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Cold War leftovers provide fuel for the future
During the Cold War, the United States produced about 90 tonnes of weapons grade plutonium, which is 90,000 kg. A “significant quantity” of plutonium, per the parlance of the IAEA, is 8 kg, making the U.S. equipped with enough material … Continue reading
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U.S. Should Invest in South Africa’s Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR)
In September 2009, the CEO of PBMR Limited, Jaco Kriek, announced the postponement of the PBMR Demonstration Power Plant project due to lack of financing.[1] Today, the future of this Generation IV nuclear power plant is still very much up … Continue reading
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Does nuclear power have a bright future?
Nuclear power has always been, to me, the most intriguing source of power. In commercial reactors throughout the world, energy released from fission reactions is extracted and used in the form of heat to heat fluid in a power cycle … Continue reading
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