U.S. nuclear plant says shielded against Japan emergency

A U.S. nuclear plant in Alabama similar in design to the earthquake-hit Fukushima facility in Japan has multiple defenses to prevent and tackle the same kind of emergency, its operator said. Safety features at the Browns Ferry plant in northern Alabama are so superior to those at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant that even in the event of massive... 

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U.S. gasoline prices rise to $3.57/gallon: survey

Gasoline prices in the United States rose 6.65 cents per gallon over a two-week period, carried by the rise in crude oil prices stemming from the turmoil in Libya, an industry analyst said. The national average for a gallon of self-serve, regular gasoline was $3.57 on March 18, according to the Lundberg Survey of about 2,500 gas stations. The 6.65-cent... 

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Japan radiation leak evokes Three Mile Island

The radiation leak in Japan immediately recalls memories of accidents at the Chernobyl and Three Mile Island power stations, and how it unfolds will be a critical test for international acceptance of nuclear energy. The Fukushima incident, brought on by the biggest earthquake ever recorded in Japan, took a turn for the worse on Saturday after a blast... 

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Hydrogen milestone could help lower fossil fuel refining costs

Hydrogen researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory have reached another milestone on the road to reducing carbon emissions and protecting the nation against the effects of peaking world oil production. Stephen Herring, laboratory fellow and technical director of the INL High Temperature Electrolysis team, today announced... 

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Powertech Acquires Additional Land at Dewey-Burdock

POWERTECH URANIUM CORP. announce that, through its wholly owned subsidiary Powertech (USA) Inc., it has entered into an Agreement with Neutron Energy Inc. to exchange some of the Company’s non-core properties in New Mexico, Wyoming, and South Dakota for acreage located within and adjacent to Powertech’s Dewey-Burdock project in South Dakota. The... 

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Exelon Generation Formally Integrates AmerGen Assets Into Exelon Nuclear

Exelon Generation officially integrated the nuclear generation assets held by its AmerGen Energy Company LLC subsidiary into Exelon Nuclear and dissolved the AmerGen legal entity. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the formal transfer of the operating licenses for these facilities to Exelon Generation on Dec. 23, 2008, which was a key step in... 

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Shaw Chairman Urges National Commitment to Build Nuclear Power Plants

The Shaw Group Inc. Chairman J.M. Bernhard Jr. called for a national commitment to build up to 50 nuclear power plants by 2030, telling a gathering of power industry leaders that the jobs, clean electricity and energy independence created by a “nuclear renaissance” offer a unique platform to achieve the “hope and change” pledged by President-elect... 

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Perma-Fix Announces Eighth Annual Mixed Waste Treatment Forum

Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Inc. announced it will hold its eighth annual Mixed Waste Treatment Forum December 15-18, 2008 in Nashville, Tennessee. This year’s conference theme is “Real Innovators … Solving our Nation’s Waste Challenges,” which focuses on innovations in the nuclear waste management arena. The renewed... 

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Thorium Power Ltd. & Punj Lloyd Group Sign Memorandum of Understanding

Thorium Power Ltd., the leading developer of non-proliferative nuclear fuel technology and provider of comprehensive advisory services for emerging nuclear programs and Punj Lloyd Group, the diversified engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) conglomerate, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). The MOU establishes... 

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Integrated Solutions Required to Meet Energy Challenge, ExxonMobil Says in New Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030

An integrated series of solutions will be required to manage increases in global energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions that will result from population growth and economic expansion, Exxon Mobil Corporation said, releasing the corporation’s Outlook for Energy: A View to 2030. “The world needs to meet the ever-growing need for reliable and affordable... 

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