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Solar-powered reactor shows potential for creating jet fuel with net-zero carbon emissions
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Solar-powered reactor shows potential for creating jet fuel with net-zero carbon emissions

A schematic illustrating how thephotothermocatalytic reactor with an integrated selective solar absorber works. The reactor is shown from the side. Credit: Device (2024)....

Nuclear energy research drives innovation in Gen-IV reactor safety and efficiency
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Nuclear energy research drives innovation in Gen-IV reactor safety and efficiency

Matthew Weathered’s THETA experiment offers high fidelity data for nuclear reactor computer code development within one of METL’s 71-cm diameter test vessels at...

France’s most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream
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France’s most powerful nuclear reactor finally comes on stream

France’s flagship nuclear reactor at Flamanville in Normandy was connected to the national grid after a dozen years of delay. France on Saturday...