Energy & Green Tech
Researchers at Tomsk Polytechnic University found a method to increase fuel lifetimes by 75%. According to the research team, it will significantly increase safety and reduce the operating cost of nuclear power plants in ...
Feb 14, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
A new nuclear test reactor is needed as part of an effort to revamp the nation's fading nuclear power industry by developing safer fuel and power plants, the U.S. Department of Energy said Monday.
Aug 5, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Russia launched the world's first floating nuclear reactor on Friday, sending it on an epic journey across the Arctic, despite environmentalists warning of a "Chernobyl on ice."
Aug 23, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
Nuclear energy companies are proposing small nuclear reactors as a safer and cheaper source of electricity.
Jul 25, 2017
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Energy & Green Tech
Cooling water levels have fallen in two reactors at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant since a powerful earthquake hit the area last weekend, indicating possible additional damage, its operator said Friday.
Feb 19, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
In an impressive combination of nuclear technology and machine learning (ML), a team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has unveiled a significant finding in maintaining safety ...
Nov 2, 2023
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Energy & Green Tech
Japan will release more than a million tonnes of treated radioactive water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea in a decades-long operation, reports said Friday, despite strong opposition from local fishermen.
Oct 16, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
The east Africa region has the fastest growing population in Africa. Between 2013 and 2017, its growth rate was twice the African average. The region is also experiencing strong economic growth. It's sub-Saharan share of ...
Dec 9, 2023
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Automotive
The Australian government has just declared an historic defense agreement with the United States and United Kingdom that will see a new fleet of nuclear-powered submarines patrol our shores and surrounding waters.
Sep 16, 2021
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Energy & Green Tech
Japan needs to boost renewable energy by reforming outdated policies on land use and the national grid if it is to meet a new goal of carbon neutrality by 2050, industry players and experts say.
Dec 23, 2020
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