Message-ID: <10383923.1075845280976.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 16:19:44 -0700 (PDT) From: ei_editor@ftenergy.com To: einsighthtml@spector.ftenergy.com Subject: Nuclear waste: an Achilles' heel Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: Energy Insight Editor @ENRON X-To: EINSIGHTHTML@SPECTOR.FTENERGY.COM X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Ruscitti, Kevin\Ruscitti, Kevin\Deleted Items X-Origin: RUSCITTI-K X-FileName: Ruscitti, Kevin.pst =20 =09 =09 Updated: J= une 7, 2001 Nuclear waste: an Achilles' heel = In 1992, a committee of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) was asked t= o investigate the technical and institutional options for the future of nuc= lear power. = = = Look for more wellhead-to-power plant deals Generators= , traders realize they must control gas Reserve-rich firms are targets = Which households bu= y green energy? People will pay more for green Interested parties rarely s= eek out green Survey pinpoints 22 million-household market = Farm-fresh biopower Biomass enjoys= unique consortium of support Co-firing with coal offers near-term potenti= al Land conflicts may be problematic = BPA sees October power contract rates up over 150% go to full = story... DOE review finds more natural gas off-limits to drilling in Rock= ies go to full story... ESAI: natural gas supply may overshoot demand in = 2002 go to full story... NRG Energy buys Vattenfall's interests in three = South American projects go to full story... Lisbon converted to gas go to= full story... Justice investigating AES, Williams for antitrust violatio= ns go to full story... Conectiv sells telecom business, stake in plant g= o to full story... Reliant urges FERC to drop California price caps go to= full story... San Jose approves controversial plant go to full story... = Pacific Gas and Electric says shouldn't pay to avert blackouts go to full= story... To view all of today's Executive News headlines, click here = ? Copyright ? 2001 - FT Energy, All Rights Res= erved. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of The Financial Times Ltd= . Market Brief Wednesday, June 6 Stocks Close Change % Change DJIA 11,= 070.24 (105.6) -0.94% DJ 15 Util. 372.65 (9.1) -2.37% NASDAQ 2,217.73 (15.9= 3) -0.71% S&P 500 1,270.03 (13.5) -1.05% Market Vols Close Change % Cha= nge AMEX (000) 111,256 (7,350.0) -6.20% NASDAQ (000) 1,772,162 (70,677.0) -= 3.84% NYSE (000) 1,062,316 (53,401.0) -4.79% Commodities Close Change %= Change Crude Oil (Jul) 27.72 (0.52) -1.84% Heating Oil (Jul) 0.7664 (0.003= ) -0.40% Nat. Gas (Henry) 3.801 (0.091) -2.34% Palo Verde (Jul) 173.00 (49.= 00) -22.07% COB (Jul) 160.00 (45.00) -21.95% PJM (Jul) 76.50 (5.50) -6.71% = Dollar US $ Close Change % Change Australia $ 1.937 (0.026) -1.32% Can= ada $ 1.525 (0.005) -0.33% Germany Dmark 2.306 0.011 0.48% Euro 0.847= 4 (0.007) -0.77% Japan ?en 120.40 0.000 0.00% Mexico NP 9.12 (0.020) -0.2= 2% UK Pound 0.7184 0.0100 1.41% Foreign Indices Close Change % Chang= e Arg MerVal 439.19 (3.71) -0.84% Austr All Ord. 3,355.20 0.70 0.02% Braz = Bovespa 15328.83 (65.99) -0.43% Can TSE 300 8194.39 (64.43) -0.78% Germany= DAX 6192.44 (49.69) -0.80% HK HangSeng 13253.39 0.00 0.00% Japan Nikkei 2= 25 13174.84 (16.17) -0.12% Mexico IPC 6790.98 118.63 1.78% UK FTSE 100 5= ,901.50 (21.00) -0.35% Source: Yahoo! & TradingDay.com =09 = Advertise on Energy Insight =09 =09 - market briefs.xls