Senate confirms physicist Moniz as energy chief (Update)
Physicist Ernest Moniz won unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to be the new U.S. energy secretary.
May 16, 2013
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Domestic production of medical isotope Mo-99 moves a step closer
(Phys.org) —Today, Los Alamos National Laboratory announced that for the first time, irradiated uranium fuel has been recycled and reused for molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production, with virtually no losses in ...
May 14, 2013
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Ukraine marks Chernobyl disaster amid efforts to secure reactor (Update)
Ukrainians on Friday lit candles and laid flowers to remember the victims of the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl 27 years ago, as engineers pressed on with efforts to permanently shield the stricken ...
Apr 26, 2013
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7.7 magnitude quake hits Iran, Pakistan
An earthquake toppled homes and shops on both sides of the Iran-Pakistan border Tuesday, killing dozens of people and causing skyscrapers to sway in Dubai. It also forced Iranian officials—for the second ...
Apr 16, 2013
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Fukushima plant springs another radioactive leak
Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has sprung yet another leak of radioactive water, its operator said on Thursday, the latest in an increasingly long line of mishaps to rattle public confidence.
Apr 11, 2013
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Radioactive water 'may have leaked' from Fukushima
Radioactive water may have leaked into the ground from a tank at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the operator said on Saturday, the latest in a series of troubles at the crippled facility.
Apr 06, 2013
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Invention could make spent nuclear fuel useful for irradiation purposes
A researcher at Oregon State University has invented a way to use spent nuclear fuel to produce the gamma rays needed to irradiate medical supplies, food and other products – an advance that could change ...
Apr 04, 2013
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Cooling systems restored at Fukushima reactors, TEPCO says
Technicians have restored power to all cooling systems at the reactors of Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, the operating company said Wednesday after a blackout sparked a new crisis.
Mar 20, 2013
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Crippled Japan nuclear plant hit by power cut
Engineers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant partially succeeded Tuesday in restarting cooling systems after a power cut underlined its still-precarious state two years after a tsunami struck.
Mar 19, 2013
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Tornado debris study could lead to better warnings
Photos and mementoes that were snatched up and blown hundreds of miles during tornados in the south of the United States two years ago are giving researchers new insight on how debris is carried by the storms ...
Mar 18, 2013
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Japan extracts 'fire ice' gas from seabed
Japan said Tuesday it had successfully extracted methane hydrate, known as "fire ice", from its seabed, possibly unlocking many years' worth of gas for the resource-starved country.
Mar 12, 2013
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Sizing up Japan, after the disaster: Political scientist examines Japanese stasis after nuclear meltdown at Fukushima
Around the world, people watched in horror as an earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, soon followed by the slow-motion meltdown of a nuclear reactor in Fukushima. In the days and weeks that followed, many ...
Mar 11, 2013
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Nuclear chief: US plants safer after Japan crisis
Two years after the nuclear crisis in Japan, the top U.S. regulator says American nuclear power plants are safer than ever, though not trouble-free. A watchdog group calls that assessment overly rosy.
Mar 10, 2013
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IOC assured Tokyo is earthquake, nuclear safe
Organisers of Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Olympics said Thursday the Japanese capital was safe, despite fears of earthquakes and the nuclear disaster at Fukushima in 2011.
Mar 07, 2013
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Coal-fired power plants making Europeans sick, report says
Emissions from coal-fired power plants in the European Union contribute to over 18,000 premature deaths a year and cost an annual 42.8 billion euros, a report from the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) ...
Mar 07, 2013
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