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NASA’s new nuclear engine could transform deep space

I’ve grown up with rockets that burn chemical fuel, but NASA’s next big leap in propulsion could make those engines look as dated as steam trains. By turning to nuclear power in space, the agency is ...
Morning Overview on MSN

AI boosts spacecraft propulsion and may enable nuclear rockets

Artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping how rockets fly, how spacecraft sip propellant and how engineers think about the ...
Business Wire

United States Government, Brookfield and Cameco announce transformational partnership to deliver long-term value using Westinghouse nuclear reactor technology

TOKYO & CRANBERRY, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westinghouse Electric Company (“Westinghouse”), Cameco Corporation (“Cameco”) and Brookfield Asset Management ...
Ars Technica

A New Nuclear Technology Discussion Thread

I just got fed a very strange YouTube video on LNT with a ridiculous 400k views in less than a week: I am very amenable to there being better models of radiation ...
Roll Call

Worker shortage looms over new US nuclear power focus

As the U.S. faces increasing demands for energy, the federal government has poured funding and regulatory support into the nuclear industry with the hopes of accelerating the development and ...
POWER Magazine

Westinghouse Enters Partnership for $80 Billion of New Nuclear Reactors

Westinghouse Electric Co. has joined with ownership groups Cameco Corp. and Brookfield Asset Management in a partnership that would advance deployment of nuclear power technology across the U.S. The ...