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Chemistry World July 28, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
US government uncovers safety failings at nuclear lab Safety failings at the Los Alamos National Laboratory have been described as 'unsatisfactory' by the US government. |
Chemistry World March 8, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Double whammy blow to US nuclear science Nuclear science in the US has been dealt a double blow with the announcement of huge budget cuts at the Los Alamos National Laboratory coming hard on the heels of the mothballing of a multi-billion dollar research facility at the lab. |
Chemistry World October 25, 2013 Rebecca Trager |
Critical isotope threat to two-thirds of US nuclear reactors The congressional Government Accountability Office is warning that the US government has failed to adequately address the threat to the supply of a critical isotope required for more than half of the country's nuclear power plants. |
BusinessWeek May 20, 2010 van Loon & Morales |
Small Nuclear Reactors Are Becoming Big Business The race is on to develop refrigerator-size reactors that could power small towns or plants. |
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. |
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. |
BusinessWeek March 17, 2011 Brendan Greeley |
Facing Up to Nuclear Risk Nuclear accidents like Japan's Fukushima crisis are scary. So is a future without nuclear power. |
Chemistry World July 24, 2008 Victoria Gill |
Go ahead for UK national nuclear lab The UK government has given the go-ahead to establishing a national nuclear laboratory (NNL), and launched a competition to find it a commercial operator. |
National Defense April 2009 |
Nuke Recycling Nuclear power is stymied in this country from unnatural fear. |
IEEE Spectrum November 2011 |
What Next for Nuclear? IEEE Spectrum asked the experts how to build a safer and stronger nuclear industry |
Chemistry World April 13, 2011 Hepeng Jia |
Full steam ahead for China's nuclear development As the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan escalates and continues to be the cause of worldwide concern, China is unlikely to stop its ambitious plan to expand its nuclear industry. |
Popular Mechanics October 2006 Alex Hutchinson |
The Next Atomic Age America's nuclear power plants will soon have to be replaced -- but with what? |
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. |
InternetNews February 17, 2009 Richard Adhikari |
Feds Fight to Plug Security Holes Breaches and computer losses continue where they shouldn't. |
Salon.com July 21, 2000 Fiona Morgan |
Secret costs Scientists say the security crackdown at nuclear weapons labs is the real national security risk. |
IndustryWeek July 22, 2009 Peter Alpern |
MIT Nanocomposite Material Holds Promise for Energy MIT scientist creates a model to design radiation-resistant materials. |
The Motley Fool July 15, 2010 Anders Bylund |
Are You Ready to Go Nuclear? Alternative energy is red-hot, including a revival for the long-dormant nuclear industry. |
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? |
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. |
Industrial Physicist Aug/Sep 2003 |
Letters New thinking?... Relativity and clocks... New bachelor?... etc. |
The Motley Fool June 11, 2009 Toby Shute |
A Potential Nuclear Game-Changer This modular reactor design could boost our nuclear buildout. But when? |
InternetNews February 8, 2010 |
The Biggest Security Breaches of 2009 There were some spectacular data breaches last year. Here's some of the best, or worst, depending on your perspective. |
National Defense April 2004 Geoff S. Fein |
Security Teams Toughen Training Program The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the power plant industry are laying the groundwork for creating an adversary team to test security at the 104 licensed facilities in the United States. Their goal is to standardize force-on-force training at the nation's nuclear power plants. |
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. |
Chemistry World August 30, 2011 Rebecca Trager |
EPA's laboratory management weaknesses persist A new report by the congressional Government Accountability Office finds that the agency's failure to respond to multiple calls to reorganize its 37 labs could be resulting in duplication and waste. |
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. |
BusinessWeek April 14, 2011 Dexter Roberts |
