February 2018

Nuclear Weapons 347 - Ravenna Ohio Would Like To Host Anti-Ballistic Missile Base

        With the worsening of relations between the U.S. and Russia, the increasing hostility of North Korea and ongoing concerns about a possible nuclear weapons program in Iran, investment in anti-ballistic missiles systems to protect the U.S. has increased.

Desulforudis Audaxviator Is A Bacterium That Lives On Heat Generated By Uranium In The Earth's Crust

       Desulforudis audaxviator is a bacterium that lives in the depths of the Earth. It has been found almost two miles below the Earth’s surface. There is no light where it lives and the ground water is over two hundred and eighty degrees Fahrenheit. There is also no oxygen or other organic materials there. The bacterium extracts energy from the decay of uranium in the rocks.

Nuclear Reactors 541 - The Czech Republic Negotiating With European Union Commission Over Purchase Of Russian Reactor

 

       Nuclear power projects can be problematic for members of the European Union. The EU has strict rules about the purchase of nuclear reactors, the involvement of government financing, the purchase of nuclear fuel, etc. Some members of the E.U. such as Austria are very anti-nuclear and will sue other members who don’t abide by the rules.

Nuclear Reactor 540 - Utilities and Department of Energy Working To Extend Licenses For Nuclear Power Reactors

       Many of the ninety-nine operating nuclear power reactors in the U.S. were built in the 1970s with an intended lifespan of forty years. Many of those reactors have been granted an additional twenty years of life for a total of sixty years. The U.S.

Nuclear Reactors 539 - Proliferation Concerns Over Saudi Arabia Nuclear Ambitions

       I have written before about the Saudi ambition to have their own nuclear power program. Countries such as China, Russia and Japan which sell nuclear power reactors have been flocking to Saudi Arabia drawn by the prospect of billions of dollars in sales. The U.S.

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