One thing that air quality monitoring in the US has accomplished is drawing a connection between public health and air quality. It may be that statistics from hospital admissions will be compared with the new air quality data with possibly similar results.
There is a long tradition of US diplomats making scientific observations abroad. Franklin discovered the existence of sunrise in Paris, for example: http://www.webexhibits.org/day...
"The RCMP has labelled the “anti-petroleum” movement as a growing and violent threat to Canada’s security, raising fears among environmentalists that they face increased surveillance, and possibly worse, under the Harper government’s new terrorism legislation." http://www.theglobeandmail.com...
The learning curve on renewable energy technology (which generates new IP) is very favorable to bringing costs down. IP would seem to be working the way it should in this case. We will be seeing increased prosperity as energy costs decline. This seem different from healthcare, where IP costs seem to be eating up economic vitality. For a large scale renewable energy industry, entering emerging markets at low cost and rapidly, it does not seem like IP costs are much of a burden and are acting more as a benefit.
There are a lot of fanbois here, which is why this type of information is useful. Entergy already has a history of neglecting their plants and lying about it to those responsible for oversight. They seem particularly vulnerable to this kind of dangerous dishonesty with so much at risk. http://www.forbes.com/sites/je...
Nuclear power seems to add brittleness to the system. They get shut down when it is too hot in the summer. http://green.blogs.nytimes.com... They extend blackouts by being too big to fail gracefully. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T... And, they don't allow consumers access to the lowest cost power by failing to shut down when not needed. http://will.illinois.edu/nfs/R... They seem to add more problems than they solve.
" Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth will continue to be classified by the federal government as one of the worst performers among nuclear power plants in the country, at least for now, based on a recent inspection.
Neil Sheehan, a spokesman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Entergy Corp., the plant's owner and operator, put together adequate action plans to address past issues there, related to a series of unplanned shutdowns, but the utility fell short on execution.
"It has to do with follow through on the corrective actions," Sheehan said. "Some weren't completed as intended, and others were closed before actions were completed."
Pilgrim was downgraded to among nine of the poorest performing nuclear plants in the country in February 2014, based on unplanned shutdowns and shutdowns with complications during 2013. Federal regulators said Entergy had to determine the root causes for the shutdowns and implement corrective actions. The plant was downgraded to a category that required federal regulators watch it more closely. The recent inspection could have moved the plant back to the group requiring only regular inspections.
"They told us when they were ready for an inspection, and we sent an eight-member team who found they had deficiencies in the execution of corrective action as well as in understanding of the causes of the issues," Sheehan said. "The net effect is we'll have to go back for another inspection." http://www.patriotledger.com/a...
"Claims that nuclear power is a 'low carbon' energy source fall apart under scrutiny, writes Keith Barnham. Far from coming in at six grams of CO2 per unit of electricity for Hinkley C, as the Climate Change Committee believes, the true figure is probably well above 50 grams - breaching the CCC's recommended limit for new sources of power generation beyond 2030." http://www.theecologist.org/Ne...
The kids who were not vaccinated who are grown now should get their shots. It helps with keeping group immunity high and rubella can cause birth defects if caught during pregnancy.
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Westinghouse's AP1000 is facing delays in China and the US causing huge cost overruns. http://chronicle.augusta.com/n...
One thing that air quality monitoring in the US has accomplished is drawing a connection between public health and air quality. It may be that statistics from hospital admissions will be compared with the new air quality data with possibly similar results.
Actually, Adams complained that Franklin was using too much money on flattery.
Marsh was a diplomat who observed deforestation and desertification around the Mediterranean. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G...
There is a long tradition of US diplomats making scientific observations abroad. Franklin discovered the existence of sunrise in Paris, for example: http://www.webexhibits.org/day...
"The RCMP has labelled the “anti-petroleum” movement as a growing and violent threat to Canada’s security, raising fears among environmentalists that they face increased surveillance, and possibly worse, under the Harper government’s new terrorism legislation." http://www.theglobeandmail.com...
But the learning curve is negative so each new plant costs more that the last.
The learning curve on renewable energy technology (which generates new IP) is very favorable to bringing costs down. IP would seem to be working the way it should in this case. We will be seeing increased prosperity as energy costs decline. This seem different from healthcare, where IP costs seem to be eating up economic vitality. For a large scale renewable energy industry, entering emerging markets at low cost and rapidly, it does not seem like IP costs are much of a burden and are acting more as a benefit.
There won't be meltdowns.
There are a lot of fanbois here, which is why this type of information is useful. Entergy already has a history of neglecting their plants and lying about it to those responsible for oversight. They seem particularly vulnerable to this kind of dangerous dishonesty with so much at risk. http://www.forbes.com/sites/je...
Say goodnight Dr. Strangelove.
Storage turns out not to be a big deal for an 80% renewable powered grid. http://www.engineering.com/Ele...
France does have big problems with summer heat shutting down reactors though. http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05...
Unreliable refers to Pilgrim's sorry history. http://www.patriotledger.com/a... It is typical of Entergy's "fleet."
Entergy basically ran Vermont Yankee to failure. Perhaps that is their plan for Pilgrim as well.
Nuclear power seems to add brittleness to the system. They get shut down when it is too hot in the summer. http://green.blogs.nytimes.com... They extend blackouts by being too big to fail gracefully. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T... And, they don't allow consumers access to the lowest cost power by failing to shut down when not needed. http://will.illinois.edu/nfs/R... They seem to add more problems than they solve.
" Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth will continue to be classified by the federal government as one of the worst performers among nuclear power plants in the country, at least for now, based on a recent inspection.
Neil Sheehan, a spokesman for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Entergy Corp., the plant's owner and operator, put together adequate action plans to address past issues there, related to a series of unplanned shutdowns, but the utility fell short on execution.
"It has to do with follow through on the corrective actions," Sheehan said. "Some weren't completed as intended, and others were closed before actions were completed."
Pilgrim was downgraded to among nine of the poorest performing nuclear plants in the country in February 2014, based on unplanned shutdowns and shutdowns with complications during 2013. Federal regulators said Entergy had to determine the root causes for the shutdowns and implement corrective actions. The plant was downgraded to a category that required federal regulators watch it more closely. The recent inspection could have moved the plant back to the group requiring only regular inspections.
"They told us when they were ready for an inspection, and we sent an eight-member team who found they had deficiencies in the execution of corrective action as well as in understanding of the causes of the issues," Sheehan said. "The net effect is we'll have to go back for another inspection." http://www.patriotledger.com/a...
You should read the link.
You did not read the link.
That web site makes a lot of mistakes. http://www.chernobylreport.org...
No, it is dismissed because you'd have to halt the Gulf Stream to make it work.
No zero sum involved. Opportunity cost means there is a limit on resources, in this case money to pay for electricity.
"Claims that nuclear power is a 'low carbon' energy source fall apart under scrutiny, writes Keith Barnham. Far from coming in at six grams of CO2 per unit of electricity for Hinkley C, as the Climate Change Committee believes, the true figure is probably well above 50 grams - breaching the CCC's recommended limit for new sources of power generation beyond 2030." http://www.theecologist.org/Ne...
Nuclear is so much more expensive than wind, that using it slows the progress of clean energy by tying up resources. http://will.illinois.edu/nfs/R...
Everything works well with little extra storage at 80% renewable. You should think a little harder. http://www.engineering.com/Ele...
The kids who were not vaccinated who are grown now should get their shots. It helps with keeping group immunity high and rubella can cause birth defects if caught during pregnancy.