Posted by Matt in April 30th, 2008 |
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The sprawling site, known as Natanz, made headlines recently because Iran is testing a new generation of centrifuges there that spin faster and, in theory, can more rapidly turn natural uranium into fuel for reactors or nuclear arms. The new machines are also meant to be more reliable than their forerunners, which often failed catastrophically.
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Posted by Matt in April 6th, 2007 |
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WASHINGTON, April 6 (UPI) — A global “nuclear renaissance,” the cliché for a growth in nuclear power plant construction, is not merely talk, according to a new report by the Cambridge Energy Research Associates. New reactors are in various phases, from planning to construction, and even the United States, which hasn’t approved a new reactor [...]
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