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Rick Perry to Discuss Nuclear Sharing Agreement With Saudi Arabia
Rick Perry to Discuss Nuclear Sharing Agreement With Saudi Arabia, September 14, 2019,By
Energy Secretary Rick Perry said he plans to meet with Saudi Arabia's new energy minister Monday as the U.S. remains in talks with the kingdom for a deal to construct nuclear reactors there that could help the flagging U.S. domestic nuclear industry.
The Trump administration has been in talks with Saudi Arabia to forge a nuclear sharing agreement since 2017, but it has been met with increasing alarm from Congress and others concerned they could forge a deal that doesn't prohibit the kingdom from enriching uranium….. (subscribers only) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-09-13/perry-to-discuss-nuclear-sharing-agreement-with-saudis-on-monday
China's plan for global nuclear dominance depends on Britain
China's long game to dominate nuclear power relies on the UK https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/jul/26/chinas-long-game-to-dominate-nuclear-power-relies-on-the-uk
Approval of Chinese nuclear technology in the UK would act as a springboard to the rest of the world, Guardian, Adam Vaughan and Lily Kuo in Beijing, 27 Jul 2018
China wants to become a global leader in nuclear power and the UK is crucial to realising its ambitions.
While other countries have scaled back on atomic energy in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, state-backed Chinese companies benefit from the fact that China is still relying on nuclear energy to reach the country's low-carbon goals.
"China is going in the opposite direction. The massive experience possessed by the Chinese nuclear industry, consistently building for the past 30 years and adopting various next-generation technologies, is being recognised by the global nuclear industry," said Zaf Coelho, the director of Asia Nuclear Business Platform, based in Singapore.
The UK, where as many as six new nuclear power stations could be built over the next two decades, is an obvious export target for Chinese nuclear. If state-owned China General Nuclear Power (GNP) – the main player in China's nuclear industry – buys a 49% stake in the UK's existing nuclear plants, as it was recently reported to be considering, that would mark a significant expansion of China's role in the UK nuclear sector.
But the depth of CGN's existing involvement in UK nuclear may surprise some.
The most high-profile project is the £20bn Hinkley Point C power station in Somerset, which is being built by EDF Energy with a French reactor design but was only made possible by CGN UK's 33.5% stake to underwrite its daunting finances.
It was that Chinese ownership of a strategic piece of infrastructure that led Theresa May to temporarily halt the signing of the crucial subsidy deal for Hinkley when she became prime minister.
Isabel Hilton, the CEO of Chinadialogue.net, said the UK opening up vital infrastructure to China was without parallel in the western world. "No other OECD country has done this. This is strategic infrastructure, and China is a partner but not an ally in the security sense.
"You are making a 50-year bet, not only that there will be no dispute between the UK and China, but also no dispute between China and one of the UK's allies. It makes no strategic sense."
The UK has appeared amenable to Chinese investment, though recently the UK cybersecurity watchdog warned British telecommunications companies against dealing with Chinese tech firm ZTE. One expert acknowledges that security concerns are a potential check to Chinese ambitions.
Zha Daojiong, a professor of non-traditional security studies at Peking University, said: "The question is not whether your nuclear technology is safe or not, it's a question of politics. To be blunt, most countries think: 'Anybody but China.' This kind of thinking is becoming more and more popular among western countries. It's a serious problem."
CGN is also drawing up plans for Bradwell B in Essex, where China hopes to showcase its own nuclear reactor technology. CGN UK holds the majority stake (66.5%) in the development company, with EDF in a supporting role. Then there is a third joint venture to get Bradwell's Chinese reactor design through the UK nuclear regulatory process.
Finally, there is Sizewell C in Suffolk, where EDF wants to build a clone of Hinkley Point C if it can attract enough private investment. CGN holds a 20% share.
While Germany and other western countries have turned their backs on nuclear, the UK is strongly committed to new nuclear to meet its carbon goals and this means, despite security concerns, the government needs Chinese involvement.
Robert Davies, the chief operating officer of CGN UK, said: "The UK is open to investment, and we want to invest in clean energy in this country."
He is acutely aware of the need for future plants to be cheaper, given criticism over the cost of the EDF subsidy deal. "We understand the cost of electricity has to fall significantly from Hinkley Point," he said.
But the company is open about the bigger prize – the UK as a springboard for exporting Chinese nuclear technology to other countries.
"For us, the UK is an important stepping stone into Europe. The GDA process [UK regulatory approval] is recognised in the nuclear world as having a lot of clout," said Davies.
Asked if the UK should be concerned about China owning its nuclear power stations, he said: "We are not surprised and see nothing wrong with governments questioning our rationale for investing in their country."
For now, the company's UK footprint is small – just 70 of its 44,000 staff are based here. But his hope is the firm will become viewed "not as an outsider that has come in, but part of the furniture".
China's commitment was on show at a recent lavish nuclear industry event in London. No expense was spared on hosting the summit at the prestigious Guildhall building, where the Chinese ambassador to the UK told jokes and argued the case for new nuclear.
Mycle Schneider, a Paris-based nuclear industry analyst, said cost was not an issue for Beijing because the Chinese are playing a long game. "It was clear quite early on there was a strategy to make the UK a platform … A few billion here or there is not the point. It's about strategic assets."
But he said CGN still had a lot to learn about how the UK worked. "China does not have any building experience in any countries other than Pakistan, and that is not really comparable to the UK."
Zhou Dali, a former Chinese energy official, as director of the energy research institute of China's National Development and Reform Commission, said: "We are learning how to do business with patience. Because you cannot force others to do something. You can only help.
"We will give more and more information about the technology's improvements, but the final decision will be made by the UK people and your politicians."
Additional reporting by Wang Xueying
Zombie nuclear corporation AREVA arises from dead – as "Orano" , "Framatome"
As Nuclear Giant AREVA Reforms, Framatome Is Resurrected http://www.powermag.com/as-nuclear-giant-areva-reforms-framatome-is-resurrected/03/01/2018 | Sonal Patel a POWER associate editor.
Reforging its core business to return to competitiveness after record losses of €4.83 billion in 2014, French nuclear firm AREVA has split its five operational business units and rebranded them—again. All its assets related to the design and manufacture of nuclear reactors and equipment, fuel design and supply, and services to existing reactors now fall under Framatome, which until January 4 was known as New NP. Operations related to the nuclear fuel cycle will be undertaken by Orano, which until January 23 was known as NewCo.
