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IEEE Spectrum August 2010 Adee & Guizzo |
Nuclear Reactor Renaissance Nuclear reactor design is poised for a desperately needed revival. Here are seven contenders |
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 August 2008 Seema Singh |
Q&A: Thorium Reactor Designer Ratan Kumar Sinha The head of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre's reactor design updates IEEE Spectrum on India's progress with an alternative nuclear fuel |
IEEE Spectrum August 2012 Leonard J. Bond |
Fitness Tests for Old Nuclear Reactors Can nuclear power stations operate safely for 80 years? |
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 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. |
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? |
IEEE Spectrum April 2005 Erico Guizzo |
The Atomic Fortress That Time Forgot The world's first plutonium-making reactor is an Atomic Age landmark--and it faces an uncertain future. The U.S. Department of Energy has been laboring for years to clean up the radioactive and chemical contamination there. |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2011 David Meier |
Foolish FAQ: The Fukushima Nuclear Crisis A nuclear expert sheds light on Japan's failing reactor. |
Geotimes November 2004 Megan Sever |
Fusion Stalemate Fusion as a viable energy source for the future... A "Takeout" nuclear plant... |
BusinessWeek March 24, 2011 Peter Coy |
The Prospect for Safe Nuclear Power Fukushima has cast a pall over the industry, just as new designs are showing promise of making reactors far safer. Will fear bring progress to a halt -- or stimulate demand for smarter solutions? |
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. |
Chemistry World January 14, 2011 Rebecca Brodie |
Nuclear forensics A portable forensic device to detect nuclear isotopes intended for use in weapons has been made by scientists from Canada. |
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 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. |
Chemistry World March 2, 2010 Anna Lewcock |
New high tech nuclear lab for EU A new state-of-the-art facility in Germany will significantly boost Europe's ability to identify and characterise minute traces of nuclear material as part of ongoing safeguarding and non-proliferation activities. |
IndustryWeek July 22, 2009 Peter Alpern |
MIT Nanocomposite Material Holds Promise for Energy MIT scientist creates a model to design radiation-resistant materials. |
National Defense April 2009 |
Nuke Recycling Nuclear power is stymied in this country from unnatural fear. |
Scientific American December 18, 2006 Graham P. Collins |
Kim's Big Fizzle The Physics Behind A Nuclear Dud: The North Koreans produced some kind of a nuclear damp squib. What could have gone wrong depends on the nuclear fuel used. |
National Defense December 2010 Grace V. Jean |
Advancing Hidden Nuclear Material Detection On any given day, ships and trucks deliver cargo containers filled with tons of imported goods. Homeland security officials have long warned that terrorists may use them to smuggle nuclear materials into the United States. |
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 |
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. |
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 November 2011 |
What Next for Nuclear? IEEE Spectrum asked the experts how to build a safer and stronger nuclear industry |
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 January 2013 William Sweet |
Could Fusion Clean Up Nuclear Waste? Physicists propose a marriage of fusion and fission reactors that could save both technologies |
Wired September 2004 Spencer Reiss |
Let a Thousand Reactors Bloom Explosive growth has made the People's Republic of China the most power-hungry nation on earth. Get ready for the mass-produced, meltdown-proof future of nuclear energy. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum May 2010 Peter Fairley |
Downsizing Nuclear Power Plants Modular designs rely on "economies of multiples" to make smaller reactors pay off big |
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. |
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? |
IEEE Spectrum November 2011 Peter Fairley |
China Doubles Down on Nuclear Power Beijing presses forward with its reactor building boom. |
The Motley Fool June 16, 2008 Toby Shute |
Nuclear? That's So 1950s The characterization of nuclear power as outdated is nonsense. Like geothermal and wind, the technology has moved forward considerably since its earliest application. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2006 Erico Guizzo |
How Brazil Spun the Atom While Iran grabs headlines, Brazil is quietly, and without belligerence, preparing its centrifuges to start enriching uranium. But the question many are asking is, how well does the Brazilian centrifuge work compared with its competitors? |
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. |
National Defense October 2010 Richard McPherson |
Modular Nuclear Reactors May Hold the Key to U.S. Energy Security To move in the direction of energy security, the United States needs a sustainable nuclear power industry that can provide distributed electrical and thermal energy. |
National Defense June 2009 Erwin & Magnuson |
7 Deadly Myths About Weapons of Terror Seven noteworthy misconceptions associated with weapons of terror. |
IEEE Spectrum March 2009 Slakey & Tannenbaum |
What About The Nukes? The U.S. nuclear stockpile is showing its age, but building new warheads isn't the solution. |
BusinessWeek March 23, 2011 Peter Coy |
Would the New Reactor Designs Have Made a Difference? The radiation release from the 1970s-era Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant was caused by one of the strongest earthquakes on record, followed by a giant tsunami. New plant designs may have been able to withstand the twin blows. |
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. |
IEEE Spectrum November 2011 Eliza Strickland |
24 Hours at Fukushima A blow-by-blow account of the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. |
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 |
The Motley Fool June 11, 2009 Toby Shute |
A Potential Nuclear Game-Changer This modular reactor design could boost our nuclear buildout. But when? |
IEEE Spectrum November 2011 John Boyd |
Shutdown of Fukushima Reactors Is Ahead of Schedule Success in cooling the reactors suggests the plant could be stabilized by year's end |
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. |
Chemistry World February 15, 2008 Rebecca Trager |
Security of US Nuclear Research Facilities in Doubt Nuclear facilities at US universities and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) have come under fire from a US congressional watchdog for lax security and breaches of safety rules. |
Chemistry World October 24, 2007 Hepeng Jia |
China to Ramp up Nuclear Power China may dramatically increase the proportion of energy it gets from nuclear power in the near future, according to the energy expert charged with developing the country's new energy strategy. |
The Motley Fool March 15, 2011 Eric Dutram |
Nuclear ETF Meltdown: 4 Funds Rocked by the Japanese Quake The disaster in Japan puts these nuclear power ETFs in the spotlight. |
IEEE Spectrum February 2007 Samuel K. Moore |
Cold Fission If a nuclear version of a solar cell sounds like one of the old atomic battery concepts from the 1950s, it is, but with a potentially all-new twist. |
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. |