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Materion to supply coolant for Kairos molten salt reactor
Kairos Power of the USA has entered into a strategic collaboration with advanced materials supplier Materion Corporation to develop a reliable and cost-effective supply of coolant for its fluoride salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (KP-FHR). Materion will supply beryllium fluoride, technical consultation, key interfaces and support services. The KP-FHR is an advanced reactor technology that uses uranium […]
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Neurotoxicity Experts Cleared to Testify At Fluoridation Chemicals Trial June 8 in Federal Court
NEW YORK, The judge in a June 8 federal court trial in San Francisco has cleared the way for three international experts in neurotoxicity to testify on the risks of fluoride in public water supplies, the Fluoride Action Network (FAN) reports. In addition, the court ruled that the purported benefits of community water fluoridation cannot be part of the trial, restricting testimony […]
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Russia processes 100,000 tons of depleted uranium hexafluoride
Russia’s Electrochemical Plant (ECP) at Zelenogorsk in Krasnoyarsk in May completed the processing of 100,000 tons of depleted uranium hexafluoride (DUHF) at its W-ECP plant. “Thanks to the painstaking systematic work performed by the staff of the Electrochemical Plant, the plant has been operating stably for 10 years of operation, without failures, successfully completing its […]
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Laramie and the Fluorspar Mines of North Park: The LHP&P Railroad helped move the ore
Driving from Laramie to Walden, Colorado in the 1980s and 1990s, travelers passed a stockpile of white material filling long trenches perpendicular to Highway 125 just a few miles north of Cowdrey. This material was fluorspar, the industrial name given to the mineral fluorite, a mixture of calcium and fluorine. Then, in the summer of […]
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Gunnedah Shire Council finalising plans for fluoride infrastructure for town’s water supply
PLANS to fluoridate the Gunnedah shire’s water supply are nearly complete and construction of water infrastructure is slated to start next year. A new water treatment plant for the fluoridation process is set to be built on Kelvin Road, although an exact location has yet to be finalised. A Gunnedah Shire Council spokesperson said the […]
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Plaintiffs Ask Federal Court to Ban Fluoridation Chemicals
Trial of a groundbreaking case challenging fluoridation of U.S. public water supplies has moved to within a month of start, with several significant rulings by the judge in the case, according to Fluoride Action Network (FAN), lead plaintiff. The rulings affect the scope of testimony, excluding consideration of fluoridation’s purported benefits, and affirm that three […]
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PVDF: Cracking in Solar Backsheets Not Correlated with Climatic Conditions: Report
The study analyzed data from 3 GW of solar installations, nine million panels, and 551 installations DuPont has released its ‘Global Photovoltaic Reliability Report’ with findings from studies conducted on solar modules across the globe to track material degradation and how it affects module performance. The 2020 field report tested around 3 GW worth of […]
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Celebrate 75th anniversary of community water fluoridation in July with webinars
ADA Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention’s National Fluoridation Advisory Committee sponsoring series In honor of the 75th anniversary of community water fluoridation, the ADA Council on Advocacy for Access and Prevention’s National Fluoridation Advisory Committee will offer a series of four Zoom webinars in July that will include continuing education credit for each. […]
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Virginia opens door to pharmacists dispensing fluoride supplements and more without a doctors prescription
Amidst the pandemic headlines, you may have missed that in April, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam signed into law a bill allowing pharmacists to dispense self-administered birth control (like pills and patches), as well as the injection, directly to patients over 18. (The bill also allows pharmacists to furnish opioid antagonists, epinephrine, fluoride supplements and prenatal […]
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Fluridone; Pesticide Tolerances. Final Rule.
Note from Fluoride Action Network Structural Formula of Fluridone (See effects from older site) See original Final Notice SUMMARY: This regulation establishes tolerances for residues of fluridone in or on avocados, mandarins, pomegranates, pistachios, and the stone fruit group (crop group 12). SePRO Corporation requested these tolerances under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act […]
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