It’s not a tiny home. It’s actually a nuclear microreactor powerplant

How would you like to visit your local nuclear power facility and maybe go for a swim in its indoor pool? Or hang out and look at art … Maybe even just sit with friends and enjoy a cup of coffee in the warm glow of nuclear power?Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading It’s not a tiny home. It’s actually a nuclear microreactor powerplant

Google goes nuclear in world-first small reactor agreement

In what it calls “the world’s first corporate agreement to purchase nuclear energy from multiple small modular reactors,” Google has taken another step toward its goal of achieving net-zero emissions from its operational chain by 2030.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Google goes nuclear in world-first small reactor agreement

Sellafield nuclear site hit with £332,500 fine after “significant cybersecurity shortfalls”

The UK’s Sellafield nuclear waste processing and storage site has been fined £332,500 by regulators after its IT systems were found to have been left vulnerable to hackers and unauthorised access for years.

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Three Mile Island to be restarted to power Microsoft data centers

In a remarkable topical twofer, not only is Microsoft turning to nuclear power to run its data centers, it’s commissioned the restarting of the infamous Three Mile Island station – the site of the worst commercial nuclear accident in US history.Continu… Continue reading Three Mile Island to be restarted to power Microsoft data centers

Glowing crystal-powered nuclear battery boasts 8,000x efficiency boost

When you picture a sci-fi energy source, glowing green crystals are right up there. Scientists in China have now demonstrated just that, in the form of a “micronuclear battery” that can provide continuous low levels of power for decades.Continue Readin… Continue reading Glowing crystal-powered nuclear battery boasts 8,000x efficiency boost

World-first nuclear clock prototype could outperform atomic clocks

Atomic clocks are the most accurate timekeepers we have, losing only seconds across billions of years. But apparently that’s not accurate enough – nuclear clocks could steal their thunder, speeding up GPS and the internet, among other things. Now, scie… Continue reading World-first nuclear clock prototype could outperform atomic clocks