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Rocket science: nuclear fusion and the mission to Mars
2013-06-19 01:00:00| Power Technology
A Nasa-funded research programme at the University of Washington is testing whether nuclear fusion could replace rocket fuel and propel a spacecraft to Mars. But after a long and dismal history of failed fusion experiments, can this project break the
Closing of San Onofre seen as setback for nuclear power
2013-06-17 08:32:54| Energy - Topix.net
Edison International's decision to abandon its San Onofre nuclear plant in California is the latest blow for an industry facing questions about its long-term survival.
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Molten salt reactor: the face of new nuclear?
2013-06-17 01:00:00| Power Technology
A new molten salt reactor concept developed by US start-up Transatomic could change the face of nuclear power. The Waste-Annihilating Molten Salt Reactor has the potential to create energy from existing nuclear waste while enhancing safety and effici
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How Fracking Killed Nuclear Power
2013-06-16 15:49:29| Energy - Topix.net
Last week Exelon canceled plans to upgrade the Lasalle nuclear plant in Illinois and the Limerick plant in Pennsylvania.
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Aging Nuclear Plants Are Closing, but for Economic Reasons, Not Protests
2013-06-15 01:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: When does a nuclear plant become too old? The nuclear industry is wrestling with that question as it tries to determine whether problems at reactors, all designed in the 1960s and 1970s, are middle-aged aches and pains or end-of-life crises. This year, utilities have announced the retirement of four reactors, bringing the number remaining in the United States to 100. Three had expensive mechanical problems but one, Kewaunee in Wisconsin, was running well, and its owner, Dominion, had secured permission...
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