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Under a UK Space Agency contract, Bangor University in Wales is developing a new nuclear fuel for the Rolls-Royce micro reactors that will power future crewed lunar outposts by 2030.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: Moon, Nuclear, Rolls Royce Continue reading Bangor University to develop tiny nuclear fuel for future Moon bases
Harry Daghlian and Louis Slotin were two of many people who worked on the Manhattan Project. They might not be household names, but we believe they are the poster children …read more Continue reading Screwdrivers and Nuclear Safety: The Demon Core
The first crewed mission to Mars may get there and back a bit faster and safer if a contract DARPA has awarded to Lockheed Martin bears fruit. The contract is to rapidly advance and fabricate a nuclear thermal rocket engine scheduled to fly by 2027 for… Continue reading DARPA taps Lockheed Martin to build nuclear deep space rocket
Much like nuclear weapons themselves, ‘Oppenheimer’ runs on ancient technology. Continue reading IMAX Still Runs on PalmPilot Operating System
Usually, if you are listening to people debate about nuclear issues, it is one of two topics: how to deal with nuclear weapon stockpiles or if we want nuclear power …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: Better Living Through A-Bombs
More than 12 years after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami that cost Japan 20,000 lives, the cleanup continues. The International Atomic Energy Commission (IAEA) has formally approved Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from the damaged F… Continue reading Nuclear agency okays radioactive water release from Fukushima
The average modern cruise ship takes about 250 tons or 80,000 gallons of fuel daily. But can you imagine a cruise ship capable of circling the globe fourteen times before …read more Continue reading Retrotechtacular: The Nuclear Cruise Ship of the Future Earns Glowing Reviews
Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), part of Britain’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, is looking to reduce fuel costs and emissions of its fleet of ships used to transport spent nuclear fuel from around the world by retrofitting them with high-tech s… Continue reading Nuclear transport fleet testing AI-powered sails for green upgrade
Nuclear Transport Solutions (NTS), part of Britain’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, is looking to reduce fuel costs and emissions of its fleet of ships used to transport spent nuclear fuel from around the world by retrofitting them with high-tech s… Continue reading Nuclear transport fleet testing AI-powered sails for green upgrade
Exploring the mysteries of quantum mechanics surely seems like an endeavor that requires room-sized equipment and racks of electronics, along with large buckets of grant money, to accomplish. And while …read more Continue reading Getting into NMR Without the Superconducting Magnet