November 2024

Nuclear Reactors 1441 - Holtec Plan To Reopen The Palisades Nuclear Power Plant On Hold Because Of Safety Issues

     Weeks ago, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Palisades Nuclear Power Plant is set to reopen. Since then, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) continues to find alarming levels of equipment damage unexpectedly caused by the extended shutdown of the plant.

Nuclear Technology 1 - The China National Nuclear Corporation Just Announced The Production Of A Semiconductor Chip That Can Detect Radiation

     A state-owned nuclear technology company in China has announced that it is starting mass production of a world-first chip that can detect radiation. The announcement adds to the long list of semiconductor related breakthroughs that have come from the China in the past few years.

Nuclear Reactors 1440 - NextEra Considering Reopening Duane Arnold Energy Center Nuclear Power plant

     John Ketchum is the CEO of NextEra Energy. He says that “There are only a few nuclear plants that can be recommissioned in an economic way, and newer technologies like small modular reactors remain financially infeasible.”

Nuclear Fusion 86 - General Atomics Breaks Through the Greenwald Limit - Part 2 of 2 Parts

Part 2 of 2 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
    Previous attempts to exceed the Greenwald limit often resulted in reduced plasma confinement or complete loss of fusion reactions. The success of the GA team in achieving both high density and strong confinement allows new possibilities for designing more efficient and reliable fusion reactors.

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