Nuclear power

But it will cost taxpayers a bundle. Photo Credit: Firefox_1 In last night’s presidential debate, John McCain said he would end ethanol subsidies and build 45 new nuclear power plants by 2030. He didn’t mention the massive subsidies directed to nuclear power including federal funding for nuclear research and development, federal loan guarantees for construction, federal responsibility

TEHRAN - Iran has chosen the site and started designing a new 360-megawatt nuclear power plant, a senior atomic official said in remarks published on Sunday. Iran has yet to complete construction of its first nuclear power plant and has previously sent conflicting signals about the state of work on a planned second plant. An Iranian official said this year construction work had already begun.

Just number folks...   The answer is perhaps as high as a hundred billion dollars.   From 1948 to today, nuclear energy research and development exceeded $70 billion, whereas research and development for renewables was about $10 billion. From 2002 to 2007, fossil fuels received almost $14 billion in electricity-related tax subsides, whereas renewables received under $3 billion. &nb

Two nights ago on the evening news Francoise Laborde lightly mentioned that there was yet ANOTHER uranium leak at the Tricastin nuclear power plant near Avignon. This makes a reported 3 radioactive leaks in the last couple of months, and 2 leaks at the same plant. Only partially paying attention, I wasn’t sure I heard [...]

From Big Gav VIA - "Nuclear Bomb". No nuclear power plants have been ordered in this country for three decades. Once touted as "too cheap to meter," nuclear power simply became "too costly to matter," as the Economist put it back in May 2001.Yet growing concern over greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel plants has created a surge of new interest in nuclear. Wired magazine

Another Engineering Physic reference text that is available o at nuceng.ca, written by Dr. George Bereznai, Professor and Dean, School of Energy Systems and Nuclear Science, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario.

Words by Jamie Peck Photos by Dario Sbrana In the vein of venues like Pianos, Pete’s Candy Store, the Bowery Ballroom, and that refrigerator storage place, outer Bushwick’s newest performance space kept the name and exterior of its former incarnation. However, one finds neither drunk munchies nor expired milk products there, but two concrete rooms in which [...]

Indian companies planning to set up nuclear power or renewable energy ventures can now look forward to offshore financing. The US, along with other G8 countries, is poised to create a $10-billion corpus for promoting clean energy in developing countries like India and China. The US, UK and Japan... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Grist.org points out that when a donor in Richmond summed up McCain's energy policy as "nuclear, and drill wherever we've got it," McCain responded: "You just gave my speech. Thank you, my friend."Glad to see Senator McCain is looking for ways to make our nation less dependent on foreign oil. But what about making ourselves less dependent on oil? [.PERIOD.] Isn't that where the problem begins? As

Having to rely on the nuclearization of energy sources as a major component to our energy portfolio does not make us carbon serious since the risk of doing so may be foolish instead. As a modern civilization we have a myriad of ideas in addition to policy and technological choices available as alternatives to the nuclearization of energy sources. However, we lack the cohesion and wisdom from our l

Thursday 26 April 1986 became a momentous date in modern history, when one of the reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in northern Ukraine exploded. It was the most significant reactor failure in the history of nuclear power, a Maximum Credible Accident (MCA).While watching this film I checked a rss news feed and saw that there had been a nuclear incident in Slovenia. Don't forget the d

So, a quick peek at the politics section of the BBC news website shows two articles, one after the other, about Nuclear power. One informs us about Gordon Brown’s plans to increase Britain’s use of Nuclear energy, particularly in light of rising fuel costs. He stated now is the time to be “more ambitious” about our nuclear power plans. Just below that article, is another

Russia is willing to cooperate with Viet Nam in building its first nuclear power plant, said an executive of Russia’s Rosatom Nuclear Energy State Corporation. Valeri Rachkov, Director of Rosatom’s Scientific Policy Department, said during the International Nuclear Energy Exhibition which wrapped up in Hanoi on May 17 that Russian companies have good prospect of winning bids for building the

Japan said Thursday that it has signed an agreement to help Viet Nam build its first nuclear power plant. The Vietnamese government is preparing to start construction of the plant in 2015, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said in a statement. The agreement was signed by Masashi Nakano, senior vice minister of economy, trade and industry, and his Vietnamese counterpart, Do Huu Hao, in

Wind power could match power supplied by nuclear sources in two decades according to a U.S. Energy Department report. Nonetheless, emotions still run high regarding some wind projects. Last month the Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service said it received more than an extraordinary 40,000 comments regarding the future of Cape Wind. A final decision on Cape Wind is due around t

