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Small nuclear reactors may be coming to Texas, boosted by interest from Gov. Abbott
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Small nuclear reactors may be coming to Texas, boosted by interest from Gov. Abbott

Raw Story  

"Small nuclear reactors may be coming to Texas, boosted by interest from Gov. Nuclear power isn’t new to Texas, where four large reactors have fed the electric grid for decades. Small reactors could provide consistent power for data centers or ramp up and down as needed on the state’s ever-growing electric grid, said Jimmy Glotfelty, a state public utility commissioner …

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John Lawrence, a pioneer in nuclear medicine
1 year ago

John Lawrence, a pioneer in nuclear medicine

The Hindu  

Do you have a sibling? While Ernest Lawrence went on to win the Nobel Prize in Physics for his invention of the cyclotron and hence is immensely popular, his sibling John, who is a pioneer in nuclear medicine himself, is not that well known. Ernest invites John It was in 1935 that Ernest invited his brother John to join him …

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Netherlands grants permit to new nuclear reactor for medical isotopes
1 year, 10 months ago

Netherlands grants permit to new nuclear reactor for medical isotopes

NL Times  

The Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection has given approval for the construction of a new nuclear reactor to produce medical isotopes in Petten, Noord-Holland. It is the first time in decades that a permit has been granted for the construction of a new nuclear reactor in the Netherlands. NRG|PALLAS, the organization that intends to build the new nuclear …

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A particle accelerator that just turned on could reveal rare forms of matter
2 years ago

A particle accelerator that just turned on could reveal rare forms of matter

Salon  

Just a few hundred feet from where we are sitting is a large metal chamber devoid of air and draped with the wires needed to control the instruments inside. Starting in May 2022, national and international teams of scientists converged at Michigan State University and began running scientific experiments at FRIB with the goal of creating, isolating and studying new …

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Climate crisis: European summer droughts since 2015 ‘far more severe’ than anything over past 2,000 years, scientists warn
3 years, 9 months ago

Climate crisis: European summer droughts since 2015 ‘far more severe’ than anything over past 2,000 years, scientists warn

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The study’s lead author, Professor Ulf Büntgen from Cambridge’s Department of Geography, who is also affiliated with the CzechGlobe …

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Did meteorites bring water to Earth? New evidence suggests so
3 years, 11 months ago

Did meteorites bring water to Earth? New evidence suggests so

India Today  

Many scientists believe that the water on Earth came from meteorites. Keeping this fact in view, the evidence of water movement in meteorites that only recently collided with Earth has taken scientists by surprise. According to a report in phys.org, a team of researchers found evidence of relatively recent water movement in meteorites that recently collided with the Earth. They …

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The UK’s quest for affordable fusion by 2040
4 years ago

The UK’s quest for affordable fusion by 2040

BBC  

The UK’s quest for affordable fusion by 2040 UAEA Step reactor cutaway For decades, fusion has been the alchemy of our technological age. Clement Mahoudeau/AFP/Getty Images The Iter reactor's first assembly stage was launched earlier this year For decades, we have been promised that commercial fusion power plants will exist within 30 years. Meanwhile, the Iter fusion reactor in France …

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