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The Economic Future of Nuclear Power: This paper considers potential supply and demand shocks from environmental, national security, and other risks affecting choices among electricity generation technologies. Maintaining some nuclear capacity now could avoid a costly and lengthy adjustment of gearing up a nuclear industry that might otherwise be in a run-down condition. This paper uses...; Tags: Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department Of Energy, Capacity, Tools & Techniques, Strategy, Management; White papers 2004-08-01
The Belgian Nuclear Phase-Out as a Strategy for Sustainable Development: Unstructured Problems, Unstructured Answers?: The nuclear controversy just seems to go on and on, flickering in and out of existence, adopting many guises, but never reaching global closure. Lately, the contribution of nuclear power to future energy systems features again in the debate on global warming, or, more generally, sustainable development. As the stakes...; Tags: Strategy, Nuclear Energy, Sustainable Development, Vrije Universiteit; White papers 2004-09-27
Letters; On Britain as a foreign land, Berkshire Hathaway, school vouchers, dotcom economics, Harold Stassen, nuclear power, oil subsidies, women in Nepal, power lines and cancer, wind power, Palm's strategy, the Cuban missile crisis, Peter Mandelson.(Let: S IR -William Hague's description of Britain becoming a foreign land is true (Bagehot, March 10th). However, he should welcome it and commend it to voters. Every effective country should become a foreign land from one generation to the next, and they S IR -William Hague's...; Tags: Berkshire Hathaway Inc., dot-com, nuclear energy, Palm Inc., powerline, strategy, wind energy, women; Research articles 2001-03-31
Tough Economy Could Mean Fertile Ground for Open Innovation, says Haas' Chesbrough: Henry Chesbrough is an adjunct professor at the Haas School of Business at the Universty of California-Berkeley. He serves as the executive director of the Center for Open Innovation. You can check out the first part of my conversation with him in my post of Wednesday 26 November....; Tags: Innovation, Nuclear Energy, Procter & Gamble Co., Henry Chesbrough, Leadership, Strategy, Management, Jeremy Dann; Blog posts 2008-12-10

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King wants to speed up Jordanian nuclear energy drive: AMMAN AFP — King Abdullah II called Sunday for Jordan's drive to set up a civilian nuclear programme to be accelerated in order to wean the desert country off oil and gas imports. "Energy represents the main challenge and we must think about radical long-term solutions," the king told...; Tags: Agence France-Presse; Research articles 2007-08-26

Labour backs nuclear option on energy: Plans for a huge expansion of nuclear power will be set out by the government today, as it publishes an energy strategy designed to smooth the way for new power stations and other large infrastructure projects.In the 2020s about 30 per cent of Britain's electricity will come from nuclear...; Tags: Nuclear Energy, Government, Vertical Industries, Company News, Facilities & Equipment, Forecasts & Predictions, General News, Government News, Government Policy, Nuclear Issues, Financial Times; News items 2009-11-08
Nuclear Power: Climate Fix or Folly?: Image Source: Wikimedia Commons Can nuclear-generated electricity lead us off fossil fuels?After years of sitting in the energy dustbin, nuclear power is enjoying a renaissance. Countries such as France, Germany, Japan and China are furiously building nuclear plants to deliver cheap electricity and help combat climate change. Yet in the...; News items 2009-10-08
No hurry to recycle: some advocates believe no new nuclear power plants will be ordered until the question of long-term storage of waste has been addressed. But one proposed answer--fuel reprocessing--is too costly and complicated to embrace.(Cover story): this spring the U.S. Department of Energy has been promoting a Global Nuclear Energy Partnership, a strategy for dealing with the accumulation of radioactive waste from power plants by reprocessing some of the spent fuel. The primary domestic benefit of this initiative would be...; Tags: Department of Energy, HARDWARE, Storage, U.S., uranium; Research articles 2006-05-01
Mashable's Weekly Guide to Social Media Conferences and Events: It's a brand new week, which means it's time for Mashable's guide to upcoming social media and web events, parties, and conferences. For more upcoming event listings, check out Mashable's Events section . Is your event not on this list? Contact us at least one month...; Tags: Social Media; News items 2009-10-19
Bush-backed energy bill gains support in Louisiana: President Bush, in renewing his pitch for an energy bill during his State of the Union address, said the country needs reliable supplies of affordable, environmentally responsible energy to fuel the economy. Nearly four years ago, I submitted a comprehensive energy strategy that encourages conservation, alternative sources, a...; Tags: Louisiana, president, U.S. Senate; Research articles 2005-02-14