Creation of the AREVA group itself was an overhaul effort. The company was formed in 2001 with the merger of Framatome, Cogema, a nuclear business of German giant Siemens, and French propulsion and research reactor arm Technicatome. Framatome—short for Franco-Américaine de Constructions Atomiques—was created in 1958 by Schneider, Merlin Gerin, and Westinghouse Electric to exploit the emerging pressurized water reactor (PWR) market.
. By 1975, the company had become the sole manufacturer of nuclear power plants in France, equipping French state-owned utility EDF with 58 PWRs, and gradually taking on more projects overseas, building reactors like South Africa's Koeberg, South Korea's Ulchin, and China's Daya Bay and Ling-Ao. In 1989, Framatome and Siemens created a joint company called Nuclear Power International to develop the EPR, a third-generation reactor that complied with both French and German nuclear regulations. The companies eventually merged in 2001, retiring the Framatome name and giving birth to AREVA.
One of the company's most prominent contract wins came in 2003 from Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oy (TVO) for construction of the world's first EPR, Olkiluoto 3, in southern Finland. In 2007, AREVA also signed a contract with EDF for an EPR in Flamanville, France, and separately with Taishan Nuclear Power Co., a joint venture 70% held by China Guangdong Nuclear Power Holding Corp. and 30% by EDF. Two years later, Siemens withdrew its capital in Areva NP—AREVA's specialized nuclear steam supply system arm—citing a "lack of exercising entrepreneurial influence within the joint venture" as the reason behind the move, and transferred its 34% stake to the AREVA group.
But plagued by delays and cost overruns at Olkiluoto 3 (Figure 3) and Flamanville 3, as well as at a research reactor construction project, and financially hemorrhaging from renewable energy contracts, AREVA's finances began to fall into disarray, reaching record losses in 2014. In 2015, EDF moved to snap up between 51% and 75% of the troubled nuclear giant's reactor business, encouraged by the French government's attempts to address a rivalry between the two majority state-owned companies.
In November 2016, AREVA and EDF signed a contract conferring to EDF exclusive control of a new entity—New NP—that oversaw AREVA's reactor design and equipment manufacturing, fuel design and assemblies manufacturing, and reactor services. Closure of the sale was completed in December 2017, and EDF became the majority owner (holding 75.5% of shares) of New NP, while Mitsubishi Heavy Industries took on 19.5%, and Paris-based international engineering firm Assystem held 5%.
Then in January 2018, the companies rebranded New NP, reviving the Framatome name in a move to harken to its celebrated legacy. Staffed by 14,000 employees worldwide, Framatome today has an "existing global fleet of some 440 reactors representing output of around 390 GWe in 31 countries, and with new nuclear capacity on its way, the nuclear market presents opportunities in the areas of components, fuel, retrofits and services," the company noted in January.
The name's luster has this year already been burnished by two significant developments for the company. On January 25, the French Nuclear Safety Authority (Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire [ASN]) gave Framatome and EDF the green light to resume manufacture of forgings for the French nuclear fleet at its 2006-purchased Le Creusot site (Figure 4), which was taken offline following the French regulator's 2015 discovery of an anomaly in the composition in certain zones of the Flamanville EPR pressure vessel head and bottom head. In 2016, a quality audit identified "irregularities" in paperwork on nearly 400 plant components produced at the forge since 1965. Preventative measures ordered by ASN stemming from that debacle in December 2016 shut down more than half of France's reactor fleet, sending contract prices across Europe soaring.
Also, on January 25, Framatome finalized and launched Enfission, a 50-50 joint venture with Lightbridge Corp., to commercialize the U.S. fuel technology developer's metallic fuel. Lightbridge says that the "seed-and-blanket" design can safely operate at increased power density compared to standard uranium oxide fuel. For Framatome, which provides next-generation fuel assembly designs to more than 100 of about 260 light water reactors around the world, the partnership will strengthen its position in the global fuel market.
As part of restructuring efforts in June 2016, meanwhile, AREVA also created a separate company focused on the nuclear cycle, which it called, simply, "New Company" (NewCo). On January 23, that company was renamed "Orano." The name is derived from Ouranos, a Greek god who personifies the heavens and was father of the Titans, and who in Roman mythology became "Uranus." In 1789, German chemist and mineralogist Martin Heinrich Klaproth named his newly discovered rare metallic element "uranium" for the planet Uranus, which had also been recently found.
For Orano, the name is important because it "symbolizes a new start," said CEO Philippe Knoche in January. "We have big ambitions for Orano, namely for it to become the leader in the production and recycling of nuclear materials, waste management, and dismantling within the next ten years." Knoche also said, however, that the company's name is written in lower case because the prospect of rebuilding a profitable operation will be done "with humility." For now, the company's operations will bank on reprocessing and nuclear growth in Asia rather than investing in new mines, owing to low prices of uranium, which have slipped 80% over the last decade as the nuclear sector sees a general slowdown.
France's Electricite de France (EDF) boasts new cheaper nuclear reactor – makes Hinkley C nuclear project look unwise.
Times 17th Feb 2018, EDF has claimed that a new nuclear reactor it is developing will be a
better and cheaper version of the two it is building in Britain. The
state-owned French energy group said that its "optimised" version of the
European Pressurised Reactor being installed at Hinkley Point in Somerset
would be unveiled in 2020 and was destined initially for the French market.
A spokeswoman said that the optimised reactor would be between 25 per cent
and 30 per cent cheaper than the existing version. It is scheduled to be
available for use from 2030. The newspaper Le Monde reported that the new
reactor could cost as little as 6 billion euros or £5.3 billion.
The cost of the two reactors due to come on stream at Hinkley Point in 2025 is
£19.6 billion. Any improvements in EDF's reactors would raise more
questions about the sustainability of the Hinkley Point C project and
another power station at Sizewell, Suffolk.
However, British experts derided the announcement of an optimised and cheaper reactor as a sign of
the French company's desperation. Paul Dorfman, founder of the Nuclear
Consulting Group, said EDF's claim that costs could come down "goes against
all technological logic". He dismissed the claim as a public relations
exercise to avert a plunge in EDF's credit rating and as an attempt to woo
President Macron, who is strongly in favour of nuclear power.
Nuclear power in the Middle East – for nuclear weapons?
Perhaps nuclear power plants have become the new status symbols for developing nations, the modern equivalent of new steel mills so prized by developing nations after World War II. Or perhaps something more sinister is afoot.
"Why do you have a nuclear reactor in the Persian Gulf? Because you want to have some kind of nuclear (weapons) contingency capability."