The electricity demand in Viet Nam is expected to double in ten years, making electricity shortages many times more serious than nowadays. In this circumstance, nuclear power proves to be a good alternative energy. According to Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Huu Hao, Vietnam needs 12-13,000MW this year, while operational power plants just can provide 12,000 MW at maximum. The

The third international nuclear power exhibition will take place at the Cultural and Friendship Palace in Hanoi from May 14-17, the Viet Nam Atomic Energy Institute (VAEI) announced on May 10. VAEI director Vuong Huu Tan said the exhibition will see the participation of representatives from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), the China

Viet Nam will build its first nuclear power plants, with a design capacity of 4,000 MW, at Phuoc Dinh and Vinh Hai in the southcentral province of Ninh Thuan from 2012-2014, said Vuong Huu Tan, Head of the Viet Nam Atomic Energy Commission. At an international seminar in Hanoi on May 8, Mr Tan said that the investment reports for these projects will be completed in 2008 and then submitted to the

US firms are eager to invest in hi-tech industries in Viet Nam including nuclear energy, according to the head of a US business delegation that met with Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung on Wednesday. Speaking Wednesday at a press briefing in Hanoi, Matthew Daley, president of the US-ASEAN Business Council and leader of the 23-member business group on a three-day trip to Viet Nam, said US companies

Preparations for Viet Nam ’s first nuclear power plant are underway with an investment report expected for completion before the end of 2008, according to an official from the Electricity of Viet Nam (EVN). The investment plan will be submitted to the National Assembly for approval in 2009, said EVN Deputy Director General Nguyen Manh Hung. Construction of the plant is slated for 2012-2014 in

The Viet Nam Atomic Energy Institute is compiling investment reports on two nuclear power plants to submit to the State Evaluation Council and the National Assembly in May 2009. The government has decided to double the capacity of the first nuclear power plant of Viet Nam to 4,000MW, at a total cost of nearly US$6 billion. Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Do Huu Hao said that the first

I used to think it was, but it isn't.Some people still try to argue it is.Here's why I don't think nuclear power is clean: it produces toxic waste.There. Simple, right? Sure, we store it away, hide it, save it for a rainy day, but that toxic sludge builds up and builds up. Just like greenhouse gas emissions build up.Hydrogen fuel cell technology will produce water vapor. That's it. That's truly clean.

I used to think it was, but it isn’t. Some people still try to argue it is. Here’s why I don’t think nuclear power is clean: it produces toxic waste. There. Simple, right? Sure, we store it away, hide it, save it for a rainy day, but that toxic sludge builds up and builds up. [...]

NRC Commissioner says feds fall short Gregory Jaczko, a member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), went to London last week to say the obvious about federal loan guarantees, something he should be saying here in the states. What he said was that the U.S. government's $18.5 billion in loan guarantees falls short of the $500 billion needed to build the country's next generation of nuclear power plants. Referring to the $18.5 billion in loan guarantees authorized last year Jaczko said, "It's a far cry from what's needed. Congress is supportive, but have decided not to provide more federal loan guarantees - there's a disconnect there, so financing would have to happen without federal loan guarantees. "   More reactors are comingTo date, the NRC has received five compl

RI to build four nuclear power plants until 2025 Solo, Central Java - The Indonesian government is planning to build four nuclear power plants (PLTNs) until 2025 to meet domestic demand for electricity, Research and Technology Minister Kusmayanto Kadiman said here Wednesday. “If one PLTN has a capacity to produce 1,200 MW, we will be needing four [...]

Indonesia to build four nuclear power plants by 2025 IANS Wednesday 12th March, 2008 Jakarta, March 12 The Indonesian government plans to build four nuclear power plants by 2025 to meet electricity demand, an official said Wednesday. ‘If one nuclear power plant can produce 1,200 megawatts of electricity, we need [...]

QUOTE: We need to build 2,000, 3,000 nuclear reactors for it to take on the kind of role that coal has today.WHO: Dr. Makhijani, ...if we cast ourselves forward to 2050 or 2060 and we've made, as a nation, as a world, significant investments in nuclear power, what's wrong with that?In order to make a significant impact on climate we have to build 2,000, 3,000 nuclear reactors for it to take on the kind of role that coal has today. Probably more, considering the growth in China and India. That means one nuclear reactor every six days or so. That means we have to build two or three uranium enrichment plants every year. First of all, nuclear is the lazy answer. It fits into the structure we've got. It's the way we've always done things. We've got 95-percent centralized ele

When I heard that nuclear power was making a comeback, I figured there'd be a bustling new industry created virtually overnight. Left and right, guys with the experience and training would be hired into cushy nuclear power plant jobs. Suddenly, there'd be a knowledge vacuum, and training programs would pop up everywhere.But could a guy get hired right out of college and enroll in a nuclear power plant company training program? Maybe. Homer Simpson, in real life.

