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- Spent Nuclear Fuel Could Be Used to Sterilize Medical Products and Foods Fri, 12 Apr 13, 2:31amPhoto via Shutterstock For decades, engineers have been looking for something to do with spent nuclear waste other than letting it just sit in a repository...
- Federal Government Suspends Nuclear Power Permits Until Waste Issue is Resolved Sat, 11 Aug 12, 5:20amCooling Tower photo from Shutterstock Nuclear waste issues have been plaguing the US federal government for decades – and they finally came to a head this year...
- Iain Murray on Japan’s Nuclear Crisis Fri, 25 Mar 11, 4:56amCEI’s Iain Murray has an op-ed in The Washington Times today explaining what can be learned from the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan. Here’s an excerpt: Without this vigorous defense of nuclear, the Obama energy...
- Will President Obama Reconsider Yucca Mountain? Sat, 19 Mar 11, 5:10amKeith Bradsher and Hiroko Tabuchi report in the New York Times today: Years of procrastination in deciding on long-term disposal of highly radioactive fuel rods from nuclear reactors are now coming back to haunt Japanese...
- GE Hitachi Plans to Turn Nuclear Waste into Fuel Fri, 19 Feb 10, 4:35amPresident Obama’s recent announcement that the U.S. government will offer $8 billion in federal loan guarantees for the first new nuclear plant in the country in 30 years upset clean energy advocates for a number of...