|
  Boston MA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 If you're looking for hard problems, building a nuclear fusion power plant is a pretty good place to start. Fusion - the process that powers the sun - has proven to be a difficult thing to recreate here on Earth despite decades of research. "There's something very attractive to me about the magnitude of the fusion challenge," Hartwig says. "It's probably true of a lot of people at MIT. I'm driven to work on very hard problems. There's something intrinsically satisfying about that battle. It's part ... read more |
 |
Improved fusion plasma predictions with multi-fidelity data modelingTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 Fusion energy research is advancing worldwide as a potential solution to global energy challenges. Magnetic confinement fusion reactors, which rely on strong magnetic fields to trap extremely hot pl ... more 
Improving fusion plasma predictions with multi-fidelity data science modelsTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 16, 2024 The quest for fusion energy, a potential solution to global energy challenges, has advanced through innovative approaches to plasma performance prediction. Magnetic confinement fusion reactors rely ... more 
Battery-like memory withstands extreme heat for future applicationsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 A team of engineers led by the University of Michigan has developed a groundbreaking memory device capable of operating at extreme temperatures, enabling potential use in fusion reactors, jet engine ... more  
GE Vernova SMR reactor advances to Step 2 of UK regulatory approval processParis, France (SPX) Dec 13, 2024 GE Vernova's nuclear division, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH), has achieved a key milestone with the BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology advancing to Step 2 of the UK's Generic Design A ... more |
| Previous Issues | Dec 13 | Dec 12 | Dec 11 | Dec 10 | Dec 09 |
|
|
|
|
  Available on Amazon Books 
DOE UK DESNZ and Tokamak Energy invest in fusion facility upgrade for fusion pilot plantLos Angeles CA (SPX) Dec 08, 2024 The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the U.K.'s Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), and Tokamak Energy Ltd. (TE) have announced a $52 million collaboration to enhance the ST40 experi ... more |
|
UN nuclear watchdog head condemns 'direct' drone attack on agency car in UkraineVienna (AFP) Dec 12, 2024 UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi on Thursday condemned a "direct" drone attack that destroyed a "clearly marked" agency car in Ukraine earlier this week, saying the strike had the "intention to harm". ... more 
Kazakhstan holds talks with France on 1st nuclear power plantAlmaty, Kazakhstan (AFP) Dec 6, 2024 Kazakhstan on Friday said that its energy minister had held talks with French officials and companies in the running to build the Central Asian country's first nuclear power station. ... more 
Europe's oldest nuclear power plant to shut in 2033: Swiss operatorGeneva (AFP) Dec 5, 2024 Switzerland's Beznau nuclear plant, one of the oldest in the world, will keep running until 2033, its operator announced on Thursday, as environmentalists argued it should be shut down "immediately". ... more 
Approaching plasma dynamics with advanced data techniquesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Dec 04, 2024 Fusion energy is emerging as a critical component in achieving a carbon-neutral society by providing a sustainable source of electric power. At the National Institute for Fusion Science, researchers ... more |
France's Orano says Niger junta controls uranium firmParis (AFP) Dec 4, 2024 French nuclear group Orano said Wednesday that authorities in Niger had taken "operational control" of its uranium mining unit, in an escalating spat between the company and the country's military junta. ... more  Available on Amazon Books |
|
UK nuclear plants to stay open longer in cleaner power boostLondon (AFP) Dec 4, 2024 Four of Britain's five nuclear power plants still in operation will have their lifetime extended, their French operator EDF said Wednesday, as the UK aims to decarbonise its energy grid by 2030. ... more 
KSTAR launches 2024 plasma experiments to refine fusion reactor technologiesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 30, 2024 The Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) has officially launched its 2024 plasma experiments, focusing on advancing plasma operation technologies critical to the development of fusion energy syste ... more 
Serbia lifts moratorium on nuclear powerBelgrade (AFP) Nov 28, 2024 Serbia has removed its decades-old moratorium on nuclear power, according to new legislation passed this week, as the country aims to decarbonise its energy sector in the next 25 years. ... more 
