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

美国军事探索利用人工智能寻找隐藏的核导弹

US Military Exploring Use of Artificial Intelligence to Find Hidden Nuclear Missiles The United States military is reported to be increasing spending on a secret research effort involving artificial intelligence (AI). The Reuters news agency says mil

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.

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

VOA双语新闻：印度向执行美印核能协议迈进一步

International Atomic Energy Agency governors have adopted a plan for inspecting India's nuclear facilities. The move is a key step that had to be satisfied before India and the United States can go ahead with a planned nuclear cooperation agreement. 国

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

美国与柬埔寨共同保障核安全

Next, an editorial reflecting the views of the United States government. The United States is working closely with Cambodia to safeguard the use and disposal of nuclear materials. A recent international workshop on Nuclear Safeguards was sponsored by

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

2007年VOA标准英语-Lack of Safeguards in Africa Leaves Nuclear Mat

By Phuong Tran Dakar 15 January 2007 Nuclear experts are expressing concern that countries trying to develop nuclear weapons may try to exploit resources in Africa. They say one of their concerns is that African nations lack the proper safeguards to

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2008年-India Moves A Step Closer To US Nuclear Pact

International Atomic Energy Agency governors have adopted a plan for inspecting India's nuclear facilities. The move is a key step that had to be satisfied before India and the United States can go ahead with a planned nuclear cooperation agreement.

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