fukushima Secrecy Syndrome: From Japan to America

by Ralph Nader
http://dissidentvoice.org/2014/01/the-fukushima-secrecy-syndrome-from-japan-to-america/

Obama, the Ingrate By Jeffrey Folks

The December jobs report was truly awful, with 74,000 non-farm jobs created and the labor-force participation rate at a 35-year low.  Liberals -- the same bunch who insist that the climate is warming at an alarming rate -- were quick to point to cold weather as a factor discouraging job-creation.  They also insisted that the jobs numbers are volatile and that they might be better next time.  Of course, they might be worse.

Regardless, nothing can hide the fact that Obama's job-creation record has been a disaster.  Having "focused like a laser" on job growth several times in the past, Obama reportedly plans to do so again in his State of  the Union address on January 28.

Interestingly enough, jobs and the economy were the centerpiece of Obama's State of the Union speeches in 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013.  And each year, the labor-participation rate and net number of jobs declined as a greater number of discouraged workers gave up than found jobs.  For 2014, it's more of the same: empty words, a new initiative ("promise zones"), and no result. 

Ironically, the only sector that has seen strong and persistent job growth since 2008 has been oil and gas.  Ironic, because Obama has done all he can to slow domestic oil and gas production by expanding regulation, restricting leasing of federal lands, and proposing huge tax increases on the sector.

http://www.americanthinker.com/2014/01/no_cheers_for_oil.html

Russia muscles into European nuclear industry

Russia muscles into European nuclear industry

A new deal with Hungary is set to boost Moscow's influence as its grip on oil and gas wanes.


http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/140123/russia-nuclear-deal-hungary-power-influence

Who Pays for Grid Expansions When Homeowners Generate Their Own Electricity?

http://spectrum.ieee.org/energywise/energy/the-smarter-grid/who-pays-for-grid-expansions-when-homeowners-generate-their-electricity

A Choice America Needs to Make: Reform Fossil Fuel Export Regulations

http://www.energytrendsinsider.com/2014/01/23/a-choice-america-needs-to-make-reform-fossil-fuel-export-regulations/

Fukushima Unit 4 nuclear fuel rod removal reaches milestone

http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2014/01/fukushima-unit-4-nuclear-fuel-rod-removal-reaches-milestone.html

IAEA Delivers Final Report on Remediation in Fukushima to Japan

IAEA Delivers Final Report on Remediation in Fukushima to Japan

Bags of soil at a storage site in Date City in Fukushima Prefecture
Remediation workers check bags of soil and other decontamination waste at a temporary storage site in Date city in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. (Photo: G. Tudor/IAEA)
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) handed Japan the final report from an expert mission that reviewed remediation efforts in areas affected by the Fukushima Daiichi accident.
The IAEA report, which is available online, describes the findings of the Follow-up IAEA International Mission on Remediation of Large Contaminated Areas Off-Site the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, held on 14 to 21 October 2013. The report highlights important progress in all areas to date, and offers advice on several points where the team feels it is still possible to further improve current practices.
Juan Carlos Lentijo, Director of the IAEA Division of Fuel Cycle and Waste Technology, led the 16-member mission team, which comprised international experts and IAEA staff working in a range of disciplines including radiation protection, remediation approaches and technologies, waste management and stakeholder involvement.
"The Mission Team was impressed by the amount of resources allocated and by the intense work that Japan is carrying out in efforts to remediate the affected areas and promote the return of evacuees to their homes, together with efforts for reconstruction of those areas," he said.
The team welcomed progress achieved following the first IAEA remediation mission in October 2011, including the remediation of farmland and forest areas. The team also welcomed significant progress by municipalities and the national government in the development and establishment of temporary storage facilities for contaminated materials generated by on-going remediation activities. In addition, the mission team noted the progress made towards the national Government's creation of interim storage facilities, with the cooperation of municipalities and local communities.
The mission observed that comprehensive implementation of food safety measures is in place to protect consumers and improve consumer confidence in farm produce, reflected in an increase in the economic value of the crops.
Japanese authorities were encouraged to sustain current public communication efforts and enhance these whenever necessary, especially with a view to explaining to the public that, in remediation situations, any level of individual radiation dose in the range of 1 to 20 mSv per year is acceptable and in line with the international standards and with the recommendations from the relevant international organisations such as ICRP, IAEA, UNSCEAR and WHO.
The team recognized the efforts to reduce residual doses to less than 1 mSv per year, but stressed that this target is a long-term goal, and that it cannot be achieved in a short time - for example, through decontamination work alone. The IAEA is ready to continue to support Japan in its remediation efforts, at its request.
The Mission was in line with the IAEA Action Plan on Nuclear Safety, which was unanimously endorsed by the IAEA's Member States in September 2011 and defines a programme of work to strengthen the global nuclear safety framework.
--by Gill Tudor, IAEA Office of Public Information and Communication

