There are a couple of good options that can be considered for apartment demolition. The process is dependent on some factors like the area where the apartment is located, the apartment material, the purpose of the demolition and the way that debris is going to be disposed of. In this article, we summarize four methods […]
Many smart investors bought property in and around Toronto many years ago and have been successfully enjoying the fruits of their labour in the form of rental income from those properties for many years. With more and more industry experts predicting a serious decline in housing prices in the coming years, some investors are hoping to cash […]
Whether your demolition project is because of a devastating event like a fire or because of a happy occasion such as the renovation of a cherished family home, demolition is actually a very delicate procedure that requires sensitivity and tact in addition to great skill. It’s important to make sure the demolition company you hire […]
There’s a lot to like about the small modular reactor design that NuScale Power submitted yesterday to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Most often people talk about the ability to build such reactors in a factory and ship them by truck or rail, in nearly-finished form, to where they are needed, and to add generating capacity to a […]
Nuclear plants occupy an unusual spot in the towns where they operate: integral but so much in the background that they may seem almost invisible. But when they close, it can be like the earth shifting underfoot. From sea to shining sea, it was dismal. It wasn’t just the plant employees who were hurt. The […]
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public meeting to consider the latest development in what has become a growing trend in the nuclear power industry – accelerating decommissioning by transferring licenses to third parties after a plant shuts down. The topic of today’s NRC meeting was to provide an overview of Entergy’s plan to […]
One the most important working relationships have is with the bipartisan National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). State legislators from all over the country look to NCSL for policy analysis, leadership opportunities, state benchmarks and, most importantly, facts and information to help them shape policies on the issues that they face. NCSL’s new report, “State […]
The United States operates 103 nuclear power reactors—that’s a quarter of the world’s total—even if the most famous U.S. nuke isn’t even real. That would be the Springfield plant. A nuclear fuel specialist, University of Florida professor, and immediate past president of the American Nuclear Society. With hefty construction bills paid off at many plants, […]
The United Nations General Assembly began negotiations March 27-31 on a treaty to prohibit nuclear weapons. A second session is scheduled for June 15‑July 7, 2017. Following that, the General Assembly will review progress and decide on a path forward. Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) Nearly a half-century ago, the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of […]
This is one of those patents that absolutely in no way signifies that the company who files it is working on the thing that the patent is patenting. Here’s the basic idea: you’ve got a cavity that’s a sort of hemisphere shape, kind of like the business end of a rocket engine. You toss a pellet of […]