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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...

Filed Under: Discussions, Studies and Papers | Tagged Climate Change, CO2 Capture, Economy, Electric Vehicles, Energy Economics, GHGs, Global Competitiveness, Methanol, Natural Gas Powered Vehicles, Nuclear, Oil, Oil Imports, Peak Oil | 1 Comment

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: 01/2005 Identifier: Int. J. Critical Infrastructures, Vol. 1, No. 4, 2005 Language: English Length: 16 pages, PDF Full Text:...

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A Nuclear Wind/Solar Oil-Shale System for Variable Electricity and Liquid Fuels Production

Full Title: A Nuclear Wind/Solar Oil-Shale System for Variable Electricity and Liquid Fuels Production Author(s): Charles Fosberg Publisher(s): MIT Publication Date: 6/2012 Language: English Length: 6 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): The recoverable reserves of oil shale in the United States...

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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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Aligning Federal Policy with America’s Energy Priorities: A Blueprint

Last week Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), the senior Republican on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, published a blueprint for energy policy, titled “Energy 20/20: A Vision for America’s...

Filed Under: Critical Policy Issues, Discussions | Tagged ANWR, Biofuel, Energy Blueprint, Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Federal Land Leases, Fuel, gas, Geothermal, Keystone XL Pipeline, Nuclear, Offshore Drilling, Oil, Oil Production, OPEC, R&D, renewable energy, Senator Lisa Murkowski, Small Module Reactors, SMRs, Solar, Transportation | 1 Comment

Big Risks, Better Alternatives: An Examination of Two Nuclear Energy Projects in the U.S.

Full Title: Big Risks, Better Alternatives: An Examination of Two Nuclear Energy Projects in the U.S. Author(s): Max Chang, David White, Ezra Hausman, Nicole Hughes, and Bruce Biewald Publisher(s): Synapse Energy Economics Publication Date: 10/2011 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: This...

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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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BP Statistical Review of World Energy – June 2013

Full Title: BP Statistical Review of World Energy - June 2013 Author(s): BP Publisher(s): BP Publication Date: 6/2013 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: For 62 years, the BP Statistical Review of World Energy has provided high-quality objective ...

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Can We Get It Right on Gas?

In an August 5th op-ed, the New York Times’ Thomas Friedman urges America to “Get It Right On Gas.” While noting domestic natural gas development’s potential to address a host...

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Can You Be An Environmentalist and Pro-Nuclear?

The premise of Robert Stone’s newly released documentary, Pandora’s Promise, is that despite the scary features of nuclear radiation, nuclear power is the best chance we have to avoid the...

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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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Changes at the NRC?

Steve Jaczko, Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), announced his resignation this week amidst unflattering reports of his leadership and congressional hearings. Jaczko spent three years as Chairman and...

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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 Change and Nuclear Power 2012

Full Title: Climate Change and Nuclear Power 2012 Author(s): International Atomic Energy Agency Publisher(s): International Atomic Energy Agency Publication Date: 1/2013 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Energy is indispensable for development. Enormous increases in energy supply are...

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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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Comments on the Fukushima Accident

Full Title: Comments on the Fukushima Accident Author(s): Herschel Specter Publisher(s): RBR Consultants, Inc. Publication Date: 4/2013 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: This report offers some comments on the Fukushima accident and the offsite responses to it....

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Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel: Observations on the Key Attributes and Challenges of Storage and Disposal Options

Full Title: Commercial Spent Nuclear Fuel: Observations on the Key Attributes and Challenges of Storage and Disposal Options Author(s): U.S. Government Accountability Office Publisher(s): U.S. Government Accountability Office Publication Date: 4/2013 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: In...

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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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Court Hits Reset Button on Nuclear Waste Disposal

A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals (D.C. Circuit) will require the U.S. to reevaluate the environmental impacts of disposal and storage of nuclear waste. The decision vacated...

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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

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Discussion Catalyst: Global Warming Research Priorities

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Discussion Catalyst: Nuclear Energy

[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.] It is...

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Discussion Catalyst: Reliable Energy Information

[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.] We need...

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Does Nuclear Power Have A Future?

Full Title: Does Nuclear Power Have A Future Author(s): Michael E. Stern and Margaret M. Stern Publisher(s): Utah Environmental Law Review Publication Date: 12/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: The simple answer to the question posited by...

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Economics of Nuclear Power and Climate Change Mitigation Policies

Full Title: Economics of Nuclear Power and Climate Change Mitigation Policies Author(s): Nico Bauer, Robert J. Brecha, and Gunnar Luderer Publisher(s): Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences Publication Date: 10/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: The...

