IAEA Top News

• Update 239-IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
  The nuclear safety and security situation at the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) remains highly challenging during the military conflict, including efforts to ensure adequate maintenance of key safety systems and other vital equipment, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the Interna
  
• Progress as Countries Seek to Join the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage
  Progress is being made towards a global nuclear liability regime for nuclear damage, participants heard at the Fourth Meeting of the Contracting Parties and Signatories to the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC), held at the IAEA’s headquarters in Vienna, Austria last month.
  
• IAEA Deepens Ties with the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation
  The IAEA and the United Nations Office for South-South Cooperation will launch a new series of joint activities to enhance collaboration, following an agreement signed during the recent UN High Level Political Forum in New York.
  
• First Ministerial Meeting of the IAEA World Fusion Energy Group to be held in Italy in November
  The IAEA and Italy – the current Group of Seven presidency – will co-host the inaugural ministerial meeting of the World Fusion Energy Group later this year to inject further momentum into intensifying global efforts to develop a potentially clean, safe and limitless source of energy.
  
• Recycling Radioactive Sources to Support Cancer Treatments
  Canada will recycle disused radioactive sources from Thailand in order to support innovative cancer treatments, as part of an international IAEA initiative.
  
• Update 238-IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
  Staff of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) experienced further hardships because of the military conflict this week, with yet another power outage in the nearby city of Enerhodar and a shortage of tap water also affecting their workplace, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said today.
  
• Japan’s ALPS Treated Water Release Continues to Meet International Safety Standards, IAEA Task Force Confirms in New Report
  The discharge of treated water from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station continues to comply with international safety standards, the IAEA Task Force confirmed today.
  
• What are Radioactive Sources?
  Radioactive sources contain radioactive material of a particular radionuclide (an unstable form of an element emitting radiation), which can vary based on the application for which the source was manufactured.
  
• Cambodia Researches Cultural Heritage with Nuclear Techniques
  Cambodia is home to many unique cultural sites, four of which are recognized as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. However, this heritage is at risk of deterioration, damage or loss due to the country’s tropical climate.
  
• World Youth Skills Day: IAEA Challenge Supports the Next Generation of STEM Workforce
  In the run up to World Youth Skills Day, young science-enthusiasts came to the IAEA to share their ideas for cultivating a future nuclear workforce with the right skills to meet global challenges.
  
• Call for Applications: 2024 IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme
  The latest application cycle of the IAEA’s flagship programme to bring more women into the nuclear field is now open.
  
• Update 237-IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine
  The city that is home to most staff of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), Enerhodar, has continued to suffer temporary power cuts, water shortages and nearby forest fires following reports of military activities in the area, adding to the many challenges facing plant personnel during the armed conflict, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi of the Interna...
  
• Seafood Contamination Detected with Nuclear Techniques
  Scientists at the IAEA are helping local researchers in Cuba find dangerous biotoxins in marine algae that can lead to outbreaks of contaminated seafood. 
  
• IAEA Confirms Tritium Level in Seawater from Kitaizumi Beach Far Below Japan’s Limit
  IAEA experts confirmed on Tuesday that the tritium concentration in seawater samples taken from a popular beach destination in the city of Minamisoma in the Fukushima Prefecture is far below Japan’s operational limit.
  
• International Experts Gather to Advance Monitoring of Marine Microplastic Pollution
  Experts in the fight against plastic pollution are meeting this week to develop an international network of high-tech laboratories that can monitor marine microplastics, and examine other progress made under the IAEA’s NUTEC Plastics initiative.
  

