Oil demand growth in the US this year is likely to exceed that of China's for the first time since the 1990s, skewing overall global demand in favor of developed markets, investment bank Goldman Sachs said in a new report released Friday. ...
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I keep hearing, even among some in the alternative media, that the overpopulation of humans on our planet is a myth because "all the people in the world could fit in the state of Texas." Sure they can, but then where would they pee? ...
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U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz today announced the final shipment of low enriched uranium (LEU) derived from Russian weapons-origin highly enriched uranium (HEU) under the 1993 U.S.-Russia HEU Purchase Agreement, commonly known as the ...
Each year, POWER magazine selects the most noteworthy nuclear power plants worldwide to be designated Top Plants. Winning plants are profiled in the November issue, and awards are presented at the ELECTRIC POWER Conference & Exhibition ...
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United Kingdom to allow Chinese companies to purchase stakes in latest $25.9b reactor project The United Kingdom recently signed a $25.9 billion deal to build a new nuclear power plant at Hinkley Point in the southwestern part of England. ...
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For one writer the answer is yes. Switching to LEDs can mean the demise of nuclear power plants in the U.S., according to Michael Kanellos, a contributor for Forbes. Kanellos reasoned nuclear power plants only generate 19 percent of ...
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Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company used around 450,000 kiloliters, or 91,000 b/d, of crude and fuel oil for power generation in October, up 50% from the 300,000 kl it had planned to consume earlier, a source close to the matter said ...
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Initial stakes will be small but will grow The government of the United Kingdom welcomes Chinese investment — possibly including majority stakes — in the next generation of nuclear power plants, Chancellor of the Exchequer ...
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Regular inspections have been conducted on the number four reactor at Japan's Oi nuclear power plant. However, delayed inspections has once again led to Japan's "zero nuclear power" status. Since nuclear power is still the major source of ...
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France is to use profits from nuclear power plants along with a new carbon tax to help fund growth in renewable power and energy efficiency, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayraut said Saturday. In a speech in Paris marking the end of France's ...
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In the field of heavy engineering and manufacturing, Electrical Safety was always an important issue. Electricity once out of control can cause havoc and be fatal. It does not give any time to react, so precautionary measures are so very ...
Recently, Baosteel Special Material Co., Ltd. (referred as Baosteel Special Material) has completed the first shipment of duplex stainless steel for nuclear power industry, the duplex stainless steel plates are to be used in the 2 nuclear ...
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The Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) says it has completed a “ground-breaking” study on populations living near Ontario’s three nuclear power plants (NPPs), which finds “no evidence of childhood leukemia ...
In the rapidly growing Asian market, sales of ultrapure water systems and consumables will exceed $3 billion for the first time ever in 2015. This is the conclusion reached in the McIlvaine on line report Ultrapure Water World Markets. ...
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April 25, 2013 - Ontario's Green Energy Act (GEA) will soon put the province at or near the top of North American electricity costs, concludes a new report from the Fraser Institute, with "serious consequences for the province's economic ...
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