IAEA Top News

• Nuclear Explained – What is Isotope Hydrology?
  Water is critical for human development and environmental and economic sustainability. Isotopic techniques are used to help assess the quantity, quality and sustainability of this precious resource.
  
• How to Control Insect Pests Using Radiation
  The use of radiation can help in the regulation or management of pests — known as pest control — effectively preventing insect-related risks to human and animal health, the ecosystems and food security (including crop and livestock production). Methods using radiation for pest control include the sterile insect technique (SIT), inherited sterility and biological con...
  
• IAEA and FAO Launch ‘Seeds in Space’ Youth Comic Book Competition
  The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have launched a comic book competition inviting 14 to 18 year olds to submit artwork that tells the story of ‘seeds in space’.
  
• Director General Statement in Relation to AUKUS Announcement
  An announcement has been made by Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States (the AUKUS Parties) on Australia’s acquisition of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines. I also received separate communications on this matter from the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon Anthony Albanese MP, and the Foreign Minister, the Hon Penny Wong, as well as from the U...
  
• Thorium’s Long-Term Potential in Nuclear Energy: New IAEA Analysis
  In August 2021, China announced the completion of its first experimental thorium-based nuclear reactor.
  
• IAEA Board of Governors Reappoints Director General Grossi for New 4-year Term
  The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today reappointed by acclamation Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi for a second four-year term in office beginning in early December 2023.
  
• Update 150 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
  Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) suffered a complete loss of external power for 11 hours today, forcing it to rely on emergency diesel generators for reactor cooling and other essential nuclear safety and security functions in the latest incident underlining the urgent need to protect Europe’s largest such facility, Director General Rafael Mariano G...
  
• IAEA Lab Renovation Project Gets Funding Boost
  Twelve countries have this week jointly pledged a total of 5.5 million Euro towards ReNuAL2, an IAEA project to upgrade the Agency’s nuclear applications laboratories in Seibersdorf, Austria.
  
• Director General Statement to the Board of Governors - 9 March 2023
  Before we start this agenda item I want to report that this morning at around 5am local-time Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant lost all off-site power when its last remaining 750 kilovolt line was disconnected, its only remaining back up 330 kilovolt line having been damaged a few days ago and under repai
  
• The IAEA Launches its New Professional Development Programme to Boost Women’s Careers in the Nuclear Field: the IAEA Lise Meitner Programme
  In celebration of International Women’s Day 2023, IAEA Director General Grossi launched today the “IAEA Lise Meitner Programme” (LMP).
  
• IAEA Mission Observes Strengthened Safety Measures at Belgium’s Largest Research Reactor, Sees Opportunities for Further Improvement
  An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts this week said Belgium had strengthened safety at its BR2 research reactor — a large producer of medical isotopes — by improving training, maintenance, ageing management and the safety of experiments.
  
• IAEA Chief Highlights IAEA Response to COVID-19 at NAM summit in Azerbaijan; Discusses Strengthening of Nuclear Technical Cooperation
  The devastating impact of COVID-19 across economies has highlighted the need to build back more sustainably, and nuclear science and technology are valuable tools to help achieve this, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told world leaders at the19th Summit-level Meeting of the Non-Aligne
  
• IAEA Board of Governors: Iran, Ukraine and Peaceful Nuclear Pursuits
  Agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran for the IAEA to proceed with further monitoring and verification measures is indispensable to the Agency fulfilling its mission, a writ
  
• Call for Synopses: IAEA Fusion Energy Conference
  Authors interested in presenting a contributed paper at the 29th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2023) have until 16 March 2023 to submit a two-page synopses here.
  
• Joint Statement by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
  IAEA Director General H. E. Mr. Rafael Mariano Grossi visited the Islamic Republic of Iran on 3 and 4 March 2023. In the context of his visit, he met President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, H. E. Mr. Ebrahim Raisi, as well as with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, H. E. Mr. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, and the Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and President of the A...
  

