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Carlo Rubbia, winner of the 1984 Nobel Prize in Physics for the discovery of the W and Z bosons and Director General of CERN from 1989 to 1993, may revolutionize nuclear fission with a new type of reactor that would reduce 80% of radioactive waste.

The great challenges of making nuclear fusion a reality have led not only to the well-known ITER project but also to other reactors that are also investigating different areas of nuclear fusion, such as the JET reactor.

Nuclear technology plays a key role in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Over the past sixty years, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has developed strong technical expertise and experience in providing nuclear medicine and radiotherapy technology to developing countries.

Betavolt Technology, a Chinese company specializing in the manufacture of semiconductors, batteries, and new materials, has announced that it has developed a battery that runs on nuclear power.

From 30 November to 12 December 2023, the 28th edition of the Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change was held in Dubai (United Arab Emirates), where, by signing a joint declaration, 22 countries from four continents have committed themselves to triple the installed nuclear power by 2050.

With the aim of bringing science closer to society, CERN has inaugurated the Science Gateway, a set of tubular facilities, inspired by the great accelerator, comprising five exhibition areas, laboratories, and an auditorium, adapted for all ages from 5 years upwards, and which will be able to cater for the 500,000 visitors a year.

Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) will be able to reduce the time to reach the Red Planet, thus also reducing the complexity of the mission and the risk to the crew. It will also be twice as efficient as conventional chemical rockets, which means it requires much less propellant.

On 20 July, FORO NUCLEAR presented the different educational resources available at Rincón Educativo and its collaboration with different educational programmes, such as with the LANENT Network in the Nucleando Project, the IAEA with its "Train of Trainers" programme or its participation in the NEA (OECD) "Nuclear Education, Skills and Technology" working group.

Call for applications for the new Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship Programme of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is open. Se pueden presentar solicitudes hasta el 30 de septiembre de 2023.

China on track to build a first thorium-based molten-salt nuclear reactor

Constellation starts production at nation’s first one-megawatt demonstration scale nuclear-powered clean hydrogen facility

NASA has approved the first research phase of a project under the Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) programme to develop a new type of engine using dual nuclear thermal (NTP) and electric (NEP) propulsion that will drastically reduce travel time to Mars.