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The World's ONLY Natural Nuclear Reactor

Would you believe that a natural nuclear reactor exists? Scientists thought it was impossible! But it's real. The Oklo ...
How do you control a nuclear space propulsion system? Very carefully. To help with this, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ...
Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are often hailed as the future of nuclear power—compact, scalable, and potentially capable of ...
An Evanston-based nuclear manufacturer says it's working with the U.S. Army to produce shipping container-sized reactors.
Phoenix-based Nuclearn announced a $10.5 million Series A round of funding, bringing the startup’s total capital raised to ...
The Trump administration is accelerating plans to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a base for humans. The reactor would launch to the moon by 2030, according to a directive by acting NASA ...
Turning radioactive nuclear waste into a rare isotope could be the least expensive way to power future fusion reactors.
Although nuclear fission, which powers nuclear reactors, can provide plenty of energy, it also produces potentially dangerous radioactive waste as a by-product. Now, researchers say they may have ...
NASA is accelerating plans to have a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. The Trump administration is accelerating plans to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a base for humans. The reactor ...