nuclear energy

Questioning nuclear power’s ability to forestall global warming

harminka — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:17:20 -0500

Rising energy and environmental costs may prevent nuclear power from being a sustainable alternative energy source in the fight against global warming, according to a study in the April 1 issue of ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology, a semi-monthly journal.

Nuclear scientists eye future landfall on second island of stability

harminka — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:27:53 -0500

Modern-day scientific Magellans and Columbus’s, exploring the uncharted seas at the fringes of the Periodic Table of the Elements, have landed on one long-sought island — the fabled Island of Stability, home of a new genre of superheavy chemical elements sought for more than three decades.

Toshiba Signs General Framework Agreement with Atomenergoprom

harminka — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:44:29 -0500

Toshiba Corporation today announced that it has signed a general framework agreement with Atomenergoprom (Joint Stock Company "Atomic Energy Power Corporation"), the Russia's state-owned nuclear energy company, to explore collaboration in the civilian nuclear power business field.

LLNL researchers create tool to monitor nuclear reactors

harminka — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:46:54 -0500

International inspectors may have a new tool in the form of an antineutrino detector, that could help them peer inside a working nuclear reactor.

Nuclear power will feed on itself

harminka — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 07:50:02 -0600

Nuclear energy production must increase by more than 10 percent each year from 2010 to 2050 to meet all future energy demands and replace fossil fuels, but this is an unsustainable prospect.

Northwest to get multi-million pound nuclear technology centre

seher — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:15:27 -0600

The University of Manchester's Dalton Nuclear Institute has announced plans to establish a new Centre for Nuclear Energy Technology (C-NET).

Nuclear energy 'best' for greenhouse gases: Bush

admin_huliq — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:52:34 -0600

US President George W Bush has said that nuclear power represents the "best solution" to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while meeting growing energy needs.

Where does stored nuclear waste go?

harminka — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:45:39 -0600

Millions of gallons of hazardous waste resulting from the nation’s nuclear weapons program lie in a remote location in southeastern Washington state called Hanford. Beneath this desert landscape about two million curies of radioactivity and hundreds of thousands of tons of chemicals are captured within the stratified vadose zone below which gives rise to complex subsurface flow paths.

Toward greater reliance on computer simulation

harminka — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 11:36:01 -0600

The U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory is taking its nuclear energy research into new territory – virtual territory that is.

US nuclear industry set for expansion

Dinka — Wed, 21 Nov 2007 09:36:03 -0600

The nuclear power industry in the United States is undergoing what some are calling a renaissance. Buoyed by concerns about global warming and propped up by various federal subsidies, the nuclear power industry in America is set to expand for the first time in almost 30 years.

Armenia, US set to sign nuclear cooperation deal

Dinka — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 10:41:18 -0600

Armenia and the U.S. will sign November 21 an energy cooperation agreement, which includes joint development of environmental safeguards for the country's nuclear industry, the U.S. Embassy said Monday.

Turkey to construct nuclear plants

Dinka — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 11:25:20 -0600

The construction of nuclear plants was approved by Turkish Parliament, despite opposition from environmental groups.