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INL develops safer, more efficient nuclear fuel for next-gen reactors
Nov 30, 2009 |
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As the nation ponders its energy choices, Americans keep asking themselves: how can the country make better use of its resources and emit fewer greenhouse gases without hurting U.S. industries? A research ...
Germany's biggest solar park inaugurated
Aug 20, 2009 |
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Germany's largest solar park, and the world's second biggest, was inaugurated on Thursday on the site of a former Soviet military training ground in the east of the country.
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.
Scientists to tap river currents to create clean energy
Jan 25, 2009 |
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In the eerie green glow of flashing lasers in a darkened University of Michigan lab, a cylinder on springs moves methodically up and down in a giant tank as water flows over it, simulating a stream.
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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."
Fermi nuke plant used wrong test for years
Feb 22, 2007 |
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The U.S.-based Union of Concerned Scientists says the Fermi Nuclear Power Plant near Detroit used the wrong backup systems safety test for 20 years.
Scientists warn of closing nuclear plant
Jun 07, 2006 |
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The National Academy of Sciences has issued a warning concerning the planned closing of the Indian Point nuclear plant near New York City.
Officials seek cause of reactor shutdown
Nov 03, 2006 |
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Authorities are investigating the cause of the nuclear reactor shutdown at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pa., although no radiation leaked in the incident.
Spain facing key decision on use of nuclear power
Jun 11, 2009 |
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The Spanish government will have to take a clear stand for or against nuclear power in the coming weeks when it decides whether to renew the operating licence of the oldest of the country's six nuclear plants.
Nuclear plant faced possible meltdown
Aug 01, 2006 |
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Last week's shutdown of the Forsmark nuclear power plant in Sweden, north of Stockholm, reportedly could have resulted in a meltdown.
Nuclear cannibals
Mar 04, 2008 |
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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. According to a report published ...
Ruling clears way for N.M. nuclear plant
Jun 01, 2006 |
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The U.S. Atomic Safety and Licensing Board has resolved one of the last legal issues leading to construction of a nuclear fuel refinery near Hobbs, N.M.
Concerned Scientists criticize nuke plant
Aug 01, 2007 |
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The Union of Concerned Scientists is upset over U.S. plans to build a plutonium processing plant without consulting the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Study links radiation to heart trouble
Mar 05, 2008 |
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A British report suggests a link between radiation exposure and heart disease for workers at nuclear power plants.
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