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Time of India
8 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
Dimapur implements revised ILP fee structure, guidelines
Dimapur: Dimapur deputy commissioner Tinojongshi Chang on Wednesday issued a notification revising the fee structure and guidelines for the issuance of the Inner Line Permit (ILP) within Dimapur district. The revised provisions would be implemented with immediate effect, according to the home department's political branch notification dated Sept 20, 2024, the notification said. The new fee structure has categorised the ILP applicants into various groups, including domestic and foreign tourists, traders, labourers, students, teachers, priests, consultants, and business partners. The fees and validity vary from category to category, with fresh ILP charges ranging from Rs 200 for domestic tourists to Rs 5,000 for business partners. Renewal fees are applicable for select categories, with the highest renewal charge being Rs 3,000 for business partners for a three-year term, the DC said. He said the key documents required for ILP include Aadhaar, educational certificates, business registration proofs, and in some cases, a local guarantor. However, students and foreign tourists are exempt from needing a guarantor. The DC said the ILP applications from residents of Assam's Karimganj, Hailakandi, Dima Hasao, and Karbi Anglong districts must be accompanied by NRC documents. The ILP application process has transitioned fully online, effective from Dec 31, 2024, Chang said that offline applications are no longer accepted and the system has transitioned to an online platform, effective from Jan 1, 2025. The notification also categorised ILP exemption based on settlers' dates of residence in Dimapur. Individuals or families settled before Dec 1, 1963, are exempt and can obtain a smart card, while settlers between Dec 2, 1963, and Nov 21, 1979, are also exempt upon issuance of a permanent residential certificate. Those settling on or after Nov 22, 1979, are required to obtain an ILP as per govt guidelines.
CNBC
9 hours ago
- Business
- CNBC
Trump nuclear power orders could open small reactors in the U.S. by 2030, GE Vernova CEO says
President Donald Trump's executive orders on nuclear power could lead to the deployment of small modular reactors in the U.S. by late 2030, GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik said Wednesday. Trump on Friday ordered the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to decide on applications to construct and operate new nuclear plants within 18 months. The order also calls for the NRC to "adopt shorter deadlines tailored to particular reactor types." The nuclear industry has long complained that the NRC's approval process takes too long. Trump's order could result in approvals to start building small modular reactors in the U.S. by 2027, Strazik told the research firm Bernstein in an interview. This would create a "credible shot" of adding these reactors to the U.S. nuclear fleet in late 2030 or 2031, the CEO said. Small modular reactors (SMRs) are plant designs that many in the industry view as the future of nuclear power. SMR developers including GE Vernova believe the reactors will one day lower the cost of building nuclear plants and speed up construction because they are smaller and assembled onsite with prefabricated parts. Large nuclear plants such as Plant Vogtle in Georgia have been plagued with multi-billion dollar cost overruns and lengthy construction delays. "It's just the beginning of what could very much become a very meaningful part of our business in the 2030s. We're very encouraged by this," Strazik said of Trump's executive order. GE Vernova received approval earlier this month to deploy its BWRX-300 reactor in Ontario, Canada. It will be the first SMR deployed in the West, according to the company. The Tennessee Valley Authority filed an application with the NRC earlier this month to build a GE Vernova reactor at Oak Ridge, Tenn. "We expect more customers to put in applications to construct new SMRs with our technology before the year is over," Strazik said. Customer interest in GE Vernova's SMR is "very high," with users increasingly willing to pay a premium for nuclear because it doesn't emit carbon dioxide, the CEO said. GE Vernova's core business is manufacturing and servicing natural gas-powered turbines, which is seeing high demand as electricity consumption grows in the U.S. The company's stock has soared nearly 48% this year.
Scoop
14 hours ago
- Politics
- Scoop
Northland Regional Council: Ratepayers Not Providing Huge Money Needed For Caulerpa Fight
Article – Susan Botting – Local Democracy Reporter The council would continue to work on the Government-funded $6.2 million development of the industrial-scale underwater tractor caulerpa removal tool in the Bay of Islands Omkiwi Cove until the end of 2025. Northland Regional Council says its ratepayers will not be putting up the huge amounts of money needed to continue the local and national $25 million fight against invasive caulerpa seaweed. Northland Regional Council (NRC) chair Geoff Crawford said his council had already put $1.25 million into the fight since the exotic pest was confirmed in the Bay of Islands in 2023. The council would continue to work on the Government-funded $6.2 million development of the industrial-scale underwater tractor caulerpa removal tool in the Bay of Islands Omākiwi Cove until the end of 2025. And there would be continued low-level ratepayer funding towards the council's active and important marine biosecurity surveillance and education roles for the next two years. But Crawford told an online Conquer Caulerpa Trust hui on Tuesday night (SUBS: May 27) that major funding was needed to continue the national caulerpa fight and the sort of money needed was not the regional council's role to provide. He said the question now became who would pay and how the battle was going to proceed. The fight against caulerpa was an expensive one. An NRC spend of $500,000 equated to a 1% regional council rates increase. Biosecurity New Zealand director of pest management John Walsh told the hui the Government had already put $24.9 million towards fighting caulerpa – 21/22 $1.2m, 22/23 $1.2m, 23/24 $8.5m and 24/25 $14m. But there was no Government spending for the 2025/2026 year that starts on July 1 outlined in his spend data provided to the hui. Crawford said later funding a major response such as caulerpa was not the council's role. That needed to be done by the Ministry for Primary Industries or co-funding with community-led groups such as Conquer Caulerpa. He said NRC had dug into its reserves to fund to date, so that ratepayers wouldn't be burdened, Walsh told the hui that although caulerpa was first confirmed in New Zealand at Aotea/Great Barrier Island in July 2021, it had been present there for several years prior to that. And the Bay of Islands' caulerpa confirmed at Te Rāwhiti almost two years later in May 2023, had in fact already been present when the pest seaweed was first confirmed at Great Barrier Island in 2021. The toxic seaweed, which competes with other species for space and affects the balance of local ecosystems, has spread to Northland, Auckland and Waikato since first being detected. NRC has played a key role in the battle against caulerpa for the last two years, pushing for and in part funding major innovation, surveillance, education and eradication efforts. This included the giant lawnmower-style unit being developed at Omākiwi Cove with an Opua-based marine company. Omākiwi Cove in the eastern Bay of Islands has been the epicentre of the caulerpa fight tool's development. The world-first underwater tractor is being developed with two other promising caulerpa fight tools – a rehabitat caulerapa chlorine treatment chamber and ultraviolet light treatment unit (for which a 40% bigger model was currently being manufactured in China). More than 70% of the Government's caulerpa spend this financial year has gone towards developing these tools. There were 437 people registered to attend the Northland-focused Conquer Caulerpa Trust hui. It was the first of its type in New Zealand with attendees from iwi, hapū, boating clubs, tourist operators, councils, universities, marine research institutes and community groups. A large swathe of Bay of Islands tourist operators registered for the event. More than two dozen iwi, hapū and/or marae from across Northland and the Hauraki Gulf were also among those registered to attend. But major technical issues with getting into the online meeting meant that only about a third attended and the meeting began almost 15 minutes late. Conquer Caulerpa chair Verdon Kelliher said caulerpa had the potential to permanently alter life in Te Tai Tokerau. It now covered about 280 rugby fields around 20 Bay of Islands locations. The seaweed could mean no boating, no fishing and/or no diving which would in turn impact many other businesses. 'That's what makes it a very serious thing,' Kelliher said. Growing concern over future fight funding comes as the problem seaweed continues its march. In the last couple of weeks it's been confirmed at Little Barrier Island, with the Government considering a fifth anchoring ban there to add to more than 12,000 hectares of coastline shut to boat anchoring, most sorts of fishing and/or kaimoana gathering. National exotic caulerpa national advisory group Te Tai Tokerau representative Natasha Clarke-Nathan (Patukeha, Ngati Kuta) said the seaweed was now found in Northland, Auckland and Waikato. She said it was important all people, across New Zealand, were singing from the same hymn sheet when it came to caulerpa. The battle was about kotahitanga. 'We have to do things together,' Clarke-Nathan said. She said the issues facing the Bay of Islands were part of the bigger picture for the whole country. Ngati Kuta ki Te Rawhiti charitable trust trustee Glenys Papanui (Ngati Kuta) said the goal was to eradicate caulerpa. The battle was not just about Ipipiri, the Bay of Islands. 'It's about all of our coastline,' Papanui said.
