IAEA Top News

• Promoting Safety of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste Management: 20 Years of the Joint Convention
  There are many practical and peaceful applications of nuclear energy, and these processes yield by-products that need to be managed safely.
  
• Fuel Cladding Failures at Nuclear Power Plants Explained
  The China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) informed the IAEA yesterday that a minor fuel cladding failure  had occurred at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant. What are fuel cladding failures, and what do they mean for safety? Read our explainer to find out.
  
• Desertification and Drought Day: The Role of Nuclear Techniques in Combatting Desertification and Supporting Recovery
  There’s nothing like a patch of bright maize field growing on fertile land, showered by refreshing rainwater. Two vital natural resources enabled the expansion of human civilizations throughout millennia: soil and water. Now they are both endangered by the altered landscape as a result of human exploitation, as well as climate change.
  
• China Informs IAEA that Taishan NPP is in Normal Condition, Says No Radiation Release or Environmental Concern
  The China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) updated the IAEA today about an issue at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant (NPP).
  
• Boosting Tea Plant Diversity, Quality and Resilience in Sri Lanka
  Above all things, Sri Lanka is known for its tea. Introduced in the nineteenth century, Ceylon tea today is a multi-billion-dollar industry that brings in wealth and tourism. Looking to a nuclear technique, the country plans to enhance tea plant productivity through increased genetic diversity.
  
• Director General Grossi Outlines IAEA’s Mission and his Vision in Rome Lecture
  IAEA member countries from all parts of the world are united by two wishes: the wish to live in peace and the wish to benefit from the many life-enhancing applications of nuclear science and technology, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi explained to a virtual audience in Rome today.
  
• Director General Grossi Meets Pope Francis and Senior Italian Officials in Rome
  An instrument of peace, an accelerator of human health and development, a force of integral ecology, and a voice of harmony in troubled times.These were the words Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi used to describe the IAEA in a private audience with Pope Francis in Rome this morning.
  
• IAEA Reviews Progress of Kenya’s Nuclear Infrastructure Development
  Kenya has made progress in implementing the recommendations of an earlier International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nuclear infrastructure review mission, a team of IAEA and international experts said today.
  
• IAEA and FAO Help Burkina Faso and Algeria to Enhance Food Safety
  The IAEA and FAO cooperate in supporting food safety and food quality programmes around the world to address food hazards, food fraud and advise countries on food irradiation. To celebrate World Food Safety Day, held this week, we are drawing attention to the importance of nuclear techniques in monitoring food safety.
  
• Companies Called to Support the IAEA through the Nuclear Saves Partnerships
  The Nuclear Saves Partnerships are an opportunity for companies to support the IAEA in transferring nuclear science and technology to countries to improve the health and prosperity of millions of people around the world, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told U.S. industry leaders today.
  
• IAEA Board of Governors News Video June 2021
  The IAEA Director General has briefed Member States on developments with Iran, and IAEA support to address major global challenges, at the start of a key Agency meeting. 
  
• World Oceans Day: Harnessing the Power of ‘Blue Carbon’ in Mitigating Climate Change
  Why do the oceans matter in mitigating climate change? Can the oceans capture carbon dioxide emissions without affecting life below water?
  
• Nuclear Science for Ocean Health
  Every year on 8 June, the United Nations celebrate World Oceans Day to raise awareness of the important role it plays in our lives. This year’s World Oceans Day theme – life and livelihoods – focuses on the importance of the ocean for all life on Earth and sheds light on the changing oceans.
  
• Renovating IAEA Nuclear Applications Laboratories Well Underway, Needs More Support
  Having received almost half the required funding for renovating the IAEA’s unique nuclear science and technology laboratories, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi thanked the countries that have contributed to the project and asked for more support at an event held today on the margins of the IAEA’s regular Board of Governors meeting.
  
• IAEA Director General Urges Iran to Resolve Issues Related to Four Undeclared Locations
  Technical discussions between the IAEA and Iran have not yielded the expected results, and the lack of progress in clarifying the Agency’s questions concerning the correctness and completeness of Iran’s safeguards declarations seriously affects the ability of the IAEA to provide assurance of the peaceful nature of Iran’s nuclear programme, Director General Raf...
  

