Sentences with phrase «nuclear power operations»

At a campaign stop in Iowa today, presidential candidate John McCain touched on the importance of expanding nuclear power operations in the US.

Not exact matches

A Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) Type 054 frigate and a Shang - class nuclear - powered attack submarine were used in the operation, distinguishing the incident from prior incursions in two ways.

The Ontario Energy Board ordered the Ontario Power Generation to cut the «excessive» costs associated with pensions and benefits from its nuclear business» administration, operations and maintenance budget.

Governments realise that the only practicable way to provide this is by nuclear power, and so many more power stations are being planned, using new designs that are even safer and more economical than those presently in operation [2].

America should seek the agreement of other powers for such operations but not fear unilateral action under exceptional circumstances — in the case of Iran's nuclear program, for example.

The submarines» nuclear reactors produce enough power to supply a small town and need to be refueled only after years of operation.

A major component of the plan, however, has been controversial - the continued operation of three upstate nuclear power plants which are nearly 50 years old.

A $ 110 million agreement will transfer ownership and operation of the James FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Oswego from Entergy Corp. to Exelon Generation, company and state officials announced on Tuesday.

Currently, Indian Point is the only one of the four nuclear power plants in the state not to have been cleared for continued operation.

«I, personally, am quite positive about Chinese investment in the UK and in this particular case the Chinese are not involved in the operations side of nuclear power — it's the funding.

A major component of the plan, however, has been controversial — the continued operation of three upstate nuclear power plants that are nearly 50 years old.

On Tuesday in Oswego, N.Y., Gov. Cuomo announces that operations will continue at the FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in Scriba.

A major component of the plan, however, has been controversial — the continued operation of three upstate nuclear power plants which are nearly 50 years old.

Science has created a map that provides a snapshot of the number of nuclear reactors in operation and under construction worldwide, locations of power plants in relation to seismic hazard zones, and reactions to events in Japan in some countries.

(There are 104 nuclear power plants currently in operation in the United States.)

«Governments and regulators should exercise great care in permitting any extension of the operating life of the oldest nuclear power plants still in operation that were built to the easier safety standards,» the letter says.

Some 16 months after meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operations to remove the nuclear fuel rods from the site have finally begun

Moscow's intentions, announced this month by Armen Abagyan head of the All - Russia Institute for the Operation of Nuclear Power Stations, contrast starkly with Ukraine's decision this week to close its remaining reactors at Chernobyl and replace them with gas - fired plants.

While in operation, the camp housed 85 to 200 soldiers and was powered by a nuclear reactor.

Thermal fluids are used to alleviate wear on components and tools and for machining operations like stamping and drilling, medical therapy and diagnosis, biopharmaceuticals, air conditioning, fuel cells, power transmission systems, solar cells, micro - and nanoelectronic mechanical systems and cooling systems for everything from engines to nuclear reactors.

«Now in China we have 13 nuclear power reactors in operation,» said Zhang Guobao, former vice chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission — the government agency charged with setting energy and industrial policy — via a translator during a visit to NDRC headquarters in Beijing this past November.

Meanwhile, the country is preparing to resume operation at as many as 48 nuclear reactors over the coming years, but that process is slow and expensive, and there are no guarantees that Japan will be able to meet its future energy demand with nuclear power alone.

Olkiluoto 3, Finland's third nuclear power plant, expected to enter operation in 2016 In a review of Finnish energy policies, the International Energy Agency (IEA) highlights some of the country's efforts to decarbonize.

«Other nuclear power plants in Japan are in normal operations or safely shutdown,» the JAIF reported Thursday.

Networks are used in electrical power grids, nuclear power plants, financial systems, transportation systems, health care systems, identification systems (including the new biometric chips in U.S. passports), and U.S. federal agencies» operations and assets.

We have a pretty good track record for nuclear power plant operation in the U.S. and that has to continue.

What power does the IAEA have over nuclear plant operations?

By law, nuclear power plants must be periodically shut down for maintenance and inspection; utilities need national and local permission to restart operations.

On the other hand, the last unit to enter commercial operation was TVA's Watts Bar Unit 1 in June 1996, and the last successful order for a U.S. commercial nuclear power plant was in 1973.

Response: The Fukushima accident happened when flooding of power plant safety systems caused by the tsunami prevented operation of pumps needed to cool the nuclear fuel within the reactor and the fuel storage pools, causing that irradiated fuel to overheat.

Executive Chairman Mr. Beckman has forty - five years of experience in the management, operation, maintenance, design, and regulation of nuclear power plants, spent nuclear fuel and nuclear waste, and US Department of Energy nuclear research and defense facilities.

