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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Reaches Milestone in Deploying New ESBWR

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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has completed its submittal of the design certification document for the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor ( ESBWR ) to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)—a key milestone in deploying the new advanced nuclear reactor design. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.).

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Government-Industry Consortium Drilling Expedition Confirms Gas Hydrates at High Saturations in GOM

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The Gulf of Mexico is thus the first offshore area in the United States with enough information to identify gas hydrate energy resource targets with potential for gas production. Tags: Natural Gas. Gas hydrates are a unique substance comprising natural gas (almost exclusively methane) in combination with water. Click to enlarge.

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More details on cash for guzzlers programme

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The vehicle scrappage scheme may be in full swing here in the UK, but in the United States there remain a number of questions shrouding the proposed ‘cash for guzzlers’ programme. Other documentation will be attached too including salvage valuations and certification from a disposal facility.

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Junkyard Find: 1959 Studebaker Lark VIII Deluxe 4-Door Sedan

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I have documented a half-dozen Studes during my junkyard travels, but none of them were examples of the compact that bought the venerable South Bend company a few more years of survival: the Lark. Many, many things we think of today as necessary standard features were extra-cost options on affordable cars in 1959.

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Always Break Yolks: The Joy of Microwave Cooking

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With that price tag, it was obviously meant to impress. Division of Work and Industry/National Museum of American History/Smithsonian Institution I love the personal, homemaker feel of the built-in recipe card drawer in the bottom of this wall-mounted unit. Note the handy recipe drawer at the bottom.

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Cummins Receives EPA 2010 Certification for Heavy-Duty and MidRange Engines

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feature the Cummins XPI fuel system, and the ISB6.7 features an improved high pressure common rail fuel system. DEF is currently available at numerous retail locations throughout the United States and Canada including all Cummins Distributor locations. Tags: Brief. —Jim Kelly, President - Engine Business.

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50 Years Later, We’re Still Living in the Xerox Alto’s World

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I’m using a word processor with the core features and functions of Microsoft Word, Google Docs, or LibreOffice’s Writer, along with an email client that could be mistaken for a simplified version of Apple Mail, Microsoft Outlook, or Mozilla Thunderbird. Naturally enough, these ARPA contractors became leaders in U.S.

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