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The nuclear industry has a culture of denial about hacking threats
2015-10-06 16:03:13| Extremetech
A high-profile new study has raised a necessary alarm about nuclear cyber-security, but it's not cause for a total panic.
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Low-alkaline cement created with rice chaff for nuclear waste disposal
2015-10-06 14:37:13| Steel - Topix.net
Osaka University and a cement company in Hokkaido have co-developed a low-alkaline cement utilizing rice chaff that will strengthen the durability of final nuclear waste disposal sites. The development of low-alkaline cement is essential for the construction of nuclear disposal facilities that will need to remain durable for as long as 100,000 years to prevent radioactive materials from escaping.
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Dale Vince: Scrap subsidies for nuclear and fossil fuels to create level playing field
2015-10-06 12:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: As RenewableUKs State of the Industry report is released today, Britains leading green energy company Ecotricity has challenged the Government to scrap subsidies for nuclear power and fossil fuels to create a level playing field after it slashes support for renewable energy. RenewableUKs State of the Industry report, found the industry had enjoyed incredible recent success with 25% of the UKs electricity now generated from renewable sources. Ecotricity founder Dale Vince said: RenewableUKs...
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Nuclear power plants in the UK are open to cyber attack, says report
2015-10-06 01:00:00| Power Technology
UK nuclear power facilities are vulnerable to 'serious cyber attack', according to a report published by Chatham House.
Wildlife thriving around Chernobyl nuclear plant despite radiation
2015-10-05 18:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Wildlife is abundant around the site of the Chernobyl nuclear plant, despite the presence of radiation released by the worlds most catastrophic nuclear explosion nearly three decades ago, researchers have found. The number of elk, deer and wild boar within the Belarusian half of the Chernobyl exclusion zone today are around the same as those in four nearby uncontaminated nature reserves. Wolves, which are commonly hunted in the region because of their impact on livestock, were seven times...
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