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Geotimes
July 2006
Linda Rowan |
Expanding Nuclear Options The Bush administration recently proposed significant changes to U.S. nuclear policy to resolve some of our current waste disposal problems and to accelerate the development of new nuclear power capacity.   |
Geotimes
December 2004
Laura Stafford |
Yucca on hold The Department of Energy likely will not meet its 2010 deadline to open up the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage site. |
Popular Mechanics
February 27, 2008
Joanna Borns |
Florida Outage Aside, New Plants Pave Clean Road for Nuke Power The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) just offered its annual outlook for the future of nuclear power, and it's optimistic. |
Geotimes
August 2004
Megan Sever |
A Loophole Threatens Yucca Mountain The House of Representatives recently passed its version of the energy and water bill, providing $749 million less than the Department of Energy says is necessary to push forward with the nation's nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, threatening to delay the projedt indefinitely. |
Mother Jones
Sep/Oct 2001
Jon Christensen |
Yucca Mountain: Nuclear Roulette The government is relying on some Vegas-style oddsmaking as it moves ahead with plans to bury deadly radioactive waste at Nevada's Yucca Mountain... |
Popular Mechanics
October 2006
Moore & Aurilio |
The Great Nuclear Debate Here are some compelling arguments both for and against pursuing nuclear power as an answer to the country's energy problems. |
National Defense
January 2009
Grace V. Jean |
Future of Nuclear Energy Hinges on Recycling Technology The industry's Achilles' heel is the radioactive waste that is produced in the process of generating power, experts say. |
Geotimes
May 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Yucca Mountain e-Mails Reviewed The content of e-mails sent by U.S. Geological Survey employees that raised concern over work at Yucca Mountain -- site of the controversial future nuclear waste repository in Nevada -- should not affect the final scientific assessments of the site, according to an analysis. |
Wired
April 2003
David Ewing Duncan |
Do-or-Die at Yucca Mountain The regulatory tug-of-war over Nevada's nuclear waste dump has dragged on for decades. Meanwhile, temporary sites across the country are overflowing with radioactive fuel rods -- making them perfect targets for terror. |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2008
Sally Adee |
U.S. Critics Hope to Halt Nuclear-Waste Imports Utah firm wants Italian isotopes |
Chemistry World
February 6, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
Nuclear Storage: Ready, Willing, Able, and Undecided A report into the UK's long term nuclear waste storage plans has concluded there are no insurmountable technical barriers to storing nuclear waste deep underground. Between a third and two-thirds of the UK is geologically suitable for storing waste. |
Wired
February 2005
Schwartz & Reiss |
Nuclear Now! How clean, green atomic energy can stop global warming. |
IEEE Spectrum
February 2007
Peter Fairley |
Nuclear Wasteland With visions of nuclear electricity "too cheap to meter" long gone, the case for breeder reactors has shifted from creation of new fuels to management of spent fuels. The French are recycling nuclear waste. Should other countries follow suit? |
Salon.com
December 10, 2001
Damien Cave |
Nukes now! Post-Sept. 11, isn't it time to get off our fossil fuel fixation and take another look at nuclear power? |
Chemistry World
July 31, 2006
Katharine Sanderson |
Bury Radioactive Waste, UK Government Told Radioactive waste should be stored deep underground at sites where local communities have had the opportunity to participate in, and even withdraw from, the planning process. |
Chemistry World
September 2006
Neil Hyatt |
Comment: Out of Sight, Out of Mind? The recent recommendations from the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management should prompt a renewed research effort to tackle the problems of nuclear waste storage in the UK. |
BusinessWeek
July 8, 2010
Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to Anne Lauvergeon A conversation with Anne Lauvergeon; the French call the CEO of the largely state-owned nuclear power company Areva "Atomic Annie." |
IEEE Spectrum
December 2009
Sandra Upson |
Finland's Nuclear Waste Solution Scandinavians are leading the world in the disposal of spent nuclear fuel |
Scientific American
July 2007
Jose Goldemberg |
The Limited Appeal of Nuclear Energy To developing nations, the new arguments for nuclear power are far from compelling. |
TIME Asia
February 28, 2011
Eben Harrell |
Nuclear Batteries Hyperion Power Generation Inc. offers the nuclear battery -- so called because it is cheap, small and easily transportable and has many environmental benefits. It also has its detractors. |
IEEE Spectrum
November 2011 |
What Next for Nuclear? IEEE Spectrum asked the experts how to build a safer and stronger nuclear industry |
Chemistry World
January 10, 2008
Richard Van Noorden |
Green Light for UK Nuclear Power The UK government has formally announced its long-awaited decision to support a new generation of nuclear power stations. Scientists, while welcoming the government's decision, also warned that plenty of detailed decisions remained. |
Popular Mechanics
October 2006
Alex Hutchinson |
The Next Atomic Age America's nuclear power plants will soon have to be replaced -- but with what? |
IEEE Spectrum
July 2007
M. V. Ramana |
More Missiles Than Megawatts India's nuclear choices have favored warheads over civilian reactors, and those choices are taking their toll. Between its burgeoning economy and a population that is projected to eclipse China's by 2050, India has difficult choices to make regarding its energy future. |
Chemistry World
October 26, 2006
Richard Van Noorden |
