Iran says it is installing centrifuges with “better quality and speed” to improve the uranium enrichment process at its nuclear plants.
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Indian Point Must Investigate Accident Mitigation
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety Licensing Board said on July 14 that Entergy Corp., the operator of the Indian Point nuclear power plants, needs to provide a more thorough analysis of ways that the company would mitigate severe environmental accidents in a cost effective manner.
Clinton Presses India For Nuclear Business
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Tuesday for easier access to the Indian market for US nuclear energy firms, who are trailing their French and Russian competitors.
MANCHESTER: Planning Commission Sends Wind Energy Conversation, Medical Marijuana Ordinances To Village Council
After months of work, the Manchester Planning Commission sent the village council its recommendations for a medical marijuana and wind energy conversation ordinance.
Clinton Pushes India On Nuclear Law, Market Access
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged India on Tuesday to amend a law that has put off U.S. companies from participating in the $150 billion nuclear energy market over liability concerns in case of accidents.
Restoration Of North American Hydroelectric Plants On The Rise, An Industrial Info News Alert
Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — The fleet of hydroelectric generating plants in the United States has begun to age. Although hydropower plants require relatively little maintenance, it is necessary that periodic maintenance occurs to maintain reliability, consistency and safety during daily operations. As these hydropower …
Nothing Seems Clear In First Meeting On Air Quality Report Findings
As a long-awaited city natural gas air-quality study had its first public presentation Monday, it became clear that the complex report is open to interpretation.Some members of the city’s air-quality study committee, which includes representatives from the natural gas industry, questioned some of the report’s …
Czech, Polish PMs Endorse Nuclear Energy
Poland, which presides over the EU now, and the Czech Republic want to promote the view that energy security cannot be based only on renewable resources in Europe and they supported the use of nuclear energy, the prime ministers Donald Tusk and Petr Necas said Friday.
Bodies Of 2 Miners Recovered From Russian Coal Mine
Rescuers on Tuesday found the bodies of two miners who have been trapped underground in the crippled Severnaya mine in Russia’s Komi Republic since Saturday, the Emergencies Ministry said.
US Involvement In Energy Sector To Be Scaled Up: Poneman
New Delhi, Jul 18 : Mr Daniel Poneman, Dy Secretary of the US Department of Energy, today said India’s future economic growth would depend on breakthrough it achieves in energy efficiency, tapping both renewable and conventional energy sources and progress in making use of nuclear energy for civil purposes.