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FERMI III Set for Construction & Operating License
Source: Neutron BytesThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has recommended that the agency grant a combined construction and operating license (COL) to DTE Energy Co. for 1535…
Waste Control Specialists pitches for interim storage of spent nuclear fuel at West Texas site
Source: Neutron BytesNote to readers : It certainly is interesting when the Nuclear Energy Institute teams up with a private sector firm to pitch the idea of…
India’s Nuclear Deal; Good for Diplomats; Bad for US & Indian Nuclear Firms
Source: Neutron BytesINdian PM Node and US President Obama shake hands on the nuclear deal. US President Obama and and Indian Prime Minister Nodi were able to declare…
Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers 247
Source: Neutron BytesThis post represents the latest link in an unbroken chain of more than four years of the weekly summaries of the best of the pro-nuclear blogs.…
Advanced reactor meet set for U.Mass Lowell Feb 11-12
Source: Neutron BytesBuckle your seatbelts. It’s fast neutrons or bust with a great line up of speakers. In a meeting the organizers call the “ Super Bowl of…
Nuclear News Roundup for 01/25/15
Source: Neutron BytesEvery few weeks I post a collection of news items that catch my attention and which I think will be of interest to readers. NuScale sets…
Obama seals nuclear energy deal with India
Source: Neutron BytesOn a state visit to New Dehli, US President Obama and Indian Prime Minister Modi have broken a six year stalemate over India’s nuclear liability law…
Will Czech’s CEZ try again for Temelin tender?
Source: Neutron BytesFirst, the government has to decide whether it will provide rate guarantees. Second, a subsidiary firm has to be organized to contain the financial risks. There…
Saudi Arabia delays its nuclear plans
Source: Neutron BytesLow oil prices and a better appreciation of the financial risks combine to push back the completion date of the ambitious program to build 16 nuclear…
Seven at one blow
Source: Neutron BytesWhere nuclear bloggers, seven in all, team up to address the closure of Vermont Yankee Nuclear energy bloggers are a rare breed. The barriers to entry…
Japan’s reactor restarts plot uneven course
Source: Neutron BytesThe Japanese government wants to accelerate restart of the two dozen reactors it expects regulators to deem safe. Local opposition related to the nation’s largest power…
French Energy Minister Royal reverses course on Hollande’s plan to close reactors
Source: Neutron BytesEnergy Minister Segolene Royal tells Parliament current plants must have life extensions beyond 40 years and new units must be built when the old ones wear…
Just when you thought Yucca was dead, more trouble
Source: Neutron BytesThe U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission published the fourth in a series of volumes on its monumental safety evaluation report (SER) for the proposed permanent geologic repository…
DOE’s week of Laurels and Hardlys
Source: Neutron BytesThe early 20th century film comedy team of Laurel & Hardy entertained millions of movie goers and later became a staple of TV programming in the…
Nuclear energy projects come and go in Idaho
Source: Neutron BytesA group of local businessmen in rural Butte County, Idaho, wants to build a 1500 MW commercial nuclear reactor at a site on private land near…
Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers 238
Source: Neutron BytesThis post represents the latest link in an unbroken chain of more than four years of the weekly summaries of the best of the pro-nuclear blogs.…
Australia PM Tony Abbott says nuclear energy is “fine”
Source: Neutron BytesDoes it mean reactors will bloom down under? Maybe not right away. Abbott also said the government would not provide price supports or subsidies. Any reactor…
French President Hollande gets the bill from Areva
Source: Neutron BytesWith seven billion euros in debt, and layoffs looming, Areva’s interim CEO has a lot of explaining to do to the French government The French Parliament…
Breaking: India’s PM Modi seeks changes to nuclear liability law
Source: Neutron BytesThe measure is strangling both domestic and global investment for India’s nuclear energy program. The nation’s plan to build 63 Gwe of nuclear power generating capacity…
Restarting Japan’s nuclear reactors no easy task
Source: Neutron BytesThe government hopes to restart half of the nation’s nuclear fleet by the end of 2015 which would cut fossil fuel costs. Reactors old than 40…