Archive for July 4th, 2009

Duke Energy in the Scioto Valley?

A study by the Nuclear Energy Institute found that from 1995 to 2008 total electricity production costs were on average $0.20/kWh cheaper than coal and almost a $1/kWh in 2008. Since 2000, the cost of nuclear energy has gone down …

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Saturday, July 4th, 2009

How Nuclear Bombs Work

Within the tamper is the lithium deuteride (fuel) and a hollow rod of plutonium-239 in the center of the cylinder. Separating the cylinder from the implosion bomb is a shield of uranium-238 and plastic foam that fills the remaining …

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Saturday, July 4th, 2009

t = V1 + v2, How to increase traffic and popularity quickly and

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Saturday, July 4th, 2009

Who decides some of this stuff? nuclear atomic choices and sabre

The office also will work closely with other agencies, including the Departments of Energy, Defense, Commerce, and Homeland Security, to ensure a clear and consistent U.S. policy on nuclear energy, safety, and security issues. … 5) coordinating closely with the Department of Energy on USG efforts to convert HEU-fueled research reactors to LEU, spent fuel return efforts, and transport of HEU and plutonium, including coordinating the international aspects of the U.S. …

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Nuclear power and global energy needs

Nuclear energy’s‘contribution’ to fighting climate change would come too late (long after 2020), with huge costs (USD10 trillion), and would create a myriad of other serious hazards related to accidents, waste management and proliferation. … As stockpiles of separated plutonium increase, nuclear technologies and materials spread to new countries. International safeguards are under-resourced and structurally weak. It is only a question of time before they become …

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The CIA Memory Hole: Appendix B. Extended Remarks by William

… that nothing in the Treaty is to be interpreted as affecting the right of all Parties to the Treaty “to develop research, production and use of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes…in conformity with Articles I and II of this Treaty. … Also clearly permitted would be the development, under safeguards, of plutonium fueled power reactors, including research on the properties of metallic plutonium, nor would Article II interfere with the development or use of fast …

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North Korea 'enriching uranium'

North Korea said earlier in June it would “weaponise” its plutonium stocks and start enriching uranium for a light-water nuclear reactor. “It is clear that they are moving forward,” Mr Lee said on Tuesday. …

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China losing its grip on Pakistan - Pakistan Defence Forum

China also helped Pakistan build its nuclear reactor and stockpile plutonium to offset India’s advantage. The military partnership included building a Pakistani version of a Chinese jet fighter, and a military port at Gwadar in …

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Jackaranda

After six-nation talks aimed at curbing North Korea’s nuclear ambitions broke down earlier this year, Pyongyang said it would “weaponise” its plutonium stocks and start enriching uranium for a light-water nuclear reactor. …

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