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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

SCIENCE CHINA Chemistry Publishes Special Topic on Extraction of Uranium from Seawater

2013 No.11 issue of SCIENCE CHINA Chemistry published a special topic on extraction of uranium from Seawater recently.

6 Nov 2013

Nuclear Powerplants Combined With Other Energy Systems Could Help Slow Climate Change

Many efforts to smooth out the variability of renewable energy sources — such as wind and solar power — have focused on batteries, which could fill gaps lasting hours or days.

5 Nov 2013

IAEA Meeting Explores HTGR Deep-Burn Concepts for Incineration of Nuclear Waste

Dr. Pavel Tsvetkov, associate professor in the Department of Nuclear Engineering, participated in the IAEA Technical Meeting on Development of “Deep-Burn” Concepts using High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor (HTGR) coated Particle Fuel for Incineration of Nuclear Waste, Surplus Fissile Materials and Plutonium without Recourse to Multiple Processing.

3 Sep 2013

California Nuclear Energy Granted $8.2 Billion in Federal Subsidies Over the Last 50 Years

DBL Investors, a double bottom line venture capital firm, today announced a report revealing that the California nuclear industry has received $8.21 billion in federal subsidies over the last 50 years. The report, Ask Saint Onofrio: Finding What Has Been Lost in A Tale of Two Energy Sources, compares federal subsidies for nuclear energy to those provided for distributed solar energy.

27 Aug 2013

Woodhead Publishing: Managing Nuclear Projects

In addition to the nuclear power industry, the nuclear field has extensive projects and activities in the areas of research reactors, medical isotope production, decommissioning, and remediation of contaminated sites.

24 Jul 2013

Inevitable US Nuclear Phase-Out Part of a Broader Evolution

In a 2012 report, the Obama administration announced that it was "jumpstarting" the nuclear industry. Because of the industry's long history of permitting problems, cost overruns, and construction delays, financial markets have been wary of backing new nuclear construction for decades.

4 Mar 2013

Virginia's Nuclear Energy Consortium Receives Support of Nuclear Street

Virginia's Nuclear Energy Consortium (NEC), signed into law this week by Gov. McDonnell, intends to make the state a hub for research and development of safe and available nuclear power. The Consortium will build on Virginia's already substantial nuclear facilities in higher education, nuclear reactor manufacturing, and nuclear engineering.

2 Mar 2013

Fluctuating Renewable Capacities Necessitate Storage and Smart Grid Expansion

On May 1, 2013 access to one of Germany's investment incentive programs will be granted, but only to the bright spark who is able to solve the problem of storage capacity and the balancing of decentralized power generation.

25 Feb 2013