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  Moscow, Russia (SPX) Dec 22, 2016 Physicists from MIPT and the Joint Institute for High Temperatures of the Russian Academy of Sciences described the mobility of line defects, or dislocations, in uranium dioxide. This will enable future predictions of nuclear fuel behavior under operating conditions. The research findings were published in the International Journal of Plasticity. Nuclear fuel has an immense potential, as it is one of the most energy dense resources available: a single uranium dioxide fuel pellet weighing no more t ... read more |
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Japan pulls plug on troubled fast breeder reactorJapan has scrapped plans to generate electricity at a multi-billion dollar experimental nuclear reactor, the government said Monday, giving up on the decades-old project due to spiralling costs. ... more  
Discovery to inspire more radiation-resistant metalsMetals exposed to radiation at high temperatures swell. That's a problem for the nuclear energy and aerospace industries. ... more  
White House points to Putin over election hackThe White House on Thursday pointed to Russian President Vladimir Putin's direct involvement in cyber attacks designed to impact the US election, dramatically upping the stakes in a dispute between the world's two leading nuclear powers. ... more 
Bulgaria seeks investor to revive nuclear projectBulgaria is looking for an investor ready to revive a long-delayed project for a new nuclear power plant on the Danube, the government announced Friday. ... more |
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Japan switches on nuclear reactor after safety shutdownJapan has restarted one of its few operating nuclear reactors after a two-month safety checkup, despite still-heated debate over atomic power following the Fukushima disaster. ... more 
Fukushima costs to double to nearly $180 bn: reportThe estimated cost of dealing with the 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis has doubled to some $180 billion, a report said Thursday, underlining the challenge Japan faces in overcoming the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. ... more  
Ukraine moves giant new safety dome over ChernobylUkraine on Tuesday unveiled the world's largest moveable metal structure over the Chernobyl nuclear power plant's doomed fourth reactor to ensure the safety of Europeans for future generations. ... more 
'Diamond-age' of power generation as nuclear batteries developedNew technology has been developed that uses nuclear waste to generate electricity in a nuclear-powered battery. A team of physicists and chemists from the University of Bristol have grown a man-made ... more 
Nuclear energy: who's advancing and who's retreatingSwiss voters on Sunday rejected a bid to speed up the phaseout of its ageing nuclear power plants, but is still sticking to its plan to gradually close its reactors. ... more |
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Swiss reject speedy nuclear phaseoutSwitzerland's ageing nuclear reactors will keep running for the foreseeable future, after voters Sunday rejected a call to speed up the phaseout of the plants. ... more 
Timeline of Chernobyl nuclear disasterThe Chernobyl disaster in then Soviet Ukraine, the worst civil nuclear accident in history, left thousands of people dead or dying and contaminated up to three quarters of Europe. ... more |
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Photosynthetic algae have been refining their technique for capturing light for millions of years. As a result, these algae boast powerful light-harvesting systems - proteins that absorb light to be turned into energy - that scientists have long aspired to understand and mimic for renewable energy applications.
Now, researchers at Princeton University have revealed a mechanism that enhance ... more People willing to pay more for new biofuelsInvesting in the 'bioeconomy' could create jobs and reduce carbon emissions Argonne researchers study how reflectivity of biofuel crops impacts climate |
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Blue Oak Energy and Sun Air Solar have completed a 259 kWdc rooftop solar PV system atop a facility occupied by Abbott's diabetes care business and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Located near Oakland International Airport on Bay Farm Island in San Francisco's East Bay, a new 259 kWdc rooftop system complements an on-site 549 kWdc solar PV carport completed earlier this year by Blue O ... more Tenth Year of Consecutive Global Growth for PV Demand, IHS Markit Says Saudi Vision 2030 Gives Boost to Solar Energy InvestorsCanadian Solar Subsidiary Recurrent Energy Completes 200 Megawatt Garland Solar Facility |
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Turbines are spinning at a wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island, powering the region for the first time in an offshore capacity, a company announced.
Project developer Deepwater Wind said its Block Island wind farm is now in commercial operations, marking a first for the United States.
"We've made history here in the Ocean State, but our work is far from over," Deepwater Wind ... more Apple invests in China wind farms German energy company plants wind farm seed in TexasNew York to bid in Federal Offshore Wind Auction |
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Distributed energy resources - relatively small-scale power technologies such as solar, wind, energy storage, and power electronics and control devices - are being deployed rapidly in the global shift toward a low-carbon energy future.
To ensure that both distributed and centralized energy resources are integrated efficiently, however, electric power systems in the U.S., Europe, and other ... more Toward energy solutions for northern regions Energy-hungry Asia slowing down, lender saysUS push to low-carbon future 'unstoppable': Biden |
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Catalysts are at the heart of fuel cells-devices that convert hydrogen and oxygen to water and enough electricity to power vehicles for hundreds of miles. But finding effective, inexpensive catalysts has been a key challenge to getting more of these hydrogen-powered, emission-free vehicles out on the road.
