en-us http://www.newsique.com/tags/science/nuclear/ Get Informed. Choose Your News. http://www.newsique.com/science/italy_to_revive_nuclear_power/ Italy says it is to restart its nuclear energy programme, more than 20 years after it was scrapped by referendum in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster. Since then Italy has become the world's biggest net importer of electricity. Industry Minister Cl news science 2008-05-23 08:23:25 http://www.newsique.com/science/italy_to_revive_nuclear_power/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/7415496.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [7] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/italy_to_revive_nuclear_power/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/mythbusters_test_seeks_to_determ/ After a nuclear holocaust, would cockroaches really be the last creatures standing? That's a question for the same people who've tested whether you can jump in a falling elevator to save yourself, whether throwing a toaster into a bathtub really will e news science 2007-10-22 09:47:09 http://www.newsique.com/science/mythbusters_test_seeks_to_determ/ www.tri-cityherald.com http://www.tri-cityherald.com/tch/local/v-printer/story/9390500p-9303503c.html Interesting [6] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/mythbusters_test_seeks_to_determ/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/particle_accelerator_to_be_ready/ Nuclear research officials in Geneva, Switzerland, expressed confidence that the Large Hadron Collier particle accelerator would be ready for use in 2007. news science 2006-12-17 15:57:13 http://www.newsique.com/science/particle_accelerator_to_be_ready/ Physorg http://www.physorg.com/news85471005.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/physorg/ 91 Interesting [5] 100 neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/particle_accelerator_to_be_ready/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/ministers_plot_uk_nuclear_future/ The government is inviting communities in the UK to volunteer to host radioactive waste from the country's half-century of nuclear power. Local authorities are urged to consult widely before coming forward, and may win financial support. Ministers h news science 2008-06-13 08:20:54 http://www.newsique.com/science/ministers_plot_uk_nuclear_future/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7450479.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/ministers_plot_uk_nuclear_future/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/nuclear_clean-up_costs_to_soar/ The cost of cleaning up the UK's ageing nuclear facilities, including some described as "dangerous", looks set to rise above �73bn, the BBC has learned. A senior official at the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority said the bill would rise by billions o news science 2008-05-28 08:17:37 http://www.newsique.com/science/nuclear_clean-up_costs_to_soar/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7421879.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/nuclear_clean-up_costs_to_soar/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/nuclears_co2_cost_will_climb/ The case for nuclear power as a low carbon energy source to replace fossil fuels has been challenged in a new report by Australian academics. It suggests greenhouse emissions from the mining of uranium - on which nuclear power relies - are on the rise. news science 2008-05-01 08:22:37 http://www.newsique.com/science/nuclears_co2_cost_will_climb/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7371645.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/nuclears_co2_cost_will_climb/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/uk_to_seek_more_nuclear_power/ Britain's reliance on nuclear energy should increase over the next two decades, business secretary John Hutton has told The Financial Times. Mr Hutton announced plans in January for a new generation of nuclear plants to replace the UK's 10 ageing stati news science 2008-03-06 08:22:27 http://www.newsique.com/science/uk_to_seek_more_nuclear_power/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7281012.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/uk_to_seek_more_nuclear_power/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/cabinet_backs_nuclear_power_plan/ The Cabinet has agreed in principle to approve a new generation of nuclear power stations, it has emerged. Business Secretary John Hutton will formally announce the decision in a statement to MPs on Thursday. Environmental campaigners say such a mov news science 2008-01-09 08:19:08 http://www.newsique.com/science/cabinet_backs_nuclear_power_plan/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7174899.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/cabinet_backs_nuclear_power_plan/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/second_nuclear_review_criticised/ A second public consultation into whether new nuclear stations should be built has "failed", a report suggests. The Nuclear Consultation Working Group said key issues had not been addressed "in any meaningful way" and it had been designed to "provide l news science 2008-01-08 08:18:41 http://www.newsique.com/science/second_nuclear_review_criticised/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7171821.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/second_nuclear_review_criticised/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/bills_pave_way_for_nuclear_power/ Energy, planning and climate change bills in the Queen's Speech pave the way for new UK nuclear power stations. The plans, part of Gordon Brown's first programme as PM, are said to be aimed at cutting carbon emissions and getting the best energy mix fo news science 2007-11-06 08:15:16 http://www.newsique.com/science/bills_pave_way_for_nuclear_power/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7080625.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/bills_pave_way_for_nuclear_power/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/inquiry_into_n-test_veterans_cas/ A parliamentary inquiry has begun into British nuclear tests in the South Pacific in the 1950s, which veterans say led to genetic defects. Veterans claim they were not given proper protection during the Christmas Island testing programme and their fami news science 2007-10-15 08:19:53 http://www.newsique.com/science/inquiry_into_n-test_veterans_cas/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/7044768.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/inquiry_into_n-test_veterans_cas/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/nuclear_reactor_secrets_reve1/ Instructions on how to build a nuclear reactor have been revealed from five sealed envelopes that have lain hidden for almost 70 years. The documents were sent to the UK's Royal Society for safekeeping by James Chadwick, discoverer of the neutron, duri news science 2007-06-04 14:39:20 http://www.newsique.com/science/nuclear_reactor_secrets_reve1/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/6709855.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [3] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/nuclear_reactor_secrets_reve1/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/nuclear_power_must_be_on_agenda/ Nuclear power is needed to help reduce carbon emissions and to ensure that the UK has secure energy supplies in the future, Tony Blair has told MPs. He spoke as the government set out plans to meet future UK energy needs. The Energy White Paper back news science 2007-05-23 10:43:01 http://www.newsique.com/science/nuclear_power_must_be_on_agenda/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/uk_news/politics/6681377.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Under Rated [1] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/nuclear_power_must_be_on_agenda/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/russia_making_floating_atom_plan/ Russia has started building the world's first floating nuclear plant, designed to provide power for remote areas. The plant, costing $200m, is due to be launched in 2010. Russia's atomic energy ministry (Minatom) announced that the base unit for the news science 2007-04-17 08:15:57 http://www.newsique.com/science/russia_making_floating_atom_plan/ BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/6562925.stm http://www.newsique.com/sources/bbc_news/ 93 Interesting [3] neoform http://www.newsique.com/profiles/neoform/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/russia_making_floating_atom_plan/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/scientists_melt_diamond/ So much for “diamonds are forever.” Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories have taken diamond, the hardest known natural material on Earth, and melted it into a puddle. news science 2006-11-07 14:09:50 http://www.newsique.com/science/scientists_melt_diamond/ Live Science http://www.livescience.com/technology/061106_melted_diamond.html http://www.newsique.com/sources/livescience/ 90 Under Rated [3] mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/scientists_melt_diamond/#comments http://www.newsique.com/science/european_leader_urges_retur/ Wider use of nuclear energy must be considered among reforms of Europe's energy sector aimed at cutting carbon emissions and fighting climate change, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said. news science 2006-10-31 12:58:28 http://www.newsique.com/science/european_leader_urges_retur/ Seed Magazine http://www.seedmagazine.com/news/2006/10/european_leader_urges_return_t.php http://www.newsique.com/sources/seedmagazine/ 100 Under Rated [4] 100 mrmdc http://www.newsique.com/profiles/mrmdc/ 0 http://www.newsique.com/science/european_leader_urges_retur/#comments