Steam Pressure in Nuclear Power Plants
2009-09-14 10:24:00 It is known that the steam obtained from nuclear power plant is only SATURATED STEAM and NOT SUPER HEATED STEAM and generate Power in the Turbine for which the size of turbine is huge. - this about 25 to 30 years back. Now what is the current trend in the steam parameter and what is the pre
Time to Revive Nuclear Power?
2009-06-06 18:04:00 Despite industry efforts to develop alternative energy sources and design "smart grids" that optimize power use, some analysts predict that the Obama Administration will eventually support a revival of nuclear power. Concerns about global warming, the lure of new jobs for nuclear plant construction,
MIT Experts Tackle Nuclear Power Waste Problem
2009-05-21 14:55:00 From CNET News.com: Advocates say a nuclear power "renaissance" can solve global energy problems, but construction of new reactors in the U.S. faces a number of barriers, not the least of which is nuclear waste. Delaware Senator Thomas Carper, who actively supports nuclear power
At the Indian Point Nuclear Plant, a Pipe Leak Raises Concerns
2009-05-03 02:18:00 By MATTHEW L. WALD WASHINGTON ? The discovery of water flowing across the floor of a building at the Indian Point 2 nuclear plant in Buchanan, N.Y., traced to a leak in a buried pipe, is stirring concern about the plant?s underground pipes and those of other aging reactors across the country. A one-and-a-half-inch hole caused by corrosion ...
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Today is National Call-In Day to End Nuke/Coal Subsidies
2009-04-30 17:53:00 From: Nuclear Information and Resource Service Dear Friends, Today is National Grassroots Call-In Day to stop taxpayer subsidies for nuclear power and coal! Please take a moment to call your Senators and Representative and let them know billions of dollars of your money in subsidies for new nuclear reactors and coal plants are simply an unacceptable choice ...
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Wind, Water And Sun Beat Biofuels, Nuclear And Coal For Clean Energy
2009-04-01 19:03:00 ScienceDaily (Dec. 11, 2008) ? The best ways to improve energy security, mitigate global warming and reduce the number of deaths caused by air pollution are blowing in the wind and rippling in the water, not growing on prairies or glowing inside nuclear power plants, says Mark Z. Jacobson, a professor of civil and environmental ...
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Would You Live Next Door to a Nuclear Power Plant?
2009-03-02 09:55:00 Follow the link to a very good presentation about Liquid Fluoride Thorium Reactors http://rethinkingnuclearpower.g-ooglepages.com/aimhigh I had trouble loading to power point, but the pdf & handout worked fine... I seen discussions of this technology but never quite as
Sweden lifts ban on nuclear power
2009-02-07 05:12:00 [From guardian.co.uk] Green light for new generation of reactors in Sweden reflects change in sentiment towards nuclear power, government says Terry Macalister Nuclear power received a significant boost today when the Swedish government announced plans to overturn a near 30-year ban on atomic plants as part of a new drive to increase energy security and combat global warming. Ministers ...
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Valves in PWR Nuclear Power Plants
2009-02-03 10:12:00 Hi , search person able to explain ( technical & process ) types of valves , sizes used in nuclear power plants , number of valves used ( motorized , air operated , manual ) ..., thks
Ricky Knight Interview Part 5: Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels and Renewable En
2009-01-06 04:34:00 Ricky Knight Interview Part 5: Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy Part 5 of an interview with Ricky Knight, Green Party lead candidate for the 2009 European Election in the South West. Ricky answers questions on the Green Party’s position on Nuclear Power, Fossil Fuels and Renewable Energy.
Jellyfish Taking Over World's Oceans; Shutting Down Nuclear Power Plan
2008-12-16 15:10:00 From Discover Magazine | RSS: Massive swarms of jellyfish are a growing threat to swimmers, the fishing industry, and even the nuclear power industry, a new report argues, and it's high time for scientists to begin researching the causes of the population boom and how to reverse th
What About Nuclear Power's Future?
