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23 Nov 2018, 12:01 am
With the awareness that atomic fission could result in the creation of powerful bombs, three countries raced to develop that technology: Germany, the USSR, and the United States. [read post]
18 Nov 2018, 9:30 pm
But much activity remains under state control: approval of interstate and intrastate oil pipelines and electric transmission lines; retail electricity and natural gas sales; approval of electric power generation facilities other than hydropower and nuclear, like wind farms, solar farms, coal plants, and natural gas plants; mandates on electric utilities to generate or purchase power from renewable energy resources; and standards for oil and gas drilling… [read post]
14 Nov 2018, 6:26 am
’ For instance, nuclear energy is zero-carbon during power plant energy generation, but its carbon life-cycle total is more than zero because carbon is emitted during other activities, from mining uranium ore to disposal of spent fuel. [read post]
13 Nov 2018, 10:41 am
Enlarge / A view of the decommissioned Duke Energy Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant. [read post]
9 Nov 2018, 9:17 am
” The U.S. has also issued three waivers to continue conversion work at three Iranian nuclear facilities including Bushehr, Fordo, and Fordow power plants. [read post]
29 Oct 2018, 10:02 am
State Energy Resources Conservation & Development Commission, the Supreme Court upheld a California statute that imposed a moratorium on new nuclear power plants in the state until the United States developed a means of disposing of spent nuclear fuel. [read post]
25 Oct 2018, 1:44 pm
The Fukushima disaster occurred in March 2011, when the nuclear plant in the northern Japanese city experienced a meltdown following a devastating earthquake and tsunami. [read post]
25 Oct 2018, 7:35 am
We are in a full enforcement period for anyone entering DHS (Department of Homeland Security) headquarters (phase one), and are in the notification period for all other federal facilities and nuclear power plants (phase two). [read post]
23 Oct 2018, 4:00 am
On this view, China is a status-quo power, embracing a rules-based international order and aiming “to promote peace by mitigating crises and creating a stable environment …” China is powerful enough to defend itself, to be sure, but would only do so if attacked first. [read post]
17 Oct 2018, 12:34 pm
The Trump administration has also curbed exports of civilian nuclear technology to China, citing concerns that China was employing the technology for military purposes such as nuclear-powered submarines or floating power reactors that could be deployed to support military installations in the South China Sea. [read post]
16 Oct 2018, 2:39 pm
Another potential plan involved invoking Section 202(c) of the Federal Power Act to mandate that struggling coal and nuclear plants stay open either through compulsory purchases by grid managers or through subsidies. [read post]
11 Oct 2018, 10:39 am
The MOX facility blends weapons-grade plutonium into fuel for use in commercial nuclear power plants. [read post]
9 Oct 2018, 11:57 pm
In 2015, PG&E sought an extension of a lease from the State Lands Commission to continue operating the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant until 2025 when it is planned for decommission at the conclusion of its FERC-issued operating license term. [read post]
5 Oct 2018, 4:30 am
(credit: Bloomberg/Getty Images) The meltdown of the reactors at Fukushima Daichi has changed how many people view the risks of nuclear power, causing countries around the world to revise their plans for further construction and revisit the safety regulations for existing plants. [read post]
4 Oct 2018, 1:26 pm
Sports-related attacks do not, at first glance, carry the same power-politics implications as cyberattacks that could potentially destabilize Ukrainian nuclear plants. [read post]
1 Oct 2018, 12:16 pm
Utilities may also purchase the ZECs directly from the nuclear power plants. [read post]
28 Sep 2018, 1:54 pm
Saudi Arabia is seeking to work with the U.S. to build nuclear power plants in the Kingdom, but the challenge of building plants while also preventing the spread of nuclear weapons is stalling negotiations, according to the Wall Street Journal. [read post]
24 Sep 2018, 1:08 pm
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the following cases for the upcoming term. [read post]
24 Sep 2018, 12:40 pm
He was again arrested on further abuse of power charges this month. [read post]
20 Sep 2018, 10:59 am
(credit: Georgia Power) Two nuclear reactors are under construction at Vogtle's nuclear power plant in Georgia, and they are a lonely pair in a stagnating US nuclear industry. [read post]
