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Feds in $80 billion Partnership with Westinghouse to Build AP1000s
Feds in $80 billion Partnership with Westinghouse to Build AP1000s Google Agrees Deal To Reopen Duane Arnold Nuclear Plant This report was updated at 3:14 PM eastern time on 10/28/25 to add informa…
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October 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Yep. The next Democrat is going to either turn it back into offices go all in and restore the East Wing like it was never gold plated in the current era.
October 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Yep. The next Democrat is going to either turn it back into offices go all in and restore the East Wing like it was never gold plated in the current era.
Saudi Nuclear Defense Pact with Pakistan Opens the Door for China to Build its Hualong One PWRs in Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Nuclear Defense Pact with Pakistan Opens the Door for China to Build its Hualong One PWRs in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia has inked a bilateral defense agreement with Pakistan that places Saudi Arabia under Pakistan’s nuclear umbrella. The defense arrangement is seen as a deterrent against Iran and …
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September 20, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Saudi Nuclear Defense Pact with Pakistan Opens the Door for China to Build its Hualong One PWRs in Saudi Arabia
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It is a mystery to why "influencers" posting about NASA's plan to put a nuclear reactor on the moon show graphics with cooling towers. Get a clue folks. There is no water on the moon. NASA's reactor will be an HTGR using TRISO fuel with helium as the coolant and heat transfer medium.
August 27, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It is a mystery to why "influencers" posting about NASA's plan to put a nuclear reactor on the moon show graphics with cooling towers. Get a clue folks. There is no water on the moon. NASA's reactor will be an HTGR using TRISO fuel with helium as the coolant and heat transfer medium.
Radioactive sources of cesium and strontium used in the construction industry can and do get lost, broken, and are hamrful to anyone exposed to them. Food and blood irradiation facilities should have area TLDs to detect loose capsules. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What is the radioactive capsule missing in WA used for and how dangerous is it?
As authorities scour the desert for the missing source, here’s what we know about how it works and what threat it poses to humans
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August 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Radioactive sources of cesium and strontium used in the construction industry can and do get lost, broken, and are hamrful to anyone exposed to them. Food and blood irradiation facilities should have area TLDs to detect loose capsules. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
CS-137 is used in food irradiation systems to remove bacteria and reduce spoilage. It seems plausible that the food firm in Indonesia was using it for this purpose with the shrimp and lost control of the material in the food packaging plant. www.fda.gov/food/buy-sto...
Food Irradiation: What You Need to Know
Irradiation does not make foods radioactive, compromise nutritional quality, or noticeably change the taste, texture, or appearance of food.
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August 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
CS-137 is used in food irradiation systems to remove bacteria and reduce spoilage. It seems plausible that the food firm in Indonesia was using it for this purpose with the shrimp and lost control of the material in the food packaging plant. www.fda.gov/food/buy-sto...