Hacker News with Generative AI: Nuclear Power

The Egg, an at Home Nuclear Reactor (enron.com)
The heat-resistant casing is engineered to withstand extreme temperatures, ensuring unmatched durability and safety. Designed for peak performance, it protects the reactor’s core while maintaining optimal thermal efficiency—even in the harshest conditions.
Nuclear Power, Engineering, Safety, DIY
90 points by veidelis 10 days ago | 48 comments
Constellation's Nuclear Plants to Provide Power for US Government Agencies (nucnet.org)
Power company Constellation, which operates the largest fleet of commercial nuclear power plants in the US, has been awarded more than $1bn (€970m) in combined contracts by the US General Services Administration (GSA) to supply power to more than 13 government agencies.
Energy, Government, Nuclear Power
20 points by mpweiher 12 days ago | 9 comments
Why Fukushima made me stop worrying and love nuclear power (2011) (theguardian.com)
You will not be surprised to hear that the events in Japan have changed my view of nuclear power. You will be surprised to hear how they have changed it. As a result of the disaster at Fukushima, I am no longer nuclear-neutral. I now support the technology.
Nuclear Power, Japan, Fukushima Disaster, Energy, Opinion
4 points by mpweiher 16 days ago | 0 comments
China to Build Thorium Molten-Salt Reactor in 2025 (ieee.org)
After a half-century hiatus, thorium has returned to the front lines of nuclear power research as a source of fuel. In 2025, China plans to start building a demonstration thorium-based molten-salt reactor in the Gobi Desert.
Nuclear Power, China, Thorium, Energy
148 points by rbanffy 18 days ago | 133 comments
China Hits EV Target 10 Years Early, Still Hasn't Reached 2020 Nuclear Target (cleantechnica.com)
On October 27th of 2020, the China Society of Automotive Engineers laid out a roadmap for how the country was going to achieve 50% of all cars sold in 2035 being fully electric, plug-in hybrid, or hydrogen, with 95% of them of course being fully electric. Per projections from HSBC, UBS, Morningstar, and Wood Mackenzie, that’s actually going to happen in 2025, a full decade early, with of course hydrogen cars at perhaps 0.02%, approaching zero.
China, Electric Vehicles, Energy, Predictions, Nuclear Power
8 points by xbmcuser 21 days ago | 4 comments
France Links First New Nuclear Reactor to Grid Since 1999 (yahoo.com)
Electricite de France SA connected a new nuclear reactor to the French power grid for the first time in a quarter century on Saturday, adding low-carbon electricity supply at a time when a sputtering economy has made demand sluggish.
Nuclear Power, France, Energy, Economy
24 points by isaacfrond 26 days ago | 2 comments
Nuclear Power Plants Report Uptick in Drone Sightings (twz.com)
Drone reports filed by nuclear power plant operators for the entire year nearly doubled in just the week after Dec. 10.
Nuclear Power, Security, Drones
5 points by keepamovin 26 days ago | 0 comments
Shutting down nuclear plants is "total madness" (ans.org)
In a wide-ranging interview published by Business Insider on March 26, Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla and SpaceX, repeatedly referred to efforts to shut down nuclear power plants as “crazy” and “madness.”
Nuclear Power, Energy, Elon Musk, Politics
24 points by ivewonyoung 27 days ago | 12 comments
Swedish minister eyes energy crisis steps, blames German nuclear phase-out (euractiv.com)
"I'm furious with the Germans", Busch told Swedish broadcaster SVT.
Energy Crisis, Nuclear Power, Germany, Sweden, Politics
28 points by EvgeniyZh 33 days ago | 126 comments
Has nuclear power entered a new era of acceptance amid global warming? (latimes.com)
When Heather Hoff took a job at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, she was skeptical of nuclear energy — so much so that she resolved to report anything questionable to the anti-nuclear group Mothers for Peace.
Nuclear Power, Climate Change, Environmentalism
4 points by PaulHoule 35 days ago | 3 comments
Ukraine's three nuclear power plants have restored electricity production (iaea.org)
Ukraine’s three operating nuclear power plants (NPPs) have largely restored their electricity production after sharply reducing output last week as a precautionary step due to renewed attacks on the country’s increasingly fragile energy grid, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.
Ukraine, Nuclear Power, Energy, International Relations
223 points by mpweiher 43 days ago | 336 comments
Chinese pebble-bed nuclear reactor passes "meltdown" test (ans.org)
New testing done at China’s Shidaowan nuclear power plant has confirmed its ability to be naturally cooled down, an industry-first milestone for achieving commercial-scale inherent safety, according to researchers.
Nuclear Power, Safety, China, Technology
142 points by bilekas 49 days ago | 89 comments
Fusion power is getting closer (economist.com)
Two developments in the coming year will mark a decisive shift from the public to the private sector in the decades-old quest to generate cheap and abundant power from nuclear fusion.
