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US breakthrough settles decades-old debate on graphite’s role in nuclear reactors

The ORNL study confirms that these imperfections do not disturb the atomic vibrations within the graphite, which are ...
Opinion
T. Folse Nuclear on MSNOpinion

Nuclear Engineer Reacts to China Syndrome Explanation on How Nuclear Reactors Work

I'm a Nuclear Engineer with 10+ years of experience in nuclear power — from engineering ⚙️, operations ⚡, maintenance 🔧, emergency response 🚨, to capital projects 💰. I don’t know everything, but I ...
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How Microreactors Could Transform Nuclear Energy

Microreactors could transform clean energy by delivering safe, mobile nuclear power, but high costs, regulatory barriers, and ...
The New York Times

NASA Is Getting Fired Up About a Nuclear Reactor on the Moon

Placing an atomic energy source on the lunar surface is “not science fiction,” experts say, but does pose technical challenges. By Kenneth Chang Nuclear reactors have been generating power on Earth ...
NPR

NASA plans to put a nuclear reactor on the moon. Here's what that means

The Trump administration is accelerating plans to place a nuclear reactor on the moon to power a base for humans. The reactor would launch to the moon by 2030, according to a directive by acting NASA ...