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New paper describes method for cleaning up nuclear waste

While the costs associated with storing nuclear waste and the possibility of it leaching into the environment remain legitimate concerns, they may no longer be obstacles on the road to cleaner energy.

Chemistry / Materials Science

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Butterfly molecule may aid quest for nuclear clean-up technology

Scientists have produced a previously unseen uranium molecule, in a development that could help improve clean-up processes for nuclear waste.

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Small modular reactor design could be a 'SUPERSTAR'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Though most of today's nuclear reactors are cooled by water, we've long known that there are alternatives; in fact, the world's first nuclear-powered electricity in 1951 came from a reactor ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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European wind power output tipped to treble by 2020: report

Energy producers expect European wind power generation to triple by 2020, with tens of thousands of new, ever-bigger wind turbines springing up, an industry body said Tuesday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Aug 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 6

German solar industry faces subsidy cut: minister

Germany, the world's biggest market for solar cells, is poised to slash its subsidies for solar power by as much as 17 percent, Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said on Tuesday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Doubts raised on nuclear industry viability

(PhysOrg.com) -- The investment in nuclear power has been growing around the world over the last few years, being viewed as a means for countries to control their energy security, avoid the price fluctuations ...

Physics / General Physics

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New report on how UK should deal with future energy needs

A new report by the Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment at the University of Oxford says an urgent remodelling of the UK’s energy infrastructure is needed.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 113

US nuclear oversight too lax: science group

A study of safety lapses at nuclear power facilities in the United States found that owners of atomic plants too often either close an eye to problems or fail to adequately address them, a watchdog group said ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Japan firms plan wind farm near Fukushima: report

A group of Japanese firms led by trading house Marubeni Corp. plans to build a large floating experimental wind farm off the coast of Fukushima prefecture, which was hit by a nuclear disaster last year, a ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5

German jobs boom in renewable energy questioned

Optimistic predictions that Germany's decision to turn its back on nuclear energy will lead to the creation of hundreds of thousands of jobs in the renewable energy sector have met with scepticism.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 12

Japan launches new spy satellite

Japan launched a new spy satellite into orbit on Monday amid concerns over North Korea's missile programme and to monitor natural disasters in the region, officials said.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New technique enables study of 'challenging' proteins

Researchers from Hull, Bristol and Frankfurt have shown that a new technique for identifying molecular structure can be used effectively on small samples of biological proteins, particularly proteins that are targeted for ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

World needs joint nuclear safety approach

The global upsurge in the use of nuclear power in countries such as China, Russia and Britain must be accompanied by a greater focus on security and the management of nuclear waste, a report said Thursday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

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Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy hit by cyberattacks

Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has been hit by cyberattacks with fears that its data on nuclear power plants or military-related products has been leaked, a newspaper reported on Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Japan plans floating wind farm near nuclear plant

Japan plans to build a floating wind farm near the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant as part of the country's disaster reconstruction effort, a government official said Thursday.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2