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Category: nuclear power
NRC is (sort of) getting rid of “as low as reasonably achievable” standard
Its issues with current nuclear safety standards are termed semantic, not physical. Last week, just before the US started its […]
Small modular nuclear reactor reaches criticality in first test
As long as your reactor can keep the TRISO pellets contained, then there should be no risk of meltdown or […]
Here is NASA’s plan for nuking Gateway and sending it to Mars
Only one US-built nuclear reactor has ever flown in space, and that was more than 60 years ago. Artist’s illustration […]
DOGE goes nuclear: How trump invited silicon valley into America’s nuclear power regulator
Skip to content “Assume the NRC is going to do whatever we tell the NRC to do.” Last summer, a […]
TerraPower gets OK to start construction of its first nuclear plant
On Wednesday, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that it had issued its first construction approval in nearly a decade. […]
Japanese nuclear plant operator fabricated seismic risk data
On Wednesday, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority announced that it is halting the relicensing process for two reactors at the Hamaoka […]
Westinghouse is claiming a nuclear deal would see $80B of new reactors
On Tuesday, Westinghouse announced that it had reached an agreement with the Trump administration that would purportedly see $80 billion […]
Trump signs executive orders meant to resurrect US nuclear power
Plan calls for three new reactors to reach criticality in about a year. Currently, there are no nuclear power plants […]