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Nuclear power needed to tackle climate change, say leading scientists
2015-01-05 12:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Top conservation scientists have stated that in order to tackle climate change and protect the natural environment nuclear power must be considered. They warn that relying solely on renewables to replace fossil fuels is risky. In an open letter over 70 scientists call on environmentalist and campaign groups to stop focussing on idealistic perceptions of what is green and instead look at the benefits of nuclear power generation. Signatories state they support the broad conclusions of an...
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Another Reactor Closes, Punctuating New Reality for US Nuclear Power
2015-01-01 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: As another nuclear power plant closed this week, the United States faced a dwindling fleet of aging reactors, few new projects, and the challenge of safely mothballing radioactive fuel for decades. Almost all its nearly 100 remaining reactors will be more than 60 years old by 2050. Their owners will have to decide whether the investments needed to keep them running are worth it, given the influx of cheap natural gas that has reshaped the U.S. energy economy. So far, nuclear isn't winning. Vermont...
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The past, present, and future potential of NASAs nuclear space rocket program
2014-12-24 17:30:12| Extremetech
Shortly after Apollo 11, Wernher von Braun, one of the fathers of rocket science, proposed that we develop a reusable Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) rocket to colonize the Moon. Today, NASA engineers are still struggling to pick up where he left off. An interesting technical report that NASA prepared for the Space 2013 Conference and Exposition has recently been released. In it, we can find some of the latest, and oldest, ideas for a NASA-made nuclear thermal rocket that would take us back to the Moon.
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South Koreas sole nuclear plant operators computer systems hacked
2014-12-23 01:00:00| Power Technology
South Korea's sole nuclear plant operator Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power's (KHNP) computer systems were hacked, raising concerns over the safety of nuclear power plants in the country.
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Nebraska nuclear plant back online after short outage
2014-12-23 00:48:12| Energy - Topix.net
The Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant is back online less than a week after its main generator unexpectedly shut down as a precaution. The Omaha Public Power District that owns the plant about 20 miles north of Omaha says it resumed generating electricity early Monday.
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