The Trump administration favours a diplomatic solution with Iran over its nuclear programme, while Israel wants military action.
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Tensions in South Asia have been taken down a notch with news of a ceasefire – but the conditions for future escalations remain, and mechanisms for peace appear to have been diminished.
Students explore nuclear facilities in virtual reality and learn about the ethical dimensions of nuclear technology in a University of Michigan course.
Donald Trump’s team are locked in debate over what to do about Iran’s nuclear programme.
Even once researchers can reliably get more power out of a fusion reaction than they put in, they’ll still need to overcome engineering challenges to scale up fusion energy.
Nihon Hidankyo is not alone in winning the Nobel peace prize for its efforts to achieve a world free of nuclear weapons.
The 2024 Nobel peace prize has been awarded to Japanese anti-nuclear group, Nihon Hidankyo.
Like its close cousin depreciation, amortisation is an important concept in accounting. How and why do we write off the cost of assets over time?
Sending a nuclear fission reactor into space means lots of technical questions. One research group is coming up with models that could improve how a nuclear rocket starts up and powers down.
If a future Coalition government were to bring nuclear into the mix, energy costs for residential and especially industrial customers would likely increase.
Going nuclear in Australia would mean overcoming a set of almost impossible obstacles, from legal to financial, regulatory and workforce.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has placed Ukraine’s nuclear sites under considerable threat with a growing risk that further conflict may lead to radioactive contamination.
South Africa’s national electricity plan is being finalised. A scientist argues that an energy mix of nuclear, clean coal, renewable energy and gas is urgently needed to end 15 years of power cuts.
What if plants in the area surrounding a nuclear reactor could act as radiation detectors, with the help of a drone?
Small modular reactors may hold the key to Canada’s net-zero energy future.
Most people accept our energy system must move from fossil fuels, especially coal, to renewables as soon as practicable. But there are serious obstacles on the ground – literally.
Japan’s much-criticised plan to release wastewater from Fukushima into the Pacific is underway – and many are concerned.
British electricity generators saw their revenues increase by £29 billion in 2022 – here’s why that happened.
Labor has touted a renewed engagement with the Asia-Pacific since coming to power. The submarine deal, however, is not in this spirit.
Should the capsule not be found immediately, we can’t just write it off as lost. A long term system of monitoring is needed to protect humans and the environment.
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