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

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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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

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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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 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

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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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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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

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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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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Enviromental Defense

JUNE 24, 2021

In this case, the “anchor” of the oil sands strategy is carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), a very expensive technology that has not been proven to be viable at a large scale, and one that is considered a “wild card” by Canada’s climate institute. degrees , the “safe” threshold for global warming.

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Physics World

JULY 24, 2021

After completing my MSc, I took a job as a lecturer in physics at the Bangladesh University of Textiles in Dhaka, while looking for a suitable PhD. I had my heart set on doing a theoretical project in astrophysics, plasma or nuclear physics, as I wanted to continue working in a subject closely related to my MSc thesis. A fresh start.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 13, 2022

In August, French regulators suspended thermal pollution standards for rivers, allowing nuclear plants to overheat streams. Cholera erupted worldwide, with cases reported in 29 countries, including large outbreaks in Haiti, Malawi, and Syria that resulted in a vaccine shortage. The Year in Water, 2022. Economies were not spared.

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Physics World

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Whether it’s lasers, nuclear power, computing or IT, one of the most exciting aspects of living through the dawn of rapidly evolving technology is that it creates a lot of jobs. In fact, new industries often open up completely new roles that didn’t exist before, offering fresh career opportunities for those willing to take the plunge.

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PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Including an emphasis on energy efficiency measures not only reduce electricity load, emissions, and the need for additional generation, but also leads to local job creation and savings for consumers. Expenditures on energy efficiency and resulting residential bill savings support 12,416 total jobs in 2035, and 15,353 total jobs by 2050.

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Vermont Law

APRIL 4, 2016

Any dam, chemical plant, or nuclear power plant that uses computers is a savvy hacker away from being an environmental disaster. Might a nuclear plant be subject to a successful cyber siege? According to the London-based policy institute Chatham House in its 2015 report, Cyber Security at Civil Nuclear Facilities.

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Edouard Stenger

JULY 27, 2018

Because MacKay believed in “numbers, not adjectives” his book doesn’t argue for or against any solution and even presents controversial nuclear and clean coal as potential solutions. Looking for a summer read with a bit more substance than the latest mystery novel? These seven books are loaded with it.

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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 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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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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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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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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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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Law Columbia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

If you know of any cases we have missed, please email us at columbiaclimate at gmail dot com. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE. Climate Litigation Chart (Update #92): FEATURED CASE. and non-U.S. climate litigation charts. Here are the additions to the U.S. Pritzker , Nos. 16-35380, 16-35382 (9th Cir.

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Circle of Blue

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Human civilization is moving and with climate change and shifting water supplies, we face the greatest migration in human history. What’s that mean for nations and communities today? Author Parag Khanna discusses his new book, Move: The Forces Uprooting Us, and four scenarios for the future. I’m J. Carl Ganter. So, let’s go there.

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Environmental Science

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

In some cases, they are risky due to potential contamination that may require investigation and treatment before construction or to simply protect the local environment. These are not “laws” per se but act as such within a regulatory framework. For various reasons, environmental law has always been a flashpoint of controversy.

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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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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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Physics World

JUNE 19, 2021

That made it nearly 4% smaller than the then official value set in 2006 by the Committee on Data of the International Science Council (CODATA) and, given the tiny error bars, completely at odds with it. After all, the Standard Model of particle physics says that (apart from their masses) electrons and muons are completely alike.

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