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• Tamar’s Law – I want my COP15!

  Can developing nations get their money for nothing? Guest Column by: Tamar Cerfici* I’m back on US soil and watching the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference or more formally, the 15th Conference of the Parties  ( COP15 ) thanks to the wonders of modern video software.  My last column concerned the investment commitments expected from the developed countries, amounting to trillions of dollars... Posted Dec 09 2009, 12:59 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: NEI, nuclear blogs, opinion, perspective, COP15, leak, tree, Conference of the Parties

• Nukes on ice

  Washington Capitals NHL team gets unprecedented sponsorship deal Among the effects of global warming are signs of earlier than usual  melting of ice on Canada’s ponds and lakes which support the nation’s obsession with hockey. It is winter rite of passage for the young men of each generation to step out on the ice with a hockey stick in hand to test their speed, agility, and competitive spirit... Posted Oct 07 2009, 11:18 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: NEI, outreach, promtion, hockey, public relations

• NEI – Cooper study “biased”

  Analyses show nuclear is ‘least cost option for generation of new baseload electricity NucNet - analyses in several US states show that new reactor units will be the “least cost option” for new generation, the Nuclear Energy Institute ( NEI ) said this week in response to a study* – ‘ The Economics of Nuclear Power: Renaissance or Relapse ?’ – by Mark Cooper, senior fellow for economic analysis with... Posted Jun 25 2009, 10:08 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: NEI, study, cooper

• Nuclear blog roundup for June 2008

  An occasional column on what's going on in the blogsphere about nuclear energy Over at NEI Dave Bradish has just completed a strong,  four-part series analyzing the work of the Rocky Mountain Institute.  He provides some examples of RMI's analyses that appear to cook the books, energy wise, concerning the relative position of nuclear energy to solar, wind, and geothermal.  He... Posted Jun 21 2008, 12:22 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: NEI, Rocky Mountian Institute

• NEI tackles "stubborn facts"

  Nuclear energy trade group meets in Chicago to assess the winds of climate change The Nuclear Energy Institute ( NEI ) has its work cut out for it.  With its members operating a fleet of 104 nuclear reactors and the number of new applications planned to be submitted the the NRC increasing every month, the group's annual meeting on May 6th offered a valuable opportunity to hear what's on... Posted May 25 2008, 01:23 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: NEI

• Idaho lab, EPRI craft new LWR reactor strategy

  When you hear hoof beats think horses not zebras Hat tip to David Dalton at NucNet Two nuclear R&D giants got together last week and announced the nuclear industry and the US government should establish a new cost-sharing partnership for research and development into new generation light water nuclear (LWR) reactors. The Electric Power Research Institute ( EPRI ) and the US Department of Energy... Posted Feb 10 2008, 10:51 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: NEI, INL, EPRI