ODS FeCrAl alloys show durability in liquid metal flow at fusion reactor temperaturesTokyo, Japan (SPX) Nov 26, 2024 Researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo (Science Tokyo) have successfully demonstrated the durability of oxide dispersion-strengthened (ODS) FeCrAl alloys under conditions mimicking those in f ... more |
South Korea completes ITER vacuum vessel sector deliveryParis, France (SPX) Nov 25, 2024 South Korea has concluded its delivery of four vacuum vessel sectors for the ITER fusion reactor, marking a major milestone in the international project underway in Cadarache, France. These componen ... more 
Cheers, angst as US nuclear plant Three Mile Island to reopenMiddletown, United States (AFP) Nov 24, 2024 The planned reopening of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant is praised as a boon for Pennsylvania and a boost for AI, but it is loathed by residents still haunted by a near-catastrophic meltdown there in 1979. ... more  
Ukraine urges gamers not to enter Chernobyl exclusion zoneKyiv, Ukraine (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 Ukraine border guards on Thursday urged fans of a horror video game not to illegally enter the Chernobyl exclusion zone, saying dozens of people had been caught trespassing in the tightly controlled territory. ... more 
Analysis of Fukushima debris sample could take a year: operatorTokyo (AFP) Nov 21, 2024 It will take six months to a year to analyse a tiny sample of radioactive debris retrieved by a robot from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said Thursday. ... more |
|
Argonne evaluates small modular reactors for Ukraine's economic recoveryLemont IL (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 Building on a decades-long partnership, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory will play a leading role in planning and rebuilding the nuclear-generated clean energy infra ... more 
Rochester Lab and Sydor Technologies secure DOE grant for fusion advancementsLos Angeles CA (SPX) Nov 21, 2024 The University of Rochester's Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) and Sydor Technologies have been awarded a $1.15 million Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the U.S. De ... more 
Spinning fusion fuel for efficiencyPlainsboro NJ (SPX) Nov 20, 2024 A different mix of fuels with enhanced properties could overcome some of the major barriers to making fusion a more practical energy source, according to a new study. The proposed approach wou ... more 
Framatome's PROtect fuel achieves key milestone at Gosgen Nuclear Plant in SwitzerlandParis, France (SPX) Nov 15, 2024 Framatome's PROtect Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel (E-ATF) technology has reached an important operational benchmark at Switzerland's Gosgen Nuclear Power Plant. This development marks the first in ... more |
 Available on Amazon Books 
US touts Trump-proof nuclear expansion plans at COP29Baku (AFP) Nov 13, 2024 US officials touted newly announced plans Wednesday to triple nuclear energy by 2050 as a bipartisan project that could survive Donald Trump's incoming administration. ... more |
|
Nuclear energy gains importance in Europe's green energy plansBerlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 13, 2024 The energy landscape is undergoing a major shift as electrification accelerates amid the climate crisis, highlighting the urgent need for clean energy solutions. Nuclear energy, long met with skepti ... more 
Vietnam looks to restart nuclear power projectsHanoi (AFP) Nov 13, 2024 Vietnam wants to restart nuclear power plans to meet its rapidly expanding energy needs, the government has said, after it scrapped two multibillion-dollar projects in 2016. ... more 
Framatome and Nuclearelectrica partner to produce Lutetium-177 in RomaniaParis, France (SPX) Nov 13, 2024 Framatome and SN Nuclearelectrica SA (BVB:SNN) have announced a long-term agreement to collaborate on the production of the medical isotope Lutetium-177 (Lu-177) at Romania's Cernavoda nuclear power ... more 
Fukushima nuclear debris arrives at lab after secret journeyTokyo (AFP) Nov 12, 2024 A small amount of radioactive debris removed by a robot from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has arrived at a research lab near Tokyo, the plant operator said Tuesday, after a journey kept secret for safety reasons. ... more |
|
|
| Buy Advertising | About Us | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2024 - Space Media Network. All websites are published in Australia and are solely subject to Australian law and governed by Fair Use principals for news reporting and research purposes. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA news reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement |
