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First time in US: Next-gen nuclear reactor generates electricity to power Nvidia chip

A California nuclear technology company has used a next-generation reactor prototype to supply electricity ...

This Reactor Works with No Fuel. It Could Change the Future of Fission.

Using lead as a coolant could save us from a nuclear catastrophe.
Interesting Engineering

Scientists use ultrasound and imaging to inspect the nuclear power fleet in the US

PNNL researchers have cracked usage of ultrasound and X-rays to carry out non-destructive evaluation of nuclear power plants ...

From interplanetary spaceships to lunar reactors, our future in space looks nuclear-powered

Interplanetary travel to Mars aboard nuclear-powered spaceships may sound like science fiction – yet NASA is planning to make ...

Valar nuclear startup partners with Nvidia on data center aiming to conserve water

By Valerie Volcovici and Timothy Gardner July 1 (Reuters) - Valar Atomics, a nuclear power startup, said on Wednesday it is ...
The New York Times

U.S. to Overhaul Radiation Safety Rules to Spur Nuclear Expansion

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission plans to end longstanding guidance that radiation exposure be “as low as reasonably achievable.” By Brad Plumer The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Wednesday ...

Red, white and glowing blue: Trump's push for new reactors reaches the finish line

A program initiated by the Trump administration has allowed small companies to rush their testing of several new nuclear ...
Tom's Hardware on MSN

Startup activates nuclear microreactor live on stage to power an Nvidia RTX Spark desktop PC

Will this solve the AI boom’s power and water bottlenecks?
Anthropocene Magazine on MSN

Scientists built a solar reactor that eats plastic bottles and burps out clean hydrogen . . .at scale.

A Cambridge University team made the device with simple materials using a paint sprayer—offering a possible dual fix for ...