Nuclear Power's Resurgence In The Middle East, Oil Price.com,
To begin the process the Saudis will soon solicit bids for two reactors. We expect bids for these initial projects from at least five national consortia: South Korean, French, Russian, Chinese and American (Westinghouse).
In order for American firms to submit bids or these projects, the U.S. would have to amend its policy that prohibits export of technology for enrichment and reprocessing of uranium.
Saudi Arabia's energy minister, Hasham Yamani, head of the King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy, stated at a recent conference that his nation intended to become entirely self-sufficient with respect to the production and enrichment of uranium. ..
In the United Arab Emirates, the first of four units at the Barakah nuclear power station is slated to soon enter commercial operation. These 4 APR 1400 units are being constructed by South Korea's KEPCO at an estimated cost of $30 billion. But unlike the Saudis, officials in the UAE expressed no interest in uranium mining and reprocessing, services the plant's builder is typically only too happy to provide.
Another four reactor project was announced in Egypt. The El Dabaa Nuclear Power Project will host four Russian-designed VVER 1200 reactors. This project is also projected to cost $30 billion and is 85 percent financed by the vendor, Rosatom.
The Iranians also have a Russian-design 1 GW nuclear reactor at its Bushehr power station. Interestingly, this unit began its life as a Siemens-designed unit whose construction was terminated due to the 1979 revolution in Iran. Eventually Russians engineers took over and completed the plant…..
Iran and the U.S. have recently differed over Iran's uranium enrichment and reprocessing efforts particularly at the Natanz facility. The U.S. appears eager to find the Iranians in violation of nuclear fuel reprocessing constraints signed under the Obama administration. Whether this will become a pretext for further escalation by the Trump administration remains to be seen…..
This present enthusiasm for nuclear power, though, does raise questions. These plants may not be competitive with alternative power sources unless the builders finance and subsidize them. This seems to be the strategy pursued by both China and Russia.
It is also unlikely, given the relatively long lead times for construction, to resolve existing electricity shortages that hamper economic growth. Perhaps nuclear power plants have become the new status symbols for developing nations, the modern equivalent of new steel mills so prized by developing nations after World War II. Or perhaps something more sinister is afoot.
Let us give the last word to highly respected Middle East energy and security analyst, Anthony Cordesman, currently of Washington's Center for Strategic and International Studies: "There's no question. Why do you have a nuclear reactor in the Persian Gulf? Because you want to have some kind of nuclear (weapons) contingency capability." He sounds skeptical that it's all about atoms for peace.
You can find Leonard Hyman's lastest book 'Electricity Acts' on Amazon
By Leonard Hyman and Bill Tilles https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/Nuclear-Powers-Resurgence-In-The-Middle-East.html
India going into debt to Russia, for expanded Kudankulam nuclear plant ?
Russia signs deal to expand India's Kudankulam nuclear plant https://uk.reuters.com/article/russia-economic-forum-india-nuclear-idUKL8N1IY5KR Russia signed an agreement with the Indian government on Thursday to build two new reactors for the Kudankulam nuclear power station in Tamil Nadu and said it would loan India $4.2 billion to help fund construction.
President Vladimir Putin says Russia is ready to build a dozen nuclear reactors in India over the next 20 years to back Prime Minister Narendra Modi's growth strategy for Asia's third-largest economy, which continues to suffer chronic power shortages.
The agreement to build reactors 5 and 6 at Kudankulam was signed in St Petersburg during a meeting between Putin and Modi at an economic forum. It should help cement already close ties between the two countries.
Atomstroyexport, a unit of Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, will carry out the work, Kremlin documents seen by Reuters showed.
Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told reporters the Russian government was lending India $4.2 billion from next year for a 10-year period to help cover construction costs.
Separately, in a joint declaration, the two countries said they noted the "wider use of natural gas" which they hailed as an economically efficient and environmentally friendly fuel that would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help them fulfil the terms of the Paris climate change accord. (Reporting by Denis Pinchuk; Writing by Vladimir Soldatkin/Andrew Osborn; Editing by Alexander Winning)
Perception that China is not to be trusted is hampering its nuclear marketing ambitions
Going Out' to Hinkley Point? China's Uncertain Future in International Energy China's ambition to become a global energy power will have to overcome geopolitical hurdles, The Diplomat By Mykael Goodsell-SooTho August 18, 2016 "…….Recently, China has faced a number of setbacks which demonstrate several countries' apprehension at the prospect of Chinese involvement in their energy infrastructure. Last week, the Australian government threw a wrench into the plans of China's State Grid Corporation and Hong Kong's Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holdings by preliminarily barring their bids for a controlling stake in Ausgrid, the country's largest electricity network. This came just weeks after a similar decision by the U.K. government to postpone approval of the Hinkley Point C nuclear reactor project pending a comprehensive review of the plans. In both instances, officials have cited security concerns surrounding Chinese involvement in British and Australian energy infrastructure as primary reasons for the countries' hesitance to conclude the deals. Whether or not these worries are well-founded, they constitute a significant obstacle to Chinese energy companies' international ambitions.
Chines military nuclear firm invited to bid for building Small Nuclear Reactors in Britain
Chinese firm with military ties invited to bid for role in UK's nuclear future,
China National Nuclear Corporation on government list of preferred bidders for development funding for next-generation modular reactors, Guardian, Adam Vaughan, 8 Aug 16, A controversial Chinese company has been selected to bid for millions of pounds of public money in a UK government competition to develop mini nuclear power stations.
The China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) features twice in a government list of 33 projects and companies deemed eligible to compete for a share in up to £250m to develop so-called small modular reactors (SMR).
The involvement of a different Chinese company in the high-profile Hinkley Point C project in Somerset was widely believed to have prompted the government's decision to pause the deal at the 11th hour last month.
Nick Timothy, Theresa May's co-chief of staff, has previously expressed alarm at the prospect of CNNC having such close access to the UK's energy infrastructure because it would give the state-owned firm the potential ability to build weaknesses into computer systems.
The company was formerly China's Ministry of Nuclear Industry and developed the country's atomic bomb and nuclear submarines, as well as being a key player in its nuclear power industry.
In an article on the ConservativeHome website, Timothy singled out CNNC's military links as a reason the UK government should be wary of such involvement.
"For those who believe that such an eventuality [shutting down UK energy at will] is unlikely, the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation – one of the state-owned companies involved in the plans for the British nuclear plants – says on its website that it is responsible not just for 'increasing the value of state assets and developing the society' but the 'building of national defence'," he wrote.
