Alarm over Iran uranium enrichment May 27, 2012 Read later Iran’s chief nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili. Photo: Reuters IRAN has enriched uranium closer to the level required to arm nuclear missiles, according to evidence discovered at an underground facility by United Nations nuclear inspectors. In its latest report on Iran’s nuclear activity, the International Atomic Continue Reading →
Gap widens between official and actual mpg figures for cars Big difference between miles per gallon economy achieved in lab tests and on the road, and even eco cars lag behind Share8 Email Erin Hale guardian.co.uk, Friday 25 May 2012 13.01 BST Comments (18) There are big discrepancies in the fuel economy figures shown in Continue Reading →
New model of geological strata may aid oil extraction, water recovery and earth history studies Posted: 24 May 2012 06:20 AM PDT A new modeling study contradicts a long-held belief of geologists that pore sizes and chemical compositions are uniform throughout a given strata, which are horizontal slices of sedimentary rock. By understanding the variety Continue Reading →
News 6 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS Spent-Fuel Pool Concern At US ReactorWall Street Journal (blog)Dangerous overheating begins … It’s a Fukushima-like tale, with a much more benign ending. The incident happened at a nuclear plant in the US last year after an electrical fire. Workers at the Fort Calhoun plant near Continue Reading →
Is America Sitting On The Mother Lode Of Oil Riches?Motley Fool UKWASHINGTON, DC — It wasn’t long ago that “peak oil” — the notion that the world’s supply of our primary fuel is declining toward insufficiency — was a major worry for some. Now, America has recently had news that the General Accounting Office in Continue Reading →
News 6 new results for DANGER TO US NUCLEAR PLANTS Japan Earthquake 2012: Magnitude-6.1 Earthquake Shakes Aomori PrefectureHuffington PostJapan’s Kyodo News agency says the quake shook Aomori prefecture (state) and other areas of northeastern Japan but no abnormalities were reported at nearby nuclear power plants. No tsunami warning was issued. A massive magnitude-9.0 earthquake and Continue Reading →