Nuclear Reactors Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:59:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Do the Benefits of Nuclear Power Outweigh the Dangers? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/benefits-dangers-nuclear-power/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/benefits-dangers-nuclear-power/#comments Wed, 02 Sep 2015 18:59:45 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56493 Obama’s Clean Power Plan may actually be undermined if nuclear power plants are shut down. This news comes from a report by to Third Way, a non-partisan think tank located in Washington, DC. The goal of the the administration’s plan is to cut 32% of fossil fuel emissions by 2035, but the report concludes that without the […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/benefits-dangers-nuclear-power/feed/ 5 56493 Small Commercial Nuclear Reactors Compromise On Safety, Report States https://www.greenoptimistic.com/small-nuclear-reactors-safety-20130930/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/small-nuclear-reactors-safety-20130930/#respond Mon, 30 Sep 2013 16:56:31 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=42055 Small nuclear reactors, these of less than 300 megawatts, which can be easily constructed and transported to any site of a pressing need of energy, might not come as cheap as vendors claim. A new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS), entitled “Small Isn’t Always Beautiful”,  points out that these small reactors will […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/small-nuclear-reactors-safety-20130930/feed/ 0 42055 Storing Nuclear Waste Storage a Big Problem for South Korea https://www.greenoptimistic.com/storing-nuclear-waste-storage-a-big-problem-for-south-korea-20121121/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/storing-nuclear-waste-storage-a-big-problem-for-south-korea-20121121/#respond Wed, 21 Nov 2012 06:11:01 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=28547 South Korea’s 23 nuclear reactors supply one third of the country’s power. By 2024, South Korea plans to add 11 more nuclear reactors, expanding nuclear power by 50%. But while the country has big plans for nuclear expansion, it’s also grappling with how to handle and store nuclear waste. According to government figures, South Korea […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/storing-nuclear-waste-storage-a-big-problem-for-south-korea-20121121/feed/ 0 28547 Modular, Portable Nuclear Reactors: Energy Solution for Poor Countries? https://www.greenoptimistic.com/modular-portable-nuclear-reactors-energy-solution-for-poor-countries-20090626/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/modular-portable-nuclear-reactors-energy-solution-for-poor-countries-20090626/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:09:03 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=3833 Modular thinking has brought us many wonderful things in technology, medicine, and in most exact sciences. I see no reason why it should not work in power generation.

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