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Low-energy nuclear fusion rates boosted inside host metals in US tests

Scientists at UC Davis and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered that surrounding materials can dramatically increase how…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Science #Energy&Environment #fusionreaction #Nuclearfusion #NuclearReactor
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/786648/

Low-energy nuclear fusion rates boosted inside host metals in US tests

Scientists at UC Davis and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have discovered that surrounding materials can dramatically increase how…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #AU #Australia #Energy&Environment #fusionreaction #Nuclearfusion #nuclearreactor
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/825013/

Nuclear Microreactor The Size Of A Sedan Car Will Soon Power American Households: In Pics

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/science/111288/nuclear-microreactor-the-size-of-a-sedan-car-will-soon-power-american-households-in-pics

Nuclear Microreactor The Size Of A Sedan Car Will Soon Power American Households: In Pics

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://in.mashable.com/science/111288/nuclear-microreactor-the-size-of-a-sedan-car-will-soon-power-american-households-in-pics

Canuks preparing to double down on nuclear energy, looking to build up to 10 new reactors over the next 15 years, sell Canadian-made CANDU reactors to more countries and double uranium exports.

Plans: start construction two new large-scale reactors by 2035, 5 more to be planned or under development by 2040, and a microreactor to be finalized by 2035 and deployed to a remote community by the late 2030s. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-nuclear-strategy-9.7244509 #Canada #NuclearEnergy #Candu #Nuclear #NuclearReactor #Energy #CNL #Uranium #AECL #CanGov #NuclearStrategy 🇨🇦

Canuks preparing to double down on nuclear energy, looking to build up to 10 new reactors over the next 15 years, sell Canadian-made CANDU reactors to more countries and double uranium exports.

Plans: start construction two new large-scale reactors by 2035, 5 more to be planned or under development by 2040, and a microreactor to be finalized by 2035 and deployed to a remote community by the late 2030s. https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-nuclear-strategy-9.7244509 #Canada #NuclearEnergy #Candu #Nuclear #NuclearReactor #Energy #CNL #Uranium #AECL #CanGov #NuclearStrategy 🇨🇦

Here’s a primer on uranium enrichment, as Iran’s nuclear program faces scrutiny

When the U.S. and Israel launched the war against Iran on Feb. 28, President Trump said one of…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/601823/

@curiously @ketanjoshi.co

The trouble is I think that a solar farm, say, would have to be pretty huge to supply the power demand of just one mega data Centre. Remembering of course it would need a huge battery facility, also dedicated to the data centre.

I’m suspicious that the big tech companies could use data centres power demand as a way to force Australia to start installing small fission nuclear reactors dedicated to data centre supply.

Time for the government to stand up to this bullshit.

#NuclearReactor #fission #NuclearWaste #StorageBatteries

US lab untangles fusion plasma mystery to protect reactor heat flow

Designing predictable nuclear fusion reactors requires highly accurate computer models, yet existing simulations often overlook a chaotic variable:…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #CA #Canada #Energy&Environment #Nuclearfusion #nuclearreactor #Plasma #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/719072/

#Google and #Amazon are building #nuclear #fission #reactors to power data centers and calling it #sustainable

I know it's old news, but when I saw mention of this just now, a lot of #despair arose for me. The crash is ramping up and it's going to hurt when it comes. It already hurts now.

#nuclearfission #nuclearreactors #nuclearreactor #sustainability #datacenter #datacenters #datacentre #datacentres #AI #LLM #ecocide #climate #climatecatastrophe #AMZ #GOOG #GOOGL #sustainableenergy #energy #powerplant #powerplants #radiation #irradiation #nuclearwaste #bigtech

#Google and #Amazon are building #nuclear #fission #reactors to power data centers and calling it #sustainable

I know it's old news, but when I saw mention of this just now, a lot of #despair arose for me. The crash is ramping up and it's going to hurt when it comes. It already hurts now.