Tom Burke, chairman of the environment thinktank E3G and a former British government adviser, said there were legitimate concerns over the company. "I don't fuss very much about the Chinese owning a nuclear power station [China General Nuclear in the case of Hinkley]. But I would be much more concerned about bringing in CNNC because they are known to be much more closely involved with the military and Chinese nuclear weapons programmes," he said.
CNNC was not involved in the original Hinkley deal but it was reported on Sunday that the company has agreed in principle to buy half of China's 33% stake in the £24bn project if it goes ahead…….. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/aug/07/chinese-firm-with-military-ties-invited-to-bid-for-role-in-uks-nuclear-future
Russia marketing Nuclear Aircraft Carrier to India
Russia Offers India Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Vivek Raghuvanshi, Defense July 11, 2016 NEW DELHI — Russia has offered its nuclear aircraft carrier, dubbed "Storm," to India for purchase, a senior Indian Navy official said. The offer comes as India and the US discuss the transfer of technology for India's future nuclear aircraft carrier, the INS Vishal.
A diplomat with the Russian Embassy confirmed that a Russian team visiting India last week made the offer.
Krylov State Research Center (KSRC), a Russian shipbuilding research and development institute, is designing the carrier, also known as Shtorm or Project 23000E…….http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/navy/2016/07/11/russia-india-nuclear-aircraft-carrier-storm/86937106/
Russians call US nuclear reactors a "white elephant" for India
US Nuclear Reactors to Prove White Elephant for India. Sputnik News 13 June 16 India's latest move in the direction of implementing a nuclear energy pact with the US is gaining strong resentment as the US reactors are most likely to cost three times more than that of Russian reactors already well operational.
Global nuclear salesmen still not happy with India's Nuclear Liability Law
The fresh techno-commercial proposal will also take into account India's concern over high per unit tariff, French government officials said.
"The French feel that there is a lot of ambiguity in Clause 46 and there is fear in the minds of suppliers. We have raised this issue both with NPCIL and the Department of Atomic Energy," said a French official.
Last month, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) had signed an agreement for building six European Pressurised Reactors (EPR) as against the earlier proposal of two such reactors.
The delay in the project, which was first signed in 2008, and concern over India's liability law came in the wake of nuclear firms Areva and EDF merging their reactor businesses into a joint venture controlled by EDF, as part of a broad restructuring last year.
In 2014, the US too had raised similar concerns about Clause 46 in particular.
In April last year, Areva had also signed an agreement with NPCIL to expedite the programme.
"Things are unclear over how much insurance cover does supplier have to take. There is still a lot of ambiguity in this," the French official said.
The French government officials said the liability issue is still "manageable" but pricing still remains a major hurdle.
While the cost of the electricity generated by Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) Units I and II hovers between Rs. 3 to 3.50 per unit, for JNPP, it is expected to be Rs. 9.14 per unit. India is not ready to go beyond Rs. 6.50 per unit.
Russia keenly promoting ?unaffordable nuclear power to Hungary, South Africa
RUSSIA COULD SCORE BIG IN SA, HUNGARY'S NUCLEAR EXPANSION PLANS, EyeWitness News, 22 Apr 16 Lobbyists are challenging the legality of SA's proposed 9,600 megawatt nuclear build programme. Rahima Essop BUDAPEST – Russia could benefit in both South Africa and Hungary's nuclear expansion plans, but there are procurement and legal hurdles.
Environmental lobbyists are challenging the legality of South Africa's proposed 9,600 megawatt nuclear build programme before government opens the tender process.
At the same time, the European Commission is probing whether Hungary's decision to award a contract to Russia to build two new nuclear reactors was in line with its procurement regulations.
Eighty percent of the financing for the Hungarian project would be covered by a loan from Russia, to be paid off over 21 years at a stepped interest rate…….
In South Africa, opposition politicians are concerned government's nuclear build programme is not affordable and will plunge the country deeper into debt.
Russian atomic energy company, Rosatom has said it's open to help finance the project, if it's selected as the preferred bidder.
However, it's unclear when Energy Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson will call for quotes for the tender.
Rosatom has sponsored a press trip to Hungary to showcase its capacity to build power plants across the globe…….http://ewn.co.za/2016/04/22/Russia-could-score-big-in-SA-Hungarian-nuclear-deal-plans
Russia will fund building of nuclear power, an attractive deal for South Africa?
Russia, China front runners in South Africa's nuclear project-source
* Other countries could be included in building plants
Reuters, By Peroshni Govender JOHANNESBURG, Feb 12 South Africa will finalise requirements for its 9,600 megawatt nuclear power plant by April, with Russia and China the front-runners to win the bid, a government official involved in the negotiations told Reuters.
Pretoria has earmarked billions of rand for much needed power generation but its nuclear build of 9,600 megawatts by 2030 at a price tag of up to 1 trillion rand ($63.46 billion) has raised concerns over whether it would be affordable.
Fears that what could be the most expensive procurement in the country's history will be made behind closed doors, without the necessary public scrutiny have been raised by the opposition, claims the government has rejected.
"From what I have seen, the Russians do have a case and so do the Chinese. If we go with two countries, it could include the Chinese," said the official, who did not want to be named because he is not authorised to speak to the media. "If we go for one country, it would be the Russians."
Political alliances, Pretoria and Moscow's membership of the BRICS association of five emerging economies and Russia's ability to fund the project have put them as the favourites, the official said.
Russia's willingness to build the plant at its own expense, operate it for 20 years and charge South Africa for the power and running costs had given that country an even better chance to clinch the deal, the official said.
Officials at the nuclear unit in the energy department were not available to comment…..http://uk.reuters.com/article/safrica-nuclear-idUKL8N15Q3MN
Japan-India nuclear deal sounds good, but not likely in practice
Much-feted Indo-Japan nuclear deal isn't all that it's made out to be and will mean little when implemented, First Post by Jaideep Prabhu Dec 13, 2015 News of an agreement on civil nuclear cooperation between India and Japan has been met with much fanfare in the Indian media. The announcement came on the second morning of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's three-day trip to India to attend the ninth annual India-Japan Summit. Despite the celebratory tone in India, the fine print and context of what was agreed upon between the two nations is less than satisfactory and will mean little in practice.
