Big Tech's energy needs mean nuclear power is getting a fresh look from electricity providers
Those factors have prompted companies and governments to look more closely at a power source whose potential hazards made it ...
Micro nuclear reactors are being built that can deliver 5MW of power for up to 100 months, producing a staggering 1.2 petawatt-hours of energy
Micro nuclear reactors are also set to provide clean, safe, and reliable energy to meet the increasing demands of data ...
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Japanese reactor cleared for use beyond 50 years
Kansai Electric Power Company has received approval from Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority to operate unit 1 at its ...
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US commits $900m to advance next-generation nuclear reactors
The US DOE has committed $900m to support the development and deployment of advanced Generation III+ small modular reactor ...
Amazon, Google make dueling nuclear investments to power data centers with clean energy
Tech giants Amazon and Google are investing in the next generation of nuclear reactors. Both companies are seeking new ...
Hungry for Energy, Amazon, Google and Microsoft Turn to Nuclear Power
Large technology companies are investing billions of dollars in nuclear energy as an emissions-free source of electricity for ...
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Russia: World’s most powerful, 120 MW nuclear icebreaker vessel gets funding boost
Russia allocates $1 billion to complete Rossiya, a Leader-class nuclear icebreaker, with a 120 MW plant, doubling previous icebreaker levels.
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First reactor launched for Russian icebreaker
Specialists at Russia’s Baltic Plant (BZ – Balkisky Zavod) in St Petersburg together with representatives of co-operating ...
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Villages Spared a Soviet Nuclear Plant Are Split Over a U.S. One
A plan to place American-made reactors on a picturesque coastline has broad ... the holy grail in overall security,” Mr.
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Nuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy
which makes them extremely powerful and compact. Nuclear thermal propulsion systems have about 10 times more power density than a traditional light water reactor. Nuclear propulsion could have a ...
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Greenpeace warns of flooding risks at France's biggest nuclear plant
With six 900MW reactors, the Gravelines nuclear power plant on the Channel coast is already the most powerful in Western Europe. EDF’s proposal to build two additional new generation ...