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Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff is seeking public comments on its preliminary finding that there are no environmental impacts that would preclude issuing Combined Licenses (COL) for two new reactors at the South Texas Project site near Bay City, Texas. - Source NRC - NRC Seeks Public Input On Draft Environmental Impact Statement For South Texas Project New Reactors; Meetings Scheduled ...(read more)

“China will be the world’s nuclear industry leader in terms of technology and also in terms of planning for long term 30, 40 years,” Tony De Vuono, senior vice president and chief technology officer at Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd., said in a separate interview in Beijing - Edited by April Murelio - According to a Bloomberg report, China, the world’s second-biggest energy user, has approved the construction of 28 more nuclear power reactors under a revised target for 2020 to meet rising demand for clean energy and accelerate development of the industry. ...(read more)

High-sensitivity, high-throughput Trace detector purchase part of $8.7 million in contracts - By Linton Levy - Morpho Detection, Inc., part of the Safran group’s security business, has announced that it has fulfilled $8.7 million in orders for the EntryScan 4 explosive trace detection (ETD) portal placed by NETco Inc., Morpho Detection’s exclusive distributor to the nuclear industry. ...(read more)

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As chair of the New York State Solar Thermal Road Map's Private Sector Workgroup, SunMaxx Solar CEO Adam Farrell is making groundbreaking strides toward bringing revolutionary incentives to New York's emerging solar thermal industry.

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The Government has today given the green light to Helius Energy plc to build a new 100 Mega Watt power plant fuelled by biomass at Bristol Port, Avonmouth.

David Kidney MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Energy and Climate Change said:
"We need to increase the amount of energy we get from renewable sources. This plant will generate enough electricity to power up to 200,000 homes, making a significant contribution to our CO2 emissions reduction and energy security goals.

"The local economy in the Avonmouth area will also benefit, with the plant creating up to 250 jobs during construction and approximately 40 full-time jobs when fully operational."

Notes to editors:

1. Public copies of the decision letter and consent under section 36 of the Electricity Act 1989 are available from William Long, DECC, e-mail William.Long@decc.gsi.gov.uk or tel. 0300 068 5694.

See also:

• Development consents and planning reform
• Bioenergy and renewable materials

Eight companies and their collaborative partners have been given grants by the Department of Energy and Climate Change today to explore smart technology.

The grants are part of the UK’s plan to move to smarter energy supplies including smart meters in every home, a smart grid and entire smart cities.

The projects are spread across a range of various technologies supporting smart grid development including storage, distribution load management, demand response controls and a network platform for a future smart grid site in Glasgow. The grants will support smart grid development to a total value of £7.6 million.

The grants were awarded to:

Energy Optimizers
Arqiva Ltd
Highview Power Storage
Rltec
Smart Grid solutions
National Grid
Scottish Hydro Electric Power
SP Distribution

Energy minister Lord Hunt said:
“Smart technologies will help manage the massive shift to low carbon electricity such as wind, nuclear and clean fossil fuels.  They will mean more efficient and reliable delivery of electricity, reducing the costs and emissions from electricity generation and transmission. These projects will place the UK on a solid platform to pursue larger scale and integrated projects in the future.

“Globally the business of developing smart grids has been estimated at £27 billion over the next 5 years and the UK has the know-how to be part of that. We want to give companies the opportunities and the support to make sure we develop the technologies we need.”

Smart grids are a highly transferrable technology and have the potential to generate significant export earnings for the UK.

Notes to editors

Details of the grants awarded from the total of £6 million:

Lead Organisation Project Name Grant Energy Optimizers Plogg-DECC-SG £12,324 Arqiva Ltd Arqiva Smart Grid Demonstrator £212,563 Highview Power Storage Slough Heat & Power Pilot Demonstrator Phase II £1,109,768 Rltec - Responsive Load Ltd Dynamic demand smart grid demonstration £260,397 Smart Grid Solutions Demonstration of a Fully Scalable and Interoperable Communications Hub to Manage Distributed Energy Resources on a Constrained Rural Network £74,332 National Grid TSO visibility of embedded generation £33,000 Scottish Hydo Electric Power Distribution (SHEPD) Integrated Demand Site Management and Energy Storage £1,049,600 SP Distribution Clyde Gateway Smart Grid £49,500

The nuclear renaissance is driven in large part by a growing need for global energy security. Toshiba has been a major nuclear reactor vendor with its experience of constructing and providing maintenance services for the Japanese nuclear industry - Edited by Linton Levy - Toshiba Corporation and Westinghouse Electric Company, have announced the formation of a new joint venture, Advance Uranium Asset Management, Ltd. (AUAM), that will strengthen Toshiba Group's capabilities in the nuclear front end business segments and enhance the extensive range of support services extended to utilities around the world. ...(read more)

The following is from the home page on the U.S. Department of Energy's public Website - Source DOE - Secretary Chu's Op-Ed on Small Modular Reactors in the Wall Street Journal Washington, D.C. - The Wall Street Journal published an op-ed by U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu on small modular reactors. The text of the op-ed is below: ...(read more)

Experts Meet to Discuss Research Reactor Fuel Management - By Misha Kidambi, IAEA Division of Public Information - At a time when many Member States are looking at nuclear energy as an option to meet growing energy demands, research reactors - vital components for a number of nuclear technologies - are facing major challenges. ...(read more)

The CEA’s full name is now Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives, or “Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission” - By April Murelio - The 2010 amending budget act published in the March 10, 2010 Offical Journal makes the name change for the French atomic energy commission (CEA) official. ...(read more)

Commission will discuss proposed language for a rule that would set requirements for access authorization and physical security at new reactor construction sites - Source NRC - NRC Meeting March 31 In Rockville, MD, To Discuss Draft Rule On New Reactor Construction Site Security ...(read more)

Company to Provide Tennessee Valley Authority With Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) - By Stephen Heiser - ICx Technologies, Inc. has announced that it has been issued a blanket $3 million contract from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the largest public power company in the United States, for remote terminal units (RTUs). TVA has selected the Callisto Edge from ICx as a small RTU to deploy throughout their supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system. ...(read more)

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Sam Zacha, the Owner and Managing Director of Moxi Skill & Learning, would like to network with other professionals who share a passion for competency development in people of any background.

The Carbflex OAC-20BB Oil Absorbing Filter Cartridges reduce up to 95% of hydrocarbon contamination in just one pass.

Glacial Energy a retail energy marketer currently serving commercial, industrial, and institutional customers in 16 deregulated markets, has launched a new website at www.glacialenergy.com

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