Scoop
15 hours ago
- Politics
- Scoop
Northland Regional Council: Ratepayers Not Providing Huge Money Needed For Caulerpa Fight
Article – Susan Botting – Local Democracy Reporter Northland Regional Council says its ratepayers will not be putting up the huge amounts of money needed to continue the local and national $25 million fight against invasive caulerpa seaweed. Northland Regional Council (NRC) chair Geoff Crawford said his council had already put $1.25 million into the fight since the exotic pest was confirmed in the Bay of Islands in 2023. The council would continue to work on the Government-funded $6.2 million development of the industrial-scale underwater tractor caulerpa removal tool in the Bay of Islands Omākiwi Cove until the end of 2025. And there would be continued low-level ratepayer funding towards the council's active and important marine biosecurity surveillance and education roles for the next two years. But Crawford told an online Conquer Caulerpa Trust hui on Tuesday night (SUBS: May 27) that major funding was needed to continue the national caulerpa fight and the sort of money needed was not the regional council's role to provide. He said the question now became who would pay and how the battle was going to proceed. The fight against caulerpa was an expensive one. An NRC spend of $500,000 equated to a 1% regional council rates increase. Biosecurity New Zealand director of pest management John Walsh told the hui the Government had already put $24.9 million towards fighting caulerpa – 21/22 $1.2m, 22/23 $1.2m, 23/24 $8.5m and 24/25 $14m. But there was no Government spending for the 2025/2026 year that starts on July 1 outlined in his spend data provided to the hui. Crawford said later funding a major response such as caulerpa was not the council's role. That needed to be done by the Ministry for Primary Industries or co-funding with community-led groups such as Conquer Caulerpa. He said NRC had dug into its reserves to fund to date, so that ratepayers wouldn't be burdened, Walsh told the hui that although caulerpa was first confirmed in New Zealand at Aotea/Great Barrier Island in July 2021, it had been present there for several years prior to that. And the Bay of Islands' caulerpa confirmed at Te Rāwhiti almost two years later in May 2023, had in fact already been present when the pest seaweed was first confirmed at Great Barrier Island in 2021. The toxic seaweed, which competes with other species for space and affects the balance of local ecosystems, has spread to Northland, Auckland and Waikato since first being detected. NRC has played a key role in the battle against caulerpa for the last two years, pushing for and in part funding major innovation, surveillance, education and eradication efforts. This included the giant lawnmower-style unit being developed at Omākiwi Cove with an Opua-based marine company. Omākiwi Cove in the eastern Bay of Islands has been the epicentre of the caulerpa fight tool's development. The world-first underwater tractor is being developed with two other promising caulerpa fight tools – a rehabitat caulerapa chlorine treatment chamber and ultraviolet light treatment unit (for which a 40% bigger model was currently being manufactured in China). More than 70% of the Government's caulerpa spend this financial year has gone towards developing these tools. There were 437 people registered to attend the Northland-focused Conquer Caulerpa Trust hui. It was the first of its type in New Zealand with attendees from iwi, hapū, boating clubs, tourist operators, councils, universities, marine research institutes and community groups. A large swathe of Bay of Islands tourist operators registered for the event. More than two dozen iwi, hapū and/or marae from across Northland and the Hauraki Gulf were also among those registered to attend. But major technical issues with getting into the online meeting meant that only about a third attended and the meeting began almost 15 minutes late. Conquer Caulerpa chair Verdon Kelliher said caulerpa had the potential to permanently alter life in Te Tai Tokerau. It now covered about 280 rugby fields around 20 Bay of Islands locations. The seaweed could mean no boating, no fishing and/or no diving which would in turn impact many other businesses. 'That's what makes it a very serious thing,' Kelliher said. Growing concern over future fight funding comes as the problem seaweed continues its march. In the last couple of weeks it's been confirmed at Little Barrier Island, with the Government considering a fifth anchoring ban there to add to more than 12,000 hectares of coastline shut to boat anchoring, most sorts of fishing and/or kaimoana gathering. National exotic caulerpa national advisory group Te Tai Tokerau representative Natasha Clarke-Nathan (Patukeha, Ngati Kuta) said the seaweed was now found in Northland, Auckland and Waikato. She said it was important all people, across New Zealand, were singing from the same hymn sheet when it came to caulerpa. The battle was about kotahitanga. 'We have to do things together,' Clarke-Nathan said. She said the issues facing the Bay of Islands were part of the bigger picture for the whole country. Ngati Kuta ki Te Rawhiti charitable trust trustee Glenys Papanui (Ngati Kuta) said the goal was to eradicate caulerpa. The battle was not just about Ipipiri, the Bay of Islands. 'It's about all of our coastline,' Papanui said.
