The NRC has approved a final rule on spent nuclear fuel storage, ending its two-year suspension of final licensing decisions. On August 26, 2014, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) approved a final rule on continued storage of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) in response a 2012 federal court decision, which vacated NRC’s 2010 revision of the…...
According to EIA, U.S. liquid fuels production growth has significantly contributed to counterbalancing unplanned global supply disruptions and decreasing crude oil price volatility since 2011. On August 27, 2014, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released a report highlighting the significant role of U.S. liquid fuels production growth in counterbalancing global supply disruptions in recent years,…...
ACO Investment Group, a U.S.-based private equity fund focused on emerging Asian markets, has signed an agreement to develop a 300 MW solar project in Burma. On August 28, 2014, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced an agreement between ACO Investment Group and Burma Ministry of Electric Power to develop two 150 MW…...