nuclear power
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Bitcoin Bros and Nuclear Bros Have Found Common Cause
Cryptocurrency mining is a wildly energy-intensive endeavour that doesn’t only pump out more carbon emissions than some small countries, but is quickly racking up a small mountain range’s worth of electronic waste.
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Two Japanese Towns Want to Host an Underground Nuclear Waste Dump
No matter how you feel about nuclear energy, nuclear waste is generally something you want to stay as far away from as possible — unless you’re two villages on the Hokkaido, Japan’s second-largest island. The two small fishing towns, Suttsu and Kamoenai, are competing to become the site for a high-level radioactive waste storage site…
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This German Amusement Park is Inside a Nuclear Power Plant
In Germany, there is a fully developed nuclear power station built decades ago that was never put into service. One day, an amusement park swing ride was installed inside the station’s cooling tower, and now the facility functions as a local tourist attraction. It looks like fun, in a creepy Orwellian fashion. A Power Plant Amusement…
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The Andrew Cuomo Nipple Mystery, One Of The Toughest Jobs On Earth And Humanity’s Origin Story: Best Gizmodo Stories Of The Week
As I write this, I realise that most of you are probably staying at home, like me. First of all, hang in here. This is a long and difficult fight, but I have no doubt we will get through it. Today I must confess that I had lots of help from a bag of little…