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Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online The service life of electric car batteries is cut in half when operating between 110 and 120 degrees Fahrenheit, the temperature they reach on a typical a summer day. To solve this problem, a team of German researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Environmental, Safety and Energy Technology developed a new coolant called CryoSolplus, which is capable of absorbing between two and three times as much heat as water. CryoSolplus is a...

The only MENA focused nuclear construction conference has had to expand its venue for 2012 after the exhibition has sold out in just 6 weeks since the conference was announced in June. (PRWEB) July 13, 2012 Nuclear Energy Insider’s 3rd Annual MENA Nuclear Construction Conference (25-26 September, Dubai) is bringing together over 300 senior decision makers from leading energy stakeholders including KA CARE, KEPCO, Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and...

Troubling Parallels Seen: The "U.S. Has the Same Colluding System Between Industry, Regulators and Government" WASHINGTON, July 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The same underlying "man-made" problems that contribute significantly to the Fukushima reactor disaster in Japan are in place in the United States and require preventative actions that go far beyond the limited steps taken far by the U.S. industry and its regulators, according to five groups commenting today on the...

PRAGUE, July 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company today confirmed an important strategic partnership with Czech company Vitkovice a.s., in preparation for the potential construction of Westinghouse AP1000® nuclear power plants in the Czech Republic. In accordance with the partnership, Vitkovice will join the Westinghouse/Toshiba/Metrostav team to jointly offer as a potential fabricator of key structural and mechanical equipment modules, should the AP1000...

PRAGUE, July 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has submitted a fully compliant and competitive bid to CEZ, a. s. to develop and deliver a turnkey dual-unit AP1000 plant for completing the Temelin Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 and 4 Project. Westinghouse is eager to build upon its demonstrated success in the Czech Republic on Temelin Units 1 and 2. And, with more than 50 years of worldwide experience leading the nuclear industry,...

PITTSBURGH, June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that it has signed a strategic alliance agreement with Curtiss-Wright Corporation's Flow Control business segment's Electro-Mechanical Division (EMD) business unit to jointly pursue and develop business opportunities for the refurbishment of large motors for commercial nuclear power applications in North America and to collaborate on new technology development. The alliance will enable both...

HARRISBURG, Pa., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania House of Representatives this week voted unanimously in favor of House Resolution 750 which directs the President and Congress to adopt the recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future and pass legislation enabling the construction of one or more centralized interim nuclear fuel storage facilities. After two years of fact-finding and intense study, the Blue Ribbon Commission endorsed a...

MISSISSAUGA, June 27, 2012 /CNW/ - Candu Energy Inc. (Candu) is pleased to announce it has engaged with the United Kingdom's (UK) Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) to assist in providing alternative full lifecycle approaches for managing that country's fissile material stocks. The UK's preferred method is to re-use the material as mixed oxide (MOX) fuel. "This is a great opportunity to build on the neutron efficient fundamentals of CANDU(®) technology which easily allows...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com The first seafood caught off the Japanese coast of Fukushima since last year’s nuclear meltdown went on sale Monday — a sign the million-dollar fishing economy is on the mend. The first day’s offerings were limited to the only commercial sea creatures that have consistently tested negative for radioactive cesium: octopus and whelk, a type of marine snail. Japanese fishmongers are hoping sea bass and flounder soon follow, but are aware that these...

Three ANS Members Receive Highest Honor for Significant Contributions to Nuclear Science and Technology LaGrange Park, IL (PRWEB) June 25, 2012 Three members of the American Nuclear Society (ANS) have been named ANS Fellows, the highest honor bestowed by the Society, ANS President Eric Loewen, PhD, announced today at the ANS Annual Conference, being held June 24-28 in Chicago, Illinois. The awards are being presented during the opening session of the conference to recognize significant...