The nuclear deal has been a sensitive subject between Delhi and Tokyo for the past five years. ………
Japan holds an important position in international nuclear commerce. Over the years, the island nation has developed expertise in manufacturing several critical reactor components of high quality and become a key node in the supply chains of at least three of the major nuclear vendors, namely the French firm Areva and the American firms General Electric and Westinghouse. Among the major players, only Russia's Rosatom and China's two major state-run nuclear vendors – China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) – are independent of Japanese components. As per Japan's strict export controls stipulating end-user certification and other conditions, US and French nuclear firms would first need the permission of their Japanese suppliers before doing business with India. Tokyo's consonance on nuclear cooperation with India thus achieved a greater import, not to mention the symbolic value India put on such an agreement as an indicator of its nuclear normalisation.
The declaration at the India-Japan Summit falls considerably short of a nuclear deal. The two sides merely signed a memorandum of understanding that has punted the legal and technical differences further down the road. In essence, this means that Japan has only agreed to the principle that it can conclude a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with India, that it will make an exception to its rule of not conducting nuclear commerce with a state that is not a signatory of the NPT. This is progress, no doubt, but what price Japan will extract for its concession in terms of technical requirements or how long the nuclear deal will take to operationalise is anyone's guess……
Nuclear lobby predominates at Wisconsin public hearing
Nuclear power hearing dominated by speakers looking to lift restrictions http://www.wisbusiness.com/index.Iml?Article=360284 11/19/2015 By Chris Thompson Not one person during a nearly three-hour public hearing testified against a bill that would lift what amounts to Wisconsin's moratorium on nuclear power plant construction.
Beyond bill author Rep. Kevin Petersen, those speaking in favor of AB 384 yesterday included Public Service Commission member and former DOA Secretary Mike Huebsch. The Assembly's Energy and Utilities Committee also heard from multiple construction industry representatives and students wearing t-shirts that read "Environmentalist for nuclear energy."
Amber Meyer Smith of Clean Wisconsin said her group supports current Wisconsin law. The costs of a nuclear plant and the threats to the environment from fuel waste, Meyer Smith said, are just too much for Clean Wisconsin to support.
Her organization, along with the Citizens Utility Board and a private citizen, registered against the bill but didn't testify. The Sierra Club-John Muir Chapter is registered with the GAB in opposition to the legislation.
"We submitted testimony," Meyer Smith said, "and just felt that was sufficient."
The topic isn't new in the Capitol. It arose as a possibility during former Gov. Jim Doyle's administration through an energy task force. And committee member Rep. Josh Zepnick, of Milwaukee, said he is among the Dems who have tried to lift the moratorium.
Petersen, R-Waupaca, said the state in 1983 enacted regulations that essentially put a stop to nuclear plant construction. Petersen, Huebsch and others argued storage and fuel recycling technology have advanced to the point that the concerns of 1983 no longer apply.
Frank Jablonski, a lobbyist for the Nuclear Energy Institute, testified he would bet his own health on the safety of storage technology.
"If you want to put a dry cask in my backyard, you absolutely could," he said. "Just build the plant in Wisconsin."
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8.559789 - THOMPSON, R.: Requiem (Philadelphia Singers, Hayes)
Randall Thompson (1899–1984)
Randall Thompson is a composer with whom few American choral singers and conductors are unfamiliar. More than thirty years after his death, several of his choral works continue to be performed with regularity, most notably his Alleluia (1941), which at one point had more copies in print than any choral work in history. Thompson was part of a generation of American composers who sought to define a musical heritage distinct from Europe, each realizing it in their own way. Rather than relying on folk melodies or jazz idioms, Thompson forged his path primarily through the use of American texts, specifically in larger works like The Testament of Freedom (texts of Thomas Jefferson), Americana (from an American periodical), and his most popular Frostiana (poems of Robert Frost).
It was not merely this text selection that endeared Thompson to American choirs. He wrote nearly every one of his works in response to a commission, and with deference always paid close attention not only to the specific choir for which he was writing, but also the occasion of the commission (a consideration that sometimes led to him rejecting requested texts). In addition to those pieces that are clearly American in theme, many of his works are sacred settings of scripture, and here his Americanism is just as evident. Thompson's ability to capture the rhythm and nuance of the English language with his prosody—whether setting poetry or prose—is a quality that makes his music distinctly American. For choirs, that skill produced music that is both dramatic and extremely satisfying to sing.
If English text-setting was Randall Thompson's greatest asset as a composer, then the Requiem (1958) is his masterpiece. It was written at a time in his career with freedom like no other, pure inspiration, and a personal connection to the subject matter. Consequently, no other work in his oeuvre so completely exhibits his ability to select and set texts, and the resulting work is a Requiem entirely unique within American music history or the Requiem tradition as a whole.
At no other point in his career did Thompson have a creative opportunity like that with the Requiem. In an unusual chronology for him, Thompson had the concept of the work fully formed by the end of 1954, three years before he received a commission that fit. He had been personally touched by death, first that of a terminally ill young choral director whom Thompson found to be incredibly passionate about the choral art, and second by that of a personal friend whose death Thompson witnessed.
Beyond personal inspiration, another potent contextual influence for the Requiem was time. Like an increasing number of composers in the 20th century Thompson was a career academic, holding positions at several prestigious universities throughout the country before finally settling at Harvard, his alma mater, for the remainder of his career. He rarely composed during the academic year, so it was difficult to find time to compose a work of substantial length or complexity. But, following a term as department chair, Thompson was anticipating a sabbatical for the 1957–58 academic year, and was able to consider taking on a project of some magnitude.
The Requiem was ultimately written in response to a commission from one of Thompson's former institutions, the University of California, Berkeley, with almost no stipulations whatsoever on the nature of the piece to be composed. At no other time in Thompson's career had these three influences coincided—purely inspired concept, time for work, and a free commission—and the outcome was a Requiem unlike any other, Thompson's personal statement on life and death. It was premièred in May of 1958 at the University of California and presented again in 1959 at Harvard, in a performance advised by Thompson and conducted by Elliot Forbes.
By the mid-20th century, Requiem settings had been becoming increasingly personalized by composers for more than a hundred years. Texts had been added, subtracted, or even wholly replaced by composers to use the genre as a personal statement, all while remaining under the Requiem mantle. Even within that context, Thompson's Requiem is entirely unique. He was inspired by the dramatic madrigal cycles of the Italian Renaissance, and had already applied that concept to a sacred work in Peaceable Kingdom. For the Requiem he expanded the concept, crafting a dramatic dialogue between two choirs concerning the reality of eternal life. It was this concept which Thompson had formed years before the commission. To construct the libretto for this dialogue, Thompson used only scripture, but far more selectively than Brahms had. Though every word is biblical, verses are often not used in their entirety, sometimes taken far out of context, and assembled carefully to deliver an entirely personal message.
