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There is a shortage of potable water around the globe. Hundreds of million people are at risk. Only about two and a half percent of the water on Earth is fresh. Demand for drinking water is estimated to exceed supply by trillions of cubic yards by 2030. Desalinization plants which remove the salt from seawater could help supply the fresh water that is desperately needed.
The Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Modern Physics has recently completed the prototype for what they call a “particle beam cannon” (PBC). The PBC is a new nuclear technology that promises to recycle dangerous radioactive waste. The PBC is a product of China’s huge investment in advanced nuclear energy systems.
There is concern that rogue nations might be able to remove nuclear fuel from a nuclear submarine in order to develop nuclear weapons. Neutrinos might be able to reveal attempts to carry out such a project.
About half of the citizens of the U.S. support the use of nuclear power to generate electricity. The nuclear industry in the U.S. has been in decline for decades. The Biden administration has been pouring billions of dollars of tax-payers money into nuclear power as a way to cut greenhouse emissions in the U.S.
The South China Morning Post recently reported that nuclear scientists in China have discovered rich uranium deposits at shallow depths below the surface of the Earth. The discovery is being touted as a breakthrough for the China's national security. It could also change the global scientific community's understanding of formation of uranium deposits.