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The Cool Down on MSN2d
Professor debunks common misconception about nuclear power plants: 'It's just unbelievable how we've gotten to this point'
"And yet people are terrified of it." Professor debunks common misconception about nuclear power plants: 'It's just ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN2d
Why nuclear meltdowns happen and how next-gen reactors make them impossible
More than 440 commercial reactors generate almost 10 percent of global electricity, a carbon‑free flow that has quietly been ...
A building is destroyed in an explosion at Northrop Grumman’s rocket test site
PROMONTORY, Utah (AP) — An explosion at Northrop Grumman’s remote rocket testing site in northern Utah destroyed a building Wednesday. Officers found no injuries or fatalities in their initial ...
The National Interest3d
The U.S. Air Force Accidentally Dropped a Nuclear Bomb in Georgia—and Still Can’t Find It
In 2001, a Department of Energy hydrographic survey suggested that the bomb was buried between five and 15 feet of silt. The ...
Interesting Engineering3d
Largest-ever US nuclear submarine gets final propulsor, packs 16-nuke missiles
The US Navy’s largest-ever nuclear submarine, the USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826), moves closer to launch with final ...
Robot starts 2nd mission to retrieve debris at the ruined Fukushima nuclear plant
A remote-controlled robot has embarked on its second mission to retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima nuclear plant that was wrecked by a tsunami 14 y ...