68th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Blogs
September 4, 2011, 4:40PMANS Nuclear Cafe
The 68th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Blogs is online now at Deregulate the Atom
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Japan's search for nuclear export deals
September 1, 2011, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
The hunt is on in Vietnam, Turkey, and elsewhere
ANS Winter Meeting is coming
August 31, 2011, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
It's time to make plans to attend the American Nuclear Society's 2011 Winter Meeting and Nuclear Technology Expo, this year held in Washington, DC, on October 30-November 3 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel.
Fukushima on Young Members' agenda
August 30, 2011, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
The American Nuclear Society's Young Members Group, with the help of ANS's Nuclear Installation Safety Division, is organizing a panel session at the Young Professionals Congress (an embedded topical at the 2011 ANS Winter Meeting) on the history of severe nuclear accidents.
ANS urges NRC to take action on Yucca Mountain
August 29, 2011, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
ANS President Eric Loewen sends letter to Chairman Jaczko and NRC commissioners to stress the importance and obligation to complete licensing application
Hurricane Irene Watch ~ Sunday Aug 28; 0830
August 28, 2011, 12:35PMANS Nuclear Cafe
Hurricane Irene Watch ~ Saturday Aug 27; 0800
August 27, 2011, 12:19PMANS Nuclear Cafe
ANS Hurricane Nuclear Watch for
Hurricane Irene Watch ~ Friday Aug 26; 1700
August 26, 2011, 8:43PMANS Nuclear Cafe
Projected path of Hurricane Irene 8/26-28/2011
1700 HRS Aug. 26, 2011-Nuclear energy facilities are prepared to safely withstand high winds and heavy rain as the eastern United States braces for Hurricane Irene to make landfall this weekend.
North Anna restores off-site power
August 24, 2011, 11:45AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Dominion's North Anna Power Station Restores Offsite Power
Safe shutdown achieved at Dominion's North Anna site following 5.8 magnitude earthquake
August 24, 2011, 10:03AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Profiles of Exceptional Women in Nuclear Energy
August 24, 2011, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Editor: Dan Yurman
Mysteries and Thrillers in the Dog Days: Lessons for Nuclear Communication
August 23, 2011, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
It's the Dog Days of Summer (at least by some definitions).
66th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers
August 21, 2011, 4:34PMANS Nuclear Cafe
Box Scores
TVA approves completion of Bellefonte
August 19, 2011, 4:30PMANS Nuclear Cafe
The utility's board of directors will spend $4 billion-$5 billion completing the 1,260 MW reactor
Saudi Arabia's nuclear energy ambitions
August 18, 2011, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Curbing domestic oil use is a key driver
Up, Up, and Away: Victor Hess and the Cosmic Ray
August 17, 2011, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Victor Francis Hess was awarded a Nobel Prize in physics for discovering "cosmic rays." Hess did some of his research in a very bold manner-here's some of his story.
Two members named ANS Fellows
August 16, 2011, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Two members of the American Nuclear Society were named Fellows during the June 2011 ANS annual conference. These awards were presented in recognition of the Fellows' significant contributions and achievements to nuclear science and technology.
65th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers is up
August 15, 2011, 11:16AMANS Nuclear Cafe
The nuclear renaissance began in the 1990s when reactors began to achieve better than 90-percent up time. The next step is to build new plants on time and within budget. - Nuclear Energy Institute
Nuclear News' 17th annual vendor/contractor issue
August 15, 2011, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Can California meet its Renewable Energy Portfolio? Part III
August 11, 2011, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
The first two parts of this series (here and here) presented historical trends in electricity generation in California, and the growing use of in-state natural gas and imports of electricity from grids in neighboring states. They also showed that the use of "Unbundled Renewable Energy Credits" could meet the 33 percent renewable portfolio on paper, but may not benefit consumers in California with actual delivery of electricity.