Senate Democrats on Wednesday called for a broad review of the nation's nuclear reactors after the head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) offered an...
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Obama says he's asked NRC to do a comprehensive review of the safety of domestic nuclear plants
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everyone. Over the last several days, the American people have been both heartbroken and deeply concerned about the developments in...
Danger of spent fuel outweighs reactor threat
Years of procrastination in deciding on long-term disposal of highly radioactive fuel rods from nuclear reactors is now coming back to haunt Japanese authorities as they...
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Union of Concerned Scientists gives US nuclear oversight 'mixed reviews'
A Union of Concerned Scientists report released Thursday gives the Nuclear Regulatory Commission “mixed reviews” on its oversight of the U.S. nuclear power industry in...
Merkel aims to speed Germany's nuclear energy exit
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday she aimed to accelerate Germany's move away from nuclear energy after the crisis in Japan and dismissed...
America’s nuclear chief warns of danger from spent fuel at Reactor 4
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave a far bleaker appraisal on Wednesday of the threat posed by Japan’s nuclear crisis than...
Contention over risk of fire from spent fuel pools
Among the worst case scenarios at the Fukushima plant is that the spent nuclear fuel, which sits in essentially open cooling pools near the six nuclear reactors, could...
Tesla CEO: I’d bet on capacitors over batteries
Tesla’s CEO Elon Musk says he bets that it could be capacitors — rather than batteries — that deliver an important breakthrough for electric transportation. “If I were to...
Workers battle Fukushima nuclear crisis at personal risk
Braving explosions and invisible hydrogen fires as well as bursts of radiation at least eight times higher than government hourly safety standards, a cohort of 50 or so...
EPA's GHG reporting program faces fire from both sides
WASHINGTON—No wonder the Environmental Protection Agency is feeling more battered and friendless than usual. Nowadays, even some of its most stalwart allies are breathing...
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