Nuclear power plant

The US military is airlifting a small reactor as Trump pushes to rapidly deploy nuclear power

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The US military is airlifting a small reactor as Trump pushes to rapidly deploy nuclear power

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AP) — The Pentagon and Energy Department have airlifted a small nuclear reactor from California to Utah for the first time, demonstrating what they say is the U.S.’s potential to rapidly deploy nuclear power for military and civilian use. The nearly 700-mile flight last weekend — which carried a 5-megawatt … Read more

Something strange lives – and thrives – beneath Fukushima’s dead reactors

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Something strange lives – and thrives – beneath Fukushima’s dead reactors

“Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commissions or revenue from certain articles through these links.” Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Since several of its reactors exploded, the water that seeped into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant merged with radioactive sludge and became heavily irradiated. Ionizing radiation apparently did not prevent … Read more