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Experimental Power Uprates at Boiling Water Reactors
Extended Power Uprate (EPU) allows aging nuclear plants to operate at power levels up to 20 percent higher than the plant's originally licensed level.
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Research Reactors Fueled by Highly Enriched Uranium
Many nuclear facilities fueled with HEU are in academic or industrial settings with inadequate security—attractive targets for terrorists seeking nuclear weapons.
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Abrupt Climate Change
"Abrupt climate change" describes changes in climate that occur over the span of years to decades, compared to the human-caused changes in climate that are occurring over the time span of decades to centuries.
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U.S. Nuclear Plants in the 21st Century
The risks for catastrophe change as nuclear reactors age. Protection schemes must evolve to remain correlated with age if the threat level is to be minimized.
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Climate Control
California is focusing on the largest source of heat-trapping emissions in the state—motor vehicles.
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New Energy for America
A plan for jobs, security, and prosperity in the 21st century.
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The Diesel Dilemma
Diesel is becoming cleaner, but gasoline vehicles are more cost-effective than diesel for reducing oil use and lowering global warming pollution.
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Early Warning Signs of Global Warming: Droughts and Fires
Warmer global temperatures are expected to cause an intensification of the hydrologic cycle, with increased evaporation over both land and water.
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Glaciers Melting
Most glaciers in the world, are more sensitive to temperature than to other climatic factors.
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Signs of Global Warming: Downpours, Heavy Snowfalls, and Flooding
An increase in global temperatures will lead to an intensification of the hydrological cycle.
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Plant and Animal Range Shifts
The geographic ranges of most plant and animal species are limited by climatic factors. Any shift in the magnitude or variability of these factors in a given location will impact the organisms living there.
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Building a Better SUV
Automakers have offered consumers unsafe SUVs that place a heavy burden on both pocketbooks and the environment.