Japan's Utilities Suffer Staggering Losses
Can a big nuclear order from Turkey be viewed as a vote of confidence?
Groundwater Contamination Is the Latest Bad News from Fukushima
Situation at plant continues to make life difficult for the pro-nuclear
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Germany Takes the Lead in HVDC
New developments in high-voltage DC electronics could herald an epic shift in energy delivery
New York Politicians Decline to be Anti-Nuclear
Candidates are remarkably responsible on energy and climate
Plasma Ring Experiment Offers New Path for Fusion Power
Self-contained plasma rings could enable new fusion power experiments and energy storage
Take a Tour of the National Ignition Facility
NIF's operations manager Bruno Van Wonterghem shows off the laser facility
Japan Plans to Overhaul Its Electricity Sector
Proposal would break up the "Big 10" utility companies
Laser Fusion’s Brightest Hope
The National Ignition Facility houses the world’s most powerful laser. Is it enough to ignite a fusion revolution?
German Renewables Reach 25 Percent
The numbers of photovoltaic installations are just as astonishing
New Appointments at U.S. Energy Department and EPA
The most distinctive impact may be in the nuclear sector
Sixteen New Iranian Reactors
Will they actually be built, or is the plan just a cover for military plans?
The Best—And Craziest—Ideas at the ARPA-E Future Energy Pitching Session
Early-stage energy startups faced down a panel of investors; could these ideas really work?
North Korea's Nuclear Fingerprints As Seen in Norway
A geophysicist north of Oslo could trace the explosion to its source by its sonic fingerprint
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How to Find a Nuclear Explosion in North Korea
Wondering how the world knows when a somebody tests a nuclear device? Here's how
Who After Chu?
Will a new energy secretary focus more on areas neglected in Chu’s farewell appraisal?
U.S. Northeast Sets Ambitious Carbon Reduction Goals
New targets reflects RGGI's own success and general U.S. progress
A Different Kind of Nuclear Winter: Steam From Cooling Towers Spawns Snowfall
Cold air mixes with hot water vapor, yielding downwind snow plume
Anti-Fossil Divestment Campaign Gets Traction
Goal may be misguided, but political effect could be benign
British Stick to Their Guns on Climate Change
Center-right government adopts stronger-than-ever emissions reduction program
Oak Ridge Unveils 20-Petaflop ‘Titan’ Supercomputer
New 299,008-CPU Cray XK7 will simulate nanomagnets, global climate, and turbulent combustion
"Frankenstorm" Causes Only Minor Irregularities at Affected Nuclear Power Plants
Any nuclear abrnomality is worrisome, but relative normality is reassuring
Can Japan Phase Out Nuclear Power?
The country wants to go nuclear-free, but many obstacles remain
Fukushima Fish Still Radioactive
Fisheries off Fukushima's coast may be closed for decades
National Ignition Facility: Mother of All Boondoggles?
NIF may never work, and even if it does, it will accomplish nothing
Indian Nuclear Reform Falls Short
A recent audit finds drastic shortcoming in reactor regualtion
Accelerate Transfer of Nuclear Wastes from Wet to Dry Storage?
U.S. government auditor finds disconcerting disarray in documentation
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Nuclear Power: Go Big or Go Home
Even as Japan waffles on tearing its plants down, other countries are doubling down on their nuclear bets
Money and the Election
Each candidate has his industry allies, but how much difference does that make?
Nuclear Fuel From the Sea
Scientists say harvesting uranium from seawater makes more economic sense than they’d thought
Japan Commits to Eliminating Nuclear Power
But the new energy policy is long on hope and short on specifics
Japanese Fast Reactor Found to Be on Active Fault