WASHINGTON — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission unanimously approved a radical new reactor design on Thursday, clearing away a major obstacle for two utilities to begin construction on projects in South Carolina and Georgia.
The decision, a milestone in the much-delayed revival of plant construction sought by the nuclear industry, involves the Westinghouse AP1000, a 1,154-megawatt [...]
DURBAN: Environment minister Jayanthi Natarajan landed in Durban on Sunday ahead of the high-level climate talks to hammer out a decision that only the political heads of 195 countries can take – a compromise that would ensure Kyoto Protocol remains alive and that the world signals readiness to discuss a new legally binding deal for [...]
Kudankulam plant Chief Superintendent MK Balaji said that the delay was due to public protests at the site which had disrupted building work.
He said that the site had been subjected to a total blockade by protesters since 13 October.
Protesters say the facility is unsafe and in an earthquake area.
They fear a repeat of the disaster [...]
The nanotechnology is making ever greater strides, it seems. It could be pressed into service for safe storage of nuclear waste, a problem that has defined an acceptable solution all these days. It can also clean up contaminated water after nuclear disasters.
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) researchers say they have come up with a world-first [...]
Nobody saw the asteroid coming as it closed in on central Russia on the morning of June 30, 1908. No one knows exactly how big it was either. There was no mistaking, however, the wallop it packed. A few miles above the forested area surrounding the Tunguska River, the asteroid exploded in an air burst [...]
BRUSSELS — Scientists say the warming of the world’s oceans could harm human health and cost millions.
The 200-page paper is a synthesis of the findings of more than 100 projects funded by the European Union since 1998. It was produced by Project CLAMER, a collaboration of 17 European marine institutes.
The paper says the rising temperature [...]
Japanese fishing village of Taiji (in southwestern Honshu) has happen to be notorious in recent years for its annual dolphin hunt, in which some 2,500 dolphins and other small cetaceans are killed in coastal waters between September and April.
Upon capturing some injured or exhausted dolphins simply drown. Fishermen drag still-living animals on top of boats [...]
Last Friday, March 11, 2011 at 05:46:23 UTC. A massive earthquake hit Japan. An 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northeast Japan spawned a cruel tsunami that’s caused massive destruction; flattening whole cities, starting raging fires, and killing hundreds.
The death toll has climbed above 10,000, with thousands still missing.
The devastating earthquake and tsunami in [...]
The powerful earthquake that unleashed a shocking tsunami last Friday appears to have moved the main island of Japan by 8 feet (2.4 meters) and shifted the Earth on its axis.
“At this point, we know that one GPS station moved (8 feet), and we have seen a map from GSI (Geospatial Information Authority) in Japan [...]
Japan suspends its yearly Antarctic whale hunt since an anti-whaling group is following its ship, a government official said Wednesday.
An official at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Hirosh Kawamura, said the hunt has been “temporarily suspended” since February 10 due to the actions of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
“We have experienced the dangerous [...]
