Cheap and Safe Fission Reactor Designed by Teenager
A teenager designed a cheap and safe modular fission reactor at the impressive age of only nineteen. The reactor is an invention of Taylor Wilson,...
Extracting Uranium from Seawater for Nuclear Power Plants
Nuclear power is basically a carbon-free energy source but, we have to admit, it has its own special problems.
The radioactive fuel that goes into...
Cleaning Up Fukushima May Take up to 40 Years, IAEA Panel Says
It may take 40 more years to decommission the Fukushima power plant, said a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency recently. The damage,...
Nuclear Waste Recycled by New Method Developed at OSU
New method to reduce cost of nuclear waste disposal while irradiating medical supplies and food, was developed by a researcher at Oregon State University.
Russell...
The US Builds First Nuclear Reactors in 30 Years
The first new nuclear reactors on US soil in over three decades are currently being built in South Carolina and Georgia.
As part of President...
NASA Says Nuclear Power Saved Millions of Lives
Nuclear power has been found to have saved millions of lives by being an alternative source of energy to fossil fuels, according to a...
Small Nuclear Reactors Could Reduce Carbon Emissions In The U.S.
Small nuclear reactors could lower carbon dioxide emissions in the US, as they are much cheaper, safer and easier to build and operate than their...
Fast-Neutron Reactors May be Key to Quickly Ridding the World of Nuclear Waste
China, India, and Russia are promoting the use of fast reactors in order to break down stores of nuclear waste.
Last week at a global...
TransAtomic Molten-Salt Nuclear Reactor, Cheaper and Safer?
Concerns over nuclear energy are at an all-time high, but the TransAtomic molten-salt nuclear reactor design could be safer, as well as cheaper.
In the...
Some of Japan’s Nuclear Power Plants to be Back Online
Nuclear power plants in Japan are about to resume operation as new guidelines will be implemented later this year.
According to Prime Minister Shizo Abe,...