#nuclearfission #nuclearreactors #nuclearreactor #sustainability #datacenter #datacenters #datacentre #datacentres #AI #LLM #ecocide #climate #climatecatastrophe #AMZ #GOOG #GOOGL #sustainableenergy #energy #powerplant #powerplants #radiation #irradiation #nuclearwaste #bigtech

I'm using this as my wallpaper now, and it's cool enough I want to share it: it's a picture of the Advanced Test Reactor (the blue glow is from Cherenkov radiation in the reactor pool). I lightly edited it to give a more sci-fi-concept-art ambiance.

#art #photography #reactors #nuclear #nuclearreactor #CherenkovRadiation #CherenkovEffect

I'm using this as my wallpaper now, and it's cool enough I want to share it: it's a picture of the Advanced Test Reactor (the blue glow is from Cherenkov radiation in the reactor pool). I lightly edited it to give a more sci-fi-concept-art ambiance.

#art #photography #reactors #nuclear #nuclearreactor #CherenkovRadiation #CherenkovEffect

#SouthernCalifornia #wildfires force evacuations, and one is threatening a #nuclear facility

Evacuations remain in place for fires burning in #Ventura and #Riverside counties. The Sandy Fire in #SimiValley is burning near the #SantaSusanaFieldLaboratory, a former #NuclearReactor site, raising #AirQuality concerns.

By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather staff writer

Published May 21, 2026 1:08 PM EDT | Updated May 22, 2026 12:04 PM EDT

Excerpt: "Due to the Sandy Fire’s proximity to the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, a former nuclear reactor and rocket testing facility, officials are conducting air quality monitoring around the fire perimeter.

" 'Monitoring equipment has been proactively deployed to establish background air quality readings and to help assess conditions should the fire advance further into the area,' according to CAL Fire. 'At this time, the fire has not crossed into the Field Laboratory property.'

"Nuclear cleanup continues more than 50 years after a nuclear reactor mishap at the #Rocketdyne site. Fire crews are prioritizing the protection of the facility and the surrounding communities. "

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/southern-california-wildfires-force-evacuations-and-one-is-threatening-a-nuclear-facility/1893632

#SSFL #NoNukes #NuclearPlants #California #NuclearAccidents

#SouthernCalifornia #wildfires force evacuations, and one is threatening a #nuclear facility

Evacuations remain in place for fires burning in #Ventura and #Riverside counties. The Sandy Fire in #SimiValley is burning near the #SantaSusanaFieldLaboratory, a former #NuclearReactor site, raising #AirQuality concerns.

By Emilee Speck, AccuWeather staff writer

Published May 21, 2026 1:08 PM EDT | Updated May 22, 2026 12:04 PM EDT

Excerpt: "Due to the Sandy Fire’s proximity to the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, a former nuclear reactor and rocket testing facility, officials are conducting air quality monitoring around the fire perimeter.

" 'Monitoring equipment has been proactively deployed to establish background air quality readings and to help assess conditions should the fire advance further into the area,' according to CAL Fire. 'At this time, the fire has not crossed into the Field Laboratory property.'

"Nuclear cleanup continues more than 50 years after a nuclear reactor mishap at the #Rocketdyne site. Fire crews are prioritizing the protection of the facility and the surrounding communities. "

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/southern-california-wildfires-force-evacuations-and-one-is-threatening-a-nuclear-facility/1893632

#SSFL #NoNukes #NuclearPlants #California #NuclearAccidents

NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon.

What could possibly go wrong?

#NASA #NuclearReactor #Moon #Space #SpaceExploration

NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the Moon.

What could possibly go wrong?

#NASA #NuclearReactor #Moon #Space #SpaceExploration

World’s largest operating tokamak restarts with 8-meter coils upgrade

European and Japanese teams have begun the integrated commissioning of the JT-60SA tokamak to test its systems before…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #CA #Canada #Energy&Environment #Nuclearfusion #nuclearreactor #Plasma #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/673562/

World’s largest operating tokamak restarts with 8-meter coils upgrade

European and Japanese teams have begun the integrated commissioning of the JT-60SA tokamak to test its systems before…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #Energy&Environment #Nuclearfusion #NuclearReactor #plasma #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/646887/

