IAEA Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:39:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Cleaning Up Fukushima May Take up to 40 Years, IAEA Panel Says https://www.greenoptimistic.com/iaea-fukushima-cleanup-40-year-20130425/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/iaea-fukushima-cleanup-40-year-20130425/#respond Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:39:09 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=36589 It may take 40 more years to decommission the Fukushima power plant, said a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency recently. The damage, they say, is so complex, that it’s not possible to predict how long the cleanup may last, but in either scenario it won’t take less than 30 to 40 years. The […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/iaea-fukushima-cleanup-40-year-20130425/feed/ 0 36589 Fast-Neutron Reactors May be Key to Quickly Ridding the World of Nuclear Waste https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fast-neutron-reactors-may-be-the-key-to-quickly-ridding-the-world-of-nuclear-waste-20130314/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/fast-neutron-reactors-may-be-the-key-to-quickly-ridding-the-world-of-nuclear-waste-20130314/#respond Thu, 14 Mar 2013 04:25:26 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34853 China, India, and Russia are promoting the use of fast reactors in order to break down stores of nuclear waste. Last week at a global conference sponsored by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), India and Russia discussed large demonstration plants they will operate in 2014 and the plan for future deployments. China is currently […]

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