Fossil fuel-dependent Indonesia plans to build nuclear power plants with the capacity of about 4 gigawatts (GW) in a bid for cleaner energy, an adviser to President Prabowo Subianto said on Friday.
Energy demands from big tech, including for AI, has elected officials giving an old power source a second look.
With wind energy facing a deep freeze from Washington, Gov. Hochul’s call for advancing nuclear power may prove crucial for the state to hit climate targets while courting energy-hungry high tech, experts said.
Nuclear energy is safer, cheaper, and more efficient, plentiful, and reliable than any other source of energy. It is also more sustainable and better for the environment. So, what keeps us from replacing our energy production with nuclear power?
Throughout the Cold War, the Soviets ran a massive spying operation to gain access to submarine, computer, and space tech.
By the 1970s and 1980s, nuclear power plants became integral to the country’s electricity supply, providing a stable and substantial portion of the nation’s energy.
South Carolina’s governor likes the idea of completing two nuclear reactors in Fairfield County to provide more power for the state. But plenty of criticism remains, eight years after the work was abandoned amid rising costs.
Constellation Energy and Vistra sank as the DeepSeek artificial intelligence model sent shock waves through the market.
In Finland, a high school student with dual Finnish and Russian citizenship was denied participation in a field trip to the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant last November, according to the Finnish news outlet Yle.
Dr. Robert B.M. Sogbadji, Deputy Director, Nuclear and Alternative Energy of the Ministry of Energy has allayed the fears of the public that nuclear power is a safe and reliable source of energy.He said nuclear energy had bad childbirth as this energy was first harnessed in World War II and in 1980’s,
The jaw-dropping energy demands of AI tools has led some California companies and lawmakers to re-examine the possibility of nuclear power.
Kazakhstan is rapidly developing its nuclear power capabilities while also exploring fracking for shale oil, aiming to boost economic growth and address energy deficits.