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- Nuclear battery produces power for 50 years without needing to charge https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/nuclear-battery-betavolt-atomic-china-b2476979.html 7 comments
- Nuclear-powered rocket could get astronauts to Mars faster https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/03/world/nuclear-powered-rocket-scn-spc-intl/index.html 3 comments science
- Russian nuclear-powered cruise missile blows up, creating “mini-Chernobyl” https://arstechnica.com/?post_type=post&p=1550363 3 comments technology
- UK nuclear power crashes to 40-year low in 2023 https://www.cityam.com/uk-nuclear-power-crashes-to-40-year-low-in-2023/ 8 comments europe
- The Chinese National Space Agency is looking into a nuclear fission-powered mission to Neptune https://www.planetary.org/articles/china-nuclear-neptune-orbiter 64 comments space
- Russia Fires Upon Ukrainian Nuclear Power Plant https://news.yahoo.com/russian-troops-shell-ukrainian-nuclear-plant-010757408.html 25 comments worldnews
- Version 2 of my 2x4 Nuclear Power Plant https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/o02uzo/version_2_of_my_2x4_nuclear_power_plant/ 3 comments factorio
- Diamond battery powered by nuclear waste runs for 28,000 years https://www.zmescience.com/science/diamond-battery-powered-by-nuclear-waste-runs-for-28000-years/ 3 comments technology
- Ghana moves to generate one gigawatt nuclear power by 2030 https://www.ghanaweb.com/ghanahomepage/business/ghana-moves-to-generate-one-gigawatt-nuclear-power-by-2030-982189 61 comments worldnews
- Iran formally accused by European nations of breaking nuclear deal - a step by the three powers that could lead eventually to the reimposing of UN sanctions lifted under the deal https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-01-15/european-nations-formally-accuse-iran-of-breaking-nuclear-deal/11868688 6 comments worldnews
- Germany Is Wrong About Nuclear Power https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-06-04/climate-emergency-germany-is-wrong-about-nuclear-power 37 comments europe
- Heatwave may force nuclear power shutdown in France as cooling water runs out https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/06/30/heatwave-may-force-nuclear-power-shutdown-france-cooling-water/ 6 comments europe
- Russia plans to tow a nuclear power station to the Arctic. Critics dub it a 'floating Chernobyl'. https://edition.cnn.com/2019/06/28/europe/russia-arctic-floating-nuclear-power-station-intl/index.html 34 comments worldnews
- Renewables Can’t Save Us From Climate Catastrophe. Nuclear Power Can. https://quillette.com/2019/02/27/why-renewables-cant-save-the-planet/ 19 comments science
- Vote results: Construction will continue on Vogtle nuclear power plant https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2018/09/vote-results-construction-will-continue-on-vogtle-nuclear-power-plant/ 3 comments technology
- Russia Launches Floating Nuclear Power Plant; It's Headed To The Arctic https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/30/607088530/russia-launches-floating-nuclear-power-plant-its-headed-to-the-arctic 6 comments europe
- whats the point of nuclear power if it mostly goes to waste? https://www.reddit.com/r/factorio/comments/7o5p5p/whats_the_point_of_nuclear_power_if_it_mostly/ 16 comments factorio
- Trump tweets that nuclear arsenal is 'more powerful than ever before' https://www.bostonglobe.com/news/world/2017/08/09/tillerson-urges-calm-north-korea/uelnzcmun56mjgce2ot1gk/story.html 808 comments politics
- India, Russia chose most feasible site for building new nuclear power plant http://in.rbth.com/news/2016/11/28/india-russia-chose-most-feasible-site-for-building-new-nuclear-power-plant_651611 3 comments india
- Iran has kept to a nuclear deal it agreed with six world powers last year limiting its stockpiles of substances that could be used to make atomic weapons, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) told French daily Le Monde. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-iran-nuclear-iduskcn1213dx?feedtype=rss&feedname=topnews 25 comments worldnews
- Israel's prime minister opened a Twitter account in Farsi on Monday, seeking to reach out to the Iranian public as world powers were getting closer to a nuclear deal with the Islamic Republic. http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/international/middle_east/2015/07/israeli_pm_launches_twitter_account_for_iranians 3 comments worldnews
- Scientists achieve nuclear fusion. Although 99% of the energy to achieve it was lost, it marks a major milestone in humanity harnessing the power of stars. http://www.latimes.com/science/la-sci-nuclear-fusion-20140213,0,5629190.story#axzz2tapvu7jk 8 comments science
