Sweeping US energy department layoffs hit offices of loans, nuclear security, sources say
The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has laid off about 1,200 to 2,000 workers at the Department of Energy, ...
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This revolutionary tech could be the key to next-gen nuclear reactors: '[It] might … accelerate the development'
The model, known as a moment tensor potential system, provides information on atoms’ complex interactions. This revolutionary ...
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Compact eVinci nuclear reactor can power 4,500 homes for 8 years without water
Saskatchewan is set to make history with a revolutionary energy project: a compact nuclear reactor capable of running for eight years without water. Slated to be operational by 2029, this microreactor ...
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FPL has a deadline to clean up salty pollution under Turkey Point. It won’t make it
Florida Power & Light, which has operated the plant’s twin nuclear reactors for more than a half-century, has been on a ten-year timeline to clean up the pollution. At the halfway point, it’s now ...
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Nuclear Power
In the 1970s and 80s, more than a hundred nuclear reactors were built in the United States. They promised abundant, safe, “clean” energy, free from the pollution associated with coal and other fossil ...
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Nuclear energy in places such as Iowa supports the green transition we need | Opinion
As demand grows, we can't rely only on fossil fuels and existing renewable sources, writes Alan Ahn of the think tank Third Way.
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State could limit scrutiny of pollution threat from new power plants
A voluminous energy bill is intended to help provide more power for South Carolina. But it creates loopholes that could hurt ...
Coal power has cost more lives than nuclear | READER COMMENTARY
Maryland should get serious about relying more on electricity from nuclear sources given that technology’s proven track ...
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Russia denies nuclear accident after radioactive traces found
The announcement appeared to confirm a report by France's nuclear safety institute which detected a cloud of radioactive pollution over Europe. The Institute for Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety ...
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Plastic Pollution: Recycling with Radiation to Protect the Environment
To improve capabilities worldwide in the application of innovative radiation techniques for reducing plastic waste by recycling it, the IAEA launched the Nuclear Technology for Controlling Plastic ...
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Could this startup’s compact nuclear reactors revolutionize cancer detection?
As cancer rates in the West, and globally, tack upwards due to lifestyle and environmental pollution, so does the need for the nuclear isotopes used in detecting those cancers in a medical setting.
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Understanding the Environment and Addressing Pollution Using Accelerators
“Accelerator-based techniques offer unique capabilities and provide powerful insights into pollution in a fast, non-destructive and cost-effective way,” said Román Padilla, Nuclear Instrumentation ...