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Pump Prices Hurt Americans Not Just in Pocketbook
Wall Street Journal
July 8, 2008
Both presidential candidates are focusing on the economy this week, and for good reason: $4-a-gallon gasoline has Americans sliding into pocketbook shock.
But pain at the pump is only one reason energy now should be the central issue of this year's campaign. Here's the other, more insidious one: High oil prices are shredding America's financial independence and producing a massive transfer of wealth from U.S. pocketbooks into the hands of suspect actors around the world, including Iran, Venezuela and Russia.
Legendary oilman Pickens: revamp U.S. power policy
Elizabeth Souder
The Dallas Morning News
July 8, 2008
T. Boone Pickens has a plan to solve the country's $700 billion-a-year dependence on foreign oil.
Replace gasoline with natural gas. Replace natural gas-fired power plants with wind, solar, nuclear and clean coal. Basically, replace foreign oil with domestic fuel without straining those resources."We've gotten ourselves in a trap," Mr. Pickens said last week in an interview in his Dallas office. "The problem is, we said, 'Send us the oil, and never mind the cost.' "
Nuclear Energy: What We Can Learn From Other Nations
Nicolas Loris and Jack Spenser
The Heritage Foundation
July 8, 2008
Nuclear power is gaining momentum in the United States as the nation seeks environmentally friendly and affordable sources of energy that can meet growing demand. As the U.S. deliberates the possibility of building new nuclear power plants, other nations have already begun the process.
US, Germany differ on nuclear energy at G-8 summit
The Associated Press
July 8, 2008
Differences over nuclear power surfaced on the sidelines of the Group of Eight summit Monday, with Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany, which is phasing out its nuclear plants, arguing that its use is not the only way to combat climate change.
Germany in Hot Seat as G8 Pushes Nuclear Power
Deutsche Welle
July 8, 2008
Moves to boost the role of nuclear power in the global energy mix at this week's summit of the Group of Eight (G8) leading industrial nations could be the most difficult issue for German Chancellor Merkel.
Indeed, Merkel goes into the talks with G8 leaders saddled with a law passed by Germany's former Social Democrat-led (SPD) government aimed out phasing out nuclear power by 2021, which she is opposed to.
DAVID HUNT
Florida Times-Union
July 7, 2008
JEA is finalizing a contract that would blend 206 megawatts of nuclear energy - enough energy to light up about 20,000 homes - into the region's power portfolio.
David Adams
St. Petersburg Times
July 7, 2008
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Patrick Moore was one of the founders of Greenpeace, the environmental activist group, and has worked in the field for more than 30 years. The Canadian ecologist has caused gasps among fellow environmentalists by advocating nuclear energy as a way to reduce global warming and avoid catastrophic climate change. He recently joined the nuclear industry lobby group Clean and Safe Energy Coalition to campaign for the issue.
Moore, 61, talked with the Times at Gov. Charlie Crist's Climate Change Summit in Miami late last month about nuclear energy and leaving Greenpeace.
Washington Post (Post Global)
July 7, 2008
The Energy Department earlier this week outlined plans to solicit proposals for $18.5 billion of loan guarantees for the construction of new nuclear plants. Nuclear foes say it's way too much, but the nuclear industry says it's not enough.
Bill Emmott
Washington Post
July 7, 2008
Less than a month ago, unnamed U.S. officials hit the front page of the Financial Times by indicating that the U.S.-India nuclear pact was "almost certainly dead." This past weekend the corpse suddenly twitched back to life, thanks to sharp political maneuvering by India's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, and his Congress Party. Now, the deal will almost certainly be signed by India's government -- putting the onus back on the United States to get it implemented.
Bernard L. Weinstein
Dallas Morning News
July 7, 2008
With consumers paying more than $4 a gallon for gasoline, the media and the politicians have been fixated on ways to expand the nation's supply of fossil fuels and other energy sources.
Miami Herald
July 7, 2008
Florida Power & Light is looking for help running its nuclear power plants, and it's willing to help with training. FPL has formed a partnership with Miami Dade College and the electrical workers' union on a training program for nuclear-plant mechanics, electricians and technicians.
David Cox
The Paducah Sun, KY
July 5, 2008
The president may not be able to pronounce it, but he understands how vital "nukular" energy is to America's future. Nuclear power generation is safer, more economical and cleaner than any other known energy source.
Currently 104 nuclear reactors in the country produce about 20 percent of the nation's electricity. "Every year, these reactors alone spare the atmosphere from the equivalent of nearly all auto emissions in America." So said one Arizona senator who aspires to be George W. Bush's successor.
