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Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

This satellite photo provided by Planet Labs Inc. shows the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province, China on May 8, 2021. The Chinese nuclear power plant near Hong Kong had five broken fuel rods in a reactor but no radioactivity leaked, the government said Wednesday, June 16, 2021, in its first confirmation of the incident that prompted concern over the facility's safety.

China: No Radiation Leak at Damaged Power Plant

But the protective envelope on about five of the reactor’s 60,000 fuel rods is damaged, the ministry said.

In this image taken from NASA video, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, top center, and NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough venture out on a spacewalk, June 16, 2021.

Spacewalking Astronauts Boosting Station's Solar Power

Powerful new solar panels will help handle the growing electrical demands from upcoming visitors.

In this Sept. 9, 2019, file photo, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry speaks in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. The Biden administration’s suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and water was blocked Tuesday, June 15, 2021, by a federal judge in Louisiana. U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty's ruling came in a lawsuit filed in March by Louisiana’s Republican attorney general, Jeff Landry and officials in 12 other states. Doughty's ruling granting a preliminary injunction to those states said his order applies nationwide.

Judge Blocks Biden's Pause on New Oil, Gas Leases

The decision is a blow to the White House's efforts to rapidly transition the nation away from fossil fuels.

This Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021 file photo shows power lines in Houston. The electric power grid manager for most of Texas has issued its first conservation alert of the summer, calling on users to dial back energy consumption to avert an emergency. The Energy Reliability Council of Texas issued the alert shortly after midday Monday, saying many forced generation outages and potential record June demand is squeezing the power supply.

Texas Power Grid Manager Issues Conservation Alert

The utility issued its second conservation alert since the deadly February blackout.

Then-British Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, left, chats with Taishan Nuclear Power Joint Venture Co. Ltd. General Manager Guo Liming as he inspects a nuclear reactor under construction in Taishan, China, Oct. 17, 2013.

Nuclear Plant Facing 'Performance Issue'

The plant's operator says it is currently operating within safety limits after a report of a potential radioactive leak.

Brine pools for lithium mining, Silver Peak, Nev.

Energy Secretary Says US Wants 'Responsible' Lithium Mining

Nevada, home to the nation's only large-scale lithium mine, could see significant job creation from electric vehicles.

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Hydrogen Fuel Company Plans $84M Georgia Refinery

Plug Power said the plant will be one in a nationwide network of liquid hydrogen refineries.

A member of the Center for Biological Diversity, in polar bear costume, protests the Keystone XL pipeline during a visit by then-President Barack Obama to Los Angeles, May 7, 2014.

Fight Over Canadian Oil Rages on After Pipeline's Demise

As the Keystone XL fight escalated, Canadian crude exports to the U.S. steadily increased.

In this Oct. 19, 2017 file photo, Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority workers repair distribution lines damaged by Hurricane Maria in the Cantera community of San Juan, Puerto Rico. Luma, the private company that took over power transmission and distribution in June 2021 has struggled with widespread outages, affecting more than 1 million customers so far in its first two weeks.

New Company, Same Woes: Puerto Rico Suffers Power Outages

Customers cannot even get ahold of the company.

In this Sept. 21, 2016 file photo, parts of a containment building for the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station is shown near Jenkinsville, S.C., during a media tour of the facility. A former official for the contractor hired to build two nuclear reactors at the V.C. Summer plant that were never completed, pleaded guilty Thursday, June 10, 2021, to lying to federal authorities.

3rd Guilty Plea in South Carolina Nuclear Project Failure

The failure cost ratepayers and investors billions and left nearly 6,000 people jobless.

This May 2, 2013, file photo, shows the Stillwater platinum and palladium mine near Nye, Mont. Two employees died in an underground accident at the mine in south-central Montana, just north of Two workers at the mining operation have died in an underground accident, company officials said. The employees were in a utility vehicle called a side-by-side that crashed into an underground locomotive at Wednesday afternoon, June 9, said Heather McDowell, a vice president with the South Africa-based Sibanye-Stillwater, which owns the Stillwater Mining Co.

2 Dead After Accident in Montana Mine

It is the only palladium and platinum mining operation in the U.S.