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Carnival Issue: Biggest Nuclear Stores in 2010
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...
A Bad Deal with Hydro-Québec
Vermont Yankee Might Close, and Vermont Was DesperateAs I pointed in in a recent post, in previous power agreements with Hydro-Québec (HQ), Vermont took 10% of HQ power, and in return, gave HQ 40% of its profits. Not good for Vermont.New power...
Vermont Yankee Closing?: The Debate Goes On
This morning, Howard Shaffer wrote an excellent post at the ANS Nuclear Cafe blog: Vermont's nuclear debate, continued. In Howard's blog post, he mentioned the real-time debate/discussion that we had on the Walking Through Life local access...
Russia. Yucca Mountain. Serious Subjects. Silly Videos.
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,...
Will Entergy Get an Offer On Vermont Yankee? Three Myths Dispelled
Right after the election, Entergy announced Vermont Yankee was on the market. The local response was completely predictable: "Nobody in their right mind would buy that plant!" I disagree. I think someone will buy it.I need to point out that I...
Without Vermont Yankee, ISO NE Predicts Possible Transmission Line Melting
The Auction and the Melting Transmission LinesTwo months ago, I noted that ISO-NE refused to let Vermont Yankee drop out of the 2013 power auction.Since it is not clear that Vermont Yankee will be operating in 2013, I found this announcement strange...
Shumlin Won. Scott Won. Referendum on Vermont Yankee? I Don't Think So.
Election is Over! Thank Heavens!And I think I can speak for many when I say I thought the campaign would never end. It's been negative. Very negative.Shumlin Won.Oh yeah. It's over and Peter Shumlin won the race for governor. Did I mention that?...
Will IBM Stay In Vermont if Yankee Leaves?
Liar Liar Two Years Ago?IBM's wafer fab plant employs thousands of people in Essex Junction. It is the biggest private employer in the state. If Vermont Yankee is voted off the island, will IBM sail away?Today, Vermont Public Radio (VPR) described...
Some More About the Grid, Vermont Yankee, and a Little About the Smart Grid
Vermont Yankee and ConnecticutIn a recent post, I described how a lack of transmission lines in eastern Connecticut caused that area to fall below ISO-NE reliability standards. Therefore, ISO-NE to took action by issuing an RFP for diesel...
Vermont Yankee, Reliability and Connecticut: De-Mystified
ISO-NE Insists on Vermont YankeeYesterday's post described how ISO-NE (the New England grid operator) required Vermont Yankee to stay in the 2013 forward electricity auction. Yankee had asked to drop out because it has neither a license renewal nor...
Energy, Prosperity, the Carnival and the Internet
The Importance of Energy to ProsperityYesterday, Rod Adams posted Power, Defined as Energy per Unit Time, Correlates to Prosperity. His post has a different slant than my post of two days ago: It's the Energy. Why I Love Nuclear. Our two posts...
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