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Fuel breakthrough paves way for cutting-edge nuclear reactor
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has cleared a major hurdle in making a Generation IV nuclear reactor practical. Using a ...
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Reason why 'science nerd' trying to collect all the elements could face jail time after reaching milestone
A 24-year-old Australian man could go to jail for ten years as he prepares to plead guilty for importing plutonium from a ...
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Why are nuclear weapons so difficult and dangerous to produce? 💥
July 16, 1945, marked a turning point in history with the first nuclear test, named Trinity, in the New Mexico desert in the ...
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Russia tests next-gen nuclear fuel to boost 600 MWe reactor’s efficiency, cut waste
Nuclear fission reactors struggle with two key problems: poor fuel utilization and complicated radioactive waste handling. To ...
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Britain’s worst nuclear disaster: the Windscale fire of 1957
When a routine procedure went wrong in October 1957, a fire broke out at the Windscale nuclear power station in Cumbria, UK.
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Why Is Making Nuclear Weapons So Complicated? Unveiling the Secrets!
Since the first nuclear explosion in history during the Trinity test in 1945, nuclear weapons have significantly shaped the ...
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Dounreay at forefront of nuclear decommissioning – 70 years after it all began
Construction of Dounreay began 70 years ago in March 1955. It still employs some 1400 people directly, with the focus now on ...
‘Must explore fuel cycle options instead of reactor options to step up nuclear capacity, bring thorium into the mix early’: Anil Kakodkar
As an improvisation, by using thorium irradiated along with HALEU in the PHWRs at scale, the spent fuel produced can then be ...
Will South Korea’s ‘sensitive’ country designation impair cooperation with the U.S.?
The U.S. government’s move to put South Korea — a nonnuclear ally — in the same company as countries like China or North ...
India to build five Bharat nuclear reactors with private participation, soon: Govt
India will manufacture five indigenous small modular reactors with private sector involvement to boost its nuclear energy ...
Will Korea's 'sensitive' country designation impair cooperation with the U.S.?
The U.S. government's move to put South Korea -- a non-nuclear ally--in the same company as countries like China or North ...