Yahoo
15 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Oklo Supports Executive Orders to Advance U.S. Nuclear Energy Leadership and Fuel Security
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oklo Inc. (NYSE: OKLO), an advanced nuclear technology company, issued a statement of support in response to the White House's release of a series of executive orders focused on speeding up approval and adoption of advanced nuclear, reforming the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), restoring the domestic nuclear supply chain, and overhauling testing and licensing processes for advanced nuclear. As part of the announcement, Oklo co-founder and CEO Jacob DeWitte joined President Trump at the White House alongside other industry leaders. The event marked a historic moment in the administration's effort to secure America's energy future and unleash American energy dominance. "These executive orders are about enabling deployment. They show clear alignment around the need to modernize how we license, fuel, and build advanced nuclear power to meet rising demand," said Jacob DeWitte, co-founder and CEO of Oklo. The executive orders direct agencies such as the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to operate more effectively as both customers and enablers of new energy technologies. Oklo supports efforts to empower the DOE, DoD, and NRC to use existing authorities more efficiently and to prioritize performance-based, mission-aligned reviews. Oklo is developing U.S. invented fast fission power plants capable of recycling used nuclear material and converting it into clean, firm power. The company is the only advanced nuclear developer with an active site use permit from the DOE, a fuel award through a competitive DOE and Idaho National Laboratory program, and active regulatory traction with the NRC for its first commercial power plant. The executive orders also emphasize the importance of using existing feedstock of domestic nuclear fuel feedstock to jump-start early projects and strengthen national energy resilience. Oklo's fuel award for its first core load is sourced from used nuclear fuel material from the successful Experimental Breeder Reactor II program. This DOE fast reactor demonstration operated for decades and proved the viability of both fast reactor technology and recycling used fuel. The company's power plants are designed to use either fresh High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium or recycled used nuclear material. The executive orders reaffirm the United States' strategic commitment to leading the world in advanced nuclear energy, a vision Oklo is advancing through its demonstrated technology and efforts to enable commercial deployment at scale. About Oklo Inc.: Oklo Inc. is developing fast fission power plants to deliver clean, reliable, and affordable energy at scale; establishing a domestic supply chain for critical radioisotopes; and advancing nuclear fuel recycling to convert nuclear waste into clean energy. Oklo was the first to receive a site use permit from the U.S. Department of Energy for a commercial advanced fission plant, was awarded fuel material from Idaho National Laboratory, and submitted the first custom combined license application for an advanced reactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Oklo is also developing advanced fuel recycling technologies in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. National Laboratories. Forward-Looking Statements This press release includes statements that express Oklo's opinions, expectations, objectives, beliefs, plans, intentions, strategies, assumptions, forecasts or projections regarding future events or future results and therefore are, or may be deemed to be, "forward-looking statements." 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The following important risk factors could affect Oklo's future results and cause those results or other outcomes to differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements: risks related to the development and deployment of Oklo's powerhouses; the risk that Oklo is pursuing an emerging market, with no commercial project operating, regulatory uncertainties; risks related to acquisitions, divestitures, or joint ventures we may engage in; the potential need for financing to construct plants; market, financial, political and legal conditions; the effects of competition; risks related to accessing HALEU and recycled fuels; risks related to our supply chain; risks related to power purchase agreements; risks related to human capital; risks related to our intellectual property; risks related to cybersecurity and data privacy; changes in applicable laws or regulations; the outcome of any government and regulatory proceedings and investigations and inquiries; the risk that the acquisition of Atomic Alchemy fails to produce the expected benefits; and those factors in the other documents filed by Oklo from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. 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