UK start-up Nuclear Turbines unveils novel reactor concept - World Nuclear News

The Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment aims to achieve first criticality in 2027, with the US Department of Energy approving cost-shared funding under its Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program. The funding for an accelerated final stage is intended to support work by utility Southern Company, Idaho National Laboratory and maritime nuclear specialist Core Power to "advance scientific understanding of molten salt reactor technology and inform future reactor development".

World models are capturing the tech industry’s attention and investment dollars, amid growing expectations that AI will soon move beyond our screens and into the physical world of cars, robots, and other objects. A slew of new startups are developing world models, which are typically based on video data rather than the text-based large language models like OpenAI’s GPT and Anthropic’s Claude. In just the past week, AMD announced plans to acquire World Labs for $8.2 billion in stock, and video AI startup Runway unveiled the first open-weight version of its world model.

Susan Holt, the premier of New Brunswick, says the Mactaquac Generating Station often gets called “the battery of the Maritimes.” But if you’ve ever found an old phone in a drawer with its case bulging open, you might hear that nickname a little differently… Because this battery’s been swelling for about 40 years.