New Scientist

AUGUST 16, 2022

A scientist in Ukraine warns that the reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power station is designed to protect against some threats, but not shelling

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 28, 2024

Forty-five years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. commercial nuclear power industry. Nuclear power was touted as the safest form of supplying energy. Yes, this is a nuclear power plant."

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New Scientist

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

A new design for a nuclear battery that generates electricity from the radioactive decay of americium is unprecedentedly efficient

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PA Environment Daily

AUGUST 8, 2024

On August 8, the state Department of Health announced it will offer free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets on August 22 to Pennsylvanians who live or work within 10 miles of the state’s four active nuclear power plants, as part of routine preventive efforts in case of future emergencies. Click Here for the complete announcement.

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Scientific American

MAY 23, 2024

The radioactive unit will help to deliver Europe’s first Mars rover to the planet’s surface

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PA Environment Daily

MAY 30, 2024

On May 30, the state Department of Health announced it will offer free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets on June 12, to Pennsylvanians who are within 10 miles of the state’s four active nuclear power plants as part of routine preventive efforts in case of future emergencies. to 7:00 P.M.)

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New Scientist

AUGUST 9, 2023

Oliver Stone's documentary Nuclear Now marks a big moment for nuclear technology, but it is Christopher Nolan's film that creates a perspective for us to understand the origin of our fears, says Simon Ings

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The PSC’s “Nuclear Summit” hosted several speakers from the industry as well as representatives from utilities serving the state that are looking to expand nuclear generation. Read the full story at Mississippi Today.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

On September 2, the state Department of Health announced it will again offer free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets on Thursday, September 15, to Pennsylvanians who are within 10 miles of the state’s four active nuclear power plants as part of routine preventive efforts in case of future emergencies.

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New Scientist

MAY 16, 2024

Some AI firms think nuclear power can help meet the electricity demand from Silicon Valley’s data centres, but building new nuclear power stations takes too long to plug the gap in the short term

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New Scientist

MAY 30, 2022

Small modular reactors produce higher volumes and greater complexity of radioactive waste because they are naturally less efficient, researchers find

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New Scientist

JUNE 15, 2021

One of the companies behind a new, French-designed nuclear reactor at Taishan in Guangdong, China, has written to the US government warning of an “imminent radiological threat” at the plant, but there doesn't appear to be any danger

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

On September 7, the Department of Health announced it will offer free potassium iodide, or KI, tablets on Thursday, September 9 and 16, to Pennsylvanians who are within 10 miles of the state’s four active nuclear power plants.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 13, 2024

A fire at the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine has former workers at the facility worried about a lack of experienced personnel and equipment needed to keep it safe

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New Scientist

MARCH 27, 2024

Annie Jacobsen's unusually detailed account of our nuclear past and present is a terrifying look at what would happen if a nuclear power attacked the US

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Yale E360

APRIL 17, 2023

Germany shut down its three remaining nuclear power plants Saturday night, shedding a source of low-carbon power that critics say is needed to meet the country's climate goals. Read more on E360 →

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Small modular reactors are being pitched as an affordable and fast way to decarbonise power grids but questions about the technology abound

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New Scientist

MAY 25, 2022

Here is what you need to know about nuclear energy now Some say it is indispensable if we are serious about hitting net-zero emissions targets. Others insist it is unnecessary and unconscionable.

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 30, 2024

Even casual followers of energy and climate issues have probably heard about the alleged wonders of small modular nuclear reactors (SMRs). The failure of these projects to come in on time and under budget undermines arguments that modern nuclear power plants can overcome the problems that have plagued the nuclear industry in the past.

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PA Environment Daily

MARCH 26, 2022

Forty-three years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. commercial nuclear power industry. Nuclear power was touted as the safest form of supplying energy. Yes, this is a nuclear power plant."

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Yale E360

APRIL 15, 2022

More than a decade after a major nuclear power plant disaster, Fukushima, Japan is seeing extensive renewable energy development on abandoned lands, as satellite imagery from NASA shows. Read more on E360 ?.

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

formal notice ) [ Note: Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning on the agenda.] Visit the Committee webpage for options to join the meeting remotely. Contact: Rich Janati at rjanati@pa.gov or 717-787-2480 or Molly Adams, at moadams@pa.gov or (717) 787-2480. October 1-- NEW.

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New Scientist

MAY 25, 2022

Society must balance the pros and cons of nuclear energy and work out the massive issue of who foots the bills when power stations go over budget

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A Greener Life

APRIL 30, 2023

That is why we are fully committing to nuclear power in the UK, backing a new generation of small modular reactors.” If I was hoping to bring down energy bills, then nuclear isn’t the first place I’d look. The cost of Hinkley Point C, Britain’s first new nuclear power plant in decades, was originally priced at £16 billion.

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Green Bang

OCTOBER 22, 2024

We're building a new segmentation model of the different types of data centres vs the role of nuclear power in them for a report we're writing. Implementing heat-sharing schemes requires careful planning, infrastructure development, and collaboration with local communities and industries.

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Yale E360

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Dozens of Europe’s aging nuclear power plants will be decommissioned in the coming decade or two, forcing the continent to find new energy sources to power roughly 60 million homes, Reuters reports. Read more on E360 ?.

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Legal Planet

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Germany decides to phase out nuclear power, complicating efforts to decarbonize the power sector. Germany has dragged its feet on EVs because of its powerful car industry. How much did ending nuclear power impede German climate progress? New rates are large enough to spark expansion of renewable industry.

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Cresforum

MAY 13, 2024

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to bolster its role in the potential expansion of nuclear power, preparing the way for advanced nuclear power reactor deployments. advanced nuclear power technologies and fuels, with consideration of U.S. national security interests.

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Circle of Blue

JUNE 7, 2022

In France, May was unusually warm, and that could limit operations at some of its nuclear power facilities. Most inland facilities cool their power-generating equipment with river water. In recent years, several heat waves in France have affected nuclear power generation, forcing plants to cut back or shut down.

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New Scientist

JULY 3, 2023

The International Atomic Energy Agency is expected this week to approve Japan's plan to release radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the ocean

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Much of this funding is slated to be put toward renewables, electric vehicles, low-emission fuels, storage solutions, nuclear power and other green technology. Global spending on clean energy technologies and infrastructure is on track to hit $2 trillion in 2024.

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New Scientist

MAY 31, 2023

Ukraine and Russia must agree to maintain safety at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant to prevent a dangerous radiation leak, says the director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Cooperation between Russia and China on fast breeder reactors Civilian nuclear agreements and cooperation between countries are not uncommon, especially between nuclear supplier countries and those looking to expand and develop nuclear power programs.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

This week, Google said it would purchase power from Kairos Power, a developer of small modular reactors, to help “deliver on the progress of AI.” Microsoft last month signed a deal with U.S.

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New Scientist

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

With the cost of renewables and batteries plummeting, some academics argue that the UK doesn't need to build new nuclear power stations to achieve its net zero goal

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Energy and Climate Law

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

By that time the nuclear power plant in Krümmel had several safety issues and small-impact incidents were discovered. Having the developments in Fukushima fresh in mind the German legislator decided that Vattenfall, the owner of the Krümmel nuclear plant, had to close it immediately.

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New Scientist

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Ukraine's nuclear power plants were turned into a battleground in 2022, as Russian invaders sought to occupy a key resource

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