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World’s first underground nuclear borehole drilling starts for US firm’s Gravity reactor

Deep Fission, a California-based nuclear startup, has officially moved from concept to construction. The ...

Scientists make AI-powered breakthrough that could unlock next-gen energy source: 'Represents an evolution'

Advanced computing is being utilized to predict a key occurrence in nuclear fission reactions, which could help improve energy production in future plants, according to a new stud ...
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US startup achieves historic breakthrough with first-of-its-kind nuclear feat: 'The dawn of a new era'

A California-based nuclear startup has reached a hallowed milestone that could accelerate the development of more sustainable energy sources. Per Interesting Engineering, Valar Atomics announced it ...
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US approves 1,472°F nuclear fission chamber for next-gen reactors

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) reports it has tested a high-temperature fission chamber prototype built by Curtiss-Wright Nuclear that operated steadily at 800 degrees Celsius (about 1,472 ...
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Can A Nuclear Meltdown Be Stopped?

Few manmade threats inspire as much fear as the potential of a nuclear meltdown. The fact that "Chernobyl," once an obscure Ukrainian town, is now globally recognized as a synonym for catastrophe ...
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Deep Fission breaks ground on nuclear project outside Parsons, Kan.

PARSONS, Kan. — Plans to install a nuclear reactor under the prairie at a Labette County industrial park are moving with a speed that unnerves some Parsons area residents. Deep Fission, a California ...