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Scientists including in China study thorium-fuelled nuclear power
2014-07-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
South China Morning Post: In 1829, as Swedish chemist Jons Jakob Berzelius named a metallic element he had discovered after the Norse god of thunder and lightning, he surely had no inkling of its potential for unleashing enormous power. Yet today there's growing interest in thorium, which just might prove key to a new generation of nuclear reactors. If so, it could slash our dependency on fossil fuels, greatly helping to limit global warming, as well as reducing air pollution. Both benefits could be significant for Hong...
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Stigmatized nuclear workers quit Japan utility
2014-07-13 12:48:03| Energy - Topix.net
In this Nov. 18, 2013, photo released by Tokyo Electric Power Co. , workers try to remove radioactive fuel rods from the Unit 4 building at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Modifies Regulations on Export and Import of Nuclear Materials
2014-07-11 10:00:00| Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition
Expeditors Newsflash - Americas Edition
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Areva to supply venting systems for Spanish nuclear reactors
2014-07-11 01:00:00| Power Technology
Plant operator ANAV has awarded a contract to Areva to supply filtered containment venting systems (FCVS) for the Asco 1&2 and Vandellos 2 nuclear reactors in Spain.
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Russia bets its energy future on waste-free fast breeder nuclear reactors
2014-07-10 18:17:37| Extremetech
Russia's new BN-800 nuclear reactor uses no expensive moderator, and could even produce no nuclear waste. Is this the future of nuclear power?
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