Waste material originating from historical operations and generated as CNL revitalizes Chalk River Laboratories and closes the Whiteshell Laboratories and Nuclear Power Demonstration sites will be emplaced in the facility.

Once units 3 and 4 join the existing two Vogtle units already in operation, Plant Vogtle is expected to generate more electricity than any other U.S. nuclear facility, enough to power more than 1 million homes and businesses.

For example, the nuclear operations group — which supplies critical nuclear components to the nuclear power plants onboard U.S. navy ships — spends about 5 to 9 years building a component which is then installed and run by the navy for more than 30 years before being retired.

Babcock & Wilcox has 5 business segments: nuclear operations, power generation, technical services, nuclear energy, and mPower.

About 85 % of the value of Babcock & Wilcox comes from the nuclear operations business that serves the U.S. Navy as its end customer and the power general on business that serves mainly U.S. coal power plants.

Years back, during the congressional hearings over the FPO (full power operation) permit for the Seabrook power plant on the east coast, I found out about a MOA (Memorandum of Agreement) between the US NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and INPO (Institute of Nuclear Power Operations), which is a private corporation that can be hired by nuclear power operators for tasks such as investigating nuclear power plant safety deficienpower operation) permit for the Seabrook power plant on the east coast, I found out about a MOA (Memorandum of Agreement) between the US NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and INPO (Institute of Nuclear Power Operations), which is a private corporation that can be hired by nuclear power operators for tasks such as investigating nuclear power plant safety deficienpower plant on the east coast, I found out about a MOA (Memorandum of Agreement) between the US NRC (Nuclear Regulatory Commission) and INPO (Institute of Nuclear Power Operations), which is a private corporation that can be hired by nuclear power operators for tasks such as investigating nuclear power plant safety deficiNuclear Regulatory Commission) and INPO (Institute of Nuclear Power Operations), which is a private corporation that can be hired by nuclear power operators for tasks such as investigating nuclear power plant safety deficiNuclear Power Operations), which is a private corporation that can be hired by nuclear power operators for tasks such as investigating nuclear power plant safety deficienPower Operations), which is a private corporation that can be hired by nuclear power operators for tasks such as investigating nuclear power plant safety deficinuclear power operators for tasks such as investigating nuclear power plant safety deficienpower operators for tasks such as investigating nuclear power plant safety deficinuclear power plant safety deficienpower plant safety deficiencies.

Similarly, improved nuclear technologies and operations have the potential to make nuclear power the safest of all energy systems.

Thus, the overall time between planning and operation of a nuclear power plant ranges from 10 — 19 yr.

Doubling that and adding some extra time (to make up for performance decay) could cut EPBT and emissions by almost half (most emissions and energy inputs are not from operation and maintenance — this may be less true of nuclear power).

The time between planning and operation of a nuclear power plant includes the time to obtain a site and construction permit, the time between construction permit approval and issue, and the construction time of the plant.

All the same, unless nuclear plants can be vastly simplified or the quality of assembly and operation enormously improved it's only a matter of time until we have the next nuclear power generation PR fiasco emerge.

In the whirlwind of events following the Japanese catastrophe in March 2011, Merkel's government reversed its stance on nuclear power and, citing safety concerns, immediately instituted a three - month moratorium on all nuclear plant operation for safety checks.

In other markets where windpower was significant, like the Midwest / Central and Texas regions, the large majority of negative pricing were attributed to nuclear, coal and less flexible natural gas power plant operations unable to adjust as demand changed.

While geothermal projects require significant up - front capital investments, especially for exploration, drilling, and power plant construction, the typically low operation cost — including zero expense for fuel — means that over their lifetimes geothermal power plants are often cost - competitive with fossil fuel or nuclear power plants.

Just 4 % of Indians prefer nuclear power, despite there being 21 such generating plants now in operation, six facilities under construction and 22 planned.

Energy Alberta Corporation (Energy Alberta) has filed an application for a site preparation license for two twin - unit ACR - 1000 CANDU nuclear reactors to provide power for the oil sands operations in Alberta.

The findings suggest the contribution that can be made by the development and operation of nuclear power plants in contributing to more sustainable energy systems.

ABSTRACT: Electricity market prices across organized wholesale electricity markets in the United States have declined significantly in recent years, prompting several nuclear power stations to consider early retirement before the end of their licensed operation or useful lifespans.

Riverkeeper retained Synapse to assess the potential impacts to energy reliability and electric power sector air emissions associated with the construction and operation of a closed - cycle cooling system as the «best technology available» (BTA) for the Indian Point nuclear power plant, in order to inform the analysis being conducted by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) under the New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA).