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Besnainou throws hat in ring for ANS president

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 16, 2009, 11:42 am
Areva CEO brings his message about the facts of nuclear energy to the run Jacques Besnainou, CEO of Areva in the U.S., (left) is running for president of the American Nuclear Society (ANS). He br...
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A Blueprint for Nuclear Power Expansion

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 14, 2009, 6:31 pm
Nuclear power must be tripled globally to make a difference in reducing growth of greenhouse gases Nuclear power may be a critical component in America’s energy future, but its capacity as a reliabl...
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Idaho Falls energy advocacy group elects new board members

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 14, 2009, 6:29 pm
Greg Crockett named President for second term Idaho Falls, ID. December 14, 2009 – At its December Board meeting, the Partnership for Science and Technology elected officers and board members for 2...
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Who speaks for nuclear energy at COP15?

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 13, 2009, 2:15 pm
The climate change conference seems to be full of political fig leafs As someone who has read as much of the coverage of the UN climate change conference as I can stand, I come away with a feeling th...
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Nuclear News Roundup for 12/13/09

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 13, 2009, 7:49 am
UAE mega-nuclear deal gets put on on ice The $40 billion deal for at least three and as many as five nuclear reactors to be built in the United Arab Emirates is on ice, and this time it is serious...
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Nuclear energy news comes on Fridays

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 11, 2009, 12:27 pm
It’s the slowest day in the weekly news cycle except Saturday Update: 12/11/09 (below) The White House has announced a new nomination for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to replace outgoi...
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Western Lands Uranium Gopher for 12/10/09

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 10, 2009, 3:45 pm
This blog post is an edited version of a report published in Fuel Cycle Week, V8:N356, 12/09/09 by International Nuclear Associates, Washington, DC. This report contains additional details and l...
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Tamar's Law – I want my COP15!

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 9, 2009, 11:59 am
Can developing nations get their money for nothing? Guest Column by: Tamar Cerfici* I’m back on US soil and watching the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference or more formally, the 15th Conferen...
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PST Names Energy Advocate Award Winners

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 8, 2009, 10:55 pm
Media Contact: Lane Allgood (208) 313-4166 Idaho Falls, ID - December 8, 2009 – The Partnership for Science and Technology (PST) is pleased to announce the winners of its 2009 Energy Advocate Awa...
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Overwhelmed by climate conference news?

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 8, 2009, 5:34 pm
Here are some places to catch up on what’s happening in Denmark The opening waves of two weeks of all climate all the time from Copenhagen are crashing ashore on to the beach of the news reading...
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Four fearless futures for nuclear energy in America

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 11:06 am
It’s not too early to think about what needs to be done in 2010 Claims that one will turn over a new leaf in January, via new year’s resolutions, often get a bum rap. For example, will you go to...
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India's climate change goals and nuclear energy

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 6, 2009, 8:29 am
A series of groundbreaking deals are part of a drive to build 20 GWe by 2020 The visit to the U.S. of Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the week before Thanksgiving was marked by a series of eve...
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Canadian Uranium News 12/02/09

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 3, 2009, 12:59 pm
Debut issue of a new monthly column This is a new monthly column for this blog. In addition to the Western Lands Uranium Gopher, which covers the industry in the U.S., I'm expanding blog c...
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Where's the focus on AECL's future?

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 2, 2009, 4:35 am
A Canadian think tank says it knows - there isn’t one - at least for now Atomic Energy Canada Ltd. (AECL) has not had an easy time over the past several years. Despite record levels of financia...
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Answering nine nuclear questions

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Dec 1, 2009, 3:37 pm
At the EnergyCollective climate analyst Jesse Jenkins asks for dialog Over at the EnergyCollective (TEC) climate analyst Jesse Jenkins is working on the existential nature of green political corre...
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Ghostlight

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 6:53 pm
Taking a break for Thanksgiving The blog will be dark for the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Blogging on nuclear energy news will resume the following week. See my 4th annual publication of Dan’s 2nd Da...
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Dan's 2nd Day Idaho Nuclear Chili

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 5:56 pm
... supremely bad idea. History of the cooking instructions Scoville, Idaho, is the destination for Union Pacific rail freight for the ... day. The flavors will have had time to mix with the ing...
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Is there a change by green groups for nuclear energy?

