Jeff Bezos and the audacious bid to put nuclear reactors on the Moon

At the height of the Cold War, US Air Force officials proposed a terrifying plan to help America demonstrate its superiority ...

Beamline measurements of unstable ruthenium nuclei confirm advanced nuclear models

A novel apparatus at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has made extremely precise ...

Nuclear safety rules quietly rewritten to favor AI

US nuclear regulators have secretly relaxed rules to hasten the construction of new generating capacity needed to power AI, ...

Nuclear being considered to address rising grid demand in Washington | Opinion

HB 2090 has bipartisan support, and the idea of more nuclear implementation seems to be gaining traction in the Evergreen ...
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US firm to produce high-purity nuclear materials for next-gen fusion, fission reactors

US-based EnergyX has officially launched NUKE-it, a nuclear materials technology platform designed to tackle ...
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Why NASA is going nuclear in a bold power grab on the moon

The United States is no longer content with brief lunar visits powered by batteries and solar panels. NASA is now betting on ...
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Neutrino detection may allow nuclear weapons testing without full-scale explosions

Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory say neutrinos could be used as a diagnostic ...

NASA, DOE partner to develop nuclear power source for the Moon

Building on past use of nuclear systems, NASA and the Department of Energy are developing small nuclear fission reactors for the Moon to provide reliable, long-duration power for future Artemis missio ...
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Oklo Ore: The 2-Billion-Year-Old Nuclear Reactor That Shouldn't Exist

The ore was recovered in the early 1970s and completely stumped scientists, until they realized it was evidence of something ...

Rolls-Royce drops plan for nuclear reactor on the Moon

Rolls-Royce has halted a taxpayer-backed plan to put a mini nuclear reactor on the Moon. The engineering giant drew up plans to develop a lunar power source for the UK Space Agency and was handed £9m ...
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NASA tests nuclear space tech

NASA engineers have completed first cold-flow tests of a full-scale nuclear thermal propulsion reactor, validating designs ...

NASA and DOE Collaborate on Nuclear Power for Moon Missions

NASA and the DOE are investigating small nuclear fission reactors capable of generating tens to hundreds of kilowatts of electricity. This power level is crucial for supporting essential systems such ...