IAEA Fukushima Status Reports

• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 10 March 2023
  On 28 February 2023, 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 Foreig
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 10 March 2023
  On 3 February 2023, 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 January 2023
  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, 13 January 2023
  On 28 December 2022, 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, 8 December 2022
  On 2 December 2022, 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 Foreign
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 19 October 2022
  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, 4 October 2022
  On 4 October 2022, 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 August, which the Ministry of Foreign A
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 29 July 2022
  On 29 July 2022, 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 June, which the Ministry of Foreign Affai
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 14 July 2022
  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, 28 June 2022
  On 28 June 2022, 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 May, which the Ministry of Foreign Affair
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 6 May 2022
  On 6 May 2022, 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 Affair
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 28 March 2022
  On 28 March 2022, 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, 7 March 2022
  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, 1 March 2022
  On 1 March 2022, 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, 31 January 2022
  On 31 January 2022, 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 2021, which the Ministry of F
  

Union of Concerned Scientists

• EPA Unjustifiably Delays Release of Toxic Chemical Assessments
  EPA Unjustifiably Delays Release of Toxic Chemical Assessments Omari Spears Thu, 03/16/2023 - 13:06 Administration Trump Topic Environment Public Health
  
• Decades of UCS Work Reflected in White House Guidance
  Decades of UCS Work Reflected in White House Guidance 2023 Omari Spears Thu, 02/02/2023 - 10:01 Read blog
  
• Years of UCS Advocacy Pay Off with Historic MA Climate Bill
  Years of UCS Advocacy Pay Off with Historic MA Climate Bill 2022 Omari Spears Wed, 12/07/2022 - 10:41 Read the statement
  
• CA Vehicle Standards Go Further to Reduce Pollution, Fight Climate Change
  CA Vehicle Standards Go Further to Reduce Pollution, Fight Climate Change 2022 Omari Spears Wed, 12/07/2022 - 10:33 Read the blog
  
• UCS Successfully Advocates for US Loss and Damage Financing
  UCS Successfully Advocates for US Loss and Damage Financing 2022 Omari Spears Wed, 12/07/2022 - 10:25 Read the release
  
• EPA Officials Sideline Scientists When Establishing Particulate Matter Air Pollution Standard
  EPA Officials Sideline Scientists When Establishing Particulate Matter Air Pollution Standard Omari Spears Fri, 10/28/2022 - 12:13 Administration Trump Topic Environment Public Health
  
• Political Appointees Interfered in Competitive Grant Review Process
  Political Appointees Interfered in Competitive Grant Review Process Omari Spears Thu, 10/13/2022 - 12:54 Administration Trump Topic Climate Change Endangered Species Environment
  
• Political Officials Interfered with Scientific Processes in 2020 Census
  Political Officials Interfered with Scientific Processes in 2020 Census Omari Spears Thu, 10/13/2022 - 12:28 Administration Trump Topic Equity
  
• Political Officials Pressured EPA Scientists to Undermine Scientific Studies on a Hazardous Pesticide, Atrazine – Again
  Political Officials Pressured EPA Scientists to Undermine Scientific Studies on a Hazardous Pesticide, Atrazine – Again Omari Spears Thu, 09/22/2022 - 09:23 Administration Trump Topic Environment Public Health
  
• USGS Director Shuts Down Study on Coronavirus Impacts on Wild Ferret Populations
  USGS Director Shuts Down Study on Coronavirus Impacts on Wild Ferret Populations Omari Spears Fri, 09/09/2022 - 09:03 Administration Biden Topic COVID-19 Environment
  

Nuclear Energy News -- ScienceDaily

• Scientists find a common thread linking subatomic color glass condensate and massive black holes
  Atomic nuclei accelerated close to the speed of light become dense walls of gluons known as color glass condensate (CGC). Recent analysis shows that CGC shares features with black holes, enormous conglomerates of gravitons that exert gravitational force across the universe. Both gluons in CGC and gravitons in black holes are organized in the most efficient manner possible for e...
  
• Better simulations of neutron scattering
  Tripoli-4® is a tool used by researchers to simulate the behaviors of interacting neutrons in 3D space. Recently, researchers have developed eTLE: a next-event simulator which aims to increase Tripoli-4®'s precision using Monte Carlo simulations. New research implements and validates eTLE's reliability.
  
