A solar-powered reactor recycles plastics and greenhouse gases

03/19/2023 admingases, greenhouse, plastics, reactor, recycles, solarpowered0 comment

A win for science and the environment. scientistshas developed a system that turns plastic waste and greenhouse gases into fuel. And best of all, it’s all done from a solar-powered reactor. That’s double stability. Researchers at the University of Cambridge in Great Britain managed to develop a a machine capable of converting carbon dioxide (CO2) and plastics into various products that can be useful for various industries. In initial studies, CO2 was turned into a sustainable liquid fuel base, and plastic waste was turned into glycolic acid, an acid widely…

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In China, the nuclear reactor was brought to nominal capacity. two reactors work on one turbine.

12/10/2022 adminbrought, capacity, China, nominal, nuclear, reactor, reactors, turbine, work0 comment

China has become the first country in the world to start operating a modular reactor. Yesterday, each of the two Shidaowan-1 reactors reached a rated thermal output of 250 MW Shidaowan NPP with twin HTR-PM reactors. Image source: CNC The Shidaowan-1 reactor is interesting not only for its modular approach, although it is a flexible design path for a wide range of problems and costs. The main interest of the project is that it is the world’s first state-of-the-art gas-cooled rock reactor (HTR-PM) design. The fuel is 60 mm graphite…

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The launch of the ITER fusion reactor in 2025 became improbable. the cooling system failed.

11/23/2022 admincooling, failed, Fusion, improbable, ITER, launch, reactor, system0 comment

At the ITER board meeting recently, concerns were expressed about serious delays in the ITER fusion reactor project. During the assembly of the core of the thermonuclear reactor, cracks were found in the pipes of the cooling system. In the body of the vacuum chamber, as part of the heat shield, there are about 23 km long pipes, the reliability of which determines the operation of the entire reactor. It is not possible to solve the issue on the spot. The scale of the problems is indicated. The exterior of…

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Italians are building their own fusion reactor, the mini-ITER, to help convert fusion energy into electricity

11/05/2022 adminbuilding, Convert, electricity, energy, Fusion, Italians, miniITER, reactor0 comment

The ITER International Fusion Reactor Project (ITER) News Feed reports that a delegation from the Italian DTT project visited the reactor construction site in France. The Italian “divertor” reactor is being created as an independent project, although it is noticeably smaller than ITER and does not resemble it at all. However, the Italian project will form the basis for ITER’s successor, Europe’s first DEMO fusion power plant. TDT reactor demo (click to enlarge) After a series of joint reports, the parties agreed to develop a framework agreement on future joint…

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The Tihange 3 nuclear reactor is shut down

10/04/2022 adminnuclear, reactor, shut, Tihange0 comment

The Tihange 3 nuclear reactor in Brussels was taken offline due to a pressure drop. Operator Engie reveals how to proceed. Brussels / 04.10.2022 / Reading time: 1 minute One of the Tihange 3 nuclear reactors in Brussels had to be temporarily shut down. © photo alliance/dpa The Tihange 3 nuclear reactor in Belgium was shut down and disconnected from the power grid on Monday. The reason is a pressure drop in one of the three steam generators, Belga news agency reported Monday, citing operator Engie. Therefore, the reactor should…

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The Tihange 3 nuclear reactor has been unplugged

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The Tihange 3 nuclear reactor in Brussels was taken offline due to pressure drop. Operator Engie shows how to proceed. Brussels / 04.10.2022 / Reading time: 1 minute One of the Tihange 3 nuclear reactors in Brussels had to be temporarily unplugged. © photo alliance/dpa Belgium’s Tihange 3 nuclear reactor was shut down and disconnected from the power grid on Monday. The reason is a pressure drop in one of the three steam generators, the Belgian news agency reported on Monday, citing operator Engie. Therefore, the reactor should be restarted…

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Belgium shuts down Doel 3 nuclear reactor

09/24/2022 adminBelgium, Doel, nuclear, reactor, shuts0 comment

As part of its nuclear phase-out plan, Belgium shut down a first reactor. In the past, the Meiler Doel 3 caused problems and received criticism from Germany. Antwerp / 23.09.2022 / Reading time: 2 minutes A reactor at the Doel nuclear power plant was taken offline on Friday evening. © dpa/Dirk Waem As part of its planned nuclear phase-out, Belgium has taken a first reactor off the grid. The Doel 3 furnace near the city of Antwerp was shut down on Friday evening, a spokeswoman for operator Engie confirmed on…

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Korea’s fusion reactor ignites plasma seven times hotter than the Sun’s core in 30 seconds

09/11/2022 admincore, Fusion, hotter, ignites, Koreas, plasma, reactor, seconds, Suns, times0 comment

Korea’s “artificial sun” made headlines this week. The KSTAR fusion reactor held the plasma for about 30 seconds at a temperature of about 100 million °C, seven times hotter than in the core of the Sun, where thermonuclear reactions take place. And that in itself is comforting. The world needs cheap, infinite fusion energy. But this event happened almost a year ago (which we reported on), and we remember it thanks to a recent publication in Nature. Image source: National Science and Technology Research Council However, the South Korean scientists…

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They heat the fusion reactor to unimaginable temperatures. Koreans are making history

09/08/2022 adminFusion, heat, history, Koreans, making, reactor, temperatures, unimaginable0 comment

The team responsible for this breakthrough was led by Yong-Soo Na of Seoul National University, who and his colleagues drove the reactions at extremely high temperatures. This is critical to maintaining the hot, ionized matter needed for the fusion reaction. Read also: Self-sustaining nuclear fusion has been achieved, but there is a problem Eventually, the researchers raised the temperature to 100 million degrees Celsius and maintained it for about 20 seconds. Control of the plasma is critical to the generation of potential energy. When this material touches the walls of…

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The Korean reactor reached 100 million degrees Celsius

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The Korean KSTAR reactor has literally eclipsed the Sun, because while it is well known that the surface temperature is about 5,505 degrees Celsius (5,778 K), the interior is over 2,700 times higher. The Sun’s core is about 15 million degrees Celsius, so engineers on Earth have long since eclipsed the Sun, producing a temperature more than six times higher.