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Bangladesh: Ousted PM Hasina's Son Denies Graft Allegations In Rooppur Nuclear Project
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son and adviser on Tuesday described allegations of corruption involving the family in the 2015 awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power contract as "completely bogus" and a "smear campaign".
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Flamanville 3 Nuclear Reactor Begins Operations After Long Delays in France
After years of delays, France’s Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor is finally operational. Connected to the national grid, the reactor will supply power to millions of homes. Despite numerous technical setbacks, it marks a major step in France’s energy strategy, contributing to the country’s low-carbon goals. The reactor, set to undergo testing un...
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World’s First Nuclear-Powered Diamond Battery Can Power Devices for Millennia
The world’s first nuclear-powered battery has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol, offering an incredible lifespan of thousands of years. Using carbon-14, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5,730 years, embedded within a diamond structure, the battery generates energy without requiring motion or maintenance. Short-ra...
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Made In China AI Is Getting More Persuasive
When it comes to a new crop of generative artificial intelligence technology, the power of "persuasion" has been identified as a potentially catastrophic risk right alongside fears that models could gain autonomy or help build a nuclear weapon
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Meta Flirts With Nuclear For AI; It Is Still Married To Gas
Big Tech's interest in new nuclear power is part of its own long-term planning needs, given the sector's vaunted commitments to carbon-free power.
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Meta Seeks New Nuclear Reactors To Run US Data Centers
Meta said on Tuesday it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest big tech company to take interest in atomic power amid an expected boom in power demand.
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"Will Do Everything To Prevent Iran From Becoming Nuclear Power": Netanyahu
Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel would do "everything" to stop Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon after Iran's top diplomat warned it could end its ban on developing one if Western sanctions are reimposed.
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Iran To Hold Nuclear Talks With European Powers After UN Watchdog Censure: Report
Iran plans to hold talks about its disputed nuclear programme with three European powers on Nov. 29 in Geneva, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, days after the UN atomic watchdog passed a resolution against Tehran.
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Iran's Enriched Uranium Stockpile Over 32 Times The Limit Set In 2015: UN
The UN nuclear watchdog on Tuesday said that Iran's estimated stockpile of enriched uranium had reached more than 32 times the limit set in a 2015 accord between Iran and world powers to limit its nuclear programme.
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Japan Nuclear Reactor Resumes Power Generation, For First Time In 13 Years
A reactor at the Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has resumed power generation for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, its operator said.
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In Major Push For Nuclear Power, India Asks States To Set Up Reactors
India has ambitious plans to set up nuclear reactors across the country, especially in states where thermal power plants have either completed its life, or where access to coal is a challenge.
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NASA Launches Power to Explore Essay Contest, Invites Students to Imagine Nuclear-Powered Moon Mission
NASA’s Power to Explore Challenge calls on U.S. students to submit ideas for moon missions powered by radioisotope systems. The contest encourages kindergarten through Year 12 students to envision a mission, detail objectives, and apply their unique “power” to achieve mission success. Entries are due by January 31, 2025, and grand prize winne...
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10 New Nuclear Reactors Underway In India, Parliamentary Panel Informed
At least 10 nuclear reactors are being installed in the country while two reactors in Gujarat's Kakrapar have started generating power commercially, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology was informed on Monday.
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Google to Buy Power for AI Needs from Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Company Kairos
Google's agreement with Kairos Power aims to bring Kairos' first small modular reactor online by 2030, followed by additional deployments through 2035. Kairos late last year got a construction permit from the NRC to build a demonstration reactor in Tennessee.
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Chinese Nuclear Submarine Sinks In Major Embarrassment For Beijing: Report
China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior US defence official said on Thursday, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities.
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Bangladesh: Ousted PM Hasina's Son Denies Graft Allegations In Rooppur Nuclear Project
Ousted Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son and adviser on Tuesday described allegations of corruption involving the family in the 2015 awarding of a $12.65 billion nuclear power contract as "completely bogus" and a "smear campaign".
