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First American Nuke Plant In 21st Century To Open Soon
Vermont Yankee scales back power output, but not staff
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Nuclear industry needs
Predictable and stable licensing
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Interested in seeing a little of what building a nuclear plant looks like, take a look at
this site. Southern Company is building units 3 and 4 at the Vogtle plant in Georgia. They've been very good about posting construction videos and photos.
Interesting article. Apparently, nuclear is the Rodney Dangerfield for getting the government's carbon emission credit (for those of you who aren't familiar with Rodney?s punch line - we get no respect).
Federal Register site for the proposed EPA Emission Guidelines.
Great Lakes: Canadian nuclear waste plan opposed by Senate resolution
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Because relatively little is known about fuel corrosion and radionuclide release under the extreme chemical, radiation, and thermal conditions during and subsequent to a nuclear accident, Burns and co-authors review the current understanding of nuclear fuel interactions with the environment in this
interesting analysis.
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The recent accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant reinforces the need for renewed thinking about nuclear-waste storage and disposal, so MacFarlane examines the
The Overlooked Back End of
the Nuclear Fuel Cycle, that is
the spent fuel pools.