Sentences with phrase «for nuclear facilities»

«While new nuclear facilities are being built in Georgia, Tennessee, and South Carolina, potential retirements have been announced for nuclear facilities in Illinois, California, Nebraska, Massachusetts, and New York, creating longer - term uncertainty for system operators and planners.

It's another acknowledgement of the tough operating environment for nuclear facilities as gas - fired and renewable energy sources continue to grab more power generation market share in an era of lower electricity costs and slowing demand for electricity.

«If we infuse glass with a nanoparticle that is sensitive to radiation and then draw that hybrid glass into a fibre, we could have a remote sensor suitable for nuclear facilities,» says Dr Zhao.

Not exact matches

North Korea is developing long - range missiles and practicing for nuclear war — and the US military is considering preemptive attacks on the isolated nation's military facilities.

In the past, it's been a give and take: North Korea has agreed to take certain steps to dismantle its nuclear facilities in return for energy and food aid.

The cap: For decades, Canada's Nuclear Liability Act provided that, in the event of a catastrophe at a nuclear facility, its operators faced a maximum liability of just $ 75 mNuclear Liability Act provided that, in the event of a catastrophe at a nuclear facility, its operators faced a maximum liability of just $ 75 mnuclear facility, its operators faced a maximum liability of just $ 75 million.

Therefore the military would have to target «not only nuclear infrastructure but command and control facilities, key leaders, artillery and missile units, chemical and biological weapons facilities, airfields, ports, and other targets deemed critical to regime survival,» according to the report for Congress.

In 2011, Bechtel won a lead contract to manage the nation's two Navy research facilities for nuclear propulsion.

Recent developments in IFE safety and tritium research and considerations for future nuclear fusion facilities

Why this matters: Code governing control systems at industrial sites has already been the target of attacks, and US officials recently warned Russian hackers are probing for security holes in software controlling critical infrastructure like nuclear facilities and dams.

Specifically, the estimated levelized cost of energy for nuclear generation increased ~ 35 % versus prior estimates, reflecting increased capital costs at various nuclear facilities currently in development.

And in 1982, when Inaba was working at the Hanford Nuclear Site, his father needed help building a cooling facility in a warehouse for some of the crops.

The DOE's FY2019 Congressional Budget Request calls for «a three - year ramp - down in NNSA (National Nuclear Security Administration) support for the University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics, including the aged Omega Laser Facility.»

Israel has also criticized and condemned Iran for their nuclear program but the Iranians have let the IAEA into their nuclear facilities to be inspected.

Decides that, in order to begin to comply with its disarmament obligations, in addition to submitting the required biannual declarations, the Government of Iraq shall provide to UNMOVIC, the IAEA, and the Council, not later than 30 days from the date of this resolution, a currently accurate, full, and complete declaration of all aspects of its programmes to develop chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other delivery systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles and dispersal systems designed for use on aircraft, including any holdings and precise locations of such weapons, components, subcomponents, stocks of agents, and related material and equipment, the locations and work of its research, development and production facilities, as well as all other chemical, biological, and nuclear programmes, including any which it claims are for purposes not related to weapon production or material;

The aid was given over two time periods — 1995 - 2003 and 2007 - 2009 — in exchange for North Korea freezing its plutonium - related nuclear facilities.

It will also include incentives for upstate nuclear facilities, which provide a significant source of carbon - free power, but are struggling financially against natural gas plants.

«For over 40 years, Entergy's Indian Point nuclear facilities have been damaging the coastal resources of the Hudson River estuary,» the state agency wrote.

While it is up to the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission to determine whether plants are licensed to operate, the state licenses the facilities» use of river water for operations, and can theoretically put a halt to operations by withholding or limiting permission on the basis of concerns over water quality.

The proposal comes as nuclear facilities across the country feel the financial pressure of cheap natural gas produced by the fracking boom and after Entergy has already decided to close its Vermont Yankee facility for economic reasons.

At least one of the state's six nuclear reactors may be shuttered, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo is aggressively targeting two more, both at the Indian Point facility in Westchester, for closure.

Cuomo's fashion choice for disasters and emergencies has become a familiar sight for many New Yorkers, whether he's standing on New York City streets flooded after Hurricane Sandy, trudging along a snow - crippled Buffalo highway or issuing statements in front of a burning transformer at the Indian Point nuclear facility.

The administration policy will prolong the life of nuclear facilities for a few years, to serve as a bridge to the cleaner - energy options.

The administration's treatment of nuclear facilities could serve as a national model for other states, where nuclear plants are also struggling to compete against cheaper power sources.

