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- PM's speech refuels nuclear plant debates. // Professional Engineering;9/22/2004, Vol. 17 Issue 16, p14
The article presents information on the support provided to the construction works for Nuclear Plants due to a speech by Prime minister of Great Britain, Tony Blair. It was billed as a speech on the environment, but Prime Minister Tony Blair's comments at the Prince of Wales' business and the...
- Watchdogs call for £200bn energy spend. // Contract Journal;10/14/2009, Vol. 448 Issue 6739, p3
The article reports that according to energy watchdogs, 200bn pounds need to be spent on new power plants and infrastructure over the next decade in Great Britain. Ofgem officials are warning that energy bills for consumers in the country could rise by 60% by 2016 unless a new nuclear power...
- IDENTIFICATION OF IMPACT LOCATION IN A PLATE BASED ON ELASTODYNAMICS AND HIGHER ORDER TIME FREQUENCY METHOD. LEE, S. K.; KIM, S. J. // International Journal of Modern Physics B: Condensed Matter Phys;4/30/2008, Vol. 22 Issue 9-11, p1331
In a nuclear power plant, impact force due to loose part is related to the structural damage in the plant. In general, the steam generator of the nuclear power plant is structured by thick plate. The paper presents a novel approach to locate an impact load in a thick plate. The approach is based...
- ATOMIC POWER. // Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists;Jun1960, Vol. 16 Issue 6, p224
The article reports developments related to nuclear energy industry in the U.S. Results of a study of the economic advantages of nuclear power reactors at various remote military sites were released by the Atomic Energy Commission on April 4, 1960. At four of the sites studied, nuclear power...
- Section 8. Nuclear Energy. // Monthly Energy Review;Nov2001, p109
Presents statistical data related to nuclear electricity net generation in the U.S. in August 2001. Capability of nuclear generating units to produce nuclear electricity; Electricity generation units operable as of August 31, 2001; Design capacity of generation units.
- Clean Air And The Atom. // Environmental Forum;May/Jun2004, Vol. 21 Issue 3, p16
Quotes the U.S. Nuclear Energy Institute about the decision of U.S. power producers to shift electricity production to emission-free nuclear power plants from other sources.
- diversification: big word, big results for San Antonio. Pruske, Jim // Electric Light & Power;Jul/Aug2004, Vol. 82 Issue 5, p45
Reports on the diversification of the fuel sources of San Antonio, Texas' City Public Service. Changes brought about the 1973 Arab oil embargo and natural gas price increase; Participation in the South Texas Project, a nuclear power plant; Acquisition of the entire output of the Desert Sky Wind...
- Letters. CHUGUNOV, ANDREI; GWINN, JOE; MORGAN, TOM; BRASCH, M.; PERDELWITZ, TOD // Machine Design;11/20/2014, Vol. 86 Issue 13, p10
Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles including "Locks on Rivers that Stop Invading Species," published in the June 23, 2014 issue, "RoHS2 Hits Home This Month," published in the June 23 issue, and "Motors Instead of Turbine," published in the July 17 issue.
- Joining the nuclear club. Williams, Perry // MEED: Middle East Economic Digest;8/10/2007, Vol. 51 Issue 32, p32
The article reports that governments throughout the Middle East are looking at atomic power as a possible solution to soaring energy demand in the region. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states announced in November 2006 that they would conduct a study into nuclear energy. The...
