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Russia Powers Icebreaker Ships With 8 Nuclear Reactors

By: Jack Gradishar, Journalist
Russia's Rosatom has made an RITM-200 reactor that is powered with nuclear energy. They are making icebreaker ships powered with a nuclear reactor inside of the ships; making an almost power plant on the water.
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Nuclear Batteries, Powered By Nuclear Waste, Generates Useful Electricity

Nuclear Batteries, Powered By Nuclear Waste, Generates Useful Electricity

By: Jack Gradishar, Journalist
The new nuclear waste powered battery might be a game changer for generating energy.
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The Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy

The Pros and Cons of Nuclear Energy

By: Kimberly Rivera, Journalist
Nuclear energy has been a topic of considerable debate for decades. While it is celebrated as a powerful source of low-carbon electricity, it also comes with significant challenges and risks.
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Cold Fusion, And How To Use It

Cold Fusion, And How To Use It

By: Marcus Ryan, Journalist
Fusion is the process of taking to atoms, and smashing them together so much that they make a new element and in doing so, releasing huge amounts of energy. The sun produces energy constantly, and it does so by fusion.
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How Nuclear Power Can Reach Climate Goals

By: Olivia Rose, Journalist
Some struggles that have striked the nuclear power industry are radioactive waste, high financial cost, and regulatory requirements. As well as  heavy competition with renewable energy, these challenges have stopped the nuclear power industry  from taking over the kind of power people use.
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The Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power

By: Philip Hughes, Journalist
What are the Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power and is it better compared to others? There are a lot of benefits to nuclear energy, but there are also some problems with it, along with there being two different types. So, is nuclear energy what we need right now, or just another problem with the world?
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How America Could Transition to Renewable Energy

By: Quan Nguyen, Journalist
So, what can the U.S Government do to switch the power grid over to renewable instead of fossil fuels?
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Nuclear Power

By: Jackson Steider, Reporter
Nuclear power comes from splitting atoms, such as Uranium, in a reactor to heat water and then make steam.
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