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Mechanical and nuclear engineers receive award for top-100 technology product of 2009
Sep 17, 2009 |
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A neutron detector created at Kansas State University has been named one of the top 100 technologies of the year.
Nuclear fusion research key to advancing computer chips
Aug 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are adapting the same methods used in fusion-energy research to create extremely thin plasma beams for a new class of "nanolithography" required to make future computer chips.
Engineers develop technique to help combat nuclear proliferation
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev engineers have developed a technique to "denature" plutonium created in large nuclear reactors, making it unsuitable for use in nuclear arms. By adding Americium (Am 241), a form of the ...
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Toshiba signs agreement for 2 nuclear plants in Texas
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Toshiba Corp. said Wednesday it has signed an engineering, procurement and construction agreement for two new nuclear plants to be built under the U.S. South Texas Project.
Removing Hot Air from Nuclear Power Plants; Scientists Convert Nuclear Energy to Power without Steam
Apr 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, researchers have been in search of an economically feasible method of converting nuclear energy directly into electricity. Now, University of Missouri researchers are developing an energy conversion ...
U. S. envisions a new generation of nuclear weapons
Mar 19, 2007 |
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Almost 62 years after detonation of the first atomic bombs, the United States is considering controversial proposals to produce a new generation of nuclear weapons and revamp its nuclear weapons complex, according to an article ...
Experts call for local and regional control of sites for radioactive waste
Jul 09, 2009 |
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The withdrawal of Nevada's Yucca Mountain as a potential nuclear waste repository has reopened the debate over how and where to dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level nuclear waste.
U.S. to fund nuclear fuel center design
May 10, 2007 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy will provide up to $60 million for the design of a nuclear fuel recycling center and advanced recycling reactor.
Next generation nuke plant designs sought
Jul 23, 2007 |
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The U.S. Department of Energy is looking for industry teams to help conceptually design the department's "Next Generation Nuclear Plant."
Lack of skilled workers hampers cleanup
Sep 05, 2006 |
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A declining nuclear workforce is complicating efforts to deal with radioactive waste threatening Washington State's Columbia River.
Funding cuts jeopardize cleanup of nuclear waste sites
Mar 10, 2008 |
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The Federal Government may need at least 20 years longer than previously planned — and an additional $50 billion — to clean up radioactive and hazardous wastes at nuclear weapons sites, according to an article scheduled for ...
DIAMOND to tackle UK nuclear waste issues
May 01, 2008 |
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The long-term problem of how to manage and dispose of Britain’s nuclear waste is to be tackled by a UK consortium headed by the University of Leeds.
Researchers create smaller and more efficient nuclear battery
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Batteries can power anything from small sensors to large systems. While scientists are finding ways to make them smaller but even more powerful, problems can arise when these batteries are ...
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