Nuclear News Roundup February 09, 2024
Kakrapar 4 gets go-ahead to increase power world-nuclear-news.org
Kakrapar 4 gets go-ahead to increase power world-nuclear-news.org
Ambient office = 86 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 151 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 146 nanosieverts per hour
Part 2 of 2 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
Ambient office = 73 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 137 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 130 nanosieverts per hour
Part 1 of 2 Parts
Ambient office = 59 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 126 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 127 nanosieverts per hour
Tiny gram-scale interstellar probes pushed by laser light are probably the only technology capable of reaching another star in this century. A laser beamer powerful enough (~100-GW) to boost a few grams to relativistic speed will probably be available by 2050 as well as laser sails robust enough to survive launch, and terrestrial light buckets (~1-sq.km) big enough to catch the optical signals.
The use of non-model organisms in medical research is an expanding field. It has already made a significant impact on human health. Insights obtained from the study of unique mammalian traits are being used to develop novel therapeutic agents.
Water is the lifeblood of human survival and civilization on Earth. It is also critical for our sustained exploration beyond Earth. Mars has plenty of water to sustain our exploration and colonization in the form of subsurface ice. However, it is not clean water. It is contaminated by toxic perchlorates which are a serious environmental hazard on Earth.
Part 2 of 2 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
The new nuclear NPS must be more flexible to accommodate and deliver a wider range of nuclear technologies and different siting options.
Ambient office = 58 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 97 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 100 nanosieverts per hour
Part 1 of 2 Parts
Ambient office = 53 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 113 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 112 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient office = 56 nanosieverts per hour
Ambient outside = 90 nanosieverts per hour
Soil exposed to rain water = 85 nanosieverts per hour