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Diverting Anger in Toddlers
By Gaynell Payne
With toddlerhood comes tantrums. While some parents are taken by surprise by the seemingly violent appearance of a child raised in a non-violent home, it is a perfectly natural rite of passage for any child. The reasons behind it are simple: lots of emotions with little logic. The emotions that can overtake a toddler can be a floodgate of overwhelming proportions.
I'm OK, You're OK
While watching their sweet angel turn into a hitting and kicking tornado may leave some parents at their wits' end, the idea is not to suppress your child's anger or frustration but to teach him to control them. In a young child, the strength of his emotions can be scary for him, also. That's why it's important that the parents stay in control of themselves during a tantrum. When you do, you are showing him by example how to maintain calm in stressful situations, even if it doesn't seem like he's getting that picture yet. If you're out of control, then you are in effect asking your child to do what you cannot: calm his intense emotions. In this situation, a child's fear of his "out of control" emotions may eventually escalate into what psychologists call magical thinking, according to Abnormal Psychology by Leonard Zusne and Warren Jones. "If mommy can't handle my emotions, who can? They must be too strong for anyone." This could lead to an abundance of issues in adulthood.
No one is perfect – at least, no one I've met. The best of parents will occasionally fail to maintain perfect calm and no one will be injured for it, but on the whole that is the goal. If you empathize – put yourself aside and try to see things from your child's point of view – it is easier to be compassionate and not lose your cool.
Give It an Outlet
Anger isn't a very fun thing to have bouncing around in your insides. It's got to come out somehow and preferably in a way that is acceptable to the rest of the family. For me, I've found that some wonderful advice, such as handing my son a crayon and asking him to draw his emotions, didn't apply to a child under three. When my two year old would try to hit me, I'd take his hands and say, "You're really mad! I know you're mad! Hit your hands together!" I'd pretend I was mad, too, to show him. I'd clap my hands together, growl, and say "I'm mad!" He'd clap his hands together as hard as he could and growl.
Part of why this tactic works for him is he feels validated. Validation involves listening to your child, then reflecting back to him what he is feeling.
We all feel sometimes like we are speaking a foreign language. We're trying to talk, but the person we are talking to just doesn't "get it." If it's someone very important to us, this can lead to a rainbow of very ugly feelings like frustration and despair. To a child experiencing this, those feelings can quickly escalate into rage and hopelessness. This is true from birth. Crying is the only language that infants possess. Picking up our babies to comfort them instead of letting them "cry it out" is the earliest form of validation.
When our babies grow into toddlers, their ways of communicating have evolved a little bit but not that much. It's still a rare child who can always rationalize what he is feeling and communicate his needs. Many adults haven't mastered that skill! It is still up to us to help them recognize what they are feeling, identify it, and work through it.
To a baby, it is enough to pick them up and change his diaper when he's wet. They learn that "Oh, I was uncomfortable, because I was wet. Mommy fixed that." They not only get a clean diaper but two added bonuses: They learn why they were unhappy, and they learn that someone cared enough to see it and fix it. Knowing that someone cares enough to do that for you is one of the basic emotional needs of humanity. Relationships of all types are won and lost in that regard.
A two year old is just entering the real meat of the emotional arena. Some see their constant need for emotional reassurance as manipulation or a weakness that must be toughened up. But humans are hard-wired to seek out validation at any age. We must know from someone that we are OK as we are, cared for, and loved. A toddler especially is in an age of discovery: so many new challenges and things he is learning to do, and having trouble doing, and things he can't or isn't allowed to do. It can all tie in to a child's sense of self-worth. The newness that a toddler finds herself suddenly experiencing leaves her needing more reassurance.
Most of the time, it is relatively easy to validate a child. All you have to do is pay attention, and reflect back what you see. "I know you're mad, (sad), (frustrated), (you're smiling, are you happy today?)" A validated child feels loved and in sync with the world.
I could tell that my son and I were making progress when we were in the mall and he wanted to go play in the toy store. Again. We were on our way out, and we had already stopped there earlier. I told him "No, it was time to go home." He drug his feet and finally sat down and said, "I'm mad!"
"You're mad?" I replied. "I know you're mad! I know you wanted to play with the toys. But we still have to go now."
He climbed to his feet and came with me without any more protest. He had just wanted me to know that he was mad. I was proud of his ability to tell me what he was feeling instead of throwing a fit.
Play It Out
Children love to play pretend, and it can be rewarding and fun for an adult to play, too. It is also a wonderful learning tool. Adults can use pretend to teach a child what to do when a real situation arises.
"Pretending that you're mad" is a fun game for most children. This is the easiest time to show them healthy ways to be angry. This play time gives your child the opportunity to decide what works best for him, or to even come up with his own stuff. One of our favorite books, My Two Hands, My Two Feet by Rick Walton and Julia Gorton, has a line that says: "When I'm mad, I stomp my feet, like drummers as they beat, beat, beat." My son would joyfully pretend that he was mad and stomp his feet.
The next time he'd get really mad, I'd say, "You're really mad! Stomp you're feet; you're so mad!" And he would, crying through his tears, "Beat, beat, beat!"
It takes repetition for a child to learn to use their new diversion instead of hitting mommy or daddy, or the cat. That's when you'd just gently take their hands and say, "No, don't hit Mommy. If you're mad, clap your hands together."
Anger Management: Ways to Say 'I'm Mad!'
- Clap your hands
- Stomp your feet
- Growl
- Say "I'm mad!"
- Color a picture with angry scribbles
- Get a cloth and twist it really tight
- Hit a pillow
I'm Mad, Too
Sometimes, the best way to teach is by example. Some days we all just get overwhelmed. When you're upset and he's yelling, an honest "I'm mad!" said in a childish, exaggerated way may feel silly coming from mommy, but you're showing your child that you're human, too. This could be when that light of dawning association may occur: "Mommy said it like I say it. Is she feeling like I felt yesterday?" This is the beginning buds of empathy. As parents, this is one of our ultimate goals! A child who learns healthy ways of handling his emotions will feel emotionally balanced and more in tuned to everyone else around him.
