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Japan to Build Two Huge Solar Power Islands

Dr Jon Major is a research fellow in the University’s Stephenson Institute for Renewable Energy.

12 Sep 2014

'Extremophile' Bacteria Could Address Nuclear Waste Disposal Problem

The University of Manchester researchers have found bacteria that can endure extreme conditions of radioactive waste disposal sites in soil samples obtained from a highly alkaline industrial site located in the Peak District.

10 Sep 2014

Nuclear Plants Built on Floating Platforms Could Overcome Tsunamis, Earthquakes and Potential Meltdowns

When an earthquake and tsunami struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant complex in 2011, neither the quake nor the inundation caused the ensuing contamination. Rather, it was the aftereffects — specifically, the lack of cooling for the reactor cores, due to a shutdown of all power at the station — that caused most of the harm.

17 Apr 2014

Shale Could Help Store Radioactive Waste from Nuclear Power Plants

Shale, the source of the United States' current natural gas boom, could help solve another energy problem: what to do with radioactive waste from nuclear power plants. The unique properties of the sedimentary rock and related clay-rich rocks make it ideal for storing the potentially dangerous spent fuel for millennia, according to a geologist studying possible storage sites who made a presentation here today.

18 Mar 2014

B&W and TerraPower Sign MOU for Developing Generation IV Traveling Wave Reactor

The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) and TerraPower® have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to support the development of TerraPower’s Generation IV traveling wave reactor (TWR), a safe, economic and sustainable nuclear energy system that utilizes advanced materials for more durable metallic fuels and supercomputing for advanced comprehensive modeling.

18 Feb 2014

Better Understanding of Geochemical Processes in Deep Repositories for Storage of Radioactive Waste

Chemical reactions will change the nature of the deep repository and the surrounding rock (clay rock); that much is certain. But to what extent and with what impact on safety? Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institute are looking to answer this question with the aid of a combination of experiments and computer simulations.

17 Jan 2014

Scientists Call on World Leaders to Reduce Nuclear Arsenals, Combat Climate Change

The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists today called on the United States and Russia to restart negotiations on reducing their nuclear arsenals, to lower alert levels for their nuclear weapons, and to scrap their missile defense programs.

16 Jan 2014

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant to Receive 2013 ISOE World-Class ALARA Performance Award

The Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant has been selected to receive the prestigious 2013 Information Systems on Occupational Exposure (ISOE) World-Class ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) Performance Award.

28 Dec 2013

Efficient Extraction of Uranium from Seawater Using Novel Sorbents

Uranium mining for the nuclear industry causes immense environmental damage, which becomes more severe as reserves are depleted. The isolation of uranium from seawater would be a much more environmentally friendly alternative. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, American researchers have now introduced a process by which they can produce tailored, highly effective adsorption agents to do this job.

19 Nov 2013