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Stop The Presses: Nuclear Power Still Does Not Emit Greenhouse Gases
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The surprise visit may have been intended to shore up various aspects of the Saudi-Pakistani defense relationship, perhaps including their suspected arrangement regarding access to nuclear weapons. On August 28, Saudi deputy crown prince Muhammad bin Salman (aka MbS) made an unexpected three-hour stopover in Islamabad on his way to China and Japan. The Asia… Keep reading →
DOE Clarifies Whistleblower Protections In Proposed Rule Revision
By Lewis Csedrik, Andree Threet | Morgan Lewis
Department of Energy contractors and subcontractors may be subject to additional civil penalties.
The Potential For Radiological Terrorism By Al-Qaeda And The Islamic State
By Michael Eisenstadt and Omar Mukhlis
So-called dirty bombs would probably not produce large numbers of casualties but could yield big headlines, impose heavy costs, and terrorize more effectively than is possible with conventional explosive devices. Concerns about nonconventional terrorism at the Rio Summer Olympics, and reports that persons involved in the November 2015 Islamic State (IS) attack in Paris had… Keep reading →
Energy Department Awards $40 Million For Research To Support Waste Cleanup At DOE Nuclear Sites
By U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON – U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced up to $40 million in awards for four new Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRCs) to accelerate the scientific breakthroughs needed to support the Department of Energy (DOE)’s environmental management and nuclear cleanup mission. The four centers will be led respectively by Florida State University, Ohio State… Keep reading →
Energy Department Invests $82 Million To Advanced Nuclear Technology
By U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON –Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced over $82 million in nuclear energy research, facility access, crosscutting technology development, and infrastructure awards in 28 states. In total, 93 projects were selected to receive funding that will help push innovative nuclear technologies toward commercialization and into the market. These awards provide funding for… Keep reading →
Department Of Energy Announces New Awards For Advanced Nuclear Energy Development
By U.S. Department of Energy
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Building on the President’s all-of-the-above energy strategy, the Department of Energy today awarded more than $5 million to undergraduate and graduate students in pursuit of nuclear engineering degrees and other nuclear science and engineering programs relevant to nuclear energy. The awards include 57 undergraduate scholarships and 33 graduate-level fellowships for students at… Keep reading →
UN And U.S. Sanctions Target North Korea: Impacts For Asia And Beyond
By Nancy Fischer, Aaron R. Hutman, Moushami Joshi, Matthew Oresman, Jenny Sheng, Woon-Wah Siu | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
The United Nations and United States recently took significant new steps to expand sanctions on North Korea.
U.S. Energy Secretary Moniz And Chinese Atomic Energy Authority Open New Nuclear Security Training Facility
By U.S. Department of Energy
BEIJING, CHINA – Today, U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz, accompanied by senior officials from the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA), the Department of Defense, and a host of international VIPs, participated with the China Atomic Energy Authority (CAEA) to commission China’s new nuclear security Center of Excellence (COE). The COE will address China’s… Keep reading →
Energy News Roundup: E.On Report Record Losses, Chevron’s Record LNG Project & Japan Closes More Nuclear Reactors
By Conor O'Sullivan
German energy firm E.On has said its annual net losses more than doubled in 2015 to €7bn after it wrote down the value of its loss making power plants by €8.8bn. [BBC News] Chevron Corp.’s Gorgon natural gas project off Australia’s northwest coast boasts the world’s biggest carbon dioxide storage facility and will cost the… Keep reading →
