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U.S. eyeing return to nuclear energy
Washington (UPI) Dec 24, 2006 Thanks mainly to Bush administration policy, the United States could soon find itself re-embracing the use of nuclear power. The Chicago Tribune reported that the administration has recently supported the creation of several new nuclear plants, and just last week President Bush publicly endorsed the energy source at a news conference. "Nuclear power is going to be an essential source, in my judgment, of future electricity for the United States," Bush said at the conference. "Nuclear power is renewable, and nuclear power does not emit one greenhouse gas." The government's proposal to increase the number of operating reactors in the nation beyond its current 103 has brought immediate opposition from anti-nuclear activists. Those activists claim that besides possible cataclysmic events, such as occurred at Chernobyl or Three Mile Island, new reactors could lead to cost overruns for consumers. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Civil Nuclear Energy Science, Technology and News Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
Soviet-Era Uranium Arrives In Russia From Germany
Moscow (AFP) Dec 18, 2006A specially adapted plane carrying more than 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of uranium from Germany landed in Russia on Monday for transfer to a research centre, the Russian atomic energy agency Rosatom told AFP. Rosatom spokesman Sergei Novikov said that "268 kilograms of highly enriched uranium and 58 kilograms of lightly enriched uranium have been transported to Russia." |
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