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New Zealand company moves closer to unlimited fusion energy
A New Zealand company is trying to recreate the energy of a star on Earth, using a new type of fusion reactor.
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100 MW power generation fusion reactor
Helical Fusion's spiral fusion reactor can operate stably for a long time with an initial power of about 50 - 100 MW.
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Solar reactor turns water into hydrogen
In testing, the new reactor produced about 500 grams of hydrogen per day, meeting about half the electricity needs of a four-person household.
Environment
Japan will use robots to remove melted fuel in Fukushima
Robots equipped with pincers and using telescopic tubes to move will collect molten fuel debris weighing less than 3g.
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Technology helps reduce nuclear waste at the plant by 80%.
A scientist at the private fission company Transmutex has developed a new method that can reduce the radioactivity of nuclear waste by up to 80%.
Space science
Miniature reactors - a solution for powering lunar bases
Astronauts living on the Moon will need a lot of energy, but they cannot carry fuel supplies with them.
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French artificial sun sets plasma record
A reactor in southern France creates and maintains hot plasma of 50 million degrees Celsius for 6 minutes continuously, reaching an important milestone that helps make f…
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Japan inaugurated the world's largest fusion reactor
The JT-60SA reactor, as tall as 6 buildings in Japan, will create plasma as hot as 200 million degrees Celsius, paving the way for the goal of obtaining net energy from…
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The world's largest nuclear power plant is about to revive
Japan is about to restart production activities at the Kashiwazaki - Kariwa nuclear power plant after a long period of closure due to the impact of the Fukushima disaste…
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The mystery of Shivlinga's ancient nuclear reactor!
Shivlinga is a sacred symbol in Hinduism, representing the god Shiva. But are these statues also ancient nuclear reactors built by aliens?
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Korea's fusion reactor is 7 times hotter than the Sun's core
Using a new tungsten diverter, the KSTAR fusion reactor successfully maintained a temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius for 48 seconds.
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First footage of the reactor meltdown in Fukushima
Drone images reveal the scale of damage at the Fukushima nuclear power plant 13 years after the meltdown disaster.
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The reason Bill Gates' nuclear reactor cannot compare with Russia's
The advanced nuclear reactor technology used by Bill Gates' company is said to be unmatched by Russian technology.
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China develops engines to help nuclear spacecraft fly to Mars
Chinese researchers are developing a 1.5 megawatt reactor that will be as tall as a 20-story building when expanded, allowing for round-trip travel between Earth and Mar…
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Former SpaceX engineer's low-cost mobile nuclear reactor will launch in 2026
A team of former SpaceX engineers is developing the world's first portable, zero-emission power source that could bring electricity to remote lands.