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American teenager designs compact nuclear reactor
Eighteen-year-old Taylor Wilson has designed a compact nuclear reactor that could one day burn waste from old atomic weapons to power anything from homes and factories to space colonies. The American teen, who gained fame four years ago after designing a fusion reactor he planned to build in the garage…
Toshiba creating nuclear reactor for mining Canada Tar Sands
Toshiba Corp. has reportedly designed a nuclear reactor and intends to market it to natural resource developers for mining Tar Sands in Canada and other places. Nikkei reported this week that the company had completed design of a small 10,000kw reactor and had asked the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for…
Swiss nuclear reactor back up after closure over defect
A reactor at a Swiss nuclear plant that automatically shut down due to a defect was brought back online Thursday evening, the operator said. “After an interruption of around 24 hours, Block 2 of the Beznau nuclear power plant will start producing electricity again tonight,” operator Axpo said in a…
Swiss nuclear reactor shuts down due to defect
A reactor at a Swiss nuclear plant shut down automatically Wednesday due to a defect, the operator said, stressing that the procedure had been completely safe. “Block 2 of the Beznau nuclear power plant shut down automatically,” operator Axpo said in a statement. “This was triggered by a defect in…
Belgians ‘skeptical’ that nuclear reactor will come back online after cracks discovered near core
The head of Belgium’s federal agency for nuclear safety AFCN said on Friday he was “sceptical” that an ageing reactor closed over fears of cracks could be restarted. “I’m fairly sceptical for the moment,” Willy de Roovere told RTBF public radio, even if “the possibility remains that I am wrong.”…
Japan readies nuclear reactor as protests mount
Engineers were Sunday readying to refire a nuclear reactor, despite growing public protests in the aftermath of meltdowns at Fukushima, ending nearly two months in which Japan was nuclear-free. Control rods that have prevented an atomic reaction inside Unit No. 3 at the Oi plant in western Japan were set…
Tens of thousands protest Japanese nuclear reactor restart
Tens of thousands of people rallied outside the Japanese prime minister’s residence in Tokyo Friday in one of the largest demonstrations held against the restart of nuclear reactors. The protesters, carrying placards which read “Rise up against the restart” and “The nuclear era is over,” lined the streets aroundPrime Minister Yoshihiko Noda’s residence…
Japan will restart two nuclear reactors
A controversial decision to restart two nuclear reactors in western Japan moved closer on Thursday when the mayor of a town near the plant gave his approval, reports said. Japan’s entire stable of 50 working reactors is currently offline after a backlash against nuclear power following the quake-tsunami that sparked…
French nuclear reactor shut down after fires
RENNES, France — A French nuclear reactor shut down automatically Thursday after two small fires at the installation in the north of the country that firefighters quickly extinguished, officials said. EDF, the operator of the power plant in Penly on the English Channel near the port of Dieppe, said the…
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