CONTROVERSES NUCLEAIRES !
ACTUALITE NUCLEAIRE
2009
février
The Future of Nuclear Power?
ADIT, http://www.sciam.com/

     January 29, 2009
Atomic Weight: Balancing the Risks and Rewards of a Power Source
     Nuclear power--like most forms of electricity generation--carries inherent risks. Is it worth the minor chance of a major catastrophe?

     An In-Depth Report on The Future of Nuclear Power:
     The U.S.-- and the world-- is gearing up to build a potentially massive fleet of new nuclear reactors, in part to fight climate change. But can nuclear power handle the load?
     Part 1:
Spent Nuclear Fuel: Deadly Trash Heap or Renewable Energy?
Nuclear waste is either millennia's worth of lethal garbage or the fuel of future nuclear reactors--or both
     Part 2:
Forget Nuclear Fission, How About Fusion?
Imitating the sun remains an elusive goal for energy researchers. David Biello reports.
     Part 3:
Reactivating Nuclear Reactors for the Fight against Climate Change
Even environmentalists are reevaluating nuclear power as a possible solution to global warming, but can it really help?
     Part 4:
Balancing the Risks and Rewards of a Power Source
Nuclear power--like most forms of electricity generation--carries inherent risks. Is it worth the minor chance of a major catastrophe?


DAVIS–BESSE: The nuclear power plant near Toledo, Ohio, was shut down for two years due to an equipment failure that might have resulted in a catastrophic meltdown if it had continued to go without detection.


CRITICAL CAVITY: A leak of boric acid ate through more than six inches of carbon steel that contains the nuclear reactor at the Davis-Besse power plant.