IAEA Fukushima Status Reports

• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 27 April 2021
  On 27 April 2021, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during March, which the Ministry of Foreign Aff
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 22 April 2021
  The Japanese Government has provided the IAEA with a report that summarizes the events and highlights the progress related to recovery operations at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 25 March 2021
  On 25 March 2021, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during February, which the Ministry of Foreign
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 1 March 2021
  On 1 March 2021, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during January, which the Ministry of Foreign Af
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 29 January 2021
  On 29 January 2021, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during December, which the Ministry of Foreig
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 25 December 2020
  On 25 December 2020, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during November, which the Ministry of Forei
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 3 December 2020
  The Japanese Government has provided the IAEA with a report that summarizes the events and highlights the progress related to recovery operations at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 25 November 2020
  On 25 November 2020, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during October, which the Ministry of Foreig
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 21 October 2020
  On 21 October 2020, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during September, which the Ministry of Forei
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 25 September 2020
  On 25 September 2020, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during January, which the Ministry of Foreign Affai
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 10 September 2020
  The Japanese Government has provided the IAEA with a report that summarizes the events and highlights the progress related to recovery operations at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
  On August 21 2020, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) during July, which the Ministry of Foreign Affai
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station
  On August 14 2020, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) during June, which the Ministry of Foreign Affai
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 17 July 2020
  The Japanese Government has provided the IAEA with a report that summarizes the events and highlights the progress related to recovery operations at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 26 June 2020
  On 26 June 2020, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (NPS) during May, which the Ministry of Foreign
  

Union of Concerned Scientists

• Ride-Hailing Will Go Electric in CA after UCS Advocacy
  Ride-Hailing Will Go Electric in CA after UCS Advocacy 2021 Omari Spears Mon, 06/14/2021 - 10:10 Read the blog
  
• Biden Administration Acts on UCS Sign-on Letter
  Biden Administration Acts on UCS Sign-on Letter 2021 Omari Spears Mon, 06/14/2021 - 10:06 Read the press release
  
• A Long-Awaited UCS Victory for Low-Carbon Fuels in WA
  A Long-Awaited UCS Victory for Low-Carbon Fuels in WA 2021 Omari Spears Mon, 06/14/2021 - 10:02 Read a clean fuels explainer
  
• Federal Relief Package Includes UCS-Backed Racial Equity Provisions
  Federal Relief Package Includes UCS-Backed Racial Equity Provisions 2021 Omari Spears Thu, 05/13/2021 - 12:03 Read press release
  
• Science Returns to EPA Science Advisory Committees
  Science Returns to EPA Science Advisory Committees 2021 Omari Spears Thu, 05/13/2021 - 11:49 Read blog
  
• UCS Helps Pass Mass. Climate, Environmental Justice Law
  UCS Helps Pass Mass. Climate, Environmental Justice Law 2021 Omari Spears Thu, 05/13/2021 - 11:43 Read press release
  
• White House Posts Climate Change Denialist Misinformation
  White House Posts Climate Change Denialist Misinformation Omari Spears Wed, 05/12/2021 - 15:55
  
• Political Appointees Pressure Scientists to Cherry-Pick Data on California Wildfires
  Political Appointees Pressure Scientists to Cherry-Pick Data on California Wildfires Omari Spears Wed, 05/12/2021 - 15:26
  
• EPA Finalized Rule that Eliminated Safeguards for Industrial Pollution
  EPA Finalized Rule that Eliminated Safeguards for Industrial Pollution Omari Spears Tue, 05/04/2021 - 14:23
  
• CDC and HHS Failed to Track COVID-19 Data
  CDC and HHS Failed to Track COVID-19 Data Omari Spears Tue, 05/04/2021 - 14:08
  

Nuclear Energy News -- ScienceDaily

• Quark-gluon plasma flows like water
  What does quark-gluon plasma -- the hot soup of elementary particles formed a few microseconds after the Big Bang -- have in common with tap water? Scientists say it's the way it flows.
  
• Small modular reactors competitive in Washington's clean energy future
  A new report finds small modular reactors could provide competitively priced electricity in Washington state's future electricity market.
  
