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Nuclear waste site sporting some strange white web-like substance

Nuclear waste site sporting some strange white web-like substance

Shades of some superhero back story but scientist have discovered a strange growth that resembles a white spider web showing up in the racks of spent nuclear fuel that has been collected from foreign governments. The spent fuel assemblies were ... continue
Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Will Take 30 Years To Shut Down

Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Will Take 30 Years To Shut Down

Japan official say the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant is close to being stable but will need to remain open for at least 30 years before it can be safely decommissioned and closed. The announcement comes from a ... continue
France Nuclear Power Plant Blast Kills 1, Injures 4

France Nuclear Power Plant Blast Kills 1, Injures 4

Tragic news to report out of France, a furnace at a nuclear power plant exploded on Monday killing one employee and injuring four others. According to French energy company EDF no radioactive leaks were detected and no waste ... continue
Iran Brings First Nuclear Power Plant Online, Will Eventually Pump Out 1,000 Megawatts

Iran Brings First Nuclear Power Plant Online, Will Eventually Pump Out 1,000 Megawatts

Iran's state radio revealed on Sunday that the countries leaders have officially brought online the countries first ever nuclear power plant, connecting it to the national power grid for a test run. Quoting Mohammad Ahmadian, Iran's deputy nuclear ... continue
Fukushima Water Filtration Plan Halted After Several Hours

Fukushima Water Filtration Plan Halted After Several Hours

Tokyo Electric was confident that their water filtration system at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant would save the plant from further devastation, unfortunately after just five hours of operation the company was forced to shut down the ... continue
Final Season Of ’24′ Won’t Air In Japan

Final Season Of ’24′ Won’t Air In Japan

Kiefer Sutherland's hit series 24 won't be showing the final season in Japan since much of the series' final season deals with radiation poisoning. You may recall that the final season surrounds the son of a Russian terrorist ... continue
Wind power causes more deaths than nuclear power

Wind power causes more deaths than nuclear power

While this post technically will go under the Green Tech category here at The Inquisitr it equally could go under the Funny category because it really would be funny if not for the fact that it ... continue
Neighbourhood size reactors within 5 years

Neighbourhood size reactors within 5 years

Safe, clean and inexpensive electrical power is something that a New Mexico based company called Hyperion is suggesting that we could have within five years. The company recently licensed the technology from the U.S. government that will ... continue