Financial problems at Toshiba and its nuclear subsidiary, Westinghouse continue to roil the nuclear industry. Westinghouse has just filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Toshiba and Westinghouse say that only U.S. operations of Westinghouse will be affected by the bankruptcy filing.
Last year more than one hundred and thirteen members of the United Nations voted for a General Assembly resolution to begin talks in March of this year about a global ban on all nuclear weapons.
The U.S. Air Force Northrup B-2 Spirit or Stealth Bomber is a heavy penetration strategic bomber. It was introduced into service by the Air Force in 1997.
The MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory has an idea about how to jump-start the development of a new generation of nuclear reactors. They want to "piggyback" a new research reactor on their existing infrastructure. The normal process for the creation of a new reactor design requires that a license be obtained from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and that a standalone experimental prototype be built. This may require as much as a decade and costs hundreds of millions of dollars.