To help tackle this challenge, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) B ... more Scientists boost catalytic activity for key chemical reaction in fuel cells Lower cost of LEDs reduce profitability for manufacturing landscape Safe and inexpensive hydrogen production as a future energy source |
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  Hospital visits spiked, roads were closed and flights cancelled Monday as China choked under a vast cloud of toxic smog, with forecasters warning worse was yet to come.
At least 23 cities in the world's most populous nation have issued red alerts for air pollution since Friday, according to the official Xinhua news agency.
A host of emergency measures have been implemented to protect the ... morePlanes grounded as smog chokes China for fifth day Bacteria control levels of dangerous pollutant in seabirds RIT researchers estimate 10,000 metric tons of plastic enter Great Lakes every year |
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U.S. gasoline prices continue to rise along with crude oil, though some refinery issues and supply levels could create some fluidity, a retail market report finds.
Motor club AAA reports a national average retail price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline at $2.25 for Tuesday, up a fraction from the previous day and 4 cents, or 1.5 percent, higher than last week.
Gasoline pr ... more The deepwater horizon aftermath Additional drilling slated for Leviathan gas field California officials challenge fracking off coastline |
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Erosion-carved troughs that grow and branch during multiple Martian years may be infant versions of larger features known as Martian "spiders," which are radially patterned channels found only in the south polar region of Mars.
Researchers using NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) report the first detection of cumulative growth, from one Martian spring to another, of channels resultin ... more All eyes on Trump over Mars Opportunity performs several drives to ancient gully Full go-ahead for building ExoMars 2020 |
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Australian, South African and US researchers say that although the environmental movement is in shock at US President-elect Donald Trump's election victory and its implications, it is not all doom and gloom.
"The environmental movement should proactively seize opportunities over the next four years," said lead author Dr Duan Biggs of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Environmental Decisions ... more Climate report says 2016 on pace to be hottest year yet Glee to gloom: Climate and the 'Trump effect' 'Fear is palpable' among US climate scientists over Trump moves |
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After closely inspecting massive diamonds, scientists suggest they not only have unusual sizes but also unusual origins.
Slivers of embedded iron in these gems, surrounded by special gases, point to a liquid metal origin and also confirm metal-saturated conditions deep in the Earth, the researchers say.
To date, geologists have puzzled over the origin of large diamonds like the fam ... more Tortoise electrons trying to catch up with hare photons give graphene its conductivity Simulation method helps combat climate change, boost energy supply Closing the carbon loop |
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Australia on Tuesday signed a mega deal to purchase a fleet of next-generation submarines from France, with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull hailing the vessels' "cutting-edge technology".
French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian inked the inter-governmental agreement (IGA) in Adelaide that will see French shipbuilder DCNS design and build the Shortfin Barracudas.
The total cost of the ... more Fincantieri starting Australian subsidiary Lockheed Martin contracted for Trident II processing and support Finland issues battle system RFP; US extends destroyer contract; Huntington tasked for LPD design |
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Lockheed Martin has received $60 million in contracts to sustain and modernize intercontinental ballistic missile re-entry systems for the U.S. Air Force.
The agreement is comprised of a new contract in addition to an extended second contract. The company will be tasked with providing equipment and services for U.S. Air Force personnel to support testing and maintenance for all Minutema ... more IAEA content with oil-rich Iran, Iran seeks sanction reviewIran discusses nuclear ships plan with IAEA chief Obama allows Iran sanctions renewal without signing bill |
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The US military has officially ended operations in a former Islamic State bastion in Libya, officials announced Tuesday.
The Pentagon had launched Operation Odyssey Lightning to help local forces push the jihadists from the coastal city of Sirte on August 1.
"In partnership with the Libyan Government of National Accord, the operation succeeded in its core objective of enabling GNA-aligne ... more 2016, the year the IS 'caliphate' buckled Jihadists' return from frontline a major threat, US experts warn Drone strike kills IS figures in Syria, some with Paris attack ties |
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Heading home for the holidays may fill you with joy, as well as a little dread at the thought of the complexities of air travel at one of the busiest times of the year. The good news is that NASA is working on new technologies and concepts in air traffic management that will not only provide some relief from holiday travel headaches, but increase the efficiency, safety and environmental friendli ... more Northrop Grumman completes E-2D Advanced Hawkeye flight test US military resumes Osprey flights in Japan after crash F-35 program is not 'out of control', JSF chief fires back at Trump |
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The risk of mountain rock falls in regions with sub-zero temperatures, such as the Swiss Alps and parts of Canada, could be better predicted by using technology which measures 'tiny earthquakes' - according to a group of international experts.
In a new study led by the University of Sussex, geoscientists from the British Geological Survey and the Technical University of Munich reveal that ... more China charges 10 in power plant collapse killed 74 Sawdust reinvented into super sponge for oil spills China arrests 18 over fatal October blast |
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Technological revolution means robots no longer are the song of the future. The Governor of the Bank of England predicts today that up to half of British workforce face redundancy in the imminent 'second machine age'. No wonder, the research of multi-robot systems generates serious buzz both for promising (albeit at times scary) results and for their application prospects in the real world.
... more Zuckerberg builds software butler for his home Research shows people can control a robotic arm with only their minds Artificial intelligence creeps into daily life |
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