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US, Russia Agree to Reduce Nuclear Stockpiles

WASHINGTON (March 24) -- The U.S. and Russia reached a breakthrough agreement Wednesday for a historic treaty to reduce the nuclear arsenals of the former Cold War rivals, the most significant pact in a generation and an important milestone in the decades-long quest to lower the risk of global nuclear war. After long and...

Nuclear Offer Kindles GOP Interest but Doesn't Thaw Debate

WASHINGTON (Feb. 17) -- President Obama may have thought $8.3 billion in federal loan guarantees for the nuclear power industry would warm Republicans to his climate change agenda, but it doesn't seem enough yet to defrost work on energy legislation that has been frozen all winter. "We're not selling votes here," said...

Obama Backs Nuclear Plants With Billions in Loans

WASHINGTON (Feb. 16) -- President Barack Obama stepped forward as a major champion of nuclear power today with the announcement of $8.3 billion in federal loan guarantees for two new reactors in Georgia proposed by Southern Company, a giant -- and controversial -- step in a nation where no new nuclear units have been...

Obama Pushes Nuclear Energy to Boost Climate Bill

WASHINGTON (Jan. 31) - President Barack Obama is endorsing nuclear energy like never before, trying to win over Republicans and moderate Democrats on climate and energy legislation. Obama singled out nuclear power in his State of the Union address, and his spending plan for the next budget year is expected to include...

Opinion: Time to Go Nuclear on Energy

(Jan. 29) – As part of his push for clean-energy jobs, President Obama in his State of the Union speech specifically called for "building a new generation of safe, clean nuclear power plants in this country." The line got standing applause from both sides of the aisle. And for good reason. Today, fossil fuels meet...

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Fusion Energy

What if there was an inexhaustible form of carbon-free, clean energy that was available 24/7, rain or shine, and was no larger than existing fossil fuel plants?

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Radiation-Monitoring Cellphones On Sale In Japan

Worries over radiation are so rampant in Japan after last year's nuclear meltdowns that the world's first cellphones with built-in radiation monitors are going on sale.

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New Study Finds Running At Reduced Power Won't Help San Onofre

A report commissioned by an environmental group warned Tuesday that running California's San Onofre nuclear plant at reduced power would not resolve problems with badly worn tubing that have kept its twin reactors offline for more than three months â and might make it worse.

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China builds $3.7 billion, 1,373 mile power cable, how was your afternoon?

The State Grid corporation of China is constructing a power line of capable of transmitting a staggering 37 billion kWh per year.

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San Onofre Power Plant's Plan Falls Short: 'There Is No Timeline On Nuclear Safety'

A $670 million overhaul at California's San Onofre nuclear plant was expressly intended to avoid the types of ailments that have sidelined its twin reactors.

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05/31/12 Fusion energy: climate-friendly and infinite ...... Source: Environmental Health News Walk the halls of the Princeton, N.J., Plasma Physics Laboratory in the middle of the workday, and two things leap to mind.
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05/31/12 Research and Markets: Nuclear Power in India 2012 -... Source: UnumProvident Corp The "Nuclear Power in India" report provides the most comprehensive and up-to-date study on the sector in India.
05/31/12 International Isotopes Inc. Announces Nuclear... Source: StockWatch International Isotopes Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: INIS) (The Company) is very pleased to announce that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has completed its review and approval of the final Safety Evaluation Report (SER) for the Company's planned depleted uranium de-conversion and fluorine extraction processing facility.
05/30/12 Fusion Energy Source: The Huffington Post What if there was an inexhaustible form of carbon-free, clean energy that was available 24/7, rain or shine, and was no larger than existing fossil fuel plants?