Saturday, September 24, 2011

• UN: IAEA – IAEA 55th General Conference.
• UN: IAEA – IAEA 2011 General Conference Concludes

Friday, September 23, 2011

• NEI – U.S. Nuclear Energy Industry Cites Successful Safety Model of Stringent National Regulation
• NEI Nuclear Notes – NEI Responds to Markey Letter on Nuclear Power Plant Loan Guarantee Program
• Union of Concerned Scientists – TRAIN Act Colossal Waste of Money, Attempt to Delay Regulations
• DOE – Energy Department Finalizes $105 Million Loan Guarantee for First-of-its-Kind Cellulosic Bio-Refinery in Iowa
• DOE – Energy Department Finalizes Loan Guarantee for Ormat Geothermal Project in Nevada
• DOE – Department of Energy Finalizes Loan Guarantee of Nearly $170 Million to Granite Reliable Power
• DOE – U.S., China Reach Agreement on Intellectual Property Protections for U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center
• NRC – NRC Meetings in Maryland, Illinois and California to Discuss Long-Term Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – NOTICES Meetings: Subcommittee on Dose Reconstruction Reviews (SDRR), Advisory Board on Radiation and Worker Health (ABRWH or the Advisory Board), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); Notice of Cancellation Page 59133 [FR DOC# 2011-24541]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Draft Regulatory Guides; Withdrawals: Standard Format and Content of License Applications for Conventional Uranium Mills Pages 59173-59174 [FR DOC# 2011-24475]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for the N.S. Savannah; License NS-1, Baltimore, MD Pages 59174-59175 [FR DOC# 2011-24474]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Sunshine Act Meeting Page 59175 [FR DOC# 2011-24606]
• Tennessee Valley Authority – NOTICES Meetings: Meeting of the Regional Resource Stewardship Council Pages 59183-59184 [FR DOC# 2011-24535]
• UN: IAEA – IAEA Nuclear Safety Action Plan Approved by General Conference
• UN: IAEA – IAEA Projects Slower Nuclear Growth After Fukushima
• UN: IAEA – IAEA Leads Operational Safety Mission to Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant
• UN: IAEA – US Provides Nuclear Power Human Resource Modelling Tool to IAEA
• UN: Inter Press Service – U.N. Meetings Push for Nuclear Safeguards and Test Bans – Elizabeth Whitman
• NEI Nuclear Notes – The United Nations and Fukushima
• UN: Reuters – U.N. nuclear body ends annual meeting in disunity – Fredrik Dahl
• UN: UPI – IAEA sees slow nuclear growth post Japan
• UN: Xinhua News – UN high-level meeting on nuclear safety kicks off
• UN: Xinhua News – IAEA supports six-party talks for solving Korean Peninsula nuclear issue
• UN: Xinhua News – UN high-level meeting hears Fukushima nuclear “warning call” – William M. Reilly
• UN: Xinhua News – Quotable quotes from the UN High-Level Meeting on Nuclear Safety and Security
• UN: Xinhua News – IAEA conference endorses action plan for nuclear safety
• UN: Xinhua News – U.N. General Assembly president calls Fukushima accident “loud global wake-up call”
• UN: Xinhua News – Countries cannot return to “business as usual” after Japan accident: IAEA chief
• North Africa: Egypt SIS – Egypt wins seat at IAEA governors board

Thursday, September 22, 2011

• DOE – Secretary Chu’s Nobel Prize Winning Research Unexpectedly Addressing Global Water Challenge
• DOE – Recovery Act Energy Jobs Bring New Era of Opportunity
• NRC – NRC Receives Top-Notch Rankings From Annual Survey
• NRC – NRC to Hold Mandatory Hearing Regarding Vogtle New Reactor Application Sept. 27-28 in Rockville, Md.
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Exemption: Virginia Electric and Power Company, Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2; Exemption Pages 58844-58846 [FR DOC# 2011-24359]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Final Interim Staff Guidance; Availability: Final Interim Staff Guidance: Review of Evaluation To Address Gas Accumulation Issues in Safety Related Systems Pages 58846-58847 [FR DOC# 2011-24344]
• UN: IAEA – IAEA Leads Operational Safety Mission to Smolensk Nuclear Power Plant
• UN: IAEA – US Provides Nuclear Power Human Resource Modelling Tool to IAEA
• UN: AP Google – 151-nation meeting endorses nuke safety plan
• UN: AP Google – US walks out as Iran delivers anti-US speech – Edith M. Lederer
• UN: AFP Google – US leads mass walkout of Ahmadinejad UN speech – Tim Witcher
• UN: Huffington Post – Ban Ki-Moon Nuclear Safety Meeting: U.N. Secretary General Urges Better Security At Plants – Matthew Pennington
• UN: Platts – UN Secretary General says action needed on nuclear safety – William Freebairn
• UN: Reuters – France says world needs tougher nuclear safety measures – John Irish
• UN: Reuters – IAEA states back post-Fukushima nuclear safety plan – Fredrik Dahl
• UN: Xinhua News – UN chief calls for greater transparency, open accountability in strengthening nuclear safety

