May, 2012

The 106th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers is up at Atomic Power Review Fermi reactor concept Image: Atomic Power Review The Carnival is the collective voice of blogs with legendary names which emerge each week to tell the story of nuclear energy. If you want to hear...

Czech Republic said to plan to generate 50% of electricity with nuclear energy by 2030 Russia's Gazprom has been an erratic supplier of energy to eastern Europe Note to Russian natural gas giant Gazprom, you are losing a customer. The Czech Republic, which has long labored under...

The country's economy has taken a beating in terms of exports and the cost of importing fossil fuels cannot be sustained much longer Japan PM Yoshihiko Noda Japan's prime minister Yoshihiko Noda got some wind in his sails in efforts to restart the nation's shut down nuclear...

Four consortiums line up but only two can win This is an updated version of my coverage in Fuel Cycle Week , V11, N474 May 24, 2012, published by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC An overflow crowd at the Platts Third Annual Small Modular Reactor conference held last week...

Is she being set up to fail, just a political band aid for a broken agency, or should we expect the full measure of her commitment to the job? MacFarlane This blog post is an effort at crowd sourcing. I'm asking readers to engage in some role play. Assume for the sake of discussion...

The cabinet has yet to approve a key safety plan The expansion of China’s civilian nuclear energy plan rests on the approval of a plan by the Ministry of Environmental Protection that would increase the safety of the nation’s nuclear plants. New nuclear projects and some that have started work, but are...

NYT: Gregory Jaczko to Resign as N. http://mobile.nytimes.com/2012/05/22/us/gregory-jaczko-to-resign-as-nrc-chairman-after-stormy-tenure.xml Idaho Samizdat ~ http://djysrv.blogspot.com ...read more

I'm on assignment for Fuel Cycle Week covering the Platts Small Modular Reactor conference in Arlington, VA, Mon 5/21-Tue 5/22. Give me a shout via Twitter @djysrv if you will be there. Blogging will be light the rest of the week and through the Memorial Day weekend. # # # Idaho Samizdat...

The 105th Carnival is up at ANS Nuclear Cafe The Carnival is the collective voice of blogs with legendary names which emerge each week to tell the story of nuclear energy. If you want to hear the voice of the nuclear renaissance, the Carnival of Nuclear Energy Blogs is where to find...

The nation continues to chart an independent course Conceptual drawing of Russian 1000 MW VVER According to research compiled by the World Nuclear Association , India expects to have 20 GWe nuclear capacity on line by 2020 and 63 GWe by 2032. It aims to supply 25 percent of...

A crowd sourced response published at ANS Nuclear Cafe corrects serious misinformation about spent fuel at Fukushima Fukushima Tag Cloud Led by Will Davis at Atomic Power Review , a group of nuclear bloggers and analysts has crafted response to information posted by Robert Alvarez about...

The White House finds itself in the role of supporting a Republican for reappointment to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission The pretzel politics of life in Washington took on new twists this month. The White House nominated sitting NRC Commissioner Kristine Svinicki for another term over the objections...

The Carnival is up at Atomic Power Review . Futuristic view of Digital Instrumentation Image Source: Forbidden Planet 1956 The Carnival is the collective voice of blogs with legendary names which emerge each week to tell the story of nuclear energy. If you want to hear the...

A former scientist at Sandia National Lab is trying to bring the technology to market Temperature / Pressure ranges for supercritical CO2 Image: S. Wright Carbon Dioxide is good for a lot of things like adding fizz to your soft drinking in its gaseous form and keeping food cold in...

The project will come in three years late and $2.5 billion over budget This is my updated coverage from Fuel Cycle Week V11:N471 May 3, 2012, published by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC Once upon a time an ailing king abandoned one of his castles. He said it was too...

The country's nuclear utilities aren't selling off their uranium This is my updated coverage from Fuel Cycle Week V11:N471 May 3, 2012, published by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC Tim Gitzel, Cameco CEO In the midst of reporting excellent financial results...

Southern California Edison says no plan submitted to NRC yet If you've been following the saga of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station ( SONGS ), you know that last week Ron Litzinger , President of Southern California Edison ( NYSE:EIX ), which owns and operates the twin 1100 MW...

The Carnival is up at Yes Vermont Yankee . The Carnival is the collective voice of blogs with legendary names which emerge each week to tell the story of nuclear energy. If you want to hear the voice of the nuclear renaissance, the Carnival of Nuclear Energy Blogs is where to find it. Past editions have...

Two reactor designs are in the running – again Anyone who follows the perilous path the future of nuclear energy has taken in Canada’s Ontario province knows that plans to build new nuclear reactors can be announced and shelved on the whims of whatever political party is in office. Never mind that...

Rep. Dana Rohrbacher (R-Calif) wiped out in his remarks about the future of nuclear energy in his home state Rep. Dana Rohrbacher (R-Calif) is an avid surfer The perils of an incomplete technical briefing for an elected official were starkly apparent this week in California where a...

Utility cites lower than expected customer demand, economic down turn, uncertainty over potential carbon regulation, and low natural gas prices A segment of this blog post appeared in the News Briefs section of Fuel Cycle Week , V11:N471, 05/03/12 published by International Nuclear Associates...

Getting the NRC license is just the first step Last December, Southern Nuclear had plenty to celebrate on New Year’s Eve. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission had just approved the safety certification for the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor, setting the stage for a decision on February 9, 2012, to issue...