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Belgium Shut Down Another Nuclear Reactor

Belgium Shut Down Another Nuclear Reactor

I don’t know what gives with some of these European countries. It’s…
A big city dam could be used to cool a reactor should Australia embrace nuclear power (pictured is Wivenhoe Dam north-west of Brisbane)

The 13 leading sites for a nuclear reactor in Australia – including a dam that supplies drinking water for a major city

A dam that supplies drinking water near a major city could be…

First images captured inside melted Fukushima reactor

Images taken by miniature drones from deep inside a badly damaged reactor…
Green with envy: China just dropped the core into a small nuclear reactor

Green with envy: China just dropped the core into a small nuclear reactor

Yesterday, the Chinese dropped the core module into the world’s first commercial…
FINALLY! First new nuclear reactor in more than 30 years comes online

FINALLY! First new nuclear reactor in more than 30 years comes online

Earlier today I wrote that we live in stupid times. It’s true.…

New images from inside Fukushima reactor spark safety worry

Images captured by a robotic probe inside one of the three melted…
Too cool for school: How's 'bout a small thermonuclear reactor to power campus?

Too cool for school: How's 'bout a small thermonuclear reactor to power campus?

They’re going to WHUT?! Now THIS is thinking outside the box! Today…
Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves modular reactor design

Nuclear Regulatory Commission approves modular reactor design

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has formally approved a small modular reactor…