Plutonium Hitchhikers Take the Fast Stream The radioactive element plutonium can travel through groundwater despite its low solubility: it hitches a ride on tiny colloid particles in the water. |
BusinessWeek
September 5, 2005
John Carey |
Maybe In My Backyard High fuel prices and global warming are making nuclear power an easier sell. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2005
Stephen D. Simpson |
A Healthier Glow for Nuclear Power? Could nuclear power once again be the answer to our energy needs? |
Parameters
Autumn 2008
Nader Elhefnawy |
The Next Wave of Nuclear Proliferation Record oil prices and long-term concerns about fossil fuel supplies have helped revive interest in nuclear energy production, but little consideration has been given to the security implications of using it on a global scale. |
Geotimes
May 2005
Naomi Lubick |
Falsification Alleged at Yucca Mountain E-mail exchanges sent between 1998 and 2000, by unnamed U.S. Geological Survey scientists, reveal possible data fabrications during the federal quality assurance procedure for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository. |
Geotimes
August 2005
Katie Donnelly |
The State of Nuclear Nonproliferation Several nuclear-related topics not only are important to the nation's security, but also are scientifically interesting. |
IEEE Spectrum
March 2007
Harry Goldstein |
Q&A With: Sudhinder Thakur This leading executive in India's civilian nuclear power program tells us that his country's recent agreement with the United States will help in a plan to use thorium as a fuel. |
National Defense
April 2009 |
Nuke Recycling Nuclear power is stymied in this country from unnatural fear. |
Geotimes
March 2007
Kathryn Hansen |
Mineral Crumbles Under Nuclear Heat When it comes to storing nuclear waste, it turns out that zircon can't take the heat. A new, high-resolution look at the mineral -- previously thought to be a model material for storing nuclear waste -- reveals that it is quick to succumb to radiation damage. |
BusinessWeek
August 5, 2010
Stanley Reed |
Another Nuclear Option for the Mideast Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states, and Jordan hatch ambitious plans for a civilian nuclear program. |
Mother Jones
Jul/Aug 2001
Peter Klebnikov |
The Texas Solution The federal government is facing a glut of radioactive waste -- and a contract to bury some of it could be worth millions to one of George W. Bush's top fundraisers... |
Chemistry World
February 15, 2007
Richard Van Noorden |
UK Nuclear Policy Setback UK government plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations have suffered a setback after a public consultation on nuclear power was condemned by a High Court judge as 'inadequate' and 'misleading'. |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
It's Alive! Alternative energy subsidies make their biggest comeback since Jimmy Carter. |
Geotimes
November 2004
Megan Sever |
Fusion Stalemate Fusion as a viable energy source for the future... A "Takeout" nuclear plant... |
Chemistry World
November 20, 2009
Simon Hadlington |
Nuclear waste research resurfaces The UK government's recent announcement of a significant expansion for nuclear power generation has rekindled the debate over the safe disposal of radioactive waste. |
Chemistry World
October 7, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
Los Alamos lab's safety lapses faulted for radioactive leak A radioactive material leak that affected 22 workers and closed the US's only permanent nuclear waste repository was likely the result of a failure to follow safety procedures. |
Reason
June 2009
Ronald Bailey |
Energy Futures A quick guide to alternative energy sources we may see in the not-too-distant future. |
Chemistry World
July 6, 2011
Hepeng Jia |
Nuclear debates call for public participation Three months after Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Plant crisis drew worldwide attention talks have begun on the future of nuclear power in China. |
Wired
May 19, 2008
Spencer Reiss |
Face It. Nukes Are the Most Climate-Friendly Industrial-Scale Form of Energy Embracing the atom is key to winning the war on warming. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004
Stan Crock |
Two Ways To Stop The Spread Of Nukes The awful truth is that the world is a more dangerous place now than it was even during the Cold War. But new ideas may yet help to lower the nuclear peril. |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2006
Jill Jusko |
Energy: New Plants, Old Problems Hundreds of new power plants are in the works in the United States, but they won't make energy cheaper or more reliable for manufacturers or consumers. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Go Nuclear With ETFs Van Eck's Market Vectors Nuclear Energy ETF is a new fund that can give you exposure to the global nuclear energy industry. It follows the performance of nuclear reactors and the companies that mine uranium and other key materials. |
Geotimes
October 2004
Dere, Martin & Wallace |
Energy Issues Take Center Stage in Senate Races Earth science issues, such as the future of Yucca Mountain or petroleum drilling in Alaska, may not take center stage in the minds of many voters, but they do figure into some prominent U.S. Senate races this year. |
Popular Mechanics
December 17, 2009
Adam Hadhazy |
How the Manufacturing Sector Can Curtail Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions Increasing efficiency, which reduces emissions, also improves the bottom line, and so the manufacturing industry has already begun to think creatively about its sizable carbon footprint. |
BusinessWeek
September 17, 2007
Christine Todd Whitman |
The Case For Nuclear Power Nuclear power is a chance to meet our future energy needs while preserving the Earth's climate. |
Chemistry World
July 23, 2014
James Hansen |
The energy to fight injustice We need to help developing countries obtain abundant, affordable carbon-free energy. The enormity of anti-nuclear policy decisions is difficult to exaggerate. |
