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Exelon Installs New Accident Tolerant Fuel at Illinois Nuclear Plant

January 16, 2020 admin accident tolerant fuel, ATF, Exelon, framatome, Fuel, ge, gnf, hitachi, International, news, Nuclear, nuclear fuel, nuclear power plant, O&M, Plant Design, Research and Development, Russia, Safety, Technology, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 13:50:56 +0000

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Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF), a GE-led joint venture with Hitachi Ltd. that supplies boiling water reactor fuel and fuel-related services around the world, said lead test assemblies utilizing its ARMOR-coated zirconium cladding and IronClad Accident Tolerant Fuel solutions have been installed at Exelon’s Clinton nuclear plant in Illinois. “We continue to work with our customers […]

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Trump and Putin Had a Nice Christmas Chat, But the White House Isn’t Talking About It

December 30, 2019 admin Donald Trump, intelligence, Russia, Terrorism, Vladimir Putin

Credit to Author: Tim Hume| Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 15:25:40 +0000

Putin thanked Trump for U.S. intelligence that purportedly thwarted a terrorist attack planned for St. Petersburg on New Year’s Eve.

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The Young Climate Activist Who Just Spent 6 Days in Russian Prison Said It Wasn’t That Bad — Minus the Cockroaches

December 29, 2019 admin arshak makichyan, climate change, climate protest, GLOBAL WARMING, greta thunberg, prison, Russia

Credit to Author: Alex Lubben| Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2019 16:56:31 +0000

“Everyone was supporting me in the prison, even some thieves,” Arshak Makichyan said. “They were quite good to me.”

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Putin’s Totally Got Trump’s Back on Impeachment

December 19, 2019 admin 2020, Hillary Clinton, Impeachment, nancy pelosi, Putin, Russia, Trump

Credit to Author: Tim Marcin| Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 17:18:19 +0000

The day after the historic House vote, the Russian president amplified Republican talking points almost verbatim.

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The Massive Doping Ban Russia was Just Hit with Probably Won’t Change Anything

December 9, 2019 admin doping, olympics, Russia, russia's doping ban, tokyo 2020

Credit to Author: Tim Marcin| Date: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 16:40:48 +0000

Athletes and anti-doping agency administrators say they’re frustrated that the World Anti-Doping Agency can’t punish Russia more.

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Russia Offers to Expand Nuclear Power in Africa

December 2, 2019 admin Business, Egypt, el dabaa nuclear power plant, International, koeberg nuclear power station, news, Nuclear, rosatom, Russia, South Africa, vver-1200

Credit to Author: POWER| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 05:00:00 +0000

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South Africa is the only country on the African continent with nuclear power generation, but Russia is working to make nuclear power a reality for more African nations. Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke

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900 Bottles of Booze Finally Recovered from 1917 Shipwreck

November 19, 2019 admin booze, food news, France, Russia

Credit to Author: Jelisa Castrodale| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 13:39:15 +0000

The Kyros and its high-dollar cargo—including 600 bottles of Cognac and 300 bottles of Benedictine liqueur—was discovered in 1999.

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One Month After Ratification Of Paris Agreement, Is Russia Making A U-Turn?

November 4, 2019 admin climate change, Paris Agreement, policy & politics, Russia

Credit to Author: Ciara Gillan| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 18:25:03 +0000

At the start of the month, we reported on the fact that after four years of deliberation, the Russian government appeared to finally give support to the Paris Agreement. Not a complete ratification but on the way to it, by all accounts from Russian sources. For many, it felt like a strange turn of events in the face of President Vladimir Putin’s strong denials of global warming, while also proving a step in the right direction toward global consensus on climate change action.

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Russia’s Crackdown On Hip-Hop Is Backfiring Spectacularly

November 3, 2019 admin hip-hop, music, protest, Putin, Russia, russian hip hop, vice investigates on hulu

Credit to Author: Eric Weinrib| Date: Mon, 04 Nov 2019 01:22:46 +0000

VICE Investigates premieres on Hulu with an investigation into how hip-hop became the protest music for a new generation of Russians.

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Republicans & Russia Face The Same Problem — And Are Thus Getting Desperate

November 3, 2019 admin clean power, clean transport, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, green economy, natural gas, Oil, policy & politics, Republicans, rex tillerson, Russia, Solar energy, Vladimir Putin, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Sun, 03 Nov 2019 22:30:38 +0000

The Republican Party has won the popular vote in a presidential election only one time since 1988. That’s more than 30 years (or 7 elections) with just one popular vote win, which went to George W. Bush, possibly due to an Osama bin Laden video tape that came out 4 days before the election. In 2000, Bush won the electoral college (well, maybe*) despite the fact that Gore got more than half a million more votes. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly 3 million votes, but lost the electoral college vote (by fewer than 60,000 votes in key states)