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New Japanese Maglev – US Would Rather Blow Things Up
Yesterday brought confirmation from JR Tokai that they would be proceeding with plans to build the first long distance maglev train between Tokyo and Nagoya, despite the lack of government support. The line is expected to be in operation by … Continue reading
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UK Government’s Energy Plans All Hot Air
Business Secretary John Hutton announced on today’s BBC Politics Show that the UK would be solving its CO2 problems by building off shore wind farms all round the coastline of the UK. Now, anyone who has either been to the … Continue reading
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Its Catastrophic When We Don’t Have Nuclear
Repairs at the facility in Chalk River, Ontario, have choked off the global supply of radioactive isotopes used for diagnosing and treating thousands of patients with cancer and other diseases. On the 18th Nov., the reactor was taken offline to … Continue reading
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China’s Infrastructure Investment Continues Apace
China clearly understands that the key to the success of a modern nation state lies in top class basic economic infrastructure. They plan to lay 4000km of new track and electrify 3000lm of existing track every year until 2010, as … Continue reading
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Nuclear Desalination – The Answer To Water Shortages
The conclusion of scientists at the recent Symposium of Desalination and Water Re-use in Trombay, India, was that nuclear power is the only technology presently available which can provide the freshwater that a growing world population will need, without depleting … Continue reading
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Credit Where It’s Due
Now, I’m no fan of Ken Livingstone. But he has announced that the Greater London Authority has placed an order for 10 hydrogen powered buses from US manufacturer ISE Corp. Ken’s goal is to have 5% of London’s buses running … Continue reading
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Maglev on the Move in Germany
In a surprise move, two members of the Bavarian state parliament have gone to the press with a call for the maglev project in Munich being extended to Regensburg and from there, to Prague and beyond. The two parliamentarians, both … Continue reading
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Westinghouse Buys Into PBMR
In what could turn out to be a major boost to the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) — arguably the safest and most versatile of the nuclear reactors in operation presently — U.S.-based Westinghouse Electric Company, a group company of … Continue reading
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Brazil Invited To Join International Fusion Project
During a visit to Brazil in the last week of October, European Commissioner for Science and Research, Janez Potocnik, suggested that Brazil join the seven-member International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, or ITER, program. ITER, originally proposed by Russian Academician E.P. Velikhov … Continue reading
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Sarkozy covered in Gore
Nicolas Sarkozy, Al Gore and European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso, jointly announced their policy (their policy?!) for France at a ceremony last week which involved practically all French ministers, environmental associations, leaders of trades unions and business leaders. The … Continue reading
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Devolution
While the western world wades through tons of Gore, the so-called developing world, it seems, know what its is about. In its annual report last week, the International Atomic Energy Agency predicts nuclear based power generation will grow from its … Continue reading
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40mph Motorway Speed Limit
The Times reported yesterday that “Speed cameras are to be installed on large sections of the motorway network under a government plan to reduce congestion and vehicle emissions by cutting and strictly enforcing the speed limit at peak times. The … Continue reading
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Firestorms Ravage Southern California While The Governator Plays Role Of Nero
Contrary to the BBC news reports yesterday that the California wildfires have been brought under control, only Malibu, the area inhabited by the Hollywood “greats,” is actually being contained. In the meantime, the majority of fires which have so far … Continue reading
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Russia Confirms All Commitments Under Bushehr Contract
Speaking to Jewish group in London on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert revealed that at his meeting last week in Moscow with the Russian president, he learned that “Russia has decided not to supply nuclear fuel to Iran,” according … Continue reading
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