Is Nuclear Energy the Future of Batteries?
. by Melanie Mesropian
One company has already produced a betavoltaic nuclear battery that reportedly can provide energy for 50 years.
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Westinghouse's Huge Loss Ends the Short-lived US Nuclear Renaissance
. by Kent Harrington
It's 2017 and America should be in the midst of a total, multi-state nuclear renaissance.
Treated Carbon Could Purify Fukushima Water
. by Douglas B. Clark
Researchers at Rice University and Kazan Federal University in Russia report that oxidatively modified carbon (OMC) presents a way to purify the hundreds of millions of gallons of contaminated
Nuclear Needs Help Surviving Against Cheap Natural Gas and Renewables
. by Kent Harrington
Nuclear reactors have had long, productive lives.
California Will Shut Down State's Last Nuclear Plant
. by Kent Harrington
Sitting on a scenic bluff overlooking the central California coast, Diablo Canyon, the state’s only remaining nuclear power plant, could close in 2025 after an agreement was br
My Neighborhood Radioactive Waste Dump
. by Elizabeth Pavone
Like so many of us, I jog through my neighborhood in pursuit of 10,000 steps a day.
Opportunities for Young Professionals in the Nuclear Engineering Division
. by Mohammed Alyanbaawi
The Nuclear Engineering Division is the oldest of AIChE’s divisions. Learn more about what it offers and how you can get involved.
As Japan Starts Up First Nuke, Geothermal Boom Begins
. by Kent Harrington
Television viewers across Japan watched as workers in the control room of Kyushu Electric's Sendai nuclear reactor No.
Trouble at Japan's First Nuclear Restart
. by Kent Harrington
Four years after Japan locked down nuclear power in response to the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that wrecked the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant and forced 160,000 people to flee from their
Will Molten-Salt Design Make Reactors Meltdown-Proof?
. by Douglas B. Clark
Multiple nuclear companies are working on designs that attempt to make the molten-salt-cooled reactor the way of the future.