At an hour in length, the work is grand in scope, particularly for the medium of double choir, a cappella. Furthermore, there are several sections of the piece that require each choir to divide again, to a maximum of sixteen parts. The piece is arranged in five large dramatic scenes, all but one with multiple movements within them. Throughout, one choir portrays a "chorus of mourners," lamenting the loss of a loved one, and the other choir represents the souls of those dead, a "chorus of the faithful," returning to comfort the mourners and convince them of the reality of eternal life.
Part I, Lamentations, introduces the characters and the drama. The mourners weep uncontrollably using the word "mourn" while the faithful bring messages of peace and comfort. Thompson's excellence in text selection and setting are fully on display, as the two emotionally divided characters share nothing musically either: poetic rhythm, meter, harmonic content, articulation, or divisi. This opening movement also shows Thompson excellently utilizing small themes in large-scale musical structure, akin to a movement in sonata form that often opens a symphony. In the end, the characters resolve nothing.
The heart of the drama is contained in the lengthy second part, The Triumph of Faith, wherein the choirs engage in a vigorous debate over the reality of eternal life. Again, the musical and textual contrast between the choirs is stark as they debate opposing positions. In What man is he that liveth? the mourners are desperate, employing accented, harmonically sparse homophony. They are in turn answered by the faithful in calm, chorale-like statements of peace, including the introduction of a musical theme which returns several more times in the work to represent eternal life. The debate continues until the distressed mourners stand awestruck and are finally convinced, after which the faithful entreat them to put on "the garment of praise," which is the means of their comfort.
Though convinced of the reality of eternal life, the mourners are still not relieved from their distress, so in Part III, The Call to Song, the faithful implore the mourners to sing praises, using a succession of increasingly complex choruses. The increasing intensity and vocal acrobatics of the faithful are unconvincing, as the mourners remain silent, until in Utter a song the faithful resort to simple, direct, recitative-like homophony. The mourners can resist no longer and burst into a song of praise, and in a brilliant climax, the two choirs share all musical material for the first time.
Part IV, The Garment of Praise, is an extension of what was begun at the end of Part III. Now convinced that singing praises to God will bring comfort, the two choirs sing together what Thompson called a "cumulative paean." With the choirs finally operating as partners, Thompson was able in this part to employ a multitude of double-chorus techniques within a series of three praise choruses. Each outburst of praise reaches farther than the one before: first the mountains and forests, then the whole earth, and finally the entire heavens. In these choruses, Thompson's uses of text-painting and madrigalisms are most clearly seen, both in melodic gesture and overall texture. When the praises have concluded, Thompson has the mourners symbolize their acceptance of the message by precisely quoting the music of the faithful that opened Part IV.
With the principal conflict of the story resolved—the mourners being comforted—Part V, The Leave-taking, shows the characters exiting the scene and returning home. First, they sing the chorus Ye were sometimes darkness together, which functions as the positive reflection of the Lamentations from the beginning. In the remaining choruses, rich with musical symbolism, the characters return to their respective ends: the faithful ascend back to heaven, physically and musically, in Return unto thy rest, and in Thou hast given him the redeemed mourners remain, singing the "everlasting life" life motive from Part II by themselves. The entire work closes with an ebullient double-fugue whose theme quotes Bach's Mass in B minor
Due to the cohesiveness of the drama, few of the movements are able to stand alone out of context, making partial performances impractical at best. And though the harmonic language and general difficulty of the work is consistent with Thompson's smaller works enjoyed by amateur choirs, the totality of the Requiem—its emotional content, dramatic intensity, and vocal stamina required—makes it a daunting piece to perform well. This and other various influences, such as the almost immediate overshadowing of Frostiana (1960), have kept the Requiem from regular performance. Hopefully this first-ever complete recording of the work will inspire listeners, conductors, and choirs to recognize its excellence, and lead to a revival of this American masterpiece.
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What is a Retirement Community?
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- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a muffin tin with cooking spray.
- Sprinkle flour on the surface you will be working on and roll out your dough. Use a circular cutter, between three and four inches in diameter, to cut your dough. Willa's kid cup worked great! Place the circular dough down in the muffin tin and make sure the dough reaches up the edges to the top of the muffin cup. Fill all twelve in the pan with the dough.
- Fill each cup of dough almost to the top with the pie filling. I wanted to use both cherry and blueberry because I thought it would be patriotic for Memorial Day, but you can just use one or the other. I filled half with cherry and half with blueberry pie filling.
- Roll out the remaining dough and use a pizza cutter to cut strips the length of the diameter of the muffin tins. Lay the strips across the muffin tins to create a lattice pattern. Be sure to press the strips into the edges well.
- Whisk your egg in a small bowl with a splash of water and brush the egg wash on the dough tops and edges of the mini pies.
- Bake in the oven for 30 minutes. You will know they are done when the crust browns lightly and the filling is bubbling.
- Let them cool and then use a butter knife to loosen the pies from the edges of the pan and lift them out of the tins.
- If you want, you can sprinkle them with powdered sugar. You could also serve them with ice cream because everything is better with ice cream!
This recipe is also great because you can adapt it to make any flavor pies! If you decide to make your own mini pies, post a pic on Instagram and tag me @abraggslife – I'd love to see how yours turn out!


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A sneak peek at international trade and economic development
International trade is no novelty, it is a fairly known topic as different countries across the globe have certain set of trade laws and general regulations. Ari Afilalo is a specialist of international trade and economic development, he has highly publicized his deep insights into the topic. The training and research of Ari Afilalo is based on the following.
- Different International business transactions
- European Union laws
- International trade or business
The good past has a huge number of instances of international trade and economic development. Back in the 14th as well as the 15th century, a large number of traders operated around the world to transport silk and spices. From the mainland China to different European nations, fast sailing and unbelievably huge ship vessels transported tea from one part of the world to another even in the 17th century. Considering all this we can ascertain that foreign trade has had a major impact on the economic development of the global trading nations.
Difference of opinions
For foreign trade as well as economic development, it is clear that all leading nations around the world are involved in import and export of major agricultural products as well as capital goods. Their business is on the upper tier of international business, thereby making massive profits and playing crucial role in the development of the nations.
Earning from foreign exchanges
In order to curb poverty, Foreign trade offers immense assistance, along with bringing numerous productive benefits.