• Hitting nuclei with light may create fluid primordial matter
  A new analysis supports the idea that photons colliding with heavy ions create a fluid of 'strongly interacting' particles. The results indicate that photon-heavy ion collisions can create a strongly interacting fluid that responds to the initial collision geometry and that these collisions can form a quark-gluon plasma. These findings will help guide future experiments at the ...
  
• Clear sign that quark-gluon plasma production 'turns off' at low energy
  Physicists report new evidence that production of an exotic state of matter in collisions of gold nuclei at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) can be 'turned off' by lowering the collision energy. The findings will help physicists map out the conditions of temperature and density under which the exotic matter, known as a quark-gluon plasma (QGP), can exist and identify ...
  
• Scientists identify new mechanism of corrosion
  It started with a mystery: How did molten salt breach its metal container? Understanding the behavior of molten salt, a proposed coolant for next-generation nuclear reactors and fusion power, is a question of critical safety for advanced energy production. The multi-institutional research team, co-led by Penn State, initially imaged a cross-section of the sealed container, find...
  
• New superalloy could cut carbon emissions from power plants
  Researchers have shown that a new 3D-printed superalloy could help power plants generate more electricity while producing less carbon.
  
• Engineers discover a new way to control atomic nuclei as 'qubits'
  Researchers propose a new approach to making qubits, the basic units in quantum computing, and controlling them to read and write data. The method is based on measuring and controlling the spins of atomic nuclei, using beams of light from two lasers of slightly different colors.
  
• Amplified search for new forces
  In the search for new forces and interactions beyond the Standard Model, an international team of researchers has now taken a good step forward. The researchers are using an amplification technique based on nuclear magnetic resonance. They use their experimental setup to study a particular exotic interaction between spins: a parity-violating interaction mediated by a new hypoth...
  
• 'Ghostly' neutrinos provide new path to study protons
  Scientists have discovered a new way to investigate the structure of protons using neutrinos, known as 'ghost particles.'
  
• Color images from the shadow of a sample
  A research team has developed a new method to produce X-ray images in color. In the past, the only way to determine the chemical composition of a sample and the position of its components using X-ray fluorescence analysis was to focus the X-rays and scan the whole sample. This is time-consuming and expensive. Scientists have now developed an approach that allows an image of a l...
  
• Researchers gain deeper understanding of mechanism behind superconductors
  Physicists have once again gained a deeper understanding of the mechanism behind superconductors. This brings researchers one step closer to their goal of developing the foundations for a theory for superconductors that would allow current to flow without resistance and without energy loss. The researchers found that in superconducting copper-oxygen bonds, called cuprates, ther...
  
• Mitigating corrosion by liquid tin could lead to better cooling in fusion reactors
  Researchers have clarified the chemical compatibility between high temperature liquid metal tin (Sn) and reduced activation ferritic martensitic, a candidate structural material for fusion reactors. This discovery has paved the way for the development of a liquid metal tin divertor, which is an advanced heat-removal component of fusion reactors. A device called a divertor is in...
  
• National Ignition Facility achieves fusion ignition
  The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and DOE's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced the achievement of fusion ignition at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) -- a major scientific breakthrough decades in the making. On Dec. 5, a team at LLNL's National Ignition Facility (NIF) conducted the first controlled fusion experiment in history to reach ...
  
• Quantum algorithm of the direct calculation of energy derivatives developed for molecular geometry optimization
  Researchers have successfully extended the quantum phase difference estimation algorithm, a general quantum algorithm for the direct calculations of energy gaps, to enable the direct calculation of energy differences between two different molecular geometries. This allows for the computation, based on the finite difference method, of energy derivatives with respect to nuclear c...
  
• Small modular reactor waste analysis report
  Small modular nuclear reactors, which offer greater flexibility and lower upfront cost than large nuclear reactors, have both some advantages and disadvantages when it comes to nuclear waste generation.
  

Atomic Insights

• Atomic Show #304 – Len Rodberg, Nuclear New York
  Dr. Leonard Rodberg spent most of his adult life being opposed to nuclear energy. A half a dozen years ago, he abruptly changed his mind. Ever since, he has been a strong and vocal advocate for the increased use of nuclear energy. On Atomic Show #304 Len and I discuss his education, career, his changing...
  