IAEA Fukushima Status Reports

• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 11 July 2024
  On 10 July 2024, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during May, which the Ministry of Foreign Affair
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 13 June 2024
  On 13 June 2024, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during April, which the Ministry of Foreign Aff
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 13 June 2024
  On 13 June 2024, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during March, which the Ministry of Foreign Affa
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 25 March 2024
  On 22 March 2024, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during February, which the Ministry of Foreign
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 5 March 2024
  On 5 March 2024, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during January, which the Ministry of Foreign Af
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 18 January 2024
  On 18 January 2024, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during December, which the Ministry of Foreig
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 27 December 2023
  On 27 December 2023, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during October, which the Ministry of Forei
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 21 November 2023
  On 21 November 2023, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during October, which the Ministry of Foreig
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 30 October 2023
  On 26 October 2023, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during September, which the Ministry of Forei
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 12 October 2023
  On 11 October 2023, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report during July and August, on the discharge record and the seawater monitorin
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 28 July 2023
  On 26 July 2023, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during June, which the Ministry of Foreign Affai
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 13 July 2023
  On 13 July 2023, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during May, which the Ministry of Foreign Affair
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 10 April 2023
  The Japanese Government has provided the IAEA with a report that summarizes the events and highlights the progress related to recovery operations at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 10 March 2023
  On 28 February 2023, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during january, which the Ministry of Foreig
  
• Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, 10 March 2023
  On 3 February 2023, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during December, which the Ministry of Foreig
  

Union of Concerned Scientists

• New Federal Rules to Modernize US Power Grid Cite UCS
  New Federal Rules to Modernize US Power Grid Cite UCS 2024 Omari Spears Wed, 06/05/2024 - 16:00 Read press release
  
• EPA Falsified Scientific Records in Ohio Train Derailment Disaster
  EPA Falsified Scientific Records in Ohio Train Derailment Disaster Omari Spears Tue, 05/28/2024 - 15:25 Administration Biden Topic Environment Public Health
  
• New EPA Rules Will Cut Pollution from Power Sector
  New EPA Rules Will Cut Pollution from Power Sector 2024 Omari Spears Mon, 05/06/2024 - 16:21 Read press release
  
• EPA Sets UCS-Backed Vehicle Emissions Standards
  EPA Sets UCS-Backed Vehicle Emissions Standards 2024 Omari Spears Mon, 05/06/2024 - 16:16 Read blog
  
• Fenceline Communities Better Protected from Chemical Disasters
  Fenceline Communities Better Protected from Chemical Disasters 2024 Omari Spears Mon, 05/06/2024 - 16:00 Read blog
  
• DOT Officials Altered Report to Remove Scientific Evidence on Safety Devices in Trucks
  DOT Officials Altered Report to Remove Scientific Evidence on Safety Devices in Trucks Omari Spears Tue, 12/19/2023 - 11:21 Administration Trump Topic Public Health
  
• UCS Research Points Finger at Big Oil for Western Wildfires
  UCS Research Points Finger at Big Oil for Western Wildfires 2023 Omari Spears Tue, 12/12/2023 - 15:26 Read report
  
• UCS and Partners Move Toward Environmental Justice in Minnesota
  UCS and Partners Move Toward Environmental Justice in Minnesota 2023 Omari Spears Tue, 12/12/2023 - 15:21 Read blog
  
• UCS Wins Strong Ethylene Oxide Pollution Rule
  UCS Wins Strong Ethylene Oxide Pollution Rule 2023 Omari Spears Tue, 12/12/2023 - 15:16 Read blog
  
• Maine Makes Historic Offshore Wind Commitment
  Maine Makes Historic Offshore Wind Commitment 2023 Omari Spears Tue, 12/12/2023 - 15:12 Read blog
  

Nuclear Energy News -- ScienceDaily

• A new way to make element 116 opens the door to heavier atoms
  Researchers have successfully made super-heavy element 116 using a beam of titanium-50. That milestone sets the team up to attempt making the heaviest element yet: 120.
  
• Come closer: Titanium-48's nuclear structure changes when observed at varying distances
  Researchers have found that titanium-48 changes from a shell model structure to an alpha-cluster structure depending on the distance from the center of the nucleus. The results upend the conventional understanding of nuclear structure and are expected to provide clues to the Gamow theory on the alpha-decay process that occurs in heavy nuclei, which has not been solved for nearl...
  
• Quadrupolar nuclei measured by zero-field NMR
  Researchers have achieved a breakthrough in zero-field nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, paving the way towards benchmarking quantum chemistry calculations.
  
• Pinpointing coal plants to convert to nuclear energy, considering both practicality and community support
  An assessment ranks the feasibility of converting 245 operational coal power plants in the U.S. into advanced nuclear reactors, providing valuable insights for policymakers and utilities to meet decarbonization goals, according to a new study.
  
