TECHNOBABBLE: Neighborhood nuclear? Smaller power plants solve some energy problems
It didn’t take long for us to turn the atomic bomb into atomic energy. People thought nuclear power would be so pervasive that concepts were popping up in the before ’50s that had ...
Could this startup’s compact nuclear reactors revolutionize cancer detection?
As cancer rates in the West, and globally, tack upwards due to lifestyle and environmental pollution, so does the need for ...
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Why a new nuclear power plant could be coming to Arizona
Tucson Electric Power, Arizona Public Service and Salt River Project — say a new nuclear reactor could be operating in the ...
Arizona utilities may want another nuclear power plant
The big three Arizona utilities are studying whether to try and build a second nuclear power plant in the state.
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Minnesota lawmakers revisit efforts to lift state’s nuclear moratorium
Republicans focus in on ways to alleviate pressures of Democrats' 2023 “Carbon Free by 2040” bill, while testimony from the ...
Nuclear power advocates renew efforts to lift Minnesota moratorium
Minnesota’s 31-year-old ban on new nuclear power plants is facing another challenge from utility companies and supporters of nuclear power, who say the technology is necessary to meet the state’s ...
Minnesota lawmakers take a fresh run at lifting the ban on new nuclear plants
Momentum is building at the Minnesota Legislature to lift the 31-year-old moratorium on new nuclear plants, with newly empowered Republicans naming it a top priority and resistance softening among ...
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Monticello NPP operating licence renewed
at unit 1 of the Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant in Minnesota for an additional 20 years. Its operating licence will now expire on 8 September 2050. The NRC’s review of the application from ...
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China says 'closely monitoring' release of radioactive waste from S.Korean nuclear plant
At least 29 tons of liquid radioactive waste from a storage tank at the Wolseong No. 2 nuclear power plant, located in the southeastern North Gyeongsang province, were released into the ocean ...
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Evacuation order lifted after fire breaks out at battery storage facility in Central California
An evacuation order has been lifted after a lithium-ion battery fire broke out at a power plant facility in Central California Thursday night, officials said Friday. “In an abundance of caution ...
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South Korean nuclear power plant operator agrees with US Westinghouse to end dispute, utility says
SEOUL, Jan 17 (Reuters) - South Korea's nuclear power plant operator Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power and state utility Korea Electric Power Corp (KEPCO) (015760.KS), opens new tab have reached an ...
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2 St. Cloud residents involved in 4-vehicle I-94 crash near Monticello Thursday
A four-vehicle accident, with five people involved, occured in Monticello Township Thursday morning. The Minnesota State Patrol was called to the accident at roughly 5:45 a.m. on I-94 East near ...