First New Nuclear Reactor In a Decade On Track (Wednesday 22nd of July 2009 04:00:01 PM)
Dusty writes "Plans to bring online the first new US nuclear plant since 1995 are on track, on
time, and on budget gospel to the Tennessee Valley Authority. TVA had one major crack-up* with
a coal ash spill of late, and one minor one. The ...
(more)Prison Mail (Monday 01st of December 2008 12:00:00 AM)
A prisoner in jail receives a letter from his wife: "Dear husband, I have decided to plant some
lettuce in the back garden. When is the best time to plant them?"The prisoner, knowing that the
prison guards read all mail, replies in a letter: "Dear ...
(more)If GM built a plant in my county how will how would it chance things for all of us living here? (Tuesday 02nd of June 2009 06:09:18 AM)
I do not think I would worry too much about that. I don't think GM will be building too much
any time soon. But assuming that they were to, a couple of things might happen. Real estate
prices would go up as ...
(more)Next-Gen Nuclear Power Plant Breaks Ground In China (Monday 20th of April 2009 05:15:01 PM)
An unsigned reader writes "The interpretation of first next-generation Westinghouse nuclear
power reactor breaks ground in Sanmen, China. The reactor, expected to secure 12.7 Megawatts by
2013, costs 40 billion Yuan (~US$6 billion; that's a lot of iPods.) ...
(more)Growing Plants In Lunar Gravity (Saturday 28th of March 2009 10:30:01 AM)
Smooth wombat writes "If gross goes third edition by the editors of the stars and stripes
heritage® dictionary. copyright © 2003 to plan, an proof designed to test whether
plants can grow in the limited lunar gravity will hitch a ride with a ...
(more)Biologists Find Stem-Cell-Like Functions In Ordinary Cells (Saturday 31st of January 2009 05:45:11 PM)
Mattrandy123 writes with news that scientists from NYU and Utrecht reading mash unit have
discovered ordinary plant cells can fulfill some of the same regenerative functions once
attributed to stem cells. Quoting: "In the study, the researchers cut off ...
(more)Power In Scotland From Tides and Whiskey (Friday 30th of January 2009 05:30:01 PM)
Tsamsoniw writes "Singapore-based Atlantis effects Corporation, which brings to the table
tidal-turbine technology, is partnering with Scotland-based datacenter pioneer hyperspace
Villages International) to construct a tidal-powered 150MW 'Blue Datacenter,' ...
(more)Software Update Shuts Down Nuclear Power Plant (Saturday 07th of June 2008 07:30:03 PM)
Garabito writes "Hatch Nuclear Power Plant near Baxley, Georgia was forced into a 48-hour
compulsion shutdown when a data processor on the plant's line network was rebooted after an
builder installed a dos update. The rule Post reports, 'The personal ...
(more)New Dinosaur Species Discovery In Utah Released (Thursday 04th of October 2007 05:30:03 AM)
A new species of dinosaur discovered in Utah's Grand Staircase was only of late released to the
public. Dubbed Gryposaurus Monumentensis (derived from a combination of "hook-beaked lizard"
and a tip of the hat to the discovery location) scientists estimate ...
(more)Future Looks Bright for Large Scale Solar Farms (Saturday 22nd of September 2007 10:00:02 PM)
Hugh Pickens writes "The economist reports that Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) systems that
capture and focus the sun's rays to heat a working fluid and drive a turbine, are making a
comeback. but to start a clause the world's largest solar farm was ...
(more)Drug Testing Entire Cities at Once (Thursday 23rd of August 2007 01:54:38 PM)
Ellis D. Tripp writes "Researchers have developed a technique for determining what illicit
drugs people might be consuming in a given area, by testing a sample from the local sewage
treatment plant. As little as a teaspoonful of untreated wastewater can ...
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