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A Washington Post article presents how people in Japan have new ideas about nuclear power since the March 2011 earthquake /tsunami.
Tags: current-events, Geology.com, japan, Jobs, middle-east, natural hazards, nuclear power, shale, tsunami, washingtonThe Energy Information Administration has an article that explores the sources of primary energy in the United States. Primary energy includes petroleum, natural gas , coal , nuclear fuel, and renewable energy.
Tags: energy, geothermal, marcellus-shale, middle-east, nuclear power, shale, solar-power, south-carolina, unitedAs part of their International Energy Outlook, The Energy Information Administration has released a chart showing the projected sources for electricity generation. Renewable sources are expected to move into the lead and the use of coal , natural gas and nuclear will continue an uninterrupted rise. Petroleum liquids is the only source expected to decline.
Yucca Mountain, once designated as the permanent storage site for US nuclear waste, is available for other uses. GAO has published: “ Yucca Mountain: Information on Alternative Uses of the Site and Related Challenges “
Tags: earthquakes, geology-news, Geology.com, marcellus-shale, middle-east, nuclear power, oregon, satellite imagesAn article in the Baltimore Sun explores nuclear plant safety in the eastern United States after the 5.8 earthquake that occurred in Virginia on August 23, 2011.
Tags: california, eastern, natural hazards, nuclear, nuclear power, power, satellite images, united, waterJapanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan believes that Japan should work to decrease and then eliminate its reliance on nuclear power : “Through my experience of the March 11 accident, I came to realize the risk of nuclear energy is too high.”
Tags: ads-by-google, climate-change, earthquakes, geology, Geology.com, Jobs, middle-east, nuclear, nuclear power, pennsylvania, satellite images, tsunami, virginia, waterGermany shut down a number of nuclear power plants immediately after Japan ’s Fukishima nuclear accident. Now they might have to restart at least one plant to meet winter power demands.
Tags: ads-by-google, climate-change, earthquakes, energy, geology, Geology.com, geophysics, middle-east, nuclear power, oregon, united-states, virginia, waterMapTD.com has a google map showing the global distribution of earthquake activity with the locations of nuclear power plants superimposed.
Tags: afghanistan, earthquake, earthquakes, massachusetts, mexico, nuclear power, pennsylvaniaThe Tennessee Valley Authority plans to increase their use of nuclear power , natural gas and renewable resources and reduce their use of coal over the next two decades.
Tags: astronomy, coal, earthquakes, geology, Jobs, middle-east, natural gas, nuclear power, pennsylvania, virginiaAn article on The Oil Drum website explains that contrary to conventional wisdom small nuclear reactors might be cost-effective in many situations.
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