Interesting Engineering on MSN4d
Russia starts making nuclear fuel for 300 MW Gen IV lead-cooled fast neutron reactor
The automated facility has already made mockup nuclear fuel bundles for the BREST-OD-300 core design, as per Rosatom.
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Student just built a working fusion reactor for less than $2,000
A university student's bedroom has become an unlikely hub for fusion experimentation, capturing the attention of enthusiasts ...
Daily Galaxy on MSN3d
17-Year-Old Builds a Nuclear Reactor in His Backyard—The Heartbreaking Story of the ‘Radioactive Boy Scout’
An ambitious 17-year-old named David Charles Hahn, from Michigan, USA, shocked the world in 1994 by constructing a nuclear ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN15d
Russia installs key components of largest neutron reactor for nuclear research
Rosatom has begun the installation operation for Russia’s largest multipurpose fast research reactor of the fourth generation ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN13d
China’s first commercial heavy-water reactor for isotopes begins production
Qinshan Nuclear Power Base plant in China has opened its doors, producing medical isotopes using online irradiation.
The Next Web13h
UK forges new radiation-resistant steel in step forward for fusion energy startups
Forging fusion-grade steel at scale marks another step towards the moonshot goal of building a commercially viable fusion ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN21d
On This Day in 1951, Four Illuminated Lightbulbs in Idaho Were Evidence of the First Time a Nuclear Power Plant Generated Electricity
Although it was just a byproduct of developing a new type of reactor, the generation of electricity from nuclear energy signaled a bright future ahead ...
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BREST-OD-300 fuel fabrication facility begins pilot operation
The unit for fabrication/refabrication of nuclear fuel for the BREST-OD-300 lead-cooled fast neutron reactor has been put ...
New simulation method models antineutrinos emitted from nuclear reactors during fission
Nuclear fission is the most reliable source of antineutrinos, but they are difficult to characterize. A recent study suggests ...
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These States Have the Most Nuclear Reactors
A typical nuclear reactor is powered by fuel rods filled with uranium. These use fission to split atoms and release energy.