I have blogged about state subsidies for nuclear power before. As nuclear power loses competitiveness against cheaper fossil fuels and ever more economical renewable energy, the nuclear industry has pressed states for subsidies on the basis of nuclear power being low-carbon (not zero carbon as is often mistakenly claimed) and needed baseload.
3D printing is all the rage these days. Many different materials can be 3D printed and very complex objects can be made that would be impossible to fabricate in any other way. 3D printed metal parts are showing up in the automotive industry, the aerospace industry and many other manufacturing sectors. A number of different countries are working on 3D manufacture of parts for nuclear power reactors.
President Obama is nearing the end of his second term in office. There are some things that he would like to do before he leaves office. Reports have been circulating that he is interested in making some major changes in the U.S. nuclear posture that relates to nuclear weapons and the terms under which they might be used.
I have been blogging a lot about the possibilities of nuclear war recently. With tensions rising between the only two nations will thousands of nuclear warheads ready at launch each other, this is a valid concern. Many of my posts have had to do with nuclear issues and concerns that are far from my home in Seattle, but a major nuclear war between the U.S. and Russia is a personal threat to me.
Many car makers create "concept" cars to explore new ideas in automotive technology and design. Sometimes, the concept car is just a drawing. Sometimes it may be a mockup of a car. Other times, the car is actually built and can be driven.
North Korea denies its nuclear weapons pose threat to UK. telegraph.co.uk
Five years have passed since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan when three nuclear power reactors melted down following a massive tsunami caused by an earthquake. All of the Japanese power reactors were shut down after the disaster. During the past five years, the Japanese have tried to clean up the contamination of the disaster and move on.