• Researchers develop advanced model to improve safety of next-generation reactors
  When one of the largest modern earthquakes struck Japan on March 11, 2011, the nuclear reactors at Fukushima-Daiichi automatically shut down, as designed. The emergency systems, which would have helped maintain the necessary cooling of the core, were destroyed by the subsequent tsunami. Because the reactor could no longer cool itself, the core overheated, resulting in a severe ...
  
• From fire to dust: Plutonium particles from British nuclear testing in outback Australia more complex than previously thought
  More than 100 kg of highly toxic uranium (U) and plutonium (Pu) was dispersed in the form of tiny 'hot' radioactive particles after the British detonated nine atomic bombs in remote areas of South Australia, including Maralinga.
  
• Nuclear terrorism could be intercepted by neutron-gamma detector that pinpoints source
  Scanning technology aimed at detecting small amounts of nuclear materials was unveiled by scientists in Sweden today, with the hope of preventing acts of nuclear terrorism.
  
• Chill out: Advanced solar tech runs cooler and lasts longer
  New mechanisms for converting sunlight to electricity more efficiently are also beneficial for extending the lifespan of solar panels.
  
• Using 4D printing to enable vascularization, bone tissue regeneration, spinal fusion
  There has been an increase in the number of people over 65 who have needed spinal fusion surgery, and many have focused on trying to create a biomimetic scaffold that induces vascularization. Researchers present a solution to address the challenge: They designed a microchannel scaffold made of a collagen and hydroxyapitite combination, with each strut consisting of micrometer-s...
  
• New computer model helps brings the sun into the laboratory
  Every day, the sun ejects large amounts of a hot particle soup known as plasma toward Earth where it can disrupt telecommunications satellites and damage electrical grids. Now, scientists have made a discovery that could lead to better predictions of this space weather and help safeguard sensitive infrastructure.
  
• Physicists net neutron star gold from measurement of lead
  Nuclear physicists have made a new, highly accurate measurement of the thickness of the neutron 'skin' that encompasses the lead nucleus in experiments. The result, which revealed a neutron skin thickness of .28 millionths of a nanometer, has important implications for the structure and size of neutron stars.
  
• Fooling fusion fuel: How to discipline unruly plasma
  Scientists have developed a type of deception to calm unruly plasma and accelerate the harvesting on Earth of fusion energy.
  
• The future of particle accelerators is here
  A new accelerator and detector will serve as a kind of camera, taking 3D images and movies of electrons colliding with polarized protons and ions. Like a CT scanner for atoms, the EIC will let scientists see how force-carrying gluon particles hold together quarks, the internal components of protons and neutrons. It will also offer insights into the spin of fundamental particles...
  
• Tracking the progress of fusion power through 60 years of neutral particle analysis
  A review paper examines the 6-decade history of neutral particle analysis (NPA), a vital diagnostic tool used in magnetic plasma confinement devices such as tokamaks that will house the nuclear fusion process and generate the clean energy of the future.
  
• Investigating heavy quark physics with the LHCb experiment
  A new review examines the three decades of the LHCb experiment, its achievements and future potential.
  
• A molecule that responds to light
  Light can be used to operate quantum information processing systems, e.g. quantum computers, quickly and efficiently. Researchers have now significantly advanced the development of molecule-based materials suitable for use as light-addressable fundamental quantum units. They have demonstrated for the first time the possibility of addressing nuclear spin levels of a molecular co...
  
• Seismic coda used to locate and define damage from explosions
  Comparison of coda waves, the scattered waves that arrive after the direct waves of a seismic event, can be used to determine the relative locations of two underground explosions, according to a new study.
  