Keep a Sense of Humor
You've talked, you've validated, he's still "mad," and you're both a weepy mess. It's time to change the subject. Children have a harder time walking away because for them, everything is now. Joke, make light of the situation (but never make fun of him!), and have fun. Kids are very eager to play – it's what they do! As parents, it's important for us also to remember that it's not the end of the world. Tantrums happen. It's not a personal attack; it's just childhood.
Whatever methods you prefer, the important thing is that, as parents, we work towards showing our children what to do when they are angry or upset. When we do that, we are also showing them that it is OK to feel the way they do. There is no shame in feeling angry. With this validation, they can go on to eventually learn more mature ways of dealing with their emotions.
Sources for Adult Anger Management
- Boy Town – BoysTown.org, 1-800-448-3000
- United Way – LiveUnited.org
- Child and Family Support Center – 1-877-900-CFSC
- National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-799-7233
- Domestic Violence Hotline/Child Abuse – 1-800-4-A-CHILD
- Family Violence Prevention Center – 1-800-313-1310
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"Glee" star Cory Monteith has checked himself into rehab for substance addiction, a rep for the 30-year-old actor announced this morning.
Monteith's rep told PEOPLE mag, "[Monteith] has voluntarily admitted himself to a treatment facility for substance addiction. He graciously asks for your respect and privacy as he takes the necessary steps towards recovery."
Monteith, who stars as Finn Hudson on the Fox show, was in rehab once before when he was 19. He talked about it back in 2011, saying, "I don't want kids to think it's okay to drop out of school and get high, and they'll be famous actors, too."
Note to Lilo, see what self responsibility looks like. Best wishes Cory. I admire you admission that sometimes you can't go at it alone. Godspeed.
He makes a public statement saying he's in treatment for substance abuse. At the same time he ask to respect his privacy. If he wants us to respect his privacy don't make a public statement. Who gives a f@*k anyway.
The guy has battled demons in the past and still realized he needed help. Take note, Lilo: This is what personal responsibility looks like. I applaud his ability to make this tough decision, and I hope the cast and crew is supportive as well.
Wow...what a terrible make-up job in that main article picture. Anyhow, good ol' Hollywood actors...
No one outside of the people he hangs with knew he was a present addict, so why broadcast he has a problem? Either he really wants to help himself or he got into so trouble that hasn't surfaced yet. Either way, food luck.
This makes me want to throw up. There are alot of talented people in Hollywood that would love to "make it" in the show biz, so all you asses that "need to go to rehab", get over yourself and act right and be grateful, you jerks!

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LOL, nice scoobnuts. Great-looking bugeye; I love those foglight covers. Have to get some of those some day!
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Nice job on the video!
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Very nicely done video. Are you running slicks? It looked like it in one of the shots.
That's a tall claim it's like Top Gear though.
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nice job...got some air at one point, too.
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what did you shoot it with/cut it with?
also, beats antique?
Nice car great video, but your boy needs to learn how to keep his car on the proper side of the road, what fun is it cutting the corners.
Excellent video, well done and nice ride!
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Love the vid.. great car, I'm curious too what you shot it and edited with. Very nice work!
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Great choice for the sound track. Bassnectar is awesome! Nice vid too.
Great job on the video I have a 5D mark ii, I really need to get into the video editing aspect!
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With this "No",do you mean "shouldn't have done" can't be used to make a guess about things that happened in the past, (is "should have done" in the same case?)? Then what kind of meaning does it express? And what about "should do sth"? Can the expression be used to express one's guess? Thanks for help.
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Tugg is a web-platform that lets YOU bring the movies you want to your local theater.
It's pretty simple:
Just about anyone! You just need to be at least 18 years old in order to host a Tugg event.
Yep, our exhibitor network includes thousands of screens all across the country. And if we're not currently working with your local theater, no worries, we'll do our best to get them on board so that you can host Tugg events in your town.
Tugg is currently available only in the United States. But that won't be the case forever…
If there are current events in your city, you'll be able to see them on the homepage right below the "Featured Events" section. If you don't see an event there, no worries, that just means that there isn't a live Tugg event right now. Maybe it's time to create your own?
If you create an account, you'll be able to host your own Tugg events as well as set up notifications to stay up to date on new events in your area.
A promoter is any person or organization that hosts a Tugg event. The promoter picks the movie, the theater and the date of the event. Once these details are set, it is up to the promoter to spread the word about the screening.
An event page has information about the promoter's screening, and is the place through which people can purchase tickets for the event.
Depending on the response time of the promoter and the theater, the process of creating an event can vary from a couple of days to a couple of weeks. We encourage promoters to select dates a little more than a month in advance so that if a theater takes a while to approve a screening, there is still plenty of time for the event to meet its threshold.
That's up to you! You can reach out to your community through email or social networking tools like Facebook and Twitter, which are integrated into the site, or you can do it the old fashioned way by calling your friends and putting up flyers. There's no wrong way to get the word out!
Yep! When you create your event, you'll have the option to make the event private. If you select this option, only people with access to the event link, or that have been given a private password, will be able to view the event page.
From major blockbusters and studio classics to obscure indies and acclaimed foreign films, all of these and more are in the Tugg library.
Let us know! We're constantly adding films to the library, so if you don't see your favorite film, tell us and we'll try to track it down. You can send your title recommendations to [email protected]
The screening schedule is dependent on which theater your choose, but generally theaters are more available on weekdays. Additionally, event thresholds can be affected by what day of the week you have your event – typically weekday screenings have lower event thresholds.