NBC News
July 4, 2008
And now to your energy bills. And concern about global warming, skyrocketing fuel prices and America's heavy reliance on coal to produce electricity has a lot of people giving nuclear power a second look. In fact, a recent poll found 67 percent of Americans favor building new nuclear power plants. Here's NBC's Tom Costello with the pros and cons.
Reuters
July 2, 2008
Europe's largest utility, may build a nuclear power plant in France if it gets the chance, Chief Executive Wulf Bernotat said, as he seeks to raise profitability and cut carbon-dioxide emissions.
ENERGY: Dominion Wants to Build Reactor
Washington Post
July 2, 2008
Energy company Dominion Resources, based in Richmond, hopes to have a new nuclear reactor online by 2016, which would make it the nation's first new reactor since 1996.
Monticello nuclear plant ready to move spent fuel
Associated Press
July 2, 2008
Months of planning at the Monticello nuclear plant will be put into practice soon when spent nuclear fuel is moved to a new storage facility.
Davis-Besse gets OK to power up
Toledo Blade
July 2, 2008
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission yesterday said it has authorized Akron-based FirstEnergy Corp. to generate more power at the Davis-Besse nuclear power plant.
Using nuclear to desalinize water may be our supply solution
Barry D. Ganapol
Arizona Daily Star
July 2, 2008
No plan for dealing with water scarcity in Arizona holds much hope of success without some contribution from nuclear desalination. The enormity of the water problem is becoming more obvious, and conservation alone is insufficient to meet our needs. The time for political correctness in water management is in the past.
Brazil to Authorize 3 New Nuclear Plants - Minister
Reuters
July 2, 2008
Brazil's government will commission three new nuclear plants in the coming 12 months, Mines and Energy Minister Edison Lobao said on Monday.
"We are projecting three more nuclear power plants that should be licensed within one year or slightly more," Edison Lobao, mines and energy minister, told journalists at an event in Sao Paulo.
The Triad goes nuclear
July 1, 2008
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
Maybe it's the $4 a gallon gas prices, but the idea of building more nuclear plants seem like a powerfully good idea right now to folks in the Triad.
GSO firm growing to meet demands of nuclear industry
The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Area
July 1, 2008
John McCain calls it a "clean, safe and efficient source of energy." Barack Obama says it's "not a panacea" but is an option for America's energy needs.
San Francisco Business Times
June 30, 2008
Many environment-focused investment funds are relaxing standards to invest in companies that own nuclear power plants, a signal of the slowly shifting though still controversial view of nuclear power as an energy source.
Betting on Nuclear
Chief Executive Magazine
June 28, 2009
Skyrocketing gas prices, looming legislation on carbon dioxide emissions, unprecedented demand for renewable energy-powerful changes portend interesting times for the power business. Complicating the landscape for companies like PPL Corporation, an energy and utility holding company based in Alientown, Pa., are regulations that cap prices in some markets -making the power-price squeeze invisible to consumers while simultaneously disincenting power companies to invest in increasing capacity. "The price of power in Pennsylvania-one of our regions-has been constrained for 13 years," says Jim Miller, chairman and CEO of PPL.
Work starts on nuclear scrap site
BBC
June 28, 2008
The UK's first nuclear recycling plant to be based outside an existing atomic facility is being built in Cumbria. The plant, at Lillyhall Industrial Estate near Workington, will handle 3,000 tonnes of scrap metal a year from nuclear sites all over the country.
Futuristic Energy Jobs
Energy Biz
June 27, 2008
Talk of the graying utility workforce is starting to get old. Now the language is focused more on pending opportunities -- the need to fill futuristic energy jobs.
Sean Wilson
The Daily Citizen
June 27, 2008
Georgia currently has two nuclear power plants: Vogtle and Hatch. Hatch's two units produce about 8 percent of Georgia's electricity, while Vogtle's two units produce about 15 percent of Georgia's electricity.
Now Southern Nuclear - a subsidiary of Southern Co. that runs the Georgia plants - has applied to construct two additional units at Plant Vogtle. Georgia Power signed an agreement in April to procure two new reactors designed by a Westinghouse/Shaw Group consortium, making it the first agreement for new nuclear development since Three Mile Island (pending approval by the Georgia Public Service Commission). If all goes well, construction may begin as early as 2010, with power flowing to Georgians in 2015.
Greenpeace Founder Goes Nuclear
Patrick Moore
The Tampa Tribune
June 27, 2008
Today, Florida, along with many other states, is competing to build "green collar" industries - solar, wind, biomass, and the like. All of these industries offer something in terms of job growth and environmental responsibility. They are all an essential part of our energy mix going forward.
Without exception, though, it's hard to compete with the one-two punch of nuclear energy - near-term economic growth and long-term environmental sustainability.
United Press International
June 27, 2008
The U.S. Department of Energy says it will award up to $405,000 in fellowships to nine graduate students pursuing research related to nuclear fuel.
