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Ohio Nuclear Plant to Restart After Repairs

Ohio Nuclear Plant to Restart After Repairs Regulators say nuclear plant in Ohio can restart after leaks shut down operations in February Nuclear power – Nuclear – Energy – Technology – Environment Read more on ABC News

is nuclear energy as clean as they claim ???

i have heard the USA justifying having Nuclear energy saying it is the cleanest one but they do not have where to put all the waste . how can it be clean if any place the waste is put on will be contaminaed forever ??? for those who think the goverment will find the best […]

Will the USA build any more nuclear power plants?

The chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Jon Wellinghoff, said today of new coal and nuclear plants, “We may not need any, ever.” “I think [new nuclear expansion] is kind of a theoretical question, because I don’t see anybody building these things, I don’t see anybody having one under construction,” Wellington said. Building nuclear […]

Why is nuclear fission not likely to be used?

Why is nuclear fission not likely to be used directly for powering automobiles? 1. Nuclear reactions are harmful for the en- vironment. 2. We haven’t found a good way to control nuclear fission. 3. A fission reactor has a critical mass. Its minimum size is too large to power a small vehicle. 4. The power […]

Clean energy a ‘fact of life’

Clean energy a ‘fact of life’ Andrew Watts’ letter (The Tribune,Friday, June 18) on wind farms and solar power is so far out it defeats itself. Clearly you would choose non-arable land for solar and wind farms. Matter of fact, you can grow shade-loving edible plants under solar-panels.[…] Read more on Welland Tribune

Is burning coal a source of radioactivity?

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (www.nrc.gov) mentions that sources of radiation exposure are first and foremost due to things like radiation for cancer therapy. That makes sense. Then, it says that secondary sources of exposure are cigarette smoke (thorium) and burning coal! Does anyone know what radioactive substance is present in coal? Perhaps there’s more […]