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Nuclear battery that could last for 100 years created in China using radioactive carbon
On the other hand, a nuclear battery uses the radioactive nature of isotopes to generate electricity. Since the half-life of ...
Radioisotope generators − inside the ‘nuclear batteries’ that power faraway spacecraft
Radioisotope thermoelectric generators do not rely on chemical reactions like the batteries in your phone. Instead, they rely on the radioactive decay of elements to produce heat and eventually ...
Nuclear Engineering International3d
Sensor degradation and RPV RUL
Sensor degradation poses a critical yet often overlooked challenge in accurately predicting the remaining useful life (RUL) ...
Phys.org25d
Germanium detectors help physicists unlock the mysteries of the universe
They often decay by gamma rays and often by more than one. We have ultimately been trying to measure multiple gamma rays emitted simultaneously by atomic nuclei to better understand nuclear ...
BBC26d
US government tries to rehire nuclear staff it fired days ago
The National Nuclear Security Administration is part of the Department of Energy The US government is trying to rehire nuclear safety employees it had fired on Thursday, after concerns grew that ...
BBC26d
Japan to increase reliance on nuclear energy in post-Fukushima shift
Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from power-hungry sectors like AI and semiconductors. An energy plan approved ...
USA Today26d
Trump admin scrambles to rehire hundreds of nuclear weapons workers
WASHINGTON − The Trump administration rescinded firings of hundreds of employees at the National Nuclear Security Administration, which oversees the nation's arsenal of nuclear weapons ...
Reuters28d
US energy department says less than 50 purged from nuclear security office
WASHINGTON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump and his adviser Elon Musk purged less than 50 workers from the agency that maintains the country's nuclear weapons arsenal, the ...
CNN29d
Ukraine says Russia drone attack hits Chernobyl nuclear plant, radiation levels normal
A Russian drone struck the former nuclear power plant at Chernobyl in an attack overnight into Friday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The strike hit the concrete shelter that ...
Associated Press29d
A drone pierced the outer shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant. Radiation levels are normal
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Ukraine’s president says a Russian drone with a high-explosive warhead struck the protective shell of ...
Newsweek29d
After Drone Strikes Chernobyl Nuclear Plant, Radiation Levels Remain Normal
The Kremlin has denied responsibility. The IAEA said that radiation levels continue to be normal because the drone did not breach the nuclear plant's inner containment shell. There is an IAEA team ...
Euronews1mon
Russian drone attack damages Chernobyl nuclear plant's protective shield, no radiation leak reported
Chernobyl nuclear power plant was hit by a Russian attack overnight, striking a protective shield over its destroyed fourth reactor, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The structure ...