World’s largest operating tokamak restarts with 8-meter coils upgrade

European and Japanese teams have begun the integrated commissioning of the JT-60SA tokamak to test its systems before…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #AU #Australia #Energy&Environment #Nuclearfusion #nuclearreactor #Plasma #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/au/674823/

New compact laser-plasma accelerator tech could boost fusion reactors

Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Forschungszentrum Jülich have confirmed “for the first time worldwide” that the…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #CA #Canada #Energy&Environment #Helium #Nuclearfusion #nuclearreactor #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/643190/

New compact laser-plasma accelerator tech could boost fusion reactors

Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Forschungszentrum Jülich have confirmed “for the first time worldwide” that the…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #Energy&Environment #Helium #Nuclearfusion #nuclearreactor #Science #UK #UnitedKingdom
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/562508/

New compact laser-plasma accelerator tech could boost fusion reactors

Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf and Forschungszentrum Jülich have confirmed “for the first time worldwide” that the…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #Energy&Environment #Helium #Nuclearfusion #NuclearReactor #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/619315/

https://www.alojapan.com/1475123/japan-moves-toward-nuclear-revival-as-hokkaido-governor-approves-reactor-restart/ Japan moves toward nuclear revival as Hokkaido governor approves reactor restart #Hokkaido #HokkaidoNews #Japan #news #NuclearReactor #power #北海道 Berk Kutay Gokmen 10 December 2025•Update: 11 December 2025 ISTANBUL The governor of Japan’s northernmost prefecture, Hokkaido, on Wednesday approved the restarting of the country’s newest nuclear reactor at the Tomari nuclear power plant. The approval by Governor Naomichi Suzuki marks a major step

Researchers build #WiFi chip that can operate inside a #nuclearreactor — receiver uses special materials and design to withstand high doses of #radiation for at least 6 month
Chip was primarily designed to allow #robots to work in contaminated areas for decommissioning #nuclear reactors. Regular silicon #semiconductors used for wireless communication are susceptible to interference from nuclear radiation, meaning robots are limited by physical cable needed to control them https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/researchers-build-wi-fi-chip-that-can-operate-inside-a-nuclear-reactor-receiver-uses-special-materials-and-design-to-withstand-high-doses-of-radiation-for-at-least-six-months

Researchers build #WiFi chip that can operate inside a #nuclearreactor — receiver uses special materials and design to withstand high doses of #radiation for at least 6 month
Chip was primarily designed to allow #robots to work in contaminated areas for decommissioning #nuclear reactors. Regular silicon #semiconductors used for wireless communication are susceptible to interference from nuclear radiation, meaning robots are limited by physical cable needed to control them https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/routers/researchers-build-wi-fi-chip-that-can-operate-inside-a-nuclear-reactor-receiver-uses-special-materials-and-design-to-withstand-high-doses-of-radiation-for-at-least-six-months

#NuclearReactor Backed by #BillGates Gets Federal Approval
#TerraPower’s project in #Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in decade.
TerraPower design, which it calls #Natrium developed with GE Hitachi, has several novel features. Probably most notable of these is the use of liquid #sodium for cooling and heat transfer.
Plant won’t be done until 2030 at the earliest, and it still needs an operating license.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/terrapower-gets-ok-to-start-construction-of-its-first-nuclear-plant/

#NuclearReactor Backed by #BillGates Gets Federal Approval
#TerraPower’s project in #Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in decade.
TerraPower design, which it calls #Natrium developed with GE Hitachi, has several novel features. Probably most notable of these is the use of liquid #sodium for cooling and heat transfer.
Plant won’t be done until 2030 at the earliest, and it still needs an operating license.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/terrapower-gets-ok-to-start-construction-of-its-first-nuclear-plant/

We have finally achieved the 1950s #PopularScience dream of a flying #NuclearReactor! (If we ignore the fact that the reactor wasn't actually running or doing anything at all while in the air.)

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/21/nx-s1-5721761/us-military-airlifts-small-reactor

We have finally achieved the 1950s #PopularScience dream of a flying #NuclearReactor! (If we ignore the fact that the reactor wasn't actually running or doing anything at all while in the air.)