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Flamanville 3 Nuclear Reactor Begins Operations After Long Delays in France
After years of delays, France’s Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor is finally operational. Connected to the national grid, the reactor will supply power to millions of homes. Despite numerous technical setbacks, it marks a major step in France’s energy strategy, contributing to the country’s low-carbon goals. The reactor, set to undergo testing un...
-
World’s First Nuclear-Powered Diamond Battery Can Power Devices for Millennia
The world’s first nuclear-powered battery has been developed by researchers at the University of Bristol, offering an incredible lifespan of thousands of years. Using carbon-14, a radioactive isotope with a half-life of 5,730 years, embedded within a diamond structure, the battery generates energy without requiring motion or maintenance. Short-ra...
-
Made In China AI Is Getting More Persuasive
When it comes to a new crop of generative artificial intelligence technology, the power of "persuasion" has been identified as a potentially catastrophic risk right alongside fears that models could gain autonomy or help build a nuclear weapon
-
Meta Flirts With Nuclear For AI; It Is Still Married To Gas
Big Tech's interest in new nuclear power is part of its own long-term planning needs, given the sector's vaunted commitments to carbon-free power.
-
Meta Seeks New Nuclear Reactors To Run US Data Centers
Meta said on Tuesday it is seeking proposals from nuclear power developers to help meet its artificial intelligence and environment goals, becoming the latest big tech company to take interest in atomic power amid an expected boom in power demand.
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"Will Do Everything To Prevent Iran From Becoming Nuclear Power": Netanyahu
Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that Israel would do "everything" to stop Iran acquiring a nuclear weapon after Iran's top diplomat warned it could end its ban on developing one if Western sanctions are reimposed.
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Iran To Hold Nuclear Talks With European Powers After UN Watchdog Censure: Report
Iran plans to hold talks about its disputed nuclear programme with three European powers on Nov. 29 in Geneva, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Sunday, days after the UN atomic watchdog passed a resolution against Tehran.
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Iran's Enriched Uranium Stockpile Over 32 Times The Limit Set In 2015: UN
The UN nuclear watchdog on Tuesday said that Iran's estimated stockpile of enriched uranium had reached more than 32 times the limit set in a 2015 accord between Iran and world powers to limit its nuclear programme.
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Japan Nuclear Reactor Resumes Power Generation, For First Time In 13 Years
A reactor at the Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has resumed power generation for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, its operator said.
-
In Major Push For Nuclear Power, India Asks States To Set Up Reactors
India has ambitious plans to set up nuclear reactors across the country, especially in states where thermal power plants have either completed its life, or where access to coal is a challenge.
-
NASA Launches Power to Explore Essay Contest, Invites Students to Imagine Nuclear-Powered Moon Mission
NASA’s Power to Explore Challenge calls on U.S. students to submit ideas for moon missions powered by radioisotope systems. The contest encourages kindergarten through Year 12 students to envision a mission, detail objectives, and apply their unique “power” to achieve mission success. Entries are due by January 31, 2025, and grand prize winne...
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10 New Nuclear Reactors Underway In India, Parliamentary Panel Informed
At least 10 nuclear reactors are being installed in the country while two reactors in Gujarat's Kakrapar have started generating power commercially, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology was informed on Monday.
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Google to Buy Power for AI Needs from Small Modular Nuclear Reactor Company Kairos
Google's agreement with Kairos Power aims to bring Kairos' first small modular reactor online by 2030, followed by additional deployments through 2035. Kairos late last year got a construction permit from the NRC to build a demonstration reactor in Tennessee.
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Chinese Nuclear Submarine Sinks In Major Embarrassment For Beijing: Report
China's newest nuclear-powered attack submarine sank earlier this year, a senior US defence official said on Thursday, a potential embarrassment for Beijing as it seeks to expand its military capabilities.
