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New probe to uncover mechanisms key to fusion reactor walls
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new tool developed by nuclear engineers at Purdue University will be hitched to an experimental fusion reactor at Princeton University to learn precisely what happens when extremely hot plasmas touch and ...
Aug 26, 2011 |
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VW to invest in renewable energy
The biggest European automaker, Volkswagen, plans to invest almost one billion euros ($1.44 billion) in renewable energies over the coming years, a press report said on Friday.
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Aug 26, 2011 |
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Feds approve key expansion of NM nuclear plant
(AP) -- A federal commission announced approval Wednesday for a uranium enrichment plant in southeastern New Mexico to begin operating more of its massive processing system, which would double the facility's capacity to ...
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Aug 24, 2011 |
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Bacteria -- energy producers of the future? (w/ video)
All of us use water and in the process, a lot of it goes to waste. Whether it goes down drains, sewers or toilets, much of it ends up at a wastewater treatment plant where it undergoes rigorous cleaning before it flows back ...
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Aug 22, 2011 |
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Iran nuclear plant 'to link to grid this month'
Iran's first nuclear power plant, built by Russia, will be connected to the national grid in late August, atomic chief Fereydoon Abbasi Davani told the Arabic-language network Al-Alam on Sunday.
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Aug 14, 2011 |
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Flexibility: The key to carbon capture
From power plants that capture their own carbon dioxide emissions to vehicles powered by hydrogen, clean energy applications often demand materials that can selectively adsorb large volumes of harmful gases. ...
Aug 12, 2011 |
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Japan vows to continue nuclear plant exports
Japan said Friday it will continue exporting atomic power plants, despite uncertainty over its own use of them as it continues to grapple with a crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant.
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Aug 05, 2011 |
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Record high radiation at crippled Japan nuke plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said Monday it had monitored record high radiation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11 quake and tsunami.
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Scientists to shake 5-story building in Japan
Landmark earthquake engineering tests this summer in Japan by the University of Nevada, Reno could open the door for earthquake-proofing technology applied to hospitals, nuclear power plants and emergency-response facilities ...
Jul 28, 2011 |
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China makes nuclear power breakthrough
China said Friday it had hooked its first so-called "fourth generation" nuclear reactor to the grid, a breakthrough that could eventually reduce its reliance on uranium imports
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Jul 22, 2011 |
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Soil samples reveal urban mercury footprints
Indianapolis, St. Louis, Detroit, Buffalo, Richmond and Providence – cities scattered across the eastern half of the United States – have something in common, all have coal-fired power plants. A ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Pentagon to publish strategy for cyberspace wars
(AP) -- Facing escalating risks of cyberattacks by hackers, criminals and other nations, the Pentagon is developing more resilient computer networks so the military can continue to operate if critical systems are breached ...
Jul 14, 2011 |
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Gemasolar solar thermal power plant supplies power for 24 hours straight
(PhysOrg.com) -- Last week, the Gemasolar power plant near Seville, Spain, became the first commercial solar thermal power plant to supply uninterrupted power for a full 24 hours, according to builders Torresol ...
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Jul 11, 2011 |
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New EPA rule will clean the air for 240 million Americans
Pollution that blows hundreds of miles from coal-fired power plants into other states will be reduced under a final plan that the Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday.
Jul 10, 2011 |
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German parliament backs nuclear exit by 2022
The German parliament sealed plans Friday to phase out nuclear energy by 2022, making the country the first major industrial power to take the step in the wake of the disaster at Japan's Fukushima plant.
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Jul 08, 2011 |
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