Fukushima Monkeys Have Fewer Blood Cells Than Monkeys Elsewhere, Study Finds
But, as with many nuclear-disaster health studies, the findings, and what they mean, are controversial. …
View ArticleThe Perpetual Potential Of Nuclear
In May 1947, Popular Science looked back on 75 years of scientific progress. Though fewer than two years had passed since the world witnessed the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, scientists foresaw...
View ArticleLockheed's Fusion Promise: What We Know So Far
Researchers at Lockheed Martin made headlines this week with the announcement that they are on the fast track to building a nuclear fusion reactor. But experts responded…
View ArticleTake A Drone Tour Of Canada’s Largest Nuclear Site [Video]
Covering over three and a half square miles, Bruce nuclear generation facility on the Eastern shore of Lake Huron houses eight nuclear reactors. It’s also home to a…
View ArticleBuilding A Safer, Cleaner Nuclear Reactor
One day in 2009, Leslie Dewan and Mark Massie were rummaging through old articles in an MIT library. There, they found two things the nuclear industry had abandoned a half…
View ArticleA California Company Thinks The Secret To Fusion Is A Long Tube
Tri Alpha Fusion Reactor TubeScreenshot by author, from YouTubeFor the blink of an eye, nuclear fusion appears possible. Nuclear reactors today are fission reactors, where decaying nuclear material...
View ArticleU.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz Explains The Science Of The Iran Deal
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View ArticleThe Evacuated Chernobyl Is Now Teeming With Wildlife
On April 26, 1986, reactor four of the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine, was destroyed by an unexpected surge of power during testing. The explosion was followed by a violent fire that spewed...
View ArticlePeter Thiel Goes Nuclear
Oak Ridge National LaboratoryMolten salt reactorOak Ridge National Laboratory, Circa 1960sJust as climate talks kicked off in Paris last week, billionaire tech mogul Peter Thiel lobbed a nuclear...
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know About Indian Point Nuclear Plant's Groundwater Alert
Tony FischerCC by 2.0Indian PointIndian Point Energy Center, a nuclear power plant located north of New York City.Indian Point Energy Center, an aging nuclear power plant located just 25 miles away...
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