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Electricity Price Regulation and the Use of Nuclear Power

Full Title: Electricity Price Regulation and the Use of Nuclear Power Author(s): Dan Karney Publisher(s): University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Publication Date: 10/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: This paper uses a new and unique dataset to identify the...

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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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Fukushima Daiichi: ANS Committee Report

Full Title: Fukushima Daiichi: ANS Committee Report Author(s): American Nuclear Society Publisher(s): American Nuclear Society Publication Date: 6/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: In April 2011, Joe Colvin, American Nuclear Society (ANS) president at the time, formed the...

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Global Risks 2012 Seventh Edition

Full Title: Global Risks 2012 Seventh Edition Author(s): World Economic Forum Publisher(s): World Economic Forum Publication Date: 12/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks 2012 report is based on a survey of 469 experts from industry,...

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How do the GOP and Democratic Energy Platforms Stack Up?

Both the Democratic and Republican parties have released their platforms, each offering a vision of the American energy landscape in the coming years. Both parties promote distinct visions of an “all-of-the-above” approach...

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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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Japan Revives Nuclear. Will We?

The Japanese government, which had announced a gradual phase-out of nuclear power by 2040, reversed that position and will instead develop an energy policy “with flexibility, based on tireless verification...

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Key provisions of S. 1462 the American Clean Energy Leadership Act

Note: Synopsis based on OurEnergyPolicy.org review of Congressional committee and office summaries, third party analyses, and media summaries. Synopsis intended solely for the purposes of generating discussion. Federal Energy Planning Would require...

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

Note: Synopsis based on Our Energy Policy Foundation staff review of Congressional committee and office summaries, third party analyses, and media summaries. Synopsis intended solely for purposes of generating discussion. Greenhouse...

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Letter to John P. Holdren (Executive Office) from Experts Urging Nuclear Power

Full Title: n/a Author(s): J. Shanahan, et al. Publisher(s): n/a Publication Date: 1/2010 Identifier(s): n/a Language: English Length: 20 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): We have two urgent recommendations. First, we believe it‘s imperative to accelerate the licensing and building...

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Looking Forward to 2012

Between the Solyndra scandal, the disaster at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, the deliberation over the Keystone XL pipeline, President Obama’s aggressive new CAFE Standards, protests over lighting standards,...

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Lugar Practical Energy and Climate Plan

Note: Synopsis from Senator Lugar's office. June 9, 2010---U.S. Senator Dick Lugar's Practical Energy and Climate Plan, S.3464, prioritizes targeted policies that can bring real money and energy savings while providing...

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Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Global Nuclear Energy Markets: A Report of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Nuclear Initiative

Full Title: Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Global Nuclear Energy Markets: A Report of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Nuclear Initiative Author: Bipartisan Policy Center Publisher(s): Bipartisan Policy Center Publication Date: 7/2012 Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): Only a few years ago,...

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Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel Strategy: Alternatives and Policy Implications

Full Title: Managing Spent Nuclear Fuel Strategy: Alternatives and Policy Implications Author(s): Tom LaTourrette, Thomas Light, Debra Knopman, James T. Bartis Publisher(s): Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences of the...

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NRC Approves First Nuclear Reactors in more than 30 years

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved by a 4-to-1 vote Southern Company’s bid to build two nuclear reactors along the Georgia-South Carolina border. These are the first new reactors to...

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Nuclear Costs Underestimated

A recent study from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that the U.S. government underestimates the cost of decommissioning nuclear power plants. “The Government Accountability Office scrutinized 12 of the nation’s...

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Nuclear Export Controls: A Comparative Analysis of National Regimes for the Control of Nuclear Materials, Components and Technology

Full Title: Nuclear Export Controls: A Comparative Analysis of National Regimes for the Control of Nuclear Materials, Components and Technology Author(s): James A. Glasgow, Elina Teplinsky, Stephen L. Markus Publisher(s): Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP Publication Date: 10/2012 Full...

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Nuclear Power: Energy to Produce Liquid Fuels and Chemicals

Full Title: Nuclear Power: Energy to Produce Liquid Fuels and Chemicals Author(s): C. Forsberg Publisher(s): CEP, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Publication Date: 7/2010 Identifier(s): n/a Language: English Length: 5 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): Using nuclear energy to operate...

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Nuclear Power: Still Not Viable without Subsidies

Full Title: Nuclear Power: Still Not Viable without Subsidies Author(s): Doug Koplow Publisher(s): Union of Concerned Scientists Publication Date: 2/2011 Language: English Length: 146 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD FILE<– Description (excerpt): Conspicuously absent from industry press releases...

