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China's 'Artificial Sun' Breaks Nuclear Fusion Record with 1,000 Seconds of Continuous Plasma Loop
China’s EAST (Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak) achieved a significant milestone in nuclear fusion by maintaining a continuous plasma loop for 1,066 seconds on January 20, 2025. This breakthrough, facilitated by an enhanced heating system, surpasses its previous record and marks a critical step towards sustainable fusion energy. Nucl...
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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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Ukraine Nuclear Plant Without Power After Russian Strike
Nuclear Power Plant: The last line of communication between the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP and the Ukrainian power system was cut off as a result of rocket attacks, said its operator.
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US Causing International Arms Control Collapse: North Korea
North Korea on Saturday blamed the United States for what it said was the collapse of international arms control systems and said Pyongyang's nuclear weapons were a just response to ensure the balance of power in the region.
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China's Moon Base To Be Powered By New Nuclear System: Report
The power generated by nuclear energy will be used to generate oxygen, operate instruments and other things like extract water.
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NASA Artemis Concept Awards Announced For Nuclear Power on Moon
NASA is trying to come up with space nuclear technologies soon. And, to work on such endeavours, the space agency has collaborated with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The agencies have selected three design concept proposals for contracts that can be each valued at approximately $5 million.
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Power Cut At Ukraine's Chernobyl Nuclear Plant, No "Critical" Safety Impact
Power has been entirely cut to the Chernobyl power plant, site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, and its security systems, Ukraine's energy operator Ukrenergo said Wednesday.
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Lost Contact With Chernobyl Nuclear Data Systems: UN Atomic Watchdog
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN's atomic watchdog, the agency said Tuesday, as it voiced concern for staff working under Russian guard at the Ukrainian facility.
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US Eyes Building Nuclear Power Plants for Moon and Mars
The US wants to build nuclear power plants that will work on the moon and Mars, and on Friday put out a request for ideas from the private sector on how to do that.
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NPCIL Admits Malware Attack on Computer in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), a public sector undertaking under the Department of Atomic Energy, however, added that the plant systems were not affected.
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Malware Attack Detected At Kudankulam Plant, Says Nuclear Power Corporation
Government-run Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL), which runs nuclear reactors across the country, said today it had identified malware in one of its computers last month but its plant systems were unaffected.
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Won't Hurt Allies, Says US After India-Russia Sign Missile Deal: 10 Facts
India will finally acquire the S-400 Triumf, arguably the world's most lethal surface-to-air missile system, from Russia, brushing off a threat of sanctions from the US. The $5-billion pact was signed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday afternoon along with a raft of other agreements ranging from nucl...
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NASA's New Nuclear Reactor Could Power Missions To Mars And Destinations Beyond
NASA has said that it successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and destinations beyond.
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US Tests Nuclear Power System To Sustain Astronauts On Mars
Initial tests in Nevada on a compact nuclear power system designed to sustain a long-duration NASA human mission on the inhospitable surface of Mars have been successful and a full-power run is scheduled for March, officials said on Thursday.
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Industroyer Malware Can Shut Down Electricity Distribution Systems
Slovakia-based ESET said the malware is the most powerful threat to appear since Stuxnet, the hacking tool used to sabotage Iran's nuclear program.
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China's 'Artificial Sun' Breaks Nuclear Fusion Record with 1,000 Seconds of Continuous Plasma Loop
China’s EAST (Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak) achieved a significant milestone in nuclear fusion by maintaining a continuous plasma loop for 1,066 seconds on January 20, 2025. This breakthrough, facilitated by an enhanced heating system, surpasses its previous record and marks a critical step towards sustainable fusion energy. Nucl...
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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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Ukraine Nuclear Plant Without Power After Russian Strike
Nuclear Power Plant: The last line of communication between the occupied Zaporizhzhia NPP and the Ukrainian power system was cut off as a result of rocket attacks, said its operator.
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US Causing International Arms Control Collapse: North Korea
North Korea on Saturday blamed the United States for what it said was the collapse of international arms control systems and said Pyongyang's nuclear weapons were a just response to ensure the balance of power in the region.
-
China's Moon Base To Be Powered By New Nuclear System: Report
The power generated by nuclear energy will be used to generate oxygen, operate instruments and other things like extract water.
-
NASA Artemis Concept Awards Announced For Nuclear Power on Moon
NASA is trying to come up with space nuclear technologies soon. And, to work on such endeavours, the space agency has collaborated with the US Department of Energy (DOE). The agencies have selected three design concept proposals for contracts that can be each valued at approximately $5 million.
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Power Cut At Ukraine's Chernobyl Nuclear Plant, No "Critical" Safety Impact
Power has been entirely cut to the Chernobyl power plant, site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986, and its security systems, Ukraine's energy operator Ukrenergo said Wednesday.
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Lost Contact With Chernobyl Nuclear Data Systems: UN Atomic Watchdog
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant is no longer transmitting data to the UN's atomic watchdog, the agency said Tuesday, as it voiced concern for staff working under Russian guard at the Ukrainian facility.
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US Eyes Building Nuclear Power Plants for Moon and Mars
The US wants to build nuclear power plants that will work on the moon and Mars, and on Friday put out a request for ideas from the private sector on how to do that.
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NPCIL Admits Malware Attack on Computer in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
The Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), a public sector undertaking under the Department of Atomic Energy, however, added that the plant systems were not affected.
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Malware Attack Detected At Kudankulam Plant, Says Nuclear Power Corporation
Government-run Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL), which runs nuclear reactors across the country, said today it had identified malware in one of its computers last month but its plant systems were unaffected.
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Won't Hurt Allies, Says US After India-Russia Sign Missile Deal: 10 Facts
India will finally acquire the S-400 Triumf, arguably the world's most lethal surface-to-air missile system, from Russia, brushing off a threat of sanctions from the US. The $5-billion pact was signed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday afternoon along with a raft of other agreements ranging from nucl...
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NASA's New Nuclear Reactor Could Power Missions To Mars And Destinations Beyond
NASA has said that it successfully demonstrated a new nuclear reactor power system that could enable crewed missions to the Moon, Mars and destinations beyond.
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US Tests Nuclear Power System To Sustain Astronauts On Mars
Initial tests in Nevada on a compact nuclear power system designed to sustain a long-duration NASA human mission on the inhospitable surface of Mars have been successful and a full-power run is scheduled for March, officials said on Thursday.
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Industroyer Malware Can Shut Down Electricity Distribution Systems
Slovakia-based ESET said the malware is the most powerful threat to appear since Stuxnet, the hacking tool used to sabotage Iran's nuclear program.
