These Floating Nuclear Reactors—Powered by Salt—Could Supercharge America’s Electrical Grid
The small nuclear power plants will use molten salt in their fuel, making them safer and more versatile and portable than ...
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Why are nuclear weapons so difficult and dangerous to produce? 💥
July 16, 1945, marked a turning point in history with the first nuclear test, named Trinity, in the New Mexico desert in the ...
How rising nuclear power interest threatens Phoenix’s strained water supply
“The track record for this industry is abysmal,” said Taylor McKinnon, who is the southwest director of the environmental ...
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Depleted Uranium
In order to produce fuel for certain types of nuclear reactors and nuclear weapons, uranium has to be "enriched" in the U-235 isotope, which is responsible for nuclear fission. During the enrichment ...
‘Must explore fuel cycle options instead of reactor options to step up nuclear capacity, bring thorium into the mix early’: Anil Kakodkar
As an improvisation, by using thorium irradiated along with HALEU in the PHWRs at scale, the spent fuel produced can then be ...
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Nuclear Salt Water Rocket a Delicate Balance of Supercritical Nuclear Explosions
There are some potentially valid criticism about the Nuclear Salt Water Rocket (NSWR). The criticisms highlight real physical ...