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The Breakthrough Institute

Nuclear Dreams, Nuclear Realities

But no meltdowns, no serious releases of radioactive gas, no tsunamis. ... The
reactor's coolant lines, which in the United States would be...

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4 weeks ago

Popular Mechanics

Geiger Counters: Measuring Radiation Through Clicking ...

As part of the cleanup effort following the 1986 nuclear meltdown near ... Geiger
counters alert us to the presence of radioactivity that...

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19 hours ago

In the packed field of prospective net-zero solutions, nuclear fusion stands out in its scope and ambition. By successfully replicating the reaction that powers the sun, humanity could—in the words of Stephen Hawking—unlock an “inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.” Fusion development has progressed at a glacial pace for decades, however, and breakthroughs have been intermittent at best. 

https://fortune.com/2022/11/14/nuclear-fusion-has-been-a-pipe-dream-for-decades-but-it-might-actually-be-on-the-cusp-of-commercial-viability/