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Floating ‘mini-nukes’ could power countries by 2025
Danish company Seaborg Technologies plans to fit barges with small nuclear reactors, to provide energy to developing countries.
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Satellites show China is building many more nuke silos
Researchers identified a second apparent silo field in Xinjiang, adding to 120 silos that were previously identified in Gansu.
AllTime 10s
10 Safest Places When WW3 Starts
Let's face it, the world is a scary place. If World War 3 did happen, you should probably have a plan about where to go to save yourself from nuclear annihilation. Luckily for you, Alltime10s knows just where to look and we've got the...
TLDR News
Johnathan Bartley (Green Co-Leader) Talks to TLDR News
On Monday we sat down with Green Party co-leader Jonathan Bartley to discuss the Green's agenda going into the election. In this abbreviated version, we discuss their manifesto, the purpose of the Greens, how Labour compare to them,...
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Earth’s scientists couldn’t stop NASA’s killer asteroid
In a simulation, a fictitious asteroid was detected six months before it would hit Earth. The participants in the simulation considered various missions in which spacecraft could try to destroy the asteroid or deflect it off its path.
AllTime 10s
10 Shocking Nuclear Disasters That Were Covered Up
From atomic explosions occurring at the height of the Cold War to North Korea allegedly flexing its nuclear muscles' nuclear disasters are big news. However, many are shrouded in mystery, cover-ups and downright lies. Join Alltime 10s as...
Science360
Theoretical physicist and arms control expert Sidney Drell is a 2011 NMS Laureate
Theoretical physicist and arms control expert Sidney Drell, 2011 National Medal of Science Laureate, contributed greatly to sciencespecifically to quantum field theory and quantum chromodynamicsas well as to the application of science by...
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US threatens to walk out of the INF treaty
The U.S. has threatened to withdraw from the INF nuclear weapons treaty if Russia doesn't adhere to the agreement, reports The Washington Post.
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Israeli spies tricked Iranians into blowing up nuclear facility
Mossad agents allegedly posed as Iranian dissidents and got Iranian scientists to help them sabotage Iran’s nuclear program.
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Nuclear activity rises at Chernobyl
Scientists have recorded a rise in fission reactions around the destroyed nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, according to New Scientist.
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Japan radiation exposure: a comparison
On March 16th, increased levels of radiation were detected at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Four hundred mSv equate to 40 chest scans. At the gate of the plant, only 1.9mSv were detected on Wednesday.
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North Korea launches successful test of new cruise missile, implies it can carry nuclear warhead
North Korea has successfully tested a new long range, ground-launched cruise missile which may be its first of this kind to have nuclear capabilities.
Weird History
What Life Was Like While Working on the Manhattan Project
What was it like to live at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project? As thousands worked to build a top-secret atomic device, the US military tried to keep the entire city secret. All mail was screened and sent through a fake address at...
The March of Time
1965: USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65): AERIAL USS Enterprise first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in unidentified waters, HA TD WS USS Enterprise w/ A-4 Skyhawk fighter jets on flight deck, VS Flight deck w/ crews gathered for briefings.
MOT 1965: USS ENTERPRISE (CVN-65): AERIAL USS Enterprise first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in unidentified waters, HA TD WS USS Enterprise w/ A-4 Skyhawk fighter jets on flight deck, VS Flight deck w/ crews gathered for briefings.
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Four leaks found in Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Coolant has been found seeping through pipes located in the nuclear station’s underground wall of frozen soil.
Curated Video
Nuclear Fission and Nuclear Power Stations
This video is a lecture on nuclear fission and how nuclear power stations utilize it to produce energy. The video explains the concept of fission, the materials used for fission, and how the reaction occurs. The video also covers the...
TLDR News
Why Nuclear Power Could Solve the Energy Crisis - TLDR News
With the recent record high gas prices across the world, countries have had to look to other sources of power to supply their energy. So in this video, we look at why more Nuclear Power could be Britain's answer to the energy crisis...
Curated Video
Nuclear Equations: Understanding Radioactive Decay and Balancing Equations
The video is a lecture on nuclear equations, which explains how radioactive decay can be written in the form of an equation. The lecturer describes the symbols for alpha and beta particles and demonstrates how to balance equations on...
TLDR News
Nuclear Power: Should We Use More or Less? - TLDR News
We asked our audience what they thought about increasing our reliance on nuclear power, so in this video, we're examing the pros and cons of building more nuclear power plants.
Curated Video
Nuclear Fission and Fusion: Release of Energy from Atomic Nuclei
The video explains two processes involving atomic nuclei that release large amounts of energy - nuclear fission and nuclear fusion. The video explains how uranium 235 can be made to undergo nuclear fission and also discusses the concept...
PBS
What Happened to Nuclear Power?
Splitting the atom once promised to be the carbon-free energy source of the future. But today, nuclear power plants are aging and retiring worldwide. What happened?
Curated Video
Energy Resources and Their Advantages and Disadvantages
This video is a lecture on energy resources, explaining where the energy that humans use in their everyday lives comes from. The video first presents the energy consumption statistics of the world in 2016, detailing the percentage of...
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How a nuclear reactor's cooling system works
Friday's magnitude 8.9 earthquake and the resulting tsunami damaged cooling systems at Japanese nuclear reactors. A reactor's cooling system circulates water from pond surrounding the reactor's core. If the water stops circulating it...
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Energy Sources
Energy Sources | Energy | Physics | FuseSchool There are many different sources of energy, how many can you name? Sources of energy include burning coal, oil, gas and biomass, solar, hydroelectric, tidal, wind, muscle power, geothermal,...