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News tagged with nuclear facility
Robotics
A robot called Lyra is helping transform nuclear infrastructure inspection
A robot named Lyra has been used to inspect a ventilation duct in Dounreay's redundant nuclear laboratories and map radioactive materials. Lyra traversed 140m of duct from a single entry point and provided operators with ...
Apr 26, 2022
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Robotics
Drones give bird's-eye view for collecting environmental and security data
The Autonomous Systems group at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory is in high demand as it incorporates remote sensing into projects needing a bird's-eye perspective.
Mar 15, 2023
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Robotics
Nuclear power stations could be decommissioned with the help of autonomous robots
Nuclear power stations could be decommissioned in the future with the help of teams of autonomous robots known as the SMuRFs, scientists have suggested.
Dec 19, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
China is gunning for supremacy in the global green hydrogen race. Will it shatter Australia's dreams?
This week's report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warns global warming is headed for dangerous levels unless greenhouse gas emissions halve this decade. This cannot be achieved without a huge effort ...
Apr 6, 2022
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Security
Red Cross chief: cyber attacks increasing on hospitals
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross warned Wednesday that the frequency of sophisticated cyber attacks against hospitals, electricity and water supplies, and other critical civilian infrastructure ...
Aug 27, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Future nuclear power reactors could rely on molten salts—but what about corrosion?
Most discussions of how to avert climate change focus on solar and wind generation as key to the transition to a future carbon-free power system. But Michael Short, the Class of '42 Associate Professor of Nuclear Science ...
Mar 21, 2024
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Electronics & Semiconductors
Hardy transistor material could be game-changer for nuclear reactor safety monitoring
The safety and efficiency of a large, complex nuclear reactor can be enhanced by hardware as simple as a tiny sensor that monitors a cooling system. That's why researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National ...
Jun 24, 2024
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Energy & Green Tech
Reducing radioactive waste in processes to dismantle nuclear facilities
Recent years have seen a move into a phase to decommission and dismantle nuclear power stations and facilities, above all in Europe. By 2015, 156 reactors at nuclear facilities across the world had been shut down or were ...
Jul 8, 2020
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Security
Cyberattacks: Bigger, smarter, faster
From paralysing the internet in Estonia to a $4.4-million ransom being paid last week after the shutdown of a major US pipeline, we take a look back at 15 years of cyberattacks.
May 25, 2021
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