nuclear power
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Watch Chernobyl’s Huge Radiation Shield Slide In And Enclose The Damaged Nuclear Reactor
Video: We already saw how the new $2.1 billion (€1.5 billion) sarcophagus — the 275m wide, 108m tall steel shield that entombs the radioactive material leaking from the damaged nuclear reactor left over from the Chernobyl disaster — was going to be put in place to replace the old concrete structure that enclosed the damaged…
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Australia’s Chief Scientist Talks Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power, And Robots Taking Our Jobs
Dr Alan Finkel took over as Australia’s new Chief Scientist on January 25 this year. He is a respected neuroscientist, engineer, entrepreneur and philanthropist, and was the Chancellor of Monash University from 2008 to 2015 and President of the Australian Academy of Technological Science and Engineering (ATSE). He also established Axon Instruments, a supplier of…
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Japan Fires Up Nuclear Power Again, But Can It Ever Be Safe Enough?
After two years without any nuclear power in response to the 2011 Fukushima earthquake, tsunami and subsequent nuclear crisis, Japan has restarted its first reactor, Sendai 1.
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3 Reasons Why Nuclear Energy Is Actually Awesome
Nuclear energy is great! Nuclear energy is terrible! There are two sides to the argument and Kurz Gesagt is breaking down both perspectives with point/counterpoint video explainers. The three reasons why nuclear energy is awesome and why we need more? It saves lives. It helps the environment. And that using it could develop new tech…