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Monday, November 25, 2019
Rwanda Joins African Countries Signing Nuclear Deals with Russia | Voice of America - English
Rwanda Joins African Countries Signing Nuclear Deals with Russia | Voice of America - English: Rwanda is the latest African country to sign a nuclear deal with Russian state atomic company Rosatom.
Opinion: Russia′s opportunistic partnership with Africa | Africa | DW | 24.10.2019
Opinion: Russia′s opportunistic partnership with Africa | Africa | DW | 24.10.2019: This renewed Russia-Africa partnership could become another debt trap for Africa. African leaders should tread with caution signing nuclear power deals with their newfound friend – Vladimir Putin, says DW's Isaac Mugabi.
Energy Dept. eyeing advanced reactors for spent fuel recycling | SmartBrief
Energy Dept. eyeing advanced reactors for spent fuel recycling | SmartBrief: Assistant Energy Secretary for Nuclear Energy Dr. Rita Baranwal says the agency plans to study the potential for using advanced reactors to recycle radioactive spent fuel.
Haiyang to be China's first nuclear-heated city | SmartBrief
Haiyang to be China's first nuclear-heated city | SmartBrief: China's State Power Investment Corporation says that by 2021, Haiyang is expected to be China's first city to be entirely heated by waste heat from a nuclear power plant. China follows Sweden, Russia, Switzerland and Romania, which have already developed nuclear heating systems.
Exelon to buy EDF's stake in 3 US nuclear power plants | SmartBrief
Exelon to buy EDF's stake in 3 US nuclear power plants | SmartBrief: Exelon plans to buy French utility Electricite de France's 49.99% stake in the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Maryland, as well as both the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant and Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in New York. The acquisition is expected to take at least one to two years and will give Exelon full ownership of the facilities.
Waste storage at Africa's only nuclear plant brimming - Reuters
Waste storage at Africa's only nuclear plant brimming - Reuters: Spent fuel storage at South Africa's Koeberg nuclear plant will reach full capacity by April as state power utility Eskom awaits regulatory approval for new dry storage casks, the company said on Monday.
Following Supreme Court ruling, battle over uranium mining going to Virginia trial in February | Local | godanriver.com
Following Supreme Court ruling, battle over uranium mining going to Virginia trial in February | Local | godanriver.com: While the 1982 moratorium on uranium mining in Virginia originally was made to last one year, it was extended indefinitely in 1983 to allow more time for additional studies and
Final containment ring placed for Georgia Power's Vogtle nuclear expansion - The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) | Seeking Alpha
Final containment ring placed for Georgia Power's Vogtle nuclear expansion - The Southern Company (NYSE:SO) | Seeking Alpha: Southern Co. (SO) says the final containment vessel ring has been placed for Georgia Power's Vogtle 3 and 4 nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Ga.
TerraPower branches out into radioisotopes for cancer treatment – GeekWire
TerraPower branches out into radioisotopes for cancer treatment – GeekWire: TerraPower, the nuclear research venture created by Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is part of a team that’s turning nuclear waste into radiation doses for cancer treatment.
Sen. Barrasso introduces bill to reform nuclear waste management - Daily Energy Insider
Sen. Barrasso introduces bill to reform nuclear waste management - Daily Energy Insider: U.S. Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) introduced a bill to reform the nation’s nuclear waste management policy to dispose of spent nuclear fuel. © Shutterstock The bill would assist in the resolution of the pending Yucca ... Read More »
Nuclear Power Does Slow Climate Change
Nuclear Power Does Slow Climate Change: Why are we trying to close nuclear plants that have been relicensed as safe for another 20 yrs? To save a penny to spend on renewables and say that helps climate change? As all climate scientists agree, prematurely closing nuclear plants is bad for the climate. And it doesn’t save any money at all.
IAEA completes nuclear security mission in Uruguay - World Nuclear News
IAEA completes nuclear security mission in Uruguay - World Nuclear News: Uruguay has a well-established nuclear security regime that incorporates essential elements of the International Atomic Energy Agency's guidance of the fundamentals of nuclear security, an IAEA team of experts has concluded, following an International Physical Protection Advisory Service mission.
Partnership to produce medical isotope from legacy waste - World Nuclear News
Partnership to produce medical isotope from legacy waste - World Nuclear News: Isotek Systems, TerraPower and the US Department of Energy have signed a public-private partnership agreement to use material recovered from a legacy uranium-233 inventory to increase the supply of the medical radioisotope actinium-225.
Site of former Swedish uranium mine released - World Nuclear News
Site of former Swedish uranium mine released - World Nuclear News: The site of the former Ranstad uranium mine and processing facilities has been released from oversight under the Radiation Protection Act and the Nuclear Technology Act by the Swedish Radiation Safety Authority. The site, which already hosts an industrial park, is now free for any use.
Global CO2 level continues to rise, says WMO report - World Nuclear News
Global CO2 level continues to rise, says WMO report - World Nuclear News: Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to the World Meteorological Organisation. The WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin published today shows that globally averaged concentrations of CO2 reached 407.8 parts per million in 2018, up from 405.5 ppm in 2017. Global levels of CO2 crossed the 400 ppm "benchmark" in 2015.
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