2008-11-27 14:50:00 Much of today's news discusses the future of nuclear power. From the possibility that 34 new plants might be built in the U.S. and many more worldwide, to vitrification of nuclear waste, and even the need for additional nuclear engineers. Do you think that nuclear power is the answer to global energ
Nuclear Power feasibility
2008-10-18 15:29:00 Burning fossil fuel increases greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere, causing global warming. Use of environment friendly fuel is thus a necessity. There are several options for environment friendly alternative fuels: Wind power,solar power,tidal power,geothermal power,hydropower etc, made
FPL: Wind and nuclear power Sunshine State
2008-09-19 07:00:00 “The positive side to any correction is that it brings valuations down to earth for stocks you may have thought were out of your reach,” says Genia Turanova (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2386).The- contributing editor to Stephen Leeb’s The Complete Investor (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2386) explains, the “Along with the energy sell-off, unregulated utilities have declined even more—to bargain levels.” Here’s a look at Florida-based FPL Energy (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=) (NYSE: FPL (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=fpl)).“FP-L is one of our favorite alternative energy holdings. And with the recent selloff, its yield once again qualify the stock as a legitimate full-fledged income plays.“And as its quarterly results indicate, the unregulated utility is relatively immune to the nation’s slowdown, making them among the surest growers in the marketpl...
Democrats try to spur more oil exploration
2008-07-17 14:36:00 WASHINGTON (AP) - Seeking to blunt GOP efforts to permit oil exploration off Atlantic and Pacific coasts, House Democrats are pushing legislation they say would spur oil drilling on already available lands in Alaska, the West and the western Gulf of Mexico. Republicans scoffed that the so-called Drill Act - imposing a tougher “use it or ...
By: TexasFred's
Everything You Wanted To Know About Nuclear Power In China
2008-06-28 13:22:00 Or "nucular," as President Bush calls it. China Comment (an excellent, relatively new blog) did a pretty amazing post, entitled, "China's Nuclear Power," detailing (and that is the right word) China's nuclear power industry. If you want to know about nuclear power in China, I recommend you read it.
By: China Law Blog
Nuclear Power Plant Construction License Application Making Progress in Mar
2008-06-11 02:01:00 It has been darned hot on the East Coast, and the electric companies have been asking their customers to conserve power whenever possible, especially in the heat of the day. Each day this week one of...
By: Green Options
The dangers of nuclear power
2008-06-04 22:09:00 Thursday 26 April 1986 became a momentous date in modern history, when one of the reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in northern Ukraine exploded. It was the most significant reactor failure in the history of nuclear power, a Maximum Credible Accident (MCA).While watching this film I checked a rss news feed and saw that there had been a nuclear incident in Slovenia. Don't forget the dangers of nuclear power.Disaster at Chernobyl part 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5
By: Revolving Doors
Portfolio profits from nuclear power
2008-06-03 07:00:00 "Market Vectors Global Nuclear (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=nlr) (ASE: NLR (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/quote.htm?sym=nlr)) offers investors a well-diversified play on the booming nuclear power industry," notes Paul Tracy (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2062).The- editor of The ETF Investor (http://www.thestockadvisors.co-m/ccount/click.php?id=2062) -- a top notch service that offers in-depth analysis of exchange-traded funds -- turns its analysis towards the outlook for the nuclear power sector. "The ETF is designed to track the performance of companies that derive at least half their total revenues from the nuclear power business. That list includes firms that build nuclear power plants, mine uranium, and generate electricity in nuclear plants."Demand for electricity is surging globally, with most of that growth coming from fast-growing emerging markets like China and India. In fact, according to the Department of Energy, Chinese and India...
Kirloskar Brothers bags order from Nuclear Power Corporation
2008-05-27 13:34:00 Kirloskar Brothers (KBL), leading manufacturer of pumps, valves, anti-corrosion products, and hydel turbines has received contracts from the Nuclear Power C9 Vote(s)
By: Market Buzz
We Need More Growth of Nuclear Power
2008-05-23 14:00:00 With this post, I’m beginning a new series or category of bog posts that I’m loosely terming “A Better Future.” I’ve been thinking a lot about the grail of infinite power, coupled with the enormous rise in gas prices this week. While I am all in favor of reducing wasteful consumption, increasing efficiency, and generally being ...
