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21 nuclear power projects planned in India
Senior sources in the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) point out that each of these reactors is likely to cost a minimum of 2 billion dollars and will collectively produce 30,000 MW of nuclear energy. "The NPCIL has to keep its price competitive. Coal-based power is available at Rs 2.50 per unit. Nuclear power will also have to compete against wind and solar energy. Nuclear fuel cannot be sold at a rate higher than other energy sources available in India," said Raman. - Read More
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Some Nuclear Energy Backers Say Uranium Alternative Could be a Magic Bullet
An overlooked nuclear fuel, thorium, is being re-examined as a solution to some of the industry's most daunting problems, including disposal of waste. Widely available in the sandy beaches of India, Australia, and the US, among other places, thorium is a naturally occurring, slightly radioactive element that is heralded as a safer alternative to uranium that could help limit the production of nuclear waste and prevent nuclear technology from being used for weapons instead of energy - Read More
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Obama doesn't like nuclear?
He thinks we are better off with 'clean coal' technology and a mix of renewables....
France produces 90% electricity from nuclear!
That's quite a stunningly large % - Read More
France doesn't have a closed nuclear cycle
While France is a leader in nuclear energy - it has a fabulous % of its electricity needs being met by nuclear - I understand that it does not have a closed cycle for nuclear energy, that is, it does not yet have a mechanism by which the nuclear waste can be used again for fuel, but rather, the waste is stored somewhere and there is no perfect solution for that either...now, that has been a thorn in the flesh...
Fusion energy
* Does not involve materials or by-products that can be used to make weapons * Limitless * No GHG * No meltdown reactions possible (as in the case of fission) * Amount of high-level radioactive waste is reduced (100,000 less than that for fission)
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No nuclear plants in USA last 30 years
No new nuclear plants have been built in the US in the last 30 years (2006 data), mainly because of Chernobyl and 3 Mile Island
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How much CO2 will a nuclear war emit
The smallest possible regional nuclear war would unleash around 700 million tons of carbon dioxide?about as much as a country like England emits every year. - Read More
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NG plants and nuclear reactors
Gas, especially, has much lower up-front costs, a big consideration if credit remains tight. And gas plants can be built in small units in only three or four years, as compared with six or eight for mammoth reactors. - Read More
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Collaboration to build a nuclear fusion plan
Cadarache, in southern France, will be the location of ITER, a multinational, $12 billion collaboration to build a nuclear-fusion plan (2006 data)
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