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Closing nuclear plants will raise carbon emissions, says report

Nov 14, 2018

The planned closure of nuclear plants risks a rise in greenhouse gas emissions, according to a report from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). A third of all US nuclear plants are unprofitable or scheduled...

NASA tests miniature nuclear reactor to power long-term missions on Mars

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Jan 21, 2018

Innovation, Science

At a Las Vegas news conference Thursday, officials from NASA and the US Department of Energy announced success with a project to create a compact nuclear power generator for a long-term human mission on Mars. A...

Nuclear fusion could be closer than widely believed

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Jan 3, 2018

Innovation, Science

Researchers may be closer than ever to achieving energy from nuclear fusion, with some experts projecting success with commercial fusion power as early as 2030, according to a report from NBC News. Nuclear f...

To meet Paris targets, don’t write off nuclear power

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Aug 16, 2017

Environment, Opinion, Policy

In the global quest to reduce carbon emissions, nuclear power should be embraced as one of many ways to replace fossil fuels. The small handful of nuclear disasters in recent decades can all be traced to specif...

New South Korean administration outlines plans for energy policy reversal

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Jul 3, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

South Korean President Moon Jae-in won the May election promising to reduce the nation’s reliance on coal and nuclear power. Recently, Moon has clarified the details of his plan, which will entail the phasing o...

In a UK first, renewable and nuclear generated more electricity than gas and coal combined

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Jun 8, 2017

Environment, Innovation, Science

For the first time ever in the UK, solar, wind, and nuclear power generated more electricity than gas and coal combined on Wednesday. At roughly 1 PM that day, renewables including hydropower and biomass provid...

Research finds that Fukushima disaster exposed global population to an X-Ray’s worth of radiation

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May 12, 2017

Environment, Health, Science

A team of researchers led by Nikolaos Evangeliou, with the Norwegian Institute for Air Research, recently completed the first global survey of radiation exposure from the 2011 Fukushima meltdown. The research e...

UK nuclear industry warns government, withdrawal from Euratom treaty could have “dramatic impact”

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May 2, 2017

Policy, Science

The UK’s nuclear power industry is warning the government that as it moves forward with Brexit, it will need to replace the European Euratom nuclear treaty with new international nuclear deals. If the UK fails ...

In a first since the disaster, court holds Japanese government liable for Fukushima meltdown

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Mar 18, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

For the first time since the 2011 disaster, a Japanese court has ruled that the government is liable for the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The Maebashi district court awarded 38.55 mil...

Legal expert warns exiting Euratom nuclear power agreement as part of Brexit could legally force UK plant shutdowns

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Mar 2, 2017

Environment, Policy, Science

Rupert Cowen, a senior nuclear energy lawyer with Prospect Law, told British MPs Tuesday that an exit from the EU, if it includes leaving the Euratom treaty, could legally force a shutdown of British nuclear po...

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