Nuclear power
December 30th, 2008Nuclear power
Nuclear power - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nuclear power is any nuclear technology designed to extract usable energy from atomic nuclei via controlled nuclear reactions. The most common method today is through nuclear ... (more...)
The Future of Nuclear Power
An interdisciplinary MIT faculty group decided to study the future of nuclear power because of a belief that this technology is an important option for the United States and the ... (more...)
HowStuffWorks "How Nuclear Power Works"
Nuclear power provides electricity for a significant percentage of the population. Learn about nuclear fission and take a look inside a nuclear reactor. (more...)
Nuclear power | Environment | guardian.co.uk
2 Jan 2009: Almost 700m tonnes of CO2 would be released into the Earth's atmosphere by even the smallest nuclear conflict, according to a US study that compares the environmental ... (more...)
Introduction to Nuclear Power
This page contains information on fission, leach, mill, mine, nuclear, radioactive, reactor, reprocessing, spent fuel, uranium, waste, yellowcake (more...)
UPDATE 1-Entergy to reduce Vermont Yankee reactor to 40 pct - Reuters
NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Entergy Corp ( ETR.N ) said it would reduce the 620-megawatt Vermont Yankee nuclear power station from full power to about 40 percent Thursday afternoon to fix a small water leak in the feed water system. The feed water ... (more...)
Delaware regulators concerned about Exelon-NRG deal - FXStreet.com
NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Delaware regulators expressed concern about Exelon Corp's hostile bid for independent power producer NRG Energy Inc on Thursday, saying that Exelon has not proven that planned sales of Delaware plants are in the public ... (more...)
Yushchenko stresses Ukraine's readiness to end gas dispute - Monsters and Critics
Moscow/Kiev - Ukraine on Friday reassured the European Union of its readiness to restart gas deliveries to western Europe in the ongoing gas spat with Russia. As soon as Russia ends its delivery ban, Ukraine would guarantee gas transit to the West ... (more...)
Hudson River Lovers Fight to Shutter Aging Nuclear Power Plant - Bloomberg
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- The Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York is showing its age. Patches of rust scar its gray concrete domes, and a derelict smokestack looms over the decades-old facility, which still commands a choice view of ... (more...)
Ex-Pentagon chief: Israel won't sit idle as Iran finalizes nuclear ... - Haaretz.com
Former Pentagon Chief William Perry, who headed the U.S. body during a 1994 nuclear standoff with North Korea, predicted on Thursday that President-elect Barack Obama will soon face a nuclear crisis with Iran. "Iran is moving inexorably toward ... (more...)