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China Says It Can Now Build 50 Nuclear Reactors at Once. What About the United States?

China’s rapidly expanding nuclear program has entered a new phase. A new report from the China Nuclear Energy Association ...

Nuclear Regulator Pressed on Balancing Speed With Safety in Reactor Build-Out

Capitol Hill lawmakers quizzed Nuclear Regulatory Commission leaders about their efforts to boost the build-out of nuclear ...

Are Advanced Nuclear Reactors As Good As They’re Promoted To Be

New concepts for advanced reactors are thriving, and boosted by new government funding, but there are serious detriments to ...

Oak Ridge groundbreaking for reactor celebrates partnerships

Kairos Power broke ground on its second advanced nuclear reactor, Hermes 2, in Oak Ridge, set to power Google's data centers.
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NASA plans to build a nuclear reactor on the Moon. Here’s what the law has to say

(The Conversation) – The first space race was about flags and footprints. Now, decades later, landing on the Moon is old news. The new race is to build there, and doing so hinges on power. While it ...
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China claims it can build 50 nuclear reactors at once, raising US stakes

In the time it took the United States to finish two reactors in Georgia, China broke ground on more than two dozen. Now ...

How to Build a Better Kind of Nuclear Power? This Side Hustle Might Help.

Zap Energy says its ultimate goal is safe, clean energy from fusion. To help get there, it’s starting to build fission ...
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Trump's rush to build nuclear reactors across the U.S. raises safety worries

In May, President Trump sat in the Oval Office flanked by executives from America's nuclear power industry. "It's a hot industry. It's a brilliant industry," the president said from behind the ...