A dangerous fragment of radioactive debris was found outside of a decommissioned nuclear facility in Scotland. What’s happening? The BBC reported that a radioactive fragment categorized as “significant” was discovered around the Dounreay nuclear facility on April 7. Radioactive particles can be classified as minor, relevant, or significant. This is the first “significant” particle found…
Scientists in China have achieved a major milestone in clean energy generation. According to Interesting Engineering, scientists from the Chinese Academy of Sciences have built the world’s first working thorium molten salt reactor (MSR). The big breakthrough came when they successfully loaded fresh fuel into the working reactor. Up to this point, uranium has been…
(Bloomberg) — Chinese investors hunting for the next artificial intelligence winners are looking beyond high-flying chipmakers to the utilities and metal producers that form the industry’s physical backbone. The shift toward the sector’s supply chain — from power generators to materials used in data centers — reflects growing concern over lofty valuations in pure-play AI…
LONDON (Reuters) -The U.S. ambassador to London on Wednesday attacked Britain’s approach to nuclear power in an unusually strong criticism on the eve of an expected decision on the development of a site in north Wales. Britain is expected on Thursday to announce its first small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power station will be located…
WASHINGTON — President Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer signed a joint memorandum of understanding Thursday authorizing investment of $350 billion in sectors including artificial intelligence (AI), civil nuclear energy and quantum computing. The allied leaders announced the Technology Prosperity Deal in a press conference at Chequers, the country manor of the British PM in Buckinghamshire…
WASHINGTON — President Trump is set to sign a string of major nuclear energy agreements with the UK during his state visit this week — building new plants to power AI and free the NATO ally from reliance on Russian nuclear material. The multi-billion dollar agreements are expected to be signed during Trump’s visit with…
SEOUL—When Kim Jong Un stepped off his bulletproof train in Beijing for this week’s extravagant commemoration of China’s victory in World War II, a smiling woman dressed in a demure navy pantsuit stood close behind the North Korean leader as he greeted China’s foreign minister. PREMIUM North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his daughter…
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia will help China overtake the United States as the world’s biggest producer of nuclear power, the chief of Russia’s Rosatom state nuclear corporation said in comments broadcast on state TV on Wednesday after talks in Beijing. The United States operates the world’s largest network of nuclear reactors, with nearly 97 gigawatts (GW)…
(Bloomberg) — Asian equities came under pressure after a tech selloff hit Wall Street Friday, with chip shares among the losers. Hong Kong was an outlier as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. surged. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slipped 0.2% with chipmakers pushing the Nikkei-225 index down by 1.8%. Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc….
(Bloomberg) — Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Ltd. is planning to seek at least $4 billion from its Hong Kong stock offering, people familiar with the matter said, which would make it the world’s biggest listing this year. The eventual proceeds could rise to $5.3 billion if the deal is upsized and the greenshoe exercised, according…