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IEEE Spectrum February 2007 Peter Fairley |
Nuclear Wasteland With visions of nuclear electricity "too cheap to meter" long gone, the case for breeder reactors has shifted from creation of new fuels to management of spent fuels. The French are recycling nuclear waste. Should other countries follow suit?  |
Parameters Autumn 2008 Nader Elhefnawy |
The Next Wave of Nuclear Proliferation Record oil prices and long-term concerns about fossil fuel supplies have helped revive interest in nuclear energy production, but little consideration has been given to the security implications of using it on a global scale.  |
Popular Mechanics February 27, 2008 Joanna Borns |
Florida Outage Aside, New Plants Pave Clean Road for Nuke Power The Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) just offered its annual outlook for the future of nuclear power, and it's optimistic.  |
National Defense January 2009 Grace V. Jean |
Future of Nuclear Energy Hinges on Recycling Technology The industry's Achilles' heel is the radioactive waste that is produced in the process of generating power, experts say.  |
National Defense April 2009 |
Nuke Recycling Nuclear power is stymied in this country from unnatural fear.  |
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 M. V. Ramana |
More Missiles Than Megawatts India's nuclear choices have favored warheads over civilian reactors, and those choices are taking their toll. Between its burgeoning economy and a population that is projected to eclipse China's by 2050, India has difficult choices to make regarding its energy future.  |
Chemistry World June 7, 2012 |
UK nuclear fuel site faces 2018 closure The Thermal Oxide Reprocessing Plant at Sellafield in the UK will close in 2018, according to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority.  |
IEEE Spectrum May 2009 John Boyd |
Japan Pushes Forward on Plutonium Imports Mixed-oxide fuel arrives amid protest  |
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004 Stan Crock |
Two Ways To Stop The Spread Of Nukes The awful truth is that the world is a more dangerous place now than it was even during the Cold War. But new ideas may yet help to lower the nuclear peril.  |
Chemistry World June 15, 2015 Matthew Gunther |
Bonding behavior unlocked for uranium -- arsenic complex The discovery may help to improve the performance of chemical treatments used to recycle nuclear waste.  |
Wired February 2005 Schwartz & Reiss |
Nuclear Now! How clean, green atomic energy can stop global warming.  |
BusinessWeek August 5, 2010 Stanley Reed |
Another Nuclear Option for the Mideast Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states, and Jordan hatch ambitious plans for a civilian nuclear program.  |
BusinessWeek July 8, 2010 Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to Anne Lauvergeon A conversation with Anne Lauvergeon; the French call the CEO of the largely state-owned nuclear power company Areva "Atomic Annie."  |
National Defense August 2008 Matthew Rusling |
Oil Is Out; Is Nuclear In? Put yourself in an imaginary time machine and set the dial to around the year 2040. The exorbitant price of oil, now at $500 a barrel, has pushed a good chunk of the globe toward nuclear power.  |
IEEE Spectrum March 2007 Harry Goldstein |
Q&A With: Sudhinder Thakur This leading executive in India's civilian nuclear power program tells us that his country's recent agreement with the United States will help in a plan to use thorium as a fuel.  |
Investment Advisor April 2010 Robert F. Keane |
The Green Advisor: Earth Day Revisited The 40th anniversary of Earth Day is a good time to take stock of what the future might hold for advisors and their clients with a desire to make green investments.  |
National Defense April 2009 |
No Nuclear Meltdowns If the United States is ever going to make a serious effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from power generation, then nuclear power plants will be an indispensable element in the program.  |
Geotimes July 2006 Linda Rowan |
Expanding Nuclear Options The Bush administration recently proposed significant changes to U.S. nuclear policy to resolve some of our current waste disposal problems and to accelerate the development of new nuclear power capacity.  |
Geotimes August 2005 Katie Donnelly |
The State of Nuclear Nonproliferation Several nuclear-related topics not only are important to the nation's security, but also are scientifically interesting.  |
Popular Mechanics October 2006 Moore & Aurilio |
The Great Nuclear Debate Here are some compelling arguments both for and against pursuing nuclear power as an answer to the country's energy problems.  |
TIME Asia February 28, 2011 Eben Harrell |
Nuclear Batteries Hyperion Power Generation Inc. offers the nuclear battery -- so called because it is cheap, small and easily transportable and has many environmental benefits. It also has its detractors.  |
Scientific American December 18, 2006 Graham P. Collins |
Kim's Big Fizzle The Physics Behind A Nuclear Dud: The North Koreans produced some kind of a nuclear damp squib. What could have gone wrong depends on the nuclear fuel used.  |
IEEE Spectrum March 2006 Erico Guizzo |
How Brazil Spun the Atom While Iran grabs headlines, Brazil is quietly, and without belligerence, preparing its centrifuges to start enriching uranium. But the question many are asking is, how well does the Brazilian centrifuge work compared with its competitors?  |
Geotimes January 2005 Fred Schwab |