• NRC’s imposition of Aircraft Impact rule played a major role in Vogtle project delays and VC Summer failure
  Projects that last as long as building nuclear reactors in the U.S. are analogous to extreme endurance competitions in which overall progress is the sum of all stages of the race. There is no magic reset button that allows recovery of time lost early in the race, even though the specific events that resulted in...
  
• IRA’s Clean Electricity Tax Credits (Sections 48E and 45Y) are an under-appreciated boon for new nuclear power
  The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) should make an important contribution towards mitigating future inflationary periods. It accomplishes this beneficial goal by providing important support for facilities that increase US clean electricity production. The key sections of the Inflation Reduction Act are new IRS code sections 45Y and 48E. Respectively, these are called the Clean El...
  
• Oil and gas opposition to consolidated interim spent fuel (CISF) storage facilities in Permian Basin
  An article titled “US sweetens pot to study siting for spent nuke fuel storage” was published in the January 26, 2023 edition of the Washington Post. The article included a paragraph that credited “environmentalists” as being the main source of opposition to construction of consolidated interim spent fuel (CISF) storage facilities that are either license...
  
• Atomic Energy Wells
  Petroleum – a term includes oil, gas and derivatives – wells have been going dry for more than 150 years. Until the late 2000s, the solution to that problem of resource depletion has been to find a new place to drill. We now have the alternative of drilling deeper and using hydraulic fracturing techniques to...
  
• Enough with “renewables!”
  The American Nuclear Society posted an article entitled How a nuclear victory at COP27 started with a teen and a text reporting on the wonderful story of Ia Aanstoot. This is the 17-year old Swedish highschool student who effectively saved the day for nuclear at COP27 by alerting a WhatsApp chat group with the right...
  
• Can prototype nuclear reactors be licensed in the US under current rules?
  Designers and developers of nuclear power systems that are substantially different from conventional light water reactors face a conundrum. They are required to provide sufficient information to regulators to allow them to confidently predict how the designs will behave under a comprehensive set of postulated operational and accident conditions. Proving their design is safe is....
  
• Atomic Show #303 – Bret Kugelmass, CEO Last Energy
  Last Energy is an innovative new company governed by a philosophy of avoiding the invention of anything that has not been done before. They have created a business that is laser focused on building, owning and operating small (20 MWe), modular pressurized water reactors and selling the electricity they produce under long term power purchase...
  
• Atomic Show #302 – Dr. Sama Bilbao y Leon, Director General, World Nuclear Association
  Dr. Sama Bilbao y Leon, the Director General of the World Nuclear Association, visited the Atomic Show to provide an international perspective on the revival in interest in nuclear energy deployment. As the head of the organization that represents the global nuclear industry, provides education about all matters related to using nuclear technologies, and lobbies...
  
• Is nuclear reactor licensing process being improved as Congress mandated with NEIMA?
  A panel of five experts and an experienced moderator addressed the progress being made in creating effective processes to license advanced and non-LWR (light water reactors) at an ANS Winter 2022 panel session titled “Licensing the Future: How the NRC is Approaching Advanced Reactors.” Four out of five of the panelists were cautiously positive and...
  
• Confidently building foundations for successful nuclear energy growth
  Some like to describe the movement towards smaller, simpler, more sophisticated nuclear energy systems as mere hype. But serious, committed, normally reserved scientists, engineers and investors are becoming more and more convinced that real progress is underway based on solid learning from prior experience. Before the end of this decade, there will be a number...
  
• Atomic Show #301 – Matt Crozat, Executive Director for Strategy and Policy Development, NEI
  The nuclear energy policy landscape in the US has changed significantly during the past 5 years. Once seen as an issue with enormous differences between the political parties, it has become one of the few topics on which both parties can have a civil discussion and agree on many key provisions in supportive legislation. Matt...
  
• Atomic Show #300 – Dr. Lindsay Krall, “Nuclear Waste from Small Modular Reactors”
  Dr. Lindsay Krall is a geochemist currently working on projects characterizing the behavior of radioactive isotopes that will eventually be stored in a deep geologic repository being designed in Sweden for construction within the next decade. During a three year post doctoral period she worked under a MacArthur Foundation grant program to study the projected...
  
