Author: Fission Today

Argentina Plans 300 MW SMR at Atucha SGE to Invest $46B to Build 14 BWRX300 SMRs in the UK DOE Takes Next Steps for Used Nuclear Fuel Recycling Partnerships NRC Proposes Major Modernization of Environmental Review Process  Argentina Plans 300 MW SMR at Atucha US-Based Meitner Energy offers a ‘Small Modular Reactor Plan’ For Argentina The 300-MW plant would be at the site of the existing Atucha nuclear station (NucNet contributed to this report)  US-based energy firm Meitner Energy has presented plans to the Argentine government to build a 300 MW small modular reactor (SMR) at the Atucha nuclear power…

In 2024, a U.S. government official warned that Russia could be developing a new satellite designed to carry nuclear weapons into space. The statement followed the launch of a suspicious Russian satellite into low-Earth orbit in 2022, just a few weeks before the country’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.A nuclear detonation in low-Earth orbit — the region about 100 miles to 1,200 miles above Earth’s surface — would release trillions of highly energetic electrons that would destroy many of the satellites in space, disrupting telecommunications networks, GPS, space-based internet, and more.The 1967 Outer Space Treaty bans the placement of nuclear weapons…

Thirty years ago, on 8 July 1996, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) – the principal judicial organ of the United Nations – issued a landmark advisory opinion on the legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons. It followed a major civil society campaign involving the collection of millions of petition signatures from concerned citizens across the world. The court concluded, unanimously, that “[t]here exists an obligation to pursue in good faith and bring to a conclusion negotiations leading to nuclear disarmament in all its aspects under strict and effective international control”. However, it was split on the…

The Standard Model of particle physics is a well established theory that describes the fundamental particles and forces that govern the universe. Yet it cannot explain dark matter, the matter–antimatter imbalance, or gravity at the quantum scale, all of which suggest that additional particles and forces beyond the Standard Model may exist. One promising place to look for cracks in the Standard Model is in the decays of particles containing a type of elementary particle called the “beauty quark” or “b quark.” At the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC), the LHCb experiment studies these decays with…

Flatteries and falsehoods – A multi-million dollar PR campaign can’t hide nuclear power’s ugly truth Apparently there is at least one issue BOTH parties in these divided states of America seem to wholeheartedly agree on. How perverse that it is support for the dying nuclear power industry that can only survive through massive government subsidies and a slick propaganda campaign designed to deceive the American public into believing it’s clean and safe.  Sharleen Leahey,  July 5, 2026 by beyondnuclearinternational, Consider for a moment being a ‘fly on the wall’ silently viewing the goings-on among a bunch of NukeBros at a recent Holtec* Meetup. Andrew Zwicker, a New…

Professor Jesse Thaler has been named director of the MIT Laboratory for Nuclear Science (LNS), effective Aug. 1. He succeeds Professor Bolek Wyslouch, who directed LNS for the past decade. Thaler is a theoretical particle physicist who combines techniques from quantum field theory and machine learning to address outstanding questions in fundamental physics. “In his research, Jesse has done pioneering work on particle jets at the Large Hadronic Collider and is a leader in combining AI and machine learning with fundamental particle physics,” says Nergis Mavalvala, dean of the MIT School of Science and the Curtis and Kathleen Marble Professor of…

After COP28 finally acknowledged the need to transition away from fossil fuels, Santa Marta tried to turn that promise into something more concrete. Journalist Seden Anlar explores whether its phaseout momentum can survive the road to COP31 and the forums where fossil-fuelled power still shapes the rules. Credits Eelco Böhtlingk | Unsplash, Public Domain. For more than three decades, UN climate summits have circled around the same very obvious problem. Science has said it. Island states have said it. Climate activists have said it on banners, in chants, in press conferences and, eventually, in exhaustion. Fossil fuels are driving the…

Advanced energy technology group AMPERA announced the company has completed production of what it called the first full-scale, 3D-printed nuclear reactor module. The Florida-based company is known for its development of the world’s first subcritical, solid-state, factory-built thorium nuclear reactor, which POWER detailed in a report earlier this year. The company unveiled the reactor module at the company’s innovation center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, on July 1. Brian Matthews, founder and CEO of AMPERA, told a crowd of more than 100 local officials, business leaders, and AMPERA employees, “This next-generation nuclear core and pressure vessel sets the foundation for…

ICAN is looking to add new member organisations to the ISG. The ISG serves as the principal governance and decision making body of the Campaign, with responsibilities that include strategic planning, financial oversight, fundraising and policy formation. We are currently inviting applications from ICAN Partner Organisations actively engaged in advancing nuclear disarmament, including but not limited to anti-nuclear campaigning, humanitarian disarmament advocacy, policy engagement and efforts supporting the universalisation and implementation of the TPNW. The potential member should be able to contribute substantially to the discussions, committees and work carried out by the ISG.   We especially welcome candidates who will…

War Crimes, War Powers and American Sovereignty: The USA + Israel = The Department of Forever War While carrying a national debt approaching $40 Trillion, the Administration is increasing spending for its newly dedicated Department of War by 67% to upwards of $1.5 TRILLION per year. Simultaneously, with more than 42 million Americans unable to feed themselves, the administration is cutting federal food program From war crimes and genocide abroad to moral, constitutional, and debt crises at home: Why Congress must reject the NDAA’s U.S.-Israel military and intelligence merger  June 30, 2026 Dennis Kucinich, Against the horrific high- and low-tech butchery…