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NuScale Wants to Bring Modular Nuclear Reactors to the Mainstream

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100
Fri Aug 21, 2009 at 4:46 PM

As energy prices rise and the environmental effects of major power sources like coal become more apparent, the reliability and relative safety of mini nuclear energy systems is beginning to look more and more attractive. Hyperion ...READ»

BABCOCK & WILCOX | 2 comments

The Next Big Thing: Mini Nuclear Reactors?

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 100
Tue Jun 9, 2009 at 4:38 PM

Like it or not, nuclear reactors will be part of our energy future. They're clean, reliable, and provide more consistent power than wind and solar sources. So it should come as no surprise to learn that Babcock & Wilcox, a ...READ»

INNOVATION | Comment

Buckminster Fuller Still Relevant in Today's Energy Crisis--Nukes are Not

BY Shel Horowitz
Relevancy Score: 100
Wed Jun 25, 2008 at 5:57 PM

Yeah, here we go again: gas gets expensive, and people who should know better start talking about nuclear. If ever there was a really dumb idea, splitting atoms to generate electircity is it. This is something I know about: ...READ»

WAXMAN-MARKEY | Comment

What Will a Post-Waxman Markey Energy Future Look Like?

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 81
Tue Aug 4, 2009 at 1:23 PM

What would happen if we actually followed through on Waxman-Markey's emission cut requirements as they stand today? The Electric Power Research Institute, a non-profit consortium of electricity-generating companies, takes a look in a new report. READ»

NUCLEAR POWER PLANT | Comment

Radiation on the High Seas: First Floating Nuclear Power Plant Due in 2012

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 75
Thu Jul 9, 2009 at 12:55 PM

Nuclear power is one of the most controversial energy-generating methods, mainly because of safety and terrorism concerns. But that hasn't stopped the United Industrial Corporation, a Russian manufacturer, from pressing forward with ...READ»

NUCLEAR FUSION | Comment

Is DARPA Working on a Handheld Nuclear Fusion Device?

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 52
Mon Jul 6, 2009 at 5:07 PM

The Pentagon's DARPA arm is known for its attempts to reduce devices to microchip size. Projects have included multi-purpose sensors, cryogenic coolers, video cameras, and apparently, "Chip-Scale High Energy Atomic ...READ»

BATTERY | 2 comments

Tech Watch: Nukes In Your Yard and Fuel Cells In Your Pocket

BY Chris Dannen
Relevancy Score: 48
Wed Nov 12, 2008 at 10:15 AM

Two companies are doing two very different things to address the energy problem in America. How about a mini-reactor giving your neighborhood nuclear power? Or would you like thin fuel cell chips to give your gadgets juice?READ»

CFNS | Comment

Super X Divertor Eats Nuclear Waste, Generates Clean Power

BY Kit Eaton
Relevancy Score: 47
Wed Jan 28, 2009 at 7:43 AM

The Super X Divertor sounds like some fantasy invention from a 1950s Popular Mechanics. But it's a real device that helps enable two eco-friendly processes: Generating zero carbon-footprint power, and eating up dangerous nuclear waste ...READ»

ENVIOFRONMENT | Comment

Still No Good Reason to Develop Nuclear ∏ower

BY Shel Horowitz
Relevancy Score: 35
Thu Jun 25, 2009 at 2:57 PM

Triple Pundit's been getting lots of comments on a post <a href="http://www.triplepundit.com/pages/magic-beans-for-100-nuclear-power-plants.php">questioning whether nuclear power plant decommissioning schemes can work ...READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS | Comment

Historical Holidays V

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 32
Tue Jun 29, 2004 at 10:50 AM

The last week and a half has marked a handful of notable business-, leadership-, and innovation-related anniversaries: The Ford Motor Co. incorporated June 16, 1903. Amelia Earhart began her first trans-Atlantic flight June 17, ...READ»

CITIZEN ACTION | 1 comment

Act for Change, Even When You Don't Think You Can Make Change

BY Shel Horowitz
Relevancy Score: 31
Wed Apr 23, 2008 at 9:15 AM

Caution: This post contains overtly political material. Even businesses have to think about politics. As a social change/peace/environmental activist for decades, I often engage in actions that I don't feel ...READ»

DAVOS 2007 | 2 comments

The Climate's Changing At Davos

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Wed Jan 24, 2007 at 10:16 AM

The World Economic Forum is getting underway in earnest--and I do mean earnest--today in Davos. A major theme is climate change. It's a hot topic of discussion, if you'll forgive the expression, and the subject of several formal ...READ»

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