Sentences with phrase «vogtle nuclear expansion»

They certainly have the economic and technological potential to do so in the short to mid-term, and some marginal political groups already advocate nuclear expansion to respond to Pyongyang's provocations.

Of course, one would hope that turning away from nuclear expansion would spur the growth of alternatives such as wind power and other forms of renewable energy.

There have been several utility companies that have struggled with high cost nuclear expansions recently like SCANA.

Or the Turkey Point nuclear expansion, in which Florida Power & Light toys with the idea of adding two new reactors to their coal / gas / nuclear plant 25 miles outside Miami — even though it is extremely exposed to sea level rise (and potentially hurricane storm surge.)

Major nuclear expansions in China (which lifted a post-Fukushima nuclear moratorium in 2012) and India, along with smaller emerging markets like United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Poland, and Bangladesh, are driving most of the growth.

I have seen no references to the situation in the USA (other than California, which has started a «nuclear - free future» dialog)-- maybe some bloggers here can comment on the chances of major nuclear expansion in the US today.

The budget bill passed by Congress and signed by President Trump in the early hours of February 9 extends a host of tax credits for energy technologies, including provisions to help the Vogtle nuclear expansion in Georgia as well as U.S. carbon - capture projects.

Atomic humanists must take a page from South Korea — whose «citizen jury» decided to continue that country's nuclear expansion — and seek our saving power precisely where the danger lies.

For example, if a massive global nuclear expansion was one way of savagely reducing the amount of coal and natural gas burned in power stations (which it is) and the cost disadvantage of nuclear wasn't completely silly (which it isn't) then that could work.

Particularly since there have been continuing worries that the UK Nuclear Installations Inspectorate does not have the staff to deal with the proposed nuclear expansion programme.

Maurice Strong grabbed the Corporation by the scruff of the neck, reduced the workforce by one third, stopped the nuclear expansion plans, cut capital expenditures, froze the price of electricity, pushed for sustainable development, made business units more accountable.»

I think that renewables are the closest thing to «the solution,» but if Ed Greisch wants to forward me a petition in favor of making sure that the plant Vogtle nuclear expansion currently going on in my state is competed, I'll gladly sign.

CANE, Communities against Nuclear Expansion, said: «At a time when public confidence in our political process is at an all time low, government have decided to take to themselves more power to override people's wishes.»

Not exact matches

Some include: The strong nuclear constant, the weak nuclear constant, the gravitational force constant, the electromagnetic constant, Ration of electron to proton mass, ration of protons to electrons, expansion rate of the universe, entropy level of the universe, mass density of the universe, velocity of light, etc..

The dilemma is easily stated: The non-Communist world needs nuclear power to deter Communist nuclear power (to prevent nuclear blackmail and pressure in the interests of Communist expansion); but if we ever use our nuclear weapons, they are likely to destroy all that they defend as deterrents.

The Liberal Democrats have previously campaigned vigorously against the expansion of nuclear power, an attitude which has apparently become another victim of the realities of coalition government.

1) Repeal the Triborough Amendment; 2) State pick - up of Medicaid costs from counties; 3) Roll - back of Medicaid entitlements / coverages to median national levels; 4) Major reform of SEQR process which blocks projects Upstate; 5) Repeal NY's participation in RGGI; 6) Cut 50 percent of staff at DOE, DOH, DEC in order to let the other half do their jobs, which means serving the people instead of feeding the bureaucratic monster; 7) Support expansion of nuclear plants at Oswego, construction of new plants elsewhere; 8) Tort reform to allow doctors to practice medicine, instead of fleeing NY; 9) Use the bully pulpit to support natural gas drilling and tell the envirowackos to grow up.

Julia Walsh, with Frack Action, says she hopes that the governor will now act to stop the expansion or building of new gas pipelines in Westchester County, near the Indian Point Nuclear power plant, and upstate across Schoharie, Albany and Rensselaer counties.

In a speech later Mr Huhne told his party's conference that evidence of climate change was becoming «more alarming, not less» and said he wanted to see a huge expansion in the number of offshore wind farms but that this would go hand in hand with nuclear power.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied Cuomo's request to temporarily halt the AIM pipeline expansion project while his administration does a safety analysis of the pipeline past the Indian Point Nuclear Plant.

Business secretary John Hutton has called for a massive expansion of nuclear power, saying it could be a new North Sea oil for the British economy.

