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NASA wants a nuclear reactor on the moon, but what if it melts down?

Nuclear power is moving from science fiction concept to engineering requirement for a permanent human foothold on the Moon. NASA and the US Department of Energy are working on compact fission systems ...
Science Focus

NASA wants a nuclear reactor on the Moon. What would happen during a meltdown?

In 1965, four years before Neil Armstrong even set foot on the Moon, the SNAP-10A became the first and only US ...

Something Strange Is Living—and Thriving—Below Fukushima’s Dead Reactors

Ionizing radiation apparently didn’t prevent some types of bacteria from breeding in the water, but astonishingly, they are ...

Fukushima nuclear plant operator restarts reactor at another plant, reviving safety concerns

The utility that operates the Fukushima plant that melted down in 2011 restarted a reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant, which it also operates in north-central Japan ...

World's Largest Nuclear Plant Shuts Down Reactor Just One Day After Reopening

The reactor had been offline for over a decade, and the company wanted to fire it back up, but the reactor had different ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN

Japan restarts world's biggest nuclear plant again

Japan switched on the world's biggest nuclear power plant again on Monday, its operator said, after an earlier attempt was ...
Anadolu Agency

Japan restarts reactor at world’s largest nuclear plant after Jan. halt

TEPCO says commercial operations at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa No. 6 reactor planned for March 18 following safety checks - Anadolu ...
Inquirer on MSN

Japan restarts world’s biggest nuclear plant again

Japan switched on the world’s biggest nuclear power plant again on Monday, its operator said, after an earlier attempt was quickly suspended due to a minor glitch. A problem with a monitoring alarm in ...