Inside a Fusion Startup’s Insane, Top-Secret Opening Ceremony
So the race is on to engineer an efficient surrounding for fusion. One of Fuse’s ideas is to get a bunch of big capacitors to discharge at once, thus kick-starting …
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A Uranium-Mining Boom Is Sweeping Through Texas
Michaelsen thought he had won. But when the TCEQ commissioners took up the question several months later, again they rejected all of the judge’s findings. In a 19-page order issued …
Why an Offline Nuclear Reactor Led to Thousands of Hospital Appointments Being Canceled
“I remember in Geneva, two months ago, we said, ‘Pay attention, because on this specific week there is a risk of shortage if there is any problem with one of …
Is Russia more likely to use nuclear weapons now?
Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a revamped version of his country’s nuclear doctrine that lowers the bar on when he could use Moscow’s atomic arsenal. The new …
PG&E bills could hop higher in 2026 due to plans tied to nuclear plant
OAKLAND — PG&E monthly electricity bills might hop higher due to a plan to keep the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant operating long-term along a scenic and pristine stretch of …
Diablo Canyon nuke plant could trigger higher PG&E customer bills
OAKLAND — Operation of the aging Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant — which has become a key element of California’s strained electricity grid — could shove PG&E monthly bills higher, …
Russia vetoes UN resolution against nuclear space race
By Edith M. Lederer | Associated Press UNITED NATIONS — Russia on Wednesday vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent …
The US Buried Nuclear Waste Abroad. Climate Change Could Unearth It
This story originally appeared on Grist and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Ariana Tibon was in college at the University of Hawaii in 2017 when she saw the …
Putin issues nuclear threat over Western troops in Ukraine
By Vladimir Isachenkov | Associated Press MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Thursday to fulfill Moscow’s goals in Ukraine and sternly warned the West against deeper involvement in the …
PG&E gets OK to keep open Diablo Canyon nuclear plant: bills will jump
OAKLAND — PG&E has won approval to keep operating the aging Diablo Canyon nuclear plant in San Luis Obispo County, a decision that one group warns could trigger higher monthly …