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At the end of August 2016, according to the most recent international statistics, Unit 1 of Cernavoda NPP registered a  capacity factor of 89.77% since commissioning, occupying the 9th position globally from a total number of 398 nuclear units. With...

How to Mend the Conservation Divide - A SCHISM has recently divided those who love nature. “New conservationists” have been shaking up the field, proposing new approaches that break old taboos — moving species to new ranges in advance of climate change...

Doctoral Dissertation of: CARLO FIORINA Matr. n. 754131 Background and motivation Fast Reactors (FR) have been developed in the early stages of nuclear technology for the purpose of breeding fissile isotopes from fertile materials, thus greatly extending...

By EIA Russia is the world’s largest producer of crude oil (including lease condensate) and the second-largest producer of dry natural gas. Russia also produces significant amounts of coal. Russia’s economy is highly dependent on its hydrocarbons, and...

We begin our collection of things economic, political, and environmental with a reminder from Mother Nature via Nikkei Asian Review: Crazy weather disrupting economic activity worldwide A merciless cold snap gripping the U.S., blizzards burying Japan...