Atomic Insights

• Nucleating our carbon-managed future
  If you’ve studied chemistry, you’ll know that the nucleation point describes the start of a change in physical state, such as from a solid to a liquid, or liquid to gas. Water starting to crystallize into ice nucleates where the first H2O molecules reorganize as a solid. We’re seeing a similar transformation of human society—forced […]
  
• Five Myths about the Lone Star Blackout
  By Meredith Angwin When we hear something terrible has happened to someone we know, we are concerned for them. We are worried.  We want to help.  And let’s face it, we are also concerned that something like that might happen to US.   Our self-concern often takes the form of a list: “All the reasons […]
  
• Atomic Show #291 – Kalev Kallemets, Fermi Energia
  Fermi Energia is an Estonian company whose mission is to provide its home country with an independent, clean, safe and affordable electricity production system by 2035. That system will be anchored by base supply from small modular nuclear reactors. It is a lofty mission for a small company in a country whose land mass and […]
  
• Preliminary lessons available to be learned from Feb 2021 extended cold spell
  A large number of “hot takes” are appearing now that the cold wave that began arriving on Feb 11, 2021 has moved into areas where sub-freezing temperatures in Feb are normal. If the politically charged nature of the takes could be harnessed, the energy released would be able to keep quite a few homes supplied […]
  
• South Texas Project Unit 1 tripped at 0537 on Feb 15, 2021
  Update: South Texas Project Unit 1 started up during the afternoon of Feb 17. Vicki Rowland, lead for internal communications at STP Nuclear Operating Company, stated that the plant was connected to the grid at 2107 (9:07 pm central time). It began a steady ascent to 100% power. The NRC’s Power Reactor Status Report for […]
  
• Atomic Show #290 – Myrto Tripathi, Voices of Nuclear
  Nuclear energy professionals are credible sources of information about a powerful technology that can help address climate change and contribute to humanity’s development. Voices of Nuclear is an international non-profit group that seeks to empower nuclear supporters, both professionals in the industry and allies outside of the industry, with tools, organization and effec...
  
• Change is in the wind: Commencing a new phase as a Venture Capitalist
  Atomic energy is a tool that is capable of helping address some of humanity’s most wicked challenges. Clean, abundant, reliable and affordable power makes everything we do a little easier and is becoming increasing urgent in the era of climate change. Unfortunately, atomic energy is a long way from reaching its potential or even achieving […]
  
• Atomic Show #289 – All Reactors Large and Small
  Pro-nuclear advocates generally agree that there is a large and growing need for new nuclear power plants to meet energy demands with less impact on the planet and its atmosphere. There is frequent, sometimes passionate discussion about the most appropriate reactor sizes, technologies and specific uses. Atomic Show #289 is a lively discussion among some […]
  
• Atomic Show #288 – Per Peterson, CNO, Kairos Power
  Kairos Power Is developing a truly new nuclear fission power technology. Their KP-FHR (Kairos Power – Fluoride Salt Cooled, High Temperature Reactor) combines the solid fuel form usually associated with gas-cooled reactors with the fluoride molten salt often associated with fluid-fuel reactors. For Atomic Show #288, my guest was Dr. Per Peterson, Kairos Power’s chie...
  
• Kenneth Pitzer blamed AEC advisors for slow power reactor development
  During the Atomic Energy Commission’s (AEC) earliest years, the General Advisory Committee was sometimes viewed as a source of discouraging, delaying advice. Made up of selected members of the scientific establishment, the group habitually sought more studies and inserted costly delays aimed at making the perfect next step instead of taking steps that were good […]
  
• Why did the US Atomic Energy Commission kill Daniels Pile in 1947?
  In January 1947, after more than a year of focused public attention and debate, the civilian U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) took control of all atomic energy matters from the Manhattan District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. This takeover was a major victory for the atomic scientists and others who worked diligently to […]
  
• How did an oil shale investor hamstring his atomic energy competition? (Ancient but impactful smoking gun)
  During the contentious effort that resulted in passage of the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, Sen Eugene D. Milliken (R-CO) played an important role in establishing an attempted US government monopoly over all atomic energy information. During the House-Senate conference committee to resolve differences between versions of the bill passed by the two legislative bodies, […]
  
• Improved atomic energy offers a pathway that Princeton’s Net Zero America failed to acknowledge
  Princeton’s Net Zero America: Potential Pathways, Infrastructure and Impacts charts five challenging, tortuous, investment-intensive paths to “net-zero” by 2050. A presentation that contains 345 slides of text, colorful graphs and wide area maps provides details about the selected scenarios. The Princeton research team promises peer-reviewe...
  