Townsend said he favors the expansion of nuclear power, calling it «the greenest form of energy» and «one of the things France does well.»

Yesterday prime minister Gordon Brown made clear his support for an expansion of nuclear energy in Britain beyond existing plans.

A New York congresswoman has written to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission about assessing potential dangers from a proposed pipeline expansion near Westchester County - based Indian Point.

A third, which would expand a line that is near the Indian Point Nuclear Power plant, is still scheduled, but opponents are putting pressure on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to use his persuasive powers with the federal government to stop the expansion.

And 83 per cent agree that there should be a significant expansion of the nuclear power industry.

The expansion includes property belonging to the Indian Point Nuclear power plant.

Plus, the expansion includes property belonging to the Buchanan - based Indian Point nuclear power plant.

The use of nuclear imaging enables the researchers to monitor expansion of the corrected cells through a noninvasive imaging process.

Already, anti-nuclear activists in Hong Kong, including Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth, have launched a petition this week to oppose further expansion of nuclear capacity in Guangdong, according to Frances Yeung, senior environmental affairs officer at Friends of the Earth's Hong Kong office.

HONG KONG (Reuters)- As China pushes an aggressive expansion of nuclear power it is running into a major stumbling block - a breakdown of trust, post-Fukushima, in official assurances of public safety.

Despite the lack of technical obstacles to the expansion of nuclear power, some regulatory and political challenges exist.

Therefore, we would expect growth in our nuclear resources to create the need for a significant expansion of our transmission system.

In fact, no serious technical obstacles exist that would hamper the expansion of nuclear energy in the U.S..

Jochen Flasbarth, head of Germany's environment agency, mentions the successful expansion of renewable energy and the rundown of nuclear (18...

► Iran's agreement on Tuesday to «dismantle large pieces of its nuclear program in exchange for lifting crippling economic sanctions... paves the way for a rapid expansion of scientific cooperation with Iran in areas as diverse as fusion, astrophysics, and cancer therapy using radioisotopes,» Richard Stone wrote that day at ScienceInsider.

Already, the former head of CNNC, Kang Rixin, will spend the rest of his life in prison due to corruption related to the unparalleled nuclear power plant expansion, which may call into question the safety of the materials used.

«But as this document illustrates, the new triad also leads to an expansion of nuclear targeting policy.»

The report effectively put a brakeon the expansion of the nuclear industry.

Sixteen years ago the RCEP told the government that it should not allow any significant expansion of civilian nuclear power until the industry could demonstrate that it knew what to do with radioactive waste.

Finally, the global expansion of nuclear power plants should be enabled by some form of leasing program for the uranium fuel rods — one up for renewal every decade or so.

In September last year, the government advised against new building developments on coasts threatened by erosion, which raises questions about the proposed expansion of the Sizewell nuclear power complex.

Within minutes, the two men had also agreed that it was important to prepare for climate change, whether human - induced or natural, and that an expansion of nuclear reactors to generate power could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The chairman of Energy Resources of Australia (ERA) has called on Australian governments to embrace the potential to expand the country's uranium mining industry and be prepared for an expansion in nuclear power generation worldwide.

At the leading edge of U.S. nuclear technology development, Centrus is dedicated to the long - term growth of the commercial U.S. nuclear fuel supply and the expansion of the commercial nuclear power industry worldwide.

In making the announcement last month, Assistant Secretary of Nuclear Energy Dennis Spurgeon said, «These awards will strengthen DOE's commitment to expanding the vital role America's universities play in supporting the advancement and expansion of nuclearNuclear Energy Dennis Spurgeon said, «These awards will strengthen DOE's commitment to expanding the vital role America's universities play in supporting the advancement and expansion of nuclearnuclear power.

Kalodimos will also oversee a major expansion of the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance resource at St. Jude, including one of the most powerful magnets in the world, which will be used to enhance the study of biological samples.

Recent advances include the discovery of a mode by which nontelomeric heterochromatin can acquire chromosome end - protection capacity, as well as expansion of the known repertoire of telomeres and centromeres to include the control of nuclear envelope breakdown and spindle formation.

Recent expansions in green renewable power and carbon offset credits enabled us to convert and transfer our previous dependency on non-renewable energy sources such as fossil fuels and nuclear to a more sustainable and less harmful energy source.

Russian senator promises nuclear response to NATO expansion — there will be a harsh and unambiguous response from Russia's side.