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A message from Curtiss-Wright
High-Temperature neutron flux detectors for Generation IV reactors and SMRs
What is life going to be like after fossil fuels?
Professor David MacKay, chief scientific adviser to the Department of Climate Change in the United Kingdom, takes a pro-arithmetic view of the future of sustainable energy in this very interesting and informative talk.
His message: Stop shouting, start talking, get building.
Hint: 1000 W/m2 is an important number.
U.K. releases new plans to speed nuclear deployment
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ANS's webinar on finding funding for education
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YouTuber approaches nuclear science with humor
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