• Ontario leads the way to clean energy credit registry
  On September 26, 2022, Microsoft Canada and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) announced an important agreement for clean energy credits (CECs). The most significant part of the deal was the fact that OPG would supply the credits from its nuclear and hydro-electric plants. Microsoft will procure the credits on an hour by hour basis to match...
  
• Atomic Show #299 – Dr. Chris Keefer, C4NE
  Dr. Chris Keefer is one of the busiest and most successful nuclear energy advocates working today. He is a Canadian emergency room doctor, the founder of Doctors for Nuclear Energy, the founder and host of the Decouple podcast, the founder of Decouple Media, and the founder and President of Canadians for Nuclear Energy (C4NE). And...
  

Energy News

• DOE Releases New Reports on Pathways to Commercial Liftoff to Accelerate Clean Energy Technologies
  DOE Releases New Reports on Pathways to Commercial Liftoff to Accelerate Clean Energy Technologies
  
• Readout of Deputy Secretary Turk's Visit to Brazil, Chile, and Argentina
  Readout of Deputy Secretary Turk's Visit to Brazil, Chile, and Argentina
  
• Joint Statement Following the Bilateral Meeting Held Between United States of America Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk and Republic of Argentina Secretary of Energy of The Ministry of Economy Flavia Gabriela Royón
  Joint Statement Following the Bilateral Meeting Held Between United States of America Deputy Secretary of Energy David Turk and Republic of Argentina Secretary of Energy of The Ministry of Economy Flavia Gabriela Royón
  
• DOE Announces $590 Million To Increase Bioenergy Research
  DOE Announces $590 Million To Increase Bioenergy Research
  
• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $750 Million to Advance Clean Hydrogen Technologies
  Biden-Harris Administration Announces $750 Million to Advance Clean Hydrogen Technologies
  
• Readout of Secretary Granholm Visit to Croatia for the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) Ministerial Meeting
  Readout of Secretary Granholm Visit to Croatia for the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy and Climate Cooperation (P-TECC) Ministerial Meeting
  
• DOE Invests $47 Million to Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Sector
  DOE Invests $47 Million to Reduce Methane Emissions From Oil and Gas Sector
  
• Statement by Energy Secretary Granholm on The President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
  Statement by Energy Secretary Granholm on The President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget
  
• Secretary Granholm CERAWeek Luncheon & Keynote Address
  Secretary Granholm CERAWeek Luncheon & Keynote Address
  
• Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6 Billion To Drastically Reduce Industrial Emissions and Create Healthier Communities
  Biden-Harris Administration Announces $6 Billion To Drastically Reduce Industrial Emissions and Create Healthier Communities
  

Today in Energy

• Waste-to-energy plants are a small but stable source of electricity in the United States
  Commonly known as waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, facilities that burn municipal solid waste (MSW), or garbage, in boilers to produce steam are a small but steady source of electric power in the United States.
  
• U.S. petroleum product exports set a record high in 2022
  In 2022, the United States set a new record for petroleum product exports, up 7% from 2021, according to our Petroleum Supply Monthly. U.S. petroleum product exports averaged 5.97 million barrels per day (b/d) in 2022 (405,000 b/d more than in 2021) driven by an increase of 18% (193,000 b/d) in distillate fuel oil.
  
• EIA projects that U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions will fall through 2050 in AEO2023
  U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions drop 25% to 38% below what they were in 2005 by 2030, according to our projections in the Annual Energy Outlook 2023 (AEO2023). We use 2005 as an emissions reference year because the United States' nationally determined contribution (NDC), submitted as part of the Paris Agreement, calls for a target of 50% to 52% of net greenhouse gas emissions...
  
• Residential retail electric choice participation rate has leveled off since 2019
  In 2021, 26% of eligible U.S. customers participated in their state's retail choice program, or 13.2 million U.S. residential electric customers, based on data from our Annual Electric Power Industry Report. The participation rate in U.S. residential retail choice programs remained relatively unchanged from 2019 to 2021, following several years of modest growth.
  
