Two cars on a train carrying spent radioactive nuclear fuel jumped the tracks at the Shearon Harris nuclear plant about 25 miles southwest of Raleigh, Progress Energy said Friday. Two cars on a train ...
A mid-century wave of nuclear optimism convinced engineers that locomotives could be the next everyday machine to go atomic, promising years of operation without refueling and a smaller carbon ...
The X-12 was a 360-ton nuclear locomotive concept built around a reactor, heavy shielding, steam turbines, and a massive radiator array. It promised year-long operation between refueling and extreme ...