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Santee Cooper Explores Reviving V.C. Summer Nuclear Reactors Amid AI Boom
The South Carolina power provider is exploring interest in restarting construction of two nuclear reactors at V.C. Summer Nuclear Station. With surging demand for clean energy fueled by the AI boom, companies like Amazon, Microsoft, and Meta may see nuclear energy as...
Approval for Commissioning of Solid Waste Facilities at Chernobyl
The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine has approved the commissioning of two key facilities at the Chernobyl site— the Solid Waste Retrieval Facility and the Solid Waste Processing Plant— as part of the Industrial Complex for Solid Radioactive Waste...
SpaceX Achieves Breakthrough in Rocket Reusability with Historic Super Heavy Booster Capture
SpaceX successfully launched its Super Heavy-Starship rocket, showcasing a groundbreaking feat by capturing the massive first stage booster mid-air using mechanical "mechazilla" arms, advancing their goal of full rocket reusability. The Starship upper stage completed...
202 Nuclear Russian Submarines Disassembled
Russia has dismantled 202 nuclear-powered submarines, including 82 from the Far East, successfully removing all used nuclear fuel and establishing coastal infrastructure to eliminate radiation hazards. In a significant operation, Rosatom completed the dismantling of...
Bullish on Uranium: Bank of America Analysts Predicting Price for Uranium – $135 per pound by 2026
Price forecast: $135 per pound by 2026 Global nuclear energy expansion boosting demand Supply constraints and geopolitical risks adding upward pressure Bank of America analysts have set a striking price forecast for uranium, predicting it could hit $135 per pound by...
Reviving the Power of Tomorrow: How Nuclear Energy is Leading America’s Clean Energy Revolution
Recommissioning Dormant Plants: The Biden administration is reviving decommissioned nuclear power plants, such as Michigan’s Palisades and Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island, to meet growing clean energy demands and reduce carbon emissions. Focus on SMRs and Advanced...
OpenAI Secures $6.6 Billion as It Reshapes AI Leadership and Faces a Future of Boundless Potential
OpenAI raises $6.6 billion in funding, reaching a valuation of $157 billion, backed by key investors like Microsoft, SoftBank, and Nvidia, to expand AI research and product development. Internal restructuring under CEO Sam Altman aims to transition OpenAI to a...
Engineering the Future: How AI and Robotics Are Shaping Our Everyday Lives
The article explores the journey of developing AI-powered robots at Google X, focusing on the challenges of creating autonomous machines capable of performing everyday tasks in unpredictable real-world environments. It highlights the distinction between traditional...
Mayonnaise: A Key Ingredient in Nuclear Fusion Research
Mayonnaise is being used by researchers to model the complex physics of nuclear fusion, specifically by mimicking the behavior of fusion capsules under extreme conditions. The team at Lehigh University, led by Arindam Banerjee, studies the flow properties of...
Chernobyl Land Reborn: Safe for Farming After 38 Years
Chernobyl-Area Land Declared Safe for Agriculture After Decades of Dormancy After nearly four decades, more than 80% of the land surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has been declared safe for agricultural use. According to Valery Kashparov, director of the...
Global Banks and Big Tech Unite to Power a Nuclear Energy Renaissance
Major banks pledge support for nuclear energy: Fourteen global financial institutions, including Bank of America, Barclays, and Goldman Sachs, have committed to supporting nuclear energy, aiming to triple global nuclear capacity by 2050 as part of climate...