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Nuclear power: Understanding the economic risks and uncertainties

Full Title: Nuclear power: Understanding the economic risks and uncertainties Author(s): I. Kessides Publisher(s): Elsevier, Energy Policy Publication Date: 7/2009 Identifier(s): 0301-4215; doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2010.03.005 Language: English Length: 16 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): This paper identifies the...

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Nuclear Waste Management: Minimum Requirements for Reforms and Legislation

Full Title: Nuclear Waste Management: Minimum Requirements for Reforms and Legislation Author(s): Jack Spencer Publisher(s): The Heritage Foundation Publication Date: 3/2013 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Senator Ron Wyden (D–OR), chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on...

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Obama’s FY2013 Budget Heavy on Energy R&D, Renewables, Efficiency

President Obama sent his requested FY2013 budget to Congress Monday, and requested, among other energy-related items, significant increases to energy R&D, renewable energy investments, and energy efficiency programs. From the...

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Panel Discussion Word of the Day: Opportunity

Update: See a video recording of the event here OurEneryPolicy.org’s high-level panel discussion, moderated by Chief National Correspondent for the Fox News Channel Jim Angle, and featuring James Connaughton, General James...

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Political Footballs in Energy and Water Bill

The House is planning to vote on the 2013 Energy and Water spending bill, which would authorize $32.1 billion for next year, $87.5 million more than current-year levels, according to...

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Post-Partisan Power

Note: Synopsis based on OurEnergyPolicy.org review. Synopsis intended solely for purposes of generating discussion. How a Limited and Direct Approach to Energy Innovation Can Deliver Clean, Cheap Energy, Economic Productivity and...

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Research Needs for Fusion-Fission Hybrid Systems

Full Title: Research Needs for Fusion-Fission Hybrid Systems Author(s): J. Freidberg (Chair), P. Finck, et al. Publisher(s): USDOE Publication Date: 10/2009 Identifier(s): Language: English Length: 189 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): The purpose of the workshop...

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Review of DOE’s Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program

Full Title: Review of DOE's Nuclear Energy Research and Development Program Author(s): National Academy of Sciences Publisher(s): National Academy of Sciences Publication Date: 1/2008 Language: English Length: 103 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<– Description (excerpt): Growing energy demands, emerging concerns about the emissions of carbon...

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Risks and Effects of Radiation: Putting Fukushima in Context

Full Title: Risks and Effects of Radiation: Putting Fukushima in Context Author(s): Health Physics Society Publisher(s): Health Physics Society Publication Date: 3/2012 Language: English Length: 1:33:45, video Description: The Health Physics Society (HPS) strongly influenced media coverage...

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Seismic Safety Analysis and Upgrading of Operating Nuclear Power Plants

Full Title: Seismic Safety Analysis and Upgrading of Operating Nuclear Power Plants Author(s): Tamás János Katona Publisher(s): Intech Publication Date: 1/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Experience of the March 11 2011, Great Tohoku earthquake clearly demonstrated...

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Solar and Nuclear Costs — The Historic Crossover: Solar Energy is Now the Better Buy

Full Title: Solar and Nuclear Costs — The Historic Crossover: Solar Energy is Now the Better Buy Author(s): John O. Blackburn and Sam Cunningham Publisher(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions Publication Date:...

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Spent Nuclear Fuel: Accumulating Quantities at Commercial Reactors Present Storage and Other Challenges

Full Title: Spent Nuclear Fuel: Accumulating Quantities at Commercial Reactors Present Storage and Other Challenges Author(s): U.S. Government Accountability Office Publisher(s): U.S. Government Accountability Office Publication Date: 8/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: The amount of spent...

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Sustainable, Full-Scope Nuclear Fission Energy at Planetary Scale

Full Title: Sustainable, Full-Scope Nuclear Fission Energy at Planetary Scale Author(s): Robert Petroski, and Lowell Wood Publisher(s): Sustainability Publication Date: 11/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: A nuclear fission-based energy system is described that is capable of supplying the energy...

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The DOE Under Ernest Moniz

The new Secretary of Energy and MIT physicist, Ernest Moniz, has often cited nuclear power as an important means of developing a low-carbon future for America. Moniz has also advocated...

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The Future of Nuclear Power

Full Title: The Future of Nuclear Power: An Interdisciplinary MIT Study Author(s): MITei Publisher(s): Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology Publication Date: 01/2003 Identifier: ISBN 0-615-12420-8 Language: English Length: 180 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): Over the next 50 years,...

