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On December 15, Russia carried out the anti-satellite (ASAT) weapon test from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Oblast. The Russian government issued an advisory for civilian traffic to stay out of the areas highlighted in red below. This content is imported from Twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Probably "Nudol" from Plesetsk will be launched on December 16, reserve date December 20. On Dece...

Document: COVID-19 and the International Security Environment December 16, 2020 8:51 AM The following is the Dec. 14, 2020 Congressional Research Service report, COVID-19: Potential Implications for International Security Environment—Overview of Issues and Further Reading for Congress. From the report Some observers argue the COVID-19 pandemic could be a world-changing event with potentially profound and long-lasting implications for the international security environment and the U.S. role in...

The company reports: The updated analysis found that with the 25 percent increase in power output of a [NuScale Power Module™ (NPM)], one 250 MWt NuScale module is capable of producing 2,053 kg/hour of hydrogen, or nearly 50 metric tons per day, an increase from 1,667 kg/hour of hydrogen or 40 metric tons per day for a 200 MWt NuScale module. NuScale says these numbers mean that correctly deployed nuclear modules could compete with existing solutions like solar hydrogen plants, helping to e...

For the first time, a major group of American scientists has agreed to work toward opening a nuclear fusion plant by the 2040s. Better late than never.