The Trump administration’s favorite nuclear startup has ties to Russia and Epstein
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The mystery of nuclear ‘magic numbers’ has finally been resolved
Some atoms seem to be particularly stable because of their numbers of protons and neutronsShutterstock/ktsdesign…
Nuclear industry ‘is fizzling out’
The nuclear share of electricity generation in China has fallen for four years in a…
The US really wants a nuclear reactor on the moon by 2030. ‘Achieving this future requires harnessing nuclear power,’ NASA chief says
NASA is serious about setting up a nuclear power plant on the moon by 2030.For…
Meta Is Making a Big Bet on Nuclear With Oklo
“This project will create jobs, spur local innovation, and advance American leadership in energy technology,”…
Google Data Centers Are Returning Nuclear Power to Tornado Country
“This was one of the most significant safety events in US nuclear history and yet…
Valar Atomics Says It’s the First Nuclear Startup to Achieve Criticality
Startup Valar Atomics said on Monday that it achieved criticality—an essential nuclear milestone—with the help…
Russia’s Burevestnik Nuclear-Powered Missile Is a Very Bad Idea
October 28, 20254 min readHere’s How a Nuclear-Powered Cruise Missile WorksRussian leader Vladimir Putin claimed…
Inside the Nuclear Bunkers, Mines, and Mountains Being Retrofitted as Data Centers
Data centers are responsible for running many of the services that underpin the systems we interact with…
Could astronauts travel to Mars on nuclear-powered rockets: These scientists want to make it happen
Space missions in the future could travel to Mars, asteroids and the outer solar system…