A few weeks ago, I was a major fan of nuclear power. I thought it could solve all our problems. When I was younger, I was more familiar with the issue of nuclear waste. It seemed to be in the media somewhat more. At the time a few weeks ago during which I was enthused about the prospects of nuclear power, I hadn’t considered the implications of creating new nuclear waste.Apparently, the stuff just builds up. We don’t have a proper disposal or conversion method yet. You’d think we’d wait before moving forward with such a technology. It’s not perfectly clean. Because instead of producing pollution in the air and water, it just concentrates it into radioactive drums. It’s not the best solution available, but maybe it will be good enough until we can properly dispose of th

I was watching an old episode of "The Simpsons," and Homer and Mindy were selected to represent the Nuclear Power Plant. They were sitting at a table, maybe preparing to go on the air or something, when a few people walked by and yelled their displeasure with the Nuclear Power industry. One said something like, "No more Chernobyls!"Sure, nuclear disasters are very bad. But I've heard that our new technology, and that of our nuclear subs, is pretty safe. And if we can get safe, clean energy, what's not to like?

Sure, sounds like a meltdown, but what I really mean is an explosive growth in the nuclear power industry.I am pretty sure that I heard we're at the point now where our technology is advanced and safe. So what if we take all that tech and build a new nuclear reactor for every state. Or 5?John McCain said our nuclear subs haven't ever had a problem. So if we get super-skilled guys to work on our power plants, we could free ourselves from oil dependence with existing technology. We'd be cleaner, and have a new booming industry to drive the economy. More skilled jobs for Americans.

Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is owned by Charles Montgomery Burns, is located at 100 Industrial Way. The plant has a monopoly on the city of Springfield’s energy supply, and the carelessness of Mr. Burns and the plant’s employees often endangers the residents and natural environment of Springfield. The plant, the core of which is a Fissionator [...]

The Turkish Parliament unanimously approved a bill intended to set up the legal framework for the country’s first nuclear power plant, despite opposition from environmental groups, TurkishPress.com reported. The law authorises the energy ministry to run and finalise tenders for the construction of nuclear plants and decide on their capacity and location.The bill now needs the approval of President Abdullah Gul, who took office in August. Turkey first announced plans to build a reactor in 1996, but the project was put on hold because of financial problems, and the chosen location, near the Mediterranean coast, was near an earthquake-prone region.No specific sites have been chosen, but in the past the Turkish government has approved building its first nuclear power plants in Sinop, a Black Sea coastal resort city 435 kilometres northeast of Ankara. Local fishermen fear a plant at Sinop, with its cooling system, would raise water temperatures and harm the fish. Others were concerned tha

There are heated debates again on the revival of the government plan to build the first nuclear power plant ever in Indonesia, which will reside in the northern part of Jepara Regency, Central... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Energy Alberta Corporation (Energy Alberta) is pleased to announce that it has filed an Application for a License to Prepare Site with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC)."This is an historic moment for Canada, for Alberta and for the Nuclear power industry," says Wayne Henuset, President and Co-Chairman of Energy Alberta Corporation. "We are proud to be pioneers in bringing the benefits of clean, safe, reliable nuclear power to Alberta."Energy Alberta has teamed with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) to bring proven CANDU(R) nuclear technology to Alberta. The application is for siting up to two twin-unit ACR-1000(R) Advanced CANDU Reactors (R).Energy Alberta will initially build one twin-unit ACR-1000 that will ultimately produce a total net 2,200 MW of electricity with a targeted in-service date of early 2017. "This filing, the License to Prepare Site, is the first of many steps in getting licenses to build the plant," said Mr. Henuset. "Building a nuclear power facili

Like the majority of villagers in Indonesia's densely populated Central Java province, 40-year-old Suhadi opposes the government's plan to built its first-ever nuclear power plant near his home. It's not that Suhadi, who like many Indonesians goes by one name, wouldn't appreciate an end to rolling power outages and rationing, but that he fears a possible catastrophe. 'I just want to raise a question on whether the government can guarantee that a nuclear power plant is totally safe.' Suhadi, a farmer of Balong village, about 450 kilometres east of Jakarta, told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa. 'Or can they make sure that there won't be a big earthquake in this region that may trigger leakage at the plant?' he asked. Indonesia News Blog: http://indosnesos.blogspot.com

Nuclear Power Corp of India’s JV negotiations with four of the world’s top nuclear equipment suppliers have been put on fast-track. It is in talks with two US vendors, General Electric and Westinghouse, France’s Areva and Russia’s Ros-Atom.