It?s nuclear power, not oil, that worries the Middle East
2008-05-23 06:24:00 The West might be alarmed at the prospect of the mullahs arming themselves with nuclear weapons, but it is the Arabs who are first in their direct line of fire. Relations between Tehran and the Saudis have been strained ever since Iran’s Revolutionary Guards were implicated in the 1996 bombing of the US Marine base in ...
By: 1913 Intel
Sweden: Maintenance Workers For A Nuclear Power Plant Arrested
2008-05-22 13:36:00 Swedish police arrested two maintenance workers on suspicion of plotting sabotage after they tried to enter a nuclear power plant Wednesday with traces of a powerful explosive like that used in the 2005 London transit bombings, officials said.The plant?s operator, OKG, said no bomb was found and the incident did not pose a threat to ...
By: Webloggin
Does Nuclear Power Compete With Conservation, Wind, Solar and Biomass?
2008-05-18 21:43:00 One of my frequent frustrations is getting involved in an energy policy discussion with someone that goes something like this: Them: I am deeply concerned about global climate change and the effects...
By: Green Options
White House now supporting expansion of ?civilian nuclear power? in Saudi A
2008-05-17 21:58:00 The Whitehouse has issued a statement about “strengthening ties” with Saudi Arabia including the expansion of “peaceful civil nuclear energy”. WhiteHouse.gov The Saudis bear a special responsibility for protecting key energy facilities of global importance and the world benefits from their abundant energy supplies. Our global economy depends greatly on Saudi Arabian energy. The U.S. has ...
Press Conference by the President 04/29/08 VIDEO PODCAST
2008-04-30 02:33:00 President George W. Bush laughs as he takes a question from a journalist Tuesday, April 29, 2008, during a news conference in the Rose Garden of the White House. White House photo by Shealah Craighead Press Conference by the President FULL STREAMING VIDEO Rose Garden 10:31 A.M. EDT. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLETHE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Good morning. This is a tough time for our economy. Across our country many Americans are understandably anxious about issues affecting their pocketbook, from gas and food prices to mortgage and tuition bills. They're looking to their elected leaders in Congress for action. Unfortunately, on many of these issues all they're getting is delay.Americans are concerned about energy prices, and I can understand why. I think the last time I visited with you it was like -- I said it was like a tax increase on the working people. The past 18 months, gas prices have gone up by $1.40 per gallon. Electricity prices for small business and families are rising, as well...
Nuclear power is safe
2008-04-11 12:57:00 Reuters: "The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday may fine Florida Power & Light Co $130,000 after security officers at the company's Turkey Point nuclear power plant near Miami were found sleeping on the job."
By: Bad Thinking
The Shaw Group Inc: To build two new nuclear power plants!
2008-04-11 09:46:00 The Shaw Group Incorporated have announced that they have been awarded an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract by Georgia Power Company for two Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power units and related facilities. Chairman, president and CEO, J.M. Bernhard, said: “Nuclear energy is vital for the future of our nation’s electricity supply system as the demand for ...
By: Uranium Stocks
Lots More Nuclear Power - Good Thing or Bad Thing?
2008-03-28 21:05:00 Nuclear power ? an abundant source of carbon free energy, or a dangerous and expensive power source with huge risks to our health and environment? Britain may not have much choice in this matter as...
By: Green Options
Going Nuclear: Live Debate in GO Forums Focuses on Nuclear Power
2008-03-28 03:17:00 The new Green Options Media discussion forums have been live for almost two weeks now… have you stopped by to join in the discussion? If not, here’s a good excuse: today, we started our...
By: Green Options
Call to expand UK nuclear power
2008-03-26 14:38:00 From BBC News | Science/Nature | UK Edition: Business secretary John Hutton is to call for a "significant expansion" in Britain's nuclear power industry. In a speech to the Unite trade union, he argues the industry should go beyond replacing its 23 ageing reactors, which provide
China: High Speed Construction of Nuclear Power Plants!
2008-03-12 04:53:00 We have all witnessed the speed at which China completed a brand new airport in preparation for the Olympic games. They did it in just four years in contrast to Heathrow Airport, which took six years just to get planning approval. So they have now applied that same speed of construction to the nuclear sector ...
