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Alex Parker

Oldbury Nuclear Power Station - Power Technology - 0 views

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    Oldbury Power Station, a 434MW, twin nuclear reactor station, was decommissioned in 2012. At the time it was the world's oldest operating nuclear power reactor and the UK's first nuclear power station to use pre-stressed concrete pressure vessels instead of steel. The plant entered service in 1967.
Alex Parker

US DOE provides $6.5bn loan guarantee for two nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle - 0 views

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    20 February 2014 The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced it will approve approximately $6.5bn in loan guarantees for the construction of two new Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors at the Alvin W. Vogtle electric generating station, also known as Plant Vogtle, in Georgia.
Alex Parker

Bristol octocopter to take the sting out of Fukushima nuclear radiation monitoring - 2 views

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    Inspired by the pilots that placed themselves at risk to monitor radiation levels following the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a team from Bristol University has developed a drone with Thunderbirds-style adaptability to make radiation monitoring safer.
Alex Parker

Iran nuclear sanction relief: bane or boon? - 1 views

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    Iran's enormous energy reserves could transform the country into a major economy, but for this to happen nuclear-non proliferation must be adhered to if international sanctions are to be lifted. Kumar Nishant, GlobalData's Associate Project Manager for Power, reports.
Alex Parker

Ningde Nuclear Power Plant - 1 views

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    Ningde Nuclear Power Plant is located in Ningde, Fujian Province of China. It is the first island type nuclear power plant in China and also the first on the Taiwan Strait's west coast
Nicolas Gimenez

Nuclear power - 2 views

How nuclear energy is created? Why it gives off waste? Why the waste is dangerous? here are some quistions: Why uranium is used? If there a more convenient material to use?

started by Nicolas Gimenez on 18 Mar 11 no follow-up yet
Alex Parker

Minute mercenaries - tackling nuclear waste with microbiology - 1 views

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    Groundbreaking research showing the potential of microbes to treat radioactive waste has shed light on how toxic materials could be disposed of in the future.
Alex Parker

Demolition of power plant deepens humanitarian crisis in Gaza - 1 views

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    The Gaza Power Plant exploded into flames on 29th July. It is believed to have been hit by multiple shells fired by an Israeli tank, though Israel have yet to accept responsibility for it.
Alex Parker

UK nuclear waste - where it's generated, contained, transported and stored - 1 views

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    It will be decades before the UK Government builds a long-term storage for the country's radioactive nuclear waste; but where is this waste produced, contained, transported and stored in the interim, and just how much of it is there? Via an interactive map, Future Power Technology, provides the answers to these questions.
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