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Decarbonizing Energy
Bill Gates' nuclear venture plans reactor to complement solar, wind power boom
TerraPower LLC hopes to build small advanced nuclear power stations to store electricity to supplement grids currently supplied by solar and wind power.
United States
How today's nuclear weapons compare to those used in WWII
The atomic bomb that the United States dropped on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, killed tens of thousands and flattened the Japanese city in an instant. Since then over 2,000 tests have been ...
Future of the Environment
Eight years after Fukushima, nuclear power is making a comeback
As Japan looks to restart another reactor, global nuclear generation is growing.
Nuclear Security
Why India's 'no first use' nuclear strategy still makes sense
If the purpose of nuclear weapons is deterrence then the only logical policy is no ‘first use’, argues Rajesh Rajagoplan, of the Observer Research Foundation
Nuclear Security
The world faces a new nuclear arms race – and this time it's much more complex
U.S. and Russian nuclear arsenals could soon be freed of any restraint from treaties – and the results will be profound, writes Rakesh Sood, of the Observer Research Foundation
Nuclear Security
The world's nuclear arsenal is shrinking – but it's becoming more advanced
The world’s stockpile of nuclear weapons is falling, and there are fewer weapons operationally deployed – but every country that possesses nuclear weapons is modernizing
Future of the Environment
What’s going on in Chernobyl today?
Chernobyl was the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. But a generation on, life is returning to areas once exposed to lethal amounts of radiation.
Artificial Intelligence
Researchers want you to play this game to understand the risks of nuclear conflict
The creators of SIGNAL hope to gain insights into how countries may fight with nuclear weapons by studying tactics used by players online.
International Security
Old ideas about nuclear arms control no longer work. We need a fresh approach for the New Nuclear Age
The West’s failure to understand the New Nuclear Age is the real reason for today’s nuclear pessimism, argues Rakesh Sood, of the Observer Research Foundation
Infrastructure
What Fukushima's cherry trees tell us about Japan's reinvention
Dismantling and decontamination from the Fukushima nuclear disaster will take several decades. For many in Japan, the disaster is seen as having launched a renaissance.
International Security
Nuclear security risks in the Black Sea region and how to reduce them
Serious nuclear security concerns are emerging in the Black Sea region, writes Ian Anthony of the Stockholm International Peace Institute
Future of Energy
Destroying nuclear waste to create clean energy? It can be done
Scientists at CERN think they may have discovered a new source of clean energy.
China
China’s 'artificial sun' is now hot enough for nuclear fusion
We're one step closer to a near-limitless source of clean energy.
Nuclear Security
What are the whereabouts of the world's nuclear weapons?
Following Donald Trump’s threat to walk away from a landmark Cold War agreement, here’s where all the nuclear weapons currently are in the world.
Future of Energy
Three decades on, Chernobyl is creating solar power
A new solar power plant has opened Chernobyl, close to the destroyed reactor of the nuclear power plant.