Japan:
¶ The consulting company responsible for erroneous projections for the spread of radiation from reactors in the event of meltdowns was linked to the nuclear industry. [The Japan Times]
¶ The Kansai Electric Power Company has presented potential lenders with a business plan that includes reactivating two reactors, in addition to the pair that were brought back online this summer. [The Japan Times]
World:
¶ The European Parliament has decided against a moratorium on exploiting shale gas, despite admitted shortcomings and uncertainties. [Europolitics.info]
¶ The government of Norway has produced a plant that can capture carbon dioxide and sequester it in submarine aquifers. [Businessweek]
¶ The Indian renewable energy sector could create 2.4 million jobs by 2020. [EcoSeed]
US:
¶ Two natural gas generators proposed for southern California are not needed for the time being despite an ongoing outage at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, according to a draft decision by California Public Utilities Commissioner Mark Ferron. [U-T San Diego]
¶ The DOE, is trying to promote development of a small factory-built modular nuclear reactor. They are funding a prototype designed by a consortium of Babcock & Wilcox, the Tennessee Valley Authority and Bechtel International. [New York Times]
¶ In Oxford Ohio, Miami University is digging hundreds of well to provide geothermal heat and cooling to its buildings. [Oxford Press]
¶ US demand for natural gas will increase in December and January because of outages at nuclear plants, according to a Barclay’s Capital report. [Platts]
¶ At a meetings of the board of the TVA, the MOX issue has not appeared on the agenda, and board continues to maintain its stated position against MOX use, despite pressure from the DOE. [The Aiken Leader]
¶ The city council of Los Angeles has entered into a $1.6 contract to buy electricity from a solar project on the Moapa River Indian Reservation. [Sacramento Bee]
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