Secretary Chu Says U.S. Administration Remains Committed to Nuclear Power
In testimony today before a Congressional subcommittee, Energy Secretary Steven Chu stood behind the U.S.’s nuclear energy industry, reiterating the administration’s…
View ArticleAir Support Assists In Japanese Nuclear Crisis
The aerial water bombardment of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facilities began in earnest late yesterday after being deemed too risky earlier in the week. The…
View ArticleCan Next-Generation Reactors Power a Safe Nuclear Future?
At this time last week, the Nuclear Renaissance was in full swing. Plans were moving forward to use the $36 billion in loan guarantees for new reactors in President Obama's…
View ArticleAs Radioactive Situation Worsens in Japan, Authorities Plan to Seal Reactor...
Don't think that just because Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant isn't spawning the same number of headlines it was two weeks ago that things are getting any…
View ArticleAlgae Could Be Key to Cleaning Up Nuclear Accident Sites
Algae can secrete biofuels and pump out biologic drugs, and now researchers think it could help clean up radioactive accidents like the one unfolding at Japan's Fukushima…
View ArticleJapanese Elderly Offer to Take Over Fukushima Nuclear Cleanup
Let the young rebuild Japan, says Yasuteru Yamada, but let the old clean up the most difficult mess leftover from March's devastating earthquake and tsunamis. The 72-year-old…
View ArticleFukushima Fallout Was Almost Twice as Bad as Official Estimates, New Study Says
This spring’s nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant released almost double the amount of radiation the Japanese government has claimed, according to a new…
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Secretary Chu Says U.S. Administration Remains Committed to Nuclear Power
Science In testimony today before a Congressional subcommittee, Energy Secretary Steven Chu stood behind the U.S.’s nuclear energy industry, reiterating the administration’s… In testimony today before...
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Air Support Assists In Japanese Nuclear Crisis
Science As helicopters drop tons of water on the fuel rods, a U.S. Global Hawk drone monitors the situation from above The aerial water bombardment of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facilities...
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Can Next-Generation Reactors Power a Safe Nuclear Future?
Science As nations around the world rush to reconsider their nuclear plans, nuclear experts look toward a future of smaller, safer reactors designed to greatly reduce the likelihood of a...
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As Radioactive Situation Worsens in Japan, Authorities Plan to Seal Reactor...
Technology Don't think that just because Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant isn't spawning the same number of headlines it was two weeks ago that things are getting any… Don't think that...
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Algae Could Be Key to Cleaning Up Nuclear Accident Sites
Science Algae can secrete biofuels and pump out biologic drugs, and now researchers think it could help clean up radioactive accidents like the one unfolding at Japan's Fukushima… Algae can secrete...
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Japanese Elderly Offer to Take Over Fukushima Nuclear Cleanup
Science Older men argue they have less chance of developing radiation-induced cancer in their lifetimes Let the young rebuild Japan, says Yasuteru Yamada, but let the old clean up the most difficult...
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Fukushima Fallout Was Almost Twice as Bad as Official Estimates, New Study Says
Science This spring’s nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant released almost double the amount of radiation the Japanese government has claimed, according to a new… This spring’s...
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