Credit: PixabayFrom now until 2050, the International Energy Agency estimates that over $100 trillion will be invested in developing net-zero energy infrastructure worldwide. However, each of these projects carries the potential for unexpected cost overruns or construction delays. Emerging technologies like hydrogen and geothermal, introduced in the past decade, present even greater challenges in...
The new enriched rods being installed in the reactorUS Department of EnergyA U.S. nuclear reactor has taken a major technological step forward by adopting a more advanced type of fuel. Southern Nuclear inserted four Lead Test Assemblies (LTAs) into the Vogtle Unit 2 reactor in Waynesboro, Georgia. These assemblies use uranium enriched above 5%...
Credit: PixabayScientists at the University of Jyväskylä’s Accelerator Laboratory have precisely measured the atomic masses of radioactive lanthanum isotopes, uncovering an unexpected anomaly in their nuclear binding energies. This discovery sheds light on the formation of elements heavier than iron and raises questions about nuclear structure.At the IGISOL facility, researchers produced short-lived, neutron-rich lanthanum...
(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...
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...
