Nuclear
Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness leverages Aiken’s nuclear roots for education | Sunday Best
For years, a local nonprofit has worked to educate the masses and dispel rumors and misconceptions about all things nuclear, a critical mission in light of Aiken County’s intimate relationship with the Savannah River Site. Citizens for Nuclear Technology Awareness – or CNTA, as with all things atomic, there are abbreviations – serves to educate the …
How Trump will hand off the ‘nuclear football’ to Biden
Typically, the football would be handed off to another military aide standing on or nearby the inauguration viewing stand as Biden takes his oath of office. But on Wednesday, that exchange will happen a bit differently as Trump is currently expected to depart Washington, DC, for Florida before Biden’s inauguration ceremony. The nuclear football will …
Mirion Technologies Acquires Sun Nuclear Corporation
SAN RAMON, Calif., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Mirion Technologies, Inc., a global provider of innovative radiation detection and measurement solutions, is pleased to announce that it has acquired Sun Nuclear Corporation. Sun Nuclear is the global leader in Radiation Oncology Quality Assurance, delivering Patient Safety solutions for Diagnostic Imaging and Radiation Therapy centers around …
DAVID DELANEY: New nuclear technology could offer opportunity for Cape Breton | Regional-Perspectives | Opinion
All one need do is bring up the phrase ‘nuclear power’ and the battle lines are drawn. Few issues engender quite the degree of opinions as does the suggestion that nuclear power is a viable option as our society seeks improvements in energy efficiency, economic growth and reduced carbon emissions. I suggest we coolly examine …
Indian nuclear R&D units to transfer 25-30 technologies to industry in 2021, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld
Chennai: The research and development (R&D) units of India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) are likely to transfer about 25-30 technologies developed by them to industry, said a top official of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). “Around 25 technologies are likely to be transferred and around five new technologies are likely to be advertised for transfer …
Indian nuclear R&D units to transfer 25-30 technologies to industry in 2021
“Around 25 technologies are likely to be transferred and around five new technologies are likely to be advertised for transfer in the year 2021,” K.N.Vyas, Chairman said. Chennai: The research and development (R&D) units of India’s Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) are likely to transfer about 25-30 technologies developed by them to industry, said a …
AI-based technology for ICUs unveiled
AI-based technology for intensive care units has been unveiled at an online forum in Japan, as the number of seriously ill COVID-19 patients continues to rise. A committee of the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine organized the event on Sunday. About 150 people took part. Many of them were healthcare workers involved in treating …
Iran’s supreme leader vows revenge after top nuclear scientist apparently assassinated
Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, who became the face of Iran’s controversial nuclear program, was killed in an apparent ambush in a district east of Tehran on Friday. Photos from the scene showed the shattered windshield of a car, and blood on the road. “There are two matters that people in charge should put in their to do list: 1- …
Gunmen Assassinate Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist in Ambush, Provoking New Crisis
Iran’s top nuclear scientist, long identified by American and Israeli intelligence as the guiding figure behind a covert effort to design an atomic warhead, was shot and killed Friday in what Iranian media called a roadside ambush as he and his bodyguards traveled outside Tehran. For two decades, the scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was the driving …
Iran’s Top Nuclear Scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, Killed in Attack: Live Updates
The killing is bound to provoke sharp reaction in Iran. Mr. Fakhrizadeh’s killing, whoever was responsible, could have broad implications for the incoming Biden administration. It is bound to set off a sharp reaction in Iran, as did the American attack on Jan. 3 that killed Qassim Suleimani, the Iranian major general who ran the …