We work with a number of major theater chains and an ever-growing list of independent theaters nationwide. This includes AMC, Regal, Rave, Cinemark, Goodrich, Alamo Drafthouse, Studio Movie Grill and many more! If we don't currently work with the theater in your town, we'll be more than happy to reach out to them!
Depending on which theater you choose, sometimes you'll be asked to help take tickets for your event. Even when you don't have to take tickets though, it's important to arrive an hour early so that you can greet your guests when they arrive!
In addition to getting to host the event, you will also get 5% of the revenue (after taxes) from ticket sales for the event. Click here to see the promoter agreement.
Content owners (studios, filmmakers) and theaters have varying costs associated with facilitating an event depending on the day and time of your screening. The ticket threshold makes sure that all the costs are covered before the event is confirmed.
Once the threshold is met, the event is confirmed. Attendees' credit cards are now charged and tickets will be delivered via email. Remember to print out your ticket or have it available on your phone – you'll need it to get into the theater!
If the threshold isn't met, then the event is called off. Attendees are notified that the screening is canceled and their credit cards won't be charged.
You will receive a notification that the event has been confirmed and your tickets will be emailed to you.
Between the deadline and the event date, Tugg and its partners work hard to get the event ready logistically, including delivering the media and finalizing the programming schedule at the venue.
Sometimes you can, but it depends on which theater is hosting the event. Some theaters sell tickets for Tugg events while others don't. It's always better to buy your tickets online through the event page - that way you'll know beforehand that you can get in!
No, your money is not withdrawn until the event reaches the threshold of required attendees. Once that threshold is met, your credit card is charged and your ticket is reserved. If the threshold isn't met by the deadline, the event is canceled and your card is not charged.
Most definitely! Meeting the threshold just means that an event has met the required minimum attendance. After the threshold has been met, you can buy tickets up until the time that event sells out or the online box office closes.
No, you must print out your tickets before arriving at the theater or be able to show your ticket on your phone. If you can't locate your ticket in your email inbox, contact [email protected] and we will send you a new ticket.
Send us a message at [email protected] We'll have someone from our team reach out to you as soon as possible!
Tugg is a risk-mitigated way to attract audiences with a wider variety of content, and can help you fill theater space that might be underutilized. You can control when you want to allow Tugg screenings to occur in your theater, which gives you the ability to maximize your theater capacity.
All media will be shipped directly to the theater for each screening. After the screening occurs, the theater can return the media in a pre-paid shipping container.
Yes. The majority of the content in the Tugg library is only available in digital formats, but we can definitely program 35mm whenever projection equipment and prints are available.
Yes. Tugg's content library only showcases content for which all necessary rights have been cleared.
The attendance threshold is determined by the costs of the screening, so the threshold can change for each event. The threshold can fluctuate based on factors such as the film, theater, showtime and ticket price. Generally, thresholds are around 65-70 tickets.
The theater owner determines the rate for the theater rental and the ticket price options.
If the threshold isn't met, the event is called off and the theater can program according to its normal schedule. There will be no out of pocket expenses for an event that is called off.
It can vary, but generally it's about five business days. Exhibitors and content owners determine the minimum timeframe necessary to facilitate an event, and Tugg picks the longer of the two to determine the deadline.
Yes! From our inception, part of our mission has been to help independent filmmakers get their films in front of a theatergoing audience. Contact us at [email protected] and we'll walk you through the process of screening your film through Tugg.
Tugg primarily programs screenings in DCP, but it's often also possible to screen in Blu-ray and 35mm, and to a lesser extent DVD as well. The majority of our exhibitor partners have only DCP capabilities, so this format would provide the greatest level of access to the exhibitor network. If the film is on DCP, it is important to inform us whether it is encrypted or unencrypted, as some exhibitor partners have restrictions on encrypted content and won't play encrypted DCPs unless they are delivered by either Technicolor or Deluxe. We have the ability to create DCPs and Blu-rays, so contact us at [email protected] if you'd like more information on that process.
Definitely. You can set specific date, market or theater restrictions for your film, or you can make it available to all audiences across the country. It's up to you!
Nope, you retain all theatrical rights. You just need to allow us to program the film on your behalf.
For sure! Even if your film is in select theaters, there may be plenty of other markets where your films could screen through Tugg.
Yes. There are some restrictions set by exhibitors, however, and some theaters will not play films that have not had a theatrical run at least 90 days prior to their VOD and DVD. So while your film can be programmed through Tugg, it cannot necessarily be screened with all of our exhibitor partners.
Yes, but the process is a little longer. Since the film is unrated, we have to screen the film internally before adding it to the library. Then, when a screening has been requested, our exhibitors may ask to screen it as well before they approve the event. Some exhibitor partners are unwilling to program unrated films, but we will still do our best to get it out to a theatergoing audience wherever possible.
This is largely up to you. The process can take a matter of hours or a matter of weeks – we'll move at whatever rate you're most comfortable with.
Yep! If you want, you can promote your own events anywhere in the country. In fact, many filmmakers set up entire multi-city tours using Tugg. The only thing to note is that you will need to have someone present on the day of the screening, as many theaters request that a promoter is in attendance to help greet guests and sometimes take tickets.
That's up to you. Tugg acts as a secure media repository for DCPs and Blu-rays, so if you'd like, we can store your film in-house and handle all screening logistics ourselves. For DCPs, we would ingest the film into our system, and then replicate the DCP and ship it on our own hard drives – that way you can always have your master DCP on hand. Alternatively, if you're using a lab, we can communicate with them to arrange shipments.
Fantastic! Go ahead and email us at [email protected] and provide us with some information about your film. Can't wait to get started!
Yes. If you want to sponsor an event, you can offer one of two types of ticket discounts through our Sponsorship feature - either free or partially subsidized tickets.
If you want to sponsor an event, you can select which type of discount you'd like to offer to attendees. Then, you can select to either offer it to everyone or to just a select group of people. If you choose to offer it to a select group, then you will be given a unique, redeemable coupon code which you can provide to your community.
