Energy & Green Tech
Small amounts of plutonium (Pu) were released from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (FDNPP) reactors into the environment during the site's 2011 nuclear disaster. However, the physical, chemical, and isotopic ...
Jul 14, 2020
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The U.N. nuclear agency said Friday that slightly elevated levels of radioactivity detected in northern Europe likely were related to a nuclear reactor that was either operating or undergoing maintenance, but it's still unclear ...
Jul 3, 2020
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France's oldest nuclear plant was switched off on Monday, ending four decades of output that built the local economy but also fuelled cross-border controversy.
Jun 30, 2020
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France's oldest nuclear power plant will shut down on Tuesday after four decades in operation, to the delight of environmental activists who have long warned of contamination risks, but stoking worry for the local economy.
Jun 28, 2020
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Molten salt reactors could become a cornerstone of the future nuclear energy industry, allowing companies to generate carbon-free power in a safe and efficient way. But first, researchers have to better understand how salt ...
Jun 16, 2020
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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are refining their design of a 3-D-printed nuclear reactor core, scaling up the additive manufacturing process necessary to build it, and developing ...
May 11, 2020
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A research group from the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology (SIAT) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has proposed a novel supercritical water oxidation (SCWO) system with an inverse cool-wall reactor to realize ...
Mar 30, 2020
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A few years ago, several nuclear reactors in the United States were facing the possibility of unforeseen shutdowns in the wake of disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi power plant. The 2011 accident prompted worldwide scrutiny ...
Mar 12, 2020
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is building the world's largest concentrated solar power plant, capable of generating 700 megawatts. During daylight, solar power will provide cheap electricity, and at night the UAE will use ...
Mar 11, 2020
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Nine years after a devastating tsunami sparked disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, clean-up and decommissioning continues at the crippled facility.
Mar 9, 2020
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