Union of Concerned Scientists

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This contamination derives from the production of nuclear weapons decades ago. Unfortunately, the United States has a long history of environmental racism which results in harming Black, Indigenous and Brown communities much more in the process of creating and maintaining nuclear weapons. The suburban school north of St.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Specifically, it weakened or completely eliminated environmental justice communities’ key priorities regarding affordability, reliability, and equity. That criteria should be applied to other significant utility filings, including rate cases, but they were scaled back in the final legislation.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 25, 2021

Opponents argue a proposal for a nuclear waste disposal site in a small town in the Canadian province of Ontario could pollute Lake Huron, which sits less than 30 miles away. Record-breaking rain on Saturday sent floodwaters pouring through parts of Middle Tennessee, completely taking out homes, roads, cellphone towers, and telephone lines.

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A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The Grohnde plant is one of the German nuclear power plants which is due to shut down at the end of 2021. A recent report has shed light on the scale of the climate cost of Germany decommissioning its nuclear power plants. This would also be in accordance with the court case won by German youth fighting for a safe climate future. .

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Union of Concerned Scientists

MARCH 16, 2022

Generation from renewable technologies more than covers the increase in electricity demand, also making up for coal and nuclear plant retirements. While renewables and nuclear represent more than half of US electricity generation by 2050, this is well short of President Biden’s goal of reaching 100% carbon-free electricity by 2035.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Hari Chohan , nuclear radiation analyst, UK Atomic Energy Authority. Another relevant area in which many physicists work is nuclear energy, both fission and fusion. Hari Chohan is a nuclear radiation analyst, at the UK Atomic Energy Authority. (Courtesy: Lightsource BP). Courtesy: UKAEA). “I

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

United Nations experts will assess plans to release treated radioactive water into the ocean from a closed nuclear power plant in Japan. In Case You Missed It: . Al Jazeera reports the rainstorms also triggered landslides, completely shut down roads and forced an oil pipeline to stop operating. IN RECENT WATER NEWS.

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A Greener Life

JULY 30, 2021

While progressive European countries have almost stopped using coal and will do so completely in the coming years, this is not the case in Germany, which has set a laughable deadline of 2038 for its coal phase-out. While Germany has had a huge focus on renewable energy this has done little to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 4, 2023

And what happens is, you've mentioned this, that 95% of the [proposed] energy [facilities], the new coming online in the [JPM] queue, is wind and solar and that means only 5% is natural gas, or coal, or nuclear or whatever. And so there's still 92% of it is still is the gas, nuclear or coal. Click Here for a copy of Sen.

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Circle of Blue

AUGUST 17, 2022

Turquoise arrows point to homes where residents had thyroid disease, dark blue arrows mark cases of breast cancer, and yellow arrows mean cancer claimed a life. million tons of uranium waste left over from milling ore to supply power plants and nuclear bombs. ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom.

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Physics World

JUNE 4, 2021

Jeff Kapatoes, Sun Nuclear Corporation. In what ways do independent QA vendors like Sun Nuclear and its peers benefit the medical physics team? Sun Nuclear’s QA solutions are used in many ways to deliver enhanced treatment outcomes and improved operational efficiencies in the radiation oncology clinic.

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2021

On October 14, the Department of Environmental Protection and Pennsylvania State Police are assisting in the search for a missing portable nuclear gauge containing sealed sources of radioactive material that belongs to Pennsylvania-based CMT Laboratories. The gauge’s authorized user completed their work at approximately 6:00 p.m.

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Physics World

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

For Sun Nuclear Corporation , a US-based manufacturer of QA solutions for radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging practices, independence is also non-negotiable, informing a product development roadmap that’s focused on relentless improvement in pursuit of patient safety, treatment outcomes and workflow efficiencies in the radiation oncology clinic.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

The list goes on, but you get the point. Back in 2018, California legislators were considering a bill that would have created an independent governance structure for California’s grid operator , the California Independent System Operator (CAISO). The 2018 bill did not pass, but the idea never faded.

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Physics World

JUNE 24, 2022

A challenge with using deep learning to complete this task, however, comes in the scarcity of annotated datasets on which to train neural networks. With their initial study complete, the researchers are now looking to explore bringing different methods to bear on their framework. Visit www.sunnuclear.com to find out more.

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Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In Case You Missed It: HotSpots H2O: Flash Floods and Landslides Devastate Western Venezuela – Torrential rain fell relentlessly this past week in western Venezuela. In Case You Missed It: HotSpots H2O: Flash Floods and Landslides Devastate Western Venezuela – Torrential rain fell relentlessly this past week in western Venezuela.

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Physics World

JUNE 22, 2022

But surprisingly, ancient glass is also being studied by another group of scientists – those who are finding safe ways to store nuclear waste. But the idea to transform nuclear waste into glass, or vitrify it, was developed as far back as the 1970s, as a way to keep the radioactive elements locked away and prevent them from leaking out.

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Physics World

APRIL 21, 2021

Today we are here to celebrate the completion of the Daya Bay Reactor Neutrino Experiment, which has fulfilled all its missions,” noted Jun Cao, co-spokesperson of the collaboration, during the ceremony. Born in nuclear interactions, neutrinos are extremely light and hard to catch, yet they are everywhere around us. Early days.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

There are better, safer, and in many cases cheaper ways to clean up waste coal than burning it for Bitcoin mining. For example, in some cases waste piles have been stabilized by planting American beachgrass. In other cases, it may be a better option to remove the material and dispose of it in an appropriately permitted facility.

