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Bill Gates’ TerraPower Set To Break Ground On Next-Gen Nuclear Plant In June And Finish By 2030

“When you use liquid sodium as a coolant instead of water it’s a game changer.”

“When you use liquid sodium as a coolant instead of water it’s a game changer.”

“He Works On Nuclear Reactors”: Woman Calls Husband Uneducated, Gets Called Out

A woman ended up in hot water when she joked about her husband being “uneducated” despite him working on a nuclear submarine.

A woman ended up in hot water when she joked about her husband being “uneducated” despite him working on a nuclear submarine.

This Online Twitter Museum Posts Ridiculously Interesting Finds, Here Are 50 Of The Best Ones

The past is a far stranger land than many of us assume, where every day is weirder than an episode of The Twilight Zone.

The past is a far stranger land than many of us assume, where every day is weirder than an episode of The Twilight Zone.

My 18 Photos Show The Eerie Aftermath Of The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

It was March 11th, 2011 in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. The day an earthquake rocked, a tsunami engulfed, and a nuclear power plant went into meltdown. I am an explorer of the abandoned world.

It was March 11th, 2011 in the Fukushima Prefecture of Japan. The day an earthquake rocked, a tsunami engulfed, and a nuclear power plant went into meltdown. I am an explorer...

I Show Every Nuclear Explosion That Has Happened Since 1945 (10 Pics)

On July 16, 1945, the first nuclear bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert and changed history forever. In a flash, the world entered the nuclear age.

On July 16, 1945, the first nuclear bomb exploded in the New Mexico desert and changed history forever. In a flash, the world entered the nuclear age.

My 39 Pics Of The Ruins Of Fukushima 8 Years After The Nuclear Disaster

We all know the story about the Fukushima nuclear accident. The earthquake on 11th March 2011 caused a massive tsunami that crippled the cooling systems at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's nuclear plant in Fukushima.

We all know the story about the Fukushima nuclear accident. The earthquake on 11th March 2011 caused a massive tsunami that crippled the cooling systems at the Tokyo Electric Power Company's...

30 Photos Of Nature Winning The Battle Against Civilization In The Exclusion Zone Around Chernobyl

The world's worst ever nuclear disaster took place at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine back in 1986, and its effects are still being felt today. A 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone is in place around the disaster site, which is still highly...

The world's worst ever nuclear disaster took place at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine back in 1986, and its effects are still being felt today. A 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone is...

I Explored A Soviet Nuclear Missile Base In Lithuania (22 Pics)

No matter how peaceful it might look, it is not a secret that throughout Europe, you can find plenty of scars of past wars. Lithuania is no exception. Here you can find many armament fossils from the last century, as eastern...

No matter how peaceful it might look, it is not a secret that throughout Europe, you can find plenty of scars of past wars. Lithuania is no exception. Here you can...

12 Pics Of ‘Chernobyl’ Cast Compared To Old Photos Of Their Real-Life Counterparts

At 1.24am on April 26th, 1986, a power surge in reactor four of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, led to a series of huge explosions. The force of the blasts blew the reinforced steel and concrete lid off...

At 1.24am on April 26th, 1986, a power surge in reactor four of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine, led to a series of huge explosions. The force of...

80k People Live In This Closed City Which Was Kept Secret For 49 Years And Is The Most Contaminated Place On Earth

Apart from the Chernobyl disaster, we rarely hear about the nuclear accidents in the former USSR. However, there were plenty of them, but they were all kept secret from the general public. One particular installation – City-40 – was the first...

Apart from the Chernobyl disaster, we rarely hear about the nuclear accidents in the former USSR. However, there were plenty of them, but they were all kept secret from the general...