China Needs Nuclear Power -- and Regulations The Fukushima disaster is not slowing down the Chinese industry, which plans to build 10 reactors a year |
IEEE Spectrum April 9, 2008 Prachi Patel-Predd |
Antineutrino Detector Could Spot Atom Bomb Cheats A new type of detector that researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Sandia National Laboratories, recently tested detects particles known as antineutrinos that fly out of the reactor. The device can help in monitoring nuclear reactors. |
Chemistry World October 14, 2008 Manisha Lalloo |
Radiopharmaceutical shortage raises long-term supply questions A temporary European shortage of radionuclides, caused by the closure of several nuclear reactors, has highlighted potential long-term problems with the supply of radioactive isotopes for medical imaging. |
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. |
The Motley Fool April 11, 2007 Jack Uldrich |
TXU's Nuclear Ambitions As more nuclear power plants are approved, investors are encouraged to closely monitor which companies are supplying the reactors, because there's big money involved. |
BusinessWeek November 15, 2004 Chester Dawson |
Japan: A Nuclear Powerhouse Dims Amid fatal mishaps and scandal, Japan's nuclear industry is in decline. And unless the industry can break the cycle, Japan will remain reliant on fossil fuels for many years to come. |
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. |
National Defense August 2008 Matthew Rusling |
Oil Is Out; Is Nuclear In? Put yourself in an imaginary time machine and set the dial to around the year 2040. The exorbitant price of oil, now at $500 a barrel, has pushed a good chunk of the globe toward nuclear power. |
National Defense August 2014 Christina Munnell |
Government Urged to Rein In Radiological Materials A government watchdog said the three agencies charged with securing radiological materials that can be used to make dirty bombs need to collaborate more closely. |
IEEE Spectrum September 2012 Dave Levitan |
The Rich and Their Reactors Branson, Gates, and Bezos are pushing for nuclear reactors of one sort or another |
The Motley Fool April 1, 2004 Rich Smith |
Will America Go Nuclear? Seven companies join forces to design America's next-generation reactor. |
The Motley Fool January 11, 2010 Toby Shute |
This Nuclear Plant Goes to 11 Shaw Group is a company that knows how to boost our existing nuclear fleet, and make big profits doing it. |
Geotimes November 2004 Megan Sever |
Fusion Stalemate Fusion as a viable energy source for the future... A "Takeout" nuclear plant... |
Chemistry World January 6, 2016 Matthew Gunther |
Lights out for UK's oldest nuclear power plant Based on the coastal island of Anglesey, the Wylfa Magnox nuclear reactor was built in 1971 and is the last in a fleet of gas-cooled reactors. |
BusinessWeek December 2, 2010 Roberts & Reed |
China Wants Nuclear Reactors -- Fast It hopes to have 40 nuclear power plants running by 2020, and Westinghouse, Areva, and other giants are chasing the market. |
The Motley Fool July 19, 2011 Jonathan Berr |
Nuclear Stocks Remain Radioactive Nuclear stocks face strong headwinds in the near and long term. |
Wired March 2002 Evan Ratliff |
This Is Not a Test A decade after America's last nuclear test, the US arsenal is decaying and its designers are retiring. Now a new generation of scientists is trying to preserve bomb-building knowledge before it's too late... |
National Defense June 2013 Stew Magnuson |
Advocates Tout Small Nuclear Reactors for Military Installations The idea to revive nuclear power on military installations -- and even in forward-operating bases in battle zones -- is being promoted in some quarters. |
Popular Mechanics July 15, 2008 Phaedra Hise |
Mini Reactors Show Promise for Clean Nuclear Power's Future If new portable reactors get the green light this month, nuclear energy could be rolled out in the furthest reaches of the United States. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2012 Prachi Patel |
Should You Still Choose Nuclear Engineering as a Career? Despite Fukushima, nuclear engineering still promises a stable career |
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. |
National Defense February 2004 Geoff S. Fein |
Energy Dept. Commandos: 'As Good as the Military' The Department of Energy is seeking to beef up its team of commandos, which is trained to help protect nuclear weapons facilities in the United States. |
National Defense June 2009 Erwin & Magnuson |
7 Deadly Myths About Weapons of Terror Seven noteworthy misconceptions associated with weapons of terror. |