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NASA develops nuclear reactor on the Moon
NASA is working to design an abundant and sustainable power supply on the Moon by means of fusion.
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Testing nuclear reactor heating system
A Siberian town is testing a direct nuclear-powered heating system from a mini-plant on a barge.
Scientific works
Floating nuclear reactor using molten salt
Copenhagen-based start-up Seaborg Technologies is working on a new type of nuclear reactor that is cheap, mobile, flexible and super safe.
Scientific works
China designs nuclear reactor without cooling water
A molten salt nuclear reactor that uses thorium instead of uranium could be built in the desert and provide electricity for 100,000 people.
Scientific works
China inaugurated a plant that turns nuclear waste into glass
China inaugurated its first plant in Sichuan on September 11 to treat growing amounts of nuclear waste by vitrification.
Science story
Komsomolet submarine: From Soviet pride to radioactive leak tragedy
The Komsomolets submarine carried Soviet expectations to break all records, but it was this that pushed it over the limit, and then tragedy struck.
Environment
The unexplained increase in radioactivity in Northern Europe
The soaring concentration of radioactivity in northern Europe is thought to have come from a troubled nuclear power plant in western Russia.
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Real damage about immortals on the island of Gavdos
Located in the southernmost of Europe is a beautiful small Greek island called Gavdos, ideal for those who like quiet, away from the bustling life.
New technology
US printed 3D nuclear reactor core
Nuclear power plants can be built faster at lower costs using 3D printing reactor cores.
Conquer Mars
In order to bombard Mars, Elon Musk must have 10,000 nuclear warheads
The CEO of Russia's long-term space science program Roscosmos spoke out of Mr. Elon Musk's idea.
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Thanks to the broken antenna, the scientists solved the 58-year secret of physics
Nearly 60 years ago, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist, Nicolaas Bloembergen, predicted the existence of nuclear power resonance.
Space science
Why does the sun glow and generate heat?
The sun is like a hot, dazzling fireball. Every hour it radiates a large amount of energy, emitting light and heat in the universe, including our Earth.
Space science
Russia revealed the time to launch the 'extreme' spacecraft to the Moon
RIA reports that the head of Russia's Academy of Nuclear Sciences Department, Igor Mitrofanov, said the launch of Russia's spacecraft to the Moon after 45 years of pause…
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The US is preparing to build the world's smallest nuclear power plant in Idaho
In addition to its compact size, the most notable feature of this nuclear power plant project is that it will use radioactive waste to generate electricity.
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What can be eaten after a nuclear war disaster?
Scientists from the Alliance to protect the Earth from natural disasters (ALLFED) say what humans can eat in the event of a nuclear war, BusinessInsider newspaper report…