New Scientist

MARCH 9, 2022

Vital cooling systems for controlling nuclear waste at the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant are offline, leading to concerns that radioactive waste might escape

Radiation 97

Radiation Nuclear Power Cooling Waste 97

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2022

Forty-three years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. commercial nuclear power industry. Nuclear power was touted as the safest form of supplying energy. Yes, this is a nuclear power plant."

Nuclear Power 52

Nuclear Power Radiation Cooling Natural Gas 52

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2021

DEP’s Citizens Advisory Council is scheduled to meet in-person and virtually on October 19 to hear a presentation from DEP on the decontamination and decommissioning of oil and gas wastewater treatment facilities, nuclear power plants, waste dump sites and other sites in Pennsylvania.

Radiation 94

Radiation Waste Nuclear Power Pollution Control 94

Law and Environment

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Remember the historical claims that nuclear power was going to be too cheap to meter? For years, the incandescent bulb was too cheap for people to care how wasteful it was. Since the invention of the light bulb, we’ve been wasting huge amounts of electricity.

Nuclear Power 130

Nuclear Power Waste Law Electricity 130

Law and Environment

APRIL 24, 2023

Because byproduct material generally poses lower hazards and national security risks, obtaining a byproduct material license is far easier than obtaining an approval to construct and operate a utilization facility (such as a nuclear power plant) from the NRC under Part 50.

Regulations 130

Regulations Nuclear Power 2027 2009 130

Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 30, 2024

Even casual followers of energy and climate issues have probably heard about the alleged wonders of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The failure of these projects to come in on time and under budget undermines arguments that modern nuclear power plants can overcome the problems that have plagued the nuclear industry in the past.

Nuclear Power 363

Nuclear Power Electricity Waste Cooling 363

Circle of Blue

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

86,000 Metric Tons : Amount of used nuclear fuel from U.S. commercial power reactors. The waste is stored at 75 nuclear power sites in the country. By the Numbers.

Nuclear Power 147

Nuclear Power Clean Water Act 2004 Regulations 147

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 6520 ) Waste Permits -- SWN Production Company, LLC - Warner Water Transfer Facility: DEP issued a determination of applicability for a WMGR123 General Waste Permit for the shale gas wastewater facility located in New Milford Twp., Centre County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Bradford County. (

Natural Gas 103

Natural Gas Air Pollution Waste Nuclear Power 103

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 25, 2023

Equitrans Gas Storage Area On March 22, DEP did another inspection of access wells at the Equitrans Rager Mountain Natural Gas Storage Area and again found continuing environmental violations like failure to dispose of wastes and fluids on the site and discharging wastes into waters of the Commonwealth. 6 wells in Erie County).

Waste 90

Waste Natural Gas Nuclear Power Regulations 90

Circle of Blue

MARCH 1, 2023

Today the waters cool the nearby Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant. Russian forces currently occupy the location, which for 70 years has provided drinking water to hundreds of thousands of people and irrigation for 200,000 hectares of sunflowers, grains, and vegetables.

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2023 Nuclear Power 2015 Cooling 244

Earth 911

JANUARY 22, 2024

Despite its other environmental impacts, including toxic waste that requires centuries or millennia of storage. The post Earth911 Podcast: Can Nano Nuclear Energy’s Microreactors Deliver Equitable Electricity? appeared first on Earth911.

Electricity 108

Electricity Waste Nuclear Power 108

Physics World

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Chohan believes accurate public communication about nuclear energy is essential. “In In fusion, unlike fission, there will be no high-level nuclear waste generated by the reaction itself, but there will still be a lower level of nuclear waste generated by the interaction of the neutrons with the reactor components,” he says.

Nuclear Power 122

Nuclear Power Radiation Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 122

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Muth Raises More Questions About NPDES Permit DEP Issued For Eureka Resources Drilling Wastewater Treatment Plant In Susquehanna County -- Health Department Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Pennsylvanians Near State’s Four Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept. Why Does It Matter?

