Tag - Nuclear

Nuclear Fusion vs. Fission: A Physicist Clarifies the Distinction

(Solar Orbiter/EUI Team/ESA & NASA)Nuclear power generates about 10% of the world's electricity, with countries like France relying on it for nearly 70%. Tech giants like Google are also turning to nuclear energy to power their demanding data centers.The energy for nuclear power comes from atomic binding energy, released through two primary processes: fission...

Joint Chinese-Russian Initiative: Planning for a Nuclear-Powered Lunar Research Station by 2035

Russia and China aim to deploy a lunar nuclear reactor by 2035. Credit: gizmodo.In 2021, the Chinese and Russian space agencies forged a collaborative agreement to establish a research facility on the Moon. Recently, they unveiled plans to construct an automated nuclear reactor on the lunar surface, intended to energize the International Lunar Research...