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Project Artemis is NASA’s new lunar exploration program. It includes sending the first woman and first person of color to the Moon. Through the Artemis missions, NASA will use new technology to study the Moon in new and better ways. It will also be preparing the way for human missions to Mars.
In-space manufacturing will form a huge part of the future of space exploitation. It will massively reduce the cost of launching otherwise fully built structures to orbit and beyond.
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Despite the success of U.S. Navy nuclear reactors, many people still remember meltdowns at Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima. These nuclear disasters have resulted in the stigmatization of nuclear power as a dangerous and unnecessary risk.
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Data centers consume a lot of electricity. Unfortunately, a big part of that is generated by burning fossil fuels. It would be better if a data center could generate its own power rather than depend on local utilities. It might be possible for small modular reactors (SMRs) to generate the power needed in data centers.
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Oklo and the NRC
Oklo is a microreactor nuclear startup which “submitted a recharged licensing project plan with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission” in September.
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DoE and Inflation Reduction Act
The Biden administration is strongly committed to maintaining the existing U. S. nuclear fleet and bringing innovative, new nuclear-reactor designs to market.
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In 2022 the U.S. nuclear industry continued to have serious difficulties caused by regulatory, technical and financial problems. It did enjoy solid support from the federal government.