Category Archives: Nuclear

Transatomic Power a startup that’s developing a novel type of nuclear reactor, has begun a series of experiments that will either verify its design or send it back to the drawing board. The experiments were made possible by $2.5 million … Continue reading →

If asked to name a nuclear power company, the average person might identify an electric utility, or might cite one of the world’s large reactor vendors, like Toshiba’s Westinghouse group, France’s Areva, or General Electric Hitachi. Ever hear of NuScale … Continue reading →

A small New Jersey firm claims to have trumped other nuclear fusion companies including giant Lockheed Martin at a recent bake-off run by Google. Lawrenceville Plasma Physics (LPP) of Middlesex, N.J., said in a press release that its novel fusion technology greatly … Continue reading →

The Stark Arc Reactor is most likely a Multi-Isotope Radio-Decay Cell. Since this is a fictitious device, and it has no “official” scientific explanation in the Iron Man canon that I’m aware of, I’m going to make something up. I’m … Continue reading →

(Phys.org) —In the ongoing saga of Andrea Rossi’s energy catalyzer (E-Cat) that promises clean, cheap power for the world, the latest events continue to bring as many questions as answers. Several scientists have performed supposedly independent tests of two E-Cat … Continue reading →

A small California nuclear fusion company, well known for being secretive, has landed backing from the Russian government. Rusnano Group, a state-owned venture firm, invested an undisclosed amount in Tri-Alpha Energy, Forbes reported earlier this year. Nuclear fusion is the … Continue reading →

The element thorium, which many regard as a potential nuclear “wonder-fuel”, could be a greater proliferation threat than previously thought, scientists have warned. Writing in a Comment piece in the new issue of the journal, Nature, nuclear energy specialists from … Continue reading →

After decades of wandering in the scientific wilderness, cold fusion may be returning to the land of the acceptable. It’s been more than 20 years since esteemed researchers Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann electrified the world with news that they’d … Continue reading →