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Why smaller is better when it comes to nuclear power

Physics World

Mention “nuclear power” and attention almost immediately turns to safety. Despite huge advances in nuclear technology in recent decades, everyone still thinks about the accidents that occurred at older reactors like Chernobyl , Three Mile Island or Fukushima. Dozens of countries don’t even have – or don’t want – nuclear power.

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Saturday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 9.21.24

PA Environment Daily

With Freshwater Excellence Award [PaEN] -- Susquehanna River Basin Commission Approved, Renewed 24 Shale Gas Well Pad Water Use General Permits In August; 212 General Permits So Far In 2024 [PaEN] -- October Is Riparian Buffer Month! PA- $3.35 -- Baker Hughes: PA Natural Gas Drilling Rigs At 14, Same As Last Week - Down 33% Since Aug.

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Germany’s early nuclear shutdown came with a heavy carbon price?

A Greener Life

The Grohnde plant is one of the German nuclear power plants which is due to shut down at the end of 2021. A recent report has shed light on the scale of the climate cost of Germany decommissioning its nuclear power plants. Around 75% comes from fossil fuels: burning coal, natural gas and oil.

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Environment & Energy Educational Opportunities For Students & Adults

PA Environment Daily

Maybe [Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant Restart] Background On Issues -- PA Oil & Gas Weekly Compliance Dashboard - Sept. 4 Hearing, Meeting Set [PaEN] -- Environmental Health Project: State Dept.

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PA House Republicans Introduce Bill Creating An Energy Advocate With Power To Veto Any Action By Any State Agency That Harms Energy Reliability, Affordability

PA Environment Daily

We depend on one fuel to generate 59% of our electricity-- natural gas-- followed by nuclear power-- 31.9%, coal-- 5.4% From August 23 to September 20, Baker Hughes reported the number of shale gas drilling rigs in Pennsylvania dropped from 21 to 14-- a 33% decline. from other sources. Read more here.

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Friday PA Environment & Energy NewsClips - 3.7.25

PA Environment Daily

OSM Appalachian Regional Reforestation Initiative Releases Spring Tree Planting Schedule [PaEN] -- MCall: Bethlehem Will Spend Millions To Improve, Expand Its Parks Over Next Decade -- Discover Northeast PA: Exploring Spine Trails With PA Environmental Council -- WHYY: Spring Garden Bicycle Lanes Still On Track To Connect Delaware To Schuylkill River (..)

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PUC Natural Gas Winter Reliability Reports - Heating Bills Will Be Significantly More Expensive This Winter

PA Environment Daily

On November 23, the Public Utility Commission released 2021 Winter Reliability Overview Reports from the state’s major natural gas distribution companies (NGDCs), along with a related Readiness Report from the Energy Association of Pennsylvania (EAP). Click Here for copies of the natural gas winter reliability reports.