• Adams Engines™: Design Concepts
  In the spring of 1991, I began contemplating ways to combine the benefits of gas turbine power plants with the incredible advantages of nuclear fuels like uranium, plutonium and thorium. That effort has continued sporadically for many years with many interesting impacts on my life. It was impetus for a small modular reactor start-up company […]
  
• Will heavy nitrogen become a widely used fission reactor coolant?
  Heavy nitrogen has the potential to become as important to the future of atomic fission power system development as heavy water has been up until now. That’s a bold statement, so let me explain why I believe it’s true. Are any nitrogen cooled reactors being used today? One nuclear fission power system – the US […]
  

Energy News

• DOE Welcomes New Biden-Harris Appointees
  DOE Welcomes New Biden-Harris Appointees
  
• DOE Announces $12 Million For Direct Air Capture Technology
  DOE Announces $12 Million For Direct Air Capture Technology
  
• ICYMI: Secretary Granholm, Industry Leaders Discuss Public-Private Sector Efforts to Develop Domestic Battery Supply Chains
  ICYMI: Secretary Granholm, Industry Leaders Discuss Public-Private Sector Efforts to Develop Domestic Battery Supply Chains
  
• DOE Announces Winners of Annual Collegiate Wind Competition
  DOE Announces Winners of Annual Collegiate Wind Competition
  
• ICYMI: Secretary Granholm Touts American Jobs Plan, Nevada's Clean Energy Leadership
  ICYMI: Secretary Granholm Touts American Jobs Plan, Nevada's Clean Energy Leadership
  
• DOE Awards $54 Million to 235 American Small Businesses Developing Novel Clean Energy And Climate Solutions
  DOE Awards $54 Million to 235 American Small Businesses Developing Novel Clean Energy And Climate Solutions
  
• DOE Announces Actions to Bolster Domestic Supply Chain of Advanced Batteries
  DOE Announces Actions to Bolster Domestic Supply Chain of Advanced Batteries
  
• FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration 100-Day Battery Supply Chain Review
  FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration 100-Day Battery Supply Chain Review
  
• Secretary Granholm Launches Hydrogen Energy Earthshot to Accelerate Breakthroughs Toward a Net-Zero Economy
  Secretary Granholm Launches Hydrogen Energy Earthshot to Accelerate Breakthroughs Toward a Net-Zero Economy
  
• ICYMI: In West Virginia, Secretary Granholm Touts American Jobs Plan, State's Clean Energy Potential
  ICYMI: In West Virginia, Secretary Granholm Touts American Jobs Plan, State's Clean Energy Potential
  

Today in Energy

• U.S. dry natural gas production and rig count continue to grow from pandemic lows
  Our June Short–Term Energy Outlook (STEO) estimated that production of dry natural gas in the United States averaged 92.2 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) during May 2021, compared with 87.8 Bcf/d in May 2020. The record high for U.S. natural gas production was set in December 2019, when dry production averaged 97.0 Bcf/d. Aside from February 2021, when weather–re...
  
• The United States consumed a record amount of renewable energy in 2020
  In 2020, consumption of renewable energy in the United States grew for the fifth year in a row, reaching a record high of 11.6 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu), or 12% of total U.S. energy consumption. Renewable energy was the only source of U.S. energy consumption that increased in 2020 from 2019; fossil fuel and nuclear consumption declined. Our U.S. renewable energy c...
  
• Growing global production limits crude oil price increases in the most recent forecast
  In the June Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), we forecast that rising global production of petroleum and other liquid fuels (driven by OPEC, Russia, and the United States) will limit price increases for global crude oil benchmarks Brent and West Texas Intermediate (WTI). We forecast production will increase more rapidly than consumption, ending the large global stock draws seen...
  
• Production of crude oil and natural gas in New Mexico reached new record in March 2021
  New Mexico had record-high production of crude oil and natural gas in March 2021, averaging 1.16 million barrels per day (b/d) of crude oil and 6.19 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of natural gas. The March 2021 increases in crude oil and natural gas production were the largest monthly increases on record for New Mexico. The increased production occurred after a month when p...
  
