http://www.energyteaparty.com A clearing house for alternative energy related news & discussion Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:08:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en BusinessWeekNew quake data prompts nuclear reviewGreenville NewsDuke Energy, which owns and operates Oconee, said the plant is designed to withstand the worst projection and is upgrading for another two decades of operations. Regulators want Oconee and all nuclear power plants in the eastern and central states to ...Nuclear accidents pose ... http://www.energyteaparty.com/2012/02/05/new-quake-data-prompts-nuclear-review-greenville-news/ BloombergJapan governor wants nuclear safety pledge in writingReutersJapan is drafting a new energy mix plan to reduce reliance on nuclear power longer-term, but with 51 of the country's 54 reactors halted mostly for checks, the government wants to avoid a potentially serious power crunch in the summer.Will Japan Be a ... http://www.energyteaparty.com/2012/02/02/japan-governor-wants-nuclear-safety-pledge-in-writing-reuters/ Popular MechanicsNext Up in Nuclear: Small Modular ReactorsPopular MechanicsThe federal government wants to gradually expand that fraction in order to phase out greenhouse-gas-emitting coal-fired plants, which generate most of our energy. But nuclear power plants take a long time and a lot of money to build. http://www.energyteaparty.com/2012/01/29/next-up-in-nuclear-small-modular-reactors-popular-mechanics/ Fox NewsIAEA team makes 1st inspection of Japan nuke plant that has undergone post ...Washington PostOHI, Japan — Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday began their first inspection of a Japanese nuclear power plant that has undergone official “stress tests” — a key step required to restart ... http://www.energyteaparty.com/2012/01/25/iaea-team-makes-1st-inspection-of-japan-nuke-plant-that-has-undergone-post-washington-post/ Mainichi Daily NewsGov't withheld estimates showing electricity surplus to boost nuclear power ...Mainichi Daily NewsFurthermore, the released government estimate greatly downplayed the supply of renewable energy, disregarding the country's actual energy status. "The released government estimate stresses the need to resume operations of nuclear power plants by ...Priority must be ... http://www.energyteaparty.com/2012/01/23/govt-withheld-estimates-showing-electricity-surplus-to-boost-nuclear-power-mainichi-daily-news/ Sydney Morning HeraldPriority must be given to avoiding energy crisisThe Daily YomiuriHow can we secure the energy that is essential for our daily lives? This year will be an important one to solve this thorny issue. The aftereffects of the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear ... http://www.energyteaparty.com/2012/01/22/priority-must-be-given-to-avoiding-energy-crisis-the-daily-yomiuri/ PhysOrg.comRenewable energy passed nuclear as power source in US in SeptemberBizjournals.comIn the EIA's latest report on energy sources and usage in the United States, which covers the nine months ended September, the nine-month total for both renewable production and consumption were higher than those for nuclear power. ...Renewables Yield More ... http://www.energyteaparty.com/2012/01/09/renewable-energy-passed-nuclear-as-power-source-in-us-in-september-bizjournals-com/ PhysOrg.comGerman jobs boom in renewable energy questionedPhysOrg.comChancellor Angela Merkel defended the so-called 'Energiewende,' the term used to describe both the end of nuclear power and the promotion of renewable energy sources, on being asked about nuclear industry job losses. "All in all, the new energy policy ...Renewable energy outpaces fossil ... http://www.energyteaparty.com/2012/01/08/german-jobs-boom-in-renewable-energy-questioned-physorg-com/ Peterlee MailToo early to bury nuclear reactorsThe Voice of RussiaThe head of Russia's Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation Sergei Kiriyenko believes that the number of nuclear power plants globally will double over the next 20 years. He acknowledged, however, that the pre-Fukushima forecasts for the nuclear power ...Power plant’s double ... http://www.energyteaparty.com/2012/01/08/too-early-to-bury-nuclear-reactors-the-voice-of-russia/ HaaretzIran says nuclear plant to gain full power generation capacity soonIranian Students News AgencyTEHRAN (ISNA)-The Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Fereydoun Abbasi-Davani said Bushehr nuclear power plant would achieve full power generation capacity early February. Abbasi-Davani speaking to reporters in the 19th nuclear industry ...Iran says nuclear ... http://www.energyteaparty.com/2012/01/08/iran-says-nuclear-plant-to-gain-full-power-generation-capacity-soon-iranian-students-news-agency/