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• UAE creates nuclear regulatory agency

  Government action is a necessary precursor to award of $40 billion in nuclear reactor construction The Wall Street Journal reports an independent nuclear regulatory body has been set up in the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) under a new law that paves the way for up to $40 billion in new nuclear reactor construction. The UAE's cabinet appointed a board of management for the new regulatory body. The... Posted Oct 05 2009, 11:25 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: nuclear, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, NRC, IAEA, New Nuclear Plants, UAE, legislation, power, united arab emirates, International Atomic Energy Agency, ENERGY

• Obama’s climate policy needs nuclear energy

  American Nuclear Society public affairs specialist says the White House understands it is necessary While some advocates for nuclear energy in the U.S. have tied its future to the development of climate change legislation, an astute participant in the process and observer of all things nuclear thinks this is not the most productive path. The American public does not understand "baseload demand"... Posted Aug 12 2009, 04:03 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: nuclear, legislation, policy, obama, climate

• Playing chicken with Vermont Yankee

  Legislature wants $600 million for plant shut down in two years. The Vermont Legislature has entered into a high risk game of  chicken with Vermont Yankee with legislation that would require its parent owner Entergy to come up with $600 million for the decommissioning fund by 2011.  That’s a lot of cash in a short time, especially in this financial climate. What it looks like is a plan by... Posted Mar 01 2009, 03:27 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Vermont Yankee Nuclear, legislation, shut down

• States pursue nuclear energy

  Legislatures are not waiting for leadership from Washington The focus and action in the U.S. to develop nuclear energy as a response to global warming is shifting from the nation’s capital to state capitals. This week four states moved ahead with plans to enable the construction of new nuclear power plants despite an indifferent view from inside the beltway.  The path forward was not always smooth... Posted Feb 22 2009, 12:39 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: legislation, regulations, policy