Certainly! Through our Contributions feature you can raise funds directly through your event page!
With Contributions, whenever someone purchases a ticket for your event, they will also have the opportunity to contribute to your cause as well. If they choose to do so, then their contribution will be added directly to their ticket purchase and their credit card will only be processed one time.
Like with the ticket purchase, if an event doesn't meet its threshold then your credit card will not be processed for the contribution.
Unfortunately, due to restrictions set by our exhibitor partners, we are not able do that.
Yes, the contributed funds are delivered directly to the promoter, and it is up the promoter to make sure that the funds are given to the correct entities.
Yes, all of the funds go directly to the promoter other than a standard 10% processing fee that is applied to the transaction.


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He had cleanup duty, but not there. Ramirez eventually found his way to his new team and was in the lineup against his old club Friday night, batting fourth for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
He returned to Miami barely two weeks after being traded, and conceded he wasn't thrilled to be playing a three-game series against the Marlins so soon.
"A little weird," Ramirez said. "We couldn't play three games in one day and get it over with."
Ramirez was the NL Rookie of the Year with the Marlins in 2006 and had been the foundation of their lineup ever since. But they tore up that blueprint July 25, trading Ramirez along with left-handed reliever Randy Choate for right-hander Nathan Eovaldi and a minor-league pitcher.
Ramirez departed without ever leading the Marlins to a playoff game.
"I couldn't get it going my way," he said. "Seven years, and we never could make it to the playoffs. But that's in the past."
Ramirez still has a home in South Florida and said he spent much of Friday with his wife, three children and parents. He looked forward to visiting with his former teammates.
"It's good to see him back," Marlins shortstop Jose Reyes said, "but I hope he doesn't do too much damage against our team."
Ramirez said he had no regrets about his stay with the Marlins. His attitude and effort came into question at times, and while he's a .299 career hitter, his productivity has fallen off dramatically since the beginning of 2011.
In his first 14 games with the Dodgers, he batted .226 with one home run.
Ramirez said he was happy to be with a team contending for the NL West title. The Marlins are out of the playoff race, as was the case by August almost every year during Ramirez's time with the team.
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First, I apologize for the banner. James Schaffer, IL art director, probably got a good laugh (or screamed with horror) at my terrible Photoshop creation. But hey, I try. I've always said that I'm a photographer, not a writer. I'll add "graphic designer" to my list of deficiencies.
I flew from North Carolina to Ithaca today with the Duke team. In a first for me, I rode on a private chartered flight and am now completely spoiled. Walking onto a plane with no ticket or seat assignment is nice. Also, all of our luggage was handled for us. After we loaded the bus outside Cameron Indoor Stadium this morning and drove to RDU airport, the charter plane company unloaded the bus for us and put everything on the plane. When we landed in Ithaca, the ground crew unloaded the plane and placed all our luggage on the awaiting bus. Nice. How can I get more gigs like this?
One point of confusion for me is Sam Payton. Everyone calls him "Payton" and I keep thinking that I'm being called. I probably looked around in confusion 10 or 20 times today thinking I was being called. It's pretty rare for me to hear my name called when I'm not being called. (I'm glad I don't work for the Colts.)
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Talk about respect (lack of)...no wonder "newspapers" have become the "dinosaur"...
Does the Charlotte Observer's hard copy today give the Bobcats their due? IMO Rick's story should be the headline story...Page 1 top of the fold in the sports section.
If it is I want to get up with someone to get a copy for the wall; Raleigh's paper doesn't even have Rick's story but part of the AP...and it's on page 3.
Hope Resurrected: "I think I can bring an attitude to a team as far as, All right, no matter what, we are not losing this game'." - Kemba Walker
"Its okay to be bad; just so long as you're bad ass." - Keetch
"I don't care if he uses a sophisticated pulley and tackle system to get his shot off if the bitch goes in."-Mustachio
Talk about respect (lack of)...no wonder "newspapers" have become the "dinosaur"...
ya'll don't think we'll be the nbatv series right? that would really suck ass. I would imagine more people would want to watch us vs the magic than hawks vs bucks but you never know..
They're having an NBA.TV series? Oh boy. It's either us or the ATL series then. I have a feeling the swagger of Orlando would carry our TV hopes.
well from what I can remember theres always one series played on NBATV while the rest are played on tnt/abc/espn etc. at least i think so..
edit: and if miami overtakes milwaukee and the series are bucks/celtics and heat/hawks i don't know if we beat either of those series..
Last edited by CatNation; 04-08-2010 at 12:13 PM.
If the networks remember last year's Hawks/Heat series and how un-interesting that was, I'd think that'd be a likely candidate for NBATV. Just depends on how they all shake out, though.
Got an email about 2:50om that playoff tickets are now on sale to season ticket holders. I bought a few extras already for all of my bandwagon friends. Anyone else doing the same?
I thought they were already on sale if you were willing to purchase the first two rounds. These tickets are expensive as hell. But worth it.
They asked us about buying our own seats for the playoffs weeks ago but I don't think other seats were available until today. Could be wrong though, I never aked about purchasing extras when talking to my ticket rep last.


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This section includes resources for teens with cancer, including websites, camps and retreats, and educational scholarships.
Beyond the Cure [2] is a website from the National Children's Cancer Society created for survivors of childhood cancer.
CancerCare [3] is a nonprofit organization that provides free professional counseling and educational programs to anyone affected by cancer.
CureSearch [4] is a website from the National Childhood Cancer Foundation and the Children's Oncology Group.
Group Loop [5] is a safe place for teens with cancer and their parents to find support, education, and hope while dealing with a cancer diagnosis. It is sponsored by Cancer Support Community [6].
I'm Too Young for This! Cancer Foundation [7] provides information and support for young adults with cancer.
