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- 1NSI argues direct disposal is quickest path to nuclear scaling●NSI argues for direct disposal as quickest path to nuclear scaling -- ANS / Nuclear Newswire
The Nuclear Innovation Alliance-affiliated group NSI, writing in the American Nuclear Society's Nuclear Newswire, argues that direct disposal of spent nuclear fuel is the fastest route to scaling nuclear power. The piece contends that pursuing direct disposal avoids delays tied to interim storage or reprocessing schemes, clearing a key bottleneck as interest in new reactors grows.
- 2Chinese reactor claims fusion breakthrough using boron fuel●When it comes to cleantech, boron is not boring. https://www. scmp.com/news/china/science/ar ticle/3369086/chinese-comme
A Chinese commercial reactor is reported to have achieved nuclear fusion producing clean hydrogen, with boron used as the fuel. The development is drawing attention in cleantech and renewable energy circles because hydrogen from fusion could offer a low-carbon energy route, and China's progress in commercialising the technology is being closely watched.
- 3Enrico Fermi's 125th Birthday Marks Physics Legacy●Enrico Fermi Was Born 125 Years Ago: What Is He Known For?
Anniversaries are being marked for Enrico Fermi, born 125 years ago, the Italian-American physicist behind the world's first nuclear reactor and a key figure in developing quantum theory and nuclear physics. He won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1938 and lent his name to the famous Fermi paradox about alien life.