East Idaho News on MSN

Federal act providing compensation for ‘downwinders’ reinstated decades after nuclear tests in Idaho and other states

Portions of this article were originally published on Feb. 9, 2022. It has been updated with additional information. IDAHO ...
The Kyiv Independent on MSN

'Next time, we may not be so lucky' — IAEA reports drone explosion near South Ukraine nuclear plant

A drone exploded about 800 meters (0.5 miles) from the perimeter of the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant after being shot down on Sept. 25, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported. The ...
Opinion

New nuclear explosions along the Oak Ridge Corridor were decades in the making | Opinion

Former Sen. Lamar Alexander gives a historical perspective on the recent surge of entrepreneurial activity now transforming historic federal sites.

A nuclear renaissance in Idaho? Not without the people to do it | Opinion

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is under a hiring freeze, as most of the federal government has been for nearing 10 months.
The Atlantic

Nuclear Catastrophe Looms in Japan After Reactor Explosion

If all workers do in fact leave the plant, the nuclear fuel in all three reactors is likely to melt down, which would lead to wholesale releases of radioactive material — by far the largest accident ...
Nuclear Engineering International

Mihama restarts survey for next-gen reactor

Kansai Electric is resuming geological surveys at Mihama NPP, marking Japan’s first concrete step toward a new reactor since ...

Researchers make breakthrough with new type of nuclear fuel rods: 'Realizing the full scientific potential of this material'

Interesting Engineering shared the latest development on a new type of nuclear fuel designed by Global Nuclear Fuel, a joint ...
fox43

NRC holds second public meeting on potential restart of Three Mile Island nuclear reactor

MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) hosted its second public forum on Wednesday for community members to voice their concerns about the Crane Clean Energy Center's potential ...
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We don’t need nuclear reactors on the moon

If Transportation Secretary and acting NASA Administrator Sean Duffy wanted to do his part to help provide a distraction from the Trump administration’s Jeffrey Epstein files scandal, his announcement ...