News release: “The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today delivered to Congress the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) Licensing Strategy Report which describes the licensing approach, the analytical tools, the research and development activities and the estimated resources required to license an advanced reactor design by 2017 and begin operation by 2021. The NGNP represents a new concept for nuclear energy utilization, in which a gas-cooled reactor provides process heat for any number of industrial applications including electricity production, hydrogen production, coal-to-liquids, shale oil recovery, fertilizer production, and others that meet significant industrial needs.”
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Daily Archives: August 18, 2008
IRS Issues Summer 2008 Statistics Of Income Bulletin
News release: “The Internal Revenue Service today released the summer 2008 issue of the Statistics of Income Bulletin, which features tax year 2005 data on the growth in profits and tax liability reported by foreign-controlled domestic corporations. According to 2005 data, there were 61,820 foreign-controlled domestic corporations (FCDCs), accounting for 1.1 percent of the total… Continue Reading
Greater London Area Metropolitan Police Launch Crime Mapping Site
Met’s Crime Mapping Test Website: “The purpose of this site is to help show where crime is occurring at a local neighbourhood level. It has been developed by the MPS in conjunction with the Metropolitan Police Authority and the Mayor of London. This is a live test site (known technically within the industry as a… Continue Reading
GAO Reports FDA Approval of Drug Mifeprex, Supply Chain Security, Superfund, PBGC Assets
Food and Drug Administration: Approval and Oversight of the Drug Mifeprex, GAO-08-751, August 07, 2008 Supply Chain Security: CBP Works with International Entities to Promote Global Customs Security Standards and Initiatives, but Challenges Remain, GAO-08-538, August 15, 2008 Superfund: Funding and Reported Costs of Enforcement and Administration Activities, GAO-08-841R, July 18, 2008 PBGC Assets: Implementation… Continue Reading
UK National Risk Register
“The Government has published a National Risk Register which sets out our assessment of the likelihood and potential impact of a range of different risks that may directly affect the UK. The National Risk Register is designed to increase awareness of the kinds of risks the UK faces, and encourage individuals and organisations to think… Continue Reading
Digital Preservation Project for Government Web Pages of Bush Presidency
Project will preserve Bush administration Web sites, By Jill R. Aitoro: “More than 100 million Web pages from President Bush’s second term will be preserved for historians, researchers and the public, thanks to a joint effort announced on Thursday of government agencies and non-profit libraries. The Library of Congress and Government Printing Office, in partnership… Continue Reading
CQ Politics Launches 2008 Election Forecasts For All 50 States
News release: “CQ Politics will release individual 2008 Election Forecasts for all 50 states. Each forecast analyzes a states political landscape, providing CQs signature race ratings (safe, favored, leans or no clear favorite) for the presidential race, the number of electoral votes at stake, and insight into which candidate is likely to prevail in November.… Continue Reading
Is Dietary Knowledge Enough? Hunger, Stress, and Other Roadblocks to Healthy Eating
Is Dietary Knowledge Enough? Hunger, Stress, and Other Roadblocks to Healthy Eating, By Lisa Mancino and Jean Kinsey. Economic Research Report No. (ERR-62) 29 pp, August 2008. Poor diets and rising obesity rates among Americans persist despite increased public awareness of the benefits of a healthy lifestyle. This report presents a consumer demand model to… Continue Reading
