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Chemistry World October 25, 2013 Rebecca Trager	Critical isotope threat to two-thirds of US nuclear reactors The congressional Government Accountability Office is warning that the US government has failed to adequately address the threat to the supply of a critical isotope required for more than half of the country's nuclear power plants.
Chemistry World March 2, 2010 Anna Lewcock	New high tech nuclear lab for EU A new state-of-the-art facility in Germany will significantly boost Europe's ability to identify and characterise minute traces of nuclear material as part of ongoing safeguarding and non-proliferation activities.
Popular Mechanics May 2008 Mark Wolverton	Efficient Centrifuge Enriches Nuclear Power Future: How It Works A look at how nuclear power may be the most prospective solution to the energy crisis.
Chemistry World June 3, 2011 Rebecca Trager	US demands inquiry into isotope management US lawmakers have launched an investigation into the Department of Energy's management of critical isotopes, following revelations that a serious shortage of helium-3 was exacerbated by communication failures.
IEEE Spectrum September 2012 Dave Levitan	The Rich and Their Reactors Branson, Gates, and Bezos are pushing for nuclear reactors of one sort or another
Popular Mechanics December 29, 2008 Jeremy Jacquot	3 Projects We Hope to See From the DOE's Next Nuclear Research Facility Studying rare nuclear isotopes with unstable, short-lived nuclei has plenty of practical and commendable applications in medicine, national security, and cosmology.
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Salon.com May 16, 2001 Fiona Morgan	"A dangerous step backwards" Why has President Bush cut funding to combat nuclear proliferation in Russia, and will Congress be able to bring it back?
Chemistry World February 22, 2012 Patrick Walter	Cyclotron remedy for imaging isotope shortages The new technology will result in the decentralization of the production of technetium-99m, with hospitals making the isotope on demand using tabletop cyclotrons.
Parameters Autumn 2008 Nader Elhefnawy	The Next Wave of Nuclear Proliferation Record oil prices and long-term concerns about fossil fuel supplies have helped revive interest in nuclear energy production, but little consideration has been given to the security implications of using it on a global scale.
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Popular Mechanics October 2006 Alex Hutchinson	The Next Atomic Age America's nuclear power plants will soon have to be replaced -- but with what?
IEEE Spectrum March 2006 Erico Guizzo	How Brazil Spun the Atom While Iran grabs headlines, Brazil is quietly, and without belligerence, preparing its centrifuges to start enriching uranium. But the question many are asking is, how well does the Brazilian centrifuge work compared with its competitors?
National Defense June 2009 Erwin & Magnuson	7 Deadly Myths About Weapons of Terror Seven noteworthy misconceptions associated with weapons of terror.
IEEE Spectrum July 2007 M. V. Ramana	More Missiles Than Megawatts India's nuclear choices have favored warheads over civilian reactors, and those choices are taking their toll. Between its burgeoning economy and a population that is projected to eclipse China's by 2050, India has difficult choices to make regarding its energy future.
National Defense August 2008 Matthew Rusling	Oil Is Out; Is Nuclear In? Put yourself in an imaginary time machine and set the dial to around the year 2040. The exorbitant price of oil, now at $500 a barrel, has pushed a good chunk of the globe toward nuclear power.
Popular Mechanics October 2006 Moore & Aurilio	The Great Nuclear Debate Here are some compelling arguments both for and against pursuing nuclear power as an answer to the country's energy problems.
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IEEE Spectrum February 2007 Peter Fairley	Nuclear Wasteland With visions of nuclear electricity "too cheap to meter" long gone, the case for breeder reactors has shifted from creation of new fuels to management of spent fuels. The French are recycling nuclear waste. Should other countries follow suit?
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National Defense October 2010 Richard McPherson	Modular Nuclear Reactors May Hold the Key to U.S. Energy Security To move in the direction of energy security, the United States needs a sustainable nuclear power industry that can provide distributed electrical and thermal energy.
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TIME Asia February 28, 2011 Eben Harrell	Nuclear Batteries Hyperion Power Generation Inc. offers the nuclear battery -- so called because it is cheap, small and easily transportable and has many environmental benefits. It also has its detractors.
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BusinessWeek December 2, 2010 Roberts & Reed	China Wants Nuclear Reactors -- Fast It hopes to have 40 nuclear power plants running by 2020, and Westinghouse, Areva, and other giants are chasing the market.
IEEE Spectrum March 2007 Harry Goldstein	Q&A With: Sudhinder Thakur This leading executive in India's civilian nuclear power program tells us that his country's recent agreement with the United States will help in a plan to use thorium as a fuel.
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IEEE Spectrum April 9, 2008 Prachi Patel-Predd	Antineutrino Detector Could Spot Atom Bomb Cheats A new type of detector that researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), and Sandia National Laboratories, recently tested detects particles known as antineutrinos that fly out of the reactor. The device can help in monitoring nuclear reactors.
Scientific American December 18, 2006 Graham P. Collins	Kim's Big Fizzle The Physics Behind A Nuclear Dud: The North Koreans produced some kind of a nuclear damp squib. What could have gone wrong depends on the nuclear fuel used.
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