Nuclear Reactors 545 - Siempelkamp NIS Ingenieurgesellschaft Invents New Way To Decontaminate Cooling Systems Of Close Nuclear Power Reactors

       Many of the operating nuclear power reactors in the world were build in 1970s. Considering that nuclear reactors are licensed for forty years, many reactors have reached the end of their initial license and have applied for and been granted extension of up to twenty additional years of licensed operation.

Nuclear Weapons 350 - National Academies Raises Five Major Concerns About U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program

       The U.S. nuclear weapons program is handled by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) at the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE). The NNSA is responsible for the design and production of nuclear weapons for the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The Pentagon could be considered as the ultimate “customer” for the NNSA’s nuclear product.

Nuclear Fusion 43- MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems Hope To Have A Commercial Fusion Reactor in 15 years

       Most of the articles about nuclear power in this blog focus on the technology of nuclear fission reactors. In these reactors, radioactive isotopes of heavy elements such as uranium and plutonium breakdown and generate heat which is captured to generate electricity.

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