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There are 442 reactors worldwide that supply about 15 percent of the globe’s electricity, according to the London-based World Nuclear Association. There are plans to build more than 155 additional reactors, most of them in Asia, and 65 reactors are currently under construction, the association said on its website. |
Japan gets about a third of its electricity from 54 nuclear power plants, the third-most after the U.S. and France. Two reactors are under construction and 12 more are planned, according to the World Nuclear Association. |
China is tripling the number of its reactors, building 27 units to add to the 13 operating reactors on the mainland, according to the association. In the U.S., companies including Southern Co. and NRG Energy Inc. have submitted applications to build as many as 21 new reactors, adding to 104 existing units. |
“Certainly it’s going to cause some reappraisals because this is what you call a show-stopping event,” said Robert Alvarez, a senior scholar at the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies and former senior policy adviser at the U.S. Energy Department. |
U.S. utilities canceled 14 nuclear plant orders in the wake of the 1979 partial meltdown at the Three Mile Island reactor in Pennsylvania, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. The “immense” psychological effect of the accident spread through the Western world, the agency said in a report. |
The U.S. should slow the construction of new domestic nuclear power plants until officials can assess whether the situation in Japan signals a need for additional safety measures, said Senator Joseph Lieberman of Connecticut, an independent who heads the Homeland Security Committee. |
“I don’t want to stop the building of nuclear power plants, but I think we’ve got to quietly, quickly put the brakes on until we can absorb what has happened in Japan as a result of the earthquake and tsunami and see what more, if anything, we can demand of the new power plants that are coming online,” Lieberman said. |
Still, Lieberman said he supports nuclear power because “it’s domestic and it’s ours and it’s clean.” U.S. plants have had a good safety record since safety standards were upgraded after the Three Mile Island accident, he said. |
Democratic Senator Charles Schumer of New York said he remains a supporter of domestic nuclear power. |
Those who advocate nuclear power, which emits virtually no carbon dioxide, as a way to combat climate change will now have to deal with a “greatly heightened skepticism” and “heightened unwillingness to have nuclear power plants located in one’s own neighborhood,” Bradford said. |
The damaged Japanese reactor, designed by General Electric Co., began commercial operation in 1971 and is similar to units still running in the U.S., said Cochran, who advised U.S. regulators on the cleanup of Three Mile Island. |
Problems at the reactor may encourage the replacement of older models, said Sergei Novikov, a spokesman for Russia’s state-owned nuclear holding company Rosatom Corp. |
“The global nuclear industry will speed up phasing out first-generation power units and start building new ones,” Novikov said. |
Rosatom is building 15 new reactors worldwide, more than any other international supplier, five of them outside Russia. |
GE, the largest U.S.-based reactor builder, is focused on the situation at the reactor in Fukushima and staff weren’t available to comment on the outlook for the industry, Michael Tetuan, a spokesman for the Fairfield, Connecticut-based company, said in an e-mailed message. |
“In general, our business is going very well, but the situation in Japan is troubling,” said Vaughn Gilbert, a spokesman for Toshiba Corp.’s Westinghouse nuclear unit. |
Jarret Adams, a U.S.-based spokesman for France’s Areva SA, declined to comment on the Fukushima situation or its effect on the nuclear industry. |
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is in talks with its Japanese counterparts, according to a press release. German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French Minister of Industry Eric Besson affirmed their nation’s confidence in the safety of nuclear power. |
“We know how secure our power stations are,” Merkel told reporters in Berlin amid opposition calls for a rethinking of Germany’s use of nuclear power. |
It’s too early to speculate on U.S. political and financial fallout from the accident in Fukushima, said Richard Myers, vice president for policy at the Washington-based Nuclear Energy Institute, which represents reactor owners and builders. |
Preliminary construction has begun on new reactors in Georgia and South Carolina, where state regulators allow companies to recover the cost of reactors as they are built, he said. |
Avoiding disaster in Japan may help the industry prove its ability to handle emergencies, said Dale Klein, a former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman and a professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. |
A total of 71.81 per cent of polling was registered by 6 PM in Andhra Pradesh' Krishna district Thursday, the district election officer said. |
At a press conference here Thursday night, district collector A.Md. Imtiaz said the highest polling percentage of 84 in the district (16 assembly segments) was reported in the Kaikaluru parliamentary constituency and the lowest percentage was 60 in the Vijayawada West and Mylavaram assembly segments by 6 PM. |
Still the voting was continuing in some polling centres in the district, he added. |
The polling has been delayed for hours in many locations, including Vijayawada (East), Vijayawada (west) and Tiruvuru segments due to technical glitches of the electronic voting machines. |
The polling was completed peacefully and no untoward incident was reported across the district. The voters, who were standing in queues by 6 PM, were being allowed to cast their votes. |
All the EVMs were being sent to the counting centres - Vijayawada and Krishna University campus in Machilipatnam. |
How different would your life be if you cut complaining out of it altogether? Is it even possible? |