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Physics World

APRIL 20, 2021

That would create lots of short-lived beta decays from nuclear reactions we hadn’t even thought about. We’ve stumbled upon a new “nuclear isomer” – a long-lived excited nuclear state. The birth of nuclear isomers. In fact, we can watch the build-up of gamma rays on a screen in real time.

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Law Columbia

AUGUST 9, 2022

The law further requires that applications be decided expeditiously, providing that: “[w]ithin 30 days of the submission of the application, the commission shall review the application and make a determination of completeness,” id. In particular, ORES must: determine within 60 days whether the application is complete, id. §

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Physics World

MAY 11, 2022

Despite its relative obscurity today, Liverpool’s synchrocyclotron played a major part in the rapidly evolving fields of particle and nuclear physics. Chadwick and the synchrocyclotron. In short, it made it possible to develop much larger cyclotrons that could accelerate particles to near the speed of light.

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Physics World

MAY 2, 2022

Deliver a UK prototype fusion energy plant, targeting 2040, and thereafter a sustainable, long-term pathway to the commercial viability of nuclear fusion. The four-year, £220 million design phase for STEP is already well under way and due for completion by mid-2024.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

There are better, safer, and in many cases cheaper ways to clean up waste coal than burning it for Bitcoin mining. For example, in some cases waste piles have been stabilized by planting American beachgrass. In other cases, it may be a better option to remove the material and dispose of it in an appropriately permitted facility.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 13, 2023

Click Here for a copy of the complete report. Growing by over 30 percent-- to 92,773 jobs since the height of the COVID-19 economic crisis in 2020–clean energy jobs in Pennsylvania have proved their resilience. To increase momentum and benefits for Pennsylvania's residents and economy we need the right workforce.

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Energy and Climate Law

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

The Court of Justice of the European Union found on 2 September 2021 in case C-718/18 that Germany failed to properly transpose various provisions of the main EU Energy Directives of the Third Energy Package, namely 2009/72 (electricity) and 2009/73 (gas). But what does this mean in detail?

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PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 4, 2023

Senate next voting day October 4, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, Nov. 13, 14, 15, Dec. 11, 12, 13 -- Committee Schedule House next voting day October 4, NEW- 5, 16, 17, 18, 30, 31, Nov. 1, 13, 14, 15 -- Committee Schedule TODAY’s Calendar Of Events TODAY: National Emergency Alert Test 2:20 p.m. -- FEMA And FCC Plan Nationwide Emergency Alert Test For Oct.

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Physics World

DECEMBER 18, 2021

Von Neumann was one of a group of brilliant Hungarian mathematicians and physicists, including Leo Szilard , Edward Teller and Eugene Wigner , born around the turn of the century, who emigrated to the US and in many cases worked on the Manhattan Project. His private life was less productive and rewarding, however.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Renewables are continuing to increase their share of the power sector, rising to almost 23 percent of the nation’s electricity supply last year, which was higher than the generation from both coal-fired and nuclear plants. This is made possible in large part by the steep cost declines of wind and solar.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 9, 2021

I attended two British international schools in Nigeria before going to the UK, where I completed my secondary education at Sevenoaks School in Kent. The concept is that the development of knowledge, be it scientific or any other kind, cannot be completely separated from its social, historical or political context.

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Environmental Progress

APRIL 20, 2021

Why We Need Weather-Resilient Energy It is not the case that all energy sources have pluses and minuses when it comes to building resilient systems. During the four days of emergency operations during the cold snap, from early February 15th to midnight February 18th, output levels of nuclear, natural gas, coal, and wind to the grid were 79.3

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 21, 2022

To Transition Team -- PUC Sets Jan. 19 Hearings On Proposed 9.2% Rate Increase By National Fuel Gas -- PA Capital-Star: DCNR To Host ‘First Day’ Hikes At PA State Parks To Boost Health, Foster Connection To Public Lands -- Lancaster Farming: Sen.

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Physics World

OCTOBER 6, 2021

That strategic move to consolidate and standardize the radiotherapy workflow was reinforced when the Clatterbridge team subsequently implemented a single-source radiotherapy QA programme in partnership with Sun Nuclear Corporation , the US-based manufacturer of independent QA solutions for radiotherapy facilities and diagnostic imaging providers.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 14, 2023

On March 14, Marcellus Drilling News reported New Fortress Energy intends to apply for updated permits for its proposed Wyalusing LNG natural gas plant in Bradford County, according to statements in a March 10 SEC company filing. Read more here.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Had Western countries, including the USA, provided Ukraine with full air defense capabilities much sooner in the full-scale invasion -- which still has not been done completely -- Ukraine's electricity export capacity could have been protected, as well as its ability to provide energy for its own people.

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PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

An analysis by PJM found forced outages of natural gas-fired electric generation accounted for 70% of the total outages, coal 16% and the remainder were oil, nuclear, hydro, wind and solar during the winter storm. Click Here for a summary of 2022 shale gas and conventional violations. Read more here. Read more here.

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Clean Energy Law

JULY 16, 2019

EPA’s first rulemaking under Section 108(b), for the Hardrock Mining sector, was not completed until 2018, so minimal precedent exists under Section 108(b). In particular, EPA identified high dependence on coal and nuclear, and rapid consolidation of the sector through mergers and acquisitions as risk areas. State law requirements.

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