• U.S. natural gas consumption set nine monthly records and an annual record in 2022
  In 2022, U.S. natural gas consumption averaged a record 88.5 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d)—the highest annual natural gas consumption, according to records beginning in 1949. U.S. natural gas consumption last year increased 5% (4.5 Bcf/d) from 2021, the second-fastest year-over-year growth since 2013. Natural gas consumption in the United States set monthly records i...
  

Nuclear & WMD News at DefenceTalk.com

• North Korea adopts war deterrence measures: state media
  DefenceTalkNorth Korea has decided to take “important practical” war deterrence measures, state media reported Sunday, a day before Seoul and Washington begin their largest joint military drills in five years. The decision was made at a meeting of the ruling party’s military commission presided over by leader Kim Jong Un, according to the official Korean [&hel...
  
• Russian deputies back Putin over nuclear arms treaty
  DefenceTalkRussian lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously approved the suspension of Moscow’s participation in the New START arms treaty, which President Vladimir Putin announced a day earlier. New START, the last nuclear arms control pact between Russia and the United States, commits them to limiting their stockpile of nuclear warheads. The backing by both chambers of Russia...
  
• US says Russia not complying with last remaining nuclear treaty
  DefenceTalkThe United States said Tuesday that Russia was not complying with New START, the last remaining arms control treaty between the world’s two main nuclear powers, as tensions soar over the Ukraine war. Responding to a request from Congress, the State Department faulted Russia for suspending inspections and canceling talks but did not accuse Moscow […]https...
  
• DoD Aims to Shield Warfighters From Novel Biological Agents
  DefenceTalkThe Department of Defense is modernizing its approach for developing medical countermeasures to protect warfighters from novel biological agents. This is made clear in a new document, “Approach for Research, Development and Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures and Test Products,” which was recently published by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secreta...
  
• Putin says Russia could adopt preemptive strike concept
  DefenceTalkPresident Vladimir Putin on Friday said Russia could amend its military doctrine by introducing the possibility of a preemptive strike to disarm an enemy, in an apparent reference to a nuclear attack. He spoke in response to a question from a reporter who asked him to clarify his statement from earlier this week on the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-says...
  
• New Swedish PM says open to nukes under NATO
  DefenceTalkSweden’s new prime minister said Tuesday he was open to allowing nuclear weapons on Swedish soil once the country becomes a NATO member, a turnaround from the previous government’s stance. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who took over the reins in Sweden two weeks ago, was speaking in Helsinki at a press conference with his Finnish […]https://www.d...
  
• Pacific nuclear legacy overshadows US talks in Marshall Islands
  DefenceTalkMarshall Islands officials say they are ready to resume talks with the United States this week on renewing a long-standing economic and security deal, provided Washington addresses grievances stemming from the testing of nuclear weapons on the Pacific archipelago more than 70 years ago. The United States detonated 67 nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands […]ht...
  
• Poland, South Korea sign letter of intent on nuclear plant
  DefenceTalkWarsaw and Seoul on Monday signed a letter of intent for South Korea’s KHNP to build Poland’s second nuclear power station, the partners involved said in a statement. The announcement comes three days after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said US firm Westinghouse had been selected to build the nation’s first nuclear power station at [&hell...
  
• US says atomic arms to deter conventional as well as nuclear attacks
  DefenceTalkThe United States intends for its nuclear arsenal to deter “all forms of strategic attack,” including those involving conventional weapons, the Pentagon said in a strategy document released on Thursday. “This includes nuclear employment of any scale, and it includes high-consequence attacks of a strategic nature that use non-nuclear means,” a ...
  
• IAEA to conduct ‘independent’ probe into Ukraine dirty bomb allegations
  DefenceTalkThe UN’s nuclear watchdog will this week carry out an “independent verification” of Russian allegations concerning the production of so-called dirty bombs at two sites in Ukraine, it said on Thursday. Russia has accused Ukraine of preparing to use such a weapon against Moscow’s troops, but Kyiv suspects Russia might itself use a dirty bomb [&h...
  

Bechtel News

All Articles | Discover Magazine

• How Sensors Using Quantum Entanglement Could Improve Earthquake Detection
  Seismographs are limited to identifying when a tremor is actually occurring. Quantum entanglement could advance sensor technology to give earlier warnings.
  