LIVESTRONG [8] has resources on cancer survivorship.
2bMe [9] for teens is the online component of Look Good...Feel Better for Teens.
TeensHealth [10] provides information for all teens, including information on cancer and many other topics.
Teens Living With Cancer [11] is a site for teens with cancer sponsored by Melissa's Living Legacy [12] .
Voicing My Choices [13] is a planning guide for adolescents and young adults to help express their thoughts about how they want to be comforted, supported, treated, and remembered.
Young Survival Coalition [14] is an international, nonprofit network of breast cancer survivors and supporters dedicated to the concerns and issues that are unique to young women with breast cancer.
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In 2012, 87.6 billion kWh was generated from 20.2 GWe of plant, of which 46.8 billion kWh (53.4%) was from coal, 30.3 billion kWh (34.5%) from nuclear, with net exports of 17 billion kWha. Installed electrical capacity from renewables has been rapidly increasing since 2000band in mid-2013 the cost of subsidizing these had risen to CZK 44 billion (EUR 1.7 billion) per year. Per capita consumption is about 5400 kWh/yr. More than 80% of the country's gas comes from Russia.
A 2011 draft national energy policy to 2060 involved a major increase in nuclear power, to 13.9 GWe or up to 18.9 GWe in the case of major adoption of electric vehicles. It would then provide some 60% of the country's power. The version adopted in November 2012 assumed at least 50% from nuclear, with two new reactors being built at Temelin and one at Dukovany to take production to 46.5 TWh by 2025, and 55.2 TWh/yr later, hence further nuclear sites should be identified and prepared. The current four at Dukovany would get 20-year life extensions, to 2045-47. Coal use is to decrease to one third of present level by 2040, gas-fired power is to increase, and support for renewables will reduce dramatically by 2014. Nuclear plants should furnish district heating to Brno and other cities by 2030.
Operating Czech power reactors
In 1958, the Czechoslovak government started building its first nuclear power plant – a gas-cooled heavy water reactor at Bohunice (now in Slovakia). This 110 MWe net Bohunice A1 reactor, built by Skoda, was completed in 1972 and ran until 1977. Construction on four VVER-440 reactors at Bohunice commenced in the 1970s and the units put into operation by the mid-1980s (see page on Nuclear Power in Slovakia).
In 1978, construction commenced on the Dukovany plant – the first nuclear plant in what is now the Czech Republic. The four VVER-440 model V-213 reactors were designed by Russian organizations and Energoprojekt and built by Skoda Praha. These came in to commercial operation 1985-87 and have been upgraded since.
In 1982, work started on the Temelin plant (also in what is now the Czech Republic), designed by Russian organizations and Energoprojekt and built by VSBc with engineering by Skoda Praha. Planned as a four unit VVER-1000 model V-320 plant, full construction on units 1 & 2 commenced in 1987. However, following the Velvet Revolution of 1989, the new democratic government decided in 1990 to suspend construction on units 3 and 4. At the time there were several protests against the plant and some political wavering over the plant's future, although construction continued on units 1 & 2 to some extent. Then, with the splitting of Czechoslovakia, the new government of the Czech Republic formally decided in March 1993 to complete units 1 & 2. Following a call for tenders, Westinghouse was chosen to replace the entire instrumentation and control (I&C) systems – the first time that Western digital I&C was integrated with Russian reactor technologyd – and the radiation monitoring and diagnostic systems1. In addition, Westinghouse was to supply the fuel (initial core and four reloads). The reactors started up in 2000 and 2003, with the upgrading having been financed by operator CEZ with a loan from the World Bank.
Heat from Temelin is already supplied to a local town 5 km away (171 TJ in 2009), and CEZ is examining plans to use it for the city of Ceske Budejovice, 20 km away. Another project is to pipe heat 40 km from Dukovany to Brno, and an environmental impact assessment for this was lodged in July 2010, which is expected to take up to two years to evaluate. CEZ expects to be able to supply two thirds of the city's heat needs of about 3700 TJ/yr.
In 2012 Temelin produced 15.3 billion kWh, 20% of total domestic power, and Dukovany produced 14.8 billion kWh. Since mid year Temelin was operating at about 100 MWe below capacity as instructed by grid operator CEPS because of grid security issues caused by power surges due to renewable power production in Germany.
CEZ a.s., which owns and operates both the Dukovany and Temelin plants, is almost 70% state-ownede.
All four Dukovany units were uprated from 440 to 456 MWe gross over 2005-08 by replacing low-pressure turbines, and two have been running at 462 MWe. This was the first part of a program to boost Dukovany's gross output by 240 MWe by 2012. Then 38 MWe uprates of units 3 and 4 were completed in May 2009 and December 2010 respectively – bringing their gross capacity to almost 500 MWe – from improved fuel, replacing the high-pressure turbine, refurbishing the generator, and I&C changes. A similar uprate of unit 1 was achieved in November 2011.
At the beginning of 2009, CEZ commenced its Long-Term Operation (LTO) project, the immediate focus of which is to extend the planned operating lifetime of the Dukovany reactors by 10 years. Unit 1 will reach the end of its original 30 years operational lifetime in 2015. The LTO project consists of some 230 sub-projects costing over CZK 14 billion (€560 million) between 2009 and 2015. Further extension to 60 years is under consideration. CEZ aims to extend the plant lifetime eventually to 60 years.2 Austria, whose border is 50 km away, has objected.
With Temelin 1&2, each nominally 981 MWe gross but performing at 994 MWe, Skoda Power modified the high pressure turbines over 2004-07 in a €26 million project to achieve 1013 MWe gross, 963 MWe net. A further upgrade since is expected to result in 1050 MWe gross. The State Office for Nuclear Safety (SUJB) has confirmed licences to 2020 and 2022 for the units.