• EIA Product Highlight: Status of U.S. Nuclear Outages
  Every morning, each nuclear electricity generator in the United States reports its operating status to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NRC compiles this information in its Power Reactor Status Report, and we present that information in interactive visualizations on our Status of Nuclear Outages page. Our analysis tool combines the NRC daily status with data gathere...
  

Nuclear & WMD News at DefenceTalk.com

• China says radiation levels normal at Taishan nuclear plant
  DefenceTalkChina said Tuesday radiation levels remained normal at one of its nuclear power plants and there were no safety concerns, after the station’s French operator reported a gas build-up. “There is no abnormality in the radiation levels around the nuclear power plant, and safety is guaranteed,” said foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. CNN reported ea...
  
• Nuclear weapons spending swelled $1.4 bn amid pandemic: report
  DefenceTalkEven as the pandemic raged and economies around the world were devastated, nuclear-armed countries last year increased spending on atomic weapon arsenals by 1.4 billion dollars, campaigners said Monday. In a fresh report, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) detailed how the world’s nine nuclear-armed states continued to swell their spen...
  
• Iran says 60% enrichment response to Israel’s ‘nuclear terrorism’
  DefenceTalkIran’s President Hassan Rouhani said Wednesday the decision to boost uranium enrichment to 60 percent was a response to arch-foe Israel’s “nuclear terrorism” against its Natanz facility. Tehran starting up advanced centrifuges and producing more highly refined uranium “is a response to your malice”, Rouhani said in a message aimed ...
  
• Enrichment, sabotage cast shadow over new Iran nuclear talks
  DefenceTalkTalks to save the Iran nuclear deal resume in Vienna Thursday amid new tensions, with Tehran preparing to ramp up uranium enrichment in response to an attack on a facility it blamed on arch-foe Israel. After a positive first round of negotiations aimed at resurrecting the 2015 agreement scuttled by Donald Trump, Iran’s push towards […]
  
• UK to increase nuclear stockpile: reports
  DefenceTalkBritain is to announce an increase to its nuclear weapons stockpile as part of a wide-ranging review of security, defence and foreign policy, two newspapers said on Monday. The Guardian and The Sun said in their online editions that the country would look to raise the number of warheads from 180 to 260 by the […]
  
• Iran rules out nuclear deal meeting, says time not ‘suitable’
  DefenceTalkIran on Sunday dismissed Europe’s offer for an informal meeting involving the United States on the troubled 2015 nuclear deal, saying the time is not “suitable” as Washington has failed to lift sanctions. The European Union’s political director earlier this month proposed the informal meeting involving all parties of the Vienna deal, a proposi...
  
• Iran renews call to US to lift all sanctions imposed by Trump
  DefenceTalkIran on Friday renewed its call for the US to lift all sanctions imposed by former president Donald Trump, after an offer for talks from new President Joe Biden’s administration. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif tweeted that Iran would “immediately reverse” its retaliatory measures if the US lifts “all sanctions imposed, re-imposed or re-...
  
• Algerian general says France must take responsibility for nuke sites
  DefenceTalkFrance must “shoulder its historic responsibilities” for 1960s nuclear test sites in Algeria, a senior Algerian military official said in the influential army monthly El Djeich, published Sunday. France carried out 17 nuclear explosions in the Algerian part of the Sahara Desert between 1960 and 1966. Eleven of the tests came after the 1962 Evian […...
  
• US extends New START nuclear treaty with Russia as rifts rise
  DefenceTalkUS President Joe Biden’s administration Wednesday extended the New START nuclear treaty with Russia by five years, saying it hoped to prevent an arms race despite rising tensions with Moscow, including over its imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. One day before the treaty was set to expire, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the […]
  
• Delicate dance: handing off the US ‘nuclear football’
  DefenceTalkWhen an outgoing president hands the keys to the White House to the incoming one, another discrete handover takes place: the systems and codes for the US leader to launch a nuclear strike. On Wednesday Donald Trump’s huffy refusal to attend successor Joe Biden’s inauguration created an unprecedented challenge. Trump travelled to Florida three hours [&hell...
  

Bechtel News

All Articles | Discover Magazine

• Extreme Space Weather: Predicting and Engineering Our Way Around Storms From the Sun
  The nature of space weather hasn’t changed much. But society has, and understanding and predicting space weather is more important than ever.
  
