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Technology Wall-art-worthy cutaways of European, American, and Asian nuclear reactors The University of New Mexico discovered a treasure trove of old cutaway schematics of nuclear reactors, dating...
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Science Nuclear power is the most efficient emissions-free energy available. But can it be made safe? Two new reactor designs do just that In the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster in March, the...
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Energy Take with a boulder of salt For the blink of an eye, nuclear fusion appears possible. Nuclear reactors today are fission reactors, where decaying nuclear material heats water to power...
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