Nuclear Matinee: Economic Benefits from Seabrook Station

http://ansnuclearcafe.org/2014/01/24/nuclear-matinee-seabrook-station-has-positive-economic-impact/

Bolivia President Announces Plans For First Nuclear Plant

http://nuclearstreet.com/pro_nuclear_power_blogs/b/nucnet-communications/archive/2014/01/24/bolivia-president-announces-plans-for-first-nuclear-plant.aspx

Can clean energy replace a shuttered nuke plant in California? By John Upton

Can clean energy replace a shuttered nuke plant in California?


http://grist.org/news/can-clean-energy-replace-a-shuttered-nuke-plant-in-california/

Steady oil market at risk from sabotage, instability

http://www.cnbc.com/id/101358042

Five Reasons Obama May Cave On The Keystone Pipeline

http://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2014/01/23/five-reasons-obama-may-cave-on-the-keystone-pipeline/?ss=business%3Aenergy

UK gets carte blanche to expand nuclear power, fracking under new EU energy goals

http://energyandnuclear.com/2014/01/24/uk-gets-carte-blanche-to-expand-nuclear-power-fracking-under-new-eu-energy-goals/

NRC Revises Review Schedule for Waste Confidence Environmental Study and Final Rule



NRC Revises Review Schedule for Waste Confidence
Environmental Study and Final Rule
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is revising its review schedule for the final versions of its
Waste Confidence Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) and final rule on the extended
storage of spent nuclear fuel at the nation’s commercial nuclear p
ower plants.
When the Commission directed the staff to develop the environmental study and regulation, it
gave a deadline of September 2014. The new schedule envisions publication of the rule and GEIS no
later than Oct. 3. The delay reflects time lost during the government shutdown and lapse of
appropriations last October. The shutdown led the agency to reschedule several public meetings and
extend the public comment period on the draft versions of the GEIS and rule by nearly a month
.
“Waste confidence remins a high agency priority,” NRC Chairman Allison Macfarlane said.
Our staff will continue to work aggressively to meet its schedule milestones and come as
close as possible to meeting the original deadline. However, it’s important for the
public and ourlicensees to know now that, due to unanticipated events the staff may need
some extra time to give the array of public comments the attention they deserve.
During the 98 day public comment period, the NRC held 13 public meetings nationwide to
collect public comments on the draft environmental statement and rule. The agency also received
more than 33,000 written comments.

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Review

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Weekly Reviewhttp://nuclearstreet.com/nuclear_power_industry_news/b/nuclear_power_news/archive/2014/01/24/fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-plant-weekly-review-012402.aspx#.UuJ9mLQo4UQ

EIA now providing more detail on electric capacity additions and retirements

map of utility-scale generating units planned to come on line between October 2013 and September 2014, as explained in the article text
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Electric Power Monthly
Note: Click for a larger version.

Beginning in December 2013, new tables and maps in the Electric Power Monthly provide detailed accounting of generator additions and retirements, as well as their effects on total capacity by fuel and technology type, on a state-by-state basis.
The state-level detail in the tables can be represented using maps like the one above. Maps make it easier to see, for example, the concentration of new solar generators in the Southwest, natural gas generators in Texas and along the Atlantic Coast, and wind generators in the Plains region that are expected to come online between December 2013 and November 2014.
Power plant owners and operators report plans to modify or retire existing generators, or build new generators, every year as part of EIA's Annual Electric Generator Report. A monthly survey prompts respondents for updates to plans for new builds, modifications, or retirements during the 12 months leading up to the expected change. EIA also follows trade press announcements and third-party tracking services to identify potential planned generators to include in the data collection process.
All generators at plants with at least one megawatt of capacity are represented in these surveys, including most large industrial and commercial generators. Smaller installations, such as residential rooftop solar, are not represented; instead, data for such installations are typically reflected in aggregate reporting from electric utilities that track the interconnection of these distributed systems to their distribution networks.

http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=14731

Duke Energy wants to cut solar subsidies in N.C.

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/duke-energy-wants-to-cut-solar-subsidies-in-nc/219001/

Xtreme Power files for bankruptcy, AES Energy Storage hits milestone

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/xtreme-power-files-for-bankruptcy-aes-energy-storage-hits-milestone/218996/

New England seeks more power lines for renewables

http://www.utilitydive.com/news/new-england-seeks-more-power-lines-for-renewables/219006/

PennEnergy's Top Oil & Gas News 1/24

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Alaskan natural gas pipeline project may cost up to $65 billion
Officials in Alaska plan to construct a natural gas pipeline that would transport gas from the North Slope to an export plant, Reuters reported. The cost of the 800-mile pipeline project is estimated to be between $45 billion to $65 billion. Alaska is working with oil and gas firms to develop the pipeline, including TransCanada, which agreed to be the builder, Exxon Mobil Corp and BP.
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Cape Wind power project faces new lawsuit
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