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• Nuclear Power Has Prevented 40M Metric Tons of CO2 EmissionsSep 29, 2011

  More than 10 years after electricity deregulation, the nuclear power industry has decreased greenhouse gas emissions by nearly 40 million metric tons of carbon dioxide and saved $2.5 billion a year as a result of operating more efficiently over the past decade, according to a new study. more

• EIA Projects World Energy Use Will Rise 53 Percent by 2035, Driven by China, IndiaSep 20, 2011

• Chemists Make First Quantitative Measure of Radiation Leaked from Fukushima ReactorAug 17, 2011

• Examining the Safety of Next-generation Nuclear ReactorsJul 25, 2011

• Tsunami Airglow Signature Could Lead to Early Detection SystemJul 15, 2011

• FOIA Lawsuit Targets DOE for Failing to Release Congressionally Ordered Water Energy RoadmapJun 24, 2011

• Expert: Shutting Down U.S. Nuclear Plants Would Have Daunting Effect on Economy, EnvironmentJun 20, 2011

• Italy Saying Goodbye to Nuclear?Jun 15, 2011

• WHOI Leads Expedition to Measure Radioactivity from Fukushima Disaster in PacificJun 10, 2011

• Taking the Waste out of Nuclear WasteJun 02, 2011

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Blog Posts

• An Inconvenient Cut?May 04, 2011

  

  When the EIA’s budget was cut 15 percent last month, it had to curtail a number of its data-gathering and –analyzing services. Is this going wildly affect the energy market? Or is it merely an inconvenience, a loss of something we’d like to have? more

• Fukushima and the Future of Nuclear EnergyMar 17, 2011

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Videos

• Remote-controlled Helicopters, Vehicles Helping at Fukushima DaiichiApr 11, 2011

  

  Tokyo Electric Power is putting remote controlled machinery to use at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This video, released Monday, was shot by a remote-controlled helicopter a day earlier and shows the plants number four reactor building. more

• Inside a Japanese Nuclear Power StationMar 23, 2011

  

  In August 2007, IDG News Service was invited to the Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power station. This video provides an inside glimpse of the world's largest nuclear power plant. more

• IAEA Director General Announces Plans to Visit JapanMar 16, 2011