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• US develops ‘flowing’ nuclear fuel that extracts more energy from uranium particles Higher uranium concentrations than pure liquid fuels provide the flexibility to power everythi

• Artificial intelligences opt for nuclear weapons surprisingly oftenGalerie Bilderwelt/Getty Images Artificial intelligences opt for nuclear weapons surprisingly often Galerie Bil

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X You have full access to this article via your institution. • The US army regularly performs simulations for dealing with various

• Quick Charge Podcast Tesla Autopilot Waymo Military Floodgates open for Tesla lawsuits, Waymo expands, and US goes nuclear On today’s high-dollar episode ofQuick Charge, Tesla is

• Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X On 5 February, the planet entered an even more precarious era ofescalating nuclear risks. • The expiration of a strategic-arms r

• Lufeng nuclear plant begins installing first reactor unit in China. • Unit 6’s pressure vessel hoisted, marking start of Hualong One installation. • Plant will generate 52TWh of

• Video: 175-foot Cold War-era nuclear exhaust tower demolished at Hanford Site Controlled explosives brought down the Cold War-era K West Reactor stack near the Columbia River in

• US: Study finds cancer deaths more frequent near nuclear plants Researchers estimate approximately 115,000 cancer deaths during the study period may be connected to communities n

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• One of the issues with nuclear power plants is that they produce long-lived radioactive waste. • Storing spent nuclear fuel is a real problem. • However, researchers at the Depar

• aviation Military nuclear plant World’s first: US Air Force deploys portable nuclear power station [video] For the first time, a US Air Force C-17 Globemaster III has airlifted a

• Herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) infection dramatically remodels the host cell’s nuclear structures. • Infection leads to the formation of viral replication compartments and t

• For the first time in more than half a century, there are no binding restraints on the buildup of the largest nuclear forces on Earth. • The New START treaty expired on Feb. • 5,

• World-first nuclear reactor delivery by US Air Force Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Flipboard Email In a world first, the US Department of Defense (aka the Department of War) a

• IEA Features Fusion in State of Energy Innovation 2026 Report On February 17, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its report on The State of Energy Innovation 2026, fe

• IEA Publishes State of Energy Innovation 2026 Report On February 17, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its report on The State of Energy Innovation 2026 preceding th

• US particle accelerators turn nuclear waste into electricity, cut radioactive life by 99.7% The system uses a particle accelerator to fire high-energy protons at a target, such a

• French firm’s sodium test rig to replicate nuclear reactor’s temperatures reaching 1,382°F ELISE is the first installation on Blue Capsule Technology’s development roadmap and is

• IISS research found that China launched 10 submarines with an estimated displacement of 79,000 tonnes between 2021 and 2025.

• US validates high-temperature nuclear fission chamber for advanced reactors at 1,472°F Tests confirmed the Curtiss-Wright fission chamber can withstand these extreme reactor cond

• OpenStar demonstrates dipole fusion reactor concept OpenStar is the only company developing a levitated dipole reactor for commercial purposes. • In other fusion concepts, the en

• Separated by an ocean and more than a decade, innovative experiments with 31 tin isotopes having either a surplus or shortage of neutrons show how neutrons influence nuclear stab

• How Russia’s nuclear forces shape Norway’s Arctic defense strategy Norway is reshaping its Arctic defense strategy amid concerns about Russia’s efforts to protect its Kola Penins

• Czech-Korean ministerial committee established for Dukovany project The Czech Republic’s Minister of Industry and Trade Karel Havlíček said: ‘We pushed through the Dukovany proje

• China allegedly conducted a covert nuclear test on June 22, 2020, detected by a Kazakhstan seismic station. • U.S. State Department confirms explosion signature, citing magnitude

• AI digital twins could cut nuclear build times in half, lower operating costs by 50% AI and nuclear power converge as INL and NVIDIA aim to double reactor deployment speed and sl

• Explained: How this US firm is building a meltdown-proof nuclear reactor The modular Xe-100 unit generates roughly 76 megawatts of electricity per reactor module. • Nations are r

• Construction of Steady Energy pilot plant begins The first concrete for the pilot was poured on 12 February in the Salmisaari B turbine hall in a ceremony attended by Finland’s M

• AP1000 training centre opened in Madrid ahead of European fleet The control room simulator allows training of future control room operators in an environment exactly matching the