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 5:44 pm
A report from the UK says change is taking place, but some green groups in the US are still hard over against it. In a news article datelined London, the Washington Post reports some green groups n...
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Will the nuclear renaissance start with small reactors?

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 21, 2009, 12:22 pm
A panel of vendors makes the case for it at the ANS winter meeting It is the burden of all senior executives when serving on panel discussions at industry conferences to walk a fine line between be...
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AEHI gets positive turnout in Payette County

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 20, 2009, 1:29 pm
Rocky Barker has a comprehensive report in the Idaho Statesman (11/20/09) on the latest developments with AEHI's proposals to build a nuclear reactor in Idaho.Idaho Samizdat ~ http://djysrv.blogsp...
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Wheels down Idaho FallsIdaho Samizdat ~ http://djysrv.blogspot.com

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 19, 2009, 9:49 pm
Wheels down Idaho FallsIdaho Samizdat ~ http://djysrv.blogspot.com
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Taking the myths out of the debate on nuclear energy

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 18, 2009, 8:54 pm
News media coverage and blog posts take different paths towards the same destination At the American Nuclear Society winter meeting taking place in Washington, DC, this  week, two sessions highli...
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Hyperion reveals design details of its 25 MW reactor

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 17, 2009, 9:59 pm
Firm kicks-off effort to prepare a submission to the NRC for safety review Hyperion Power Generation, which is designing a small, 25 MWe, nuclear reactor, revealed design details Nov 18 (slides) abou...
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Alexander v Jaczko: 180 degrees of separation

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 8:33 pm
Sen. Alexander and Webb put their oars it the water, but NRC’s Jaczko says the nuclear industry is sinking its own ship As dutiful attendees to industry conferences know, the first 45 minutes of a ...
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#ANS09 hashtag on Twitter for live updates from American Nuclear...

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 16, 2009, 9:08 am
#ANS09 hashtag on Twitter for live updates from American Nuclear Society, Washington DC. Nov 16-18Idaho Samizdat ~ http://djysrv.blogspot.com
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Tamar's Law: You say you want a carbon revolution?

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 4:15 pm
But world governments must open their wallets first Guest Blog Post by Tamar Cerafici* This is my last post from Sweden, as things heat up for the climate change conference next month in Copenhagen w...
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Green groups slime Duke on MOX fuel

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 7:14 pm
Anti-nuclear groups claim the end of a fuel test is “huge setback” for the utility A rapid-fire exchange of press releases this week Friday, Nov 13 made short order of a claim by Friends of th...
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Mobile live blogging for ANS winter meeting coverage now enabled....

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 12:35 pm
Mobile live blogging for ANS winter meeting coverage now enabled. Tweet hash tag is. #ans09Idaho Samizdat ~ http://djysrv.blogspot.com
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Wheels up in one day 4 ANSIdaho Samizdat ~ http://djysrv.blogspot.com

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 13, 2009, 12:28 pm
Wheels up in one day 4 ANSIdaho Samizdat ~
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Update on MOX fuel in Japan, UK, and US

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 3:38 pm
MOX fuel loaded in Japan Japan took another step to insure its energy independence this month when it began loading MOX (Mixed Oxide Fuel) at the Genkai #3 nuclear reactor owned and operated by Ky...
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Western lands uranium gopher for 11/12/09

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 3:38 pm
Green groups chase uranium miners in Montrose County, Colorado This blog posted is an edited version of a report published in Fuel Cycle Week, V8:N352 by International Nuclear Associates, Washingto...
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Nuclear fuel cycle and greenhouse gas emissions

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 2:30 pm
Scientific American has some odd ideas about sustainable development and nuclear energy Over at Brave New Climate Barry Brook and others have published reviews of an article published in the November...
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Turkey's nuclear plans spiked by lawsuit

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 11:30 am
A court ruling throws out the government’s RFP saying it violated the terms of its own offer The Agence France-Presse wire service reports that a Turkish court has blocked a 2008 contract award for...
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William Ramsey on emerging nuclear markets

