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plant located in Burke County, near Waynesboro, Georgia in USA. Each unit has a Westinghouse pressurized water reactor (PWR), with a General Electric turbine and electric generator, producing approximately 2,400 MW of electricity. The site is seeing the ‘rebirth’ of nuclear power in USA with the on going construction two Westinghouse made AP 1000 reactors […]
SEOUL, March 20 (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country should be ready to conduct nuclear attacks at any time to deter war, accusing the U.S. and South Korea of expanding joint military drills involving American nuclear assets, state media KCNA said on Monday. Kim’s remarks came as the isolated country […]
North Korean state media says the mass enlistment is in response to military drills between the US and South Korea. North Korea claims that about 800,000 young people have volunteered for military service to fight against the United States and other enemies, the country’s state newspaper Rodong Sinmum has reported. The volunteers – promising to […]
Canberra, Australia(CNN) More than a year after the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia dropped the tightly held news they were combining submarine forces, the trio released more details Monday of their ambitious plan to counter China’s rapid military expansion. Under the multi . . .
Australia’s Anthony Albanese will travel to US where he is expected to make an announcement on nuclear submarine deal. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will travel to Washington, DC to meet with US President Joe Biden, where an announcement on Australia’s plans to build nuclear-powered submarines is expected. Albanese, who was scheduled to arrive in […]
For the first time in almost seven years, a new nuclear reactor has started up in the United States. On Monday, Georgia Power announced that the Vogtle nuclear reactor unit 3 has started a nuclear reaction inside the reactor. Technically, this is called “initial criticality.” It’s when the nuclear fission process starts splitting atoms and […]
Comment on this story Comment In its quest to build nuclear-powered submarines, the government of Australia recently hired a little-known, one-person consulting firm from Virginia: Briny Deep. Briny Deep, based in Alexandria, Va., received a $210,000 part-time contract in late November to advise Australian defense officials . . .
Spain says it has asked the United States to start removing soil contaminated with radioactivity after a mid-air collision in 1966 dumped four U.S. hydrogen bombs near the southern Spanish village of Palomares By CIARÁN GILES Associated Press March 6, 2023, 11:24 AM ET • 2 min read Madrid — Spain said Monday it has […]
South Korea and the US will go ahead with the ‘Freedom Shield’ and ‘Warrior Shield’ joint exercises from March 13 to 23. South Korea and the United States will press ahead with large-scale military drills later this month despite North Korea threatening to take “unprecedentedly” strong action against such exercises. The South Korean and US […]
(CNN) Two US Air Force commanders and four of their subordinates at a key nuclear base in North Dakota were relieved of duty this week after their units failed an inspection designed to ensure that the nuclear weapons stockpile is safe and secure at all times, two defense officials told CNN. The removals occurred at […]