Energising the AI Era and Beyond with Nuclear Microreactors

Feature image credits: Westinghouse’s eVinci microreactor, a cross-section of which is shown here, is one of two microreactors that will be tested by the U.S. Department of Energy. Westinghouse Electric Company. The race to meet the soaring energy demands of AI technologies and data centres is driving innovation at an unprecedented pace. One of the … Continue reading Energising the AI Era and Beyond with Nuclear Microreactors

Nuclear Materials Biweekly Highlights – #1

We initiate today a new series of posts in the blog targeting an specific niche of the materials at extremes community: the nuclear materials biweekly highlights. In this bimonthly newsletter, we will be covering some special picks of scientific research and development within the nuclear materials community. Obviously, the picks are made by this editor, … Continue reading Nuclear Materials Biweekly Highlights – #1

Nuclear Mystery from IAEA: “Low Levels of Radioisotopes Detected in Europe Likely Linked to a Nuclear Reactor”

28/2020Vienna, Austria https://www.iaea.org/newscenter/pressreleases/low-levels-of-radioisotopes-detected-in-europe-likely-linked-to-a-nuclear-reactor-iaea The recent detection of slightly elevated levels of radioisotopes in northern Europe is likely related to a nuclear reactor that is either operating or undergoing maintenance, when very low radioactive releases can occur, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today. The geographical origin of the release has not yet been determined. … Continue reading Nuclear Mystery from IAEA: “Low Levels of Radioisotopes Detected in Europe Likely Linked to a Nuclear Reactor”