CURRENT NEWS FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS
RESEARCH IN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
from 2003 on
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CURRENT NEWS FROM THE WORLD'S PRESS RESEARCH IN NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY from 2003 on |
| Nuclear News from the world's press on the internet. |
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| 12-15-06 | Physical Review Focus | A
Nuclear Magic Trick Continued research brings good things |
| 11-2-06 | CERN | Antiprotons
Four Times More Effective Than Protons For Cell Irradiation Nuclear Science and medicine move on. |
| 10-27-06 | China View (Xinhua) | China
to train more talents for nuclear fusion research China is serious about fusion and space. |
| 10-27-06 | Press Release Northrop-Grumman | Northrop
Grumman-Led Team Submits Bid for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Contract New management perhaps? |
| 9-14-06 | PR Newswire | AREVA,
Washington Group International and BWX Technologies, Inc., Respond to Department
of Energy Nuclear Initiative Great action from AREVA née COGEMA |
| 9-1-06 | RIA (Novosti) | Russia
to join international thermonuclear reactor project The Tokomak was Russia’s idea in the first place unfortunately it is still pure research. |
| 8-14-06 | Reuters | Indian
scientists oppose new clauses in nuclear deal They are correct of course. |
| 7-26-07 | People's Daily - Xingua | Super-heated
fusion experiment to reach 100 million degrees Good luck – because it is not only temperature that is required but persistence. |
| 7-14-06 | The World Today | Nuclear
reactor granted license to operate The new ANSTO nuclear reactor has been granted an operating license |
| 6-21-06 | Prospect | The
return of nuclear fusion? It is still pie in the sky until they get a break through in the theoretical phyics basis. |
| 6-20-06 | The A to Z of Materials | Thorium
Reactors - A New Type of Nuclear Reactor There’s a long way between a fuel concept and a confirmed reactor design. |
| 6-15-06 | The Sunday Times (Sydney) | Fourth
accident at Lucas Heights The nuclear world had better be safer than safe in these next few years, even a paper cut at a nuclear research center is a nuclear accident. Take care Fellows! |
| 6-7-06 | Innovations Repot | Scientists
tackle long-standing questions about plutonium This seems as though it should have been done a decade ago. |
| 6-6-06 | The People's Daily | "Artificial
sun" to light up our homes This article coincides with Russia’s intention to mine moon tritium. |
| 5-30-06 | The Engineer | Fusion
for ITER project The operative words here are ‘could’ and ‘might’ produce energy, but the main use of ITER is as a nice international practical research project for training engineers. It is very unlikely, after the fusion research of the last 60 years, to produce useful energy. It does not have the right basic physics yet. |
| 6-3-06 | Associated Press | China
declares progress in fusion The next leader of the world cannot depend on ITER – it has to perform its own research. |
| 5-30-06 | AP | Interest
in new types of energy heats up Argonne National Laboratory fiddles – the real issue is to to tie the production of fuel cells to the nuclear world. |
| 5-24-06 | Voice of America | Seven-Nation
Group to Pursue Fusion Energy Research Unfortunately ITER is still pie in the sky and is not designed to produce power. Even if it’s limited objectives were achieved (and that has perhaps a 5% chance), the production of energy would still be 50 years away. Remember this is the 54th year of fusion research. |
| 5-24-06 | New Kerala News | India
links ITER pact with six countries It’s a very expensive diversionary science without real scientific underpinnings. |
| 5-13-06 | Chennai News Service | To
the moon and beyond A realistic look at the use of radio-isotopes for remote locations. |
| 5-13-06 | The Tech (Boston) | Secretary
Bodman Gives Views on Nuclear Energy Unfortunately Bodman doesn’t have an independent mind … read the last paragraph. |
| 5-8-06 | Knoxville News | Old
reactor gets new lease on life Upgrades totaling $70M should keep it humming for next 30 years |
| 5-3-06 | HPC Wire | ORNL
Aspires to "Gathering Storm" Goals The work represents funding and job protection |
| 5-3-06 | ResearchResearch UK | DoE
labs and Domenici promote GNEP DOE seems to be working with Congress now that Bush is on board. New stratefies! |
| 4-27-06 | The New York Times | Physics
in America at Crossroads and in Crisis, Panel Says Read it and weep. Spending money on toys rather than on theoretical understanding. |
| 4-27-06 | Digital Opportunity | CERN
adopts the 'one percent digital solidarity' principle The same is need in fundamental nuclear research across nations without the interference of politicians. |
| 4-27-06 | Indian Monitor | India-US
