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Belgian Regulators Approve Restart of Flawed Reactors

Nuclear authorities are convinced that two idled Belgian reactors can operate safely despite thousands of flaws in their pressure vessels. Independent experts concur

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Self-Healing Actuators Make Breaking Your Robot No Big Deal

Structural “fuses” that heal themselves could protect expensive robots from permanent damage

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NRC Opposes European Moves to Tighten Nuclear Safety Post-Fukushima

Belgium’s top nuclear regulator and an independent corrosion expert say all nuclear pressure vessels should be inspected after flaws are detected at two Belgian power plants. The NRC is unmoved.

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Could Europe's New Grid Algorithm Black-out Belgium?

A "flow-boosting" upgrade to Europe's power market algorithms, years in the making, is delayed again amid concerns that it could aggravate grid reliability problems.

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