News tagged with nuclear plants
Related topics: nuclear power , nuclear reactor , fukushima
'Digital ants' seek viruses to protect computer networks
As the nation's electrical power grid becomes more interconnected through the Internet -- from the nuclear power plant in California to transmission lines in Texas to the microwave in your kitchen -- the chances of cyber ...
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 30, 2011 |
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Germany to scrap nuclear power by 2022
Germany on Monday announced plans to become the first major industrialised power to shut down all its nuclear plants in the wake of the disaster in Japan, with a phase-out due to be wrapped up by 2022.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 30, 2011 |
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High radioactivity found in Japan nuclear workers
Two workers from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have been contaminated by high levels of radioactive iodine, the operator said Monday, prompting fears over their long-term health.
May 30, 2011 |
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Japanese PM pledges 10 mn solar-powered homes
Japan will have ten million solar-powered homes, Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledged Wednesday, as the country makes a major push in coming years towards renewable energy following its nuclear crisis. ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 25, 2011 |
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Switzerland opposes building further nuclear power plants
The Swiss government on Wednesday recommended to parliament that the country's five nuclear power plants should not be replaced as they age, leaving them to be phased out by 2034.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 25, 2011 |
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Japan's Softbank announces solar power plan
Japanese telecom company Softbank is to work with local authorities in a drive towards renewable energy, its president said on Wednesday after announcing the construction of 10 large solar power plants.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 25, 2011 |
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EU to test nuclear plants' safety after bargaining
The European Union's energy chief said Wednesday he was satisfied with a deal to conduct EU-wide safety checks on nuclear plants even though tests on terror attacks were left for another day.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 25, 2011 |
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Deal finally struck on stress tests for Europe's reactors
European nations Tuesday finally struck a deal on stress tests to be carried out from next month on the continent's reactors, EU diplomats and European Commission sources said.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 24, 2011 |
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Facing up to Fukushima
In the wake of the disaster at the Fukushima reactor, Japan and other nations are re-evaluating their attitude to nuclear energy. Cambridge academic Tony Roulstone believes it is vital for governments and ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 23, 2011 |
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Swiss protest nuclear power
About 20,000 people took part in an anti-nuclear demonstration in north Switzerland on Sunday ahead of a government decision on the future of atomic energy in the country.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 23, 2011 |
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Japan 'plans solar panels for all new buildings'
Japan is considering a plan that would make it compulsory for all new buildings and houses to come fitted with solar panels by 2030, a business daily said Sunday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 22, 2011 |
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Power plants vulnerable to hackers: security firm
US computer security research firm NSS Labs warned that it uncovered new ways that hackers could sabotage power plants, oil refineries or manufacturing operations.
May 20, 2011 |
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After Japan nuclear power plant disaster: How much radioactivity in the oceans?
Among the casualties of the March 11, 2011, earthquake and resulting tsunami in Japan was the country's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 19, 2011 |
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Nano-tuned solar cells
Solar cells that are more effective and cost less in production: Within the EU-project N2P (Nano to Product) researchers developed nano tuned surfaces to gain both.
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 18, 2011 |
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Northwest power surplus may halt wind energy
(AP) -- The manager of most of the electricity in the Pacific Northwest is running such a surplus of power from hydroelectric dams that it put wind farms on notice Friday that they may be shut down as early ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
May 14, 2011 |
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