For the month of February, Leah Shapiro had one goal: no complaining. |
“I think I just wanted to be more self-aware and mindful of what I was putting out there,” she says. Shapiro and more than 1,000 other people signed up for the Complaint Restraint project, established by Thierry Blancpain and Pieter Pelgrims. The goal? Creating a more positive life by eliminating negative statements. “... |
Nothing unites people more strongly than a common dislike. |
And sometimes we absolutely need to vent. It feels good, doesn’t it? One study showed that bottling emotions could shorten your life by an average of two years. |
The good news is this: There can be middle ground between going cold turkey and being a Negative Nancy. If you’re serious about complaining less, here are some realistic tips for success. |
This is called “positive complaining” or “effective complaining. As Wolfe says, “Don’t sit around and admire the problem.” Do something about it. |
Join leadership editor Kathleen Davis on Tuesday, March 10th at 11 a.m. for a live Q&A with the creators of the Complaint Restraint Project, Thierry Blancpain and Pieter Pelgrims. |
Related: Are You The Cause Of Your Own Stress? |
“The Renminbi Hub”: Chinese Banks Acquire Stakes in US and Canadian Banks. Is There a Hidden Agenda? |
Very big news on the banking front, the Federal Reserve is now apparently allowing Chinese banks to take stakes in U.S. banks. North of our border, Canada is contemplating becoming one of the many, recent, “renminbi hubs”. |
Why would this be happening? Why would it be happening now? |
First, why is China setting up shop all over the world? |
This is an easy one, for business, for trade, for relations. China knows exactly where the U.S. and the dollar stand, they also know fairly well where and how the U.S. and her dollar will fall. China is merely preparing the groundwork to trade with Western entities in either local currency or the yuan. In the case of C... |
The thing is, China doing a deal with Canada like this hits very close to home. Actually, Canada doing a deal like this is almost a slap in the face of the U.S.. Don’t get me wrong, Canada doing a deal with China is good for Canada for all of the right reasons but this is certainly an action of distancing themselves fr... |
As for China’s banks now being allowed to purchase stakes in U.S. banks, this is VERY interesting from both sides of the coin. Why would China want to do this and why would the U.S. allow it? The other and even bigger question is “why now”? Why not five or 10 years ago? Why not in a “few years”? I have my opinions on t... |
Why would China want to do this if she thinks the U.S. is a bankrupt entity which she surely must? Could this only be a “toe hold” or an avenue to picking up the pieces later and profiting while doing so? Yes, probably. Is this a way to be able to look inside our banks to see how bad it really is? Again, probably. Reme... |
On the other hand, why would the Federal Reserve allow China into our banking system? Off the top of my head, maybe because the banks need the capital? Or worse, maybe China has told the Federal Reserve to “do it or else”? The “or else” part could be anything at this point. If China still owns all of the Treasury debt ... |
As I mentioned, one of the reasons may be because “we” collectively need the capital. I say “collectively” because even though we are told our economy is growing, it is not growing in real terms, only nominal terms because of inflation. The economy is not generating enough income (savings) for future growth. We are and... |
This is the American situation and why I believe we are at this point in time allowing China into our banks, we need some real outside capital to shore up our balance sheets. Of course we are forgetting one other possibility as long as we are talking about balance sheets. |
Maybe the Fed’s own balance sheet which is levered at nearly 80-1 needs some help? Maybe they realize their “assets” are not worth nearly what they originally paid and their “true” leverage ratio is who knows, 200-1? You see, the Fed took all of the crappy assets on to their books from the banks so the market participa... |
Prominent commentator and Collingwood president Eddie McGuire has labelled West Coast the “premier team in the competition” and believes Adam Simpson’s side is best placed to win the 2019 AFL premiership. |
McGuire also expects the Eagles to emerge victorious when he calls Western Derby 49 at Optus Stadium for Fox Footy on Saturday. |
“I think the West Coast Eagles have just got themselves going and they are the premier team of the competition and without doubt in my mind, the favourites to win the flag this year,” McGuire told 96.1FM on Thursday. |
McGuire’s appointment to call WA’s marquee sporting fixture drew a mixed response from football fans on talkback radio and social media. |
But the veteran commentator brushed off the criticism, declaring he “can’t wait” to call Saturday’s blockbuster. |
“I don’t know how you can be a public enemy, coming over to call a football game,” he said. |
“I’ve got no dog in the fight ... I’m coming over as a genuine football lover and a commentator who got my first VFL/AFL media accreditation when I was 13 years of age, so I’ve been around for a little while. |
“I’m looking forward to calling what is one of the premier matches of the year which is the derby. |
“I’m coming over to do my job and to call a footy match, like I do most weekends. I’m looking forward to seeing what is going to be a great game of football in that stadium between two teams - one, the reigning champion, who had another good win over my boys Collingwood last week ... and Fremantle, who I just think are... |
McGuire was famously effusive in his praise of West Coast after last year’s grand final, labelling the club “one of the greatest outfits in the history of sport” just hours after Collingwood lost the heart-stopping clash. |
“When I look at how proud I am of our organisation (Collingwood), I also look with great affection at the West Coast Eagles and know that they do things really well,” he said. |