- Mars rover Curiosity powered by nuclear energy http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/intelligent-energy/mars-rover-curiosity-powered-by-nuclear-energy/10801 47 comments technology
- Climate Scientist Says Australia Must Turn To Nuclear power http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2012/07/03/climate-scientist-says-australia-must-turn-to-nuclear 11 comments technology
- "If nuclear power is to have a future in this country, politicians, scientists and industry leaders need to commit to finding a solution instead of just hoping that everything will somehow work out." http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/05/opinion/remember-yucca-mountain.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120705 10 comments politics
- New setback for Berlusconi. Referendum in Italy cancels nuclear power projects and privileges for prime minister http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2011/06/10/international/i033623d81.dtl&type=business 51 comments worldnews
- Saudis shifting most of its domestic energy use to Solar and Nuclear power, diverting more oil to export http://blogs.forbes.com/jeffmcmahon/2011/04/04/saudis-switch-to-solar-nuclear-to-export-more-oil/ 24 comments worldnews
- Nuclear power plants smaller than a garden shed and able to power 20,000 homes will be on sale within five years, say scientists at Los Alamos... http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/09/miniature-nuclear-reactors-los-alamos? 31 comments reddit.com
- Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant shuts down again https://yle.fi/a/74-20062749 6 comments europe
- The role of new nuclear power in the UK's net-zero emissions energy system: A nearly 100% renewable system with no new nuclear is least cost design. It is increasingly difficult to justify current UK Government policy towards nuclear. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360544222023325?via%3Dihub= 83 comments science
- Belarus Nuclear Power Plant: Disaster waiting to happen or is Lithuania overreacting? http://uatoday.tv/society/belarus-nuclear-power-plant-disaster-waiting-to-happen-or-is-lithuania-blowing-dangers-out-of-proportion-669203.html 109 comments europe
- Nuclear power Pakistan knows to defend itself: Pak NSA Sartaj Aziz http://www.abplive.in/india/2015/08/24/article693584.ece/nuclear-power-pakistan-knows-to-defend-itself-pak-nsa-sartaj-aziz 5 comments worldnews
- India plans 'safer' nuclear plant powered by thorium http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/nov/01/india-thorium-nuclear-plant 42 comments worldnews
- More than 160 nuclear and civil engineers over the age of 60 are prepared to come out of retirement to fix the Fukushima nuclear power plant for their final mission. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/8534808/japan-elderly-engineers-want-final-mission-to-fukushima.html 3 comments worldnews
- Inside a Russian Nuclear Power Plant [pics] http://abnlive.tumblr.com/post/491259539/inside-a-russian-nuclear-power-plant 56 comments reddit.com
- Russia launches new nuclear-powered icebreaker in bid to open up Arctic | Russia is building new infrastructure and overhauling its ports as, amid warmer climate cycles, it readies for more traffic via what it calls the Northern Sea Route (NSR) which it envisages being navigable year-round. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/may/26/russia-launches-new-nuclear-powered-icebreaker-in-bid-to-open-up-arctic 128 comments worldnews
- Polish academics write open letter to Germany urging it to abandon its nuclear power phase out until fossil fuels are fully replaced http://fota4climate.org/2019/05/13/an-open-letter-concerning-the-premature-decommissioning-of-nuclear-power-plants-in-germany/ 258 comments europe
- U.S. Seismic Activity Near Nukes -- Looking at the overlap of U.S. nuclear reactors (both power and research facilities) and earthquake zones is pretty alarming. The West Coast isn't as peppered with nukes as the states east of the Mississippi are but they're sitting atop some pretty shaky ground. http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/03/nuclear-reactors-in-earthquake-zones-in-the-us-map.php 4 comments science
- Japan's nuclear regulator says radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima power plant is probably leaking into the Pacific Ocean, a problem long suspected by experts but denied by the plant's operator. http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2021362609_apasjapannuclear.html 4 comments worldnews
- Jellyfish keep UK nuclear plant shut. An invasion of jellyfish into a cooling water pool at a Scottish nuclear power plant kept its nuclear reactors offline on Wednesday, a phenomenon which may grow more common in future. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/29/us-britain-nuclear-jellyfish-idustre75s56d20110629 54 comments worldnews