kareina

I don't tend to follow the news myself, but I have enough friends on LJ and FB who do and who comment on it that I pick up on a fair few things that are happening in the news. I gather that one of the hot topics just now is nuclear power and the dangers associated with it. If anyone is interested in reading science articles on the topic the Geology Journal, Elements, has made freely available all of the articles in their 2006 issue which focused on things related to nuclear power. Article titles from that issue include:

The Nuclear Fuel Cycle: A Role for Mineralogy and Geochemistry

Uranium Mill Tailings: Geochemistry, Mineralogy, and Environmental Impact

Spent Nuclear Fuel

Uranium Mineralogy and Neptunium Mobility

Nuclear Waste Glasses - How Durable?

Ceramic Waste Forms for Actinides

These articles were written for a general audience and may be of interest to those of you who are complaining about the fear mongering the media is engaging in.

(Oh, if anyone actually reads any of these articles please let me know--I include links to things now and then, but never know if anyone ever clicks on them...)