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Japan Program for Reuse of Nuclear MOX Fuel in Doubt

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 The Japanese government has pushed for the reuse of mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel in the country’s nuclear reactors, but utilities that finance the reprocessing have not funded those operations since fiscal year 2016, according to financial reports released by the power companies on September 2. Japan’s KYODO News reported that sources said 10 utilities, including Tokyo […]

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DOTr to DOE: Euro-2 diesel not environment-friendly

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DOTr to DOE: Euro-2 diesel not environment-friendly

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) on Monday opposed the directive of the Department of Energy (DOE) for oil companies to offer Euro-2 compliant diesel at fuel stations to give transport customers a cheaper fuel option amid the rising world market prices.

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FERC Thwarts ISO-NE’s Attempt to Keep Mystic Gas Units Online

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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on July 2 denied ISO-New England’s (ISO-NE’s) request for a tariff waiver to keep two gas-fired units—a total capacity of 1,700 MW—at Exelon’s Mystic Generating Plant in Boston, Massachusetts, running to address “fuel security risks.” The commission instead gave the grid operator a year to submit permanent tariff revisions […]

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