Energy and politics: the stories never end: 'if I could stomach dealing with BTU's and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, my job would never be dull.'.(Journalist's Trade): In March 2001, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's main conference hall buzzed with Washington lobbyists. They were there to hear a speech by Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham--the first public preview of the Bush administration's national energy strategy. For these powerful energy lobbyists, the speech confirmed that...; Tags: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, job, Strategy, White House; Research articles 2004-06-22
Fox: 'Let's give our armed forces what they need': Fox: 'Let's give our armed forces what they need'Thursday, October 08, 2009 We must never take our security and safety for granted, the shadow defence secretary Dr Liam Fox tells the Tory party conference in Manchester.Here's his full speech:Right now there is a young corporal in Afghanistan who will be...; Tags: Afghanistan; News items 2009-10-08
Enact Reform of the Annual Nuclear Waste Fund Appropriations, Says Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition: WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Nuclear Waste Strategy Coalition NWSC in conjunction with other coalition groups are calling for the Administration and Congress to reform the annual Nuclear Waste Fund NWF appropriations process. "Unless the civilian nuclear waste disposal program funding is fixed, it will be impossible for...; Tags: chairman, strategy, Transportation, U.S. Congress; Research articles 2003-02-25
Energy Roundup: Yucca Mountain's Demise, BG Sweetens Bid, and More: Obama rejects Yucca Mountain nuclear waste project -- President Obama's budget released this week removes almost all funding for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage project, effectively killing a plan 20 years in the making. The administration will focus on a new strategy of how to handle waste, and the...; Tags: Oil & Gas, Kirsten Korosec; Blog posts 2009-02-27
Report: Energy Dept. needs plan for nuke weapon waste.(News): Byline: Bruce Geiselman The U.S. Department of Energy should develop a comprehensive strategy to consolidate, store and eventually dispose of excess plutonium left over from the nation's nuclear weapons program, according to a report by congr Byline: Bruce...; Tags: General Accounting Office, storage; Research articles 2005-08-29
Six powers fail to agree clear strategy on Iranian nuclear crisis: NEW YORK AFP — Top officials from Britain, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United States wrapped up more than four hours of talks on the Iranian nuclear crisis here but failed to agree on a clear strategy to coax Tehran into foregoing nuclear arms. Participants, however, agreed to...; Tags: Britain, Germany, International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran, Strategy; Research articles 2006-03-20
Obama Plays China Card, But Who Holds the Ace?: By Caren Bohan, Paul Eckert and Simon RabinovitchWASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters UK) - Although U.S. President Barack Obama has never set foot there, China cast a long shadow in the Pacific region where he grew up.Obama, who will visit Shanghai and Beijing for the first time on November 15-18, spent much of...; Tags: China, Beijing, U.S.-China, Workforce Management, G20, Obama Administration, Obama White House, US; News items 2009-11-03
Mabus, CNO, Commandant Issue Energy Challenges: Wednesday, at the Office of Naval Research's Naval Energy Forum in McLean, Va., Navy Secretary Ray Mabus made some big announcements about the service's commitment to energy efficiency. In brief, he said: 1. Change Navy and Marine Corps contract awards to factor in the lifetime energy cost...; Tags: Industry; News items 2009-10-15
Constellation Energy Group Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript: Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Angie Storozynski with Macquarie Capital. Angie Storozynski - Macquarie Capital I was just wondering, maybe the first question about your hedges, the slight 21, seems like the hedges for your New York nuclear plant are down for 11 and...; Tags: Transaction, Hedge, Call Transcript, Earnings, Financial Accounting, Investment, Strategy, Financial Services, Finance, Management, Seeking Alpha, Constellation Energy Group Inc., CEC Group Ltd.; Earnings calls 2009-10-30
No Hurry to Recycle: Some advocates believe no new nuclear power plants will be ordered until the question of long-term storage of waste has been addressed. But one proposed answer-fuel reprocessing-is too costly and complicated to embrace. BY FRANK N. VON HIPPEL this spring the U.S. Department of Energy has been promoting...; Tags: Department of Energy, HARDWARE, partnership, Storage, U.S., uranium; Research articles 2006-05-01