Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Climate crisis could give nuclear energy a second wind

For more than two decades, promoters and purveyors of nuclear energy felt shunned at UN climate change conferences. At the COP26 summit underway in Glasgow, however, they have been welcomed with open arms, the UN’s top nuclear regulator told AFP. The spectre of Chernobyl and Fukushima, along with the enduring problem of nuclear waste, kept … Read more

advanced nuclear engine design makes 3 month travel to mars possible

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Ultra Safe Nuclear Technologies (USNC – Tech), based in Seattle, has designed a concept for a new Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) engine and has delivered it to NASA. This engine is safer and more reliable than the previous NTP concepts, paired with greater efficiency than a chemical rocket. This new and improved design could aid … Read more