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Satellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion for new aircraft carrier
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Satellite images and documents indicate China working on nuclear propulsion for new aircraft carrier

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China has built a land-based prototype nuclear reactor for a large surface warship, in the clearest sign yet Beijing is advancing toward producing its first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, according to a new analysis of satellite imagery and Chinese government documents provided to The Associated Press. “Nuclear-powered carriers would place China in the exclusive ranks of first-class naval powers, …

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Seeking carbon-free power, Virginia utility considers small nuclear reactors
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Seeking carbon-free power, Virginia utility considers small nuclear reactors

Associated Press  

Virginia’s largest utility said Wednesday that it will explore the possibility of using small nuclear reactors to help meet growing electricity demands while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. There are no small modular reactors, known as SMRs, in operation in the U.S., according to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the independent agency that oversees civilian uses of radioactive material. Dominion Energy Virginia …

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China's nuclear steam project begins operation
6 months ago

China's nuclear steam project begins operation

China Daily  

China's first industrial-use nuclear energy steam supply project, Heqi No 1, was completed and put into operation on Wednesday at the Tianwan Nuclear Power Station, according to the China Atomic Energy Authority. The project will deliver 4.8 million metric tons of zero-carbon industrial-use steam each year from the Tianwan Nuclear Power Station, a subsidiary of China National Nuclear Corp, to …

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Oppenheimer's hero Niels Bohr has a legacy as complicated as the "father of the atomic bomb"
1 year, 4 months ago

Oppenheimer's hero Niels Bohr has a legacy as complicated as the "father of the atomic bomb"

Salon  

In Christopher Nolan's hit biopic "Oppenheimer," real-life Danish physicist Niels Bohr is more than just a major character. Atom illustration "Through his physics, Bohr fundamentally changed our view of the world we live in," Dr. Christian Joas, Director of the Niels Bohr Archive at the University of Copenhagen, told Salon by email. Just as the film "Oppenheimer" is cagey about …

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Pakistan signs whopping $4.8 billion nuclear project with China amid economic turbulence
1 year, 6 months ago

Pakistan signs whopping $4.8 billion nuclear project with China amid economic turbulence

India TV News  

Despite Pakitan facing an unprecedented financial crisis, its all-weather friend China on Tuesday inked an agreement worth a whopping $4.8 billion in order to set up a 1,200-megawatt nuclear power plant. Pakistan promises to complete project in time Earlier, President Xi Jinping's led government invested heavily in 3,000-km long infrastructure projects connecting China’s northwest Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and the …

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Beijing warns AUKUS submarine project sets a 'dangerous precedent' and threatens non-proliferation
2 years, 5 months ago

Beijing warns AUKUS submarine project sets a 'dangerous precedent' and threatens non-proliferation

ABC  

China's government is ramping up its campaign against Australia's push to build nuclear-powered submarines with the United States and the United Kingdom, publishing a new report which declares the project is a grave risk to non-proliferation and warns that Australia may be intent on developing nuclear weapons. Key points: The report warns the submarine deal would set a "dangerous precedent" …

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Who is Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the 'father of the Iranian bomb' assassinated near Tehran?
4 years ago

Who is Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the 'father of the Iranian bomb' assassinated near Tehran?

The Telegraph  

"Remember that name," Israel's prime minister said of Mohsen Fakhrizadeh during a 2018 speech where he accused the scientist of leading Iran's alleged nuclear weapons programme. On Friday the same man, who was known as "the father of the Iranian bomb," died in a hospital near Tehran after his car was sprayed with bullets by unidentified assassins. Mr Fakhrizadeh is …

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Project Force: Where could North Korea’s missiles strike?
4 years, 6 months ago

Project Force: Where could North Korea’s missiles strike?

Al Jazeera  

North Korea has long wanted to develop long-range missiles that could reach the US. Despite featuring prominently in military parades in North Korea, the Musudan intermediate-range missile failed every single test launch but one, blowing up soon after takeoff. North Korea’s designers also managed to test a solid-fuelled medium-range missile that year called the Pukkuksong-2. The key is diversity and …

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