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Government Likely To Allow Private Firms To Mine, Import Uranium To Help Nuclear Expansion
India aims to allow private firms to mine, import and process uranium as part of plans to end a decades-old state monopoly over the nuclear sector and bring in billions of dollars to boost the industry, two government sources said.
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Jellyfish Force French Nuclear Plant Shutdown
A nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily shut down after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the reactors.
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NASA To Build Nuclear Reactor On Moon By 2030, Here's Why
The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing on the Moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power.
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NASA Wants Nuclear Reactor On Moon By 2030. Here's Why That Matters
Nuclear power in space isn't a new idea. Since the 1960s, the US and the Soviet Union have relied on radioisotope generators that use small amounts of radioactive elements to power satellites.
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Explosions Reported, Smoke Seen At Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday that its team at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) heard explosions and saw smoke coming from a nearby location.
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US Startup Claims To Have Found New Way To Make 5,000-Kg Of Gold Every Year
The fusion power plant could produce 5,000 kg of gold per gigawatt of thermal power in a single year of operation.
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Decontaminated Fukushima Soil Used At Japanese Prime Minister's Office To Prove Safety
Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima was delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister's office to be reused in an effort to showcase its safety.
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Microsoft, US National Lab To Use AI To Speed Up Nuclear Plant Licensing
Microsoft and a US national laboratory on Wednesday said they are partnering to examine how artificial intelligence could be used to speed up the process of compiling the documents needed to secure permits for new nuclear power plants.
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Opinion | Why The Word 'Nuclear' Shouldn't Scare Us So
While nuclear technology for power generation holds immense potential to drive the global energy transition, it has always been haunted by its dual-use nature, as there is a very fine red line between the civilian and military use of nuclear energy.
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Nuclear Power Plant To Be Set Up In Bihar, Says Union Minister
Union Power Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday said that a nuclear power plant and a 1,000 MW battery storage capacity unit would be set up in Bihar.
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Explained With Animation: US Drops Bunker Buster Bombs On Iran Nuke Site
The US on Sunday used the air force's B-2 Spirit Stealth bombers to unleash "bunker buster" bombs on the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant - Iran's most secretive and heavily protected nuclear facility buried beneath a mountain.
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"Extremely Dangerous": Russia Warns US Against 'Military Intervention' In Iran-Israel War
"We would like to particularly warn Washington against military intervention in the situation, which would be an extremely dangerous step with truly unpredictable negative consequences," Russia's foreign ministry's spokeswoman said.
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Iran's Nuclear Programme: The Key Sites
Iran has significantly ramped up its nuclear programme in recent years, after a landmark deal with world powers curbing its nuclear activities in exchange for sanction relief began to unravel in 2018 when the United States unilaterally withdrew.
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World Bank Ends Ban On Funding Nuclear Energy Projects To Meet Power Demands
World Bank will also work to speed up the "potential of Small Modular Reactors" so these can become a viable choice for more countries eventually.
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Meta Secures Nuclear Energy In 20-Year Illinois Plant Deal
Facebook owner Meta announced Tuesday a 20-year nuclear energy agreement with US-based Constellation Energy to secure power from a nuclear plant in the state of Illinois.
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Government Likely To Allow Private Firms To Mine, Import Uranium To Help Nuclear Expansion
India aims to allow private firms to mine, import and process uranium as part of plans to end a decades-old state monopoly over the nuclear sector and bring in billions of dollars to boost the industry, two government sources said.
-
Jellyfish Force French Nuclear Plant Shutdown
A nuclear plant in northern France was temporarily shut down after a swarm of jellyfish clogged pumps used to cool the reactors.
-
NASA To Build Nuclear Reactor On Moon By 2030, Here's Why
The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing on the Moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power.
-
NASA Wants Nuclear Reactor On Moon By 2030. Here's Why That Matters
Nuclear power in space isn't a new idea. Since the 1960s, the US and the Soviet Union have relied on radioisotope generators that use small amounts of radioactive elements to power satellites.
-
Explosions Reported, Smoke Seen At Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday that its team at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) heard explosions and saw smoke coming from a nearby location.
-
US Startup Claims To Have Found New Way To Make 5,000-Kg Of Gold Every Year
The fusion power plant could produce 5,000 kg of gold per gigawatt of thermal power in a single year of operation.
-
Decontaminated Fukushima Soil Used At Japanese Prime Minister's Office To Prove Safety
Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima was delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister's office to be reused in an effort to showcase its safety.
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Microsoft, US National Lab To Use AI To Speed Up Nuclear Plant Licensing
Microsoft and a US national laboratory on Wednesday said they are partnering to examine how artificial intelligence could be used to speed up the process of compiling the documents needed to secure permits for new nuclear power plants.
-
Opinion | Why The Word 'Nuclear' Shouldn't Scare Us So
While nuclear technology for power generation holds immense potential to drive the global energy transition, it has always been haunted by its dual-use nature, as there is a very fine red line between the civilian and military use of nuclear energy.
-
Nuclear Power Plant To Be Set Up In Bihar, Says Union Minister
Union Power Minister Manohar Lal on Tuesday said that a nuclear power plant and a 1,000 MW battery storage capacity unit would be set up in Bihar.
-
Explained With Animation: US Drops Bunker Buster Bombs On Iran Nuke Site
The US on Sunday used the air force's B-2 Spirit Stealth bombers to unleash "bunker buster" bombs on the Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant - Iran's most secretive and heavily protected nuclear facility buried beneath a mountain.
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"Extremely Dangerous": Russia Warns US Against 'Military Intervention' In Iran-Israel War
"We would like to particularly warn Washington against military intervention in the situation, which would be an extremely dangerous step with truly unpredictable negative consequences," Russia's foreign ministry's spokeswoman said.
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Iran's Nuclear Programme: The Key Sites
Iran has significantly ramped up its nuclear programme in recent years, after a landmark deal with world powers curbing its nuclear activities in exchange for sanction relief began to unravel in 2018 when the United States unilaterally withdrew.
-
World Bank Ends Ban On Funding Nuclear Energy Projects To Meet Power Demands
World Bank will also work to speed up the "potential of Small Modular Reactors" so these can become a viable choice for more countries eventually.
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Meta Secures Nuclear Energy In 20-Year Illinois Plant Deal
Facebook owner Meta announced Tuesday a 20-year nuclear energy agreement with US-based Constellation Energy to secure power from a nuclear plant in the state of Illinois.
