Must see video from Cousin Rachel, with a hat tip to Pete Sinclair and his post “Nobody’s Freaking Out Here!” More on Nebraska Nuclear Power Flood:
And for the record, I’m not . . . → Read More: Calhoun nuclear plant
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I’m astonished that this interview ran on CNN. I had concluded that nothing short of a China Syndrome event could make the US media mention that still unfolding disaster again. Now that we have an admission from TEPCO that there was a complete meltdown of three cores, and we’re seeing radiation pop up in the US . . . → Read More: Fukushima is Japanese for “it’s much worse than you thought” US nuke regulators weaken safety rules: Federal regulators have been working closely with the nuclear power industry to keep the nation’s aging reactors operating within safety standards by repeatedly weakening those standards, or simply failing to enforce them, an investigation by The Associated Press has found. Time after time, officials at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission have decided . . . → Read More: Nukes gone wild Europe’s dry spring could lead to power blackouts, governments warn: One of the driest springs ever recorded in northern Europe could lead to power blackouts this summer, with nuclear reactors going offline because of low river levels. The exceptionally dry weather will also raise food prices and has already forced water restrictions on millions of people, say . . . → Read More: Europe 2011: Ground zero for the energy/water/food nexus MIT Energy Initiative: The Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Summary Report 2011: The recent earthquake, tsunami, and subsequent nuclear accident in Japan occurred as this report was going to press. Our sympathies to the Japanese people. The implications on the world energy system, beyond short-term price increases from greater use of oil and liquefied natural gas, are . . . → Read More: Doc alert: The Nuclear Fuel Cycle A couple of articles crossed my screen this morning that highlight the unfortunate ways our use of energy and water can interact. First, in the Bloomberg piece, China Orders Release of Water From Three Gorges Dam to Ease Hubei Drought, we learn hear that rainfall has been so low in parts of China (40 to 50 percent . . . → Read More: Stuck in the energy/water nexus Worldwatch Institute has made the draft version of their report, “Nuclear Power in a Post-Fukushima World”, freely available. From the announcement page: The future of nuclear power was bleak even before the Fukushima disaster, said energy expert Mycle Schneider Wednesday at a press conference in Berlin, where he previewed an upcoming Worldwatch Institute report on the outlook of . . . → Read More: Post-Fukushima nuclear power The simple, stark, black-and-white photograph. No movement, no color, no audio. It can be a charming picture of a young couple holding hands, a reminder of the boundless joy (and naivete) of young love. It can be a critical moment in a political rally, when opposing forces are condensed from abstraction to the . . . → Read More: Photos of our true selves From the web site of the Professional Reactor Operator Society, comes a notice of people passing an NRC exam, which begins: Congradulations to those that passed the NRC Exam and have entered the elite ranks of a licensed operator. The licensed operator holds a unique responsibility, being licensed by the Federal Government to protect the health and . . . → Read More: Congradulations The IEA has published its Nuclear Energy Technology Roadmap. From the press release (emphasis as in the original): Almost one quarter of global electricity could be generated from nuclear power by 2050, making a major contribution to cutting greenhouse gas emissions. This is the central finding of the Nuclear Energy Technology Roadmap, published today by the International Energy . . . → Read More: Doc alert: IEA nuclear roadmap |
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