One big worry about space exploration is that hostile nations will deploy devastating weapons in space. The major international space treaty currently prohibits placing any weapons in orbit or on bodies is space such as asteroids, moons, etc. Recently the U.S.
One of the biggest problems with nuclear reactors is finding materials that can withstand the hostile environment of high temperatures, high pressures, and neutron bombardment. As neutrons penetrate the metal alloys that house the reactor core, they create dislocations in the crystalline lattice of the metal. These dislocations can migrate and collect, forming cavities that can combine into cracks.
There has been a lot of speculation about what effect the Trump election will have on the energy industry in the U.S. Some analysts have pointed out the Trump rejection of climate change would reduce concern about the low-carbon emissions of nuclear power. Other analysts say that Trump's promise to expand domestic energy production will probably include nuclear power.
It has now been five years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima.
One of my repeated themes in this blog is to complain about the failure of national nuclear regulatory agencies to properly enforce regulations on the nuclear industry in their country. I have documented many instances of such failures on the part of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in previous posts. Today I am going to focus on the Office For Nuclear Regulation (ONR) in the United Kingdom.
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was formed in 1977. The top priorities of FERC include:
· Promotes reliable, efficient, and sustainable energy for consumers;
