NASA Is Working On Small Fission Reactors For Mars Habitats

       I have blogged before about NASA’s use of nuclear isotopes for thermal batteries in space probes. Nuclear batteries provide the long term reliable and maintenance free power needed for long space missions. Now NASA is considering the use of nuclear fission reactors fueled with uranium for installations on Mars.

Nuclear Weapons 286 - Sandia National Laboratory Invents Better Scintillators To Detect Smuggled Radioactive Materials

       Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) have been working on the science of scintillators which can be used to detect nuclear threats. They have made a significant breakthrough that will allow such devices to be both more efficient and cheaper to make.

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