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The Future of Nuclear Power (Update of the MIT 2003)

Full Title: Update of the MIT 2003 The Future of Nuclear Power Author(s): J. Deutch, C. Forsberg, A. Kadak, et al. Publisher(s): Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MITei) Publication Date: 01/2009 Identifier(s): n/a Language: English Length: 21 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): The 2003...

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The Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Full Report

Full Title: The Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Author(s): M. Kazimi (Co-Chair), E. Moniz (Co-Chair), C. Forsberg, et al. Publisher(s): Massachusetts Institute of Technology Publication Date: 01/2011 Identifier(s): ISBN 978-0-9828008-4-3 Language: English Length: 258 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): This study...

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The Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Summary Report

Full Title: The Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Summary Report Author(s): M. Kazimi (Co-Chair), E. Moniz (Co-Chair), C. Forsberg, et al. Publisher(s): Massachusetts Institute of Technology Publication Date: 01/2010 Identifier(s): ISBN 978-0-9828008-1-2 Language: English Length: 36 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD...

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The Hidden Costs of Electricity: Comparing the Hidden Costs of Power Generation Fuels

Full Title: The Hidden Costs of Electricity: Comparing the Hidden Costs of Power Generation Fuels Author(s): Geoff Keith, Sarah Jackson, Alice Napoleon, Tyler Comings, and Jean Ann Ramey Publisher(s): The Civil Society Institute Publication Date: 9/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD...

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The High Cost of Clean Energy Standards without Efficiency

In his 2011 State of the Union address, President Obama proposed a Clean Energy Standard (CES) requiring that 80 percent of the nation’s electricity come from clean energy resources by...

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The Nuclear Decarbonization Option: Profiles of Selected Advanced Reactor Technologies

Full Title: The Nuclear Decarbonization Option: Profiles of Selected Advanced Reactor Technologies Author(s): Clean Air Task Force Publisher(s): Clean Air Task Force Publication Date: 3/2012 Language: English Length: 40 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD FILE<– Description (excerpt): We...

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The Path to Sustainable Nuclear Energy

Full Title: The Path to Sustainable Nuclear Energy: Basic and Applied Research Opportunities for Advanced Fuel Cycles Author(s): P. Finck, N. Edelstein Publisher(s): USDOE Publication Date: 9/2005 Identifier: n/a Language: English Length: 20 pages, PDF Full Text:...

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The Price-Anderson Act: Is It Consistent with a Sound Energy Policy?

Full Title: The Price-Anderson Act: Is It Consistent with a Sound Energy Policy? Author(s): Barry Brownstein Publisher(s): Cato Institute Publication Date: 4/1984 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: Of all the seemingly endless debates in American society, certainly...

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The Future of Nuclear Power After Fukushima

Full Title: The Future of Nuclear Power After Fukushima Author(s): Paul L. Joskow and John E. Parsons Publisher(s): MIT Center for Energy and Environmental Policy Research Publication Date: 2/2012 Full Text: ->DOWNLOAD DOCUMENT<- Description: This paper analyzes the impact of the Fukushima accident...

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Thorium fuel cycle — Potential benefits and challenges

Full Title: Thorium fuel cycle — Potential benefits and challenges Author(s): IAEA Publisher(s): International Atomic Energy Agency Publication Date: 5/2005 Identifier: IAEA-TECDOC-1450 Language: English Length: 113 pages, PDF Full Text: -->DOWNLOAD FILE<-- Description (excerpt): The outlook for nuclear power...

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Toward a Sustainable Future for the U.S. Power Sector: Beyond Business as Usual 2011

Full Title: Toward a Sustainable Future for the U.S. Power Sector: Beyond Business as Usual 2011 Author(s): Geoff Keith, Bruce Biewald, Ezra Hausman, Kenji Takahashi, Tommy Vitolo, Tyler Comings and Patrick Knight Publisher(s): Synapse Energy...

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U.S. Department of Energy 2011 Strategic Plan

Note: Synopsis based U.S. DOE summary provided to OurEnergyPolicy.org. Complete text US DOE Mission and Goals The mission of the Department of Energy is to ensure America's security and prosperity by addressing...

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U.S. Nuclear Power after Fukushima Common Sense Recommendations for Safety and Security

Full Title: U.S. Nuclear Power after Fukushima Common Sense Recommendations for Safety and Security Author(s): Union of Concerned Scientists Publisher(s): Union of Concerned Scientists Publication Date: 7/2011 Language: English Length: 12 pages, PDF Full Text: –>DOWNLOAD...

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“Conservative” Nuclear Safety Standards and Measurable Harm

In March 2011 a giant earthquake and tsunami struck Japan and killed over 20,000 people. These events also seriously damaged 4 nuclear plants at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant....

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