J. Bennett Johnston, Who Shaped U.S. Energy Policy, Dies at 92
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J. Bennett Johnston, Who Shaped U.S. Energy Policy, Dies at 92

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines J. Bennett Johnston Jr., a Louisiana Democrat and four-term United States senator who helped shape America’s energy and science policies in an era of rising concerns over the perils of nuclear power and the nation’s dependence on foreign oil, died in Arlington, Va.,…

How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s Steel Shield During the Ukraine War
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How a Cheap Drone Punctured Chernobyl’s Steel Shield During the Ukraine War

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Eric Schmieman worked for 15 years on the modern engineering equivalent of the Great Pyramid — building a giant protective shield for a damaged reactor at Chernobyl that would protect the world from further fallout from the worst ever nuclear disaster. The steel…

North Korea Says It’s Building a Nuclear-Powered Submarine
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North Korea Says It’s Building a Nuclear-Powered Submarine

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines North Korea said on Saturday that it was building its first nuclear-powered submarine to enhance its nuclear weapons abilities, and the state news media showed the nation’s leader, Kim Jong-un, inspecting part of what appeared to be a new submarine larger than any…

Constellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine
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Constellation Energy to Buy Power Producer Calpine

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Constellation Energy, the nation’s largest nuclear power plant operator, has agreed to buy another electricity producer, Calpine, for $16.4 billion. The deal reflects the key role that natural gas is likely to play in meeting fast-rising U.S. electricity demand. The cash-and-stock deal, announced…

Iran to meet with Germany, France, UK in nuclear talks | Nuclear Weapons News

Iran to meet with Germany, France, UK in nuclear talks | Nuclear Weapons News

The meeting follows an IAEA resolution denouncing Iran for what it called a lack of cooperation. Iran says it will hold nuclear talks with officials from France, Germany, and the United Kingdom this week, amid escalating tensions over Iran’s nuclear programme. The meeting, which is set to happen on Friday,…

An Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could backfire | Nuclear Energy

An Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities could backfire | Nuclear Energy

Since Iran’s October 1 missile attack on Israel in response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, there has been much speculation about how Tel Aviv will retaliate. Some observers have suggested that it could hit Iranian oil installations, and…

Iran ready to resume nuclear negotiations immediately: Foreign minister | Nuclear Energy News

Iran ready to resume nuclear negotiations immediately: Foreign minister | Nuclear Energy News

Iranian foreign minister says Tehran is ready to restart nuclear negotiations if other parties are willing to do so. Iran is ready to start a new round of nuclear negotiations, the country’s foreign minister has said. In a social media post, FM Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is ready to…

Khamenei’s calculus: Iran supreme leader faces a bitter choice on Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Khamenei’s calculus: Iran supreme leader faces a bitter choice on Israel | Israel-Palestine conflict News

In the shadowy corridors of Tehran’s power, the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at the end of July – widely believed to have been carried out by Israel – shattered a fragile equilibrium. The timing of this escalation in the longstanding conflict between Iran and Israel could not have…