Nuclear Waste - Not a Game

Clay Could Improve Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Sites’ Safety

One might point to nuclear power as a zero-emissions alternative to fossil-fuel-based power generation, but it does have a couple of very special problems,...

France Paves the Way in Lowering CO2 Emissions

Scientists believe it’s still possible to reduce CO2 emissions by a whopping 50% globally by 2050, but only if countries take drastic measures –...

Radioactive Water Leaking From Fukushima Estimated at 300 Tons

The volume of radioactivity of water coming from Fukushima nuclear power plant has reached record numbers. The Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) announced that 300 tonnes...

Use of Solar and Wind Power Grows, Ending Nuclear Renaissance

Between the Fukushima nuclear disaster and the exploding growth of the renewable energy sector, nuclear power seems to be on the sharp decline, ending...

Russia Sends Floating Nuclear Power Plants In The Arctic

Russia's nuclear power-generating ships, designed to power offshore oil-drilling platforms in the Arctic, are ready to become fully operational by 2016. The ships will be...

Major Earthquakes In Iran Might Have Damaged Its Nuclear Power Plant

Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), responsible for monitoring Iran's nuclear power programme, have reported damages to the nuclear power reactor in...

Moon’s Energy-Rich Helium-3 Could Get Harvested by Moon Express

Naveen Jain owns Moon Express, a company whose aim is to extract helium-3 from the Moon, a huge energy resource not available here on...

Andrea Rossi’s “E-cat” Cold Fusion Device Really Works, Says Science Panel

At the beginning of the 90's, cold fusion was one of the world's favorite topics. At the time, Martin Fleischmann and Stanley Pons had...

Study: Nuclear Power Prevents Deaths Due to Air Pollution and Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

According to a study published in the latest issue of the journal Environmental Science and Technology, the use of nuclear power has saved almost...

EU Makes Nuclear Power Safer with SARNET and SARNET2

The Fukushima nuclear power plant accident in 2011 is a strong reminder that while nuclear power can be a useful energy source, a nuclear...