By: Uranium Stocks
Turkey Point reactor causes major Florida power outage and blackout in Miam
2008-02-26 22:09:00 Reports are coming in about a huge equipment failure at the Florida Power & Light substation, causing a power outage. According to News Press people in the area might have to face a blackout if the problem is not fixed by nightfall. The cause of the power outage is due to two nuclear reactors falling ...
By: Product Reviews
BELARUS: Construction of nuclear power plant will become guaranty of natio
2008-02-18 14:39:00 "Construction of the nuclear power plant will be one of guarantees of Belarus? national security," Igor Olegov, associate professor of New Social University, told REGNUM today, on February 12, commenting on the information that Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko made a decision to build a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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Nuclear power powers Entergy (ETR)
2008-02-07 07:00:00 Roger Conrad (ccount/click.php?id=1713) is the advisory industry's leading expert on utilities. Here, he takes a look at the latest featured growth stock in The Utiliity Forecaster (ccount/click.php?id=1713) -- Entergy Corp. (quote.htm?sym=etr) (NYSE: ETR (quote.htm?sym=etr))."Two years ago, Entergy Corp’s regulated utility business was literally in ruins. The core New Orleans subsidiary as well as units in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, faced billions in repair costs, and thousands of customers lost their homes."However, Entergy stayed on its feet for one reason: a portfolio of well-run nuclear power plants—the nation’s second largest—that ran at 90%-plus capacity while wholesale electricity prices surged."With utility operations recovered, third quarter earnings surged 27.8% and are set for another 20 percent next year. Management shared some of that bounty by hiking dividends 38.9% in 2007. This year, shareholders will get more cash as well as a 50%...
The BBC: A Debate on Nuclear Power Stations
2008-01-31 03:22:00 One of our readers has alerted us to this debate on the BBC World Service where three experts in the field of nuclear power generation discuss the reasons for the revival of nuclear power in the UK and elsewhere in the world
By: Uranium Stocks
Uranium Stocks talks about Nuclear Power and Greenpeace Questions
2008-01-29 16:00:00 Uranium Stocks has posted an interesting article today about the recent encouragement by Greenpeace to get its supporters to put questions to the UK business secretary John Hutton regarding his stance on nuclear power. These questions are also meant to help clarify where Britain is heading with its energy policy in the future, they also talk ...
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Greenpeace Questions On Nuclear Power Answered
2008-01-29 06:12:00 We always try to see both sides of an argument and always listen to what each side is saying in any particular case, even if we strongly disagree. Therefore we subscribe to Greenpeace and other anti-nuclear groups to hear what they have to say and we always treat their points with an open mind as ...
By: Uranium Stocks
Drought could close nuclear power plants
2008-01-24 16:38:00 [From MSNBC.com] Southeast water shortage a factor in huge cooling requirements The Associated Press A man fishes next to the water outflows of the McGuire Nuclear Station near Lake Norman, N.C., on Monday. Lake Norman has dropped to about a foot above the minimum level needed for a backup system at the plant. LAKE NORMAN, N.C. - Nuclear reactors ...
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Water Shortage Could Dry Up Nuclear Power Plants in Southeast
2008-01-24 00:51:00 We’ve all read about the drought in America’s Southeast, and if it doesn’t let up very quickly, some nuclear power stations may have to either cut back operations or shut down...
By: Green Options
Devil?s Advocate: 10 Green Arguments for Nuclear Power
2008-01-15 21:57:00 I never thought I’d consider nuclear power a desirable solution to climate change until I read James Lovelock’s latest book, “The Revenge of Gaia: Earth’s Climate Crisis &...
By: Green Options
Nuclear Power in the UK: Still the Wrong Way to Reduce Carbon Emissions
2008-01-11 06:08:00 In the latest stage of the so-called "nuclear renaissance," the British government today approved the construction of a new generation of nuclear power plants. This move reverses the previous UK policy on nuclear power, which (as stated in 2003) was that "its current economics make it an unattractive option for new, carbon-free generating capacity." The decision to build new nuclear power plants has been met with ardent opposition from the British environmentalist movement, but UK Business Secretary John Hutton defended the new policy as a response to global warming: "Set against the... [This is a content summary only. Click on the above link for the full post.]
