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  Paris (AFP) Feb 14, 2017 The French nuclear group Areva said Tuesday a truck carrying a chemical used in the uranium fuel process had tipped over in Benin, but there was "no risk" of contamination. The accident occurred in the West African country on Sunday near Dassa, about 200 kilometres (125 miles) north of the capital Cotonou. The truck was carrying uranate, an oxide used in the process to make nuclear fuel. The chemical has "very low radioactivity", a spokeswoman for Areva told AFP. A security cordon was set up ... read more |
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Explosion at French nuclear plant, 'no radiation risk'An explosion at a nuclear power plant on France's northwest coast on Thursday caused minor injuries, but the authorities said there was no risk of radiation. ... more 
Three new uranium minerals from UtahLeesite, leoszilardite and redcanyonite are three new uranyl minerals discovered growing on the walls of old uranium mines in southern Utah. An alumnus of Michigan Technological University found the ... more 
Iran imports 149 tonnes of uranium from Russia: atomic chiefIran will receive the final part of a 149-tonne shipment of uranium from Russia as part of its nuclear deal with world powers, it was announced on Monday. ... more  
How X-rays in matter create genetoxic low-energy electronsResearchers led by Kiyoshi Ueda of Tohoku University have investigated what x-rays in matter really do and identified a new mechanism of producing low-energy free electrons. Since the low-energy ele ... more |
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Radiation level in Fukushima plant at record high/> Radiation levels inside a stricken reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant have hit a record high capable of shutting down robots, in the latest challenge to efforts aimed at dismantling the ... more 
France's Areva picks up Japanese investorsFrance's troubled nuclear energy company Areva announced Friday that two Japanese companies would take equity stakes as part of its restructuring as investors approved a state bailout. ... more 
Russia 'ready' to entirely fund Hungary nuclear plant/> Russia is "ready" to finance in full the expansion of Hungary's only nuclear plant, Russian president Vladimir Putin said Thursday in Budapest. The original agreement signed between Hungary ... more 
Toshiba to stop building new nuclear plants: reportJapan's Toshiba is set to dramatically reduce its nuclear operations and stop building new atomic power plants after suffering billion of dollars of losses on US projects, a report said. ... more 
Canada uranium supplier, Fukushima operator in contract fightCanadian uranium supplier Cameco's share price fell more than 12 percent in New York on Wednesday after the operator of the Fukushima plant in Japan canceled a Can$1.3 billion (US$1 billion) fuel supply contract. ... more 
NASA studies cosmic radiation to protect high-altitude travelersNASA scientists studying high-altitude radiation recently published new results on the effects of cosmic radiation in our atmosphere. Their research will help improve real-time radiation monitoring ... more |
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100 percent renewable energy sources require overcapacityGermany decided to go nuclear-free by 2022. A CO2-emission-free electricity supply system based on intermittent sources, such as wind and solar - or photovoltaic (PV) - power could replace nuclear p ... more 
New technique could lead to safer, more efficient uranium extractionThe separation of uranium, a key part of the nuclear fuel cycle, could potentially be done more safely and efficiently through a new technique developed by chemistry researchers at Oregon State Univ ... more 
France takes key step towards closing ageing nuclear plantFrance on Tuesday took a key step towards shutting down its oldest nuclear power station, a campaign promise of Socialist President Francois Hollande, just months before he leaves office. ... more 
Georges Besse II plant reaches full enrichment capacityThe AREVA Georges Besse II enrichment plant successfully reached its full production capacity of 7.5 million SWUs1 in 2016, on schedule as planned. The plant has gradually been able to ramp up its a ... more |
  
The provincial government of Alberta said it was creating new jobs by offering funding to support bioenergy and a low-carbon future.
The government said it was offering up to $45 million to support a bioenergy producer program aimed at deriving fuels from crops and livestock waste.
The industry already powers the equivalent of 200,000 average households in Alberta and contributes ... more A better way to farm algae DuPont Industrial Biosciences to develop new high-efficiency biogas enzyme method Cathay Pacific to cut emissions with switch to biofuel |
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  Strong economic powers like China may take over as the global leaders in renewable energy and leave the U.S. economy depending on Beijing, state governors said.
A bipartisan group of state governors working through a wind and solar energy coalition called on President Donald Trump to put his political weight behind the nation's renewable energy sector.
"If the United States does ... more First Solar Awarded 140Mw Module Supply Contract For Australia'S Largest Solar Project Magnolia Solar awarded US Patent for High Efficiency Multijunction Solar Cell French government gets renewable energy endorsement |
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While only a fraction of the total capacity is realized, Norwegian energy company Statoil said the British grid is getting power from its latest wind farm.
Statoil announced its first wind turbine from the Dudgeon facility off the British coast was now providing electricity to the nation's grid. Up to 6,000 homes are now getting power from offshore wind. Once in full operation later thi ... more Prysmian UK to supply land cable connections for East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm Russia's nuclear giant pushes into wind energy The power of wind energy and how to use it |
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  As Taiwan lights up for the start of its annual lantern festival this weekend, one eco-friendly craftsman is breaking with tradition.
Lantern-maker Lin Chow-chin is part of a growing movement on the island to make the celebrations greener, creating sustainable lights which can be converted into everything from desk lamps to flower vases.
Each year huge electric sculptures go on display ... more Republican ex-top diplomats propose a carbon tax Electricity costs: A new way they'll surge in a warming worldClimate change may overload US electrical grid: study |
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Imagine patterning and visualizing silicon at the atomic level, something which, if done successfully, will revolutionize the quantum and classical computing industry. A team of scientists in Edmonton, Canada has done just that, led by a world-renowned physicist and his up-and-coming protege.
