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 […]
How many nuclear power plants would need to be in the US to be the main source of electricity?
by dominiekth Question by Chaos: How many nuclear power plants would need to be in the US to be the main source of electricity? France gets almost 80% of its electricity from nuclear power plants but it is a small country, so how many power plants would the US need to get around 80-90% of […]
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 […]
Why do we use uranium only for generating electricity from nuclear fusion or fission?
by Joost J. Bakker IJmuiden Question by U T A: Why do we use uranium only for generating electricity from nuclear fusion or fission? why not any other element like thorium or any other. Best answer: Answer by Raheel Qprobably because it is the most commen radioactive element in the earth Give your answer to […]
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
Q&A: 1. The half-life of cobalt 60 is 5.3 years. What fraction of a sample remains after 21.2 years? ?
Question by yourmomsalooser: 1. The half-life of cobalt 60 is 5.3 years. What fraction of a sample remains after 21.2 years? ? one half one quarter one eighth one sixteenth Question 2 2.5 points Save Transmutation does not occur in which of these nuclear processes? nuclear fission nuclear fusion alpha decay gamma decay Question 3 […]
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
Nuclear Fusion Power Plant- Clean Infinite Energy
Nuclear Fusion Power Plant- Clean Infinite Energy. Solution to energy problem and fossile fuel. Video Rating: 4 / 5
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. […]
Nuclear Power – How it Works
How a nuclear generating station works. www.opg.gom Video Rating: 4 / 5
Devinder Randhawa, Chairman & CEO of Fission Energy, talks to Proactive Investors
Devinder Randhawa, Chairman & CEO of Fission Energy, talks about a uranium discovery at the unconformity on the J-Zone at Waterbury Lake in the Athabasca Basin, pods of uranium that go on to become mines, proof that this is elephant country, and uranium mills starving in the area. Video Rating: 0 / 5
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 […]