After a decades-long slowdown marked by fits and starts, the U.S. is once again building and innovating in nuclear power. In April, the second of two new nuclear units went into service at Georgia Power’s Vogtle plant. In Wyoming, TerraPower has broken ground for America’s first plant designed around an advanced nuclear reactor, capable of […]
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Belarus threatens nuclear use as Russia blamed for jamming GPS
Today, we bring you the latest news from Ukraine, look at how Russia has been blamed for jamming GPS signals on British military jets and ask quite why Belarus – a country hosting Russian nuclear missiles – is rattling the nuclear sabre once more. Listen to Ukraine: the Latest, The Telegraph’s daily podcast, using the […]
South African researchers test use of nuclear technology to curb rhino poaching
MOKOPANE, South Africa (AP) — Researchers in South Africa have injected radioactive material into the horns of 20 rhinos as part of a research project aimed at reducing poaching. The idea is that radiation detectors already in place at national borders would detect the horns and help authorities arrest poachers and traffickers. The research, which […]
US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran over apparent nuclear escalations
The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, has announced fresh sanctions against Iran’s petroleum sector in response to what he described as an expansion of the country’s nuclear programme which has provoked renewed fears that it is preparing to build an atomic bomb. The embargoes – on three unnamed entities involved in the transport of […]
Senior Russian diplomat says US must take heed of discussions on nuclear doctrine
(Reuters) – A senior Russian diplomat, in an interview published on Thursday, urged the United States to pay attention to discussions under way on possibly altering Moscow’s nuclear doctrine to suit changed conditions in international relations. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, interviewed by the Izvestia media outlet, also said Moscow did not rule out downgrading […]
US Navy nuclear ballistic missile submarine surfaces off Norway in unusual flex as ‘Doomsday’ plane flies overhead
A US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine surfaced in the Norwegian Sea. It was accompanied by a guided-missile cruiser and two naval aircraft. The show of force comes weeks after Russia sent a submarine and naval fleet to Cuba. A US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic submarine popped up in the Norwegian Sea this week in a […]
Russia could reduce decision time for use of nuclear weapons, lawmaker says
By Guy Faulconbridge and Lidia Kelly MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russia, the world’s biggest nuclear power, could reduce the decision-making time stipulated in official policy for the use of nuclear weapons if Moscow believes that threats are increasing, parliament’s defence committee chairman said. The war in Ukraine has triggered the biggest confrontation between Russia and the West […]
2 Nuclear Power Stocks to Buy Instead
NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) is an interesting company if you think nuclear power is going to be a key form of clean energy in the future. There’s just one “minor” problem: The company doesn’t have a functioning product yet. If you like the idea of nuclear power, but prefer to own companies that are more […]
Thai PM Touts Plans for Casinos, Nuclear Power in First TV Talk
(Bloomberg) — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin used his first monthly television address as the country’s leader to promote plans for legalizing casinos to curb illegal gambling and building a nuclear power plant to reduce electricity costs. Most Read from Bloomberg Casinos would bring gambling businesses under the government’s control, while a nuclear power plant […]
GOP lawmaker demands Biden admin declassify intel on Russia’s nuclear anti-satellite program
The Republican chair of the House Intelligence Committee is demanding the Biden administration declassify all relevant intelligence about the status of Russia’s nuclear anti-satellite program, saying it would allow for a full public debate on the threat posed by Moscow’s project. Rep. Mike Turner of Ohio said in a speech that the Biden administration has […]
Russia’s nuclear submarine tracks back up Florida’s coast as warships head to Caribbean
Russia has split up the naval flotilla that docked in Havana earlier this week, sending its nuclear submarine back north to the Atlantic and the rest of its warships south, where they are expected to make a port call in Venezuela, a U.S. official told McClatchy and the Miami Herald on Tuesday. U.S. and Canadian […]
Putin says Russia is considering changing its nuclear doctrine
(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia was thinking about possible changes to its doctrine on the use of nuclear weapons. The existing doctrine states that Russia may use such weapons in response to a nuclear attack or in the event of a conventional attack that poses an existential threat to […]