Friday, September 16, 2022

Safer Nuclear Fission Power Plant Fuel by 2025?

 Safer Nuclear Fission Power Plant Fuel by 2025?


“5 Things You Should Know About Accident Tolerant Fuels

These nuclear fuels will not only increase the safety of today’s light-water reactors but also improve plant performance at a crucial time for the U.S. nuclear industry. A number of reactors are currently under economic stress and the benefits that these fuels bring to the table could make the case for utilities to extend plant operations.”

https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/5-things-you-should-know-about-accident-tolerant-fuels#:~:text=Accident%20tolerant%20fuels%20beat%20the,%2C%20corrosion%2C%20and%20high%20temperatures.

NIF defunding

 When will NIF get significantly defunded in favor of accident prevention designed (rigorously engineering controlled) new fission power plants? How long can CA, the USA, and World wait given the geopolitics and concerns of global warming?

Friday, September 9, 2022

Is the end (of NIF) near?

 When will NIF get significantly defunded in favor of accident prevention designed (rigorously engineering controlled) new fission power plants? How long can CA, the USA, and World wait given the geopolitics and concerns of global warming?

Monday, September 5, 2022

The NEW Hydrogen Breakthrough

 The NEW Hydrogen Breakthrough That's Set To DISRUPT The Energy Market


https://www.google.com/search?q=hydrogen+breakthrough&source=hp&ei=nwYWY_7IKK7ZkPIPrbSyoA8&oq=&gs_lcp=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&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-hp#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:d1803ae7,vid:8TMnkGvOqhQ,st:0

Quiet quitting

 Some call it “quiet quitting,” and some call it “ghost quitting.” But this phenomenon is decreasing productivity, whatever the vernacular in your area. And most managers or business owners may not even realize their employees are doing this.


https://www.zerohedge.com/personal-finance/labor-day-lament-quiet-quitting-stifling-business

Is quite quitting a thing at LLNL and LANL? It seems like this is the case but this also occurred before the pandemic.

Sunday, September 4, 2022

Two new offices

 This is real progress happening quietly... 

From Clean Technica:

"Two New DOE Offices Will Support the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Investments to Modernize the Electric Grid, Help States, Communities, Tribes and Territories Build Out Clean Energy Infrastructure and Revitalize Economies"

https://cleantechnica.com/2022/09/01/biden-harris-admin-launches-new-offices-to-lower-energy-costs-deploy-clean-power-nationwide/

Thursday, September 1, 2022

How can national labs join the fight for democracy?

 So Biden laid down the gauntlet on we stand as a nation and that we in one of the most perilous moments in our history. He made it very clear who the enemy is and the treat is greater than anything from China and Russia. How can the labs joint the fight in saving the US democracy. People keep sayin the blog is not suppose to be about politics but is becoming clear that the labs are going to have to get involved.

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