deal will destroy nuclear research It is quite probable that this effect was George Bush’s agenda. |
| 4-26-06 | The Times of India | India
joins N-fusion reactor club A sheer waste of money and effort … there has been no real progress since 1958 because there has been little effort on theoretical physics. It has all been fiddling with magnets. India is now sucked in to the black hole. |
| 4-24-06 | IRNA | Iran
dismisses speculation on suspension of research on nuclear energy Except for the fact that they are extremists one must agree that nations like the USA do not have the exclusive right to research into nuclear matters. Weapons are different. |
| 4-24-06 | Associated Press | New
assistant Energy secretary to speak at INL Let’s hope he hears more than pleas for more research funds. |
| 4-23-06 | WBIR.com | DOE
says no to using Y-12 "heavy water" for SNS research DOE is as short-sighted as any. They rely on mindless clerks to read procedures. |
| 4-2-06 | Physics Org | Japanese
Rokkasho nuclear reprocessing plant starts tests Really great news … I just hope that there QA is thorough. |
| 3-30-06 | Chicago Chronicle | Compton
lectures to explore other dimensions We need more innovation in our research … the US has been scientifically stagnant in physics for half a century. |
| 3-16-06 | Oh My News Korea | U.S.
Holds Off on Nuclear Isotopic Research Facility US DOE hasn’t been doing useful research for years. Meanwhile we buy our medical isotopes from Canada. |
| 3-16-05 | BBC | Libya
in 'milestone' nuclear deal Libya wants to use nuclear energy to tackle projected water shortages |
| 3-16-06 | EuroActiv | NGOs
attack EU nuclear research funding The R&D aspect of energy policy is becoming a hot political topic as EU leaders prepare to agree on a common energy policy later this month. |
| 3-15-06 | EU Observer | German
minister slams commission energy paper Poor old Sigmar! He’s from a very minor German political paryt and he’s been upstaged by rationality. |
| 3-13-06 | Novosti | Russia
set to remain top EU energy partner - think tank Somebody in the EU is thinking straight - Lucia Montanaro-Jankovski – remember the name. |
| 3-13-06 | Novosti | Russia
can offer innovation energy projects - academic It sure can … don’t count out Russian innovation and invention. |
| 3-9-06 | The News Sentinel | Purdue
professor under fire for fusion claims - The university is reviewing his
research. It looks as though he might have wanted easy instant fame. |
| 3-6-06 | Physics.com.org and others | The
world’s fastest measurements of molecular vibrations We need also new theoretical work to match the practical. |
| 3-2-06 | Telegraph | We
need nuclear power and a new generation of boffins Nicely written by a British Member of Parliament – I do agree that we need, also in the US, better original research at the major universities. Government research is not original … it is directed by bureaucrats. |
| 3-2-06 | Shanghai Daily | China
gets ready to set pace with nuke fusion test Having planned to mine tritium fuel on the moon, they now need the technology. |
| 2-28-06 | The Hindu | Prime
Minister Manmohan's `no' to US sponsored curbs on FBRs The US really should butt-out of other nation’s business especially when they are scientifically superior. |
| 2-23-06 | M&C Science News | Liquid
nuclear waste disposal studied -- Penn State Sounds a reasonable idea for low level liquids |
| 2-14-06 | The Hindu | India
plays key role in reaching ITER agreement It’s a good research project that keeps some physicists very busy. |
| 2-13-06 | Ars Technica | Mostly
cold fusion A primer on fusion … nowhere near. |
| 2-9-06 | State Journal (Michigan) | Bush
seeks $4M for accelerator project Many are looking from budget fall out including the ever-hungry universities. |
| 2-2-06 | Knoxville News Sentinel | Plans
change for ORNL nuclear material Short-sightedness again abounds in the Department of Energy … throwing away valuable medical isotopes. We can only hope that some of those policy makers are struck down with cancer. |
| 2-1-06 | Research research Day | UK
Government asked to fund nuclear research with Westinghouse sale proceeds A reasonable request if you are British and perhaps unreasonable if you’re American! |
| 1-25-06 | Islamic Republic News Agency | Iran
to continue nuclear research: official They do have a perfect right to continue nuclear research so long as the third paragraph is true. |
| 1-23-06 | ChinaNews | China
to complete artificial sun China will be the dominant global nation in fifty years and their dedication to the nuclear world will be a basis. The US was born on Hollywood conquering the West and two world wars but they have no longer relevance. |
| 1-22-06 | About Physics | Three
items: Fission fragments weighed, Nature's smallest dumbbell, and Magnetic
microcoils It’s a relief to read about nuclear work that doesn’t have politics associated with it. |
| 1-19-06 | i.Africa.com | S.A.
