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Louisville Gas and Electric nearing completion of gas main replacement project
Louisville Gas and Electric Company (LG&E) is competing the final steps in a gas main replacement project in Louisville, Kentucky that the company began more than 20 years ago. Through the program, LG&E replaced 540 miles of cast iron, wrought iron and bare steel natural gas pipelines with mor... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Hoeven_Official_Portrait_2014.jpg)
John Hoeven
Energy secretary says he will support carbon capture and sequestration pilot, demonstration projects
At a recent hearing of the Senate Energy and Water Appropriations Committee, Energy Secretary Rick Perry told Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) that he would support pilot and demonstration projects for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) technologies. “If we want to realize the benefits of CCS te... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/shutterstock_271820135-300x200.jpg)
US natural gas consumption for power generation declined during winter 2016-17
Natural gas use for power generation in the United States decreased this past winter, November 2016 – March 2017, compared to the previous winter, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electricity Monthly Update. Natural gas consumption for power generation, also ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/shutterstock_80763442-300x199.jpg)
Nuclear scientists to discuss fast reactors, related fuel cycles at international conference
Nuclear engineers, scientists, and decision-makers from more than 30 countries are meeting this week in Yekaterinburg, Russia, to discuss fast reactors (FRs) and related fuel cycles. Fast-neutron systems use fast neutrons without a moderator to sustain the fission chain reaction. They operate ... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/shutterstock_590235038-1-300x200.jpg)
DNV GL unveils 7.1 release of Synergi Pipeline software
DNV GL recently announced the 7.1 release of its Synergi Pipeline software, a web-based risk and integrity management platform for the operation of distribution and pipeline systems. The software is based on a new performance-based architecture that enables risk and integrity analytic calculatio... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/shutterstock_35887252-300x261.jpg)
Trade delegation of nuclear executives visit Mexico City
The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City recently led a trade delegation of nuclear executives to Mexico to discuss opportunities related to Mexico’s plans to build more nuclear reactors. The delegation was led by GE Hitachi Seni... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/shutterstock_585001951-300x188.jpg)
US uranium production, prices and employment decreased in 2016
Uranium production, prices, and employment all fell in the United States in 2016, according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). From 2014 and 2016, production of uranium concentrate decreased to 2.9 million pounds U3O8 in 2016, which is the lowest annual total since 20... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/shutterstock_418111132-300x184.jpg)
House advances bill to simplify process for removing vegetation near energy infrastructure
The U.S. House of Representatives recently advanced a bill, the Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act, which would create a streamlined process for removing potentially damaging vegetation overgrowth from near electricity infrastructure on federal lands. The bill, H.R. 178, passed by... Read More »![](https://dailyenergyinsider.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/shutterstock_204703342-300x200.jpg)