• 13 Best Magnesium Supplements for Sleep
  
  
• The Added Burden of Dementia for Women
  Women make up a big majority of those living with dementia. Identifying signs of dementia in women and sex-based contributing factors could help change that.
  
• Did All Dinosaurs Lay Eggs?
  What do we understand about dinosaur eggs and eggshells? Break into the science behind the birth of baby dinos.
  
• How Vinyl Chloride Can Negatively Impact the Environment
  The toxic chemical came spilling out of a derailed train in Ohio. Learn the impact to the surrounding environment.
  
• Why Does My Dog Bark So Much?
  Learn the science behind your dog’s barking and why it’s a useful tool of communication for both dog and human.
  
• How Long Can You Go Without Sleep?
  Experiments show how long you can go without sleep and the effects sleep deprivation has on our bodies. The truth might surprise you.
  
• What Is Red Tide – and Is It Getting Worse?
  What is Red Tide? Researchers are still learning about toxic algae responsible for marine life die-offs.
  
• How Animals Follow Their Nose
  It’s not easy to find the source of a swirling scent plume. Scientists are using experiments and simulations to uncover the varied strategies that animals employ.
  
• Cryptologists Decode Mary Queen of Scots' Letters
  Cryptologists use modern technology to decipher nearly 50 letters Mary Queen of Scots sent while imprisoned from 1578 to 1584.
  
• The 1,200 Buried Bones in the Benjamin Franklin House
  A gruesome discovery in the Benjamin Franklin House has us wondering if Ben Franklin was a serial killer. Get the scientific context behind the findings.
  
• Is Elon Musk a Scientist?
  Curious if Elon Musk is a scientist? Take a closer look at Musk's background and education to determine if he actually qualifies as a scientist.
  
• Where Is Tulum and Why Was It So Important to the Ancient Maya?
  Now part of a modern tourist paradise, the Tulum ruins remain a symbol of a once vibrant and powerful civilization.
  
• Animal Personalities Can Trip Up Science, But There’s a Solution
  Individual behavior patterns may skew studies. A new approach called ‘STRANGE’ could help, by taking into account the habits, tendencies and life experiences of the creatures under scrutiny.
  
• Are We Running Out of ID Numbers?
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• European Renewable Energy Set for Huge Growth Over Next Decade
  New report analyses data from more than 300 sources to identify key challenges and insights. BRACKNELL, UK. 20th March 2023 – Europe will see tremendous change to its renewable energy landscape over the next decade and beyond, according to a new report by specialist consultants White Space Strategy that analysed more than 300 different data sources and was commissioned by...
  
• Knauf plans an additional production line with state-of-the-art and sustainable electric melting technology at the Novi Marof plant in Croatia
  Construction and insulation Group to invest around EUR 120 million in Croatia Knauf Group, a global building materials and insulation company, is significantly expanding its activities in Eastern Europe. The insulation division Knauf Insulation plans to expand the company’s existing plant in Novi Marof in northeastern Croatia by adding a new production line. The investmen...
  
• Dr. Cindy Vestergaard is RKVST’s new vice president special projects and external relations
  Nuclear sector and global security blockchain expert joins leader in trustworthy digital archives and supply chain integrity, transparency and trust SANTA CLARA, Calif., and CAMBRIDGE, U.K. – February 16, 2023 – RKVST™ is thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Cindy Vestergaard as vice president special projects and external relations. Cindy’s exten...
  
• Data centres: UK organisations with the most servers are still unlikely to prioritise energy efficiency – research
  Companies with fewer ICT facilities or younger IT managers are up to twice as likely to prioritise energy efficiency, while less affluent vertical sectors seem unaware of the impact of energy efficiency on Total Cost of Ownership February 7th 2023 – London, UK – Despite the consumption by data centres of around 1% of the world’s electricity production[1], the ...
  
• Auriga Services’ partnership with IOTICS is leading the way in enabling utility companies to ‘truly share data, securely’
  Digital cooperation capability from IOTICS enables a decentralised data ecosystem for the Auriga Priority Services Registration and Essential Sharing Network engine. The current energy and financial crisis, combined with the severe weather conditions at the end of 2022 have been described as the ‘perfect storm’ of risks for consumers in particularly vulnerable situa...
  