The 2004 state energy policy envisaged building two or more large reactors, probably at Temelin, eventually to replace Dukovany. In July 2008, CEZ announced a plan to build two more reactors at Temelin totalling up to 3400 MWe, with construction start in 2013 and commissioning of the first unit in 2020. In mid-2008, CEZ asked the Environment Ministry for an environmental assessment for the new units, which it said could take two and a half years.
A public tender process for contractors to build the two new reactors at Temelin commenced August 2009. At the time, CEZ quoted a March public opinion poll showing 77% of citizens (and 56% of Green party voters) supporting the new Temelin units3.
In March 2010, CEZ announced that discussions had begun with three candidates prior to the bid submission. The three vendor groups are: a consortium led by Westinghouse with 1230 MWe gros (1140 net) AP1000; a Škoda JS/Atomstroyexport/OKB Gidropress consortiumf with AES-2006/MIR-1200 of 1158 MWe gross (1078 net); and Areva with 1750 MWe gross (1650 net) EPR. Bids were formally invited by CEZ in October 2011 for supply of two complete nuclear power plant units on a "full turnkey basis, including nuclear fuel supply for nine years of operation." The designs proposed must be licensed in the vendors' home countries or in a EU member state, and must comply with Czech and EU requirements and safety requirements defined by the IAEA and the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association.
Bids were submitted in July 2012, and the contract was to be signed late in 2013 but is now deferred for about 18 months, to mid-2015. Rosatom, through Rusatom Overseas, has offered full vendor financing, though it would prefer 49%. Areva and Westinghouse originally said that were not interested in any financing or operational aspects, but in mid-2013 the US Export-Import Bank offered to lend CEZ half the cost of the plant if it used Westinghouse technology. The loan would be for 25 years at one percentage point above US 10-year treasury bonds. CEZ has said it would seek a strategic partner with which to share the risk of the project, following the choice of reactor technology. In October 2012 CEZ said that the Areva bid was disqualified because it did not meet all the statutory requirements under the Czech Republic's Public Procurement Act and that the company had "not fulfilled some other crucial criteria defined in the tender." Areva contested the decision but its appeal was rejected by the Anti Monopoly Office.
In November 2102 CEZ applied to the Czech State Office of Nuclear Safety (SUJB) to build two new units at Temelin. In January 2013 the government gave environmental approval for the two units. (A 5000-page environmental impact statement had been lodged with the government in May 2010.)
The government was planning to legislate for a cost-difference guarantee for electricity from Temelin 3&4 to ensure that investment is viable. This would cover the difference between wholesale electricity prices and price levels needed to cover construction costs. The Ministry of Industry and Trade wants it written into a new long- term Czech energy framework, but this is opposed by the Ministry of Finance. Estimates of its impact vary up to 10% additional on retail power bills. The Industry Ministry was working on €60/MWh, others suggest that €90 will ne needed, indexed. CEZ requires €70/ MWh for the new units to be profitable, compared with mid 2013 forward prices of under €40.
In July 2013 CEZ said that it would delay all decisions for a year or two in order to allow the government to update its national energy strategy and negotiate a power purchase agreement. An interim government will be replaced in elections, now scheduled for May 2014.
The Russian-Skoda consortium, or Consortium MIR.1200, in June 2013 established a Czech project company Nuclear Power Alliance a.s. Equity is JSC Atomstroyexport – 51%, ŠKODA JS – 34%, and JSC OKB Gidropress – 15%.
CEZ said the Temelin contract would include an option to order up to three more reactors for other locations in the country or elsewhere in Europe with a view to standardising technology, though these extra units are now in doubt.
A feasibility study for a new reactor at Dukovany is in progress, and CEZ has said it is likely to ask for an environmental assessment when this is completed.
Planned and Proposed Czech power reactors
CEZ also has a 49% share of a joint venture with Slovak state-owned Javysg to build a new reactor at Bohunice in Slovakia, to be known as the New Bohunice Block. Rosatom is examining the prospect of being both technology provider and investor in this unit.
Czech uranium mining, which once provided over 2500 tonnes of uranium (tU) per year, declined rapidly from 1990 following the collapse of the Communist government. A total of 110,427 tU was produced 1946-2008. By 1994, Czech production had fallen to 600 tU/yr, and through the last decade production has declined steadily to 254 tU in 2010. The last underground mine – the Rožná deposit in the Dolní Rožínka locality – operated by state-controlled Diamo, was due to close in 2003, but has been extended due to rising uranium pricesh. Closure would have reduced production to a few tonnes per year from the former ISL operation at Hamr-Stráž pod Ralskemi in northern Bohemia, where a major (EUR 1.25 billion) groundwater rehabilitation project is under way following 32 years of mining.
In 2007, Australian company Uran Ltd made an offer to participate in the Rozna mine, but this was rejected in favour of local plans. Diamo confirmed it would explore expanding the mine below the current 1200 m depth and, should it be successful in defining further reserves, Uran Limited would be offered potential participation5. Uran also applied for four uranium exploration permits at locations near Rozna and two near Stráž pod Ralskem, but these applications were unsuccessful due to political opposition6. The company has since abandoned uranium. In 2009 Diamo proposed recommencing uranium mining at Straz pod Ralskem.
Most fuel has been sourced within the country, with conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication being undertaken in Russia. Fuel for Dukovany is supplied by TVEL. Fuel for Temelin was initially supplied by Westinghouse but, in 2006, Tvel won a contract in to supply fuel for the two VVER-1000 reactors for 10 years from 2010.7
There is no state policy on reprocessing and the decision is left to CEZ, which does not perceive it as being economic. However, the question remains open.
CEZ is fully responsible for storage and management of its used fuel until it is handed over to the state organization Radioactive Waste Repository Authority (RAWRA)j.