Mount Everest, Nevada The United States entered the nuclear age more than a half-century ago, but has not yet resolved what to do with nuclear waste.  |
Industrial Physicist Aug/Sep 2003 |
Letters New thinking?... Relativity and clocks... New bachelor?... etc.  |
IEEE Spectrum April 9, 2008 Prachi Patel-Predd |
Antineutrino Detector Could Spot Atom Bomb Cheats A new type of detector that researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Sandia National Laboratories, recently tested detects particles known as antineutrinos that fly out of the reactor. The device can help in monitoring nuclear reactors.  |
Salon.com December 10, 2001 Damien Cave |
Nukes now! Post-Sept. 11, isn't it time to get off our fossil fuel fixation and take another look at nuclear power?  |
Popular Mechanics October 2006 Alex Hutchinson |
The Next Atomic Age America's nuclear power plants will soon have to be replaced -- but with what?  |
IEEE Spectrum August 2010 Adee & Guizzo |
Nuclear Reactor Renaissance Nuclear reactor design is poised for a desperately needed revival. Here are seven contenders  |
IEEE Spectrum July 2008 Sally Adee |
U.S. Critics Hope to Halt Nuclear-Waste Imports Utah firm wants Italian isotopes  |
The Motley Fool June 8, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson |
A Healthier Glow for Nuclear Power? Could nuclear power once again be the answer to our energy needs?  |
IEEE Spectrum September 2012 Dave Levitan |
The Rich and Their Reactors Branson, Gates, and Bezos are pushing for nuclear reactors of one sort or another  |
BusinessWeek December 2, 2010 Roberts & Reed |
China Wants Nuclear Reactors -- Fast It hopes to have 40 nuclear power plants running by 2020, and Westinghouse, Areva, and other giants are chasing the market.  |
Geotimes October 2005 Katie Donnelly |
A Denuclearized Korean Peninsula South Korea is not alone in having a different perspective than the United States about North Korea. Even though the other countries involved in the Six Party Talks have vested interests in a denuclearized Korean peninsula, each sees the problem of North Korea in a different light with different solutions.  |
Geotimes March 2007 Kathryn Hansen |
Mineral Crumbles Under Nuclear Heat When it comes to storing nuclear waste, it turns out that zircon can't take the heat. A new, high-resolution look at the mineral -- previously thought to be a model material for storing nuclear waste -- reveals that it is quick to succumb to radiation damage.  |
Chemistry World March 17, 2011 Elinor Richards |
Cleaning up nuclear storage ponds UK scientists have analysed the chemistry taking place in storage ponds at nuclear power sites, such as Sellafield, to come up with a way to remove radioactive waste as nuclear regulatory bodies are pressing on the nuclear industry to clean up the ponds.  |
Popular Mechanics February 2, 2010 Erin McCarthy |
Director Lucy Walker Takes on Nuclear Weapons in Countdown to Zero In Countdown to Zero, Walker aims to show the world that nuclear weapons are an even bigger threat now than they were in the Cold War.  |
National Defense June 2009 Erwin & Magnuson |
7 Deadly Myths About Weapons of Terror Seven noteworthy misconceptions associated with weapons of terror.  |
The Motley Fool December 23, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Make Your Portfolio Glow Will nuclear energy ETFs lead the next wave up for energy?  |
Chemistry World October 26, 2006 Richard Van Noorden |
Plutonium Hitchhikers Take the Fast Stream The radioactive element plutonium can travel through groundwater despite its low solubility: it hitches a ride on tiny colloid particles in the water.  |
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Go Nuclear With ETFs Van Eck's Market Vectors Nuclear Energy ETF is a new fund that can give you exposure to the global nuclear energy industry. It follows the performance of nuclear reactors and the companies that mine uranium and other key materials.  |
National Defense August 2013 Insinna & Parsons |
United States Remains Concerned About Nuclear Weapons The number of nuclear weapons in circulation worldwide has been slowly but steadily declining in recent years because the United States and Russia are scaling back their nuclear arsenals.  |
IEEE Spectrum November 2011 |
What Next for Nuclear? IEEE Spectrum asked the experts how to build a safer and stronger nuclear industry  |
IEEE Spectrum April 2008 Samuel K. Moore |
Risk Analysis Finds Nuclear Deterrence Wanting Engineering risk-analysis methods applied to the Cold War years point to a continuing threat, says Stanford professor  |
IEEE Spectrum May 2010 Peter Fairley |
Downsizing Nuclear Power Plants Modular designs rely on "economies of multiples" to make smaller reactors pay off big  |
The Motley Fool July 11, 2008 Toby Shute |
A Promising Portfolio Power-Up Nuclear plant builder Shaw Group is one of the best-positioned companies to profit from the next wave of nuclear power.  |
IEEE Spectrum December 2009 Sandra Upson |
Finland's Nuclear Waste Solution Scandinavians are leading the world in the disposal of spent nuclear fuel  |
Reason June 2009 Ronald Bailey |
It's Alive! Alternative energy subsidies make their biggest comeback since Jimmy Carter.  |
BusinessWeek September 5, 2005 John Carey |
Maybe In My Backyard High fuel prices and global warming are making nuclear power an easier sell.  |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2009 Ivan Martchev |
Why I'm Bullish on Uranium After a long wait, it's time to look at uranium stocks again.  |