Cuomo has been skeptical of nuclear power elsewhere in the state, including the Entergy - owned Indian Point facility in Westchester County, which the governor has urged federal regulators to deny a new license for the plant.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's office today is celebrating a key decision from the federal government that would require the Indian Point nuclear facility to submit an action and environmental cleanup plan for accidents before being re-licensed.

The proposal called for the opening of Israel's nuclear facilities to IAEA inspection and Israel signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation nuclear facilities to IAEA inspection and Israel signing the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

No suprise that e.g. the Saudis would try everything to convice the US to bomb the Iranian nuclear facilities and even offer their airspace for Israel to help them bomb Iran

Also in the budget: $ 65 million over several years for three projects to expand research at Brookhaven National Laboratory, including one to help it land a lucrative federal nuclear physics facility.

The Senate's budget 2016 - 17 budget bill in response to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan calls for $ 100 million from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative for «the benefit of nuclear facilities that are not currently financially viable but remain operational.»

«Indian Point has been something that's been difficult for the governor, but given where we are now, I would have to say I want to give him an even bigger thank you for looking at the bigger picture knowing that it's important to making sure we keep 615 jobs at that facility [FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant],» said state Sen. Patty Ritchie (R - Owegatchie).

NYSERDA also estimates the plan would save $ 5 billion, some of that because ratepayers won't have to pay for new gas - fired facilities that would need to be built if all the state's nuclear facilities close.

Exelon has agreed to take over the FitzPatrick nuclear power plant from Entergy for at least another 12 years, «and keep it producing nuclear power for years and years to come,» Cuomo announced outside the Central New York facility as workers cheered.

(Only federal authorities have the power to license or unlicense nuclear facilities, but states can make it difficult for plants to operate profitably through aggressive regulation.)

Many Democrats and liberals have accused opponents of the deals of seeking war with Iran, arguing that lifting economic sanctions in exchange for unprecedented restrictions on Iran's nuclear facilities is the only viable path forward.

The administration has argued that preserving nuclear facilities for about a decade will allow New York to build out wind farms and solar arrays while maintaining the largest source of carbon - free energy in New York.

ALBANY - The Cuomo administration's proposed state budget would earmark $ 65 million over several years for three projects to expand research at Brookhaven National Laboratory, including one to help it land a lucrative federal nuclear physics facility.

ALBANY — A spike in radioactive groundwater around the Indian Point nuclear facility has prompted elected officials to call again for the plant's closure.

SCRIBA, N.Y. - Supporters of the FitzPatrick nuclear plant in Oswego County are planning a rally Monday to show support for the facility, which is under review for possible closure by its owner, Entergy Corp..

ALBANY — Hillary Clinton said she wants more review of the Indian Point nuclear facility but stopped short of calling for its closure.

In one arrangement, Bharara alleges Kelly channeled several hundred thousand dollars to Percoco and his wife in exchange for help building a power plant in upstate New York, and for other public assistance the company never received — including a guarantee the state would find a buyer for energy from the facility, and the closure of the controversial Indian Point nuclear plant in Westchester, which the governor has advocated for.

Under the 2015 deal forged by a multinational coalition, Iran agreed to reduce nuclear facilities in exchange for unlocking frozen assets and sanctions relief.

Kit Kennedy of the Natural Resources Defense Council argues for replacing the nuclear facility with renewable power.

For example, Iran did not publicly blame the United States and Israel, the presumed perpetrators of the Stuxnet computer virus attack on an Iranian nuclear facility in 2009 and 2010, because the Iranian government likely recognized that the two countries would be able to brush off Iran's recriminations.

Space in the new Sir Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials Research — a # 235 million (US$ 338 million) publicly funded facility scheduled to open in 2019 that will be supported by six UK partner universities — is already dedicated to research on nuclear technologies.

The workshop will focus on prevention and remediation of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear disasters that could occur either through accidental (caused by, for example, facility problems, personnel issues, a natural disaster, or some combination of events) or intentional means...

Now, Nuclear Electric is considering extending these facilities, to allow fuel to be left for up to 40 years, or constructing a dry store similar to one planned by Scottish Nuclear, where the fuel could stay for up to 100 years.

Livermore scientists will dismantle Nova — used primarily for experiments that probe the subtleties of nuclear weapons explosions — in May to make way for the 192 - beam National Ignition Facility.

A product we developed for animals plays a role in protecting all of us from nuclear mishaps: Cat litter is often used to absorb and stabilize volatile radioactive chemicals stored in nuclear waste facilities.

Its recommendations include «mount [ing] a massive experiment to search for a hypothesized type of nuclear decay that is possible only if an elusive, nearly massless particle called the neutrino is — weirdly — its own antiparticle,» «building a new collider,» and «fully exploit [ing] the three major facilities U.S. nuclear physicists already have.»