Used fuel is stored at each power plant. Originally, used fuel from Dukovany was sent to the interim storage facility at the Bohunice plant (now in Slovakia). The dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993 meant that this used fuel originating from Dukovany was stored in a different country, and therefore required repatriationk. An interim dry storage facility with capacity of 600 t was built at Dukovany, and the plant's used fuel storage pools were reracked to increase capacity. The dry storage facility commenced operation in 1995 and since then another storage facility has been built there.
Reracking of storage pools has also taken place at Temelin, and in 2009 construction began on an interim dry storage facility there. It is expected to commence operation in 2010. CEZ creates an internal financial reserve for long-term used fuel storage.
An interim storage facility for used research reactor fuel is located at the Rez nuclear research institute (see section below on Research and development).
At the beginning of 2000, ownership of the country's three repositories – Dukovany, Richard and Bratrstvi – were transferred to the state under the management of RAWRA. Waste from non-power applications is disposed of at the Richard and Bratrstvi repositoriesl. The Dukovany repository is the largest of the repositories and was built specifically for the disposal of low-level and intermediate-level radioactive waste generated during the operation of the Dukovany and Temelin nuclear plants. The 55,000 m3 storage volume provides enough space for the waste from both plants, even with their operational lifetimes extended to 40 years. Each of the repository's 112 vaults can accommodate about 1600 individual 200-litre drums. It began operation in 1995 and 15 of the vaults were full by the end of 2009.
Eventual provision of a high-level waste repository is the responsibility of (RAWRA). Selection of a candidate and a reserve site is scheduled for 2015, with construction start after 2050 and operation beginning in 2065. One possible site is at Skalka in southern Moravia. In the late 1990s, this site was considered for a central used fuel interim storage facility as an alternative to the Temelin storage facility and to the storage capacity expansion at Dukovany (beyond the 600 t facility)m.
Under the Atomic Energy Act 2002, CEZ as nuclear plant operator is required to put aside funds for waste disposal, lodging these with the Czech National Bank. The rate is CZK 0.05 (€0.002) per kWh. The Act also requires that nuclear plants are decommissioned following the end of their operating lifetimes and CEZ is also progressively funding this. The adequacy of reserve funds for decommissioning is under the supervision of RAWRA.
The Nuclear Research Institute Řež plc (Ústav jaderného výzkumu Řež a.s., ÚJV) was founded in 1955 through an agreement between Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union, and later incorporated into the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences. The village of Řež is located in the Husinec municipality in central Bohemia 11 km northwest of Prague. In 1992, the Rez Nuclear Research Institute was privatisedn and is now owned by CEZ (52.4%) with Slovak Electric (SE, 27.8%), Škoda JS (17.4%) and the Husinec municipality (2.4%)o.
Two research reactors are currently in operation at Rez: the 10 MWt LVR-15, which went critical in September 1957, and the 5 kWt LR-0 (criticality 1982). The Czech Technical University in Prague operates a third research reactor, the 5 kWt VR-1 Sparrow (criticality 1990). The VR-1 was the first research reactor supplied with highly enriched uranium (HEU) from Russia to convert to low enriched uranium (LEU) fuel8.
Used HEU fuel that was stored at Rez has been returned to Russia as part of the Russian Research Reactor Fuel Return program9.
Licensing, nuclear safety, waste management, safeguards, and radiation protection are regulated by the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SÚJB), which took over these responsibilities from the former Czechoslovak Atomic Energy Commission in 1993. The SUJB reports directly to cabinet. In November 2013 a peer review team led by the IAEA completed an Integrated Regulatory Review Service (IRRS) mission to the Czech Republic and reported "that the Czech regulatory system for nuclear and radiation safety is robust and that the State Office for Nuclear Safety (SÚJB) is an effective and independent regulatory body." SUJB will make the final IRRS report available to the public.
The Atomic Energy Act of 1997 was amended in 2002 to harmonize with European Union legislation, and covers all nuclear energy matters.
The Czech Republic is a party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) since 1993 as a non-nuclear weapons state. Its safeguards agreement under the NPT came into force in 1997. It is member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group and, since May 2004, of Euratom. The Additional Protocol in relation to its safeguards agreements with the International Atomic Energy Agency came into force in 2002.
a. In 2011, the Czech Republic exported 7.7 billion kWh to Slovakia, 10.0 billion kWh to Austria, 7.5 billion kWh (net) to Germany and imported 8.2 billion kWh (net) from Poland. These numbers change a bit from year to year, but the pattern remains. [Back]
b. The two biggest regional distribution companies – CEZ Distribution and E.ON Distribution – said early in 2010 that they would not authorize new grid connections for wind and solar power projects. The decision followed a warning from the high-voltage grid operator CEPS that the number of projects, especially solar, in the pipeline threatened to overload the grid and result in blackouts. Some 600 MWe of wind and solar capacity is connected now, and there is approval for 3500 MWe more – relative to about 11 GWe of baseload plant. The guaranteed Czech feed-in tariffs for solar are very high. [Back]
c. VSB was acquired by Hochtief in 1999, becoming Hochtief VSB, and later Hochtief CZ. [Back]
d. The two VVER-440 reactors at Loviisa in Finland were built in the 1970s incorporating hardwired Western I&C systems, but it wasn't until 2008 that Areva commenced a six-year renewal project to instal modern digital I&C. In addition, Western systems were incorporated into the Loviisa plant at the design stage, whereas it was not until the Temelin reactors were substantially built that Western I&C was introduced. [Back]
