Nuclear power the only green energy If President Barack Obama is serious about green energy, he should stop punishing the only proven source of carbon-free energy — nuclear. “The nuclear industry supplies 19 percent of America’s electricity needs,” explains the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s Mario Loyola. “Nuclear energy is the only electricity source as cheap … Continue reading Nuclear power the only green energy
Analysis: Last Tango for Nuclear Power? Everybody loves a comeback story. If you like the U.S. nuclear power industry, it’s a Michael Jordan-type gallant return. If you don’t like nukes, it’s more of a Gloria Swanson gruesome comeback in Sunset Boulevard. Similar to both Jordan and Swanson’s character, Norma Desmond, the industry has tried more … Continue reading Analysis: Last Tango for Nuclear Power?
Ginna Nuclear Facility Provides Over $350 Million/Year for New York WASHINGTON, Feb. 6, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Nuclear Energy Institute today released a new study showing an annual impact of $358 million to New York’s economy resulting from the operation of Exelon Generation’s R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. Including New York state, the total … Continue reading Ginna Nuclear Facility Provides Over $350 Million/Year for New York
Lawmakers, Industry Look to Expand Nuclear Energy Options In a world of low oil prices and cheap natural gas, the prospects of developing new nuclear technology seem to remain ever in the future, beyond market and regulatory barriers. “To be practical, we all know that the gestation time of a new nuclear technology is very … Continue reading Lawmakers, Industry Look to Expand Nuclear Energy Options
How utilities are transforming their fuel mixes More than 80% of utility executives foresee distributed energy resources changing their company’s fuel mix in coming decades, according to Utility Dive’s new report, the State of the Electric Utility 2015. Nearly as many (79%) see their companies adding utility-scale solar. A very large majority see additions of … Continue reading How utilities are transforming their fuel mixes
GOP senator pushes for more nuclear power, Yucca waste site …The Yucca site, proposed in the 1980s but still never built, is one of his priorities. The permanent waste storage site has been proposed for Nevada, but it faces opposition in the state, the Obama administration and elsewhere. “There’s renewed hope under our Republican majority … Continue reading GOP senator pushes for more nuclear power, Yucca waste site
2015 Nuclear Energy Global Outlook The year 2014 was a year of resurgence in some countries and loss in others in the nuclear energy industry. Some nuclear power projects broke ground while others shut down. The U.S. released financing for advanced technologies, and regulators worldwide addressed waste storage issues. The global nuclear industry is now … Continue reading 2015 Nuclear Energy Global Outlook
Can nuclear succeed in liberalized power markets? There are 69 reactors under construction today – the largest number in 25 years – but only one is in a liberalized electricity market, writes Edward Kee. In the USA, two nuclear power plants operating in liberalized electricity markets recently closed for financial reasons. Other operating nuclear power … Continue reading Can nuclear succeed in liberalized power markets?
Last Tango for Nuclear? The U.S. nuclear power industry’s three-step: Revival, long goodbye or state-aided life support. As pressure to reduce climate-changing emissions grows, nuclear power is drawing growing attention — for better or worse. In this piece, the first of a series of three originally published at Environmental Health News with funding from the … Continue reading Last Tango for Nuclear?
Southern Co. expects the firms building its new nuclear plant in Georgia will pay $240 million in damages if the construction schedule slips another year-and-a-half, power company CEO Thomas Fanning said Wednesday. Those payments from Westinghouse Electric Co. and Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. would offset roughly a third of the costs Southern Co. could … Continue reading Vogtle owner wants contractors to pay
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