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Nuclear Watchdog Offers Update On Mysterious Radiation In Europe

Nicholas Say — Tue, 21 Feb 2017 10:42:59 +0000

In a series of tweets released yesterday the ISRN, France’s nuclear watchdog, reaffirmed that there was no risk to human health from the mysterious radiation that was found all over Europe. In addition to those reassurances the ISRN stated that the levels of radiation that were encountered in this release are 1000 times lover than […]

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Naturally-Occurring Nuclear Fission in Africa Offers Insight on Clean Techniques

Danny Harper — Wed, 04 Dec 2013 07:15:29 +0000

As the ongoing debate over nuclear continues to delay our efforts to create a sustainable global society, it is important to understand everything we can about this oft-criticized energy source in order to demystify such a powerful energy source. For a future wrought with concerns about how we consume and conserve resources, nuclear energy has […]

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Green Algae Able to Eliminate Radioactive Strontium from Water and Nuclear Waste

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:26:33 +0000

Just like hound dogs sniffing around for burglars, Closterium moniliferum, an green alga that usually lives in ponds, could sniff and eliminate radioactive strontium 90 (Sr-90) from water and from existing nuclear waste. 80 million gallons of radioactive nuclear waste are already stored in the United States. The discovery has been made by Northwestern University and Argonne National Laboratory researchers.

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The Nuclear Era Will End Before 2030

Ovidiu Sandru — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:00:06 +0000

A parliamentary group, called “The Greens” has released a report on Wednesday in which they underline the lack of nuclear development during the latest years, although some over-exaggerate its growing line. Many aging reactors are to be closed before 2030, they having to be replaced with another 338 new ones. The development rhythm is far […]

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Nuclear Battery in Your Laptop

Ovidiu Sandru — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:24:40 +0000

The US Airforce is said to have invented a battery lasting 30 years(!). It is made from some very weak radioactive material (it’s still enough to power a laptop) for that time. The news has been spread by www.nextenergynews.com and I don’t know if to believe it or not. It has not yet been published […]

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A nuclear fusion project approved to go

Ovidiu Sandru — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 14:21:56 +0000

Reproducing the power of the sun on Earth is no easy task, but an international team of physicists based in Europe is now preparing to give it a go. If their attempt to develop nuclear fusion works, it could provide a limitless and clean source of energy that promises to end reliance on the fossil […]

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