e. In 1992, the state's National Property Fund founded ČEZ, a. s. from the state enterprise České energetické závody (Czech power plants). In 1993, 27% of CEZ shares were privatized in the first wave of 'voucher privatization'. The second wave was in 1995, when a further 6% was sold. In 2001, the government commenced the process of choosing a strategic investor for the National Property Fund's remaining stake in CEZ and six regional distribution companies, but this was cancelled at the beginning of 2002. In the mid-2000s, the government said it intended to sell a 16% stake in CEZ, leaving it with 51%, and in 2007 commenced the sale of a 7% stake, but this was not completed and at the same time CEZ was repurchasing shares on the open market (thus increasing the government stake). By the end of 2009, the government owned just under 70% of CEZ, with asset managers holding about 21% and about 5% held by private individuals. (The banks UniCredit Bank Czech, Citibank Europe and ČSOB own almost all of the shares held by asset managers.) [Back]
f. In October 2009, the consortium of Skoda JS, Atomstroyexport and Gidropress submitted qualification documents for VVER-1200 units for Temelin 3 & 4. The model was represented as the Europe-tailored reactor design, the MIR-1200 (Modernized International Reactor), also intended for the Baltic plant in Kaliningrad and bid for Turkey and Finland, and similar to the plants under construction at Leningrad II and Novovoronezh II. Skoda JS is owned by Russia's OMZ (Uralmash-Izhora Group). [Back]
g. In 2009, the Jess joint venture was established between Slovak state-owned decommissioning company Javys (51%) and CEZ (49%) to construct a new nuclear unit at the Bohunice site in Slovakia. See Slovakian nuclear JV gets government blessing, World Nuclear News (10 December 2009) [Back]
h. In a May 2007 decree, the Czech Republic government approved the continuation of uranium mining and processing at the Rožná deposit for as long as it remains economic. The government required that a new proposal on mining activity at Rožná, based on results of geological exploration of reserves, economic and energy security aspects, be submitted by June 2012.4 [Back]
i. In situ leach (ISL) mining took place at Diamo's northern mine of Stráž pod Ralskem from 1967 until 1996. Since 1996, uranium has been exploited as a by-product of the remediation of the Stráž uranium deposit. [Back]
j. The Radioactive Waste Repository Authority (RAWRA, Správa úložišť radioaktivních odpadů, SÚRAO) was established on 1 June 1997 and is responsible for the disposal of existing and future radioactive waste in the Czech Republic. [Back]
k. Used fuel from Dukovany was sent to the Bohunice interim storage facility prior to being sent to Russia. However, in 1993, Russia decided to only accept used fuel for reprocessing, not direct disposal, and Slovakia said it would no longer accept used fuel from Dukovany. [Back]
l. Disposal of low-level institutional waste has been carried since 1964 out at the former Richard limestone mine near the town of Litoměřice, Northern Bohemia. (So-called institutional waste is generated in the health sector, industry, research and agriculture. Examples of such waste include disused meters and radionuclide emitters, contaminated clothing, cloth, paper and syringes.) The total volume of the Richard facility exceeds 17,000 m3, about half of which comprises disposal capacity. Assuming the repository continues to be filled at the current pace of 100 to 200 drums per year, its operational life will continue up to 2070. Institutional waste containing naturally occurring radioactive material (NORM) is disposed of at the Bratrství repository, near the town of Jáchymov. The facility was constructed from one of the mined cavities of a former uranium mine and has a disposal capacity of approximately 1200 m3. It was put into operation in 1974 and was 80% full at the end of 2008.
Another repository at Hostím near the city of Beroun was closed down in 1965. It was constructed in a former limestone mine and put into operation in 1959 for institutional radioactive waste. Following its closure, most of waste packages were transferred to the Richard repository. The repository was filled with concrete and sealed in 1997. The site is monitored by RAWRA. [Back]
m. At the end of 1999, the Ministry of Environment rejected the plan to construct a central interim used fuel storage facility (of 2900 t capacity) at Skalka on the grounds that approval had been given to the expansion of storage capacity at Dukovany. A year later, CEZ submitted a proposal to construct a repository at Skalka, and the site is reserved. However, site selection for a deep geological waste repository is still at an early stage. [Back]
n. The Řež Nuclear Research Institute (ÚJV) underwent restructuring in 1972, when the bulk of the organization was incorporated into the Czechoslovak Atomic Energy Commission, which was at the time responsible for the nuclear program development. At the end of December 1992 the Institute was privatized as a joint-stock company. The Institute began offering designing and engineering services following the November 2002 acquisition of the design division of Energoprojekt Praha a.s. [Back]
o. Slovak Electric, (Slovenské Elektrárne, SE) is 66%-owned by Italy's Enel (the rest of SE is held by the Slovak government); Skoda JS is owned by Russia's OMZ (Uralmash-Izhora Group). [Back]
1. Temelin's hard-earned success, Nuclear Engineering International (July 2002) [Back]
2. Nuclear power plants in 2009, ČEZ a. s. Generation Division (2010) [Back]
3. CEZ opened the public tender for a contactor of nuclear units, CEZ Group press release (3 August 2009) [Back]
4. Prolongation of uranium mining on Rožná deposit In Dolní Rožínka location, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic press release (28 May 2007) [Back]
5. Discussions Continue Over Rozna, Uran Limited announcement (27 February 2007) [Back]
6. Political Support for Increased Nuclear Power and Uranium Mining in Czech Republic. Appeals Lodged Over Exploration Permits in Czech Republic, Uran Limited announcement (16 June 2008) [Back]
7. Temelin to use only Russian fuel from 2010, World Nuclear News (20 October 2009); TVEL provides Skoda with test fuel assembly, World Nuclear News (22 November 2007) [Back]
8. NNSA Completes Czech Research Reactor Conversion, National Nuclear Security Administration, US Department of Energy, press release (4 November 2005) [Back]
9. Rez research reactor fuel returned to Russia, World Nuclear News (10 December 2007) [Back]
CEZ website (www.cez.cz)Diamo website (www.diamo.cz)Radioactive Waste Repository Authority (RAWRA) website (www.rawra.cz)State Office for Nuclear Safety (SÚJB) website (www.sujb.cz)Country Nuclear Power Profiles: Czech Republic, International Atomic Energy AgencyThe Source Book on Soviet-Designed Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Energy InstituteEnergy in East Europe, 23 January 2004