Nuclear Power Corp of India’s JV negotiations with four of the world’s top nuclear equipment suppliers have been put on fast-track. It is in talks with two US vendors, General Electric and Westinghouse, France’s Areva and Russia’s Ros-Atom. The talks assume significance following the release of the draft text of the ultra-sensitive Indo-US civilian nuclear technology sharing deal on Friday.“Friday’s development is yet another advance towards the Indo-US nuclear deal. We are in exploratory talks with General Electric, Westinghouse, Areva and RosAtom for a possible JV. Discussions will now be taken to the next level so that NPCIL can expedite the process once the civilian nuke deal is signed,” NPCIL chairman & managing director SK Jain told ET.“At the NPCIL level, we will have to decide on the model to be followed after verifying safety requirements and standards. We also need to ascertain the scope of the Indian side as well as the foreign parties. Following this, we wil

Last time I wrote about pesticides and how we are worried to death about 0.01% of the pesticides that we ingest (the synthetic ones) instead of the 99% which seem to be as bad if not worse. Another area which I think is often associated with irrational fear is nuclear power. The word "nuclear" seems to elicit a knee-jerk kind of reaction in many people. Take for instance Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging (NMR for short), a very powerful and quite safe diagnostic method. People were very reluctant to use this method, seemingly only because it had "Nuclear" in the name. In part because of this fear they have now changed the name to Magnetic Resonace Imaging (MRI for short), and the technology has been a major boost to diagnostics as well as to research.The following arguments are to a large extent a reflection on Richard Muller's (see picture below) paper with the title "The witch of Yucca Mountain". I can warmly recommend the article but if you want the same information in video forma

Power major NTPC plans to set up 6,000 MW of nuclear generation capacity over the next few years and is talking to equipment and fuel suppliers for the purpose. “We will have 2,000 MW of nuclear power generation by the middle of 12th Plan (2012-17). Simultaneously, we will start work on two power plants of 2,000 MW each,” NTPC Chairman and Managing Director T Sankaralingam said. Sankaralingam

The backflip occurred quicker than anticipated. Mr Mike Rann, The South Australian Premier, has declared he wants a referendum on the issue of nuclear power for South Australia. This comes after a week earlier saying it would be an "all-round disaster" if a plant was built in his state. Mr Rann told Australian Nuclear Energy Pty Ltd, the private company behind building the proposed nuclear

I do not understand why leftists are so eager to have their cake and eat it too. A report has come out that there is direct evidence that greenhouse warming has caused the collapse of an ice shelf in Antarctica.  Let us assume for a second that this evidence is flawless and that the greenhouse effect, which is presumably caused by humans, is actually causing the polar ice caps to melt.  Now let’s try to come up with a solution to this problem, such as reducing green house gasses.  Greenhouse gas is primarily caused by two things:  water vapor and burning fossil fuels.  Humans are only capable of producing fossil fuel emissions enough to presumably cause a global warming problem, so the water vapor issue is basically out of the question.  Now what causes the most fossil fuel emissions?  Power plants (both industrial and public).  What technology do we have that could counter this?  Nuclear.  Why can’t we have it?  Because the leftists have legislatively blocked nu

nuclear power life cycle costs Yes, folks, global warming is happening. When one looks at similar warming effects occuring on other planets in our solar system, and at the recent increase in solar activity, it shouldn't be surprising that things start to warm up. Total mass extinction is a ...

{mosgoogle right}TOKYO (AP) -- Japan's Toshiba Corp. said Thursday that its unit Westinghouse Electric Co. is in final talks with two power companies about building up to four next-generation nuclear reactors in the United States.If Westinghouse gets the orders, they would be the first AP1000 models to be built in the U.S., said Toshiba spokesman Keisuke Oomori.Toshiba has been in talks with Scana Corp. and Southern Co. to build up to two plants in South Carolina and two [...]