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Small nuclear reactors are pitched as cheaper, safer, faster and easier to finance than their conventional counterparts. Hype around them is building fast, but some experts warn it ignores fundamental
Oklo and LANL have conducted first plutonium fast reactor tests at NCERC, validating surplus fuel for advanced reactors like Pluto and Aurora.
The commissioning of the first pump in the primary cooling circuit of the RA-10 multipurpose reactor has taken place as part of preparations for cold testing. ;
The Range Nuclear Renaissance Index ETF has gained 58% over the past year, riding enthusiasm for nuclear power that’s built since Microsoft and Amazon announced plans to power data centers with small modular reactors.
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Nuclear reactor kept burning as USSR hurled 600,000 people into the inferno
The explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant turned a routine safety test into a slow-motion war against an invisible enemy, fought while the ruined reactor kept burning. As the graphite core smoldered and radiation poured into the sky,
Western Canada's first Small Modular Reactor Safety, Licensing, and Testing Centre at the University of Regina is to receive nearly CAD6 million (USD4.3 million) in funding from the federal and provincial governments.