There’s no getting around it: The news that someone has posted open-source blueprints for a functional nuclear power plant online sounds like the evil scheme of a James Bond villain. In fact, it could turn out to be a game-changer for affordable, clean, sustainable nuclear energy. Created by Energy Impact Center, a research institute with […]
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This viral Instagram hoax duped A-listers — and the man overseeing our nuclear arsenal
Secretary of Energy Rick Perry. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post) August 21 at 2:27 PM The ramifications of Instagram’s supposedly new “rule where they can use your photos” weren’t totally clear. But the warnings multiplied rapidly online: Your posts could end up being leveraged against you in court cases. There was some sort of deadline to […]
NASA is handed $125 million to develop nuclear rocket propulsion
NASA has been awarded a sum of $ 125 million to develop nuclear thermal propulsion systems for its future spacecraft. First reported by Space.com, the award was given as part of a total $ 22.3 billion of funding for NASA in a commerce, justice, and science (CJS) appropriations bill approved by the House Appropriations Committee […]
‘Fallout 76’: Beginner Tips for Nuclear Wasteland Survival
The time has come fellow vault dwellers! Vault 76 is now open and the Overseer has a big task for us — head into Appalachia and re-colonize! Sound like fun? Unfortunately, leaving the vault isn’t as liberating as it seems. There’s a big ol’ hostile wasteland waiting for us, crawling with irradiated nasties. For more […]