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/21/nx-s1-5721761/us-military-airlifts-small-reactor

Half-ton magnet aces world-first 1.8 million°F fusion plasma confinement

A 0.5-tonne superconducting magnet recently hovered silently inside a 5-meter-wide vacuum chamber, which marked a major milestone for…
#NewsBeep #News #Physics #CA #Canada #Energy&Environment #magneticconfinement #MagneticLevitation #Nuclearfusion #nuclearreactor #OpenStarTechnologies #Plasma #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/ca/483713/

Half-ton magnet aces world-first 1.8 million°F fusion plasma confinement

A 0.5-tonne superconducting magnet recently hovered silently inside a 5-meter-wide vacuum chamber, which marked a major milestone for…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Physics #Energy&Environment #magneticconfinement #MagneticLevitation #Nuclearfusion #NuclearReactor #OpenStarTechnologies #plasma #Science
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/476438/

Hmm, apparently they flew a (small?!) nuclear reactor from March AFB to Utah yesterday. I wonder where those nuclear reactors are being built in Riverside County?

https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4406864/department-of-war-partners-with-department-of-energy-in-historic-nuclear-energy/

#nukes #nuclearreactor

Hmm, apparently they flew a (small?!) nuclear reactor from March AFB to Utah yesterday. I wonder where those nuclear reactors are being built in Riverside County?

https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4406864/department-of-war-partners-with-department-of-energy-in-historic-nuclear-energy/

#nukes #nuclearreactor

US targets 500kW Moon nuclear reactor by 2030; aims to power future space missions
US targets 500kW Moon nuclear reactor by 2030; aims to power future space missions
#Nuclearreactor #Nasa

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US targets 500kW Moon nuclear reactor by 2030; aims to power future space missions
US targets 500kW Moon nuclear reactor by 2030; aims to power future space missions
#Nuclearreactor #Nasa

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Small nuclear reactors could replace fossil plants after key supply win
Small nuclear reactors could replace fossil plants after key supply win
#Nuclearreactor #Fossilplants

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Trump admin has secretly changed the rules for nuclear reactor safety.
NPR reports that Dept of Energy is rushing to build three experimental nuclear reactors by July 4th. A series of documents containing safety regulations for reactors has been pared down to one third its original size. None of the documents are available to the public.
He is going to kill us all.
#NuclearSafety
#nuclearreactor
#deptofenergy

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5677187/nuclear-safety-rules-rewritten-trump

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Trump admin has secretly changed the rules for nuclear reactor safety.
NPR reports that Dept of Energy is rushing to build three experimental nuclear reactors by July 4th. A series of documents containing safety regulations for reactors has been pared down to one third its original size. None of the documents are available to the public.
He is going to kill us all.
#NuclearSafety
#nuclearreactor
#deptofenergy

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5677187/nuclear-safety-rules-rewritten-trump

Japan sets date for first nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has announced it will restart a reactor northwest of Tokyo on January 20, after obtaining crucial local consent, marking the utility’s first reactor reboot since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, according to a source familia…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #Fukushima #news #NuclearReactor #tepco #Tokyo
https://www.alojapan.com/1432439/japan-sets-date-for-first-nuclear-reactor-restart-since-fukushima/

https://www.alojapan.com/1432439/japan-sets-date-for-first-nuclear-reactor-restart-since-fukushima/ Japan sets date for first nuclear reactor restart since Fukushima #Fukushima #Japan #JapanNews #news #NuclearReactor #tepco #Tokyo Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has announced it will restart a reactor northwest of Tokyo on January 20, after obtaining crucial local consent, marking the utility’s first reactor reboot since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, according to a source familiar with the matter. Niigata Gov. Hideyo Hanazumi met

👀 Look out, North Wales! The UK thinks it's a grand idea to put a tiny nuclear reactor right in your backyard. Because nothing says "job creation" like potentially glowing in the dark 🌟.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c051y3d7myzo #NorthWales #NuclearReactor #JobCreation #EnergyNews #Innovation #HackerNews #ngated

