Nuclear

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  Nuclear Plants Next to Go in the Northeast

  Will plant closures leave the Northeast too reliant on a single fuel? Low gas prices and impending environmental regulations both played a role in a wave of announced coal plant retirements last ye...

  0 comments | May.7.2013 | Get involved > Post

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  Try again on US-South Korea cooperation deal

  Decisions on the future of South Korea’s fuel cycle have been put off for another two years. The country wants to recycle and reprocess used reactor fuel but requires American consent. South ...

  0 comments | May.2.2013 | Get involved > Post

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  Groundbreaking at Husab

  Work has formally begun on Namibia’s newest uranium mine, with a groundbreaking ceremony at the Husab project. Husab is majority owned by China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corporation (CGNPC) sub...

  0 comments | Apr.24.2013 | Get involved > Post

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  Public Pressure on the Rise Against Nuclear Power

  The bitter battle over two stricken southern California reactors has taken a shocking seismic hit. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has ignored critical questions from two powerful members o...

  0 comments | Apr.23.2013 | Get involved > Post

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  Government Report Exposes Lack of Preparedness for Nuclear Emergency

  The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) today released a report finding that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) does not adequately understand the “shadow evacuation” phenomenon at nuc...

  0 comments | Apr.12.2013 | Get involved > Post

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  Life-saving case for nuclear

  A landmark study has put the figure of 1.84 million on the number of lives saved by the worldwide use of nuclear power instead of fossil fuels. The report co-authored by former NASA scientist James...

  2 comments | Apr.9.2013 | Get involved > Post

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  ICAPP 2013 to be Held in Jeju

  The Congress is expected to provide a chance of increasing export of Koreas’ nuclear power technologies and enhancing status of nuclear power industry. The 2013 International Congress on Advances i...

  0 comments | Apr.4.2013 | The News > Korea

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  Lessons from Fukushima: Do not ignore citizen media

  Online blogs and social media played a crucial role in facilitating the sharing and understanding of information in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear accident, according to a report made avail...

  2 comments | Mar.21.2013 | Get involved > Post

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  Money Versus Safety in Restarting the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station

  Report finds that corners were cut. Corners were cut at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station (SONGS) according to a report by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) on the retrofitting it did for S...

  1 comments | Mar.19.2013 | Get involved > Post

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  HOT WATER Documentary Trailer

  When you were growing up, how many people did you know who had cancer? How many do you know today? Filmmakers Liz Rogers and Kevin Flint go to South Dakota following a story about Uranium contamina...

  1 comments | Mar.15.2013 | Get involved > Videos

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  Fast Reactors Provide Sustainable Nuclear Power for “Thousands of Years”

  Using currently known uranium resources, “fast reactors operating in a closed fuel cycle would be able to provide energy for thousands of years as well as easing concerns about waste,” ...

  2 comments | Mar.6.2013 | Get involved > Post

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  Post-Fukushima, Arguments for Nuclear Safety Bog Down

  Alarms sounded and lights flashed as control panel dials at a nuclear power plant in upstate New York warned that the power for safety equipment was failing. The room went dark until the emergency ...

  1 comments | Feb.27.2013 | Get involved > Post

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  Underground Nuclear Tanks Leaking in Washington State

  Six underground tanks holding radioactive waste are leaking at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in eastern Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee said on Friday after a meeting with federal officials overseein...

  0 comments | Feb.25.2013 | Get involved > Post

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  Ending the nuclear weapons age

  The exact number of nuclear weapons situated across the world is shrouded in mystery, but whatever the number, North Korea’s underground test this week is a grim reminder of the devastation a...

  0 comments | Feb.20.2013 | Get involved > Post

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  Bill Gates on energy: Innovating to zero!

  At TED2010, Bill Gates unveils his vision for the world’s energy future, describing the need for “miracles” to avoid planetary catastrophe and explaining why he’s backing a ...

  0 comments | Feb.20.2013 | Get involved > Videos

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  Majority of local leaders approve Japanese restarts

  Over half of the mayors of municipalities near Japan’s nuclear power plants said they would approve the restart of reactors after the nuclear regulator confirms their safety, a survey has fou...

  0 comments | Jan.8.2013 | Get involved > Post

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  Nuclear best option for Europe, report says

  Nuclear energy is the European Union’s answer to meeting aggressive targets on carbon dioxide emissions while reducing dependency on fossil fuels, according to consultants Frost & Sulliva...

  0 comments | Dec.20.2012 | Get involved > Post

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  Pivotal moments approach for UK new build

  Source: World-nuclear-news The British nuclear industry is on the verge of its renaissance, a London conference heard today, although many challenges remain now and for the future EDF is leading th...

  0 comments | Dec.7.2012 | Get involved > Post

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  Proliferation Warnings On Nuclear ‘Wonder-Fuel’, Thorium

  Source: Sciencedaily Thorium is being touted as an ideal fuel for a new generation of nuclear power plants, but in a piece in this week’s Nature, researchers suggest it may not be as benign a...

  0 comments | Dec.6.2012 | Get involved > Post

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  Carbon Capture Plants May Compete With Nuclear in Next Decade

  Source: Bloomberg Power plants fitted with equipment to trap and bury emissions can be cost competitive with nuclear power and renewables in the next decade, a report said. Carbon capture and stora...

  0 comments | Nov.23.2012 | Get involved > Post