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Nuclear Plant Security

Cathedral View 7 Image by Mr. T in DC Nuclear Plant Security The Nuclear Regulatory Commission should be given better access to criminal databases and foreign travel history to try to keep terrorists from getting jobs inside the nation’s nuclear power plants, federal auditors said in a report Monday. Read more on FOX 5 New […]

What is the average efficiency of a nuclear fission power plant?

by b3nscott Question by Chris: What is the average efficiency of a nuclear fission power plant? I’m writing a paper comparing nuclear fusion and fission. I’d like to toss in the fact that nuclear fission plants are terribly inefficient (at least that’s what I remember learning in class). What is the average efficiency of a […]

China National Nuclear May List Newly Formed Unit, Power News Reports

China National Nuclear May List Newly Formed Unit, Power News Reports China National Nuclear Corp. , the country’s biggest builder of reactors, is planning to list a newly formed unit, state-backed China Power News reported , without citing anybody. Read more on Bloomberg Nuclear plant relicensing process coming too early By order issued last week, […]

Candidates differ on state energy plan

Candidates differ on state energy plan DAYTON — When it comes to energy policy, Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland and his Republican opponent John Kasich sound like they’re playing a similar tune, but hitting different notes.Strickland has enthusiasm to spare for the state’s entry into the renewable energy arena. Read more on Dayton Daily News Aggressive […]

Steven Chu: an international fuel bank can ensure peaceful use of nuclear energy

Steven Chu: an international fuel bank can ensure peaceful use of nuclear energy Every year, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the nuclear watchdog arm of the UN, gathers ministers from around the world to discuss ways to promote nuclear energy, strengthen efforts to keep other countries from illegally acquiring nuclear weapons, reduce stockpiles of […]

Missouri energy policy needs to balance economic, environmental interests, says Nixon

Missouri energy policy needs to balance economic, environmental interests, says Nixon Gov. Jay Nixon emphasized the need to balance economic and environmental interests on Friday, as he laid out a plan for the state’s energy future. Read more on St. Louis Beacon TVA releases draft energy mix plan with more nuclear power TVA has just […]

Work on two more fast breeder reactors begins

Work on two more fast breeder reactors begins India’s fast breeder reactor operator Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (Bhavini) has started preliminary work for the construction of two more units at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu. Read more on Calcutta News

Three Mile Island and Nuclear Power

Three Mile Island and Nuclear Power The partial meltdown at Three Mile Island 30 years ago ended the first wave of building nuclear power plants, but are plans about to be revived? [More] Read more on Scientific American Cheap natural gas = No new nukes, says Exelon boss John Rowe says cheap shale natural gas […]

Ringhals nuclear power plant in fog

Some cool NUCLEAR POWER images: Ringhals nuclear power plant in fog Image by Vattenfall bald eagle with nuclear power plant Image by kcolwell Ringhals nuclear power plant Image by Vattenfall

The Engineers of Comedy

The Engineers of Comedy You rarely see the words engineering and comedy together in a job résumé. But these stand-up comics found new careers mining old lives in technology. Read more on IEEE Spectrum Iran says it will make fuel for research reactor Iran claimed Monday that it will produce fuel for a research reactor […]

Roadside Fission

Check out these fission power images: Roadside Fission Image by PhotoDu.de Blue sky, Bright sun Image by Dr Stephen Dann

How is the energy is fission created?

Question by shish2kabob: How is the energy is fission created? I know that because of the extra neutrons in the uranium 235 nucleus is why the nuclear force is weakened and is unstable, so when a neutron bombards it the bond breaks, fission products are produces, with 2 to 3 neutrons, but where does the […]

Iran’s New Reactor: Why We Shouldn’t Worry

Nuclear Fusion Reactor Image by jurvetson Iran’s New Reactor: Why We Shouldn’t Worry by Jeremy Bernstein Sandafayre A 1914 Persian postage stamp with a British overprint, used during Britain’s 1915 occupation of Bushehr, Iran Because of its strategic location on the Persian Gulf, the Iranian city of Bushehr has been an important seaport for centuries. […]

Russia: nuclear plant launch shows Iran can use atomic energy under international supervision

Russia: nuclear plant launch shows Iran can use atomic energy under international supervision Russia’s nuclear chief said Thursday that the planned startup of Iran’s first nuclear power plant will demonstrate that Iran is entitled to peaceful use of nuclear energy under international supervision. Read more on Times & Transcript What nuclear energy renaissance? The facts […]