uranium, Tag

The real battle is against lunatics The post Czech Physicist: Claims Net Zero Would Be Cheap And Easy Are “Completely Insane” first appeared on Watts Up With That?.

For the past 70 years or so, the idea of using thorium as an energy source for cars has come around time and again. Beginning with the concept for the 1957 Ford Nucleon that, if adopted, would have featured a nuclear reactor...

From The Daily Caller Chris White Tech Reporter July 12, 2019 2:00 PM ET Republican lawmakers are urging President Donald Trump to impose steep quotas on uranium imported from Russia as critics say the U.S. is too dependent...

The Supreme Court disappointed the Trump administration and an eager mining corporation by voting to keep the country’s largest uranium deposit underground...

A new study from Duke University reports that uranium contamination in groundwater from aquifers is common in 16 Indian states. While much of the uranium contamination is natural in its origin, groundwater-table decline...

Outdoor clothing company Patagonia is calling out President Trump and his administration as liars regarding the role that fossil fuels played in the administration's recent public land decisions...

The Grand Canyon is one of America's most beloved national parks, attracting over four million visitors annually — but President Donald Trump's administration doesn't seem to care about that...

No discussion of a post-carbon future can be complete without raising the specter of nuclear power. Although it's a contentious subject, any concerns about large-scale adoption have been largely rendered moot by the fact...

Over four billion tons of uranium present in the ocean could help provide energy for "the next 10,000 years," according to the U.S. Department of Energy. The element could be used to fuel nuclear power plants, except extraction...

Photo via Shutterstock A Canadian Company has received federal approval to proceed with a uranium mine despite a ban put in place by President Obama last year...

Photo via Shutterstock When it comes to cleaning up radioactive materials after a spill, scientists need to get pretty creative. From robots to bacteria, anything that will remove dangerous radiation from the environment...

The issue of nuclear electricity is a complex one. In this post, I offer a few insights into the nuclear electric situation based on recent reports and statistical data.

Two years ago, a Navajo cattle rancher found an old uranium mine on his grazing land in Arizona. Even after the rancher notified federal officials, who discovered that levels of radioactivity were still high, the mine near...

Will uranium supply be adequate for planned nuclear electricity? This question has seen sharply differing views. The purpose of this post is to give an update, showing where we are now.

Over the years I have drawn attention to concerns about the impact that peak oil (1999) and gas (2000) in the UK North Sea would have on UK trade balance...