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  1. NRC ISSUES NOTICE ABOUT PROPOSED REVISION 3 TO STANDARD REVIEW PLAN

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    Fri, 25 May 2012

    WASHINGTON, May 25 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a notice called: Proposed Revision 3 to Standard Review Plan, Section 19.1 on Determining the Technical Adequacy of Probabilistic Risk Assessment for Risk-Informed License Amendment Requests After Initial Fuel Load.

  2. State regulators raise existing cap on solar 'net metering'

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    Fri, 25 May 2012

    In a huge victory for solar customers and the states's growing solar industry, state regulators with the California Public Utilities Commission unanimously voted Thursday to effectively raise the current "cap" on net energy metering. Net metering, a popular policy that has been in place in ...

  1. Draft energy Bill may deter investment, Citigroup warns; The draft energy Bill, intended to attract £110bn investment in new power generation, may actually deter investors, a leading analyst has ...

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    Fri, 25 May 2012

    Peter Atherton, Citigroup's head of European utility sector research, said he was "surprised" the Government had published Tuesday's draft Bill when it still appeared to be very uncertain as to how key proposals would work.

  2. Obama to nominate Macfarlane to replace Jaczko as NRC boss

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    Thu, 24 May 2012

    President Obama announced his intent to nominate Allison Macfarlane to serve as chairwoman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

  3. BENNET ANNOUNCES $1.35 MILLION IN ENERGY INNOVATION GRANTS TO COLORADO SMALL BUSINESSES

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    Thu, 24 May 2012

    The following information was released by Colorado Senator Michael Bennet: Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet announced today that six Colorado small businesses were selected to receive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Grants of $150,000 by the Department of Energy for projects on power

  4. Implications For Property Sector

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    Wed, 23 May 2012

    ON May 9 the Queen's Speech set out the various Bills that the Government intends to introduce for the 2012-13 parliamentary session. The Queen's Speech emphasised that the Government's first priority will be to reduce the deficit and restore economic stability.

  5. Employers Support Governor Quinn's Plan to Rescue Public Pension and Medicaid Systems

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    Thu, 24 May 2012

    Gov. Pat Quinn, D-Ill., issued the following news release: With just eight days left in the spring legislative session, Governor Pat Quinn today announced a surge of support from businesses and economic development groups across Illinois for his plans to rescue the state pension and Medicaid ...

  6. Implications for property sector

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    Wed, 23 May 2012

    ON May 9 the Queen's Speech set out the various Bills that the Government intends to introduce for the 2012-13 parliamentary session. The Queen's Speech emphasised that the Government's first priority will be to reduce the deficit and restore economic stability.

  7. Renewable energy

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    Wed, 23 May 2012

    Guwahati, May 22 -- The ongoing power crisis and the mounting gap between demand and supply every year brings to the fore the need for acquiring power from unconventional sources. Power can be generated from unconventional sources such as solar, wind, biomass, etc., which are renewable and have ...

  8. ROLE OF GOVERNMENT IN ENERGY INNOVATION; COMMITTEE: SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES

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    Wed, 23 May 2012

    TESTIMONY-BY: JESSE D. JENKINS, DIRECTOR AFFILIATION: BREAKTHROUGH INSTITUTE, OAKLAND, CA Statement of Jesse D. Jenkins Director Of Energy And Climate Policy Breakthrough Institute, Oakland, CA Committee on Senate Energy and Natural Resources May 22, 2012 Chairman Bingaman, Ranking Member ...