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100,000 years and counting – how do we tell future generations about highly radioactive nuclear waste repositories?
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Canada to expedite approval of new nuclear projects, energy minister says
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How nuclear power saved Armenia
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Inside Fukushima Daiichi
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France could soon build several nuclear reactors in Sweden, according to a letter of intent signed by the two countries' energy ministers
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Sweden's government has pledged to take an active role in securing financing for a massive buildout of nuclear power to meet an expected surge in electricity demand
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US reenters the nuclear fuel game
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Holtec applies to restart shuttered Palisades plant
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Why investing in new nuclear plants is bad for the climate
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Young climate activist tells Greenpeace to drop ‘old-fashioned’ anti-nuclear stance
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California court dismisses lawsuit over nuclear power plant
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How Finland is betting on nuclear power, and its waste | Focus on Europe
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Environmental experts have criticised the Swedish government's plan to build at least ten nuclear reactors in the next twenty years
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The first US nuclear reactor built from scratch in decades enters commercial operation in Georgia
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Highly radioactive spill near Columbia River in E. Washington worse than expected
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Book review: 'Safe Enough? A History of Nuclear Power and Accident Risk'
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Finland is on the verge of becoming the first nation to bury spent nuclear fuel rods deep underground for the long term
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Finland's vast network of tunnels 400m underground will soon begin operating as the world's first spent nuclear fuel disposal facility
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Westinghouse unveils small modular nuclear reactor
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Europe's nuclear divide grows – first new plant in sixteen years comes on stream in Finland day after Germany pulls plug on last reactors
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Finland's much-delayed Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor, Europe's largest, began regular output early on Sunday
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Nuclear power's challenges in less than 1000 words
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Plant Vogtle Unit 3 nuclear reactor reaches initial criticality
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Sweden and France could be set to join forces to build new nuclear power stations in the Nordic nation
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Japan to invest in nuclear energy in major policy shift
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Finland hopes new nuclear reactor eases energy crunch – Olkiluoto 3 will be able to produce about one-fifth of the electricity the country consumes
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Doel 3: Shutdown confirmed for Friday despite politicians' pleas
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UK looks to Sweden for a solution to nuclear waste – repeated attempts to find a suitable location have been stymied by political intransigence and environmentalists
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Finland is building the world's first permanent disposal site for nuclear waste, with no shortage of people wanting to be its neighbours
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Belgium and energy provider Engie agree to extend nuclear power plants
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Swedish power utility Vattenfall considering building at least two new small nuclear reactors to deal with a projected rise in electricity consumption over the coming decades
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EDF rules out extension of nuclear plant to secure UK winter supplies
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Why Germany won’t keep its nuclear plants open
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Is nuclear power green?
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Four Canadian provinces push ahead with plan to build small nuclear reactors to supply power
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Finland's much-delayed Olkiluoto 3 nuclear reactor started test production on Saturday
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The nuclear industry argues regulators don’t understand new small reactors
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The economics of nuclear energy
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Sweden approves plans for Forsmark nuclear waste storage site – will bury nuclear waste in the bedrock, and seal the facilities once they are full
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Why do manatees die when power plants shut down?
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Why California is shutting down its last nuclear plant
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A summary of the book "Why Nuclear Power Has Been a Flop" by Jack Devanney
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TVO cleared for fuel loading at Olkiluoto Unit 3
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IAmA chemical engineer who works with spent nuclear fuel. AMA!
Thanks to @suspended and @deimos for the suggestion! Hey y’all, I am a basin chemistry engineer for the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Our facility stores spent...
Thanks to @suspended and @deimos for the suggestion!
Hey y’all, I am a basin chemistry engineer for the Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site in South Carolina. Our facility stores spent nuclear fuel from a variety of research and experimental reactors underwater. Our specialty is highly-enriched aluminum-clad fuel, but we have a diverse array of unusual fuels from around the world. A good overview of fuel types can be found here.
My primary responsibility is ensuring the basin water is kept highly pure to minimize corrosion to the fuel, as well as ensure it is free of radionuclides to the extent practicable. I’m happy to answer any questions I can about nuclear fuel, nuclear power, radioactive waste, etc.
More links:
Corrosion of Al-clad fuel
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A fantastic video on high level nuclear waste
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Hanford radioactive sludge removal
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Georgia Power receives first nuclear fuel shipment for Vogtle Unit 3
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Why are nuclear plants so expensive? Safety’s only part of the story
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Boris Johnson announces ten-point green plan, including investments in nuclear and wind, and new combustion vehicle ban from 2030
30 votes