The fellowships, valued at up to $45,000 per student over two academic years, are part of the Energy Department's Advanced Fuel Cycle Initiative, or AFCI.
The research must be related to the nuclear fuel cycle, including separation of nuclear waste components, fabrication of recycled components into reactor fuel and the preparation of new waste forms with increased long-term stability, officials said.
Editorial
The Modesto Bee
June 26, 2008
Recently, the first new U.S. plant application in 20 years was filed in Texas. In the best-case scenario, this plant could come online no sooner than 2015.
By then, we will have consumed an immense amount of our rapidly diminishing (and expensive) fossil fuels, and also spewed hundreds of thousands of tons of pollutants into the air -- something that does not occur with nuclear power.
It is time to realize that nuclear is inevitable, and the sooner we start getting our applications filed, the sooner we will get on the receiving end of this power.
Press Register (Mobile)
June 26, 2008
Sen. John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, recently called for a major expansion of the nuclear power industry. Sen. McCain wants to see 45 new nuclear facilities come on line by 2030.
Sen. Barack Obama, Sen. McCain's likely Democratic foe, seems to be slowly warming up to nuclear power. During a meeting with the nation's governors last week, he said nuclear power was "not a panacea," but added that it was worth investigating with an eye toward future development.
“What’s Happening”
Swords to plowshares: nuclear bombs to electricity
Western guvs discuss balancing energy, wildlife
Government signs nuclear deal with energy-parched Jordan
ElectricTV.net
Years ago Dr, Moore was the co-founder of Greenpeace, today, he is our CASEnergy co-chair. Click here to watch an interview he did with ETV’s Matthew Walton. Dr. Moore outlines his position on nuclear and his thoughts on the future of nuclear in the U.S.
The Energy Crisis’ Nuclear Answer
Frank L. Bowman, president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute.
New York Post
June 24, 2008
Meeting future US electricity demand while protecting the environment is going to require greater use of nuclear energy. Members of both parties have embraced that simple idea; Sen. John McCain's new proposal that the United States build 45 nuclear-power plants by 2030 is just the latest endorsement.
As policymakers work to enhance our energy security and address climate change, they confront two key facts:
- There is a growing consensus that any credible program to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions must rely on a variety of technologies and approaches. And nuclear energy, which produces one-fifth of US electricity at 104 commercial reactors, is indispensable in that effort.
A wide and growing body of mainstream research and analysis supports that conclusion. Two weeks ago, the US National Academy of Sciences and 12 similar organizations from the other G8 nations, China, India, Mexico, South Africa and Brazil said the transition to a low-carbon society required "investing strongly" in nuclear power and other low-carbon energy sources.
- The electric-power sector will require major investment to face the challenge of developing the low- and zero-carbon power projects while meeting America's fast-growing electricity demand.
Americans 'Energized' for Action
FOX News Poll
Ernie Paicopolos Opinion Dynamics Corp
June 21, 2008
As gasoline prices move well past $4 per gallon, Americans seem stunned — but also ready to take action — according to the latest FOX News poll.
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And nuclear power — another McCain energy plank — seems to be enjoying a resurgence of popularity as well. By a 51 percent to 41 percent margin, Americans favor building more nuclear power plants than the 100 or so that already exist — a 4-point increase in support over the last two-plus years.
In April 2002 a majority of Americans (52 percent) opposed building additional nuclear plants. Today a 53 percent majority thinks nuclear power is a safe source of energy — a view that would have seemed far-fetched just a few years ago.
Obama: Nuclear power worth considering, not panacea
Reuters
June 20, 2008
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said on Friday nuclear power was "not a panacea" for U.S. energy woes but it is worth investigating its further development.
During a meeting with U.S. governors, Obama noted that nuclear power does not emit greenhouse gases and therefore the United States should consider investing research dollars into whether nuclear waste can be stored safely for its reuse.
Nuclear Power International
June 19, 2008
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The World Nuclear Association predicts that over 90 nuclear reactors will be built worldwide in the coming decades. In the United States, 17 companies and consortia plan to build roughly 30 new reactors. In this difficult economic climate, these projects will translate into tens of thousands of American jobs. As many as 4,000 workers will be needed per new reactor project at peak periods, according to the Nuclear Energy Institute. Additionally, new reactors will provide substantial boosts to suppliers of commodities like concrete and steel, and to manufacturers of nuclear plant components.
DTE selects GE Hitachi's ESBWR
Power Engineering
June 19, 2008
Detroit Edison (DTE) said it selected GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's next-generation ESBWR advanced reactor design for a potential new unit at its existing Fermi 2 Power Plant site in Detroit.
