NUCLEAR REACTOR

The United States carries out the first air transport of a nuclear microreactor to demonstrate the viability of the technology

by
The United States carries out the first air transport of a nuclear microreactor to demonstrate the viability of the technology

By Valerie Volcovici HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah, February 15 – The Departments of Energy and Defense of the United States for the first time transported a small nuclear reactor on a cargo plane from California to Utah to demonstrate the potential for rapid deployment of nuclear energy for military and civilian use. The agencies … Read more

Russia plans a nuclear power plant on the moon within ten years

by
Russia plans a nuclear power plant on the moon within ten years

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Russia plans to put a nuclear power plant on the moon within the next decade to power its lunar space program and a joint Russian-Chinese research station, as major powers rush to explore the world’s only natural satellite. Ever since Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first … Read more