China has just launched its biggest nuclear fusion research facility as it continues to pursue the construction of an “artificial sun”. A recent report included images of the interior of the completed main building of the facility in east Chain’s Anhui province. The facility is formally known as the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT).
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James Smith is professor of environmental and geological sciences at Portsmouth University. He said that “in theory, you could drink this water”, because the contaminated water is already treated when it is stored and then diluted.
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Japan has begun releasing treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The release was opposed by China with a ban on Japanese seafood imports. There were also protests in Japan and South Korea.
Westinghouse Electric Company and Energoatom, the state-owned nuclear utility of Ukraine, signed a Memorandum of Understanding to work on the development and deployment of the AP300tm small modular reactor. The agreement establishes a joint working group to cooperate on areas such as contracting, licensing and the local nuclear supply chain.
