Nuclear Energy Insight Web Extra: Gliding at a glacial three miles per hour along the country lanes of rural Pennsylvania, the two flatbed trucks with their cargo of 500-ton steam generators inch past farms and farmers, most of whom will benefit greatly from their cargo.
October 26, 2009
Nuclear Energy Insight Web Extra: Nuclear energy can provide the electricity needed to electrify the transport sector and “provide the cure to our national addiction to foreign oil,” according to NRG Energy CEO David Crane.
November 3, 2009
Nuclear Energy Insight Web Extra: The most important of the medical isotopes used to detect, diagnose, treat or evaluate illnesses such as cancer and heart disease is in short supply. Shortages of technetium-99m (Tc-99m) are catching the eye of practitioners and policymakers alike.
November 9, 2009
Nuclear Energy Insight Web Extra: Italian nuclear power, once a pioneering and proud industry, is set on a path to restore itself as part of the country's energy mix.
November 17, 2009
How to Strengthen Climate Change, Energy Policy With New Nuclear Plants ... Expand Nuclear, Survey Says ... China, India Make Nuclear Energy, Climate Change Linkage ... Energy Traffic Controllers Keep the Lights On ... Nuclear Desalination Helps Meet Global Fresh Water Demand ... Small-Sized Reactors Could Serve Many Uses ... State Initiatives Supporting New Reactor Development ... U.S. Nuclear Plants Continue World-Class Performance ... Nuclear Facilities Prove Economic Boon to the Carolinas ... Nature Conservancy: Nuclear Plants Protect Against Sprawl
November 25, 2009
Nuclear Energy Insight Web Extra: In an encouraging sign for global negotiations on climate change that get under way in Copenhagen this week, China and the United States—the world’s two largest carbon emitters—have announced national emissions reduction targets prior to the meeting.
December 8, 2009
Nuclear Energy Insight Web Extra: The Oconee Nuclear Station in Seneca, S.C., has won several awards recently for technical innovations.
December 14, 2009
Nuclear Energy Insight Web Extra: Offering the public opportunities to learn about energy, and more specifically nuclear energy, has become increasingly difficult for companies nationwide. Decreasing budgets and increased security requirements have forced some companies to shutter their energy education centers and limit public access to plants.
December 22, 2009
An Eventful Nuclear Year ... U.S. Companies Explore Nuclear Energy Trade in India ... India’s Nuclear Energy Future Growing ... Copenhagen’s Nuclear Option ... Environmentalist Speaks Out for Nuclear Energy ... Nuclear Energy Gains Bipartisan Support As Congress Addresses Climate Change ... Extended Operation Adds Equivalent of 30 New Reactors ... Nuclear Fuel with MOXie ...
April 7, 2010
New Reactors, Thousands of Jobs Kick Off a New Nuclear Decade ... Bill Gates Rides the Nuclear Wave ... Government, Industry to Ease Shortage of Medical Isotopes ... Clinton Power Station Will Produce Cobalt-60 ... Brookhaven Lab Leads Search for Advanced Materials for Nuclear Reactors ... Lab Helps Advise NRC on Licensing, Materials Issues ... One-On-One With Daniel Kammen: Nuclear Power’s Role in The U.S. Energy Portfolio ... CBO: 2003 Estimates of Credit Risk Don’t Apply to Reactors ... Nuclear Myths and Mysteries: Radiation, a Force for Good ...
April 23, 2010