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US abandoned nuclear plant finds surprising second life as world’s quietest sound lab
The two 496-foot-tall WNP-3 and WNP-5 cooling towers of the abandoned Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) in Satsop ...
How an unused nuclear power plant became home to a world-class acoustics lab
Never used for their intended purpose, the cooling towers of Washington Nuclear Projects 3 and 5 (WNP-3 and WNP-5) loom over ...
These Floating Nuclear Reactors—Powered by Salt—Could Supercharge America’s Electrical Grid
The small nuclear power plants will use molten salt in their fuel, making them safer and more versatile and portable than ...
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What's Behind the Push to Revive Nuclear Power?
Two half-built nuclear reactors have sat unused in Fairfield County, S.C., for the last seven years, a monument to America’s previous rounds of nuclear ambition. The reactors at the Virgil C. Summer ...
Deloitte seeks to avoid liability over US nuclear fiasco
Deloitte has asked a US judge to throw out demands that it compensate shareholders who lost money in the collapse of one of ...
Mini nuclear reactor rush has a short half-life
The rush to produce mini nuclear reactors on the cheap might have a short half-life. In search of vast quantities of power ...
New wave of nuclear reactors sends US states racing to attract the industry
U.S. states are positioning themselves to compete for newer, cheaper nuclear reactors being developed as communities and tech giants compete in a race for electricity ...