• What was behind the 2021-2022 energy crisis within Europe?
  A team of researchers had already been working with electricity price data for years before Russia's invasion of Ukraine, exploring statistics and developing forecasting methods. Now they zero in on how prices in different countries relate and how countries were affected by the energy crisis and address the interdependencies of different markets. Their approach combines statist...
  
• Nuclear spectroscopy breakthrough could rewrite the fundamental constants of nature
  Raising the energy state of an atom's nucleus using a laser, or exciting it, would enable development of the most accurate atomic clocks ever to exist. This has been hard to do because electrons, which surround the nucleus, react easily with light, increasing the amount of light needed to reach the nucleus. By causing the electrons to bond with fluorine in a transparent crystal...
  
• Pair plasmas found in deep space can now be generated in the lab
  Researchers have experimentally generated high-density relativistic electron-positron pair-plasma beams by producing two to three orders of magnitude more pairs than previously reported.
  
• Metal alloys that can take the heat
  Complex metal alloys enter a new era of predictive design for aerospace and other high-temperature applications.
  
• New plasma escape mechanism could protect fusion vessels from excessive heat
  The exhaust heat generated by a fusing plasma in a commercial-scale reactor may not be as damaging to the vessel's innards as once thought, according to new research about escaping plasma particles.
  
• US public opinion on social media is warming to nuclear energy, but concerns remain
  The U.S. public displays more positive than negative sentiment toward nuclear energy but concerns remain about waste, cost and safety, according to an analysis of 300,000 posts on social media.
  
• AI approach elevates plasma performance and stability across fusion devices
  Fusion researchers have successfully deployed machine learning methods to suppress harmful plasma edge instabilities without sacrificing plasma performance.
  
• Wind farms are cheaper than you think -- and could have prevented Fukushima, says global review
  Offshore wind could have prevented the Fukushima disaster, according to a review of wind energy.
  
• Apple versus donut: How the shape of a tokamak impacts the limits of the edge of the plasma
  A new model for ballooning instabilities in apple-shaped fusion vessels considers the height and width of the plasma's edge.
  
• Breakthrough discovery uses engineered surfaces to shed heat
  Splash a few drops of water on a hot pan and if the pan is hot enough, the water will sizzle and the droplets of water seem to roll and float, hovering above the surface. The temperature at which this phenomenon, called the Leidenfrost effect, occurs is predictable, usually happening above 230 degrees Celsius. A team has now discovered a method to create the aquatic levitation ...
  
• Magnetic imprint on deconfined nuclear matter
  Scientists have the first direct evidence that the powerful magnetic fields created in off-center collisions of atomic nuclei induce an electric current in 'deconfined' nuclear matter. The study used measurements of how charged particles are deflected when they emerge from the collisions. The study provides proof that the magnetic fields exist and offers a new way to measure el...
  

Atomic Insights

• Atomic Show #318 – Brian Gitt, Business Development, Oklo
  Brian Gitt, the Business Development lead at Oklo, visited the Atomic Show to describe his employer’s business model and current prospects. Oklo is an advanced fission and fuel recycling company with an expansive vision for becoming a competitive clean energy supplier. It plans to provide heat and/or electricity as a service from a fleet of...
  
• Atomic Show #317 – Trey Lauderdale – Founder, Atomic Canyon
  Atomic Canyon is a six month old company that is developing AI tools to improve the efficiency of routine tasks associated with developing, licensing, building, owning and operating nuclear plants. Their first product, called Neutron, uses AI to modernize searching the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 52 million page collection of publicly available documents that are curr...
  
• Atomic Show #316 – Emmet Penney, Pronuclear Poet
  Emmet Penney is an unlikely, but effective pronuclear advocate. He earned his degrees in fine arts and great books and worked for several years as a professional poet – along with working in a bookstore as a way to keep paying the bills. He gradually transitioned from poetry into writing thoughtful essays on a variety...
  
• Atomic Show #315 – Doug Sandridge, Oil and Gas Executives for Nuclear Energy
  Doug Sandridge is a lifelong oil and gas guy whose father was a geological engineer. While he was growing up, Doug lived a significant portion of his life overseas as his father’s job took the family to several different locations. When it was time to go to college, Doug returned to the United State to...
  
