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Kazakhstans uranium bank - do we need it?
2016-05-04 01:00:00| Power Technology
In an attempt to safeguard fuel supplies for nuclear power stations, the International Atomic Energy Agency has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan to build a low-enriched uranium bank. The country is familiar with the negative effects of nuclear pow
Advances in extracting uranium from seawater
2016-04-23 19:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: The oceans hold more than four billion tons of uranium--enough to meet global energy needs for the next 10,000 years if only we could capture the element from seawater to fuel nuclear power plants. Major advances in this area have been published by the American Chemical Society's (ACS) journal Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. For half a century, researchers worldwide have tried to mine uranium from the oceans with limited success. In the 1990s, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) scientists...
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04.20.16 -- New Chemical Method Immobilizes Uranium To Clean Contaminated Groundwater
2016-04-19 08:38:42| chemicalonline Home Page
04/20/16Chemical Online Newsletter
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For The Navajo Nation, Uranium Mining's Deadly Legacy Lingers
2016-04-10 11:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: The federal government is cleaning up a long legacy of uranium mining within the Navajo Nation - some 27,000 square miles spread across Utah, New Mexico and Arizona that is home to more than 250,000 people. Many Navajo people have died of kidney failure and cancer, conditions linked to uranium contamination. And new research from the CDC shows uranium in babies born now. Mining companies blasted 4 million tons of uranium out of Navajo land between 1944 and 1986. The federal government purchased...
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Radiation rise stalls uranium permits near Grand Canyon
2016-01-01 07:26:06| Waste Management - Topix.net
The levels pose no immediate risk, according to state officials, but reignite calls for a permanent ban on new uranium mines near the Canyon. Radiation rise stalls uranium permits near Grand Canyon The levels pose no immediate risk, according to state officials, but reignite calls for a permanent ban on new uranium mines near the Canyon.
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