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Germany pledges to work towards nuclear-free EU on Fukushima anniversary
10 years after the nuclear meltdown in Fukushima that prompted Germany to confirm its prior nuclear phase-out decision, the environment ministry has published further steps necessary to reduce nuclear risk, including the use of nuclear energy in other countries. Environment minister Svenja Schulze said, it was a "myth" that the technology could help to find a way out of the climate crisis and stressed that investments should go into the further development of renewable energies instead.
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Why NASA wants to put a nuclear power plant on the moon
NASA plans to build a nuclear power plant on the moon and Mars to support its long-term exploration plans.
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A Huge Fusion Experiment in The UK Just Achieved The Much Anticipated 'First Plasma'
After a long, seven-year development, an experimental fusion reactor in the UK has been successfully powered on for the time, achieving 'first plasma': confirmation that all its components can work together to heat hydrogen gas into the plasma phase. Fusion is still years away though.
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Fukushima reactor water could damage human DNA if released, says Greenpeace
Contaminated water that will reportedly be released into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant contains a radioactive substance that has the potential to damage human DNA, a Greenpeace investigation has said.
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This Molten Salt Reactor Is the Next Big Thing in Nuclear
A new molten salt reactor design can scale from just 50 Megawatts electric (MWe) to 1,200 MWe, its creators say, while burning up nuclear waste in the process. You like nuclear. So do we. Let's nerd out over nuclear together. Energy Daily founder Llewellyn King suggests the large reactor represents a move of public sentiment after public obstacles have continued to push the timeline on popular tiny reactor startup NuScale.
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Japan to release 1m tonnes of contaminated Fukushima water into the sea – reports
Japan’s government has reportedly decided to release more than 1m tonnes of contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea, setting it on a collision course with local fishermen who say the move will destroy their industry. Media reports said work to release the water, which is being stored in more than 1,000 tanks, would begin in 2022 at the earliest and would take decades to complete.
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Scientists: Nuclear energy is a waste of time
"Countries planning large-scale investments in new nuclear power are risking suppression of greater climate benefits from alternative renewable energy investments."
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NASA Found Another Way Into Nuclear Fusion
NASA has unlocked nuclear fusion on a tiny scale, with a phenomenon called lattice confinement fusion that takes place in the narrow channels between atoms.
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US claims UN sanctions on Iran reinstated. The world disagrees
Washington isolated as global allies and adversaries say its unilateral move targeting Tehran has no legal standing.
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NuScale’s small nuclear reactor is first to get US safety approval
Small size can help with economics and safety.
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Molten Salt Reactors Are Nuclear's Future. How Do We Get There?
A new breakthrough could help engineers truly crack the next phase of nuclear energy.
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U.S. eyes building nuclear power plants for moon and Mars
The U.S. wants to build nuclear power plants that will work on the moon and Mars, and on Friday put out a request for ideas from the private sector on how to do that. The U.S. Department of Energy put out the formal request to build what it calls a fission surface power system that could allow humans to live for long periods in harsh space environments.
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How to refuel a nuclear power plant during a pandemic
Swapping out spent uranium rods requires hundreds of technicians—challenging right now.
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The World's Tiniest Nuclear Plant Is Coming to Idaho
The demonstration represents a new-generation of micro-reactors.
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How nuclear power will drive our energy future
Nuclear power has a controversial history, but many energy experts say it will play a major role in our energy future. Some are working to make standard fission power safer and cheaper, while others are pursuing the holy grail of energy — nuclear fusion.
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A lightbulb moment for nuclear fusion?
Scientists pursuing the holy grail of energy generation are taking giant steps
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Russia pushing 'unsuitable' nuclear power in Africa, critics claim
Moscow aiming to win influence by wooing African states with nuclear energy
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Radioactive materials involved in deadly blast, Russia confirms
A mystery explosion at a Russian weapons testing range involved radioactive materials, authorities admitted on Saturday, as the blast's death toll rose and signs of a creeping radiation emergency, or at the least fear of one, grew harder to mask.
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Safer Nuclear Reactors Are on the Way
Controlling carbon in the atmosphere will require a mix of energy technologies—potentially including nuclear reactors, which emit no carbon but are seen as risky because of a few major accidents. That risk could be greatly reduced.
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There Are Still 10 Chernobyl-Style Reactors Operating Across Russia. How Do We Know They're Safe?
The types of reactors that melted down at Chernobyl are still running in other parts of Russia today. How do we know they’re safe?
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