Researchers at the University of B.C. say they’ve averted a looming medical isotope shortage by proving they can produce enough of the chemical element used in life-saving cardiac and cancer... Read more
Thorium is being touted as an ideal fuel for a new generation of nuclear power plants, but in a piece in this week’s Nature, researchers suggest it may not be as benign as portrayed. The ele... Read more
The Hydro-Electric Reactor which uses only air from the atmosphere Cogar International Energy Corporation of Pasadena, California has successfully tested a commercial-sized prototype of its... Read more
The framework of the NDTB-1 is key While the costs associated with storing nuclear waste and the possibility of it leaching into the environment remain legitimate concerns, they may no longe... Read more
Turning Germany into a massive energy laboratory As it phases out nuclear power in wake of public outcry, Germany to make largest investment since World War II Spurred by a public outcry fol... Read more
“Can represent a nearly infinite supply of low cost energy – carbon free energy – for the world” Over the past two months, the U.S. nuclear power industry has seen significant events occur... Read more
It could be used to create cloaks to protect buildings and structures University of Manchester mathematicians have developed the theory for a Harry Potter style ‘cloaking’... Read more
One gram of the nanofibres can effectively purify at least one ton of polluted water Nuclear power plants are located close to sources of water, which is used as a coolant to handle the wast... Read more
In the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, tens of thousands of German citizens took to the streets calling for the phase out of atomic energy. In May, the German government bowe... Read more
Are smaller nuclear reactors a better choice for future power generation? Read more
Every year European roads are built and repaired to the tune of several billion Euros. Intensive efforts are underway all over the world to get ‘more road for your money’ by deve... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A new report argues that the world has plenty of uranium but needs to make wise choices about what to do with it once its been depleted in a nuclear reactor On September... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Scientists outline a 20-year master plan for the global renaissance of nuclear energy that could see nuclear reactors with replaceable parts, portable mini-reactors, and... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Is Reprocessing the Answer to Eliminating Fissile Materials from Bombs and Nuclear Waste? President Obama promised to eliminate 34 tons of plutonium from the U.S. nuclear... Read more