Nuclear Energy

Nuclear energy includes stories on the efforts to increase nuclear energy efficiency through modernized plant design and more efficient reactors. We also include information on nuclear waste disposal and storage.

Japan Urges Industry to Cut Energy Use 15%

Japan Urges Industry to Cut Energy Use 15%The Japanese government is pushing its industrial sector and citizens in certain parts of the country to reduce the amount of energy they use, in ...

May 22, 2012

NREL Unveils ‘More Accurate’ Energy Project Emissions Calculator

NREL Unveils ‘More Accurate’ Energy Project Emissions CalculatorCradle-to-grave greenhouse gas emissions from solar photovoltaics are about 5 percent of those from coal; wind and solar are about equal in emissions; and nuclear ...

May 8, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Australia Carbon Tax, Japanese Nuclear, More Fracking Rules

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Australia Carbon Tax, Japanese Nuclear, More Fracking RulesHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 12 items. The Australian government's preliminary list of ...

May 7, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Fracking Controls, China Aviation Plan, CVS Settlement

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Fracking Controls, China Aviation Plan, CVS SettlementHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 10 items. The Obama administration has set national standards ...

April 20, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: E15 Registrations, EPA Delays, BPA in Packaging

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: E15 Registrations, EPA Delays, BPA in PackagingHere's the latest policy, enforcement and legal news affecting corporate environmental and energy executives. Today's briefing includes 13 items. The EPA approved the first applications for ...

April 4, 2012

Coal Power Plants to Increase Capacity, GBI Says

Coal Power Plants to Increase Capacity, GBI SaysThe consumption of coal in North America is expected to grow to 940.4 million metric tons (MMt) over the next eight years, as a result ...

April 2, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Indian Point, EPA Overruled on Coal, UK Delays GHG Reporting Law

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Indian Point, EPA Overruled on Coal, UK Delays GHG Reporting LawEntergy, the owner of Indian Point nuclear plant in Buchanan, N.Y., has agreed with the New York State DEC to pay a $1.2 million penalty ...

March 28, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Poland Veto, World Water Forum, NRC Safety Rules, Ohio Fracking Law

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Poland Veto, World Water Forum, NRC Safety Rules, Ohio Fracking LawCoal-reliant Poland vetoed a European Union roadmap for cutting the bloc's carbon emissions by 80 percent by mid-century. All 26 other EU countries supported the ...

March 12, 2012

Consumer Support for Green Energy Drops

Consumer Support for Green Energy DropsConsumer support for clean energy declined significantly between 2009 and 2011, according to a report by Pike Research. The cleantech market intelligence firm's annual Energy & ...

March 6, 2012

Nuclear Has Nine Times the Potential of Solar, Report Says

Nuclear Has Nine Times the Potential of Solar, Report SaysThe United States' capacity for the expansion of nuclear power is almost nine times greater than for that of solar thermal power, according to research ...

February 28, 2012

Cleantech Innovations Continue to Thrive

Cleantech Innovations Continue to ThriveCleantech innovations continue to thrive, a sign that viability for eco-friendly energy technologies is continuing.  With increasing opportunity to innovate in ...

February 21, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: FY 2013 Budget, ITC Wind Tower Decision, PVC Emissions

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: FY 2013 Budget, ITC Wind Tower Decision, PVC EmissionsPresident Obama has proposed his FY 2013 budget, whose measures include the cancellation of $4 billion a year in oil and gas tax breaks ...

February 15, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CSAPR Signed & Adjusted, New Nukes, Keystone XL, Fracking Tax

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CSAPR Signed & Adjusted, New Nukes, Keystone XL, Fracking TaxThe EPA has made a few adjustments to its cross-state air pollution rules (CSAPR), which were signed Tuesday. The adjustments increase budgets in 17 ...

February 10, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CASE Report, Solyndra Probe, Keystone XL, Halliburton

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: CASE Report, Solyndra Probe, Keystone XL, HalliburtonThe Coalition for Affordable Solar Energy (CASE) has found that levying 100-percent import duties on Chinese-made solar cells and modules may cost more than ...

February 1, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement: EU 2020 Targets, Japan Nuclear Safety, Light-Duty Vehicle Emissions

Policy & Enforcement: EU 2020 Targets, Japan Nuclear Safety, Light-Duty Vehicle EmissionsA European Commission analysis said that raising the EU's 2020 emission reduction target to 30 percent may be less costly than previously reported. The cost ...

January 20, 2012

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL Delayed, Solar Tariffs, EDF Hacking

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Keystone XL Delayed, Solar Tariffs, EDF Hacking The Obama administration announced Thursday that it will delay a decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline until after the 2012 election, The New York ...

November 11, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: China Bulb Ban, Toxics Reporting, Superfund Renewables

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: China Bulb Ban, Toxics Reporting, Superfund RenewablesChina is the latest country to ban the import and sale of incandescent light bulbs, Reuters reported. The country's National Development and Reform ...

November 7, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Energy Department Probe, Arizona Copper Mining, Cape Wind Setback

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Energy Department Probe, Arizona Copper Mining, Cape Wind Setback President Obama has promised House Republicans investigating the government's aid to to the now-bankrupt solar firm Solyndra that a former business executive will lead an independent ...

October 31, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Solar Zones, Ozone Hearing, Carbon Tax

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Solar Zones, Ozone Hearing, Carbon Tax Interior Secretary Ken Salazar (pictured left) on Thursday announced a revised plan to establish solar energy zones in Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah, ...

October 28, 2011

EL Pro Policy & Enforcement Briefing: FERC Regulations, Wastewater Rules, Fines for ConocoPhillips and Sherwin-Williams

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: FERC Regulations, Wastewater Rules, Fines for ConocoPhillips and Sherwin-WilliamsThe Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced that it has published three final rules on Thursday, dramatically shaking up the payment method for transmission, particularly in the ...

October 21, 2011