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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
Westinghouse Electric Company is advancing its revolutionary eVinci nuclear microreactor. Based on space nuclear technology, it boasts a tiny footprint, no moving parts, and can be swapped out for refueling, much like replacing a used gas bottle.Contin… Continue reading eVinci nuclear microreactor moves towards commercialization
Kairos Power has broken ground at Oak Ridge on the first officially approved Generation IV reactor ever in the US and the first non-light-water reactor in 50 years. It is being constructed alongside a non-nuclear demonstration unit that will help infor… Continue reading First officially approved Gen IV nuclear reactor in the US breaks ground
MIT scientists have discovered an intriguing new way to produce hydrogen fuel, using just soda cans, seawater and coffee grounds. The team says the chemical reaction could be put to work powering engines or fuel cells in marine vehicles that suck in se… Continue reading Seawater-slurping hydrogen reactor able to power a sub for 30 days
The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) hits a new fusion reactor endurance record that could open the door to practical fusion power on a commercial scale. Using a tungsten lining, the WEST reactor held a reaction for six minutes.Continue Readi… Continue reading Fusion record paves way for commercial reactors
The insides of nuclear fusion reactors are violent and chaotic places. A new cold-spray coating can take the heat and also trap some rogue hydrogen particles at the same time, potentially making for smaller, better plasma chambers.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Tantalum cold spray boosts potential of fusion reactor chambers
They say that ‘small is beautiful,’ and the Westinghouse Electric Company seems to have embraced this with the unveiling of its AP300 Small Nuclear Reactor (SMR), which combines Gen III+ reactor technology with a smaller, more economical size.Continue … Continue reading The Westinghouse AP300 small nuclear power plant fits on a soccer pitch
Greenhouse gases and plastic waste are two of the biggest environmental problems the world faces today. A new reactor from Cambridge is designed to tackle both at once, converting CO2 and used plastic bottles into useful materials, powered entirely by … Continue reading Solar reactor converts both CO2 and plastic waste into useful products
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
In the field of nuclear fusion some are going big with their pursuit of clean, inexhaustible energy, like those piecing together the seven-story building to house ITER, the world’s largest tokamak reactor. Others, meanwhile, are working on more compact… Continue reading World’s strongest fusion magnet brings new power to nuclear pursuit