News tagged with yucca mountain
Sandia National Labs suggests we take another look at underground salt deposits for nuclear waste
(PhysOrg.com) -- In light of the Obama administration's decision to effectively end the discussion of using the Yucca mountain site in Nevada as a location for permanent storage of nuclear waste, Sandia National Laboratories, ...
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Experts call for local and regional control of sites for radioactive waste
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.
Jul 09, 2009 |
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Erosion of the Yucca Mountain crest
The Yucca Mountain crest in Nevada, USA has been proposed as a permanent site for high level radioactive waste. But a new study, already published as an article in press by Elsevier's journal Geomorphology and recently includ ...
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May 05, 2009 |
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After raids, artifact dealers slowly regain trust
(AP) -- It's been two years since swarms of federal agents burst into nearly two dozen homes scattered throughout the archeologically rich Southwest, looking to take down what they believed was a criminal ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Aug 19, 2011 |
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Taking the 'waste' out of nuclear waste
While spent nuclear fuel continues to pile up by the ton across the United States, UC Irvine’s Mikael Nilsson says the solution is clear: recycle it at the commercial nuclear power plants that create ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 01, 2011 |
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US spent-fuel storage sites are packed
(AP) -- The nuclear crisis in Japan has laid bare an ever-growing problem for the United States - the enormous amounts of still-hot radioactive waste accumulating at commercial nuclear reactors in more than ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 22, 2011 |
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Study assesses nuclear power assumptions
A broad review of current research on nuclear power economics has been published in the Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy. The report concludes that nuclear power will continue to be a viable power source but th ...
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Nov 30, 2010 |
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Stanford physicist: Americans should overcome doubts about nuclear power plants
(PhysOrg.com) -- Stanford's Burton Richter, a Nobel laureate in physics, calls for construction of more nuclear power plants to counter climate change.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 17, 2010 |
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GE and Hitachi want to use nuclear waste as a fuel
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the world's biggest providers of nuclear reactors, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (a joint venture of General Electric and Hitachi), wants to reprocess nuclear waste for use as a fuel in ...
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Feb 18, 2010 |
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Obama pushes nuclear energy to boost climate bill
(AP) -- President Barack Obama is endorsing nuclear energy like never before, trying to win over Republicans and moderate Democrats on climate and energy legislation.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 31, 2010 |
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California's drought-resistent gardens are hot
Even grinding recession has not undone growth in one corner of California's drought-parched landscaping sector, where Robert Cornell has spent more than two decades fine-tuning climate friendly gardens.
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Nuclear fusion-fission hybrid could contribute to carbon-free energy future
Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have designed a new system that, when fully developed, would use fusion to eliminate most of the transuranic waste produced by nuclear power plants.
Jan 27, 2009 |
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Yucca Mountain: Good spot for nuke waste?
A U.S. government study suggests the proposed Yucca Mountain radioactive waste repository in Nevada is arguably the best location for such storage.
Dec 06, 2007 |
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