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The US Department of Defense has announced that its Strategic Capabilities Office will go ahead with its plan to build and demonstrate a small nuclear reactor capable of being moved, and delivering between 1-5 megawatts of power for a minimum of three … Continue reading US DoD greenlights mobile nuclear microreactor pilot in Idaho
Although nuclear power remains controversial, new reactors are being built in surprising numbers and these will provide the second largest share of the world’s carbon-free energy. It’s also an industry undergoing rapid change as new technology comes on… Continue reading Generation IV, the future of nuclear power
Oxford spinoff First Light Fusion says its novel “projectile” approach offers “the fastest, simplest and cheapest route to commercial fusion power.” The company is now celebrating a significant breakthrough with its first confirmed fusion reaction.Cont… Continue reading Oxford spinoff demonstrates world-first hypersonic “projectile fusion”
One of the many ways scientists are working to realize the potential of nuclear fusion as a virtually inexhaustible and clean source of energy is through new and improved magnets, which confine fields of plasma for the critical reactions to take place…. Continue reading Insulation-free magnet makes space for sustained nuclear fusion reactions
It’s OK, and even logical, to be afraid. But don’t give in to panic. Continue reading Nuclear War Anxiety Is Back. Here’s How to Manage It.
Ukrainian officials have said there’s fighting occurring at one of the most radioactive locations on the planet. Continue reading Russian Forces Seize Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant
Across decades of development, scientists have been pursuing nuclear fusion technology through endless experiments, calculations and simulations, trying to find the optimal mix of conditions for atoms to fuse and continually release huge amounts of ene… Continue reading DeepMind’s AI helps confine plasma for nuclear fusion research
In 1991, scientists working on a pioneering energy facility made a a momentous breakthrough, achieving the controlled release of nuclear fusion power for the first time. In 1997, the Joint European Torus (JET) tokamak reactor was then used to set an en… Continue reading Landmark experiments smash energy record for nuclear fusion
For the prospect of limitless, clean energy produced through nuclear fusion to become a reality, scientists need the reactions at the heart of the technology to become self-sustaining, and newly published research has edged them closer to that goal. Sc… Continue reading Nuclear fusion milestone creates “burning plasma” for the first time
Unless you’re really into trivia about gas lanterns and the mantles that make their light so bright, you’ve probably never heard of thorium, but you may hear a lot more about it in the future. This unassuming metal could one day rival uranium as the nu… Continue reading Is thorium the future of nuclear power?