• Green launches the most energy-efficient high-performance data center
  The first of three data centers at the Dielsdorf site is live. Lupfig, January 17, 2023 – Green is building its major Zurich Metro Campus project on an area of more than 46,000 m2 in Dielsdorf, near Zurich. It consists of three high-performance data centers (M, N and O) for cloud providers and companies, as well as a business park with several office buildings. The first ...
  
• Northern Gas Networks signs IOTICS to unlock future energy solutions
  Digital cooperation capability from IOTICS enables a decentralised data ecosystem for the ground-breaking Northern Gas Networks (NGN) Customer Energy Village. Northern Gas Networks has selected technology from IOTICS and unique architecture to enable a multi-party, cross-sector data ecosystem. Northern Gas Networks deliver gas to 2.7 million homes and businesses in the North Ea...
  
• DW Windsor announces next-generation street lighting solution
  Exterior lighting specialist unveils new, more sustainable functional luminaire with a focus on exceptional performance and increased versatility HODDESDON, UK, 01 December 2022 – Leading exterior lighting solutions provider DW Windsor has launched its latest functional street lighting solution, Kirium Pro S, which sets new standards in efficiency, sustainability and conn...
  
• A New Hybrid Gateway with G.hn Backhaul Unveiled by MaxLinear and Microchip Technology for Versatile Smart Grid Use Cases
  Frankfurt, Germany, 01 December, 2022: Electric utilities can now provide real-time data on energy power consumption with Hybrid Gateways integrating G.hn Powerline (PLC) technology as broadband backhaul for a complete range of proven technologies, according to evidence from MaxLinear and Microchip Technology. This Proof of Concept (PoC) has been jointly developed by HomeGrid F...
  
• Green completes a CHF 480 million refinancing and accelerates its investment programs in Switzerland
  Green is increasing its investment in Switzerland and is planning further developments to help hyperscale companies and enterprises with the rising demand for secure and energy-efficient data centers. Lupfig, December 1, 2022 – Green, the leading Swiss data center operator, completed the refinancing of its existing facilities with the closing of a refinancing package of C...
  
• Creating impact with Quantum Technologies: Uniper and Terra Quantum to apply hybrid quantum computing in the energy industry
  In a joint effort, Uniper and Terra Quantum are exploring solutions that could harness the power of hybrid quantum computing to create real world business value After assessing quantum computing use cases with Terra Quantum, Uniper has prioritized three use cases: LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) Logistics Optimization CO2 emissions prediction in biomass plants valuation of options ...
  
• Portuguese energy distributor E-REDES selects Opendatasoft for new open data portal
  Aims to increase transparency and accelerate energy transition through data democratisation Paris, 28 November 2022, Opendatasoft, the European leader in data democratisation platforms, today announced that it has been chosen by E-REDES, Portugal’s energy distribution network operator, to provide the technology platform for its new open data portal. The portal, which has ...
  
• UK broadband networks may be wrongly valued by up to 20%
  UK broadband providers may be inaccurately valuing their businesses by up to 20 percent because they don’t have the right oversight of their networks, leaders of the UK’s alt net sector have been told today. The industry’s typical approach to the designing, building and operating of a fibre network can result in poorer quality of data being gathered, this is b...
  
• Top result: Energie Steiermark once again raises its overall points score in the worldwide GRESB sustainability rating
  Energie Steiermark once again proves its green pioneering role in the field of climate-friendly energy management Top ratings in the areas of corporate management, energy, climate friendliness, biodiversity & living environment, health & job security and customer focus (Graz 31.10.22) Energie Steiermark again achieves a clear improvement, already for the third time in a...
  
• TES-EUROPE Chooses BricsCAD® To Design Mission-Critical Routes for Transporting Wind Turbines
  Ghent, Belgium, 26 October 2022: Bricsys®, a leading provider of CAD technology, is today announcing TES-EUROPE, a specialist in the planning, engineering and execution of exceptional transportation, has chosen BricsCAD® to power its logistics projects in France. The height of wind turbines has become increasingly taller to deliver higher megawatts and meet the growing ...