Seattle startup says it’s close to cracking nuclear fusion; some experts say otherwise

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Fusion startup Zap Energy has reached two milestones that could nudge it ahead in the race to offer low-cost, carbon-free energy — a $160 million Series C round and a successful test of a prototype fusion reactor that could pave the way to a commercial version. https://www.seattletimes.com/business/seattle-startup-says-its-close-to-cracking-nuclear-fusion-some-experts-say-otherwise/?utm_source=news.google.com&utm_medium=Referral&utm_campaign=rss_editors_picks_feed_business →Read more

Compensation Committee

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A compensation committee is an operating committee of a corporation’s board of directors. Generally, compensation committees are formed by the board of a public corporation as part of its corporate governance best practices. The board of a large private corporation may also choose to form a compensation committee as part of its best practices. A […] →Read more

Radiant aims to replace diesel generators with small nuclear reactors

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https://newatlas.com/energy/radiant-portable-advanced-nuclear/ California company Radiant has secured funding to develop a compact, portable, “low-cost” one-megawatt nuclear micro-reactor that fits in a shipping container, powers about 1,000 homes and uses a helium coolant instead of water. Founded by ex-SpaceX engineers, who decided the Mars colony power sources they were researching would make a bigger impact closer to […] →Read more

Japan OKs plan to push clean energy, nuclear to cut carbon

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details: see the link https://apnews.com/article/climate-business-environment-and-nature-nuclear-power-energy-policy-6e5f8d7572f5d2fbab1ef200e7f70737 →Read more