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- A Nuclear Renaissance Is the Best Path Forward Tue, 14 Nov 23, 5:00amIt's time we recognize nuclear energy's vital role and champion it as a force for good in our world.
- NASA just unveiled a tiny nuclear reactor for future Mars residents Sat, 20 Jan 18, 2:11amResearchers at NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Department of Energy announced they have successfully tested a small nuclear reactor that may someday provide power to human habitats on Mars and beyond...
- NASA debuts KRUSTY nuclear reactor for future Mars residents Sat, 20 Jan 18, 2:11amResearchers at NASA, Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Department of Energy announced they have successfully tested a small nuclear reactor that may someday provide power to human habitats on Mars and beyond...
- South Korea to throw out any plans for new nuclear reactors Tue, 20 Jun 17, 11:31pmSouth Korea currently obtains around 30 percent of its energy from nuclear power, but with the election of a new president the country seems ready to shift away from that energy source to something a bit safer...
- Ukraine might transform Chernobyl into a gigantic 4GW solar farm Fri, 29 Jul 16, 11:50pmThe nuclear disaster site at Chernobyl remains abandoned, as lingering contamination makes the area too dangerous for human inhabitants. Ukraine leaders are now suggesting a new use for the danger zone, with a proposal to...
- Chernobyl wasteland could become 4GW solar farm, Ukraine govt says Fri, 29 Jul 16, 11:50pmThe nuclear disaster site at Chernobyl remains abandoned, as lingering contamination makes the area too dangerous for human inhabitants. Ukraine leaders are now suggesting a new use for the danger zone, with a proposal to...
- Japan takes steps to restart first nuclear reactor since Fukushima Sat, 21 Mar 15, 2:13amNuclear power in Japan is slowly but surely beginning to return to a new normal in the wake of the Fukushima meltdown, as the country recently took another step towards restarting one of its remaining reactors...
- Japan Plans Controlled Nuclear Meltdown in Hope of Averting Another Fukushima Disaster Fri, 10 Jan 14, 4:30amPhoto via Shutterstock Scientists from the government-backed Japan Atomic Energy Agency recently announced that they intend to conduct a controlled nuclear meltdown in order to learn how to prevent another Fukushima-scale...
- Japan’s Homeless are Cleaning up Fukushima Waste for Less than Minimum Wage Tue, 31 Dec 13, 10:00pmPhoto © Shutterstock A recent Reuters report reveals that a black labor market run by Japanese gangsters, or yakuza, has been using taxpayer funds to clean up radioactive fallout in northern Japan...
- Radiation Levels in Water Near Fukushima Nuclear Plant Hit a Two-Year High Sat, 12 Oct 13, 12:00amIn the latest of a now seemingly endless series of devastating, embarrassing debacles at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, operating utility Tepco has found that radiation levels in seawater directly adjacent to...
- South Korea To Restart Old, Faulty Nuclear Reactor Despite Protests Sat, 4 Aug 12, 5:50amIt seems many countries in Asia are making dramatic U-turns when it comes to nuclear energy. News just broke that South Korea is about to restart Kori-1, the country’s oldest nuclear reactor, after a four-month closure....
- Japan to Shut Down Last Operating Nuclear Reactor on May 6th Wed, 18 Apr 12, 3:44amNuclear Power Station image from Shutterstock For the first time in a generation, Japan is set to go nuclear-free next month. Nuclear energy has suffered a serious blow to its public image since the March 2011 disaster at...
- Equipment Around Nuclear Reactor in Maryland Damaged by Hurricane Irene Mon, 29 Aug 11, 6:46amEquipment around a nuclear reactor in Maryland was damaged by wind and others were taken offline as a precaution after Hurricane Irene blew through the East Coast on Sunday...
- Nuclear Reactor in Maryland Damaged by Hurricane Irene Mon, 29 Aug 11, 6:46amA nuclear reactor in Maryland was damaged by wind and others were taken offline as a precaution after Hurricane Irene blew through the East Coast on Sunday...
- Task Force Releases Recommendations for Safe Nuclear Power Production in the US Thu, 14 Jul 11, 1:11amA special task force of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, brought together after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, has just released their recommendations for the continued production of nuclear power...