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Nuclear study provides major update on plutonium isotope fission – NSP NEWS

Estimated read time 5 min read

On March 4 this year, India stepped on the threshold of the second stage of its nuclear power programme when engineers started the core-loading process [more…]

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In a doughnut in Japan, unlocking the power of the Sun – NSP NEWS

Estimated read time 4 min read

Unlike fission, the technique currently used in nuclear power plants, fusion involves combining two atomic nuclei instead of splitting one, generating vast amounts of energy. [more…]

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J. Robert Oppenheimer: the man, his science, and the man beyond the science – NSP NEWS

Estimated read time 13 min read

American film director Christopher Nolan’s latest work, Oppenheimer, has dominated theatres worldwide (alongside Greta Gerwig’s Barbie), delivering one of the most iconic box office weekends [more…]

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Nuclear fusion ‘breakthrough’: Decades of research are still needed before fusion can be used as clean energy – NSP NEWS

Estimated read time 6 min read

The U.S. Department of Energy reported a major scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion science in December 2022. For the first time, more energy was released from a [more…]