#nuclearreactor — Public Fediverse posts
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#Kansas town is getting an underground #nuclear reactor [whether they like it or not!]
Story by Jessie Williams, July 29, 2026
"A pilot project to bury a #NuclearReactor one mile underneath a town in Kansas has split the opinion of local residents, with some fearing the #EnvironmentalImpacts while others hope it will create economic opportunities.
"The so-called #GravityReactor is being proposed by #DeepFission, a California-based start-up from a father-daughter duo, #LizMuller and #RichardMuller, emeritus professor of physics at University of California, and an inventor.
"It will be the first time a commercial nuclear reactor operates underground.
"The startup has raised around $150 million in the past year, with $40 million of that going to fund the work in #ParsonsKS, a rural town in Kansas with a population of 9,600.
"So far Deep Fission has drilled one test hole with a second due to be completed this year, and a full-scale prototype canister intended to test installation procedures.
"Their plan is to send the canister loaded with nuclear fuel into a third hole to heat water a mile underground and generate electricity on the surface in 2027 or 2028.
"But some people in Parsons are worried about the short time frame by industry standards and the impact on the #environment and their #WaterSupply.
"Each reactor would generate 15 megawatts of electricity from inside a 30-inch borehole, enough to power 12,000 homes. But Muller wants 100 or more reactors, providing more than a gigawatt – which would be enough for a #datacentre.
"The design relies on established pressurised water reactor technology, but with the reactor one mile underground, Deep Fission says it could remove some of the most expensive parts of conventional #NuclearPlants, as rock and water pressure could replace some costly #safety structures, such as #cooling and #containment.
"Nuclear only generates about a fifth of US electricity, but the Trump administration is seeking to kickstart a '#NuclearRenaissance,' aiming to quadruple America’s nuclear-power generation by 2050. It comes amid skyrocketing demand for electricity, mainly driven by data centres for AI."
#NoNukesForAI #AISucks #TrumpSucks #USPol #AIDatacenters #Datacenters #NoNukes #NoNewNukes #WaterIsLife #NuclearPowerPlant #SafetyStandards #EnvironmentalCosts
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Nuclear Microreactor The Size Of A Sedan Car Will Soon Power American Households: In Pics
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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…
#NewsBeep #News #BreakingNews #breakingnews #country #IAEA #Iran #material #Non-proliferation #nuclearprogram #nuclearreactor #nuclearweapon #peacefulpurpose #process #stockpile #treaty #u-235 #uraniumenrichment #War
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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.
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#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.
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