Hacker News with Generative AI: Nuclear Energy

Compact eVinci nuclear reactor can power 4,500 homes for 8 years without water (thebrighterside.news)
Saskatchewan is set to make history with a revolutionary energy project: a compact nuclear reactor capable of running for eight years without water.

Nuclear Energy, Saskatchewan, Energy, Climate Change

6 points by cpncrunch 2 days ago | 3 comments

Dismissed Nuclear Bomb Specialists Recalled by Energy Department (bloomberg.com)
The Energy Department is seeking to bring back nuclear energy specialists after abruptly telling hundreds of workers that their jobs were eliminated, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Nuclear Energy, Government, Employment

78 points by papertowels 6 days ago | 39 comments

Russian drone detonates on Chornobyl nuclear plant containment shell (theguardian.com)
A Russian drone carrying a high-explosive warhead struck the protective containment shell of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine overnight, the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said.

Ukraine, Nuclear Energy, Russia, Drones, War

15 points by howard941 7 days ago | 7 comments

Trump claims U.S. "split the atom." New Zealand says that's not true (cbsnews.com)
A small town mayor in New Zealand has picked a nuclear fight with Donald Trump, after the freshly sworn-in U.S. president heaped praise on American scientists for splitting the atom.

Politics, International Relations, History, Nuclear Energy, New Zealand

8 points by impish9208 31 days ago | 0 comments

Natrium 'advanced nuclear' power plant wins Wyoming permit (wyofile.com)
The Wyoming Industrial Siting Council has granted a construction permit to TerraPower for its Natrium nuclear power plant near Kemmerer — a milestone achievement both in Wyoming and nationwide for commercial-scale “advanced nuclear” energy, the company says.

Nuclear Energy, Wyoming, Energy Policy, Technology, Environmental Policy

104 points by chiffre01 37 days ago | 92 comments

Two Nuclear Microreactors Reach Milestone (ieee.org)
Funding for two new microreactors could bring reliable nuclear power to remote locations. Westinghouse secured US $3 million for its eVinci microreactor, and Radiant Industries received $2 million for its Kaleidos microreactor, both in November from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE).

Nuclear Energy, Energy, Microreactors

4 points by pseudolus 42 days ago | 0 comments

France's most powerful nuclear reactor connected to grid after 17-year build (lemonde.fr)
France connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid on Saturday, December 21, in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays, budget overruns and technical setbacks.

Nuclear Energy, France, Energy, Infrastructure

44 points by toomuchtodo 61 days ago | 24 comments

Google's Quiet Nuclear Quest for a Decade (ieee.org)
In 2014 I went to my managers with an audacious proposal: Let’s create a nuclear energy research and development group at Google.

Google, Nuclear Energy

13 points by Brajeshwar 88 days ago | 0 comments

Prediction-Nuclear Pwr Will Be > 30% of New Installed Capacity in 10 Years in US (2-5-10.com)
In 2024 the % of new power coming online is 98% renewable.

Nuclear Energy, Energy, Power, United States

13 points by BIackSwan 89 days ago | 18 comments

Hafnium Controversy (wikipedia.org)
The hafnium controversy was a debate over the possibility of "triggering" rapid energy releases, via gamma-ray emission, from 178m2Hf, a nuclear isomer of hafnium.

Physics, Nuclear Energy, Controversy, Science

10 points by _Microft 99 days ago | 0 comments

U.S. Sets Targets to Triple Nuclear Energy Capacity by 2050 (energy.gov)

Nuclear Energy, Energy Policy, United States, Climate Change

102 points by chickenbig 100 days ago | 223 comments

The race to commercialise nuclear-powered batteries (chemistryworld.com)
Nuclear batteries can provide long-lasting power to pacemakers, sensors embedded in buildings and bridges, and even planetary rovers.

Nuclear Energy, Batteries, Technology, Science

41 points by crescit_eundo 101 days ago | 19 comments

Amazon's nuclear datacenter dreams stall as regulators reject power deal (theregister.com)
Amazon has hit a roadblock in its plans for nuclear-powered US datacenters. Federal regulators rejected a deal that would let it draw more power from a Susquehanna plant to supply new bit barns next to the site, on the grounds this would set a precedent which may affect grid reliability and increase energy costs.

Amazon, Data Centers, Nuclear Energy, Regulations, Energy

20 points by rntn 109 days ago | 4 comments

Amazon makes $500M bet on nuclear reactors (theregister.com)
With energy scarcity threatening to derail datacenter ambitions, cloud providers are looking for salvation in the atom.

Amazon, Nuclear Energy, Cloud Computing, Data Centers

3 points by belter 128 days ago | 1 comments

Amazon buys stake in nuclear energy developer in push to power data centres (ft.com)

Amazon, Nuclear Energy, Data Centers, Business, Investments

139 points by JumpCrisscross 128 days ago | 345 comments

Google orders small modular nuclear reactors for its data centres (ft.com)

Google, Nuclear Energy, Data Centers, Technology, Sustainability

11 points by zer0tonin 129 days ago | 13 comments

Sellafield ordered to pay nearly £400k over cybersecurity failings (theguardian.com)
Sellafield will have to pay almost £400,000 after it pleaded guilty to criminal charges over years of cybersecurity failings at Britain’s most hazardous nuclear site.

Cybersecurity, Nuclear Energy, Law, UK

6 points by austinallegro 139 days ago | 1 comments

EVinci nuclear microreactor moves towards commercialization (newatlas.com)
Westinghouse Electric Company is advancing its revolutionary eVinci nuclear microreactor. Based on space nuclear technology, it boasts a tiny footprint, no moving parts, and can be swapped out for refueling, much like replacing a used gas bottle.

Nuclear Energy, Technology, Innovation, Energy

34 points by peutetre 148 days ago | 16 comments

Sam Altman's nuclear company Oklo to start on Idaho microreactor (cnbc.com)

Nuclear Energy, Idaho, Technology, Startups

7 points by atomic128 149 days ago | 3 comments

Unplanned exposure during diving in the spent nuclear fuel pool (2011) (isoe-network.net)

Nuclear Energy, Accidents, Safety, Diving

96 points by marcodiego 149 days ago | 119 comments

India's third home-built 700 MWe nuclear reactor achieves criticality (indiatimes.com)

Nuclear Energy, India, Engineering, Technology

55 points by rustoo 153 days ago | 19 comments

Re-opened Three Mile Island will power AI data centers under new deal (arstechnica.com)
Microsoft and Constellation Energy have announced a deal that would re-open Pennsylvania's shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant.

Nuclear Energy, Data Centers, AI, Pennsylvania

14 points by cratermoon 154 days ago | 5 comments

Oracle designing data center powered by nuclear reactors (cnbc.com)

Data Centers, Nuclear Energy, Oracle, Technology, Sustainability

8 points by atomic128 164 days ago | 2 comments

Ghana signs agreement to build small NuScale nuclear reactor (reuters.com)

Ghana, Nuclear Energy, Agreements, Energy

4 points by mpweiher 175 days ago | 0 comments

China Demonstrates the First Meltdown-Proof Nuclear Reactor (singularityhub.com)

Nuclear Energy, China, Science, Innovation

6 points by m463 206 days ago | 1 comments

Is rooftop solar a fatal flaw in the Coalition's grand nuclear plans? (abc.net.au)