The 1960s Tech Keeping NASA’s Voyager Probes Alive for Nearly 50 Years
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Russia tests next-gen nuclear fuel to boost 600 MWe reactor’s efficiency, cut waste
Nuclear fission reactors struggle with two key problems: poor fuel utilization and complicated radioactive waste handling. To ...
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Why Is Making Nuclear Weapons So Complicated? Unveiling the Secrets!
Since the first nuclear explosion in history during the Trinity test in 1945, nuclear weapons have significantly shaped the ...
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Inside radioisotope generators, the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
How do we power missions in the outer reaches of our solar system and beyond? The solution, developed in the '60s, can last ...
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Why is it still so hard to make nuclear weapons?
Scientists have been building nuclear weapons for more than 80 years, but crafting this technology remains a challenge.
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What are Molten Salt Reactors?
Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and/or the coolant is a molten salt. Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store ...
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Green Deception or Misguided Ire? Why Nuclear Energy Deserves a Fair Hearing.
Contrary to the popular image of green glowing waste water in yellow drum barrels, the short answer is that we store it — ...
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Distinguishing fissile uranium isotopes using an active well neutron coincidence counter
Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment ...