reactor

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A reactor would offer a long-term, consistent supply of electricity that solar power with batteries can’t manage on the moon, given the two-week lunar night.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Sweden has set a target of 10 gigawatts of new nuclear capacity by 2045, and in April proposed taking a 60% ownership stake in the country’s first new reactor project since 1985.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“The U.S. is short of enrichment, and we need to build up that capability regardless of reactor type,” says Mark Corigliano, founder of Corigliano Investment Advisers, who likes the stock.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

To investigate these processes, the team used a plasma flow reactor designed to mimic part of the environment inside a nuclear fireball.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Closer to the reactor buildings, a thousand water storage tanks holding more than 250,000 gallons of radioactive water crowded the grounds.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland