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Investment is pouring in as the hype around nuclear fusion grows
High-profile tech leaders are betting on nuclear fusion technology becoming a reality in the next d…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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Creepy drone footage from Fukushima shows how a nuclear reactor looks after meltdown
A drone and robot are aiding in the inspection of the devastation inside the Fukushima Daiichi nucl…
Marianne Guenot
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US scientists have launched a new nuclear era they call the 'age of ignition' but it's still a distant dream from the age of nuclear power
NIF achieved ignition with its fusion device for the third time this year. The research could one d…
Jenny McGrath
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The time in 1978 when a Soviet nuclear-powered satellite crashed into Canada and scattered radioactive debris everywhere
Almost 50 years ago, a nuclear-powered satellite crashed, leading to an extensive cleanup effort. I…
Chris Panella
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Lise Meitner helped discover nuclear fission but never won a Nobel Prize for her brilliance despite 49 nominations
Lise Meitner discovered how the process of nuclear fission works but she never won a Nobel Prize an…
Adam Barnes
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A nuclear bomb is still missing after it was dropped off the Georgia coastline 65 years ago
A nuclear bomb is still missing. In 1958, an Air Force B-47 jet dropped a Mark 15 near Tybee Island…
Jenny McGrath
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Where to find food and water that's safe to eat in the event of a nuclear apocalypse
After a nuclear apocalypse, canned fish is a great food option. But avoid fresh products, like eggs…
Kelly Burch
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Putin says Russia got its troubled nuclear-powered cruise missile to work after years of failure and a deadly disaster
The Russian leader called it a successful test of the Burevestnik missile, which has suffered repea…
Chris Panella,Ryan Pickrell
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Scientists have a dusty new way to create a star on Earth
Using boron powder could finally present a way to create the heat required for electricity wit…
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Chien-Shiung Wu, a nuclear physicist who worked on the Manhattan Project, spent her career fighting for gender equality in science
In the 1950s, Wu devised a series of experiments that disproved the law of conservation of parity. …
Yoonji Han
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McMaster says US should take Putin's nuclear threats 'seriously' but says if Russia uses a nuclear weapon 'it's a suicide weapon'
"We ought to not allow this to cow us in terms of the support for the Ukrainians," said H.R McMaste…
Taylor Ardrey
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North Korea warns of 'undesirable' consequences as the US and South Korea get ready for bigger war games
North Korea has conducted a flurry of missile tests this year, and there are growing expectations i…
Abbie Shull
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Russian forces left piles of excrement in every office of the Chernobyl nuclear plant before they retreated, Ukrainian workers say
Ukrainian workers also found spray-painted conference rooms, smashed computer screens, and 100 lite…
Taiyler Simone Mitchell
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Russia's foreign minister said he does 'not want to believe' that fighting in Ukraine could escalate into nuclear war
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov blamed western countries for raising the temperature over ta…
Mia Jankowicz
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Ukraine's nuclear power plants are built strong, and experts say there's little chance of a Chernobyl-like disaster
Russia attacked and took control of the Zaporizhzhia power plant, prompting apocalyptic warnings. B…
Marianne Guenot
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Putin claimed the UK is ramping up nuclear tensions by sending Ukraine depleted uranium armor-piercing shells. The UK says that's nonsense.
Putin said Russia will "respond accordingly," suggesting that supplying depleted uranium shells to …
Mia Jankowicz
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How nuclear fusion works, and why it's a big deal for green energy that scientists made a 'breakthrough'
US Department of Energy leaders announced that researchers created a nuclear fusion reaction that p…
Paola Rosa-Aquino
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Officials engaged in 'prudent planning' to prevent panic in the West if Russia detonates nuclear bomb in Ukraine, report says
The "prudent planning" by Western officials includes examining measures to prevent panic buying and…
Joshua Zitser
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Chernobyl's nuclear fuel is smoldering. To prevent another accident, researchers are studying the site's radioactive lava.
In a lab, scientists recreated the lava produced by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. They hope to fi…