What Is the Future of US Nuclear Power Industry?

As Americas nuclear power industry continues to suffer major economic difficulties, some are questioning whether it can - or should - survive. The latest setback came July 31, when state power companies in South Carolina halted construction of two re

The New Age of Nuclear Power

The New Age of Nuclear Power By Spencer Reiss / Originally published in Wired . Get ready for the mass-produce, meltdown -proof future of nuclear energy 1 A team of Chinese scientists advising the Bei

IN THE NEWS - North Korean Nuclear Deal Called Into Question

IN THE NEWS - North Korean Nuclear Deal Called Into Question By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, September 24, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Representatives join ha

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - With Loan Guarantee

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. It has been one year since President Obama signed the economic recovery bill aimed at pulling the country out of recession. The new bill promised jobs -- including many in the nuclear energy industry.

Experts Consider Cost of Ending North Korea’s Nuclear Activities

The world will be watching when the leaders of the United States and North Korea meet in Singapore on June 12. People are wondering whether U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un can reach a nuclear agreement. Some experts ha

Fire breaks out at Texas nuclear power plant

HOUSTON, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Fire broke out at a nuclear power plant Tuesday in the U.S. state of Texas, forcing one of two units to be shut down, U.S. media reported. No injuries were reported in the fire, which erupted in the Unit 2 main transformer

VOA慢速英语2013 As It Is - Fukushima nuclear disaster

As It Is - Fukushima nuclear disaster Two years ago this week, one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history struck northern Japan. A tsunami followed the earthquake, enabling seawater to enter the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant. The w

Bush in Saudi Arabia for Nuclear Deal

By Scott Stearns Riyadh 16 May 2008 U.S. President George Bush is in Saudi Arabia for talks with King Abdullah marking the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Washington and Riyadh. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, th

VOA标准英语2009年-US Signs Nuclear Deal with UAE

The new deal allows the United Arab Emirates to receive sensitive information and materials from the United States to help create the Arab world's first civilian nuclear power industry. Phillip Walter Wellman | Dubai 18 December 2009 Photo: VOA - P.

France Calls for Global Nuclear Safety Standards

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is calling for new international nuclear safety standards, warning radiation leaks at Japan's Fukushima Power Plant could affect the entire world. Sarkozy is calling for nuclear officials from the G20 group of industr

Japan to Enforce Exclusion Zone Near Nuclear Plant

Japanese officials have decided to legally enforce an exclusion zone within 20 kilometers of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant starting at midnight Thursday. Japan's Kyodo news agency reports that Prime Minister Naoto Kan will announce the new res

New Explosion Heard at Japanese Nuclear Plant

Workers at a nuclear plant in Japan are battling to prevent a meltdown in one of the reactors, following the massive earthquake that struck the north-east part of the country on Friday. The latest government figures figures put the death toll from th

Bush Voices Concern About Iranian Nuclear Program

By Scott Stearns President Bush says the international community must stand united in its opposition to Iran enriching uranium, which the United States believes is part of a secret plan to develop nuc

Year After Fukushima, Nuclear Energy Divides Europe

Last year's accident at Japan's Fukushima-Daichi nuclear power plant has intensified divisions in Europe over the safety and future of nuclear energy. Perhaps nowhere are the differences more apparent than between the region's biggest powers - France

China to "safely and effectively" develop nuclear power

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao said in his report to the top legislature on Monday that China will safely and effectively develop nuclear power, marking the first time the issue has been addressed in a government work report. In his

World Energy Market Adjusting to Japan Nuclear Crisis

The earthquake and tsunami（海啸） disaster in Japan has disrupted that Asian nation's power plants, including nuclear facilities（核设施） that are still threatening the area with radiation leaks. The crisis at Japan's nuclear plants has ca

VOA标准英语10月-Rice: US-India Nuclear Deal to be Signed Soon

U.S. Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, on a visit to India, says a landmark civil nuclear agreement between the United States and India will be concluded soon. However the two countries did not sign the deal during her visit. As Anjana Pasricha

The View From Japan's Nuclear 'Hot Zone'

Modern Geiger counters don't click. As is the case with so many other devices, they have gone digital. At least that is true for the high-tech Japanese Geiger counters here. But they still measure radiation（放射） exposure in the quaint-sounding

China announces nuclear fuel breakthrough

BEIJING, Jan. 3 (Xinhuanet) -- Chinese scientists have made a breakthrough(重大突破) in spent fuel reprocessing technology that could potentially（潜在的） solve China's uranium supply problem, Chinese television reported on Monday. The tech

French Nuclear Waste Train Enters Germany

A French train carrying 11 containers of reprocessed nuclear waste entered Germany Friday on its way to a storage site. French authorities had stopped the train Thursday before it reached the German border, in hopes of avoiding protests over the radi