News tagged with nuclear systems

Japan's Fukushima reactor may be reheating: operator

Temperature readings at one of the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactors have risen above Japan's stringent new safety standard but there was no immediate danger, its operator said Sunday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Report identifies 16 highest priorities to guide NASA's Technology Development efforts for next 5 years

During the next five years, NASA technology development efforts should focus on 16 high-priority technologies and their associated top technical challenges, says a new report from the National Research Council. In addition, ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Japan studies flora and fauna near Fukushima plant

Japanese scientists are studying how radiation has affected plants and animals living near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, according to an official.

Space & Earth / Environment

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US cybersecurity efforts trigger privacy concerns

(AP) -- The federal government's plan to expand computer security protections into critical parts of private industry is raising concerns that the move will threaten Americans' civil liberties.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Thousands protest against nuclear power in Japan

About 2,000 demonstrators hit the streets of Yokohama on Saturday calling for an end to nuclear energy in Japan after the March 11 disaster that sparked the worst atomic crisis since Chernobyl.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 15, 2012 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (8) | comments 44

PET technique promises better detection and response assessment for Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

Positron emission tomography (PET) and a molecular imaging agent that captures the proliferation of cancer cells could prove to be a valuable method for imaging a form of Non-Hodgkin's disease called mantle cell lymphoma, ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Japan launches new spy satellite

Japan launched a new spy satellite into orbit on Monday amid concerns over North Korea's missile programme and to monitor natural disasters in the region, officials said.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Changing the locks: HIV discovery could allow scientists to block virus's entry into cell nucleus

Scientists have found the 'key' that HIV uses to enter our cells' nuclei, allowing it to disable the immune system and cause AIDS The finding, published today in the open access journal PLoS Pathogens, provides a potential new ta ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

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Tokyo 'not doing enough' for Fukushima: Greenpeace

Fukushima's residents are being left to their fate and not enough is being done to protect them against radiation nine months after Japan's tsunami, environment group Greenpeace said Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Biologists monitor crocodiles at nuclear plant

(AP) -- An unexpected but fruitful relationship has blossomed between two potent forces in the swamps of South Florida: the American crocodile, and a nuclear power plant.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Japan nuclear meltdown 'maybe worse than thought'

Molten nuclear fuel at Japan's Fukushima plant might have eaten two thirds of the way through a concrete containment base, its operator said, citing a new simulation of the extent of the March disaster.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 13

Swiss nuclear shutdown to cost $22.5bn: study

Shutting down Switzerland's five nuclear power stations will cost about 20.7 billion Swiss francs (16.8 billion euros, $22.5 billion) and take about 20 years, Swiss authorities said on Thursday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 24, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Reliable nuclear device to heat, power Mars Science Lab

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, which is scheduled to launch this week, has the potential to be the most productive Mars surface mission in history. That's due in part to its nuclear heat and power ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

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Japan bans Fukushima rice for radiation

Japan on Thursday announced its first ban on rice produced near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant after samples showed radioactive contamination well above legal limits.

Biology / Other

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Fukushima radiation 'mostly fell in sea': study

Most of the radioactive fallout from the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant dropped into the ocean and began circling the planet, Japanese researchers said Thursday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0