On Aug. 8, 2021, scientists took a laser the size of three football fields and focused all 192 of its beams of light on a capsule of hydrogen the size of a BB pellet. When 192 laser beams focus on an area that size, it creates temperatures of more than 100 million degrees and pressure…
A Major Step Towards Nuclear Fusion As Researchers Confirm Scientific Ignition
‘Accidents Can Happen at European Nuclear Plants Too,’ Russian Ex-president Says
LONDON—Russian ex-president Dmitry Medvedev issued a veiled threat on Friday to Ukraine’s Western allies who have accused Russia of creating the risk of a nuclear catastrophe by stationing forces around the Ukrainian Zaporizhzhia power station. Ukraine has accused Russia of firing at Ukrainian towns from the site in the knowledge that Ukrainian forces could not…
Ukraine, Russia Trade Blame for Risk of Nuclear Disaster at Frontline Plant
KYIV—Ukraine and Russia accused each other on Friday of risking nuclear disaster by shelling Europe’s largest nuclear power plant, controlled by Russian forces in a region expected to become one of the next big front lines of the war. Western countries have called for Moscow to withdraw its troops from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant,…
Without Nuclear Power Green Energy Costs Will Skyrocket, Experts Claim
As the United States transitions to renewable energy, experts say costs could increase exponentially. Nuclear industry organization SMR Start released a 2021 report examining the costs of transitioning the electric grid to renewable energy. It found that the effective cost of covering demand using only solar would be between $216.4 per megawatt hour and $274/MWh….
Is Nuclear Power the Best Bet for Australia
August 7, 2022
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Commentary It looks like nuclear energy may be back on the table in Australia, again. A nuclear technology ban has been in place in Australia since 1998, which prevents the building of nuclear reactors for power generation. The Liberal Party (Australia’s centre-right party, currently in opposition) has announced they are considering it in the energy…
Inflation Reduction Act Includes $30 Billion for Nuclear Reactors at Risk of Shutdown
August 4, 2022
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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 will help to finance struggling nuclear reactors and could save dozens from being shut down early thanks to a 10-year production tax credit. The $433 billion IRA, which was negotiated chiefly by U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) with Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), has been touted by Democrats as a way to fend…
UN Secretary-General Warns World Is ‘One Misunderstanding, Miscalculation Away From Nuclear Annihilation’
The world is facing a “nuclear danger not seen since the height of the Cold War,” and humanity is just “one miscalculation away from nuclear annihilation,” United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned. The U.N. chief issued the stark warning in New York on Monday at the opening of the Tenth Review Conference for countries signed up…
US Accuses Russia of Using Ukraine Power Plant as ‘Nuclear Shield’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday called Russia’s actions around Ukraine’s largest nuclear power plant “the height of irresponsibility,” accusing Moscow of using it as a “nuclear shield” in attacks on Ukrainian forces. Russia in March was accused of firing shells dangerously close to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as its forces took…
Biden Seeks to Work on Nuclear Deal with China and Russia
August 1, 2022
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U.S. President Joe Biden called on China and Russia to negotiate a new nuclear arms treaty with the United States, as the U.N. meets to review global non-proliferation efforts. Biden made the remarks prior to the opening of the tenth U.N. Review on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), a 1970 treaty…
Biden Seeks to Work on Nuclear Deal With China, Russia
August 1, 2022
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U.S. President Joe Biden called on China and Russia to negotiate a new nuclear arms treaty with the United States, as the United Nations meets to review global nonproliferation efforts. Biden made the remarks prior to the opening of the 10th U.N. Review on the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), a 1970…
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