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  Tokyo (AFP) March 17, 2017 A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster and ordered it and the plant operator to pay damages, officials and news reports said. A massive tsunami triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake smashed into the Fukushima Daiichi power plant on Japan's northeastern coast on March 11, 2011. The water overwhelmed reactor cooling systems and sent three into meltdown, spewing radiation over a wide area in Japan's wors ... read more |
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Loss-hit Toshiba nosedives on fears about futureTokyo (AFP) March 15, 2017 Toshiba shares plunged Wednesday as fears grow about the future of one of Japan's best-known firms, hit by massive losses and accounting fraud allegations at its US nuclear unit. ... more 
The EIC and Nuclear AMRC sign MoULondon, UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 Two leading organisations within the UK's nuclear industry, the Energy Industries Council (EIC) and the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC), have signed a Memorandum of Und ... more  
Germany's E.ON next to turn face to low-carbon futureBerlin (UPI) Mar 15, 2017 German energy company E.ON said Wednesday it's been able to free itself from past burdens and was positioned for growth in a "new energy world." ... more 
German energy company RWE evolving for successWashington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017 German energy company RWE said it's "back on track" after retooling its footing in the market and riding on the success of its renewable energy arm. ... more |
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Cancer-Causing Radiation Biggest Threat to Humans on Deep Space MissionsWashington (Sputnik) Mar 13, 2017 Researchers looking into the effects of deep space travel on the human body may have just discovered something that could jeopardize humankind's chances of a successfully colonizing Mars. With work ... more 
Potential approach to how radioactive elements could be 'fished out' of nuclear wasteManchester UK (SPX) Mar 13, 2017 Manchester scientists have revealed how arsenic molecules might be used to 'fish out' the most toxic elements from radioactive nuclear waste - a breakthrough that could make the decommissioning indu ... more 
For Japan's nuclear refugees, insults and rejectionHirono, Japan (AFP) March 10, 2017 Satsuki Sekine's home was destroyed in Japan's 2011 tsunami disaster and her family fled in the nuclear panic that followed. But crueller still were the insults and stigmatisation she faced in the community where she sought refuge. ... more 
Completion of dismantling of nuclear facilities at the Cadarache MOX plantParis, France (SPX) Mar 09, 2017 AREVA has completed clean-up and dismantling operations on the facilities belonging to the former MOX fuel fabrication plant in Cadarache (Bouches-du-Rhone). Around 60 emptied process areas have thu ... more 
UN nuclear chief set for third termVienna (AFP) March 8, 2017 The board of the UN atomic watchdog, which tracks Iran's compliance with the 2015 nuclear deal, Wednesday backed Yukiya Amano to serve a third term as director general, the board's chairman said. ... more 
EU approves Hungary's Kremlin-backed nuclear plantBrussels (AFP) March 6, 2017 EU authorities on Monday approved a controversial nuclear expansion project in Hungary that is heavily backed by Russia. ... more |
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 Scientists demonstrate improved particle warning to protect astronauts 
Areva narrows losses in 2016Paris (AFP) March 1, 2017 The troubled French nuclear reactor builder Areva said Wednesday that it sharply narrowed its losses last year, thanks to an ongoing restructuring programme. ... more 
Next generation of nuclear robots will go where none have gone beforeManchester UK (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 The University of Manchester is to lead a consortium to build the next generation of robots that are more durable and perceptive for use in nuclear sites. The cost of cleaning up the UK's existing n ... more 
Researchers find new clues for nuclear waste cleanupPullman WA (SPX) Feb 28, 2017 A Washington State University study of the chemistry of technetium-99 has improved understanding of the challenging nuclear waste and could lead to better cleanup methods. The work is reported ... more 
Iran requests 950 tonnes of uranium from KazakhstanTehran (AFP) Feb 25, 2017 Iran's nuclear chief said Saturday that the country had requested to buy 950 tonnes of uranium concentrate from Kazakhstan over the next three years to help develop its civil reactor programme. ... more |
  Upton NY (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 
Even plants have to live on an energy budget. While they're known for converting solar energy into chemical energy in the form of sugars, plants have sophisticated biochemical mechanisms for regulating how they spend that energy. Making oils costs a lot.