American UN Ambassador urges India to reconsider its ties to Iran as fresh U.S. sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil loom. |
Nikki Haley, the United States Ambassador to the UN, on Thursday urged India to reconsider its ties to Iran, one of its key energy suppliers, as fresh U.S. sanctions on buyers of Iranian oil loom, AFP reported. |
The State Department has asked its allies, including India and China, to cut all imports of Iranian crude oil by November 4, which is when U.S. sanctions are scheduled to resume in the wake of President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. |
India imports the overwhelming majority of its oil and Iran is the third-largest supplier to the nation of 1.25 billion. |
Haley said on Thursday she understood India "can't change its relationship with Iran in a day" but said she used a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi to encourage a reassessment. |
"I also think for the future of India, and the future of being able to get resources and who they're dependent on, I would encourage them to rethink their relationship with Iran," she was quoted as having told local broadcaster NDTV after an address in New Delhi. |
"I think as a friend, India should also decide is this a country that they want to continue doing business with," added Haley. |
Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran nuclear deal last month, re-imposing sanctions that had been suspended in return for curbs on Tehran's nuclear program. |
Before the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and six major powers, various buyers of Iranian oil including India had waivers or exemptions to U.S. sanctions. |
India's foreign ministry said Thursday however that the Islamic Republic was a "very traditional partner" that enjoyed "historical, civilizational linkages" to India. |
"She has her views, and ours views on Iran are very clear," said ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar of Haley, according to AFP. |
"We will take all necessary steps, including engagement with relevant stakeholders to ensure our energy security," he added. |
Modi hosted Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in February during Rouhani’s three-day visit to India. |
Modi said at the time that Iran and India respect each other and claimed that under Rouhani's leadership, the ties between the two countries have strengthened. |
How can bosses improve employee productivity while saving time and resources? Sumesh Menon, CEO and Co-founder, U2opia suggests some ways to improve efficiency at workplace. |
Sumesh Menon, CEO and Co-founder, U2opia suggests some ways to improve efficiency at workplace. |
* Delegate Tasks Based on Skills and Passions: Identifying skill sets and behavior of employees is the epicenter while allocating work to employees. Before assigning tasks, one must assess strength and weaknesses of the employees to execute the timely deliveries. A street-smart, creative, offbeat thinker can be a great... |
* Persuade and Incentivize Employees: Taking in account employees' views while making a decision can persuade them to work efficiently and encourage them to foster a high level of ownership in their decision making process. A great way to boost the employees' enthusiasm for working efficiently is to reward them for the... |
* Increase responsiveness With Mobile Technology: Technology has influenced every aspect of human life, for instance in this world of communication, email has actually made surface mail redundant, mobile phones empowering us to talk to anyone instantly by click of a button or through video conferencing wherein we can a... |
* Prioritize the Important and urgent tasks: One can realize the urgency of the task based on the deadlines assigned to it. It is really important to maintain a TDL every day and segregate them in terms of Primary, secondary and least important i.e. which can be carried forward to the next day. This helps in analyzing ... |
* Take a Break: It might sound absurd but taking short breaks can help escalate concentration. Taking short breaks during longer tasks improve focus and help to maintain a constant level of performance. |
* Efficiency over Perfection: Trying to do everything perfectly is a common practice among professionals but we need to accept that nothing is ever perfect. Instead, we should focus on doing things to the best of our ability and move on. If need be, we can always come back and adjust or improve it later. |
Foods people get in workplaces across the United States contain high amounts of sodium and low amounts of grains and fruit. Workplace foods are contributing to the national issue of unhealthy eating habits. |
Does anyone believe inflation has dropped in the slightest? Anyone magically find it easier to buy groceries and pay bills these days? |
It was just marginally lower than analysts had expected. |
Lol I called it few post up. |
Prices still increased, just by less than expected. |
Think of it as acceleration vs. actual velocity. |
That means prices still went up 4.9% compared to the same time last year. |
That's a drop to him. |
I paid R13.75 for a 2l Coke in January 2018 at my local Spar. That same 2l Coke is R19.98 today at the same Spar. So, if inflation came down, I am not sure what I am missing. |
Of course, but seeing as price inflation is a measure of how much things are increasing, it is still a drop in price inflation. |
A drop in price inflation theoretically means salary increases and what not have a snowball's chance in hell to catch up and therefor make products more affordable as your income might be growing faster than the prices of goods. |
Cadbury's chocolates are even becoming unaffordable nowadays. |
It still means your bills increased, not decreased. |
I remember when it was still 100g, the 7-11 in Fairlands had them for R6 in 2010. It was around the corner, so I could walk there every night. |
Except Pepsi is still roughly the same price. |
It's gone up about R3 per 2 litre in Centurion. |
The Lookout: Free Comic Books! |
The Lookout gives you the heads up on the best events taking place around town. This weekend, it's free comic books for everybody! |
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