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  Johannesburg (AFP) April 26, 2017 A South African court on Wednesday halted the government's accords with several countries to develop new nuclear power stations, a victory for NGOs and other critics of the plan. The High Court in Cape Town ruled that the administration had failed to allow adequate public consultation for preliminary agreements with Russia, South Korea and the United States to build eight reactors. Environmental groups led by Earthlife Africa had challenged the plan in court, saying the government had not proper ... read more |
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Andra continues Areva contract to operate its Aube Surface Disposal FacilityParis, France (SPX) Apr 21, 2017 AREVA, represented by its subsidiary STMI, has won the call for tenders to provide its services as industrial operator of the French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management's Aube surface d ... more 
The critical importance of Predictive Power when building NPPsOak Ridge TN (SPX) Apr 19, 2017 Few jobs are more massive than that of building a nuclear power plant, a project that takes years and billions of dollars to complete. But once a new plant is finished, how do engineers know it will ... more 
AREVA NP Signs Contract for Outage Services at Farley Nuclear Generating StationWashington DC (SPX) Apr 13, 2017 AREVA NP signed a contract with Southern Nuclear to provide outage services at the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station* units 1 and 2 between 2017 and 2021. Over the course of six outages, A ... more  
Humans to Mars Official NASA Goal, But What About RadiationWashington DC (SPX) Apr 12, 2017 Human exploration of Mars is now an official goal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill to increase NASA's budget. The la ... more |
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AREVA and KAZATOMPROM sign a strategic agreementParis, France (SPX) Apr 12, 2017 On April 10, 2017, AREVA and KAZATOMPROM signed a major agreement to strengthen their long-standing cooperation in the uranium mining sector in Kazakhstan. The official signing ceremony took p ... more 
S.Africa to re-think nuclear deal after junk status : ANCJohannesburg (AFP) April 9, 2017 South Africa's ruling party on Sunday said the government will have to re-think its costly and highly contentious nuclear expansion programme following last week's relegation of the country's creditworthiness to junk. ... more 
France enshrines decision to close oldest nuclear plantParis (AFP) April 9, 2017 The French government on Sunday published a decree for closing the country's oldest nuclear plant, fulfilling a campaign-trail pledge made by President Francois Hollande who is now in the final weeks of office. ... more 
A step toward long-lasting sunscreenSan Francisco CA (SPX) Apr 04, 2017 In a perfect world, people would diligently reapply suncreen every couple of hours to protect their delicate skin from damaging solar radiation. But in reality, few people actually adhere to reappli ... more 
Toshiba to buy Engie's stake in NuGen for $139 mnTokyo (AFP) April 4, 2017 Japan's troubled conglomerate Toshiba said Tuesday it would buy the 40 percent stake held by French group Engie in their British nuclear joint venture NuGen for about 15.3 billion yen ($138.6 million). ... more 
Toshiba execs under fire as loss forecast balloonsChiba, Japan (AFP) March 30, 2017 Angry investors lambasted Toshiba executives at a shareholder meeting Thursday after it warned annual losses could balloon to more than $9.0 billion but they agreed to the sale of its memory chip business, the jewel in the Japanese giant's crown. ... more |
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 Westinghouse's woes spotlight US nuclear sector's decline 
Japan high court rules nuclear reactors can restartTokyo (AFP) March 28, 2017 A Japanese appeals court on Tuesday ruled that a pair of nuclear reactors halted by a lower court order can be restarted, in a victory for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's energy policy. ... more 
Toshiba's US nuclear unit files for bankruptcy protectionWashington (AFP) March 29, 2017 Toshiba's loss-hit US nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, the companies said Wednesday, as the troubled division wrestles with huge losses and accounting fraud claims. ... more  
Japan court rules government liable for Fukushima disasterTokyo (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. ... more 
Visualizing nuclear radiationKyoto, Japan (SPX) Mar 23, 2017 Extraordinary decontamination efforts are underway in areas affected by the 2011 nuclear accidents in Japan. The creation of total radioactivity maps is essential for thorough cleanup, but the most ... more |
  Paris (AFP) April 24, 2017 
A moth caterpillar commonly bred to provide fish bait feasts on a notoriously resistant plastic, scientists reported Monday, raising hopes the creature can help manage the global problem of plastic-bag pollution.