Market expansion
International trade is also creditworthy for the increase in production of a nation. Foreign trade is one of the major reasons behind the surplus market expansion across different developing nations. Different nations with scanty or less productive markets eye foreign nations to gain wealth and capital interests.
For maximizing investments
Foreign trade continually inspires businesses around the world to grow and make rich investments for producing more and more goods, thereby increasing the overall investment ratio.
A strong member and promoter of the Sephardic community, Afilalo has penned a revolutionary book on international trade laws which provides a detailed insights into all major economic factors affecting international trade.


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|Bette Davis (1908 - 1989)
Ex-Mrs. Gary Merrill
|Fog Over Frisco (1934) [Arlene Bradford]: Killed by her accomplices after she attempts to go straight. (Thanks to Tracey)
Of Human Bondage (1934) [Mildred Rogers]: Dies (off-screen) of tuberculosis (changed from syphilis in the original novel). Her body is not shown; her death is implied by showing the doctor tear up her medical chart after leaving her room. (Thanks to Mac)
Dark Victory (1939) [Judith Traherne]: Dies of a brain tumor; the movie ends by fading out on a close-up of her face on her deathbed.
The Letter (1940) [Leslie Crosbie]: Stabbed in the stomach by Gale Sondergaard in an outdoor garden, while Gale's henchman restrains Bette. (The henchman's back blocks our view of the action.)
In This Our Life (1942) [Stanley 'Stan' Timberlake Kingsmill]: Killed in a car crash/explosion while fleeing from the police. (Thanks to Adam and Tracey)
A Stolen Life (1946) [Kate Bosworth/Patricia Bosworth]: Playing a dual role as twin sisters, "Patricia" is drowned in a boating accident. ("Kate" survives the movie.)
Beyond the Forest (1949) [Rosa Moline]: Dies of complications from a fever following a (self-induced) miscarriage, when she overexerts herself by trying to make her way to the train station instead of getting medical treatment. We see her staggering towards the station, and her body is shown lying on the ground after the train passes. (Thanks to Patre)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Out There--Darkness (1959) [Miss Fox]: Killed by James Congdon. (Thanks to John)
Dead Ringer (Dead Image) (1964) [Margaret DeLorca/Edith Phillips]: Playing a dual role as twin sisters, "Margaret" is shot in the head (off-screen) by "Edith," who then arranges the scene to look like a suicide so that she can take over Margaret's identity. Except for a couple of close-ups and in the subsequent morgue scene, the corpse is obviously played by a double and not Bette herself (since the "other" Bette is still on-screen throughout the identity-switching sequence).
Gunsmoke: The Jailer (1966) [Etta Stone]: Shot to death by Amanda Blake as Bette is about to shoot James Arness. (Thanks to John)
Burnt Offerings (1976) [Aunt Elizabeth]: Dies of a heart attack or stroke (it's unclear exactly which it is). (Thanks to Keenan)
Right of Way (1983) [Mini Dwyer]: Commits suicide, along with James Stewart, by carbon monoxide poisoning by letting the car engine run in the closed garage. We last see them sitting in the car before their deaths; their bodies are not shown afterwards. (Thanks to John)


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Science and STEM Clubs
Off the shelf resources for running extra-curricular clubs for children, with Children's University accreditation available
Aimed at teachers or other adults looking for support to introduce a science or STEM club to children, PSTT is creating 4 freely accessible club packs.
Each pack provides:
- an overview of how to run the sessions and list of all the resources required (simple, everyday materials) for 8 sessions.
- an activity sheet for each of the 8 sessions, giving the session leader guidance on organising the activities, which will include a practical challenge for the children, key facts/science and ideas for questions and further activities.
Some packs also contain a fact sheet for children to take home to encourage them to share findings with their families and take their learning further.
All activities are validated by the Children's University and as such count towards accredited learning for any children taking part.
Available now!
Created by PSTT College Fellow and Regional Mentor Kate Redhead, the Engineering Our World club introduces 8 famous scientists, engineers and artists as a springboard for group-based engineering challenges.
The Sensory Sparks club, created by PSTT College Fellow and SEN specialist teacher Julie Neil, provides activities aimed specifically towards children with special needs.
Coming soon!
The Earth Explorers club, written by Kathryn Grahame, aims to develop environmental awareness through activities suitable for children aged 4-7, whilst an Upper Primary club, written by Janet Morris, will provide 8 science activities for children aged 7-11.
You may also be interested in our Science Clubs CPD Unit which can be accessed here.
Engineering Our World
Engineering Our World Overview [162.14kB]
Emily Roebling [161.53kB]
Activity sheet - to build a bridge between two supports that will hold 50g
Emily Roebling [258.23kB]
Fact sheet
Gustave Eiffel [149.47kB]
Activity sheet - to build a tall and stable structure
Gustave Eiffel [238.80kB]
Fact sheet
Isambard Kingdom Brunel [130.35kB]
Activity sheet - to construct a boat that will carry an object without sinking
Isambard Kingdom Brunel [229.94kB]
Fact sheet
Leonardo Da Vinci [144.19kB]
Activity sheet - to make a flying machine: a hoop glider
Leonardo Da Vinci [227.56kB]
Fact sheet
Marie Curie [149.48kB]
Activity sheet - to find out about things that cannot be seen
Marie Curie [157.47kB]
Fact sheet
Mary Sherman Morgan [145.39kB]
Activity sheet - to construct a balloon rocket that will travel along a string for at least a metre
Mary Sherman Morgan [188.73kB]
Fact sheet
Rube Goldberg [154.92kB]
Activity sheet - to use a mechanical chain reaction to make a ball roll into a basket
Rube Goldberg [169.58kB]
Fact sheet
Stephanie Kwolek [132.82kB]
Activity sheet - to make an egg protector
Stephanie Kwolek [141.01kB]
Fact sheet
Earth Explorers (4-7yrs)
This resource is coming soon.
Upper Primary
This resource is coming soon.
