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Scale of Methane Plumes From Melting Arctic Shock Researchers

December 16, 2011 by Jonathan Smith
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For those who read this blog, this following story from The Independent is nothing new. Dramatic and unprecedented plumes of methane – a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide – have been seen bubbling to the surface of the Arctic Ocean by scientists undertaking an extensive survey of the region. The scale and volume of... [read more]

Why Does Russia's Gazprom Oppose Shale Gas?

December 2, 2011 by Geoffrey Styles
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I see that Russia's national gas company, Gazprom, is warning Europeans about the environmental risks of shale gas development. Aside from the hypocrisy stemming from a Russian legacy of environmental disregard that rivals the worst excesses committed anywhere, along with the likelihood of Gazprom profiting if it can deter competition... [read more]

Earth: Ground Zero For The Permafrost Bomb

August 16, 2011 by Lou Grinzo
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I’ve long been a proponent of the carbon budget way of viewing our climate change predicament. By focusing on the total amount of CO2 (or CO2 equivalent other greenhouse gases) we can emit from this point forward, I think it greatly simplifies the “feeds and speeds” without introducing any inaccuracies or openings for misunderstanding... [read more]

Heat Waves Destroy Crop Harvests

July 7, 2011 by Jonathan Smith
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This blog had noted again concern that a few freaky climatologists have about underestimating the impact of a critical tipping point.. Lester Brown relates the concern from an agricultural perspective: Rising temperatures are already melting the West Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. Recent studies indicate that a combination of... [read more]

Fukushima's Limited Impact On The Global Nuclear Industry

May 15, 2011 by Dan Yurman
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Not so fast – Fukushima's limited impact on the global nuclear industryExcept for a political panic attack in Germany, most other nations have the "full steam ahead" sign out for their new reactor projectsThere's been a lot of overblown rhetoric about the so-called "death" of the global nuclear renaissance. Anti-nuclear groups have... [read more]

USEC, TENEX Ink $2.8-Billion Deal

April 12, 2011 by Dan Yurman
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It opens the U.S. market to more Russian uranium This is my coverage published in Fuel Cycle Week V10:N418; 03/31/11, published by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC. Posting it here was delayed by the press of business related to the reactor crisis in Fukushima, Japan. As the 20-year, $8-billion Megatons-to-Megawatts... [read more]

Nuclear Power in India: The Russians are coming and so are the French

January 6, 2011 by Dan Yurman
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The U.S. is being left behind in the race for market share To see where India’s drive is headed to build 20 GWe of new nuclear powered electric generation capacity in the next 10 years, look at its aluminum and steel industries. As India relaxes its government rules that limit private sector participation in new reactors, two huge heavy... [read more]

Leigh Ewbank - US/China Trade Dispute: The ‘New Sputnik’?

January 5, 2011 by AEL Staff
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In an attempt to advance the “new Sputnik” narrative, the Obama administration filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation against China over its clean energy subsidies in the last weeks of 2010. The administration’s move comes just months after the United Steelworkers (USW) union filed a trade case with the office of United... [read more]

Carnival Issue: Biggest Nuclear Stores in 2010

December 31, 2010 by Meredith Angwin
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Retrospectives and Prospects for the FutureMost of the blog posts for this Carnival put the Big Issues of the previous year in useful perspective.The SMRs, the Hatchets, the Laurels, the HardLy-sDan Yurman of Idaho Samizdat looked at the blog posts that drew the most readers to his blog this year in Top Blog Posts for 2010. He notes that... [read more]

Turkey switches horses for second round of reactors

November 30, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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South Korea worries about risks related to Turkey’s long term stability A month ago the buzz was that Turkey would ink a deal for its second nuclear power station. News media reports from South Korea and Turkey suggested another victory for the same consortium that won a $20 billion contract with the United Arab Emirates just a year ago... [read more]

Russia. Yucca Mountain. Serious Subjects. Silly Videos.

November 30, 2010 by Meredith Angwin
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I'm not quite sure why I think these videos go together, but somehow I feel they do.The first video is real. Vladimir Putin teasing Germany about not building new nuclear plants.The second video is a satire about Jaczko and Yucca Mountain, shamelessly stolen from Dan Yurman's blog yesterday. Dan found it on a Wall Street Journal blog.... [read more]

Vietnam signs nuclear reactor agreements with Russia and Japan

November 3, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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The combined value of the two deals could be worth $11 billion Russia and Vietnam signed a $5.6 billion deal Oct 31 to build two Russian VVER 1,000 MW reactors. In the same week Japan announced it is closing a deal with Vietnam to build two more reactors in the same power range. With the Russian reactors coming in at $2,800/Kw, the... [read more]

Czech $25 B nuclear deal still in play

November 3, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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Russians woe Czech suppliers for Vietnam reactor jobs The fact that the bid process for up to five new nuclear reactors at Temelin in the Czech Republic has been delayed for a year is not unusual. Just look at the contrary decisions by the U.S. government and Constellation over Calvert Cliffs to see how competing interests can scuttle a... [read more]

Wall St. Journal's Real Time Brussels blog sees Natural Gas as Europe's Destiny

July 5, 2010 by Rod Adams
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The Wall Street Journal blog titled Real Time Brussels has posted an article titled Natural Gas: Europe’s Destiny that is well worth reading if you want a better understanding of the economic and political forces that are working to change the energy landscape in Europe. The piece compares natural gas against other available options and... [read more]

Siemens, FGC To Upgrade Russian Power Grids

May 20, 2010 by Michael Davidson
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Siemens and Russian grid operator Federal Grid Company (FGC) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to upgrade power grids in Russia. As per the agreement, new Siemens technologies such as low-loss high-voltage DC transmission or smart grids will be implemented on FGC objects. Furthermore, production of electro technical Siemens... [read more]