Atomic Insights
June 19, 2008
On Tuesday, June 17, 2008, I had an opportunity to take a few hours off from my day job to attend a CASEnergy Coalition sponsored press conference announcing the release of a new white paper titled Job Creation In the Nuclear Renaissance (4.8 MB PDF). If you are interested in just the Executive Summary from the white paper, you can find it at WP Executive Summary. CASEnergy is streaming the video from the event at Energy Policy TV - Nuclear Channel/ CASEnergy White Paper Addresses Job Creation in the Nuclear Renaissance.
McCain calls for building 45 new nuclear reactors
David Espo
Associated Press
June 18, 2008
Sen. John McCain is calling for construction of 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030 and pledging $2 billion a year in federal funds to make clean coal a reality. He says the measures will reduce American dependence on foreign oil.
Ex-gov touts nuke jobs
Jessica Coomes
NJ.com
June 18, 2008
"Those who live close to nuclear reactors are overwhelmingly in favor of them," Whitman said. "They understand what they bring to the community. They know they're safe. I would suspect that you'd find that same reflection in South Jersey. It's as you get further way, people don't have the knowledge, they haven't lived with them."
At a time when manufacturing jobs are dwindling, and when veterans home from Iraq and Afghanistan are looking for jobs, nuclear plants could be the answer, U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., said, speaking at a press conference with Whitman.
Platts
June 17, 2008
A nuclear revival in the US could create "tens of thousands" of high-paying jobs if the 30 reactors currently in the planning stages are built, according to a paper released Tuesday by the pro-nuclear Clean and Safe Energy Coalition, or CASEnergy.
The paper said that as many as 4,000 workers might be needed during the height of each project, and that between 400 and 700 permanent positions would be created to support the operations of each new reactor. The figure for the peak period of construction is much higher than the 2,400-worker estimate previously cited by the Nuclear Energy Institute. But neither CASEnergy nor NEI specified whether the 4,000 or 2,400 jobs were needed to build one or two units. NEI has said that building a plant would create about an average of 1,400 to 1,800 jobs.
Lisa Mascaro
Las Vegas Sun
June 17, 2008
Earlier Tuesday, former Environmental Protection Agency chief Christine Todd Whitman, who now heads up a pro-nuclear group, said the nuclear renaissance will go on with or without Yucca Mountain.
“That is the designated site, but we also take the position that’s not the only site,” said Whitman, co-chair of the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition known as CASEenergy. “This is not a deal-breaker going forward with nuclear.”
NAM Press Release
June 17, 2008
“Nuclear energy is a clean, reliable source of power that has the potential to create thousands of high-paying U.S. manufacturing jobs,” said NAM president and CEO John Engler at a news conference with the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition (CASEnergy Coalition) to release a new white paper, titled Job Creation in the Nuclear Renaissance, which examines the job growth potential for existing and future nuclear power plants in the next decade.
Nuclear Option: It’s Not Verboten Anymore
Posted by Keith Johnson
Wall Street Journal
June 17, 2008
But even the Democrats are getting on board. California senator Barbara Boxer was wowed by nuclear energy in France, and figures it will have to be part of the energy mix as soon as the waste storage issue is sorted. It’s not just about juice, or emissions—nuclear power’s renaissance can also be a motor of job creation. That’s the message today from the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition, a pro-nuclear lobby.
Whitman promotes nuclear power
Raju Chebium
Cherry Hill Courier Post Online
June 17, 2008
Former Gov. Christie Todd Whitman today promoted nuclear energy as a means to cut pollution, minimize global warming and create thousands of new jobs.
Whitman, the former head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, co-chairs the Clean and Safe Energy Coalition, a Washington-based group.
The organization released a report today making the case for nuclear power as Americans increasingly worry about global warming and energy issues take on added urgency with gasoline costing $4 a gallon most everywhere.
DTE chooses design for proposed nuke plant
Crain’s Detroit Business
June 17, 2008
DTE Energy Co. has selected a nuclear reactor design produced by Wilmington, N.C.-based GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy for its potential new nuclear plant at its Fermi 2 site near Monroe.
DTE needed to designate a reactor design for its upcoming federal construction and operating license application, which it plans to submit to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in September.
Angela K. Brown
Associated Press
New reactors applied for in 15 states
June 16, 2008
The nation's nuclear energy industry, all but stagnant for three decades, is quietly building toward a resurgence with more than two dozen new reactors planned in 15 states.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has received applications to build 15 new reactors in eight states. Later this year, plants in seven other states plan to seek permits for a dozen more reactors.
Nuclear smarts
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
Task force could boost research applications
June 16, 2008
The University of Massachusetts trustees Thursday approved the creation of a Nuclear Science and Technology Task Force, a timely move given the vital role that nuclear research plays in medical and other high-tech applications, as well as the potential nuclear powe |