By exploring the details of this delicate energy balance, a group of scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National ... more Hampton VA (SPX) Mar 16, 2017NASA Study Confirms Biofuels Reduce Jet Engine Pollution  Cambridge, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Scientists harness solar power to produce clean hydrogen from biomass  Gothenburg, Sweden (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Petrol and jet fuel alternatives are produced by yeast cell factories |
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 London, UK (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 
The government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) further strives toward the realisation of generating 20 per cent of its electricity from renewable energy resources by the year 2020. The installation of a 150 kWp clean power project on the Caribbean twin islands state, to be implemented shortly by the clean energy provider PV Energy Limited, marks the first step in Barbuda towards the final goal of ... more Espoo, Finland (SPX) Mar 21, 2017Nanotube film may resolve longevity problem of challenger solar cells  Barrington RI (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Nuera Solar Announces Partnership with The Solar Village Project  Washington (UPI) Mar 14, 2017EU close to 2020 renewable energy target |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017 
More than 100,000 acres off the coast of North Carolina go on the auction block Thursday for potential wind energy development, the U.S. government said.
The U.S. Department of Interior pounded the gavel to open the seventh offshore wind auction, putting 122,405 acres off the North Carolina coast on the block for commercial wind energy leasing.
In August 2014, the Bureau of Ocean ... moreWashington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017North Carolina offshore wind hailed as job creator  London (UPI) Mar 13, 2017Flagship English Channel wind farm nears completion Paris (UPI) Mar 06, 2017French, Spanish companies set for more wind power off coast of France |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017 
Through the use of more natural gas and renewables, the United States and China, the lead world economies, helped keep global emissions flat, the IEA said.
The International Energy Agency reported Friday that global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas, were flat in 2016 for the third year in a row, even as the global economy grew.
"These three year ... more Sussex, UK (SPX) Mar 15, 2017New research urges a rethink on global energy subsidies  Paris (AFP) March 17, 2017CO2 stable for 3rd year despite global growth: IEA  Wellington, New Zealand (UPI) Feb 21, 2017New Zealand lauded for renewables, but challenges remain |
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 Graz, Austria (SPX) Mar 21, 2017 
It has been known in biology for a long time that the excited oxygen molecule singlet oxygen is the main cause of ageing in cells. To counter this, nature uses an enzyme called superoxide dismutase to eliminate superoxide as a free radical.
Superoxide also occurs in cell respiration for energy production and is the preliminary stage and thus source of singlet oxygen. TU Graz's Stefan Freun ... more Sydney (AFP) March 15, 2017Headphone batteries explode on flight to Australia  Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Mar 21, 2017New feedback system could allow greater control over fusion plasma Nuremberg, Germany (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Exhaust fumes as a resource |
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 Atlanta GA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 
China's severe winter air pollution problems may be worsened by changes in atmospheric circulation prompted by Arctic sea ice loss and increased Eurasian snowfall - both caused by global climate change.
Modeling and data analysis done by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology suggest that sea ice and snowfall changes have shifted China's winter monsoon, helping create stagnant ... more Washington (AFP) March 15, 2017Trump to undo Obama auto emission rules: official  Jakarta (AFP) March 17, 2017Indonesia summons UK envoy over coral reef destruction  Miami (AFP) March 16, 2017Trump budget 'cripples' environment, science, critics say |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 19, 2017 
The last large coal-fired power plant in Beijing has suspended operations, with the city's electricity now generated by natural gas, the state news agency reported as smog enveloped the Chinese capital this weekend.
The shuttering of the Huangneng Beijing Thermal Power Plant comes on the heels of China's annual legislative sessions, where Premier Li Keqiang promised to "make our skies blue a ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017Fitch: Azerbaijan's energy company facing mixed pressures  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017Saudi Arabia takes wait-and-see approach to U.S. oil  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017Norway's Statoil aims to boost local energy sector |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 21, 2017 
As children, we learned about our solar system's planets by certain characteristics - Jupiter is the largest, Saturn has rings, Mercury is closest to the sun. Mars is red, but it's possible that one of our closest neighbors also had rings at one point and may have them again someday.
That's the theory put forth by NASA-funded scientists at Purdue University, Lafayette, Indiana, whose findi ... more Paris (ESA) Mar 17, 2017ExoMars: science checkout completed and aerobraking begins  Moffett Field Ca (SPX) Mar 15, 2017Mars Rover Tests Driving, Drilling and Detecting Life in Chile's High Desert  Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 13, 2017Opportunity Driving South to Gully |
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 Beijing, China (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 
Global warming is driven by the Earth's energy imbalance (EEI): our planet traps more and more heat due to continuous increasing greenhouse gases. From the energy perspective, the global warming is actually ocean warming, since ocean stores more than 90% of the trapped heat. Therefore, ocean heat content (OHC) change is a fundamental indicator of global warming, thus direct measurement of OHC wi ... more Durham NH (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Is spring getting longer  Baden-Baden, Germany (AFP) March 18, 2017US climate scepticism clouds G20 meet  Nairobi (AFP) March 15, 201713 killed in Kenya in drought-related violence |
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 Santa Barbara CA (SPX) Mar 17, 2017 
The oceans are great at absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air, but when their deep waters are brought to the surface, the oceans themselves can be a source of this prevalent greenhouse gas.