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

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• DOE – Department of Energy Announces $17 Million to Bolster University-Led Nuclear Energy Research and Development
• DOE – DOE Highlights Clean Energy Jobs, Announces Major New Energy Efficiency Milestone
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request Pages 58541-58542 [FR DOC# 2011-24163]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request Page 58542 [FR DOC# 2011-24164]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Review; Comment Request Pages 58542-58543 [FR DOC# 2011-24165]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Draft Policy Statement on Volume Reduction and Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Draft Policy Statement on Volume Reduction and Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Pages 58543-58544 [FR DOC# 2011-24226]
• UN: IAEA – Latin America’s Bilateral Safeguards Celebrated

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

• USW – United Steelworkers Letter to Congress, RE: Support for the Charlie Wolf Nuclear Workers Compensation Act of 2011 (H.R. 1828 and S. 757) (pdf-108K)
• DOE – The United States Releases its Open Government National Action Plan – Cammie Croft
• DOE – Technology Transfer: Triggering New Global Markets and Job Growth – Karina Edmonds
• DOE:IG – Inspection Report: Follow-up Review of Property Control and Accountability at the Idaho National Laboratory, INS-L-11-03 (pdf-126K)
• GAO – Modernizing the Nuclear Security Enterprise: The National Nuclear Security Administration’s Proposed Acquisition Strategy Needs Further Clarification and Assessment
• NAS – Project Update: Panel on Neutron Research
• NRC – Amended: NRC Advisory Committee on Medical Uses of Isotopes to Meet Sept. 22-23, in Rockville, Md.
• NRC – NRC Schedules Meeting Oct. 3 to Discuss Inspection at Browns Ferry Nuclear Power Plant
• NRC – NRC Schedules Enforcement Conference with Global Nuclear Fuel for Sept. 29
• NRC – NRC Schedules Meeting Oct. 3 to Discuss Inspection at North Anna Nuclear Power Station
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Biweekly Notice; Applications and Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses Involving No Significant Hazards Considerations Pages 58303-58311 [FR DOC# 2011-23790]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Draft License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance LR-ISG-2011-05; Ongoing Review of Operating Experience Pages 58311-58312 [FR DOC# 2011-24061]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Meetings: Sunshine Federal Register Notice Page 58312 [FR DOC# 2011-24228]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – PROPOSED RULES Petitions for Rulemaking Submitted by the Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. Pages 58165-58167 [FR DOC# 2011-24079]
• UN: IAEA – Mauritania Ratifies Three International Safety Conventions
• UN: IAEA – IAEA General Conference Focuses on Nuclear Safety

Monday, September 19, 2011

• DOE – U.S. Energy Secretary Addresses International Atomic Energy Agency General Conference
• DOE – Reaffirming America’s Commitment to the Peaceful Use of the Atom
• NRC – NRC to Hold Regulatory Conference with Entergy Operations, Inc.
• Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board – NOTICES Senior Executive Service Performance Review Board Pages 57980-57981 [FR DOC# 2011-23884]
• Energy Department – NOTICES Meetings: Environmental Management Site-Specific Advisory Board, Portsmouth Page 57981 [FR DOC# 2011-23941]
• Health and Human Services Department – NOTICES Meetings: Meeting of the Secretary’s Advisory Committee on Human Research Protections Pages 58006-58007 [FR DOC# 2011-23863]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Hearings: Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Honeywell International, Inc.; Metropolis Works Uranium Conversion Facility; Notice of Hearing Pages 58049-58050 [FR DOC# 2011-23939]
• Nuclear Regulatory Commission – NOTICES Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Tennessee Valley Authority, Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact Pages 58050-58057 [FR DOC# 2011-23966]
• UN: Energy Net – UN Special meeting on Fukushima 9-22
• UN: IAEA – Meeting of the Year
• Central Asia: Gazeta.KZ – UN Secretary General invited Nazarbayev to address high-level nuclear safety meeting