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Inside the world's first nuclear reactor that will power Earth using the same energy as the Sun
Nuclear power plants have been around since the 1950s exploiting a fission reaction, whereby the atom is split in a reactor, ...
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Russia starts making nuclear fuel for 300 MW Gen IV lead-cooled fast neutron reactor
The automated facility has already made mockup nuclear fuel bundles for the BREST-OD-300 core design, as per Rosatom.
EDF to Simplify Small Nuclear Reactor After Design Setback
Electricite de France SA is simplifying the design of its small modular nuclear reactors, targeted to replace coal-fired power plants.
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Inside an Argentinian nuclear reactor, science and politics collide
And key construction projects on state infrastructure have stalled including the CAREM small modular reactor nuclear plant near Zárate, a prototype and one of the first reactors of its kind.
Jimmy Carter and Canada’s Worst Nuclear Reactor Accident
The former American president, who died this week at 100, was among those who came to clean up a partial meltdown at Chalk ...
New simulation method models antineutrinos emitted from nuclear reactors during fission
Nuclear fission is the most reliable source of antineutrinos, but they are difficult to characterize. A recent study suggests ...
11 facts about Jimmy Carter that may surprise you
The peanut farmer turned president, who died Sunday at 100, put solar panels on the White House and once spent 89 seconds ...
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Inside the world's first nuclear reactor that will power Earth using the same energy as the Sun
The task at hand is to demonstrate the feasibility of harnessing nuclear fusion - the same reaction powering ... The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project agreement was ...