Spain Joins Germany and Calls it Quits on Nuclear Energy, Will They Come to Regret It?
28 Dec 2023, 04:34 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / If all goes to plan, each of Spain's final six active nuclear reactors will be completely shut down by 2035 at the earliest.
U.S. to Beam Down Power Into Combat Zones Using Speed of Light Wireless Energy Web
13 Dec 2023, 09:21 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA's Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program moved into a new stage after Raytheon was tasked with building such relays
EV Charging Could Bring Power Grids to Their Knees, Is Nuclear Energy the Answer?
16 Oct 2023, 02:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / To understand why roads choked with electric cars might bode well for nuclear energy, we need to understand just how much power a fully-EV grid would require.
U.S. Dept. of Energy Wants To Use Bomb-Grade Uranium in Experiment, Sparks Outrage
2 Jun 2023, 18:12 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Even an announcement by TerraPower themselves, stating that the MCRE enriched uranium would not be used commercially did little to quell fears.
Europe's Most Powerful Nuclear Reactor Just Went Online, Took 18 Years to Build
23 Apr 2023, 00:26 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / With a menacing Russian bear threatening to freeze all of Europe last winter with nat-gas pipeline shutdowns, it couldn't have come online at a better time.
Molten Salt Reactors: The Power Source That May Change Our Lives Decades Before Fusion
23 Mar 2023, 02:44 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's important to avoid getting caught napping when it comes to the nuclear fission side of things. Molten salt reactors are the real deal.
Germany and Spain Declare War On Nuclear Energy, Here's Why They May Regret It
16 Mar 2023, 23:01 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's possible Germany, and its anti-atomic coalition may one day come to regret their decision to turn their back on nuclear energy.
Westinghouse eVinci: The Pint-Sized Mini Reactor Designed to Kick Diesel to the Curb
9 Mar 2023, 23:41 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / The prospects of a whole fleet of eVinci Mircroreactors replacing great swaths of dirty, cancer-causing diesel power stations sounds like a win to us.
U.S. Department of Energy To Upgrade Its Aging Fleet of Nuclear Reactors, Here's How
3 Mar 2023, 00:49 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Under the guidelines of what's dubbed the Civil Nuclear Credit Program (CNCP), the first round of federal grants is aimed at aging domestic nuclear plants
37 Years After Chernobyl, RBMK Reactors Are Still Operating in Russia
20 Feb 2023, 03:29 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / Even almost 40 years after the most devastating nuclear accident in human history, the RBMK class reactor isn't a relic of the distant past
Thorium: The "87-Octane" of Nuclear Fission Fuels
12 Feb 2023, 18:19 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / While it's pretty darn hard to get our hands on any more tritium, or even sustainable nuclear fusion for that matter, there are always other options
Stellarator Reactors: The Once Forgotten, All-American Approach to Nuclear Fusion
31 Jan 2023, 02:32 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / 25 years after his death in 1997, perhaps the most underappreciated theoretical physicist in American history might be about be vindicated
Tritium: A “High-Octane”, Ultra-Rare Fusion Fuel We Can’t Make Nearly Enough Of
28 Jan 2023, 00:38 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It's easy to forget that nuclear fusion and fission are two sides of the same coin. But nuclear fission reactors will be crucial to making fuel for fusion.
This One Nuclear Power Plant Makes a Fifth of Its Nation’s Energy, Could One Day Be More
21 Jan 2023, 03:14 UTC · By: Benny Kirk / It was the Canadians who supplied technology, the personnel, and considerable financial backing to help Romania achieve this profound point of Romanian pride
Stellantis Follows Ford's Lead and Joins Renewable Energy Program
12 Dec 2022, 23:28 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / Despite being headquartered in Amsterdam, Stellantis still has deep roots in the state of Michigan and has committed to cleaning up its act
Bell 525 Relentless to Take Energy Offshore Operations to the Next Level
25 Aug 2022, 04:40 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Bell will be the only helicopter company showcasing its powerful beast at one of the largest energy events in the world, where Elon Musk is speaking
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm to Start Operating by the End of This Month
19 Aug 2022, 04:17 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Its commissioning was delayed for quite a while, but the world's largest offshore wind farm off the east coast of England is ready to show what it can do
Ford To Manufacture Using 100% Renewable Energy in Michigan
10 Aug 2022, 12:18 UTC · By: Tim McKenzie / In its ongoing effort to reach carbon neutrality, the Ford Motor Company will soon run Michigan operations with renewable energy power
Rolls-Royce One of the Big Five to Build the First U.S. Advanced Nuclear Microreactor
2 Aug 2022, 04:12 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This advanced nuclear microreactor will be easily deployed anywhere, via any means of transportation, to respond the DoD's increasing energy demands
Ex-SpaceX Engineer Builds Martian Nuclear Reactor To Tackle Earth's Power Crisis
29 Jul 2022, 19:45 UTC · By: Razvan Calin / Reaching for the stars means having a steady footing on our (still) only home planet, where stellar innovations can find efficient applications