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A Call to Action

A Call to Action: Executive Summary by Herschel Specter President, RBR Consultants, Inc. mhspecter@verizon.net This report is a call to action, and it presents a multi-faceted national energy plan that would address the twin...
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A future for nuclear energy: pebble bed reactors

Full Title: A future for nuclear energy: pebble bed reactors Author(s): A. Kadak Publisher(s):  Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. Publication Date: 2005 Identifier: Int. J. Critical Infrastructures, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2005 Language: English Length: 16 pages, PDF Full...
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A ‘must-go path’ scenario for sustainable development and the role of nuclear energy in the 21st century

Full Title: A ‘must-go path’ scenario for sustainable development and the role of nuclear energy in the 21st century Author(s): H. Jeong, Y. Kim, Y. Lee, et al. Publisher(s):  Elsevier, Energy Policy Publication...
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AEP CEO Urges Comprehensive U.S. Energy Policy

In an April 26th speech to business leaders at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Nick Akins, President and CEO of American Electric Power, urged the U.S. to develop a comprehensive...
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Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future

Note: Synopsis drawn from the report. Synopsis intended solely for the purpose of generating discussion. Blueprint for a Secure Energy Future by the Obama Administration Demand for oil in countries like China and...
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CBO: Recent Growth in Subsidies for Renewables, Efficiency

A recent report from the Congressional Budget Office found that in 2011 federal support for fuel and energy technology development and production was $24 billion. Of this, $20.5 billion, or...
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Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 Introduced

Senate Energy & Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) has introduced the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012, which would require electric utilities to derive increasing percentages of their supply...
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Climate Tech Book: Nuclear

Full Title:  Climate Tech Book: Nuclear Author(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Publisher(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Publication Date: 5/2011 Language: English Length: 13 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD FILE<– Description (excerpt): Nuclear power...
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Commentary on the Appropriate Radiation Level for Evacuations

Full Title:  Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Economy Author(s): Jerry M. Cuttler Publisher(s): Dose-Response Publication Date: 3/2012 Language: English Length: 11 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD FILE<– Description (excerpt): This commentary reviews the international radiation protection policy...
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Corporate Incentives and Nuclear Safety

Full Title:  Corporate Incentives and Nuclear Safety Author(s): Catherine Hausman Publisher(s): Energy Institute at Haas, University of California, Berkeley Publication Date: 11/2011 Language: English Length: 53 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD FILE<– Description (excerpt): Approximately half of all...
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Discussion Catalyst: Cooperation between Federal and Local Governments

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] One of...
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Discussion Catalyst: Electricity Generation Principles

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Discussion Catalyst: Fusion

[Note: The statements below are intended solely to stimulate discussion among the Expert community, and do not represent the position of OurEnergyPolicy.org. Text in italics indicates clarification or expansion.] Fusion is...
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Discussion Catalyst: Global Warming Research Priorities

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Discussion Catalyst: Nuclear Energy

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Discussion Catalyst: Reliable Energy Information

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Energy Policy & Environmental Risk

In an opinion piece in the New York Times, writer David Ropeik argues that the nature of how humans perceive risk has led to some impractical, and potentially counterproductive, energy...
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ExxonMobil’s 2012 Outlook for Energy

ExxonMobil recently released its 2012 Outlook for Energy: A View to 2040, a report forecasting energy trends out for the next several decades. Among the projections highlighted in ExxonMobil’s announcement: “Global...
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Fuel and waste no bar to US nuclear growth

Full Title: Fuel and waste no bar to US nuclear growth Author(s): J. Tollefson Publisher(s): In Focus, Macmillian Publishers Limited Publication Date: 09/2010 Identifier(s): n/a Language: English Length: 2 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): Report finds that plentiful fuel supplies...
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Fukushima Crisis One Year Later

March 11th, 2012 marked the one-year anniversary of a severe earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Japan. This natural disaster killed 20,000 people, and led to the crisis at...
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Improving Spent-Fuel Storage at Nuclear Reactors

Full Title: Improving Spent-Fuel Storage at Nuclear Reactors Author(s): Robert Alvarez Publisher(s): The Institute for Policy Studies Publication Date: 3/2012 Language: English Length: 8 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD FILE<– Description (excerpt): The nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan,...
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Integration of Nuclear Energy with Oil Sands Projects For Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Natural Gas Consumption

Full Title:  Integration of Nuclear Energy with Oil Sands Projects For Reduced Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Natural Gas Consumption Author(s): Ashley Finan Bersak and Andrew C. Kadak Publisher(s): Massachusetts Institute of Technology Publication...
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Iran Threatening to Close Strait of Hormuz

The New York Times has reported that Iran has threatened to block all oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz, which serves as a transport corridor for approximately 1/5 of...
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Key provisions of S. 1462 the American Clean Energy Leadership Act

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Key provisions of the draft U.S. Senate bill the American Power Act

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