Nuclear Power

Power derived from thermal energy generated by a nuclear reactor

Hacktivists attack Japanese government over Fukushima wastewater release

Claiming affiliation with Anonymous, e-hippies want more debate over radioactive flows

Security14 Aug 2023 | 38

Lawrence Livermore lab repeats fusion breakthrough – yep, still kinda works

Greater yield than last year, but don't ditch your solar panels just yet

Science07 Aug 2023 | 25

First US nuclear power plant built this century goes online

Westinghouse's 2017 bankruptcy almost ended the Vogtle 3 reactor

Science01 Aug 2023 | 32

Aspiration to deploy new UK nuclear reactor every year a 'wish', not a plan

Notably stretching the target requires 'a credible pathway towards its delivery,' says committee

Offbeat01 Aug 2023 | 263

NASA, DARPA enlist Lockheed to build nuclear-powered spacecraft

Hey, at least this one isn't an actual bomb

Science27 Jul 2023 | 16

Brits and Yanks join forces to make fusion magnets cool again

How cool? About -250°C

Science31 May 2023 | 23

Microsoft's big bet on helium-3 fusion explained

Feature Magnets, not lasers, could be secret to endless power (if it actually works)

Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week17 May 2023 | 77

Brit fusion magnets set for US gamma ray bombardment test

Tokamak Energy off to Albuquerque desert to douse kit in radiation

Emerging Clean Energy Tech Week27 Apr 2023 | 10

In the battle between Microsoft and Google, LLM is the weapon too deadly to use

Opinion The only winning move is not to play

AI + ML03 Apr 2023 | 114

This US national lab turned to AI to hunt rogue nukes

All it needs to do is detect ■■■■■■■■■■ in the ■■■■■ at ■■■■■■ when the ■■■■■■■■

AI + ML30 Mar 2023 | 34

NASA's space nuclear power program is a hot mess

13 years of research at $40m/year only produced 2 cancelled projects, says oversight arm

Science21 Mar 2023 | 8

Swedish datacenter operator wants to go nuclear

Harnessing a Small Modular Reactor could also power 30,000 surrounding homes, Bahnhof CEO claims

On-Prem08 Mar 2023 | 15

Unless things change, first zettaflop systems will need nuclear power, AMD's Su says

Of course the company that figured out chiplets says the answer is more chiplets

Systems23 Feb 2023 | 54

Private company set up to oversee UK's prototype fusion reactor

STEP won't be complete until 2040, but here's a 'delivery body' in the meantime

Science06 Feb 2023 | 35

Wind, solar power outstrip fossil fuel generation for EU

Coal cooked, gas dissipating as renewables power up

Science02 Feb 2023 | 141

Have we hit a climate tipping point? Green power attracts big money

As much cash went into low-carbon as fossil fuels last year, apparently

Systems27 Jan 2023 | 19

NASA, DARPA to go nuclear in hopes of putting boots on Mars

Fission reactor rocket should get them going quite fast

Science25 Jan 2023 | 44

Uncle Sam greenlights first commercial nuclear small modular reactor design

NuScale plants could begin construction as soon as February 21, when new rule goes into effect

Science24 Jan 2023 | 38

Nuclear-powered datacenter throws open doors to tenants this year

Hit up Cumulus Data if you want your racks running on low-cost, zero-carbon energy

On-Prem19 Jan 2023 | 20

Japan lacks the expertise for renewed nuclear power after Fukushima

No staff and no equipment ready after over a decade of nuclear denial

Science04 Jan 2023 | 43

Miniature nuclear reactors could be the answer to sustainable datacenter growth

Did someone say teenage mutant ninja servers?

Systems30 Dec 2022 | 149

Since humans can't manage fusion, the US puts millions into AI-powered creation

Some terms and condition may apply

AI + ML23 Dec 2022 | 66

Bill Gates' nuclear power plant stalled by Russian fuel holdup

Putin it into operation will take a while at this rate

Science16 Dec 2022 | 94

DoE supercomputing centers get $1.5B boost from Biden administration

US government opens purse strings as China eats into America's former lead

HPC07 Nov 2022 | 1

Sizewell C nuclear plant up for review as UK faces financial black hole

'Every major project' on the table, says government as Autumn Statement looms

Science07 Nov 2022 | 201

InSight Mars lander has only 'few weeks' of power left

Think I got some dust in my eye

Science02 Nov 2022 | 70

UK facing electricity supply woes after nuclear power stations shut, MPs told

Larger and smaller reactors carry risks, island nation failed to keep pace with nuclear fleet closure

Science01 Nov 2022 | 254

Hacktivists say they stole 100,000 emails from Iran's nuclear energy agency

Tehran laughs it off as foreign psyop or media stunt. Just don't remind them about Stuxnet, OK?

