John Redwood's Diary (Free subscription) | 1 hour ago
Better late than never, the government announces today it is going to press on with new power stations, to avoid the lights going out. Anyone going to place a bet on a contract signed and earth cut before the next election?
Syniadau :: The Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tomorrow the Westminster Government is due to announce the next step in its plans to expand nuclear power in England and Wales. It won't do so for Scotland because Scotland, unlike Wales, can decide its energy policy for itself. Nuclear power can only be made to happen if it receives very large subsidies—either directly, or indirectly in the form of guaranteed minimum pricing—and if the...
Pro Nuclear Democrats (Free subscription) | yesterday
CNN ran a few stories about nuclear energy this past week paired with an online poll. The articles could be described as sloppy journalism at best as noted by Kirk Sorenson on his Energy from Thorium blog . Readers know better than CNN and it shows in their commentary on the articles and in the poll with an impressive 76% voting in favor of nuclear energy. Even though online polls are not controlled,...
The Bolingbrook Babbler (Free subscription) | yesterday
Citizens for a Better Lisle Inc. today accused Navistar of planning to build nuclear powered trucks in Lisle. “As Lisle’s newest source for investigative research,” said group spokesperson Donnie Gaulburg, “we are the first to report that Navistar plans on converting the old Lucent Technology building into an untraditional manufacturing facility!” Navistar, which used...
Scholars and Rogues (Free subscription) | yesterday
THE DEPROLIFERATOR — Recent statements by its chief representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency suggest that Iran may be backing away from an agreement to ships it low-enriched nuclear fuel to Russia for further enriching. Even, though, after agreeing to the deal, President Ahmadinejad, ever the master of the sweeping gesture, said the West had “moved from confrontation to...
Independent.ie - European RSS Feed (Free subscription) | yesterday
Plans to fast-track a new generation of nuclear power stations are set to be unveiled by the Government, it has been reported.
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday
The project will cost at least US$10.3 billion, 75% of which will be funded by foreign loans, local newswire VietNamNet cited minister Vu Huy Hoang as saying at a National Assembly session Friday.In a report released Friday, the government said commercial nuclear power was a necessary option for Vietnam given the fast-growing demand for electricity in the country. The government estimated that power...
The Home & Family Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Evans D. Smith One of the largest problems with nuclear energy is the waste. The reason is because with the production of nuclear energy, a lot is left as nuclear energy waste and the difficulty comes in disposing it. There are numerous strategies that nuclear energy states use to lose the waste. The following is an overview on some of the tactics that are employed to cope with poisonous waste...
Cool Science News (Free subscription) | yesterday
From MIT: Introduction An interdisciplinary MIT faculty group decided to study the future of nuclear power because of a belief that this technology is an important option for the United States and the world to meet future energy needs without emitting carbon dioxide and other atmospheric pollutants. Other options include increased efficiency, renewables, and carbon sequestration, and all may be needed...
JeyamArticle (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
The time has finally arrived when governments around the globe are apparently trying to avoid the use of fossil and nuclear power energy. Since time began, man has mined the earth of its jewels and started to drain all other resources, and most are now so depleted that alternative methods to even the nuclear power energy are needed.
Bigthink - Site Features Feed (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
As part of its " nuclear sharing " policy aimed at defending against nuclear threats, NATO involves member nations in the storing and delivery of nuclear arms, even if they've got no weapons of their own. Belgium, Germany, and Italy, for example, host a number of U.S. nuclear weapons and means of delivering them should the need arise. In an effort to lessen NATO's reliance on nuclear weapons...
Atomic Insights Blog (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
This morning I posted a blog talking about how a second round of new nuclear power plants analogous to the one that the US undertook during the period from 1970-1990 might lead to a lengthy period where natural gas supplies will be greater than natural gas demand. I described how such a situation can lead to lower prices and pointed to the behavior of prices during the period from 1985-2000 as an example....
a sibilant intake of breath (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Apparently David MacKay, whose excellent book I reviewed before, has been appointed Chief Scientific Advisor of the Department of Energy and Climate Change in the United Kingdom and given a staff of 50. Apparently, he is advocating that the UK quadruple its nuclear energy capacity, as a stopgap between fossil fuels and the eventual dominance [...]
Vox Verax (Free subscription) | yesterday
In an unstable Pakistan, can nuclear warheads be kept safe? by Seymour M. Hersh November 16, 2009 The New Yorker America’s dealings with Pakistan may be increasing the risk of radicalization. In the tumultuous days leading up to the Pakistan Army’s ground offensive in the tribal area of South Waziristan, which began on October 17th, the Pakistani Taliban attacked what should have been some...
Cool Science News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Photo: Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s nuclear plant is seen in Kashiwazaki, northeastern Japan, July 17, 2007. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara) From CBS News: (AP) Japan used weapons-grade plutonium to fuel a nuclear power plant Thursday for the first time as part of efforts to boost its atomic energy program. Kyushu Electric Power Co. said workers fired up the No. 3 reactor at its Genkai plant in the southern...
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Juan Trevino | 02/10/2009
Florida Power and Light (FPL) continues to seek authorization from Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) to raise their fees. The rate hikes if approved some time in January 2010, could provide FPL and additional 1.3 billion USD in profits per year. During 2008, FPL made 1.6 billion in profits but their management believes these are not sufficient for their shareholders, and this is the reason why...
abdulruff | 07/07/2009
Scope of Obama-Medvedev Discourse in Moscow - By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal US, Russian Presidents Obama and Medvedev are in Moscow for their first full-fledged summit on major global issues and world is expected to approach the upcoming summit...
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abdulruff | 28/06/2009
Russia-Africa Ties: Kremlin proposes Mideast Meet -By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal 1. A continent not known for any extra energy resources, Africa has been ignored by neo-imperialist USA and European states who other wise speak about lack of "democracy" and seek "regime changes" for advancing their resources goal don't bother about...
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