One of my recurring themes on the energy blog here at SmartPlanet is that the world can have a safer nuclear future, provided the industry shifts to altogether different types of reactors and fuel. I’m not talking about the passive cooling technologies that are bolt-ons to conventional...

Commercial for Flying Horse energy drink explores an unusual perpetuum mobile made of a toast and a cat attached to each other with scotch tape.

In reply to to this article here is what Mr Cannarra wrote in response to Mr Makhijani's arguments. (Reproduced with this permission.) The attached was my rebuttal to Arjun and his erroneous IEER paper of a couple of years ago. Repeated attempts to get responses from him, IEER or PSR (which...

As the search for cheap, safe and non-carbon emitting sources of energy continues, a band of scientists say the answer may be nuclear reactors fueled by thorium. Others caution that thorium reactors pose waste and proliferation risks. Ira Flatow and guests discuss the pros and cons of thorium...

India is all set to take its first step in utlising its vast thorium resource in nuclear reactors for power generation as the Centre has decided to start the construction of its first 300 MW (megawatt) thorium reactor by 2016-17. The construction of advanced heavy water reactor (AWHR) that will...

Edit: This article is highly incorrect on every level. Please see comments. A U.S. company says it is getting closer to putting prototype electric cars on the road that will be powered by the heavy-metal thorium. Thorium is a naturally occurring, slightly radioactive rare-earth element...

The Fukushima disaster has opened a national debate in France on the future of its nuclear park, second biggest in the world. Authorities recognize the need to enhance safety of the 59 reactors, an expensive investment which will increase the price of electricity. Meanwhile French researchers are...

Eminent indian nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar today emphasised on energy generation from nuclear technology and from renewable energy sources like solar energy to secure energy for country’s future. He said safe nuclear energy that recycles used nuclear fuel and utilises thorium, viable solar...

Nuclear Waste One of the main objections to nuclear energy stems from the waste that it generates. To run today’s typical 1 gigawatt light water reactor for one year requires 250 tonnes of uranium and you are left with 35 tonnes of fission products and 0.3 tonnes of plutonium which must be...

Ratan Kumar Sinha, Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Trombay, took over on Monday as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), from Srikumar Banerjee, who retired after 45 years of distinguished service. Mr. Sinha is one...