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This week's presentation features one of the biggest stars in the world of nuclear energy today: Plant Vogtle's expansion project. You'll see the progress on site first hand, as always presented to us by the affable Joe Washington. Click the link and enjoy this Friday's Nuclear Matinee.
"Technical Area Five" or TA-V at Sandia National Laboratories encompasses a fascinating array of nuclear research activitites, which are detailed in this five-and-a-half minute video.
The versatile, powerful and unique ATR (Advanced Test Reactor) at Idaho National Laboratory is featured in this video describing it, the history of materials testing reactors that led up to it, and the uses for this amazing facility. Fuel handling and storage are also shown and described.
The only power facility in California that does not use any of the state's precious fresh water is the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in San Luis Obispo County. It can even produce additional freshwater for the nearby community.
Editors note: On June 11, 2015, Eugene Grecheck became the 2015-2016 president of the American Nuclear Society. The following is his vision for nuclear and ANS.
South Korea's Shin-Kori units 3 and 4 (left pair) and 5 and 6 (right pair.) Preconstruction art courtesy KEPCO.
by Will Davis, reporting from the 2015 ANS Annual Meeting
by Will Davis, reporting from the ANS Annual Meeting in San Antonio
By Jim Conca
The 261st edition of the Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival has posted at Atomic Power Review.
Opinion piece for ANS Nuclear Cafe by Will Davis
by Sophie Prevot
ANS Nuclear Cafe is proud to host the 259th Nuclear Energy Blogger Carnival. This rotating feature travels around the various pro-nuclear, English-language blogs every week and showcases the top blog posts of those blogs, as submitted by the blog authors or administrators. Let's get to it!
Editor's Note: Evan Twarog is a new nuclear enthusiast writer from New Hampshire. We welcome his first article on the ANS Nuclear Cafe.
Tugs prepare to start the former nuclear barge Sturgis on the final voyage this morning, April 16, 2015. Photo courtesy NS SAVANNAH ASSOCIATION, INC.Tugs prepare to start the former nuclear barge Sturgis on the final voyage this morning, April 16, 2015. Photo courtesy NS SAVANNAH ASSOCIATION, INC.
This morning at twenty minutes after nine, the historic nuclear barge Sturgis began what will surely be the final voyage in its life. Shut down since 1976 and unneeded, the barge is being towed to Texas where it will ultimately be completely dismantled and scrapped.
by Will Davis
Callaway Energy Center - one of the completed, historic SNUPPS nuclear plants. Photo courtesy AMEREN Missouri.
by Will Davis
The 251st edition of the Nuclear Energy Blog Carnival has posted at Neutron Bytes.
Editor's Note: The Department of Energy's Richard S. Goorevich answered questions posed by American Nuclear Society members to clarify details regarding the 10 CFR 810 rule: Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities, which goes into effect March 25, 2015.
Tihange Nuclear Plant, Belgium. Courtesy Electrabel.
The years-long saga surrounding the reactor pressure vessels at the Doel-3 nuclear power plant and Tihange-2 NPP in Belgium has taken another turn, pushing these units back into the broader news cycle and renewing calls from some (uninformed) quarters for further worldwide action and/or permanent shutdowns.