Sensory Sparks (SEN)
Sensory Sparks Overview [164.30kB]
Booming Balloons [165.72kB]
SEN focus: gross motor sills, anticipation, responding to sound and movement
Catch the Worms [158.81kB]
SEN focus: fine motor skills development, cause and effect, observing results
Chocolate bridge [165.51kB]
SEN focus: observation skills, comparative testing
It's all curtains to me! [161.24kB]
SEN focus: exploration of materials, learning to sequence and sort
Nature's perfume [162.12kB]
SEN focus: sensory exploration of small, showing pleasure/displeasure from a range of herbs
'Pop' goes the rocket to the Moon! [161.57kB]
SEN focus: sequencing, following instructions, anticipation, responding to sound and movement
Sound skittles [160.91kB]
SEN focus: gross moto skills, anticipation, responding to sound and movement
Stretchy socks [166.50kB]
SEN focus: simple observation skills, ordering size, introduction to measure, making predictions comparative testing


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The Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA 2007) has seen many companies phase out traditional inefficient lighting models. LED has become a key component to making this possible by meeting the act's stringent energy standards.
MultiSite LED is an energy services company that offers Lighting as a Service to multiple locations. We offer you a lighting upgrade at no charge leaving more money in your pocket to invest in your business. Our LaaS services help you get innovative technology that saves you a significant amount of money in the long run. Your money is better spent on expanding and marketing to attract more clients.
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Why use MultiSite LED LaaS model?
Lighting lets people see you. LED lighting helps you save money in energy consumption and maintenance. However, investing in retrofitting multiple buildings with LED lighting is expensive.
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"Jungle Cat 2" is my latest abstract work. It's acrylic on birch wood cradle, meant to be hung without a frame as all the sides are painted in copper metallic paint. I couldn't accurately capture the true interplay of color and texture, due to the use of a lot of shiny gold and copper metallic paint. It's a lot richer in real life. Here's the link to the listing at Etsy.
Sold!7 Jun
Several new works have sold recently at my shop, including this one, this one, and this one. (Scroll down to see the work that's been sold.) Everyone keeps telling me I sell my work for much too cheap, and I tend to agree, but I know a lot of people who started out selling their work online for ultra-cheap, then gradually increased prices when they built up a following. They tell me that's the way it's done!
At any rate, I'm too old and cranky for the gallery scene, so my shop is what it is.
More New Work — Abstract25 Apr
This one is another entrant in my series of meditations on mid-century Abstract Expressionism:
And a tribute to another mid-century type of art, that of the Italian minimalist painter, Giorgio Morandi:
Both are 18″ x 24″ on Strathmore 140 lb. archival paper and both are for sale in my Etsy shop.
Here's a little bit about Giorgio Morandi.
New Work: Watercolors17 Feb
Sold: California Poppies9 Mar
My Etsy shop is here.
Latin American Art Collection4 May
The art collection of Florida businessman Jorge Perez is now on display to the public in Miami (see link for a slide show of examples), including this one by Joaquin Torres Garcia:
Vote for Me!30 Apr
I've entered the Daniel Smith Art Supply Company's Monthly Art Contest:
To vote: click on the link, search for the name "Cole" in the search field, and then my painting will come up. It's called "Copper Mold." Then vote by clicking on the "Vote" button.
Here's the painting that I entered into the contest:


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On The Fly Sandwiches & Stuff
On the Fly Sandwiches & Stuff is a Jacksonville, Florida Food Truck stacking, wrapping and rolling the best gourmet concoctions around! Chef's Blackboard Specials and homemade sweets are also available. Current Location: Corner of Jefferson and Adams Street Downtown, just down from the new courthouse. 655 West Adams Street, Jacksonville, FL 32204 Available upon request at any social event, meeting, office party, etc!


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Commentary: Strategies to navigate through The Donald era
Nearly one year out from the inauguration, the state of these United States has me down. I live in the hope that this crazy period of an unhinged president and an amoral Congress will one day be a distant memory. I take comfort in recent polls indicating that I am not alone. The majority of Americans have little confidence in our current administration.
Still, I am anxious. As a teacher, I hear from students and colleagues every day that they, too, worry. One science teacher says she spends about 20 percent of each day worrying about climate change. When asked for a prayer during chapel, one 10-year-old offered this: "Dear God, may we not die by a North Korean bomb." One friend said she no longer sleeps through the night. Instead, she wakes to check her smartphone to make sure the world has not yet come to an end.
As we mark almost a year of this state of affairs, I thought I'd share some strategies to get us through this long dark night.
1. Use social media sparingly: I have a Twitter addiction that rivals our morally bankrupt White House occupant. I resolve to stop checking my Twitter feed after 9 p.m. I've removed Facebook from my phone. I charge my phone in a room outside the bedroom. I have begun to use meditation apps.
2. Journal every day: I have journaled for decades, but, lately, my inner life seems a bore. I intend to use art to calm me. I will follow Lynda Barry's guidelines in Syllabus, a philosophy on thinking deeply about the world through creating a visual diary.
3. Take anti-depressants: After the 2016 election, I realized that I picked the right moment to start antidepressants. It began when I'd complained about my irritability and hot flashes to my primary care doc. She offered me prescriptions for either anti-depressants or sleeping pills, two treatments the FDA recommends for menopause. One of my friends who had been on the aforementioned sleeping pills woke one morning to find she had made brownies and cut her hair with no recollection of either activity. Because I do not need a haircut or more calories, I chose Zoloft. The only side effect seems to be a loss in motivation. For example, I have worked on this commentary four times in one weekend, only to be sidetracked by laundry and television. To compensate for my lack of mojo, my doctor recommends becoming more active. Hence, my next category...
4. Exercise: I signed up for a 4-mile race this spring. I should be training right now, but let me first check my Twitterfeed.
5. Watch good TV: I love "Crazy ExGirlfriend," "Stranger Things," the "NewsHour with Judy Woodruff," and yes, "Rachel Maddow." Maddow's firm handshake is so incredibly authentic. I am deeply inspired by the courage of women journalists like Roxane Gay and Lindy West who speak out, no matter their public shaming.
6. Find a small library: At a writing conference, I wandered and discovered a Little Free Library, one of those birdfeeder-like libraries. I reached in and found "Images of Women in Literature." For me, bedtime reading accomplishes what meditation does. My breathing slows, my focus narrows, my world relaxes.
7. Join the Resistance: I have marched, written postcards, hosted a huddle. Recently, I signed up for the online Resistance School, a thrilling movement founded by Harvard students. We are now at the fourth seminar on organizing for social action. I regret that I have not attended any of the first sessions. But I will. Right after I run, make art, and finish this writing.
I have other suggestions: eat healthy, connect deeply with friends, do your job well. Oh, and one last strategy: make a list of resolutions. Cross items off your list. Get up and do it all over again. This way, you will survive.
Elizabeth Coudal, based in New York City and the Adirondacks, is a journalist and teacher, and blogs about happiness at mbcoudal.com.


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