• Why Are Americans Getting Unhappier?
  It’s not just the pandemic. And the news is not all doom and gloom, either.
  
• What's Really Happening When You Experience Déjà Vu?
  The study of déjà vu is now legit science, though researchers still don’t know what exactly causes it.
  
• This Scientist Discovered an Ant Species in His Own Backyard
  Biologist Jack Longino has spent most of his career hunting for ants in the rainforests of Central America. But this serendipitous discovery happened much closer to home.
  
• Mystery Cases: What Happens When Modern Medicine Lacks a Diagnosis or Cure?
  Millions of Americans suffer from ailments without a name. That's where the Undiagnosed Diseases Network comes in.
  
• How to Keep Your Workout Routine Into Old Age
  Keep it up, but give yourself the time you need to cross the finish line.
  
• As The West's 'Mega-Heat Wave' Peaks, Satellite Imagery Reveals Explosive Growth of Wildfires
  Exacerbated by climate change, record-setting hot and dry conditions are smothering a vast area.
  
• How Tiny Soil Organisms Could Help Farmers Adapt to Climate Change
  Worsening droughts pose unprecedented challenges for global agriculture. But adding fungi and bacteria may make plants resilient to increasingly dry soil.
  
• Psychologists Explain Why You Can't Remember the Movie You Just Watched
  Brain scientists explained why many of us forget key plot lines, or even the endings, of movies or books we loved.
  
• Loons in Canada and Wisconsin Are Struggling, But Not in New England. Why?
  Scientists have different ideas about what's threatening loon survival in some parts of North America.
  
• Plastics in the Deep Time Record
  A million years from now, the 21st century will likely be remembered for plastic more than anything else.
  
• Could This Millennia-Old Remedy Become a Pharmaceutical Marvel?
  The seeds of the black cumin plant, also known as Nigella sativa, were recognized by the Prophet Muhammad as curing every illness besides death. Now, they may be incorporated into mainstream drugs.
  
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• The Dynamic, Geological Process Happening in Your Kidney
  A new cross-disciplinary approach called GeoBioMed opens avenues to understanding how and why kidney stones form.
  

energy/utilities-energy/power feed from realwire

• Newable Finance brokerage launches Renewable Energy Finance solution ahead of UK governments plan for Net Zero
  Newable Finance have announced the launch of a brand-new Renewable Energy Finance team which will be headed up by Chris Russell, Head of Renewable Energy. Chris brings a decade of specialist experience in the sector. The sector will be a major growth area as businesses look to invest in more energy-efficient methods from both a financial and environmental prospective. Newable F...
  
• Greentech firm Qualus secures additional £1 Million financing
  With patented polymer Sfere technology, Qualus is helping tanneries around the world reduce water consumption by up to 40% and chemicals by up to 15% LONDON – Qualus, the leading provider of sustainable solutions to the leather industry, has secured £1 million of financing in a round led by Irrus Investments, an Ireland based angel syndicate. Co-investors in the rou...
  
• New survey shows 'Big Six' losing ground as challenger brands shake up the energy sector
  Big Six have lost 8 percent of market to challenger brands in three years Good customer service still the key to consumer trust Price remains the most important factor when choosing to switch provider Green credentials increasingly important for consumers wanting to switch 70 percent of 18-34 year olds want energy conservation advice Email still customers’ preferred chann...
  
• Housing Technology Launches Transformative ‘Housing On Demand’ Streaming Platform - Launch Comment by Midge Ure (Musician), Lord John Bird (Big Issue)
  A new ‘on-demand’ streaming app is being launched by Housing Technology, the UK’s leading technology information service and broadcaster for the UK housing sector. The Housing Technology On-Demand app will deliver the expertise of technology leaders from the world of housing to those working in the sector around the clock. Topics range from the future of 3D pr...
  
• Bullfinch AG and Aquila Capital launch Joint Investment Vehicle for energy-efficient assets
  Aquila Capital and bullfinch are pleased to announce the launch of a strategic joint investment vehicle intended to invest in energy efficiency assets across Europe. By combining Aquila Capital’s leading investment experience in real assets and renewable energy, with bullfinch’s unique expertise in decentralized renewable projects and next-gen technology platform, t...
  
