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Fuel breakthrough paves way for cutting-edge nuclear reactor
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has cleared a major hurdle in making a Generation IV nuclear reactor practical. Using a ...
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NASA's lunar nuclear reactor design has major flaw, claim China's scientists
Chinese engineers identify a design flaw in NASA's lunar nuclear reactor, suggesting improvements that could boost efficiency ...
Chinese nuclear scientists identify flaw in Nasa’s lunar reactor design
China could power ahead of the US in the moon race thanks to a few structural differences in its lunar base reactor, ...
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The first-ever nuclear meltdown incident in history happened in Ontario
On Dec. 12, 1952, the world witnessed its first-ever nuclear reactor accident at Chalk River Laboratories right here in ...
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Next up for nuclear power: small, transportable and made in a factory near Pittsburgh
Small, transportable and mass-produced “microreactors” are seen as part of the future of nuclear power. Westinghouse ...
Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy measures real-time chemical changes in molten salt
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a method that can track chemical changes in molten salt in real ...
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Japan begins dismantling first commercial reactor
Chubu Electric Power Co has begun dismantling the reactor at unit 2 of its Hamaoka NPP in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture – ...