Small Nuclear Reactors

Dominion Energy is discussing small nuclear reactors with other tech companies after Amazon agreement

Tech companies are investing in nuclear power as they hunt for carbon-free, reliable electricity to support artificial intelligence data centers.

Business - CNBC - November 1

A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor

A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for ...

Tech - ABC News - November 4

Robot retrieves radioactive fuel sample from Fukushima nuclear reactor site

Plant’s owners hope analysis of tiny sample will help to establish how to safely decommission facility. A piece of the radioactive fuel left from the meltdown of Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima ...

World - The Guardian - November 2

China building prototype nuclear reactor for new aircraft carrier, AP says

"Operating a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is an exclusive club, one that China looks set to join," says a researcher behind the analysis of satellite images and government documents.

Nuclear fusion start-up claims milestone with unconventional reactor

Design by New Zealand’s OpenStar levitates a giant magnet inside a cloud of superheated plasma

Business - Financial Times - November 12

Japan's nuclear watchdog disqualifies a reactor for the first time since Fukushima disaster

Japan’s nuclear watchdog has formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region from starting

Tech - ABC News - November 13

Czech power company CEZ signs deal with Britain's Rolls-Royce SMR to build modular nuclear reactors

The Czech power company CEZ has signed a deal with Britain’s Rolls-Royce SMR to form a strategic partnership to develop and deploy small modular nuclear reactors

Tech - ABC News - October 29

Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts

A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant has been restarted after a safety upgrade, as the ...

Tech - ABC News - October 29

Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again

A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it survived a massive earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant ...

Tech - ABC News - November 4

A look at the research revealing China's work on prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier

U.S. researchers have concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers

Tech - ABC News - November 11

Research reveals China has built prototype nuclear reactor to power aircraft carrier

U.S. researchers have concluded that China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor to power future aircraft carriers

World - ABC News - November 11

France gets 5,000-ton nuclear reactor parts to power world’s largest fusion plant

World - Yahoo News - Yesterday

Nuclear Startup Kairos Just Won Approval to Build Two Innovative New Modular Reactors

Companies like Google are thirsty for the clean energy that nuclear power produces. These two new ones will be built in Tennessee.

Business - Inc. - Yesterday

China’s ‘artificial sun’ gets a ‘super eye’ to boost fusion reactor monitoring

World - Yahoo News - November 6

Trump and the small caps

Why little companies like the red sweep

World - Financial Times - November 15

Nuclear medicine shortage will lead to deaths

Experts warn hundreds could be affected by the shortage in radioisotopes used to track cancer.

Putin sends nuclear warning to West

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Russia lowers threshold for using nuclear weapons Russian President ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

How serious are Putin's nuclear threats?

Three Ukrainians on how their lives have changed and their hopes for peace

Is nuclear power gaining new energy?

Countries around the world are building new nuclear power stations.

Two treated after fire at BAE nuclear shipyard

Police say there is "no nuclear risk" and an investigation is under way into the cause of the blaze.

Authorities investigate fire at UK nuclear submarine shipyard

Blaze at BAE Systems site in Barrow-in-Furness did not pose nuclear risk and was brought under control

Business - Financial Times - October 30

Tucker Carlson credits demons for the invention of nuclear technology

Ex-Fox News host makes bizarre claim on Steve Bannon’s podcast, days after saying a demon attacked him in his sleep. Demons that Tucker Carlson claimed attacked him as he slept were also ...

World - The Guardian - November 4

Geopolitical tensions and energy independence: Is NANO Nuclear the answer?

CONTRIBUTOR CONTENT: In the debate over energy, the effect on climate is certainly important, but so is the impact of geopolitical tensions on energy availability. Some experts believe nuclear ...

Tech - VentureBeat - November 4

For Russia, Nuclear Weapons Are the Ultimate Bargaining Chip

The Ukraine war has not only shattered millions of lives and shaken Europe. It also has inured Washington to the use of nuclear threats as leverage.

Top stories - The New York Times - 4 days ago

Should Europe be spooked by Putin’s new nuclear brinkmanship?

Also in this newsletter: Why amendments to the EU’s landmark deforestation law go one step too far

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

What Russia's new nuclear weapons policy means

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes formally lowering the threshold at which his country can consider a nuclear attack.

U.S. and Europeans Move to Censure Iran for Nuclear Secrecy

Before Donald J. Trump takes office, the West wants to call out Iran for failing to adhere to treaty obligations to be transparent about its nuclear past and present.

World - The New York Times - 3 days ago

U.S. reacts to Russia's rhetoric on nuclear doctrine

The U.S. is reacting to Vladimir Putin approving a change to Russia's nuclear doctrine that lowers the threshold for a potential nuclear strike. CBS News' Holly Williams and Weijia Jiang have the ...

Defence secretary to seek 'missing' nuclear test records

Men who witnessed nuclear tests in the 1950s are demanding answers over alleged secret monitoring programme.

White supremacist stabbed asylum seeker in hotel

Callum Parslow is convicted of attempted murder over the attack at a hotel in Worcestershire.

Small boat Channel crossings pass total for 2023

This year, 29,578 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats compared to 29,437 in 2023.

Tesla’s robotaxi dreams will start small, these analysts say

Tesla has promised a fleet of Cybercabs by 2026 and millions of the robotaxis at some point in the future, but analysts at Deutsche Bank sought to temper expectations and map out how a Cybercab ...

Business - MarketWatch - October 28

How a Data Center Divided a Small Missouri Town

Residents of Peculiar battled developers and some of their local officials to keep a giant data center out of their community.

Tech - The New York Times - October 29

Harris says she's full of 'resolve,' urges supporters to accept election results

Vice President Kamala Harris addressed the nation on Wednesday after losing the presidential election to former President Donald Trump.

Results: How small gains delivered a big win

How a shift in support among different groups added up to Trump regaining the White House.

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