Why an Offline Nuclear Reactor Led to Thousands of Hospital Appointments Being Canceled
“I remember in Geneva, two months ago, we said, ‘Pay attention, because on this specific week there is a risk of shortage if there is any problem with one of….
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Japanese regulators disqualify a reactor under post-Fukushima safety standards for the first time
Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region for a restart, the first rejection under safety standards that were reinforced after the 2011 Fukushima….
Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again
TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it had survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami….
A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor
TOKYO (AP) — A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi….
Google and Kairos sign nuclear reactor deal with aim to power AI
Google isn’t alone in eyeballing nuclear power as an energy source for massive datacenters. In September, Ars reported on a plan from Microsoft that would re-open the Three Mile Island….
France prepares to start up long-delayed Flamanville nuclear reactor
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. France is starting up its first newly built nuclear reactor….
World’s largest nuclear reactor is finally completed. But it won’t run for another 15 years.
The world’s largest fusion reactor has finally been completed, but it won’t run for another 15 years, project scientists have announced. The International Fusion Energy Project (ITER) fusion reactor, consisting….