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Isolating S8 building of Natanz facility

Published: 9 December 2025
Categories: IAEA

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Isolating S8 building of Natanz facility

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Event Date: 09 December 2025 Event Type: Other Event Location: Iran, Islamic Republic of, Natanz facility INES Rating: Not provided

Following our previous reports, in order to prevent dispersion of radioactive material inside the Natanz facility, taking into account the weather forecast, one of the building inside the facility (S8) has already been surrounded and isolated and is going to be covered with a water-resistant material.

INES Rating: Not provided

Impact on people and the environment Release beyond authorized limits? No Overexposure of a member of the public? No Overexposure of a worker? No Impact on the radiological barriers and controls at facilities Contamination spread within the facility? No Damage to radiological barriers (incl. fuel damage) within the facility? No

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Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)

Published: 8 December 2025
Categories: NSF Due Dates

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On July 10, 2025, NSF issued an Important Notice providing updates to the agency’s research security policies, including a research security training requirement, Malign Foreign Talent Recruitment Program annual certification requirement, prohibition on Confucius institutes and an updated FFDR reporting and submission timeline.

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FEMA Deadline for Disaster Assistance is Two Weeks Away

Published: 8 December 2025
Categories: FEMA News

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ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The deadline to apply for federal help is rapidly approaching for Alaskans who suffered losses in areas affected by the severe storms, flooding and remnants of Typhoon Halong Oct. 8-13, 2025.

You have until Dec. 22 to apply for help from FEMA. That is just two weeks away. 

Ways to apply: 

Call the dedicated Alaska Call Center at 1-866-342-1699. It is open 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. weekdays and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Yup’ik interpreters are available 1-5 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday, and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Register on DisasterAssistance.gov.Get the FEMA App and submit your application directly through the app.

Survivors are encouraged to register for both State and FEMA Individual Assistance programs to maximize their recovery benefits.

To apply for state Individual Assistance, visit www.ready.alaska.gov/ia or call 1-844-445-7131. The deadline for that program is Jan. 8. 

To apply for a physical damage low-interest loan with the Small Business Administration, visit sba.gov/disaster, contact by email at [email protected] or call 1-800-659-2955 for information. SBA offers disaster loans to homeowners, renters, businesses and nonprofits. The deadline to apply is Dec. 22.

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Follow FEMA Region 10 on X and LinkedIn for the latest updates and visit FEMA.gov for more information.

FEMA’s mission is helping people before, during, and after disasters.

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Spark and dark spreads indicate improved profitability of natural gas, coal power plants

Published: 8 December 2025
Categories: US Energy Information Administration

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In-brief analysis

December 8, 2025

Data source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, based on data from S&P Global Market Intelligence
Data note: The specifics of the calculation methodology are detailed in a previous article with minor adjustments to heat rates used. The heat rate used for the dark spread was 10,500 British thermal units per kilowatthour (Btu/kWh), while the heat rate for the spark spread was 7,000 Btu/kWh.

Higher average daily wholesale electricity prices between January and November 2025 may be improving the operational competitiveness of some natural gas- and coal-fired generators in the PJM Interconnection compared with the same period in 2024. PJM is the largest wholesale electricity market in the United States. The spark and dark spreads, common metrics for estimating the profitability of natural gas- and coal-fired electric generators, have both increased over the past

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