The startup company Last Energy plans to build 30 "micro" nuclear power plants an hour north of Abilene in response to demand from data centers in Texas over the last year.

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Try to fathom the power of 1 million nuclear power plants. Now, imagine there is a way to pack the equivalent of that into ...

Vietnam aims to convert coal-fired power to clean energy by 2045, and stop operating 540MW of coal-fired thermal power by the ...

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Everyone from the U.S. energy secretary to Big Tech touts small modular nuclear reactors as a potential answer to booming ...

Unlike burning fossil fuels, nuclear power plants release very ... What if we could do more than just store it—what if we could use it to create more energy? Inspired by this idea, researchers ...

A form of high-energy electromagnetic radiation emitted during radioactive decay. It is more penetrating than X-rays and can pass through most materials, requiring heavy shielding for protection.

A study finds that strong nuclear radiation enhances device efficiency. Researchers have developed a battery capable of ...

The government’s basic energy plan is reviewed approximately every three years. It previously stated its policy was “reducing dependence on nuclear power plants ... If this does not work ...

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