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 10, 2009, 9:23 am
Nuclear Becomes ‘A Real Business Opportunity’ For China and India This is the full text of an interview with William Ramsay, (right) director of the energy program at the Institut Français des R...
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Next week - ANS Winter Meeting

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 9:53 pm
There’s a lot going on at the American Nuclear Society conference in Washington, DC, Nov 15-19 If you work in the nuclear energy industry, the “can’t miss” conference is ANS Winter Meeting & ...
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Nuclear energy investment power curves up

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 6:00 pm
Worldwide utilities are adding to existing plants or planning new ones U.K. investments in new reactors A consortium composed of Spanish utility Iberdrola, GDF-Suez, and Scottish & Southern has...
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England will keep the lights on with nuclear energy

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 7, 2009, 10:51 am
A new generation of nuclear power stations will be built to prevent an energy crisis The award for decisiveness in energy policy this month goes to Ed Miliband, Energy & Climate Change Secretary (...
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Exelon exits growth through acquisition strategy

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 2, 2009, 9:55 am
CEO John Rowe tells WSJ focus is on earnings Over at Atomic Insights Rod Adams has a long piece in which he tries to figure out what Exelon’s John Rowe is really doing about the nuclear renaissa...
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What comes after Watts Bar?

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 9:43 pm
At TVA shrinking demand for electricity shifts strategy focus to the long term The Watts Bar II unit in east Tennessee is the only nuclear reactor under construction in the U.S. According to TVA, ...
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AECL's cloudy future

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 6:26 pm
What if they held a sale and nobody came? One of the arguments for having the government build nuclear reactors in Canada, via a ‘crown corporation,’ is that the private sector won’t have to ...
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Small reactors get Senate support

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 12:17 pm
Two leading senators sign on with Colorado Sen. Mark Udall Colorado Senator Mark Udall, (right) has introduced a bill to authorize federal R&D for small, modular reactors. Udall said in a speech...
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On keeping up with the news

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Nov 1, 2009, 10:21 am
Twitter is not a substitute for blogging Readers of this blog will note a few changes in recent weeks. I’ve been doing less “tweeting” and more in-depth reporting about the nuclear industry. ...
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China plans commercial fast reactors

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Oct 31, 2009, 11:10 pm
Two units are being acquired from Russia and a domestic design is in the works China’s massive drive to build 70 GWe of conventional light water reactors by 2020 will be augmented by an emerging...
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Price of South Texas Project could go up by $4 billion

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Oct 28, 2009, 12:39 pm
Toshiba shocks San Antonio CPS Energy. City Council postpones $400 million bond vote. The estimated cost of two new 1,350 MW ABWR reactors to be built by Toshiba for NRG at the South Texas Project...
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Idaho nuclear news you can use

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 11:28 am
Two of the state’s newspapers focus on the topic An old journalistic tradition is that editors wait until Sunday for their biggest and most significant in-depth news stories and editorials. That tr...
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Nuclear news roundup for 10/25/09

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Oct 24, 2009, 3:47 pm
Rolls Royce plans new nuclear plants with EDF Nuclear engineering firm Rolls Royce will enter into joint ventures with EDF to build four new Areva EPR nuclear power plants in the U.K. The firms h...
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Open road for US-UAE nuclear agreement

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 6:43 pm
Landmark nuclear deal clears congressional review The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has an open road to implement its nuclear energy agreement with the U.S. Reuters reports that the U.S. Congress, ...
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Stewart Brand goes nuclear

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 7:55 am
Legendary author of the Whole Earth Catalog has a new book A radio jingle asks the rhetorical question, “If you remember the 60s, you weren’t there,” which is an inside out joke on the reali...
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Western lands uranium gopher for 10/22/09

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Oct 22, 2009, 6:33 am
If a butterfly flaps its wings in Ohio, does it matter in Wyoming? (Portions of this blog post also appeared in Fuel Cycle Week, V8:N349 10/21/09 published by International Nuclear Associates, Was...
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Tamar's Law ~ Thoughts from across the pond

Dan Yurman posted an article on - Oct 21, 2009, 6:56 am
Europe’s reality check on global warming is that it is shifting to nuclear energy By: Tamar Cerafici * Tamar is offering this month’s column from Varberg, on the southwestern coast of Sweden ...
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