Enlarge / President Vladimir Putin visiting the Rocket and Space Corporation (RSC) Energia in Korolyov, outside Moscow, on October 26, 2023. GRIGORY SYSOYEV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images reader comments 113 When you think about the prospect of Russia putting nukes in space, you can understand why some people might fill in the blanks and envision a ..
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Enlarge / In Texas, solar facilities compete for space with a whole lot of nothing. reader comments 140 with 0 posters participating Share this story Earlier this week, the US’ Energy Information Agency (EIA) gave a preview of the changes the nation’s electrical grid is likely to see over the coming year. The data is ..
Enlarge / A field of solar panels and windmills in the desert. reader comments 63 with 37 posters participating, including story author Share this story On Monday, the Energy Information Agency released its annual figures for how the US generated electrical power during 2021. The year saw lots of changes as the country moved out ..
Enlarge / Water vapor is emitted from the cooling towers of the FirstEnergy Corp. Perry Nuclear Generating Station in Perry, Ohio, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010. David Maxwell/Bloomberg via Getty Images reader comments 82 with 47 posters participating Share this story This week, lawmakers in Ohio’s House of Representatives voted 53-43 in favor of ..
Enlarge / A view of the decommissioned Duke Energy Crystal River Nuclear Power Plant. reader comments 110 with 60 posters participating Share this story A report released today by the International Energy Agency (IEA) warns world leaders that—without support for new nuclear power or lifetime extensions for existing nuclear power plants—the world’s climate goals are ..
Enlarge / The Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant is seen in the early morning hours March 28, 2011, in Middletown, Penn. reader comments 260 with 94 posters participating Share this story On Wednesday, power company Exelon said that it would be closing the single reactor that it operates on Three Mile Island by September 30. ..
Enlarge / AMD CEO Lisa Su, holding a Rome processor. The large chip in the middle is the 14nm I/O chip; around it are pairs of 7nm chiplets containing the CPU cores. reader comments 112 with 90 posters participating Share this story AMD and Cray have announced that they’re building “Frontier,” a new supercomputer for ..
Enlarge / The Watts Bar nuclear power plant in Tennessee. reader comments 48 with 24 posters participating Share this story Last week, a bipartisan group of 15 US senators re-introduced a bill to instate the Nuclear Energy Leadership Act (NELA), which would offer incentives and set federal goals for advanced nuclear energy. A smaller group ..
Enlarge / Construction at the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility before the project was stopped. reader comments 31 with 26 posters participating Share this story Last week, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint against a company called CB&I Areva MOX Services and its subcontractor, Wise Services, for allegedly billing the US government ..
reader comments 86 with 46 posters participating Share this story Before the nuclear fuel deposits had been touched. The robotic arm grabbing the deposits. The robotic arm grabbing deposits in another location. Nuclear deposits after they have been released. Nuclear fuel after it has been grabbed by TEPCO’s robotic claw. The field office during the ..