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CO2 . battery renewable energy storage system
This CO2 battery can store renewable energy for long periods of time and release it quickly at less than half the cost of large-sized lithium batteries.
Prospects for small nuclear reactors
After years of funding for the research, Fluor decided to deploy a compact Nuscale nuclear reactor and invest in this project for $ 30 million.
New battery design better storage for renewable energy grid
Scientists have recently found a solution to store renewable energy even when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing.
Europe's first thorium-powered nuclear power plant has been activated after more than 40 years
It is likely that this will become a solution to solve nuclear energy problems for many countries in the world in the future.
Benefits and harms when producing electricity from nuclear energy
Besides the immediate benefits, nuclear power in general still has potential harms that are very dangerous. So what is it? Let's find out in this art…
Wind power is now cheaper than nuclear power
The application and development potential of this type of energy production is still very much
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Why solar energy is the only viable energy source in the long term
Not only can solar energy completely meet all of the world's energy needs, in the long term it is the only energy source that will not overheat the Earth.
Scientific works
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.
Space science
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.
Scientific works
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.
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'Blood battery' announced for the first time in the world
Scientists at the University of Cordoba have developed a way to incorporate hemoglobin - the main component of red blood cells - into a battery, creating a battery that…
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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.
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Vietnam will use responsible nuclear energy
On January 17, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Science and Technology in collaboration with the British Atomic Energy Agency, the British Embassy in Vietnam, the World Nuclear…
Environment
The world cannot give up nuclear energy
Humans still need nuclear power to meet the growing demand and mitigate the impact of climate change, the International Energy Organization (IEA) said.
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Japan wants to erase nuclear power
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said yesterday that it will gradually reduce its dependence on nuclear energy and aim to achieve the ultimate goal of not using nuclear…
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how to behave with nuclear power?
The need for nuclear energy for humanity and the urgency is ever more advanced in terms of nuclear safety and radiation safety.
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Should nuclear energy be used?
Since Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was badly damaged by the massive earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, you must have gained a little more knowled…
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Nuclear reactors can go to Mars
The first people to set foot on Mars will need nuclear power to survive on the red planet, US scientists say.
Environment
Americans are more cautious with nuclear power after Fukushima
Americans are more cautious with nuclear power after the nuclear reactor meltdown at the Fukushima power plant in Japan, according to a recently published survey.
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Officially closed Fukushima nuclear power plant
According to AFP, Prime Minister Noda will hold a press conference at 18:00 (local time) with the press and media of this country, to announce the closure of the Fukushi…
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Switzerland will give up nuclear power
AP said that most MPs in the Swiss House of Representatives voted to close five nuclear reactors in the medium term, with 101 consensus votes, 54 blank votes and 30 abst…
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North Korea is about to operate a new nuclear reactor
North Korea said it would soon operate a new domestic nuclear reactor, a year after the country revealed its construction of the nuclear facility.
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The most powerful earthquake in history, Korea stopped 4 nuclear reactors
South Korea stopped operating four reactors at nuclear power plants to prevent it, after two powerful earthquakes last night in the south-east of the country.
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Japan's last nuclear reactor stopped working
Since the earthquake and tsunami devastated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March last year, only one reactor on the northern island of Hokkaido of Japan's…