• Why is nuclear energy an important influence on both natural gas and hydrogen futures?
  The Feb 6, 2024 Energy Gang podcast was titled “A pause in US gas export approvals: a big win for the climate?US hits the brakes on gas exports!” It was described as a gassy episode with a focus on international natural gas trading, the impact of the Biden Administration’s pause on issuing new permits that...
  
• Pro-nuclear advocates should stop bashing advanced nuclear
  I wish I knew why some nuclear advocates feel that it’s worth their time to spread as much negative information as they can find about the potential utility and value of advanced nuclear power technologies. IMO, modern water cooled reactors qualify as advanced in the same way as a modern BMW engine qualifies as advanced...
  
• Why would climate publications disrespect nuclear fission?
  Here is another instance of climate reporting that treats nuclear fission as if it barely exists. Before COP28, Cipher published an “Exclusive” that led off with “The United States is working behind the scenes to ensure nuclear power is not excluded from an expected global pledge to boost renewables at the upcoming climate summit in...
  
• Why did The Energy Gang overlook the newsworthy impact of nuclear energy on COP28?
  The Energy Gang’s Dec 15 episode discussed the major outcomes from COP28. Ed Crooks (@Ed_Crooks), Dr. Melissa Lott @mclott, and Amy Harder (@AmyAHarder) completed the show without mentioning nuclear energy. That episode of the long-running, respected energy podcast was produced just four days after a focused episode reporting on #nuclear energy’s important role at C...
  
• Atomic Show #314 – Economies of scale for micro, small, medium, large reactors – with James Krellenstein
  James Krellenstein is a physicist, consultant and nuclear energy historian. He is currently employed as a senior advisor to Global Health Strategies. He started up their decarbonization practice with an emphasis on nuclear energy along with renewables. He was the lead author on GEH’s report on ways to reduce global dependence on Russia for necessary...
  
• Why did the Carbon Free Power Project get cancelled? What does that mean for NuScale?
  I’ll start with a disclosure. I’m still long on NuScale in my personal portfolio and have no intention of changing that position in the near future. I believe that the company has a good product and excellent potential for growth. The image above with Jose Reyes and me is from a visit I paid to...
  
• Atomic Show #313 – Stefano Buono, Founder and CEO of Newcleo
  Stefano Buono is a physicist and the successful founder of Advanced Accelerator Applications, a multibillion dollar company that pioneered the use of several therapeutic medical isotopes. After making several people very rich, including himself, he sold the medical isotope business and returned to his early 1990s field of study – nuclear fission reactors using molten...
  
• Parnassus Versus Green Century: A Contrast in Styles
  Cross-posted from Nucleation Capital June, July and August of 2023 were the three hottest months the Earth has ever seen by such a large margin, it left climate scientists agog. Climate disasters are abounding apace, with the U.S. hit by 23 large-scale disasters, a record-breaking year already. In Pakistan, extreme rainfall and flooding affected 33...
  
• Unnecessary rules should be eliminated
  Commissioners on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission are worried. They see a pending avalanche of license applications for new reactors, fuel production facilities, uranium mines, transportation containers, and waste repositories with an insufficiently sized and trained licensing workforce. They seem to be increasingly aware of their role in enabling a clean energy transition and...
  
• NRC Chair Hanson shares his thoughts on the NRC’s mission with ANS Executive Director Piercy.
  Craig Piercy, the Executive Director and CEO of the American Nuclear Society (ANS), sat down with Chair Chris Hanson of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to talk about the NRC’s role in nuclear energy development and the way that the agency is responding to growing demands for its services to the American public. This post...
  
• Atomic Show #312 – Tyler Bernstein, CEO Zeno Power
  Zeno Power makes cost-effective radioisotope power systems (RPS) for some of the most challenging environments in the solar system. Its systems use a proprietary package that allows a wider variety of isotopes to perform functions previously reserved for Pu-238, a rare isotope that is slowly produced at great expense. What is the value of RPS?...
  

