Tag Archives: Department of Energy (DOE)

Markey Questions DOE’s Radioactive Recycling Proposal via Congressman Ed Markey

Posted on 2013/02/06 by norma field

WASHINGTON (January 11, 2013) – A Department of Energy proposal to allow up to 14,000 metric tons of its radioactive scrap metal to be recycled into consumer products was called into question today by Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) due to … Continue reading →

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Scrap-Metal Plan Proves Radioactive via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2013/02/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Department of Energy is proposing to allow the sale of tons of scrap metal from government nuclear sites—an attempt to reduce waste that critics say could lead to radiation-tainted belt buckles, surgical implants and other consumer products. The department, … Continue reading →

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U.S. To Bury Almost All Existing Used Nuclear Fuel; Recycling Deferred At Least 20 Years via Forbes

Posted on 2013/02/01 by norma field

There’s little hope that the 70,000 metric tons of used nuclear fuel dispersed across the United States will ever be recycled, according to a recent study by Oak Ridge National Laboratory—so nearly all existing waste will go into the earth. … Continue reading →

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Disposing of nuclear waste via Frontline

Posted on 2013/01/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

This file photograph shows miners taking geological samples from the Gorleben salt mine in Germany to test whether the location is suitable for storing nuclear waste. On January 10, United States Secretary of Energy Stephen Chu announced a new waste … Continue reading →

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Poneman voices concern over Japan’s energy policy via NHK World

Posted on 2012/09/13 by norma field

A high-ranking official of the US Energy Department has expressed deep concern over Japan’s new energy policy that aims to end the country’s reliance on nuclear power. US Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman conveyed his concern to Japan’s governing … Continue reading →

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Nastasi earns grant to develop nuclear reactor metal-ceramic composite via PHYS ORG

Posted on 2012/07/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Mike Nastasi, director of the Nebraska Center for Energy Sciences Research at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, had one of 13 projects selected recently by the U.S. Department of Energy to improve nuclear reactor safety, performance and cost competitiveness. Nastasi received … Continue reading →

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Why Should Nuke Guarantees Cost Less Than Home or Student Loans? via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2012/07/08 by norma field

by Harvey Wasserman he Department of Energy wants to give the Southern Company a nuclear power loan guarantee at better interest rates than you can get on a student loan. And unlike a home mortgage, there may be no down … Continue reading →

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Japan Ignored US Radiation Monitoring Data　via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2012/06/18 by norma field

ven as thousands of residents pondered the implications of the nuclear disaster in Fukushima Prefecture last year, Japanese government officials took little notice of up-to-the-minute high radiation measurements provided by the U.S. Energy Department. The Energy Department used its Aerial … Continue reading →

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DOE Paying MIT for Pro-Nuclear Evaluation of Research via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2012/06/07 by norma field

Two of 47 newly funded Department of Energy (DOE) research projects are led by professors in the Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) at MIT. Under its Nuclear Energy University Programs (NEUP) umbrella, the DOE has awarded $36.2 million … Continue reading →

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