• USA touts SMR designs to the Philippines The US Trade and Development Agency’s (USTDA’s) assistance will provide Meralco PowerGen (MGEN) - a subsidiary of the Philippines’ larges

• Germany removes radioactive heart of nuclear plant in major decommissioning milestone The decomissioning team has removed a total of 764 fuel assemblies from the storage pool int

• China’s nuclear submarine launches in past 5 years challenge US Navy dominance US submarine production delays and a projected fleet ‘valley’ by 2030 raise fresh concerns over Was

• Cameco, Kazatomprom release 2025 production figures The world’s two largest uranium producers have released their production figures for 2025 and guidance for 2026 • Cameco had r

• Tripartite agreement to advance nuclear energy in Africa The partnership was formalised on 13 February on the margins of the39th African Union Summitin Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. • T

• Some atoms seem to be particularly stable because of their numbers of protons and neutronsShutterstock/ktsdesign Some atoms seem to be particularly stable because of their number

• Taipingling 1 connected to the grid Taipingling 1 received an operating licence from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment on 24 December last year. • The loading of the first

• US regulator issues licence for TRISO-X fuel facility The Special Nuclear Material Licence issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) enables TRISO-X LLC to commercially m

• First unit at San’ao plant starts up ‘At 12.21pm [local time] on 13 February, the first criticality control point of unit 1 of the San’ao nuclear power plant was officially relea

• Defuelling of German plant completed The 1410 MWe pressurised water reactor was shut down on 31 December 2021. • PreussenElektra - a subsidiary of EOn Group - applied for approva

• Tarapur 1 returns to service after refurbishment India’s oldest commercial nuclear power plant has returned to service after a long-term outage for refurbishment and life-extensi

• Bannerman partners with CNNC for Namibian uranium project Under the agreement, CNNC Overseas Limited (CNOL) - a subsidiary of China National Uranium Corporation (CNUC) and part o

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France’s energy strategy emphasizes nuclear centrality to reduce fossil fuels. Targets significant reduction in fossil fuel use while ensuring sustainable energy transition. Multia

Helion’s Polaris reactor reaches 150 million °C plasma temperature. Three-quarters of target needed for commercial fusion plant. Uses deuterium-tritium fuel, first to do so. Heat o

• Romania approves 462 MWe SMR using NuScale tech. • Six 77 MWe modules at former coal plant site. • Project creates ~200 permanent, 1,500 construction jobs. • Expected to operate

• OPG and Port Hope sign MoU to explore large-scale nuclear generation. • Plan targets 10 GW capacity, creating 10,000 jobs and powering 10 million homes. • OPG submitted Initial P

• Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn As global energy demand continues tosurge, driven by both rising household consumption and fast-expanding AI infrastructure, startup investors are

• Study examines benefits of Pallas to future power plant construction The study -Building on Experience- examined the potential societal value of the Pallas programme for the cons

• Assessment of proposed Norwegian SMR plant to begin Nuclear project developer Norsk Kjernekraft submitted a proposal to Norway’s Ministry of Energy in November 2023 for an assess

• Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook Belgian Minister of Energy Mathieu Bihet has announced cooperation between the European EAGLES consortium and French-base

• Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook US-based Project Omega has emerged from stealth to announce its mission to rebuild the US nuclear fuel cycle by developin

• Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook Iran is working on a proposal for an agreement that would ensure the peaceful use of nuclear energy, although it does not

• Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook The International Energy Agency’s (IEA’s) annual report on global electricity systems and markets,Electricity 2026,foreca

• Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook US Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews have cleared all 497 converters (large proces

• Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook One of the two external power transmission lines supplying the Zaporizhia NPP (ZNPP) has been cut following a military at

• Safety review completed at South African research reactor The five-day six-person Safety Review Mission on Ageing Management and Continued Safe Operation was at the invitation of

• US campaign puts case for disposal, not reprocessing, of used fuel The initiative - which is a collaboration of the Clean Air Task Force, the EFI Foundation and the Nuclear Threa

• As the global nuclear sector looks toward the early 2030s as a decisive decade for small modular reactors (SMRs) and interest in long-cycle, high-burnup fuels grows, the pressure

• Fusion developer Inertia has raised $450 million to build one of the world’s most powerful lasers for their fusion approach. • The post Fusion Startup Raises $450 Million in Bid

• Copy Link Share on X Share on Linkedin Share on Facebook Italy-based nuclear start-up Terra Innovatum (TI) reported that it has secured all key components of its SOLO reactor uni