What you’re looking at is a carefully designed storage yard filled with enormous concrete cylinders, each containing spent nuclear fuel. These containers, called dry casks, are used once nuclear fuel has cooled sufficiently in a reactor’s spent fuel pool, allowing it to be moved safely outdoors. The construction of each cask is meticulous: layers of thick concrete and steel … [Read more...] about This Is What 20 Years of Spent Nuclear Fuel from a Reactor Really Looks Like
Sustainable energy
World surpasses 40% clean electricity with Europe leading as a ‘solar superpower’
The global energy landscape is undergoing a monumental shift, as evidenced by a groundbreaking new analysis from the clean energy think tank Ember. In a landmark achievement, the world surpasses 40% clean electricity generation in the past year, marking a record not seen since the 1940s. This significant milestone underscores the rapid advancements and increasing adoption of … [Read more...] about World surpasses 40% clean electricity with Europe leading as a ‘solar superpower’
US scientists probe potentially massive energy source buried deep underground — and it has potential to power the globe for thousands of years
A groundbreaking discovery by University of Nebraska scientists could revolutionize energy production. Deep beneath the Earth's surface, within the ancient Midcontinent Rift, lies a potentially massive source of clean hydrogen fuel – a discovery with the potential to power the globe for millennia. This article delves into this exciting development and its implications for the … [Read more...] about US scientists probe potentially massive energy source buried deep underground — and it has potential to power the globe for thousands of years