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European partnerships for fast reactor development
France's Hexana has formed a strategic partnership with Belgian engineering firm Tractebel to support the development of its ...
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Russia’s 1200 MW monster nuclear reactor eyes 100-year vessel of pure power
Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom has completed the welding of the upper half of the VVER-1200 reactor vessel ...
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General contractor to begin site preparation for BN-1200 power unit at Beloyarsk NPP by autumn
YEKATERINBURG. Feb 20 (Interfax) - The general contractor for the construction of the BN-1200 power unit at the Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant in the Sverdlovsk region, Atomstroyexport, plans to start ...
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INL’s enduring mission: How high-flux thermal irradiation testing became a foundation for US nuclear leadership
Seventy-five years ago, the sweeping landscape of the Idaho desert over the Snake River Aquifer was a land of sagebrush, ...
China’s EAST reactor keeps the fire of magnetic fusion burning
Chinese scientists sustain plasma at 100 million degrees C for 1,066 seconds in EAST, advancing nuclear fusion research.
To Unlock Limitless Energy, Scientists Needed a Secret Ingredient—And They May Have Just Found It
The new material could be key to finally building a successful fusion reactor.
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Aging reactors: For the first time, researchers verify the effect of radiation on concrete expansion
But only now have researchers been able to explore in detail the way that neutron radiation from nuclear reactors can impact concrete's longevity. "Concrete is a composite material made up of multiple ...
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Concrete may last longer in nuclear power plants than previously thought, Japanese researchers claim
RESEARCHERS at the University of Tokyo have found that concrete could be more resilient to neutron radiation than previously ...
Quantum Kinetics Corporation's Arc Reactor Cold Nuclear Fusion Technology Ready for Industry
The new era of nuclear power generation greater than the force of the Sun has arrived and is ready for deployment. For the first-time ever, a sustained synthetic quasar has been born on Earth to ...
French research reactor WEST receives plasma for 22 minutes
Plasma was kept stable for 22 minutes at the French research reactor WEST. The team wants to achieve several hours in future.