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Merry Christmas Everyone. Sitting here cooking Christmas dinner and watching the oven timer click down gives me time to catch up on some reading that I've been putting off, so it's good to have a little down time to do what I want as I "cook the bird". This article provides a nice overview of the "Cyber Risks" that impacted many people throughout 2024. From..
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Exciting developments in the nuclear sector this week! Here's a quick rundown of the Top 10: 1. UK and US join forces to accelerate advanced nuclear tech 2. Netherlands to evaluate nuclear new build options 3. Ukraine, Chernobyl site considered for new SMRs 4. Norway MoU signed with X-energy for SMR deployment 5. Belarus considering new NPP 6. UK and Finland new..
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There’s never a dull moment in the power industry, and like most years, 2018 was filled with many interesting developments. As it has been for more than 135 years, POWER was there to break the news. The following 10 articles were the most-read online stories of the year.
#10: New York Denies Air Permit for New Gas-Fired Power Plant (8/7/2018)
Competitive Power Ventures’ (CPV’s) Valley Energy Center—a natural gas-fired power plant in Wawayanda, New York—had planned to ramp up to full operations in August, but the state’s Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) denied the plant’s request for renewal of its air state facility permit because it lacked a federal Title V air permit. CPV sued DEC and asked for a hearing on the matter, seeking an injunction that would allow the plant to operate. The state Supreme Court in mid-August said the plant could resume startup tests pending a decision on the federal air permit. The facility achieved commercial operation on October 1, but questions remain regarding the permit situation.…