A black fungus called Cladosporium sphaerospermum has been found growing on the walls of Chernobyl's infamous No. 4 reactor - where one of the most dangerous objects on Earth is found. Upon the ...

the minimization of sodium void reactivity effect for the reactor core and the use of automatic shut-down system without safety system actuation for reactor facility are proposed. The requirement for ...

Swedish nuclear energy company Blykalla and Germany-based pump manufacturer KSB have announced a new partnership to develop ...

Core Disruptive Accidents (CDAs) in Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactors (SFRs) are critical safety concerns in nuclear engineering. These accidents can occur when molten materials from the reactor core ...

With wind energy facing a deep freeze from Washington, Gov. Hochul’s call for advancing nuclear power may prove crucial for ...

I spent five years in the sale of nuclear reactors in Canada with a company called Canatom, part of an engineering consortium that included Montreal Engineering. I was lucky enough to be the company’s ...

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Nuclear may help Africa meet its energy demands, but it would have to balance urgent climate and development needs with ...

The head of the World Food Programme in Afghanistan says the agency can only feed half the millions of Afghans in need after cuts in international aid and an impending freeze in U.S. foreign ...

Fast reactors are a type of nuclear reactor that utilize fast neutrons to sustain the fission reaction, as opposed to thermal reactors that use slow neutrons. These reactors are designed to be ...

Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is mulling the idea of building a second nuclear power plant (NPP) to improve the ...