Nuclear Power 93

Nuclear Power Waste Natural Gas Regulations 93

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 16, 2023

18 Webinar Launching 9th Compendium Of Scientific, Medical Findings Demonstrating Risks, Harms Of Natural Gas Development, Infrastructure Sierra Club's Delaware County Team Hosts Oct. 30; Will Schedule Additional Hearings EPA Awards Penn State Hershey Medical Center $1.19

Natural Gas 86

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Waste Conservation 86

PA Environment Daily

DECEMBER 23, 2023

The draft guidance avoids wasting billions of tax dollars on subsidies for dirty hydrogen production projects that would spike climate and health-harming pollution.” Read more here.

Regulations 77

Regulations Natural Gas Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels 77

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

DEP and Pennsylvania offered staff and equipment support to New York City to help them deal with air quality, waste and other environmental issues in and around the World Trade Center site. It was from one of the passengers writing to a loved one for the last time.

2001 102

2001 Nuclear Power Environmental Protection Waste 102

Union of Concerned Scientists

OCTOBER 28, 2022

At the same time, an audit of the subsidies found that purchasing energy and capacity from regional wholesale markets is cheaper than power from the OVEC plants. In addition, FirstEnergy—owner of the two uneconomic nuclear power plants H.B.

Renewable Energy 307

Renewable Energy Nitrogen Oxides Electricity Clean Energy 307

Acoel

MAY 4, 2023

Because byproduct material generally poses lower hazards and national security risks, obtaining a byproduct material license is far easier than obtaining an approval to construct and operate a utilization facility (such as a nuclear power plant) from the NRC under Part 50.

Regulations 52

Regulations Nuclear Power 2027 2009 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 21, 2023

. -- Shapiro Administration Announces Long-Term Presence In Beaver County To Assist Residents Affected By Norfolk Southern Train Derailment [PaEN] -- The Center Square - Anthony Hennen: Western PA Residents Want More Testing- And Attention-- After Train Derailment -- PA Capital-Star: Norfolk Southern Will Be There ‘As Long As It Takes,’ CEO Tells PA (..)

Natural Gas 103

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Electricity Politics 103

A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This means that not only are huge quantities of heat and gas going to waste but people are paying a lot more on heating their homes than they would have been, were they insulated to a better standard. UK’s hugely inefficient housing stock means most homes and buildings do a very poor job of conserving heat.

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Wind Power Renewable Energy Nuclear Power 98

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

DEP and Pennsylvania offered staff and equipment support to New York City to help them deal with air quality, waste and other environmental issues in and around the World Trade Center site. It was from one of the passengers writing to a loved one for the last time.

2001 106

2001 Nuclear Power Environmental Protection Waste 106

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 9, 2023

Third Annual Breeding Bird Blitz For Conservation - Donate To Your Favorite Team By June 19 [PaEN] -- DEP/EPA AirNOW Forecasts Code ORANGE Air Quality Action Day Friday, June 9 Across PA -- TribLive: Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Issued For Region -- PA Capital-Star - John Micek: What The Wildfires Teach Us - We Might Not Survive Our Own Climate Foolishness, (..)

Natural Gas 80

Natural Gas Nuclear Power 2026 Conservation 80

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2023

14 Hearing On Air Quality Permit For Energy Transfer Natural Gas Liquids Marcus Hook Terminal In An EJ Area, Delaware County [PaEN] -- Better Path Coalition: Oct. 16 Webinar On Lawsuit Challenging Law Preventing DEP From Protecting Public Health, Environment From Abandoned Conventional Oil & Gas Wells [PaEN] -- House Committee Meets Oct.

Natural Gas 75

Natural Gas Electricity Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels 75

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

29; No Information Yet On Whether Oil & Gas Development Health Risks Will Be Included Health Department Distributing Free Potassium Iodide Tablets To Pennsylvanians Near State’s Four Active Nuclear Power Plants Sept.

Conservation 52

Conservation Nuclear Power Waste Pollution Control 52

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

House Committee Meets On Recycling Fee, Farm Solar The House Local Government Committee is scheduled to hold a voting meeting on House Bill 223 (Isaacson-D-Philadelphia) increasing the recycling fee on municipal waste disposed in the state to $5/ton from $2/ton ( sponsor summary ).

Recycling 63

Recycling Natural Gas Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels 63

PA Environment Daily

OCTOBER 14, 2023

The operator, who accompanied DEP on the inspection, also failed to submit annual mechanical integrity and production and waste generation reports. and found they were both abandoned.

Natural Gas 102

Natural Gas 2023 Atmosphere Waste 102

Environmental Progress

JANUARY 20, 2022

The Regulation sets a time limit on the inclusion of nuclear energy but not on fossil fuels and grants the Commission special powers to rule on nuclear taxonomy compliance. The Regulation sets a deadline on the operation of final disposal facilities for radioactive waste. This makes the condition impractical.

Fossil Fuels 52

Fossil Fuels Regulations Waste Technology 52

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 24, 2023

PA Bulletin, page 1753 ) Waste Permits -- EQT CHAP LLC - Herminie North Centralized Water Facility: DEP approved General Permit WMGR123 for the facility in Sewickley Twp., Greene County. ( Greene County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Westmoreland County. ( Greene County. ( Lycoming County. ( Susquehanna County. ( Berks County. ( Beaver County. (

Natural Gas 73

Natural Gas Nuclear Power Waste 2023 73

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 22, 2023

Forty-four years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. commercial nuclear power industry. Nuclear power was touted as the safest form of supplying energy. Yes, this is a nuclear power plant."

Nuclear Power 93

Nuclear Power Natural Gas Radiation Cooling 93

PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 5, 2021

While a natural gas well may use between five and ten million gallons of water for a one-time completion process, by comparison an average nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania uses up to 35 million gallons of water per day. Last year, shale gas producers recycled more than 90 percent of the water they used.

Natural Gas 40

Natural Gas Nuclear Power 2020 Natural Resources 40

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 31, 2024

Thank you for your leadership! -- Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen [PaEN] -- PennLive - Charles Thompson: 45 Years After Infamous Accident, Why Are They Still Cleaning Up Three Mile Island?

Conservation 89

Conservation Air Pollution Climate Change Renewable Energy 89

Global Green

DECEMBER 3, 2020

That means much less waste and a better deal for the environment. Adding in the contributions of nuclear power plants could bring the total share of US electricity generated by “zero-carbon” sources up from 40 percent, where it is today, to almost 70 percent in 2030. Gasoline engines are riddled with inefficiencies.

Electricity 98

Electricity Climate Change Fossil Fuels Nuclear Power 98

PA Environment Daily

NOVEMBER 27, 2022

Penn State Center For Critical Minerals Develops New Process To Extract Rare Earth Oxides From Abandoned Mine Drainages, Sludges [PaEN] -- Post-Gazette Editorial: This Land Is Your Land -- Pennsylvania Resources Council Announces Successful 'Zero Waste Non-Event' [PaEN] -- Keep PA Beautiful’s Cumberland County Affiliate Transitions From All Volunteer (..)

Conservation 74

Conservation Natural Gas Nuclear Power Recycling 74

Vermont Law

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Adding to this is the volatility of Japanese nuclear reactors, which are susceptible to earthquakes, flooding, and other natural disasters, which could lead to disastrous nuclear meltdowns, as well as emergency response introducing nuclear waste into the world’s oceans.

2024 40

2024 Ocean Conservation Paris Agreement 40

Vermont Law

JUNE 29, 2015

However, what is often overlooked is the impact of nuclear power on our water systems, especially in drought prone areas. Many leading energy experts often deem nuclear an acceptable form of sustainable energy. billion gallons per day in the US if developers continue to build new power plants with evaporative cooling, an amount.

Cooling 53

Cooling Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels 2006 53

PA Environment Daily

MARCH 8, 2023

Waste Coal In July of 2021 a company by the name of Stronghold Digital Mining (Stronghold) filed an S-1 report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing plans to purchase three waste coal fired power plants and install 57,000 Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) dedicated to mining bitcoin.

Nuclear Power 81

Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste Air Pollution 81

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 25, 2023

Waste Coal In July of 2021 a company by the name of Stronghold Digital Mining (Stronghold) filed an S-1 report with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosing plans to purchase three waste coal fired power plants and install 57,000 Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs) dedicated to mining bitcoin.

Climate Change 56

Climate Change Nuclear Power Fossil Fuels Waste 56