SunEdison going ahead with large solar energy plants
SunEdison Lighting Up California (And Elsewhere) http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=4287 SunEdison has announced it has secured construction financing for...
View ArticlePlan to bring Germany’s radioactive trash to South Carolina
German nuclear waste could be shipped to Savannah River Site http://chronicle.augusta.com/latest-news/2014-04-30/german-nuclear-waste-could-be-shipped-savannah-river-site By Meg Mirshak Staff Writer...
View ArticleBrain damage risk to astronauts from radiation
Could deep space cause BRAIN DAMAGE? Radiation could permanently destroy an astronaut’s attention span Rats were exposed to radiation levels similar to that found in deep space Serious lapses in...
View ArticleCensorship of science writer on Fox News- mustn’t mention climate change
A 2013 study also found that the more time viewers spend watching conservative media, the more skeptical they become of climate science. Science Editor: Fox News Told Me Not To Talk About Climate...
View ArticleDon’t bring more radioactive trash to South Carolina
Don’t bring more nuclear waste to SRS, Greenville Online, May 1, 2014 State should be wary of plan for more nuclear waste to SRS after years of broken promises. Plans for reprocessing, permanent...
View ArticleDead nuclear reactors are still very dangerous: US Senators call to Nuclear...
SENATORS TO NRC: DO NOT EXEMPT DECOMMISSIONING NUCLEAR REACTORS FROM EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND SECURITY MEASURES NEWS RELEASE — SEN. PATRICK LEAHY, SEN. BERNIE SANDERS May 2, 2014 Contact: Mike Briggs...
View ArticleMixed Oxide Nuclear Fuel (MOX) program is a dud
MOX project of little value http://beta.mirror.augusta.com/opinion/letters/2014-05-01/mox-project-little-value By Victor J. ReillyAiken, S.C. Thursday, May 1, 2014 MOX is a mix of oxides of uranium and...
View ArticleExiting the nuclear energy business – Exelon following Dominion Resources,...
Why Exelon will unload its nuclear plants Crains Chicago Business, Joe Cahill, 2 May 14, “…..a nuclear engineer just set the stage for Exelon Corp. to exit the nuclear power business. CEO Christopher...
View ArticleNuclear reactors, radioactive waste dumps always sited near the poor and...
miningawarenessminingawareness.wordpress.comx 3 May 14 I think most people don’t see the reactors, whatever the country, and so don’t really know they are there. Do you see reactors in Paris? No, but...
View ArticleNew York Times Editorial inadvertently delivers an epitaph for the nuclear...
If the New York Times wants to anoint Chernobyl’s unfinished second shroud as the prime symbol of today’s atomic industry, then this editorial is indeed a fitting epitaph. NY Times Editorial Board...
View ArticleColorado passes Bill to protect groundwater from uranium mining’s radiation...
House advances uranium groundwater protection bill By Joe Hanel Denver Herald staff writer 5 May 14, DENVER – New regulations on uranium processing passed the state House on Monday, despite a plea...
View ArticleExperts critcise White House for planning cuts to nuclear security
Issue Experts, Activists Decry U.S. ‘Major Retreat’ on Nuclear Security...
View ArticleThe coming demise of coal and nuclear power
Coming Coal & Nuclear Power Plant Retirements, & What That Means, Clean technica 5 May 14 (Good Graphs) “……..Some of the challenges faced by coal-fired and nuclear generators, and the...
View ArticleA Clear and Present Danger – new US report on Climate Change
Climate change is clear and present danger, says landmark US report National Climate Assessment, to be launched at White House on Tuesday, says effects of climate change are now being felt Suzanne...
View ArticleFailing nuclear industry launches lobbying campaign
Nuclear lobbying campaign aims to boost industry’s fortunes, philly.com Andrew Maykuth, Inquirer Staff Writer 6 May 14 Last year’s closure of the Kewaunee Power Station in Wisconsin sent shock waves...
View ArticleUSA signs up to Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty
United States Signs Protocol to Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone Treaty http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2014/05/225681.htm Office of the Spokesperson Washington, DC May 6, 2014 Today in New...
View ArticleHigh Burnup nuclear fuel , San Onofre, – Storage and Transportation issues
ISSUES INVOLVING STORAGE AND TRANSPORTATION OF HIGH BURNUP NUCLEAR FUEL DECOMMISSION SAN ONOFRE By Marvin Resnikoff, Ph.D.SCE Community Engagement Panel (CEP) San Juan Capistrano Community Center May...
View ArticleThirsty nuclear facilities steal precious fresh water
Nukes thirst for Savannah River water, savannahnow, by Mary Landers on Wed, 2014-05-07 That sucking sound you hear? That’s Georgia Power and its partners preparing to pull 74 million gallons of water a...
View ArticleUS Democrats lose bid to monitor costs of nuclear weapons
House Democratic Bid to Question Nuclear Weapons Plan Fails in Panel Vote National Journal, By Douglas P. Guarino, 8 May 14 House Democrats on Wednesday sought to include in the annual defense...
View ArticleAgua Caliente, Florida – the first of many big solar power arrays
World’s Largest Solar Array Set to Crank Out 290 Megawatts of Sunshine Power Megaplants like Agua Caliente in Arizona herald a new efficiency in solar-sourced electricity Megaplants like Agua...
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