Telescopes and space missions Video Nuclear spaceflight: igniting the next era of exploration First devised during the Space Race, the idea of nuclear-propelled rockets is back Read article: Nuclear spaceflight: igniting the next era of exploration
Telescopes and space missions Feature Nuclear-powered spacecraft: why dreams of atomic rockets are back on Richard Corfield examines whether nuclear power could launch NASA’s next generation of rockets into space Read article: Nuclear-powered spacecraft: why dreams of atomic rockets are back on
Nuclear power Podcasts Paul Howarth: how we can get politicians to engage with nuclear power The CEO of UK’s National Nuclear Laboratory is our podcast guest Read article: Paul Howarth: how we can get politicians to engage with nuclear power
Nuclear power Opinion and reviews Nuclear Now by Oliver Stone – putting nuclear energy back on the table Robert P Crease reveals the lessons from Oliver Stone’s new movie Nuclear Now Read article: Nuclear Now by Oliver Stone – putting nuclear energy back on the table
Cryosphere Feature Trapped in ice: the surprisingly high levels of artificial radioactive isotopes found in glaciers New research shows that glaciers harbour a surprisingly large concentration of toxic nuclear materials, which poses risks as the glaciers melt Read article: Trapped in ice: the surprisingly high levels of artificial radioactive isotopes found in glaciers
Nuclear power Podcasts Nuclear waste: how environmental radiochemistry is improving storage and site remediation Katherine Morris talks about her research on the behaviour of radioactive contaminants Read article: Nuclear waste: how environmental radiochemistry is improving storage and site remediation
Characterization and modelling Research update Radiation damage is spotted using calorimetry technique New analysis method could help prolong the lives of nuclear reactors Read article: Radiation damage is spotted using calorimetry technique
Nuclear fusion Podcasts JET’s record result and the quest for fusion energy Physics World Stories examines the recent breakthrough at the Joint European Torus experiment Read article: JET’s record result and the quest for fusion energy
Business and innovation Opinion and reviews Why smaller is better when it comes to nuclear power James McKenzie thinks that small modular nuclear reactors could help many countries to meet their “net-zero” emissions targets Read article: Why smaller is better when it comes to nuclear power
Nuclear power Opinion and reviews William D Magwood IV: still fighting for nuclear Robert P Crease talks to William D Magwood IV, director-general of the Nuclear Energy Agency, about the battle to keep nuclear power on the agenda Read article: William D Magwood IV: still fighting for nuclear