Government holds firm on nuclear power Good news. |
| 1-18-06 | Chennai online | Work
on fast breeder reactor in full swing Great news. |
| 1-18-06 | Kerala News | Indian
DAE chief calls for broad-based research in radiation physics Now if we could have a similar US proclamation. |
| 1-13-06 | Prensa Latina (Cuba) | Russia
Will Rebuild Nuclear Industrial Complex A report by a journalist with little knowledge of Russian nuyclear work. |
| 1-11-06 | Rocky Mountain News | Green
light for plutonium Pluto probe Successful space exploration cannot do without RTGs |
| 1-11-06 | Daily Times. Pakistan | Defiant
Iran resumes nuclear research Good |
| 1-5-06 | Science Go Go | Carbon
Isotopes Reveal Ancient, Abrupt Climate Change Another use for isotopes |
| 1-4-06 | UPI | Elephant
tail hair records their diet history Isotopic analysis is vital to investigations ranging from the environmental to the industrial. |
| 1-3-06 | Science News | Isotopes
and GPS Reveal Secrets of Elephant Migration and Diet Fortunately, isotopes are a very useful tool … even for environmentalists |
| 12-3-05 | New Scientist | Nuke
test laser flickers into life Good theoretical and practical work keeps science alive but it has little to do with practical energy supply. |
| 11-8-05 | Yahoo AFP | Japan
appoints head of breakthrough nuclear fusion reactor in France The politics are being slowly settled … now perhaps the science can begin! |
| 11-11-05 | Washington | DOE
Bill Calls for Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing We are slowly getting realistic about nuclear energy – but only slowly |
| 10-12-05 | Khaleej Times | Japan
to host international nuclear fusion research center: report Quid pro quo in research |
| 6-28-05 | Yahoo News (Reuters) | Nuclear
project could solve energy woes--scientist Watch the name … Fell … another idiot. |
| 6-22-05 | Yahoo News | G8
decision on fusion would herald nuclear future What a crock! These people are confusing themselves in ignorance. Fusion could do less in the future than a breeder reactor … so said the NSF a long time ago. |
| 5-6-05 | Yahoo (AP) | Los
Alamos National Lab Director to Quit A scientific establishment is not a branch of the Armed Forces so it is nice to see a vice-admiral take his lumps. |
| 5-4-05 | Yahoo (Reuters) | Japan
may end bid for nuclear fusion project They’ll make more money by not being the actual physical host of the experiment. |
| 3-27-05 | Yahoo (Reuters) | Chirac
Sees EU Deal with Japan on Fusion Research A French politician on a foreign visit: facts are different at the negotiation table. |
| 3-9-05 | The Japan Times | Institute
plans Alaska reactor project Fantastic – Japan building a sodium-cooled reactor in the US |
| 3-8-05 | Losa Angeles Times | Hans
Bethe - The Last of the Old Masters' of Physics I met him only once in California. |
| 2-17-05 | SABC News | SA
will not appeal nuclear plant suspension Not cancelled, merely suspended, but still not a good move to develop a high efficiency and safer plant than the LWRs. |
| 2-7-05 | The Japan Times | Fukui
governor gives approval to retool controversial Monju Great news |
| 1-30-05 | The Japan Times | Nuclear
policy panel calls for Monju restart About time despite comments by the lunatic fringe from the intervenors and Kyushu University. |
| 1-19-05 | CNN, Beijing | China
To Build PFR Nuclear Power Stations By 2020 Europe and the USA are being left behind. |
| 12-9-04 | Space.com | Space
Nuclear Power Spotlighted in Public Meetings Good |
| 12-6-04 | Washington Post | Congressional
