Opinion:
¶ Renewable energy would be the real winner in a world of cheap, stable fossil fuels, which no longer need massive subsidies. [chinadialog]
Japan:
¶ Los Alamos National Laboratory is proposing the use of muons to detect where the location of corium that escaped from reactors at Fukushima Daiichi. [Examiner.com]
¶ Researchers showed a full-body robotic suit, intended to protect workers for cleanup at Fukushima Daiichi. [The Japan Daily Press]
World:
¶ The new Chinese nuclear safety program will cost over $12.7 billion US dollars. [China Post]
¶ The European Commission has released a proposal that will limit the global land conversion for biofuel production and increase the climate-related benefits of biofuels consumed in the EU. [Biodiesel Magazine]
¶ Ambassadors of thirteen European countries, Korea, and China are protesting the Bulgarian electricity regulator’s decision to introduce grid access charges on all operating renewable energy producers. [Balkans.com Business News]
US:
¶ One of ten points being contended on the Indian Point relicensing is being settled. The settlement will have fish in the Hudson River tested regularly in multiple places for radioactivity, and the results made public. [The Daily Voice]
¶ The NRC issued a Confirmatory Order to Honeywell International, Inc. outlining actions the company must take before it can resume its uranium conversion operations at the Honeywell Metropolis Works facility. [Occupational Health and Safety]
¶ Renewable energy was discussed in the presidential debate by both candidates. [solarserver.com]
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