Nuclear Reactor

Radiation Found At Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant, Site Of '79 Partial Meltdown

AP | Posted 11.23.2009 | Green

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MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission says the small amount of radiation detected at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plan...

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Japanese Firms To Develop Small Nuclear Reactors

breitbart.com | Posted 10.25.2009 | Technology

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Toshiba Corp. is developing an ultra-compact reactor with an output of about 10,000 kilowatts and has started procedures for approval in the United S...

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Cash for Coal Anyone?

Steve Kirsch | Posted 09.26.2009 | Green

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Steve Kirsch

Since the "Cash for Clunkers" program was so successful in stimulating demand for new autos, why not use the same concept to stimulate the demand for new clean power plants to replace dirty coal?

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Add a Gigawatt a Day to Keep the Climate Crisis at Bay

Steve Kirsch | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green

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Steve Kirsch

If we think we're going to make the goal from solar, wind, and other renewables alone, we must be smoking something. Every clean power technology, including nuclear, has to play a role.

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Iran Nuclear Reactor To Be Switched On This Year, With Russian Help: AP

AP | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

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MOSCOW — Russian news agencies quote the country's nuclear agency chief as saying a Russian-built nuclear power reactor in Iran is still set to ...

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North Korea Re-Starts Plutonium Production

Steven Crandell | Posted 10.27.2008 | Politics

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Steven Crandell

While the United States deals with a potential economic meltdown, North Korea has decided to restart plutonium production at its five-megawatt nuclear reactor.

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North Korea Responds To Bush's Letter

MSNBC News | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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The White House said Friday that it had received a verbal reply through diplomatic channels to President Bush's letter to North Korean leader Kim Jong...

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Will First Nuclear Reactor Become A National Park?

McClatchy | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

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He was simply known as Mr. Farmer, and for three days he sat at a drafting table in a small office off the control room and used a slide rule and grap...

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