Fusion Energy, Nuclear Power, Energy, Private Sector, Public Sector
36 points by doener 55 days ago | 109 comments
Restart of Three Mile Island tests US appetite for nuclear revival (ft.com)
Nuclear Power, Energy, United States, Economics, Revival
20 points by marban 62 days ago | 31 comments
Japan Stops a Reactor from Starting as America Goes All in on Nuclear Power (gizmodo.com)
America is bullish on the future of nuclear power while Japan is turning its generators back on with extra caution. In Japan, a nuclear watchdog halted a reactor from spinning up after deciding it was unsafe. In the U.S., the Department of Energy has set a goal of tripling its nuclear capacity by the year 2050.
Nuclear Power, Energy, Japan, United States, Politics
4 points by rntn 65 days ago | 0 comments
US Unveils Plan to Triple Nuclear Power by 2050 as Demand Soars (bloomberg.com)
President Joe Biden’s administration is setting out plans for the US to triple nuclear power capacity by 2050, with demand climbing for the technology as a round-the-clock source of carbon-free power.
Nuclear Power, Energy, Climate Change, US Politics
6 points by impish9208 67 days ago | 1 comments
Tepco retrieves tiny melted fuel from disaster-hit Fukushima reactor (kyodonews.net)
The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex said Thursday it had retrieved a small amount of melted fuel from one of the disaster-stricken reactors, in its first such attempt after the plant was hit by a massive earthquake and tsunami over a decade ago.
Nuclear Power, Japan, Accidents, Environmental Disaster, Fukushima
7 points by anigbrowl 71 days ago | 1 comments
US Regulator Rejects Amazon-Talen Nuclear Power Agreement (bloomberg.com)
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Energy, Regulations, Business, Nuclear Power, Amazon
5 points by marc__1 74 days ago | 0 comments
Monopolies Are Why We Are Restarting Three Mile Island (thebignewsletter.com)
The most significant nuclear disaster in U.S. history took place in 1979, when Unit Two at the Three Mile Island nuclear power near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania suffered a partial meltdown.
Nuclear Power, Energy, History, Monopolies
8 points by doener 80 days ago | 4 comments
Taiwan Signals Openness to Nuclear Power Amid Surging AI Demand (bloomberglaw.com)
Taiwan is “very open” to using new nuclear technology to meet surging demand from chipmakers devouring electricity in the AI boom, according to Premier Cho Jung-tai — one of the strongest signs yet that the government is rethinking its opposition to reactors.
Taiwan, Nuclear Power, Artificial Intelligence, Energy, Technology
11 points by rntn 88 days ago | 2 comments
Living X Thread on Small Modular Reactors (twitter.com)
Nuclear Power, Energy, Technology, Social Media
7 points by Olshansky 89 days ago | 0 comments
Tech giants set to pay through the nose for nuclear power thats still years away (theregister.com)
Nuclear power contracts signed by hyperscalers show they're desperate for reliable "clean and green" energy sources to feed their ever-expanding datacenter footprints, however, investment bank Jefferies warns that these tech giants are likely to end up paying over the odds to get it.
Nuclear Power, Data Centers, Renewable Energy, Technology Industry, Investment
5 points by rntn 92 days ago | 0 comments
Blue Energy secures $45M funding for modular nuclear power plant (power-technology.com)
Blue Energy, a US-based company specialising in nuclear power plants, has completed a $45m Series A fundraising round co-led by Engine Ventures and At One Ventures.
Nuclear Power, Funding, Energy, Startups
3 points by mpweiher 100 days ago | 0 comments
Fukushima Reactor: TEPCO robot aims to extract nuclear fuel (ieee.org)
Thirteen years since a massive earthquake and tsunami struck the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in northern Japan, causing a loss of power, meltdowns and a major release of radioactive material, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) finally seems to be close to extracting the first bit of melted fuel from the complex—thanks to a special telescopic robotic device.
Nuclear Power, Robotics, Japan, Disaster Recovery
146 points by rbanffy 103 days ago | 352 comments
Taiwan is heading toward an energy crunch? (wired.com)
Highly dependent on imported fossil fuels, soon to shutter its last nuclear plant, and slow to build out renewables, the world’s largest producer of advanced computer chips is heading toward an energy crunch.
Taiwan, Energy, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power, Technology
82 points by vunderba 103 days ago | 119 comments
MI nuclear plant finalizes fed loan for first reactor restart in US history (cnbc.com)
Nuclear Power, Energy, Business, Government
5 points by toomuchtodo 110 days ago | 1 comments
US wants to triple nuclear power by 2050. Coal communities could provide pathway (cnbc.com)
Nuclear Power, Energy, Climate Change, Coal
4 points by pseudolus 111 days ago | 0 comments
Geothermal Energy Could Outperform Nuclear Power (oilprice.com)
Geothermal is about to have its moment in the sun.
Geothermal Energy, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power, Climate Change
48 points by PaulHoule 111 days ago | 34 comments
Safety costs for nuclear plants in Japan now stand at 6T yen (asahi.com)
Costs for anti-terrorism and other safety measures to restart idle reactors in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster now stand at more than 6 trillion yen ($41 billion), an Asahi Shimbun survey found.
Nuclear Power, Japan, Safety, Economics
9 points by rntn 112 days ago | 0 comments
China's newest nuclear-powered submarine sank earlier this year, officials say (cnn.com)
China, Military, Submarines, Nuclear Power
8 points by grugagag 113 days ago | 1 comments