By: Nukes of Hazard
Nuclear power plants get thumbs up
2008-01-10 16:00:00 The UK government have given the thumbs up to proposed nuclear power plant building programme which is likely to mean that between six and ten plants built around the UK, which would generate between twenty and twenty five per cent of the UK?s power requirements This multi billion dollar building project is expected to deliver ...
How Nuclear Power Plant Works ?
2008-01-09 18:04:00 how a nuclear power plant works? - why nuclear?, what is nuclear energy, nuclear and the environment, top 10 facts, learn more, nuclear glossary, the pressurized water reactor(PWR): containment structure, pressurizer, steam generator, control rods, reactor vessel, turbine, condenser, generator., boiling water reactor(BWR).http://www.cleansa-feenergy.org/CASEnergyClassroom-/HowaNuclearPowerPlantWorks/tab-id/170/Default.aspxtypes of nuclear reactors - boiling water reactor, boiling water reactor, pressurized water reactor, liquid metal fast breeder reactor, control rod structure, reactor core, feedwater pump, steam turbine, condenser. primary loop, secondary loop, primary liquid sodium cooling loop, intermediate liquid sodium cooling loop, water and steam loop to turbine.http://hyperphysics.phy--astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/reac-tor.htmlnuclear physics fission and fusion - introduction to nuclear energy, with lecture and discussion : nuclear energy : chemistry analogy, binding energy. fission...
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How Nuclear Power Plant Works ?
2008-01-08 19:14:00 how a nuclear power plant works? - why nuclear?, what is nuclear energy, nuclear and the environment, top 10 facts, learn more, nuclear glossary, the pressurized water reactor(PWR): containment structure, pressurizer, steam generator, control rods, reactor vessel, turbine, condenser, generator., boiling water reactor(BWR).http://www.cleansa-feenergy.org/CASEnergyClassroom-/HowaNuclearPowerPlantWorks/tab-id/170/Default.aspxtypes of nuclear reactors - boiling water reactor, boiling water reactor, pressurized water reactor, liquid metal fast breeder reactor, control rod structure, reactor core, feedwater pump, steam turbine, condenser. primary loop, secondary loop, primary liquid sodium cooling loop, intermediate liquid sodium cooling loop, water and steam loop to turbine.http://hyperphysics.phy--astr.gsu.edu/hbase/nucene/reac-tor.htmlnuclear physics fission and fusion - introduction to nuclear energy, with lecture and discussion : nuclear energy : chemistry analogy, binding energy. fission...
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Critics Call U.K. Nuclear Power Plans ?Misleading?
2008-01-07 17:08:00 The British government manipulated its public consultation proceedings on plans for new nuclear power plants to ensure “particular and limited answers,” according to a new report from the...
By: Green Options
Nuclear Power Plant: Power consumed by plant instruments
2007-12-11 23:38:00 How much power is consumed by all of the instrumentation at a large nuclear power plant? A good rough estimate is OK. Data for a BWR preferred, but PWR data is also welcome. If possible, please break it out into the power consumption by the instrumentation in the reactor building and the po
Scientists designing nuclear batteries that could fit on a pickup truck
2007-12-02 11:57:00 A portable nuclear reactor in development by Hyperion Power Generation could be buried in a small cement casing within the ground and provide maintenance-free power to 25,000 homes for 5-years. An internal chemical reaction produces 27 megawatts of thermal energy powering an external steam turbine to produce electricity. ?We prefer to call it a ?drive? or a ...
Scientists designing nuclear batteries that could fit on a pickup truck
2007-12-02 11:57:00 A portable nuclear reactor in development by Hyperion Power Generation could be buried in a small cement casing within the ground and provide maintenance-free power to 25,000 homes for 5-years. An internal chemical reaction produces 27 megawatts of thermal energy powering an external steam turbine to produce electricity. ?We prefer to call it a ?drive? or a ...
Okla.: Costs Make Nuclear Power Unlikely!
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2007-11-28 21:02:00 [From: Yahoo ] Costs, Risks Make Nuclear Power Unlikely in Oklahoma By Tim Talley, Associated Press Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma power producers said Tuesday the high cost and lengthy construction time for a nuclear power plant make it unlikely they will turn to nuclear energy to meet rising consumer demand for power in the state. John ...
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