Cyber-crime24 Oct 2022 | 1

Waferscale, meet atomic scale: Uncle Sam to test Cerebras chips in nuke weapon sims

Thermonuclear warheads, so hot right now

AI + ML18 Oct 2022 | 6

Westinghouse sale signals arrival of a new nuclear age

Energy granddad wants in on the next generation of atomic tech

Science12 Oct 2022 | 24

Micro molten salt reactor can fit on a truck, power 1k homes. When it's built

Small, safer vessels could be 'silicon chip' that ushers in new nuclear age

Science05 Oct 2022 | 193

Japan taps industry to build safer, more secure nuclear energy future

Project with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries marks shift in policy since Fukushima disaster over a decade ago

Science29 Sep 2022 | 30

South Korea takes massive step toward sustainable nuclear fusion reactions

Plasma at over 100 million kelvin for 20 seconds adds to list of noteworthy fusion breakthroughs in 2022

Science08 Sep 2022 | 18

Japan reverses course on post-Fukushima nuclear ban

PM says shuttered plants can re-open, fresh reactors will be built, old ones are getting their lives extended

Science24 Aug 2022 | 146

Nuclear power is the climate superhero too nervous to wear its cape

Opinion Of all the non-carbon energy options we have, this is the only one which can keep the lights on

Science15 Aug 2022 | 515

BT wins networking contract for UK nuclear site Sellafield

Paving the way for the role of AI in the future of nuclear waste processing

Networks11 Aug 2022 | 14

DoE digs up molten salt nuclear reactor tech, taps Los Alamos to lead the way back

The collaborative effort pits supercomputers against the agency's corrosive reactor research

Science11 Aug 2022 | 103

US regulators set the stage for small, local nuclear power stations

What could go wrong? Study finds waste is more reactive, making it more dangerous

Science02 Aug 2022 | 73

2050 carbon emission goals need nuclear to succeed, says International Energy Agency

Without it, $500b more in investments is needed to reach C-neutrality

Science01 Jul 2022 | 88

NASA wants nuclear reactor on the Moon by 2030

Space boffins task engineers with creating 40kW lunar fission plant that can operate for ten years

Science24 Jun 2022 | 90

Small nuclear reactors produce '35x more waste' than big plants

Updated At least one manufacturer would like to disagree with study's conclusions

Science02 Jun 2022 | 205

Fusion won't avert need for climate change 'sacrifice', says nuclear energy expert

But the potentially abundant, if distant, source of sustainable energy could offer hope

Science31 May 2022 | 125

First Light says it's hit nuclear fusion breakthrough with no fancy lasers, magnets

We talk to CEO about projectile-based implosion design

Science07 Apr 2022 | 151

US DoJ reveals Russian supply chain attack targeting energy sector

Poisoned SCADA apps could have disrupted power supply – perhaps even at nuclear plants

Security25 Mar 2022 | 9

Ukraine's nuclear plants: Chernobyl off diesel power, explosions explained

To the satisfaction of the International Atomic Energy Agency, at least

Science16 Mar 2022 | 27

Europe's largest nuclear plant on fire after Russian attack

Updated What to know and what not to panic about

Science04 Mar 2022 | 131

Joint European Torus more than doubles fusion record with 59 megajoules

Next stop, ITER?

Science09 Feb 2022 | 123

UK government told to tighten purse strings or public will have to foot the bill for nuclear decommissioning

Reverse this trend of overspending, says watchdog

Science01 Feb 2022 | 35

Rolls-Royce consortium shopping for factory sites to build mini-nuclear reactors

Hunt follows £210m government funding in small modular reactor model

Science24 Jan 2022 | 138