"This discovery could be an important tool for helping to get rid of the polyethylene plastic waste accumulated in landfill sites and oceans," said Cambridge University professor P ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Finding best combination for biofuel corn, soil protection  Cambridge, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Caterpillar found to eat shopping bags, suggesting biodegradable solution to plastic pollution  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Photosynthesis in the dark Unraveling the mystery of algae evolution |
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 New Delhi (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017 
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has developed an Android app that will show the solar potential of a given location in any part of the country. The app was developed to support the clean energy target of generating 175,000 MW power through non-fossil fuel energy.
The computation of solar energy potential is essential for selecting locations for solar photovoltaic (PV) thermal ... more London, UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Ancala and Anesco deploy large scale battery at UK solar farm  Lausanne, Switzerland (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Light can improve perovskite solar cell performance  Golden CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Experts outline pathway for generating up to 10 terawatts of power from sunlight by 2030 |
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 Hamburg, Germany (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
CEE, the Hamburg-based private equity group, continues to expand its wind power portfolio in Germany. It has acquired eight wind turbines in the Vormark wind farm near to the municipality Gross Pankow (Prignitz) in Brandenburg. The seller is a consortium consisting of the Danish company European Energy A/S and the Berlin-based Green Wind Energy GmbH.
The wind farm consists of eight turbine ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 19, 2017Norwegian company envisions wind energy role for oil production  Washington (UPI) Apr 18, 2017Oklahoma to end tax credits for wind energy Washington (UPI) Apr 11, 2017German power company examining new wind energy options. |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 10, 2017 
The only U.S. sector where emissions of carbon dioxide increased last year was in the transportation sector, an Energy Department division reported.
A daily brief from the U.S. Energy Information Administration reported CO2 emissions from the transportation sector increased 1.9 percent from 2015 levels. Emissions directly from motor gasoline increased 1.8 percent and the overall sector ... more Washington (AFP) April 3, 2017World Bank urges more investment for developing global electricity New York (AFP) April 3, 2017US states begin legal action on Trump energy delay  Paris (AFP) March 28, 2017Program to be axed saves energy in LA buildings |
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 Montreal, Canada (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Who hasn't lived through the frustrating experience of being without a phone after forgetting to recharge it? This could one day be a thing of the past thanks to technology being developed by Hydro-Quebec and McGill University.
Lithium-ion batteries have allowed the rapid proliferation of all kinds of mobile devices such as phones, tablets and computers. These tools however require frequen ... more Newark NJ (SPX) Apr 27, 2017A more than 100% quantum step toward producing hydrogen fuel  New York, NY (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Freezing lithium batteries may make them safer and bendable  Tokyo, Japan (SPX) Apr 26, 2017Clarifying the mechanism for suppressing turbulence through ion mass |
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 Manila (AFP) April 27, 2017 
Philippine socialite-turned-environment minister Regina Lopez caused ire in the mining industry Thursday by announcing a ban on new open-pit mines, a move that threatens over eight billion dollars in investments.
Lopez, who has already ordered the closure of 23 mines this year, told reporters she would not allow any new open-pit mines to operate, even those that gained government approval be ... more Pensacola, FL (SPX) Apr 27, 2017Predicting the movement and impacts of microplastic pollution  Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017New approach to improve detection of landfill-related pollution  London (AFP) April 27, 2017British government loses court case over air pollution plans |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017 
A Polish energy company said Thursday it closed on a deal to take its first-ever shipment of liquefied natural gas sourced from reservoirs in the United States.
Polish Oil & Gas, known by its acronym PGNiG, said its trading branch in London closed on a deal to accept LNG from Cheneire Energy, which owns a terminal in Louisiana that's the only one with the permits necessary for current e ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017Merger paid off, energy services firm TechnipFMC says  Washington (UPI) Apr 27, 2017Oil production in Texas up slightly year-on-year  Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017U.S. oil earnings, legislation, lift prices, but GDP may offset gains |
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 Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2017 
Gullies eroded into the steep inner slope of an impact crater at this location appear perfectly pristine in this image captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). Although at first glance it may appear that there are craters superimposed on the gully fans, inspection of HiRISE stereo coverage shows that the craters lie only on the pre-gully terrain.
Distinctive colors in the gull ... more Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2017Opportunity Nears 'Perseverance Valley'  San Diego CA (SPX) Apr 28, 2017Engineers investigate simple, no-bake recipe to make bricks on Mars  Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 26, 2017SwRI-led team discovers lull in Mars' giant impact history |
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 Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017 
Signs are mounting that US President Donald Trump's administration may stay in the landmark Paris climate change accord of 2015, under pressure from big business and public support for the agreement.
But experts say the final decision, expected next month, is anything but certain, and staying at the table could come with significant caveats, like a weakening of US commitments to curbing gree ... more Addis Ababa (AFP) April 28, 2017Ethiopia drought creates food crisis for 7.7 million  Washington (AFP) April 26, 2017US may stay in Paris climate accord, with caveats  United Nations, United States (AFP) April 24, 2017UNEP chief confident US will not ditch Paris climate deal |
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 La Jolla, CA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Professor Klaus Ley, M.D., has been selected as this year's winner of the Eugene M. Landis Award, the Microcirculatory Society's top honor, in recognition of his pioneering work in vascular biology and microcirculation. The microcirculation comprises all the small blood vessels in all tissues and organs and their contents (blood plasma and blood cells).
A member of the Microcirculatory Soc ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 12, 2017All in one against CO2  Vienna, Austria (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Diamonds coupled using quantum physics  Dublin, Ireland (SPX) Apr 10, 2017Graphene Flagship researches create thin film transistors printed with layered materials |
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 Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017  A BWXT subsidiary is to manufacture nuclear fuel and conduct other activities in support of U.S. Navy submarines and aircraft carriers, the company announced Thursday.
The work by Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., comes under $141.7 million in contract options from the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.
"NFS is dedicated to providing fuel and services of the highest quality to the ... more Washington (UPI) Apr 28, 2017BAE to launch fourth British Astute-class attack submarine  Beijing (Sputnik) Apr 26, 2017What China's 1st domestically-built aircraft carrier means  Istanbul (AFP) April 27, 2017Russian spy ship sinks off Turkey after collision |
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 Seoul (AFP) April 30, 2017  South Korea and the United States wrapped up their annual large-scale military drills on Sunday, but continued a separate joint naval exercise that has triggered dire threats from nuclear-armed North Korea.
Tensions on the Korean peninsula have been running sky-high for weeks, with signs that the North might be preparing a long-range missile launch or a sixth nuclear test - and with Washing ... more Seoul (AFP) May 1, 2017N. Korea warns of nuclear test 'at any time'  Seoul (AFP) May 1, 2017CIA chief in S.Korea for 'internal meeting': US embassy  Washington (AFP) April 30, 2017China 'putting pressure' on North Korea: Trump |
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 The Hague (AFP) April 26, 2017 
Global leaders on Wednesday urged all nations to help "banish forever the evil of chemical weapons", as the world's watchdog warned that decades-long progress towards eliminating them was under threat.
UN chief Antonio Guterres led praise at a solemn ceremony in The Hague for the work of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to mark the agency's 20th anniversary. ... more Guernica, Spain (AFP) April 26, 2017Spain's Guernica marks 80th anniversary of bombing  Athens (AFP) April 24, 2017Nations team up to protect ancient heritage from terrorism  Washington (AFP) April 21, 2017US forces kill IS leader blamed for nightclub attack |
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 McLean VA (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Aireon and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a successful flight test of space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology, collecting ADS-B data to be used as part of a larger validation effort exploring the new system's capability from low-earth orbit.
The flight took place on Thursday, March 30, 2017, utilizing the FAA's specially equipped " ... more Cleveland OH (SPX) Apr 28, 2017The QueSST for Quiet  Brasilia (AFP) April 25, 2017China's HNA buys stake in Rio airport: Brazil official  Washington (AFP) April 24, 2017'Personal flying machine' maker plans deliveries this year |
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 Champaign IL (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Late in the morning of March 22, 2014, a huge chunk of land cut loose and roared down a hillside in the Stillaguamish River Valley just east of Oso, Washington, about 60 miles northeast of Seattle. In a matter of minutes, 43 people lost their lives as a wall of mud, sand, clay, water and trees cascaded down the hillside into the Steelhead Haven neighborhood, a relatively new housing tract.
... more Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (AFP) April 29, 201724 dead as Kyrgyz landslide engulfs village homes  Vienna (AFP) April 29, 2017Soul-searching scientists struggle to get message across  Kiev (AFP) April 26, 2017Ukraine, Belarus leaders mark Chernobyl anniversary |
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 Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017 
Geckos are well known for effortlessly scrambling up walls and upside down across ceilings. Even in slippery rain forests, the lizards maintain their grip. Now scientists have created a double-sided adhesive that copies this reversible ability to stick and unstick to surfaces even in wet conditions.
They say their development, reported in ACS' Journal of Physical Chemistry C, could be usef ... more Washington DC (SPX) Apr 27, 2017The rise of automated art  Princeton NJ (SPX) Apr 19, 2017Human prejudices sneak into artificial intelligence systems  El Segundo CA (SPX) Apr 12, 2017Brane Craft Proposal Awarded Phase 2 by NASA |
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