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Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Category Archives: Carnival of nuclear bloggers. Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival 259. May 4, 2015. ANS Nuclear Cafe is proud to host the 259th Nuclear Energy Blogger Carnival. This rotating feature travels around the various pro-nuclear, English-language blogs every week and showcases the top blog Continue Reading →. Carnival of nuclear bloggers. Nuclear Energy Blogger Carnival 248. February 15, 2015. Carnival of nuclear bloggers. January 12, 2015. Nuclear...
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SNUPPS – Nuclear Plant Construction at the Cutting Edge, 1972 | ANS Nuclear Cafe
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Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. SNUPPS – Nuclear Plant Construction at the Cutting Edge, 1972. March 17, 2015. Callaway Energy Center – one of the completed, historic SNUPPS nuclear plants. Photo courtesy AMEREN Missouri. Standardized Nuclear Unit Power Plant System. And it may be that some of the lessons learned in that earlier era could well be reapplied (and relearned) today. Nuclear plant ordering and construction in the early days. By late 1972 only five utility companies remaine...
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Why don’t we “mothball” shutdown nuclear plants? | ANS Nuclear Cafe
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Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Why don’t we “mothball” shutdown nuclear plants? September 3, 2013. In May 2013, the United States lost a perfectly functional and well-maintained nuclear power plant, the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant. Last week, Entergy announced that it would be shutting down a second such plant, Vermont Yankee. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant. To the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, or the owner can choose to give up the operating license for a “possession onl...
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Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. January 10, 2011. The American Nuclear Society is an international, not-for-profit scientific and educational organization consisting of approximately 11,500 engineers, scientists, educators, students, and others with nuclear-related interests. These individuals represent more than 1,600 corporations, educational institutions, and government agencies – approximately 900 members live overseas in 40 countries. The Society’s main objective is to prom...
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Hope for Nuclear Regulatory Reform? | ANS Nuclear Cafe
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Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Hope for Nuclear Regulatory Reform? April 22, 2015. As I’ve discussed in many previous ANS Nuclear Cafe posts (see:. How Can Nuclear Construction Costs be Reduced. Cost/Benefit Analyses of Nuclear Requirements. A video of the hearing and transcripts of prepared remarks can be found here. Of particular interest are Alexander’s prepared remarks. This senate hearing is also discussed in this Atomic Insights blog post. Given these facts, one has to wonder h...
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Chinese Pollution Documentary Draws Attention to Nation’s Nuclear Expansion | ANS Nuclear Cafe
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Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Chinese Pollution Documentary Draws Attention to Nation’s Nuclear Expansion. April 29, 2015. Chai Jing’s documentary. Has been viewed by hundreds of millions of people worldwide, raising global awareness of China’s air pollution crisis. Beyond merely stirring up controversy China has taken steps to censor the film online. Is an entry point to a larger discussion regarding China’s adoption of clean energy, namely its rapid expansion of nuclear power.
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ANS Nuclear Cafe | All Things Nuclear | Page 2
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Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. ANS Friday Nuclear Matinee – July 29, 2016. July 29, 2016. 1 Comment ↓. Our feature this week is the very latest update from Georgia Power on the construction of the brand new nuclear units at Plant Vogtle. Some excellent aerial views are given Continue Reading →. 1 Comment ↓. Elk River – Rural America’s First Atomic Power Plant. July 28, 2016. 18 Comments ↓. 18 Comments ↓. Brexit and the Future of British Nuclear Power. July 25, 2016. July 22, 2016.
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DTE Energy to receive COL for Fermi-3 | ANS Nuclear Cafe
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Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. DTE Energy to receive COL for Fermi-3. May 1, 2015. GE’s ESBWR received its Design Certification from the NRC late last year. And joined the Westinghouse AP1000 as the second Gen-III design approved in the United States. While both have passive safety features, the differences in the nuclear plants is remarkable. GE Hitachi ESBWR cutaway. Courtesy GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and used with written permission. DTE Energy almost immediately made a press rele...
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