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Nuclear company backed by Bill Gates partners with Hyundai for next-generation 345 MW nuclear reactor

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 21/05/2026 at 12:44

Geopolitics

Russia is sailing all 8 nuclear icebreakers of its fleet simultaneously for the first time in history, as the Arctic freezes two weeks earlier than expected.

Douglas Avila 13/05/2026 at 06:02

Economy

With 39 years of halted construction and R$1 billion draining annually without generating a single watt, Angra 3 has become a ticking time bomb for Eletronuclear — while China put 20 new reactors into operation in the same period.

Douglas Avila 06/05/2026 at 09:32

Interesting facts

The United States spent US$ 15 billion to excavate 8 km of tunnels inside a mountain in the Nevada desert — the world’s safest nuclear waste repository was ready, but never received a single barrel of waste.

Douglas Avila 27/04/2026 at 19:23

Nuclear Energy

China has just commissioned the world’s first commercial mini-nuclear reactor — it is only 14 meters tall, generates energy for 526,000 homes, and prevents 880,000 tons of CO₂ per year.

Douglas Avila 23/04/2026 at 00:29

Nuclear Energy

South Korea held plasma at 100 million degrees for 102 seconds inside a nuclear fusion reactor — more than double the previous record and the most concrete step taken towards endless clean energy.

Douglas Avila 22/04/2026 at 19:23

Nuclear Energy

Rolls-Royce surprises the world with a billion-dollar plan that will create 8,000 jobs, ensure energy for over 60 years, and build 470 MW nuclear reactors in Wales to supply 3 million homes in the United Kingdom.

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 15/04/2026 at 22:15

Nuclear Energy

Fukushima Marks A Turning Point In Japan’s Energy Policy: After The Disaster, The Country Shut Down Its 54 Nuclear Reactors And, 15 Years Later, Only A Small Portion Have Returned To Operation

Noel Budeguer 11/03/2026 at 18:00

Nuclear Energy

How Japan Overcame The Nuclear Bomb And Now Houses Millions In Hiroshima, While Ukraine Lost Chernobyl?

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 08/03/2026 at 18:47

As obras de construção não relacionadas à usina começaram na unidade de Wyoming em junho de 2024. Imagem: TerraPower

Nuclear Energy

Bill Gates Receives Historic Approval to Build Giant 345 MW Nuclear Plant in the U.S. and Promises to Generate Up to 500 MW of Energy with Innovative Technology

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 05/03/2026 at 14:23

Nuclear Energy

India Opens Nuclear Energy to Private Capital to Accelerate Projects and Attract Billions, While Brazil Remains Stalled at Angra 3 and Discusses Who Will Foot the Bill for Completion

Noel Budeguer 01/03/2026 at 23:36

Nuclear Energy

Startup Received $10 Million in Grants and Raised $90 Million to Develop Nuclear Energy, but Molten Salt Mini-Reactors Plan Collapsed After Estimating $2 Billion Need and Facing Financial Crisis

Romário Pereira de Carvalho 28/02/2026 at 10:32

Nuclear Energy

Nuclear company backed by Bill Gates partners with Hyundai for next-generation 345 MW nuclear reactor

Russia is sailing all 8 nuclear icebreakers of its fleet simultaneously for the first time in history, as the Arctic freezes two weeks earlier than expected.

With 39 years of halted construction and R$1 billion draining annually without generating a single watt, Angra 3 has become a ticking time bomb for Eletronuclear — while China put 20 new reactors into operation in the same period.

The United States spent US$ 15 billion to excavate 8 km of tunnels inside a mountain in the Nevada desert — the world’s safest nuclear waste repository was ready, but never received a single barrel of waste.

China has just commissioned the world’s first commercial mini-nuclear reactor — it is only 14 meters tall, generates energy for 526,000 homes, and prevents 880,000 tons of CO₂ per year.

South Korea held plasma at 100 million degrees for 102 seconds inside a nuclear fusion reactor — more than double the previous record and the most concrete step taken towards endless clean energy.

Rolls-Royce surprises the world with a billion-dollar plan that will create 8,000 jobs, ensure energy for over 60 years, and build 470 MW nuclear reactors in Wales to supply 3 million homes in the United Kingdom.

Fukushima Marks A Turning Point In Japan’s Energy Policy: After The Disaster, The Country Shut Down Its 54 Nuclear Reactors And, 15 Years Later, Only A Small Portion Have Returned To Operation

How Japan Overcame The Nuclear Bomb And Now Houses Millions In Hiroshima, While Ukraine Lost Chernobyl?

Bill Gates Receives Historic Approval to Build Giant 345 MW Nuclear Plant in the U.S. and Promises to Generate Up to 500 MW of Energy with Innovative Technology

India Opens Nuclear Energy to Private Capital to Accelerate Projects and Attract Billions, While Brazil Remains Stalled at Angra 3 and Discusses Who Will Foot the Bill for Completion

Startup Received $10 Million in Grants and Raised $90 Million to Develop Nuclear Energy, but Molten Salt Mini-Reactors Plan Collapsed After Estimating $2 Billion Need and Facing Financial Crisis

With billions in loans, China is rebuilding Nigeria’s railway network from scratch, abandoning the British colonial tracks that have turned to scrap and creating a corridor of over 1,300 km to take the load off the roads of Africa’s largest economy.

Forget petroleum-based asphalt: a Scottish company transforms 684,000 plastic bottles into one kilometer of road that is 60% more resistant and up to 10 times more durable, and the technology has already started replacing traditional asphalt in more than 30 countries.

Austrian engineers have developed an inflatable concrete technology that transforms flat slabs into domes using only air pressure, eliminating scaffolding and temporary forms, and potentially changing the way bridges, tunnels, and curved roofs are constructed worldwide.

Australia prepares to dredge 96.5 million m³ in Moreton Bay to deepen, widen, and realign channels of the Port of Brisbane, in a project of up to 25 years designed to accommodate larger ships and enhance maritime safety and regional port efficiency.

A robot named Walter does the work of five bricklayers per hour and can save the construction industry, where the average age of professionals is 46 years and almost no one wants to learn the trade anymore, in the United Kingdom.

Cristiano Ronaldo builds a billion-dollar mansion in Portugal with 54,000 square feet, a 3-acre plot facing the Atlantic, private spa, indoor and outdoor pools, and an estimated value of an impressive R$ 385 million.

Portugal installs two giant underwater sockets to draw water from the Atlantic and create a €107.9 million desalination plant in the Algarve capable of producing 43.2 million liters of potable water per day with ocean intake 2 km from the coast.