October 2017

Radioactive Materials 2989 - University Of Texas At Dallas Researchers Have Found A More Efficient Way To Remove Radioactive Iodine From Nuclear Waste

     Currently, about eleven percent of the electricity consumed in the world is generated by nuclear power plants. Nuclear waste contains many radioactive isotopes with different levels of toxicity and different half-lives. Any process which is able to remove specific isotopes from nuclear waste would be quite useful in dealing with the dangers of nuclear waste.

Nuclear Weapons 319 - China Warns North Korea That Another Test At Their Nuclear Test Facility Could Cause The Mountain To Implode

      The Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Geology and Geophysics hosted a delegation from N.K. in Beijing late last month. During the meeting, Chinese researchers briefed the North Koreans on the possibility of an implosion of the mountain at the Punggye-ri nuclear facility that is located about fifty miles from the N.K.-China border. One day after the last N.K.

Nuclear Reactors 317 - The U.S. Advanced Projects Research Agency for Energy Has Just announced 20 Million Dollars Of Funding For Research and Development of New Power Reactor Technology

       In 2005, Congress asked the National Academies to “identify the most urgent challenges the U.S. faces in maintaining leadership in key areas of science and technology, as well as specific steps policymakers could take to help the U.S. compete, prosper, and stay secure in the 21st Century.”

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