University of Alberta PhD student Taleana Huff teamed up with her supervisor Robert Wolkow to chan ... more New, long-lasting flow battery could run for more than a decade with minimum upkeep Portable superconductivity systems for small motors How to recycle lithium batteries |
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A study, led by Newcastle University's Dr Alan Jamieson, has uncovered the first evidence that man-made pollutants have now reached the farthest corners of our earth. Sampling amphipods from the Pacific Ocean's Mariana and Kermadec trenches - which are over 10 kilometres deep and 7,000 km apart - the team found extremely high levels of Persistent Organic Pollutants - or POPs - in the organism's ... more Vietnam fishermen clash with police over toxic waste Israel court rules against 'nuclear' ammonia tankPhilippines to review mines closure order |
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  Retail gasoline prices in the United States continue to hold steady despite regional fluctuations because oil markets in are limbo, a market survey found.
Motor club AAA reports an average retail price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline at $2.28, only a fraction of a cent higher than the previous day and less than a percent, or about 2 cents, higher than one week ago.
By r ... more Oil prices recover lost ground after Monday's beating World Bank chief visits oil-rich Saudi Arabia Alberta honors oil legacy |
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Scientists from Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) have successfully executed crucial orbital maneuvering on Mars spacecraft to give it another lease of life.
The Mission was facing imminent death as it was to face an eclipse during which dark shadows of Mars would block light to spacecraft's solar panel.
After hours long remotely controlled execution which activated onboard t ... more Opportunity passes 44 kilometers of surface travel after 13 years Scientists shortlist three landing sites for Mars 2020 Angling up for Mars science |
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The breakdown of methane hydrates due to warming climate is unlikely to lead to massive amounts of methane being released to the atmosphere, according to a recent interpretive review of scientific literature performed by the U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Rochester. Methane hydrate, which is also referred to as gas hydrate, is a naturally-occurring, ice-like form of methane and wat ... more Scientists argue current climate change models understate the problem Researchers say climate models understate risk, ignore human factors Cape Town pools crack down on splashing as drought bites |
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Roughly 350 kilometers, or 217 miles, beneath the surface of the Western United States, lies a newly discovered mass of melting carbon. Researchers found the region of melting carbon using the world's largest array of seismometers. The molten belt stretches across 1.8 million square kilometers, or 695,000 square miles.
As carbonates melt deep beneath Earth's surface, they produce unique ... more UNIST to engineer dream diodes with a graphene interlayer A new platform to study graphene's electronic properties Study traces black carbon sources in the Russian Arctic |
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The U.S. Navy is set to christen its latest Independence-class littoral combat ship USS Tulsa during a ceremony in Mobile, Ala., on Saturday.
USS Tulsa, named after the city Oklahoma, will be christened during a ceremony featuring Adm. William F. Moran, vice naval operations chief, as the event's principal speaker. Navy officials say the christening will serve a tribute to the branch's ... more U.S. Navy exercises contract options for nuclear reactor components South Korea to speed up hovercraft delivery China makes progress on second aircraft carrier |
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U.S. Air Force personnel from bases in Minot, N.D., and Vandenberg, Calif., completed a test launch with an unarmed Minuteman III missile.
The Minuteman is an intercontinental ballistic missile, or ICBM, capable of carrying nuclear warheads. U.S. Air Force officials say the operational launch was conducted to verify the missile's capability as a nuclear deterrent.
Prior to the la ... more N. Korea fires ballistic missile in challenge to Trump: Seoul China expels dozens of S. Korean missionariesUN condemns N. Korea missile launch as Trump vows strong response |
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An Islamic State fighter has become the first Australian to be stripped of his citizenship under anti-terrorism laws, authorities and reports said.
Khaled Sharrouf - who made headlines in 2014 when he posted an image on Twitter of his young son holding a severed head - had his citizenship revoked earlier this year, The Australian newspaper reported Saturday.
A spokeswoman for the Immig ... more Leidos contracted for counter-WMD support IS bastion in Syria soon to be isolated: coalitionTrump visits Centcom, with sights on battling Islamic State |
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Airbus Defense and Space awarded CAE an 11-year contract to support the Canadian government's Fixed-Wing Search and Rescue program.
Under the contract, valued at over $229 million, CAE will integrate training systems to prepare Canadian pilots to fly the C295W military transport aircraft. Canada selected to the aircraft as its new fixed-wing search-and-rescue platform in December 2016. ... more Saab offers high-tech jet production hub to India How to decrease the mass of aircrafts Israeli companies cash in on F-35 contract work |
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  Twice a month, beautician Chnoor Khezri takes her equipment to a camp near Mosul and gives displaced Iraqi women who have lost everything a proper pampering and some fresh confidence.
In a small room inside the camp, the young Iranian Kurd takes out her brushes and scissors and puts blue wax to heat up in a pot. "It's not much but I work miracles with this," she says.
More than 3,600 wom ... more Myanmar jade mine landslide kills 9: official Justice for victims of Nepal's civil war slips away Six cosmic catastrophes that could wipe out life on Earth |
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American aerospace manufacturer Orbital ATK is leveling a lawsuit against the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), to halt a robot-satellite repair system being developed by the agency in conjunction with a non-US-owned competitor.
The National Reconnaissance Office, which operates spy satellites, stands to benefit from robotic servicing of geosynchronous satellites (RSGS) te ... more DARPA Selects SSL as Commercial Partner for Revolutionary Goal of Servicing Satellites in GEO NASA Selects Top 20 Space Robotics Challenge Teams Virtual assistant Cortana holds people to promises |
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