Today in Energy

• Natural gas electricity generation in the United States spiked with July heatwave
  U.S. power plant operators generated 6.9 million megawatthours (MWh) of electricity from natural gas on a daily basis in the Lower 48 states on July 9, 2024, probably the most in history and certainly since at least January 1, 2019, when we began to collect hourly data about natural gas generation.
  
• Natural gas storage injections remain below five-year average so far this summer
  Injections into natural gas storage in the Lower 48 states since April 1 have totaled 950 billion cubic feet (Bcf), according to our July 18 Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report. So far this injection season (April 1–October 31), the amount of natural gas injected into storage (less withdrawals) is 15% (166 Bcf) less than the previous five-year average (2019–23) for th...
  
• Less natural gas consumption in Europe is keeping storage full
  Consumption of natural gas in Europe consistently decreased since mid-2022, driven by a combination of mild winter weather and government policies aimed at reducing natural gas consumption. In 2023, natural gas consumption in the European Union's 27 member countries (EU-27) declined 18% from the previous five-year (2017–21) average according to Eurostat data. During the f...
  
• U.S. wholesale natural gas spot prices fell to record lows in first half 2024
  The average monthly wholesale spot natural gas price at the U.S. benchmark Henry Hub fell by 20% to $2.56 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) between January and June of this year, according to data from Refinitiv Eikon. In January, the Henry Hub price averaged $3.18/MMBtu, then dropped to $1.49/MMBtu in March, marking the lowest average monthly inflation-adjusted price s...
  
• California residents are increasingly pairing battery storage with solar installations
  California residents are increasingly pairing battery storage with solar installations, according to the latest preliminary data in our Monthly Electric Power Industry Report.
  

Nuclear & WMD News at DefenceTalk.com

• Kremlin says won’t change plans on Belarus nuclear weapons
  DefenceTalkThe Kremlin on Monday said Western criticism would not change plans announced by President Vladimir Putin to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus. The West condemned Putin’s weekend announcement on placing the weapons in EU and NATO-bordering Belarus, triggering calls for new sanctions on Moscow. Ukraine said it was seeking an emergency meetin...
  
• North Korea says it tested new underwater nuclear attack ‘drone’
  DefenceTalkNorth Korea claimed Friday it had tested an underwater nuclear attack drone able to unleash a “radioactive tsunami”, as it blamed recent US-South Korea exercises for a deteriorating regional security situation. Pyongyang carried out military drills of its own in response this week, the official Korean Central News Agency said, including test-firing a new ...
  
• North Korea adopts war deterrence measures: state media
  DefenceTalkNorth Korea has decided to take “important practical” war deterrence measures, state media reported Sunday, a day before Seoul and Washington begin their largest joint military drills in five years. The decision was made at a meeting of the ruling party’s military commission presided over by leader Kim Jong Un, according to the official Korean [&hel...
  
• Russian deputies back Putin over nuclear arms treaty
  DefenceTalkRussian lawmakers on Wednesday unanimously approved the suspension of Moscow’s participation in the New START arms treaty, which President Vladimir Putin announced a day earlier. New START, the last nuclear arms control pact between Russia and the United States, commits them to limiting their stockpile of nuclear warheads. The backing by both chambers of Russia...
  
• US says Russia not complying with last remaining nuclear treaty
  DefenceTalkThe United States said Tuesday that Russia was not complying with New START, the last remaining arms control treaty between the world’s two main nuclear powers, as tensions soar over the Ukraine war. Responding to a request from Congress, the State Department faulted Russia for suspending inspections and canceling talks but did not accuse Moscow […]https...
  
• DoD Aims to Shield Warfighters From Novel Biological Agents
  DefenceTalkThe Department of Defense is modernizing its approach for developing medical countermeasures to protect warfighters from novel biological agents. This is made clear in a new document, “Approach for Research, Development and Acquisition of Medical Countermeasures and Test Products,” which was recently published by the Office of the Deputy Assistant Secreta...
  
• Putin says Russia could adopt preemptive strike concept
  DefenceTalkPresident Vladimir Putin on Friday said Russia could amend its military doctrine by introducing the possibility of a preemptive strike to disarm an enemy, in an apparent reference to a nuclear attack. He spoke in response to a question from a reporter who asked him to clarify his statement from earlier this week on the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/putin-says...
  
