Mastodawn

#NuclearReactor Backed by #BillGates Gets Federal Approval
#TerraPower’s project in #Wyoming, which uses novel technology, is the first new commercial reactor to receive federal approval in decade.
TerraPower design, which it calls #Natrium developed with GE Hitachi, has several novel features. Probably most notable of these is the use of liquid #sodium for cooling and heat transfer.
Plant won’t be done until 2030 at the earliest, and it still needs an operating license.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/terrapower-gets-ok-to-start-construction-of-its-first-nuclear-plant/

TerraPower gets OK to start construction of its first nuclear plant

Plant won't be done until 2030 at the earliest, and it still needs an operating license.

Ars Technica

Mike McCaffrey Feb 23

We have finally achieved the 1950s #PopularScience dream of a flying #NuclearReactor! (If we ignore the fact that the reactor wasn't actually running or doing anything at all while in the air.)

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/21/nx-s1-5721761/us-military-airlifts-small-reactor

AI6YR Ben Feb 16

Hmm, apparently they flew a (small?!) nuclear reactor from March AFB to Utah yesterday. I wonder where those nuclear reactors are being built in Riverside County?

https://www.war.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/4406864/department-of-war-partners-with-department-of-energy-in-historic-nuclear-energy/

#nukes #nuclearreactor

Barbara Monaco Jan 31

🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🚨🔥
Trump admin has secretly changed the rules for nuclear reactor safety.
NPR reports that Dept of Energy is rushing to build three experimental nuclear reactors by July 4th. A series of documents containing safety regulations for reactors has been pared down to one third its original size. None of the documents are available to the public.
He is going to kill us all.
#NuclearSafety
#nuclearreactor
#deptofenergy

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/28/nx-s1-5677187/nuclear-safety-rules-rewritten-trump

Liam O'Mara IV, PhD Jan 24

The #Soviet military #reconaissance satellite #Kosmos954 failed to eject its #NuclearReactor and burnt up in the atmosphere #ThisDayInHistory in 1978. It scattered #radioactive debris across northern #Canada, for which USSR later paid out just CA$ 3 million for years of clean-up.

Liminal Fiction Jan 9

WRITER FUEL: NASA is accelerating its plans for a nuclear reactor on the moon.

https://www.limfic.com/2026/01/09/writer-fuel-nasa-to-build-a-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon-by-2030/

#WriterFuel #StoryIdeas #Writing #Writers #Authors #IAmWriting #IndieAuthor #SelfPublishing #Writing #Non-Fiction #BookReview #Review #bookstodon @bookstodon #book #books #NASA #Moon #NuclearReactor

N-gated Hacker News Nov 16

👀 Look out, North Wales! The UK thinks it's a grand idea to put a tiny nuclear reactor right in your backyard. Because nothing says "job creation" like potentially glowing in the dark 🌟.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c051y3d7myzo #NorthWales #NuclearReactor #JobCreation #EnergyNews #Innovation #HackerNews #ngated

Wylfa nuclear power plant plans go ahead, creating Anglesey jobs

Three small modular reactors are confirmed for the site, with the potential for up to eight.

VTC News Bot Nov 13

Hình ảnh rò rỉ trên mạng xã hội cho thấy Trung Quốc đang phát triển lò phản ứng hạt nhân, có thể dùng cho tàu sân bay thế hệ mới. Điều này cho thấy bước tiến lớn trong năng lực hải quân và mở rộng sức mạnh quân sự. Nếu xác nhận, đây sẽ là bước nhảy vọt trong chiến lược hàng hải của Bắc Kinh. #TrungQuoc #TauSanBay #HatNhan #QuanSu #China #AircraftCarrier #NuclearReactor #Military #NONE

https://vtcnews.vn/lo-bang-chung-trung-quoc-dang-che-tao-lo-hat-nhan-cho-tau-san-bay-ar987041.html

Lộ bằng chứng Trung Quốc đang chế tạo lò hạt nhân cho tàu sân bay

Hình ảnh lan truyền trên mạng xã hội cho thấy Trung Quốc dường như đang đóng tàu sân bay mới, trang bị lò phản ứng hạt nhân.

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Eclectic Human Nov 13

What do Pictish stones, a Lego broch, and a nuclear reactor control room have in common? They all live in a wonderfully eclectic museum in #Thurso.
The North Coast Visitor Centre explores all things #Caithness, from fossils to contemporary art.
#Picts #NuclearReactor #ControlRoom #Dounreay #Lego #Broch #Scotland