👀 Look out, North Wales! The UK thinks it's a grand idea to put a tiny nuclear reactor right in your backyard. Because nothing says "job creation" like potentially glowing in the dark 🌟.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c051y3d7myzo #NorthWales #NuclearReactor #JobCreation #EnergyNews #Innovation #HackerNews #ngated

What do Pictish stones, a Lego broch, and a nuclear reactor control room have in common? They all live in a wonderfully eclectic museum in #Thurso.
The North Coast Visitor Centre explores all things #Caithness, from fossils to contemporary art.
#Picts #NuclearReactor #ControlRoom #Dounreay #Lego #Broch #Scotland

Site of Secret 1950s Cold War Iceworm Project Rediscovered - The overall theme of the early part of the Cold War was that of subterfuge — with ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/17/site-of-secret-1950s-cold-war-iceworm-project-rediscovered/ #syntheticapertureradar #nuclearreactor #history #science #coldwar

Site of Secret 1950s Cold War Iceworm Project Rediscovered - The overall theme of the early part of the Cold War was that of subterfuge — with ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/17/site-of-secret-1950s-cold-war-iceworm-project-rediscovered/ #syntheticapertureradar #nuclearreactor #history #science #coldwar

#MoltenSalt #nuclearreactor slated to power #Google #datacenters in #2030
More than 60 years after first demos of this tech, #Kairos will bring it back to #OakRidge
The small modular reactor startup, along with the #TennesseeValleyAuthority (TVA), one of the largest utilities in the country, aim to bring 50 megawatts of #nuclear power to #Tennessee. https://www.theregister.com/2025/08/18/google_smr_datacenters/

It is not clear what the #NuclearReactor will power. A reactor would be useful for long-term stays on the #moon, but #NASA’s plans do not specify when a base might be built https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/science/nasa-moon-nuclear-reactor.html

#SpaceEnergy

Israeli evacuation threat targets area around Iran’s Arak heavy-water nuclear reactor

As part of negotiations around the 2015 deal, Iran agreed to sell off its heavy water to Western countries. Even the US purchased some 32 tonnes of heavy water for more than $8m in one deal.

IAEA inspectors reportedly last visited Arak on May 14.

#Iran
#Arak
#NuclearReactor
#plutonium
#news

End of #nuclear in #Taiwan fans energy security fear
Taiwan will turn off last #nuclearreactor, fuelling concerns over island reliance on imported energy and vulnerability to blockade by #China. Nuclear power once provided jalf of Taiwan's energy, with three plants operating six reactors across an island that's 394 km (245 mi) long and 144 km (89 mi) wide. Island depends almost entirely on imported #fossilfuels to power homes, factories & critical #semiconductor industry.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250515-end-of-nuclear-in-taiwan-fans-energy-security-fears

@vwdasher

By all means, keep the policy that people hate. Even the people who like the idea of nuclear reactors hate the idea of them being built in their neighbourhood or their spent fuel being stored nearby.

#AusPol #NuclearReactor #NuclearPower

A hole in protective shell over the Chernobyl reactor poses risks.

For weeks, the Ukrainian authorities have been looking for ways to repair a large hole in the protective shell that covers the fourth reactor of the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear plant. When it was erected in 2019, the giant shell was one of the biggest structures ever moved by humans.

On 14 February, a Russian drone hit the structure.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250329-a-hole-in-protective-shell-over-the-chernobyl-reactor-poses-risks?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Ukraine #Chernobyl #NuclearReactor #WarInUkraine

"You do wonder how the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) can tell us with a straight face, that nuclear power is safe!" #NoNukes #Zaporizhzhia #NuclearReactor #Ukraine #Russia #USA https://theaimn.net/nuclear-power-is-such-a-mess-zaporizhzhia-plant-as-the-shining-example/

Holy Fuck! Now we're talking colliding aircraft carriers??? 🤬 That's a step-up from airplanes! #NuclearReactor anyone????

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2025/02/13/navy-aircraft-carrier-collides-merchant-ship-outside-suez-canal.html