The Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Clean Power Plan has gained favor with some nuclear energy advocates. An extensive analysis of the proposal, however, reveals that current nuclear generating capacity would largely suffer under the new carbon rules. In fact, the results of an evaluation performed by my fellow graduate student Justin Knowles and myself show that 15 states are actually incentivized to shut down all of their nuclear units and replace them with natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) generation. In effect, this plan allows for increasing carbon emissions; a far cry from the stated goals of the Clean Power Plan.
October 16, 2014, 11:53AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Unintended Anti-Nuclear Consequences Lurking in the EPA Clean Power Plan
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Carnival of Nuclear Bloggers 148
March 18, 2013, 1:08PMANS Nuclear Cafe
The 148th edition of the Carnival of Nuclear Bloggers is up now at Hiroshima Syndrome. Click here to access the site; the Carnival is at the top of the page.
No Holiday from Politics
January 8, 2013, 7:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
In Vermont, the Holiday Season did not slow the wave of actions and interest about energy in general and the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant in particular. Vermont Yankee continues to run very well, and there have not been even any routine events for opponents to "crow" about.
2012 ~ The year that was in nuclear energy
December 6, 2012, 7:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Plus a few pointers to what's in store for 2013
The 132nd Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers
November 25, 2012, 10:40PMANS Nuclear Cafe
The 132nd weekly Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers is posted at The Hiroshima Syndrome. This week's topics include: Russia's full-scale push to become totally nuclear by 2100; families of Vermont Yankee employees share what it feels like to be faced with uncertainty about the extension of a nuclear power plant operating license; how emotions should favor nuclear energy; how it seems nuclear energy isn't that big a political issue in Japan; and natural gas... being more dangerous than nuclear energy. For the full reports, see The Hiroshima Syndrome (the internet's top source for Fukushima updates and commentary).
The 129th Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers
November 5, 2012, 2:30AMANS Nuclear Cafe
The 129th weekly Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers is up at Next Big Future.
San Onofre reactors face divergent paths to restart
November 1, 2012, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Southern California Edison submits a plan to the NRC for Unit 2
Hurricane Sandy links: updates and information (Updated 10-31, 12:00 pm ET)
October 29, 2012, 5:05PMANS Nuclear Cafe
Scroll down to hurricane graphic for resources and links.
Post #2 from Mumbai: The Indo-US Nuclear Safety Summit
October 12, 2012, 2:34PMANS Nuclear Cafe
Margaret Harding is blogging from the ANS-sponsored Indo-US Nuclear Safety Summit in Mumbai, India.
Nuclear Matinee: A Look at an Online Nuclear Science & Technology Course
October 12, 2012, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
A free college-level internet course surveying the theory, design, and operation of commercial nuclear power reactors is starting soon! This course will be taught by Larry Foulke, PhD, PE, former president of the American Nuclear Society.
Nuclear Matinee: Prep work at Sequoyah Unit 2
October 5, 2012, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Today's ANS Nuclear Matinee shows viewers a time-lapse film of a steel superstructure being built on top of the dome of Sequoyah-2's reactor containment building. The work is being done to ready the site for a large maintenance project scheduled at the plant. When complete, the superstructure will support the removal of parts of the dome along with the reactor containment vessel and steam generator enclosures.
Japan launches nuclear safety agency
October 4, 2012, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Restart of the nation's nuclear reactors will be guided by its actions
Uranium 233 is a valuable resource, no matter what Robert Alvarez believes
October 2, 2012, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Robert Alvarez has issued another misleading report about energy dense fuel materials, titled Managing the Uranium-233 Stockpile of the United States.
ANS wants your VOTE! In WSJ online nuclear energy poll
October 1, 2012, 10:10PMANS Nuclear Cafe
Voting season is upon us! The Wall Street Journal has an online poll underway:
U.S. Global Nuclear Leadership Through Export-Driven Engagement
September 27, 2012, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
The latest American Nuclear Society board-approved Position Statement (PS83) is titled "U.S. Global Nuclear Leadership Through Export-Driven Engagement." This statement highlights a paradigm shift that is occurring within ANS, as global macroeconomic issues force the recognition that clean energy is imperative for continued global development.
ANS wants your VOTE! in WSJ nuclear energy online poll
September 26, 2012, 6:00PMANS Nuclear Cafe
Voting season is upon us! The Wall Street Journal has an online poll underway:
Japan’s Non-nuclear decision
September 20, 2012, 6:00AMANS Nuclear Cafe
Implementation of the energy policy announced last week will keep reactors running well into the second half of the 21st century.
122nd Carnival of Nuclear Energy Bloggers
September 16, 2012, 5:30PMANS Nuclear Cafe
The weekly Carnival is the collective voice of blogs by many of the Internet's foremost nuclear experts and advocates, who continue each week to tell the story of nuclear energy around the World Wide Web.
ANS Man vs. the Anti-Nuclear Zombie Plague
September 10, 2012, 6:20AMANS Nuclear Cafe