nuclear
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‘Living near a private four-year university is associated with a 15-fold increase in cancer mortality when compared to living near a nuclear power plant.’
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Scotland is home to the UK's nuclear submarine fleet at Faslane, west of Glasgow.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
The Maryland team also used a hybrid quantum system, but their experiment focused on simulating the Yukawa potential, a mathematical description of an interaction relevant to nuclear and particle physics.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
That’s roughly the output of a large nuclear reactor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
They agreed to the Limited Test Ban Treaty, the first nuclear arms control agreement, banning nuclear tests everywhere but underground.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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