nuclear

AI's thirst for energy is reopening an infamous nuclear plant in the US

We all know AI is using up a lot of power. But we didn't have "reopening nuclear plants" on our bingo card.

Belgium postpones plans to phase out nuclear power by 10 years on account of high energy uncertainty

The war in Ukraine is keeping nuclear power running in Belgium.

Your favorite fruits may have come from radioactive plants. Meet the wonderous ‘gamma gardens’

The number of mutant plant varieties on the market is unknown.

3D-printed components are now in use at US nuclear plant

The technology is no longer just for gifts and gadgets -- it's reliable enough to be used for nuclear energy.

A startup proposes using autonomous microreactors fueled by nuclear waste to produce energy

It would also, conveniently, take care of our nuclear waste.

Even a localized nuclear war can alter the world's climate

The most important factor here, surprisingly, isn't the bombs -- but what they can set alight.

North Korea's 2017 nuclear test dwarfs that of Hiroshima

The underground nuclear test was 17 times more powerful than the bomb dropped by the US over Hiroshima at the end of WWII.

Devastated Fukushima nuclear plant will run out of storage space for radioactive water in three years

With the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo fast approaching, the government doesn't want to rock the boat too much and is delaying a decision.

What are the different types of energy

Don't let your boss find out, but in a physical sense, energy is defined as the ability to do work.

Physical, encryption-like method could help the world finally get rid of nukes

"You can hack electronics, but you can't hack physics," says lead author Areg Danagoulian.

Europeans don't believe climate change deniers and want governments to take action, huge poll reveals

The flag's blue but we're green through and through.

Cooking nuclear waste into glass and ceramic materials could provide safe, efficient containment

Vitrification is the way to go.

Ken Buesseler, oceanographer, answers questions about Fukushima's impact on the oceans

Ken Buesseler studies marine radioactivity. He uses radioactive elements such as thorium that are naturally occurring in the ocean as a technique to study the ocean’s carbon cycle, as well as fallout from atmospheric nuclear weapons testing and recently, the sources of radionuclides from Fukushima Dai-ichi in 2011. Following the 2011 earthquake in Japan and the subsequent tsunami, […]

Move over, toys: scientists create LEGO replica of a nuclear spectrometer

A new model of a spectrometer was unveiled by Australian national nuclear research and development organisation. But this one is made of LEGOs.

A haunting view of Chernobyl, captured by aerial drones

For a 60 Minutes report that aired earlier this month, filmmaker Danny Cooke spent a week exploring abandoned cities Chernobyl and nearby Pripyat. Pripyat was just preparing to open a new amusement park just days before the nuclear meltdown happened at Chernobyl. Now, Cooke has posted a a compilation entitled “Postcards from Pripyat, Chernobyl” — a […]

Radiation Level at Fukushima nuclear plant is 1000 times over accepted level after earthquake

The damage caused by the 8.9 earthquake in Japan is far from being over – asa matter of fact, unfortunately, it may very well just be starting. The earthquake and the tsunamis it created cut down power supply throughout a major part of Japan, and so the cooling system of several power plants was unable to […]

Bikini corals are recovering from atomic blast

Bikini Atoll (also known as Pikinni Atoll) is an uninhabited 2.3-square-mile (6.0 km²) atoll in one of the Micronesian Islands in the Pacific Ocean. Its historical importance lies in the fact that along with more than 20 nuclear weapons tests between 1946 and 1958, the world’s first test of a practical dry fuel hydrogen bomb […]