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Another Isotope has been found at minute concentrations at the Vermont Yankee leak site

April 1, 2010 by Rod Adams
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Once again, the forces that are bound and determined to shut down the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant and remove its 620 MW of reliable (90% capacity factor) electricity from the competitive supply of electricity in New England have found another hook. The incredibly detailed analysis that is being conducted of the soil next to the... [read more]

Areva to build medical isotope facility

March 10, 2010 by Dan Yurman
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It will produce Lead-212 for anti-cancer treatments AREVA Med LLC, a subsidiary of the AREVA group, announced March 10 the future construction of a facility on its Bessines site in France (Limousin region) which will produce medical-grade Lead-212* for anticancer treatments. Relying on its experience in radiochemistry and nuclear... [read more]

A Nuclear Plant With Small Leaks Puts Less Radioactive Material Into the Human Environment Than Drilling for Natural Gas

February 28, 2010 by Rod Adams
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While there has been a tremendous level of attention paid to the small leaks of tritiated water discovered at some US nuclear power plants, a much larger magnitude source of radioactive material has been largely ignored in public discourse. Rock formations that contain fossil fuel resources also contain uranium, thorium and their... [read more]