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Can A Nuclear Reactor Explode Like An Atomic Bomb? - SlashGear

Can A Nuclear Reactor Explode Like An Atomic Bomb? The general public has long had a degree of wariness and uncertainty surrounding nuclear reactors, thanks largely to the fact that many associate nuclear energy with…

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TechRadar ·17 days ago

This startup just raised nearly $500 million to build nuclear reactors for the US military

Antares closes $470 million Series C, $370 million in equity and $100 million in debt, co-led by Paradigm and Caffeinated CapitalThe move follows the Mark-0 reaching criticality at Idaho National Laboratory and helps…

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SlashGear ·21 days ago

How Long Do Nuclear Reactors Last – And What Happens After Their Lifespan? - SlashGear

How Long Do Nuclear Reactors Last – And What Happens After Their Lifespan? The "40-year" figure is something that gets thrown around more often than it should be when lifespans of nuclear reactors are being discussed —…

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Refractor ·28 days ago

Hidden chemistry of nuclear fallout glimpsed in recent experiments

The bomb drops. A nuclear blast erupts. Uranium is vaporized, where it mixes with the atmosphere and is dispersed across the land as toxic dust called fallout.

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SlashGear ·last mo.

What Country Gets Nearly 70% Of Its Electricity From Nuclear Power? - SlashGear

What Country Gets Nearly 70% Of Its Electricity From Nuclear Power? At a global level, nuclear power only supplies about 10% of the electricity today, according to PBS NewsHour.

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Newatlas ·last mo.

World's first commercial nuclear-powered payload now in orbit

City Labs has launched the world's first commercial satellite carrying a nuclear-powered payload into orbit. Lofted atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, the Betavoltaic Orbital High-Reliability (BOHR) CubeSat is designed to…

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Newatlas ·last mo.

General Atomics pushes ahead with self-fueling nuclear fusion tech tests

General Atomics has received tax-credit funding from the state of California to design and develop a new facility in San Diego to test a key fusion reactor component that will allow the reactor to create its own fuel…

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Airandspaceforces ·last mo.

Space RCO Head Moves to Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center

After four years leading the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, Kelly Hammett was named the new executive director of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center last week.