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KIRILL KUDRYAVTSEVGetty Images New START caps the number of nuclear weapons the United States and Russia can deploy at any given time. The Trump Administration was not in favor of recommitting to the treaty. President Joe Bidens administration has signaled that the United States is willing to extend a critical arms control treaty with Russia. If Russia agrees, the move would grant a five-year extension to the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START), which issues strict limits on the nu...

The Jeff Bezos-backed General Fusion and Commonwealth Fusion Systems both are targeting 2025. These reactors use extraordinary magnets to pressurize elements into superhot plasma. Two competing nuclear fusion companies, each with venture capital superstars as major investors, say we’re approaching the “Kitty Hawk moment” for their technology as early as 2025. You love nuclear. So do we. Lets nerd out over nuclear together. Magnetized target fusion (MTF) dates back to the 1970s, when the ...

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...

We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Call The Midwife stars promise Christmas special is slightly different Stephen McGann says we can expect "hope", "sparkle" and "drama". 16/12/2020 Call The Midwifefans can expect a Christmas special thats "a little bit different" this year, two of its stars have promised. Actor Stephen McGann, who plays Dr Patrick Turner, and Jenny Agutter, who plays Sister Julienne, dropped in for a video chat on This...

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.