French energy prices fell into negative territory on an overflow of renewable power, Bloomberg reported. Day-ahead prices hit a four-year low of -€5.76 per megawatt-hour in one auction. That caused some French nuclear plants to go offline ahead of the weekend. Day-ahead energy prices in France fell into negative territory amid surging renewable power production, Bloomberg […]
Nato is in talks to deploy more nuclear weapons in the face of a growing threat from Russia and China, the head of the alliance has said. Jens Stoltenberg added that the bloc must show its nuclear arsenal to the world to send a direct message to its foes in an interview with The Telegraph. […]
The aftermath of a thermonuclear explosion in a binary star system about 3,400 light years away has been witnessed by the Hubble Space Telescope. HM Sagittae, or HM Sge for short, is what’s known as a symbiotic system, in which a white dwarf is feeding off a companion red giant star. The stolen material forms […]
Russia and its ally Belarus have launched a second stage of drills intended to train their troops in tactical nuclear weapons – part of the Kremlin’s efforts to discourage the West from ramping up support for Ukraine. In announcing the nuclear manoeuvres last month, the Russian Defence Ministry said they were in response to “provocative […]
Bill Gates and his energy company are starting construction at their Wyoming site for a next-generation nuclear power plant he believes will “revolutionize” how power is generated. Gates was in the tiny community of Kemmerer Monday to break ground on the project. The co-founder of Microsoft is chairman of TerraPower. The company applied to the […]
The US is considering deploying more strategic nuclear weapons, a senior Biden official said. Russia, China, and North Korea are increasing their nuclear capabilities rapidly, said Pranay Vaddi. The US must modernize its nuclear arsenal to deter threats and preserve stability, the official said. The US is considering deploying more strategic nuclear weapons after years of […]
The U.S. military test-fired two unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles this week, with the Air Force noting they were not driven by “current world events.” The tests, which involved the Air Force and Space Force, took place June 4 and June 6 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Air Force Global Strike Command noted […]
A project centered in Utah is being developed to make cleaner ammonia with help from an unlikely source: nuclear energy. It’s a project that, if scaled, could eliminate the more than 1% of global carbon pollution production that is generated from ammonia-making, according to the Innovation News Network. What’s more, it’s a unique combination of […]
By Samia Nakhoul and Guy Faulconbridge ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the West was wrong to assume that Moscow would never use nuclear weapons and said that he was considering deploying conventional missiles in striking distance of the United States and its allies. Russia’s full-scale invasion of […]
ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin, asked about the risks of nuclear war over Ukraine, cautioned the West on Wednesday that Russia could use all available means to defend itself if its sovereignty or territorial integrity were threatened. Putin said that the West had repeatedly accused Russia of nuclear sabre rattling but said […]
VIENNA (AP) — The U.N. nuclear watchdog’s board on Wednesday censured Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the agency, diplomats said, calling on Tehran to provide answers in a long-running investigation and reverse its decision to bar several experienced U.N. inspectors. The development comes just over a week after a report by the International […]
The 20th century saw no shortage of patriotic Americans stepping up to serve our nation. We both know this well: As young men, we served in the U.S. military – Mr. Leslie Begay as a combat Marine in Vietnam, and Rep. James Moylan as a veteran of the Army. As a country, it is our solemn […]