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Waste to Energy Critical for America Capitol Hill Told

Sat, 2012-06-30 00:00 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Albert Gomez

      

waste-management-world.com - June 29, 2012

A forum on Capitol Hill, hosted by the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has heard that the energy potential of municipal solid waste is significant and critical to America's long-term energy future.

At the forum - Unlocking the Vast Potential of Energy Recovery - Cal Dooley, ACC president and CEO was joined by Senator Ron Wyden and Congressman Bill Cassidy, M.D. and a panel of business leaders and experts.

The expanded use of energy recovery as an abundant and alternative energy source was the topic of debate as policymakers outlined legislative strategies for boosting private sector investments, and industry leaders highlighted the latest emerging trends and technologies for recovering energy from waste.

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All Hazards Consortium - Regional Integrated Planning Update

Wed, 2012-04-04 17:55 — Kathy Gilbeaux

Mid-Atlantic & Northeast Regions - April 2012

The All Hazards Consortium would like to provide you with another a brief update on some of its integrated planning initiative programs, projects and activities within the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast Regions.   

March was a very active month for everyone. We did not issue a March update but have combined the March & April updates into this issue.  

Private sector owner/operators should take particular notice to the new FEMA training in Item #2 below on public/private partnerships. The AHC also encourages the vendor community to participate in this training and share this newsletter/link with their commercial customers/clients to help support the efforts of educating all industry stakeholders large and small to the importance and value proposition of public/private partnerships.

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Nuclear Power Stations Launches Emergency Operations Center

Tue, 2012-04-03 00:21 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Samuel Bendett

       

Pennsylvania's Beaver Valley power station // Source: pa.us

Homeland Security News Wire - April 2, 2012

Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., last week announced that construction of the Emergency Operations Facility for its Beaver Valley Power Station has been completed.

The new 12,000 square-foot facility supports overall management of activities related to maintaining public health and safety during the emergency at the plant. The facility also will be used by Beaver Valley’s emergency response organization during quarterly training drills and bi-annual exercises evaluated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to ensure preparedness to respond to an emergency.

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