Leader’s Push Helps Deliver NASA Funds Project Prometheus … nuclear energy in space again gets a push. |
| 12-3-04 | The Tech (MIT) | MIT
Will Direct New Nuclear Energy Lab If you can’t say anything good about a piece of news, don’t say anything. |
| 12-3-04 | The Japan Times | Supreme
Court to hear Monju appeal Something that is obvious crawls through the process … modern society. |
| 9-30-04 | The Japan Times | 'Japonium'
said to be heaviest element Presmuably that there is no limit given the right tools. |
| 9-24-04 | Monroe News | Fermi
1 plant dismantling slow, costly It’s been a long time and the information that the reactor developed might be lost unless DOE get’s off it’s ass. |
| 9-13-04 | Yahoo Alerts (Reuters) | Atomic
energy pioneers regret lost chances It’s important to secure the memories from the pioneers before they are lost. |
| 9-9-04 | Yahoo Alerts | Nuclear
power plants—to go Concepts – this sounds good idea for small nations without regulatory controls. |
| 6-20-04 | The Japan Times (Kyodo) | Decision
on site for fusion reactor put off again The politics are moving as fast as the technology! |
| 2-4-04 | The Japan Times | Russia
sticks to its guns, backs France for fusion reactor But the door is still open for more negotiations it appears … I wonder whether support for the Russian program would help Japan. |
| 1-29-04 | The Japan Times | Japan
to offer compromise on ITER fusion project, but only up to a point The Japanese are not going to give in to France. Japan is clearly a more suitable reactor site. |
| 1-24-04 | The Japan Times | Japan
wants ITER data center in France, reactor in Japan “Let’s not fight” they say, as they fight! |
| 1-5-04 | The Japan Times | Restoring
a nuclear-energy policy An excellent analysis whether we proponents of the nuclear option like it or not. |
| 12-22-03 | Yahoo (Reuters) | Nuclear
Fusion Project Seeks End to Site Dispute The French appear to be offering cooperation in analysis in exchange for the machine. |
| 12-22-03 | The Japan Times | Decision
on nuclear fusion site put off Down to two competing sites: Cadarche without sea access and Rokkasha with earthquakes, say the respective opposing teams. |
| 12-18-03 | Yahoo (Reuters) | Japan
Fishing Village hopes for Nuclear Project One of the last two sites – Cadarache and Rokkasha |
| 9-10-03 | Yahoo (Reuters) | H-Bomb
Pioneer Edward Teller Dies at 95 Teller, a dinosaur of nuclear thinking, dies |
| 8-6-03 | The Japan Times | Restart
Monju reactor: atomic blueprint The plant needs to be restarted rapidly now that JNC has been reorganized and TEPCO is slowly emerging from hiding its activities. Successful operation would contribute to public confidence. |
| 4-11-03 | The Japan Times | Fukui
race boils down to reactor factor A pro-nuclear Fukui governor is vital to Monju. I would expect a lot of nuclear enthusiasts to lend assistance. |
| 3-31-03 | The Energy Daily | Craig,
Domenici Pushing $1 Billion Advanced Reactor For Idaho Lab It would be an excellent idea for the lab. |
| 2-25-03 | CNN | Pioneer
10 falls silent after nearly 31 years But it had fallen silent before being picked up by a South American station. Stay tuned! |
| 2-5-03 | The Japan Times | Monju
plaintiffs urge end to appeal The hyenas at the kill. |
| 2-4-03 | The Japan Times | Mayor
Delays Restart -- Another hurdle for Monju reactor Monju has still more hurdles to come from activists. |
| 2-1-03 | The Japan Times | Government
appeals ruling on Monju nuclear reactor As expected |
| 1-28-03 | The Japan Times | High
court nullifies approval of Monju reactor program A disaster that will take Government action to correct. |