Trump admin wants nuclear startups to use plutonium for their reactors
For decades, the U.S. has had a plutonium problem. Around 100 tons of the stuff was made during the Cold War to go into powerful atomic bombs. But as nuclear…
Nuclear startup Deep Fission says it’s going public, again, and I have questions
One news headline this week had a whiff of déjà vu about it. Nuclear startup Deep Fission announced that it was going public, hoping to garner investor support to build…
Stuxnet-linked Fast16 malware, designed to subvert nuclear weapons testing simulations, was likely part of a campaign to slow Iran’s nuclear ambitions (Kim Zetter/ZERO DAY)
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The Nuclear Company raises $46M to develop massive reactor sites
The Nuclear Company is taking an old approach to building new nuclear reactors. Rather than gin up a new design or try to mass manufacture smaller reactors, it wants to…
Khamzat Chimaev goes nuclear on “fake” Belal Muhammad while explaining dislike for former UFC champ
Belal Muhammad can’t catch a break. Now, it is Khamzat Chimaev who is giving him a difficult time. Fresh after ‘Remember the Name’ lost his welterweight title at UFC 315,…
Google inks deal to develop 1.8 GW of advanced nuclear power
Google and nuclear site developer Elementl Power announced this week that they will work together on three sites for advanced nuclear reactors. The tech company has been rushing to lock…
A look at Energy Department’s Argonne National Lab’s PRO-AID, an AI-based tool that can assist with nuclear reactor design and help operators run nuclear plants (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal)
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Lil Yachty Goes Nuclear on Fan Who Interrupts Moment of Silence for Juice WRLD
Lil Yachty STFU During Moment of Silence for Juice WRLD!!! Scolds Fan at Show Published April 5, 2025 8:48 AM PDT Lil Yachty was not having it when a fan…
This safe nuclear battery could last decades on a single charge
Researchers are always developing better battery technologies, hoping to find ones that last a long time and never need to be recharged—and this month, we have yet another exciting breakthrough.…
Nuclear startup Terrestrial Energy goes public via SPAC, netting $280 million in merger
Terrestrial Energy, a small nuclear startup, merged with an acquisition company on Wednesday. The Canadian company is developing small modular reactors and expects to net $280 million from the deal.…