Wind patterns together with the Earth's rotation drive deep ocean water - and the CO2 it sequesters - upward, replacing surface water moving offshore. A process known as upwelling, it occurs on th ... more Prague (UPI) Mar 06, 2017Czech scientists build non-metal magnet out of carbon  Boston MA (SPX) Mar 07, 2017Graphene sheets capture cells efficiently  Birmingham UK (SPX) Mar 03, 2017Iron dissolved by air pollution may increase ocean potential to trap carbon |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017 
Two decommissioned U.S. Navy frigates were reportedly signed over to Taiwan this month and will soon enter service with the Taiwanese navy.
The Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates were handed over at a low-key ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina, attended by Commander of the Taiwanese Navy, Adm. Huang Shu-kuang, Taiwan's Representative to the United States Stanley Kao, and unidentifie ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017BAE Systems to modernize U.S. Navy cruiser  Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017Northrop Grumman tapped for littoral combat ship gun support  Kaohsiung, Taiwan (AFP) March 21, 2017Taiwan launches submarine project in face of China threat |
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 Beijing (AFP) March 18, 2017  The US and China pledged on Saturday to work together in addressing the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear programme, as US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned regional tensions had reached a "dangerous level."
The language from Tillerson and his Chinese counterpart after talks in Beijing was notably conciliatory after a run-up in which US President Donald Trump accused China of doing ... more Seoul (AFP) March 21, 2017North Korea nuclear programme in 'new phase': IAEA  Jerusalem (AFP) March 20, 2017Israeli nuclear whistleblower says state hounding him  Fuling, China (AFP) March 17, 2017China re-brands Cold War nuclear bunker as tourist draw |
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 Ansongo, Mali (AFP) March 13, 2017 
Two civilians and two Malian soldiers were killed Monday in an attack blamed on jihadists in the country's restive north.
Mali's defence ministry confirmed two soldiers were killed and two injured during the assault by armed men close to the village of Fafa, which lies near the border with Niger.
Reinforcements were on their way to the area, the ministry said.
A security source reach ... more Washington (AFP) March 10, 2017January raid in Yemen killed 4 to 12 civilians: US  Washington (AFP) March 8, 2017IS hopes to hold onto shreds of 'caliphate': US official  Istanbul (AFP) March 8, 2017Turkey, Russia, US military chiefs seek better coordination against IS |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017  Lockheed Martin has received a $40 million contract modification to sustain the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor fleet.
Under the agreement, the company will strip and recoat F-22 coatings reverting earlier than initially expected.
Work on the contract will be performed at various locations in California, Georgia, Utah and Texas. The U.S. Department of Defense expects the work to be ... more Washington (UPI) Mar 16, 2017Boeing gets $3.2B for Apache sales to Saudi Arabia  Stockholm (AFP) March 15, 2017Sweden wants new tax on airline tickets  Hong Kong (AFP) March 15, 2017Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific sees first loss in 8 years |
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 Washington (UPI) Mar 17, 2017 
The U.S. Coast Guard will not see the budget cuts the Trump administration planned for the branch after a bipartisan coalition of lawmakers blocked the move.
While President Donald Trump continues to push Congress to boost budgets for military branches managed by the Department of Defense, the administration sought to strip $1.3 billion in spending for the Coast Guard. The cut would hav ... more Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 19, 2017Mosul families go against the tide to return home Mosul, Iraq (AFP) March 18, 2017Death carts carry family ripped apart by Mosul campaign  Washington (AFP) March 18, 2017Do US self-defense laws trigger more crime? |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 21, 2017 
The next rovers to explore another planet might bring along a scout. The Pop-Up Flat Folding Explorer Robot (PUFFER) in development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, was inspired by origami. Its lightweight design is capable of flattening itself, tucking in its wheels and crawling into places rovers can't fit.
Over the past year and a half, PUFFER has been tested ... more Washington DC (SPX) Mar 17, 2017Toward Machines that Improve with Experience  Boston MA (SPX) Mar 21, 2017'Tree-on-a-chip' passively pumps water for days  Osaka, Japan (SPX) Mar 13, 2017Songs that make robots cry |
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