Metallireducens bacteria (green) is being used to digest uranium waste. This bacteria is able to survive in radioactive environments and turn the uranium waste from a soluble form (that can contaminate water supplies) to a solid form. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

The residents of Port Hope, Ontario want the federal government to conduct an investigation into the extent (or existance) of uranium contamination in their town, which is home to a uranium refinery, after an independant nuclear
The actual study is here. picked by tundramonkey 1 year ago

So should we all go and burn more coal then?

Our Green Party leader is demonstrating substantial ignorance regarding uranium exploration, mining, refining and use in Canada. More here. picked by tundramonkey 1 year ago

The last major remnant of Saddam Hussein's nuclear program — a huge stockpile of concentrated natural uranium, aka "yellowcake" — the seed material for higher-grade nuclear enrichment reached a Canadian port Saturday. picked by 2manyusernames 5 months ago

Northern Saskatchewan's Athabasca Basin contains by far the globe's purest uranium deposits and is the main reason why Canada is the biggest exporter of the mineral in the world. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

What's likely to be in the top 5? Uranium. Yet that is exactly what is present in levels three times EPA standards in water supplies near 2 schools in Madison, Connecticut.

The kicker? They knew about it 2 years ago and did nothing. picked by Moe 4 days ago

An attorney for James Brown's partner says Tomi Rae Hynie and Brown's six adult children have reached an agreement as to where the singer will be buried. Brown died Christmas Day last year. picked by Bornbad 2 years ago

Amazon currently has an automatic $20 off $80 discount on Men's and Women's Shoes. Enter promotional code TDAYFAML at checkout for a stackable $10 off $80. Only items sold directly by Amazon.com qualify. Free Super Saver Shipping Note:If you purchase 2 pairs of shoes, one worth $30 and the other worth $50, the $20 will be divided proportionately between the two items, so that the $30 item will a... read full post picked by mgalpert 2 years ago

For at least the last twelve months there has been an increasing number of factors in the US economy giving rise for concern, from housing busts to excessive personal debt, from ever increasing US national debt to a diminishing manufacturing capacity, escalating cost of overseas military involvements with the hope of successful outcomes receding by the day. picked by catalyst 2 years ago

Who knew that Mother Nature began processing uranium long before man did? In the 1970's, French physicist Francis Perrin discovered that the uranium mined at the Oklo mine appeared to have already undergone fission. And there's something else amiss: the atomic weight of Oklo mine's samarium, its "nuclear signature," doesn't match the rest of the world's. This Wikipedia article goe... read full post picked by meggysue 3 months ago