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UT Austin researchers advance magnetic fusion design with new confinement method![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 06, 2025 Abundant and affordable clean energy moved a step closer to realization thanks to a breakthrough by scientists from The University of Texas at Austin, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Type One Energy Group. Their work addresses a critical obstacle in developing viable fusion energy systems. Fusion reactors aim to confine high-energy alpha particles to sustain the extreme plasma conditions required for fusion. However, particle leakage has long undermined this goal. Engineers have traditionally ... read more |
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![]() Prague (AFP) May 6, 2025 A Czech court said Tuesday it blocked a multi-billion-dollar deal between Prague and South Korea's KHNP on the construction of two nuclear units following a complaint by France's EDF. ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 06, 2025 An international team of physicists has developed an advanced model that precisely predicts the energy thresholds critical to heavy-ion fusion reactions. By integrating the Skyrme energy density fun ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 06, 2025 Abundant and affordable clean energy from fusion took a leap forward as scientists at The University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with Los Alamos National Laboratory and Type One Energy Grou ... more ![]() ![]() Sydney, Australia (SPX) May 01, 2025 The Nuclear Engineering and Application Laboratory (NEAL) at the University of South China has introduced a transformative approach to radiation shielding design for nuclear reactors. Leveraging adv ... more |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Windhoek (AFP) April 24, 2025 Leading uranium producer Namibia will this year launch talks on its first nuclear energy plant as it seeks to exploit its rich natural wealth to transform its economy, the president said on Thursday. ... more |
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![]() Tokyo (AFP) April 23, 2025 A tricky operation to remove a second sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has been completed, the site operator said Wednesday. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2025 The University of Missouri has officially begun work on its cutting-edge research facility, NextGen MURR, with the signing of an initial agreement to design and license the new reactor. This marks t ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 15, 2025 Artificial intelligence is opening new frontiers in nuclear safety, enabling real-time monitoring of areas traditionally too hazardous or inaccessible for conventional sensor systems. Researchers at ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) April 15, 2025 Japanese engineers began Tuesday a difficult operation to remove a second sample of radioactive debris from inside the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more |
![]() Prague (AFP) April 15, 2025 The Czech Republic has signed a deal to buy uranium from Kazakhstan as it seeks to reduce its reliance on Russian fuel supplies for its nuclear power plants, state-owned utility CEZ said Tuesday. ... more ![]() ![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books |
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![]() Paris, France (SPX) Apr 14, 2025 GE Vernova's nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has officially submitted its final proposal in Great British Nuclear's (GBN) competitive process for selecting small modular reactor ( ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Apr 10, 2025 For the first time, nuclear fuel enriched above 5% will be irradiated in a commercial U.S. reactor, the Department of Energy announced Thursday. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 03, 2025 High heat and ionizing radiation inside nuclear reactors generate intense chemical environments that threaten the durability of structural materials. To ensure the longevity of advanced reactor syst ... more ![]() ![]() Paris, France (SPX) Apr 01, 2025 Framatome and TechnicAtome have finalized the acquisition of Segault SAS from Canada-based Velan Inc., bringing a historic French valve manufacturer under their shared ownership. The move strengthen ... more |
![]() London, UK (SPX) Mar 30, 2025 Successfully tapping into fusion energy's potential could transform the global energy landscape with a clean and virtually limitless power source. In a major advance toward that vision, Type One Ene ... more ![]() ![]() Paris, France (SPX) Mar 30, 2025 Framatome has been chosen by Kernkraftwerk Leibstadt (KKL) to overhaul the instrumentation and control (I&C) infrastructure at Switzerland's Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant. This effort will deploy Fr ... more ![]() ![]() Plainsboro NJ (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 When the plasma inside a fusion system starts to misbehave, it needs to be quickly cooled to prevent damage to the device. Researchers at Commonwealth Fusion Systems believe the best bet is a massiv ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 26, 2025 A Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) professor has secured an $800,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to investigate novel methods for recovering uranium from industrial wastewate ... more |
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![]() Berlin, Germany (SPX) Mar 24, 2025 BODY TEXT: A longstanding barrier to the production of nuclear fusion fuel may have been overcome, as researchers from ETH Zurich and Texas A and M University have unveiled a method for isolating li ... more ![]() ![]() Washington (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Donald Trump has told Volodymyr Zelensky that the United States could own and run Ukraine's nuclear power plants as part of his latest bid to secure a ceasefire in Russia's invasion of its neighbor. ... more ![]() ![]() Oslo (AFP) Mar 20, 2025 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday said he could not legally negotiate ownership of the occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, which President Donald Trump suggested Washington could take over. ... more ![]() ![]() Tokyo (AFP) Mar 18, 2025 A Japanese utility has started dismantling an old nuclear reactor with an eye toward building a new one, a spokesman said Tuesday, as the country drives for more clean energy. ... more |
![]() ![]() Available on Amazon Books ![]() ![]() Niamey, Niger (AFP) Mar 13, 2025 International Atomic Energy Agency Director General (IAEA) Rafael Grossi on Thursday urged greater cooperation with Niger while on a visit to the junta-led Sahel nation, a leading source of uranium. ... more |
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![]() Linkoping, Sweden (SPX) Mar 13, 2025 Sweden's radioactive nuclear waste will be stored in a sealed bedrock repository for 100,000 years. It will be hazardous for a very long time. So how can we ensure that humanity does not forget that ... more ![]() ![]() Washington DC (UPI) Mar 12, 2025 A coalition of the world's biggest corporate energy users signed a pledge Wednesday in Houston to support a tripling of nuclear energy capacity by 2050. ... more ![]() ![]() Los Angeles CA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 After years of dedicated research, scientists at Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have perfected a method to create the specialized fuel necessary for the world's first critical fast-spectrum molten ... more ![]() ![]() Boston MA (SPX) Mar 11, 2025 When Zoe Fisher was in fourth grade, her art teacher asked her to draw her vision of a dream job on paper. At the time, those goals changed like the flavor of the week in an ice cream shop - "zookee ... more |
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