Instead of investing billions in massive nuclear power plants, some power companies are developing smaller units, small enough to put on a truck and drive to where power is needed. There are obviously some concerns.READ»
U.S. nukes are safe! As they can be... We keep being told. While the rest of the world continues to distance itself, what's the future of Obama's push for more atomic power?READ»
Before a natural disaster destroys another nuclear plant, we need to figure out how to safely and efficiently store spent fuel. The brainiacs at MIT offer solutions.READ»
In this installment, "The Big Thirst" author and Fast Company writer explores how water, which technically can't be made radioactive, could be the least threatening byproduct of the hobbled Fukushima plant.READ»
The Fukushima Daiichi crisis has put new focus on nuclear power and a new map lets you see exactly where every reactor is globally, and where new ones are being built.READ»
As the ongoing nuclear saga in Japan plays out, a spotlight is being thrown on the reactor technology at the heart of it. With a proposed alternative and innovative reactor design, much of the disaster could've been averted.READ»
After Japan, are we going to have to abandon nuclear power as an alternative to fossil fuels? What if a safer kind of reactor had been in place when the quake and tsunami struck?READ»
The Global Innovation Commons has compiled a list of patent disclosures and open source technology that could be used as part of Japan's disaster relief effort.READ»
In the wake of the Japanese nuclear crisis resulting from the massive earthquake and tsunami to hit that nation, governments and people around the globe are reevaluating their nuclear energy programs.READ»
Europe committed today to a trillion-Euro transcontinental energy grid to reduce dependence on Mideast oil, strengthen energy supply resilience, and share energy more efficiently. But with a significant nuclear supply in the mix, it's not particularly green.READ»
Rockets, satellites, nanotechnology, and aerospace advancements will also be on display this weekend in Syria. A Nobel Laureate's take: "Iran is like the fire underneath the ashes."READ»
Nuclear submarine technology (truly cold war terror science) may one day have peaceful payoffs: A French firm is planning modified submarine nuclear power stations, able to provide clean juice to remote communities.READ»
The U.N. is gently pooh-poohing the news that China can now reprocess its own nuclear fuel, earning it a potential 3,000 year future of own-brand nuclear power. But exactly what is nuclear fuel reprocessing, and how does it benefit China?READ»
The Smolensk nuclear power plant produces 1/7th of the nuclear power in Russia,
contributing an average of 20 billion kilowatt hours of electricity
each year. It's rare to see the inside of these power plants.READ»
