March 2023

Nuclear Reactors 1138 - Phases of AUKUS Project Announced - Part 1 of Part 2

Part 1 of 2 Parts
     The U.S. and the U.K. are working on a deal to provide nuclear powered submarines to Australia through the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) enhanced security partnership. The leaders of Australia, the U.S. and the U.K. recently outlined the phased approach for the AUKUS project.

Radioactive Waste 895 - Butte County Idaho Is Suing The Department Of Energy Over Storage Of Nuclear Waste - Part 2 of 2 Parts

Part 2 of 2 Parts (Please read Part 1 first)
    The Butte County lawsuit also says that the county is aware of spent nuclear fuel from at least two sources that is subject to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act “for which DOE has no other authority to provide federal interim storage capacity" are stored at the site.

University of Michigan Team Working On Improving Power Of Hall Ion Thrusters

      Hall thrusters are a form of electronic propulsion known as ion thrusters being developed for satellites and spacecraft. Ion thrusters work by accelerating ionized particles of gas like xenon using a magnetic field. They have conventionally been used to adjust the orbit of satellites in Earth orbit.

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