• New Swedish PM says open to nukes under NATO
  DefenceTalkSweden’s new prime minister said Tuesday he was open to allowing nuclear weapons on Swedish soil once the country becomes a NATO member, a turnaround from the previous government’s stance. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, who took over the reins in Sweden two weeks ago, was speaking in Helsinki at a press conference with his Finnish […]https://www.d...
  
• Pacific nuclear legacy overshadows US talks in Marshall Islands
  DefenceTalkMarshall Islands officials say they are ready to resume talks with the United States this week on renewing a long-standing economic and security deal, provided Washington addresses grievances stemming from the testing of nuclear weapons on the Pacific archipelago more than 70 years ago. The United States detonated 67 nuclear bombs in the Marshall Islands […]ht...
  
• Poland, South Korea sign letter of intent on nuclear plant
  DefenceTalkWarsaw and Seoul on Monday signed a letter of intent for South Korea’s KHNP to build Poland’s second nuclear power station, the partners involved said in a statement. The announcement comes three days after Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said US firm Westinghouse had been selected to build the nation’s first nuclear power station at [&hell...
  

All Articles | Discover Magazine

• Cheesemaking Is a Complex Science – A Food Chemist Explains
  Storing cheese wheels to let them age intensifies the flavor.
  
• Are Sharks Ingesting Bales of Cocaine and Other Pollutants?
  Learn what researchers are saying about the dangers of cocaine bales and other pollutants found in the ocean for sharks and other species.
  
• Tagging Seals With Sensors Helps Scientists Track Ocean Currents
  Seals are great swimmers, which makes them a great candidate for collecting ocean data.
  
• What 4 of the Oldest Grave Sites Tell Us About Ancient Civilizations
  Graves can tell us a lot about how people used to live. Here are some of the burials left behind by ancient civilizations that archaeologists are using to explore our ancestries today.
  
• Space Telescope Begins To Reveal the Secrets of Exoplanet Atmospheres
  The James Webb Space Telescope is slowly gathering evidence that a nearby exoplanet has an Earth-like atmosphere and liquid water.
  
• History's Oldest Roads Shaped Civilizations Since 4000 B.C.
  From the Silk Road to the Old Great North Road in Australia, explore how these ancient roads spread wealth and information across continents.
  
• How Diet and Lifestyle Can Help Manage Graves’ Disease
  Graves’ disease is a complex autoimmune disorder that can lead to hyperthyroidism and other symptoms. Here are the latest treatments to manage it.
  
• Anthropologists Discover Neanderthal Butchering and Cooking Techniques
  Scientists replicate Paleolithic butchering and cooking techniques based on archeological evidence.
  
• How an Ancient Taco-Shaped Sea Creature Captured and Consumed Its Prey
  Revisiting Odaraia fossils with newer imaging techniques describe an organism that hunted like a mobil underwater Venus flytrap.
  
• Is Tabby’s Star a Swarm of Extraterrestrial Structures?
  Since its discovery in 2016, Tabby’s Star has remained an inexplicable phenomenon in our universe. Read to learn more about how astronomers are trying to figure it out.
  
• An Elephant's Fear of Bees May Help Save Them and Local Farmers
  Researchers have harnessed a deep-seated fear to keep the animals out of farms — and out of harm.
  
• Large Steam Explosion Rocks Biscuit Basin at Yellowstone (but Don't Panic!)
  Steam explosions are one of the biggest potential hazards at Yellowstone Caldera. Today, one of the largest explosions in years hit the Park.
  
• How Solar Flare Predictions Can Safeguard Future Moon Missions
  Thanks to Earth's atmosphere, solar flares can appear as beautiful aurorae.
  
• Saturn Has 146 Moons — How Many Moons Do These 5 Other Planets Have?
  Jupiter may be the biggest planet, but Saturn still has more moons. Find out how many moons the planets have in our solar system.
  
• Artemis May be a Steppingstone to Mars, and other Missions to the Red Planet
  What are the latest updates on NASA’s Mars research? Learn what rovers are still exploring the red planet and how Artemis will help us travel further from the moon.