Tag: Nuclear
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Russian nuclear giant musters experts to lead desalination drive
Russia’s nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom, has formed a group of expert desalination advisors as part of its push to win customers for its thermal desalination technologies. The company is targeting world regions where clean water is scarce as a path to becoming “leaders in the global nuclear market,” according to Rosatom.
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Regulator blocks New York desalination proposal
A US regional regulator recently dashed a bid by utility, United Water New York to build a desalination plant after customers rejected the water firm’s proposed up-front price hikes to meet the cost of the plant.
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MECO wins US Navy desalination contracts
Louisiana-based MECO has been awarded the design and development of advanced shipboard desalination units for the US Navy under contracts with the Office of Naval Research.
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NSF/JWPA developing iodine water filtration protocol
A joint protocol to evaluate the ability of certain water filtration products – such as reverse osmosis – to reduce iodine (including radioactive iodine) from drinking water currently being completed by NSF International and the Japan Water Purification Association (JWPA).
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Chinese desalination import ratio to fall, says report
Localisation of desalination products and systems in China is targeted to rise from 60% to 90% by 2020, according to market researchers Frost & Sullivan.
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H2O Innovation commissions pathfinding Indian membrane plant
Canada’s H2O Innovation announced on 31 January 2011 that its Indian joint venture, H2O Innovation India Ltd, had commissioned the 7,000 m³/d membrane water treatment system it had designed for Larsen & Toubro Heavy Engineering (L&T) in Gujarat state.
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Agnihotri elected to board of ThermoEnergy Corp
Dr Dileep Agnihotri, the CEO and president of Advanced Hydro Inc, a company set up to commercialise a novel antifouling membrane coating technology at the University of Texas – Austin, has joined the board of ThermoEnergy Corp, a Massachusetts-based company engaged in development and sales of municipal and industrial wastewater-recovery and clean power-generation technologies.
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Is nuclear desalination better value than RO?
Despite public concerns, the low energy costs and convenience of nuclear evaporation desalination make it the preferred option, according to a paper just published by an Indian-Italian team.
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Nuclear filter developed for portable water treatment
A radiological filter for portable water treatment which removes 100% of major nuclear contaminants in drinking water has been developed by California-based Seychelle Water Filtration Products.
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Water scarcity can make nuclear option attractive to some countries
Nuclear power and desalination have been seen as symbiotic technologies for a long time. The combination is viewed as an attractive option for countries that have nuclear capability but which also lack sufficient potable water. The author reviews recent advances in IAEA member states to improve reactors with regard to desalination. He also looks at…