• Speedcast Selected to Expand Connectivity Solution to Future-Proof Stena Drilling Fleet
  Investment in digital transformation driving communications design enhancements for global drilling assets Aberdeen, United Kingdom — April 13, 2021 — Speedcast, the world’s most trusted communications and IT services provider, has announced it has secured a five-year contract with Stena Drilling to expand its existing communications service with a newly desig...
  
• Emtelle to help Norlys achieve a more digital Denmark
  The collaboration worth 40 million kroner per year will ensure Norlys’ customers have high-speed fibre connectivity. Hawick, Scotland, 17 March 2021 – Emtelle, the leading global manufacturer of pre-connectorised blown fibre, cabling and ducted solutions, has today announced it has been awarded a three-year multi-million-kroner contract. Emtelle has been confirmed a...
  
• Cleanwatts delivers real energy decarbonization
  Vowing to simplify, amplify and accelerate the energy transition, this new cleantech company brings to business and local communities around the world the benefits of smart energy efficiency services and access to affordable clean energy Portugal, 24, February 2021 - 2021 brings many new and exciting prospects, and Cleanwatts is one of them. Emerging from the tech company Virtu...
  
• SolarArise commissions 75 MW Solar Plant in Uttar Pradesh
  Zurich, 27 January 2021. ThomasLloyd announced today that SolarArise India Projects Private Limited (“SolarArise”) has commissioned a 75 Megawatt (“MW”) Solar PV plant in Khera village, Budaun District, state of Uttar Pradesh delivering clean energy to over 100,000 people in Northern India. In 2018, ThomasLloyd, a leader in impacting investing in emergin...
  
• Brady grows sales bookings threefold in 2020 and signs leading customers Falck and BASF
  BASF, Tangent Trading and Falck Renewable SpA join roster of 130+ global customers including Toyota and Koch Brady voted number one in metal trading software market for 11th year by Commodity Technology Advisory Ed Addario joins as CTO and Chris Regan appointed as Product Director London, Cambridge, UK: 17th December 2020. Brady Technologies, a market leader in global commoditi...
  
• New partnership to support sustainable renewable energy in Southeast Asia
  The Southeast Asia Energy Transition Partnership aims to help countries in the region transition from using fossil fuels to renewable sources of energy, in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change. The partnership aims to support sustainable energy transition in Southeast Asia while helping to create socio-economic opportunities. It will initially focus on Indonesia, the...
  
• International Day of Action on Forest Biomass sees demand for subsidies overhaul swell across Europe
  Biofuelwatch leads seventy five groups signing an open letter to BEIS opposing biomass subsidies; Cut Carbon Not Forests campaign continues to raise awareness and controversy among British public; EU petition brings together international NGOs to put an end to incentives for burning forest wood LONDON – 24th November, 2020 – Today is International Day of Action on F...
  
• SVOLT's 24-GWh Battery Cell Factory Comes to Germany
  Chinese high-tech company invests up to EUR 2 billion in two Saarland production sites SVOLT intends to establish two production sites in Germany by the end of 2023. A total investment of EUR 2 billion is planned; SVOLT will create up to 2,000 jobs in total. A module and pack factory as well as a state-of-the-art cell factory with 24 GWh production capacity in the final expansi...
  
• Mitsubishi Power Receives Order for First Solid Oxide Fuel Cell in Europe
  Highly efficient plant supplies electricity and heat – Flexible use with hydrogen DUISBURG (GERMANY), 28 October, 2020 - Mitsubishi Power has recently received an order to supply the first Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) in Europe. The highly efficient hybrid system will be put into operation at the Gas- und Wärme-Institut Essen e.V. (GWI) in Essen by March 2022. Among ...
  
• Good Energy and ENSEK partner to accelerate renewable energy supply for businesses
  Nottingham, UK – 27 October 2020 – ENSEK, the leading software supplier to UK energy providers, is today announcing that 100% renewable power company Good Energy is moving its entire B2B supply business onto ENSEK’s Ignition platform. The move will enhance customer experience and support the launch of new services for Good Energy’s business customers. Th...