Tag: nuclear power
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In uranium we trust
Fortune: In uranium we trust For one Colorado rancher, uranium is the key to the future. NEW YORK (Fortune) — With just one more permit from the State of Colorado, Energy Fuels Resources Corporation founder and CEO George Glasier can break ground for the first new U.S. uranium mill since the Cold War. Glasier's Piñon…
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New materials for renewable energy: The power of being made very small
The Economist: New materials for renewable energy: The power of being made very small Nano-engineering can produce substances with unique properties that will give renewable energy a boost. BIG improvements in the production of energy, especially from renewable sources, are expected over the coming years. Safer nuclear-power stations, highly efficient solar cells and the ability…
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Atomic Renaissance
The Economist: Atomic Renaissance America's nuclear industry is about to embark on its biggest expansion in more than a generation. This will influence energy policy in the rest of the world. OVER the next few months America's Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) expects to receive 12 applications to build new nuclear-power reactors at seven different sites.…
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The ghostly flickers of a new dawn (Nuclear Power)
From the Economist: The ghostly flickers of a new dawn (Nuclear Power) A shift in Australia's stance is a sign of the times: all over the world governments are rethinking the politics and economics of nuclear power ……. In many parts of the world the mood is shifting in favour of nuclear energy—often because other…
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Half life: Nuclear Power
From the Economist: Half life: Nuclear Power The nuclear industry is predicting a rapid expansion—but that will not happen without government help “NUCLEAR has to be part of the energy mix,” insists Claude Mandil, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA), a think-tank-cum-watchdog for power-hungry countries. He was speaking at the launch this week…