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How Does a Nuclear Reactor Work?
A nuclear reactor controls a self-sustaining fission chain reaction so that heat can be removed safely and used for a practical purpose such as generating electricity, p…
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What Is Nuclear Waste and How Is It Managed?
Nuclear waste is radioactive material that requires controlled handling because its radioactivity or other hazardous properties persist after use. The term covers severa…
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What Is Nuclear Energy and How Does Nuclear Power Work?
Nuclear power generates heat from fission, the splitting of heavy atomic nuclei such as uranium. A power plant uses that heat to make steam and drive a turbine-generator…
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What Are Neutrinos?
Neutrinos are electrically neutral elementary particles with extremely small masses that interact through the weak force and gravity.
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What is the most dangerous invention humanity has ever created?
Human life has become more civilized and developed thanks to inventions. However, some of them also pose a danger to the world.
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First image of fusion power plant that could power 50,000 homes
Tokamak Energy shares first images of commercial fusion power plant using 200 MW effective tokamak reactor.
New technology
Scientists have developed a battery that can last for thousands of years without needing to be recharged!
Nuclear waste is radioactive waste created by nuclear power plants that no one wants to keep near their homes or even carried through their communities.
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NASA develops nuclear-thermal rocket to take humans to Mars in 45 days
NASA will develop nuclear rockets to cut the time it takes to make a manned trip to Mars from seven months to 45 days.
1001 mystery
Mysterious Russian radio signal that has been transmitted for 40 years has left scientists baffled
For more than four decades, a mysterious radio signal emanating from Russia has been challenging scientists and the international community.
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50 megawatt small nuclear reactor
NuScale's mini-reactor design has been certified as safe and could be operational in the next few years.
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The ups and downs of the life of a teenager who built a nuclear reactor at home
A 17-year-old boy who shocked the nation by building a nuclear reactor in his family's shed has died at the age of 40, but not from radiation poisoning.
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Micro nuclear reactor can produce 5 MW of electricity
Westinghouse Corporation introduces an advanced reactor design that could provide nuclear power to areas where water is scarce and heat is needed.
Computer science
Top 10 most powerful supercomputers in the world
These supercomputers are used in many fields such as simulating nuclear missile tests, weather forecasting, climate research, and testing computer encryption strength.
Archeology
Was there nuclear war in ancient times?
The hypothesis of nuclear war on Mars appeared quite a long time ago.
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How do the superpowers build nuclear power models?
Nuclear power is a long-standing energy technology, and is used by many developed countries to solve particularly urgent energy problems.