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- Trump orders Perry to take steps to curb coal plant shutdowns Tue, 5 Jun 18, 2:00amIt seems President Donald Trump doesn't want to let coal die. Bloomberg reported he ordered Secretary of Energy Rick Perry to take steps to stem closures of nuclear and coal power plants. An emailed statement from White House...
- Russia just launched a 70 MW floating nuclear power plant to the Arctic Ocean Wed, 2 May 18, 4:51amRussia recently launched a floating nuclear power station on the Baltic Sea. The 70-megawatt Akademik Lomonosov plant will journey north around Norway to the Arctic town Pevek, and it could ultimately provide power for around...
- Rolls-Royce is developing mini nuclear power plants Tue, 24 Oct 17, 1:55amA consortium led by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars, famous for its high-end vehicles, has crafted design plans for small-scale nuclear power plants. In an anticipated report to be released this week, the Rolls-Royce-led group is...
- The UK's newest nuclear power plant could literally shoot rainbows into the sky Tue, 25 Jul 17, 9:48pmA new proposal could lead to a nuclear power plant in the UK that literally shoots rainbows into the sky. UK-based master planning firm, One Creative Environments, submitted a landscape design proposal for Cumbria's Moorside...
- Upcoming nuclear power plant in the UK may shoot giant rainbows into the sky Tue, 25 Jul 17, 9:48pmA new proposal could have a nuclear power plant in the UK shooting literal rainbows into the sky. UK-based master planning firm, One Creative Environments, has submitted a landscape design proposal that envisions Cumbria's...
- Hundreds of radioactive wild boars run amok in Fukushima, Japan Sun, 19 Mar 17, 3:09amPacks of radioactive wild boars are running loose in northern Japan, where the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011 forced entire towns and villages to abandon ship...
- Scientists Discover Fukushima Radioactivity in Tuna Along the Pacific Northwest Coast Sat, 3 May 14, 1:00amSushi lovers might want to think twice before ordering up that next spicy tuna roll, as scientists just found Fukushima radioactivity in tuna that has migrated from Japan to the Pacific Northwest...
- Scientists Find Fukushima Radioactivity in Tuna Along the Pacific Northwest Coast Fri, 2 May 14, 8:00pmSushi lovers might want to think twice before ordering up that next spicy tuna roll after scientists found Fukushima radioactivity in tuna that has migrated between Japan and the Pacific Northwest...
- 100 Tons of Radioactive Water Leak From Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Fri, 21 Feb 14, 3:36amIt seems that whenever the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan appears to be under control, something new happens to set back progress. The plant’s operator just discovered the worst leak since the alarming string of...
- Alaskan Earthquake Could Hit California With a Monster Tsunami Costing $700 Million Fri, 6 Sep 13, 4:00amPhoto via Shutterstock Natural disasters tend to strike when we're least prepared. Horrified by the long-term damage caused by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey have been...
- Radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant 18 Times Higher Than Thought Tue, 3 Sep 13, 12:40amRadiation levels at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan are 18 times higher than previously thought. The operator of the Japanese nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), said that the radiation,...
- Up to 120 Tons of Radioactive Water Leak from Fukushima Daiichi Storage Tank Tue, 9 Apr 13, 3:12amTens of thousands of gallons of radioactive water leaked from an underground storage tank at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant this past Saturday...
- Japan May Scrap Tsuruga Nuclear Power Plant Built On Active Seismic Fault Tue, 11 Dec 12, 7:00amJapan is located in a seismically and volcanically active part of the world – which is why the country’s decision to build nuclear power plants has always been so controversial...
- Study Shows that Nuclear Power Plants in Europe are Not Ready for Disaster Fri, 12 Oct 12, 5:40amThe Fukushima disaster following the tsunami that hit Japan in 2011 was an eye-opening event that caused many to wonder just how safe nuclear power is...
- Japanese Mayor Announces Plans to Restart Two Nuclear Reactors Sat, 16 Jun 12, 12:11amNuclear Power Station image from Shutterstock Despite shutting down all their nuclear plants last month in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, Japan has hinted that its relationship with nuclear power may not be completely...