2 w. ago China’s discovery of 1 million tons of lithium in eastern Tibet has pushed hydrogen, nuclear energy to back seat

China’s discovery of 1 million tons of lithium in eastern Tibet has pushed hydrogen, nuclear energy to back seat  Tibetan Review

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2 w. ago Hidden beneath China’s mountains — 1,000,000 tons to forget about hydrogen and nuclear energy

Hidden beneath China’s mountains — 1,000,000 tons to forget about hydrogen and nuclear energy  El Diario 24

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2 w. ago China vital to Insilico’s plan to build biotech’s AI ‘Einstein’ for drug discovery

Biotech firm Insilico Medicine, backed by the Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC), is building a “digital Einstein” to revolutionise how scientists discover new medicines, and plans to continue expanding its research base in China to stay ahead of global rivals after its Hong Kong listing on Tuesday. “Biotechnology is a high-risk field like a ‘molecular casino’,” said founder Alex Zhavoronkov. “Even with artificial intelligence, you can lose 90 per cent of the time.” The 11-year-old company...

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3 w. ago Goodbye to hydrogen after China's historic discovery — 1,500,000 tonnes of this green energy in the desert

Goodbye to hydrogen after China's historic discovery — 1,500,000 tonnes of this green energy in the desert  Energies Media

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3 w. ago China hits milestone in building Beishan laboratory for managing nuclear waste

China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Friday announced a major milestone in the construction of one of the world’s largest underground laboratories for nuclear waste as it completed a first-of-its-kind spiral ramp. Located deep in the Gobi Desert northwest of Jiuquan in Gansu province, the Beishan Underground Research Laboratory aims to address a fundamental challenge of nuclear energy development: the safe disposal of radioactive waste. “While nuclear energy is a clean and efficient...

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3 w. ago Safety fears as Japan prepares to restart nuclear plant ‘built on tofu’

Campaigners against nuclear energy have condemned Japan’s decision to resume operations at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa power plant, claiming that the facility will be unable to withstand a major earthquake as it was “built on tofu”. Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco), the operator of the Niigata prefecture plant, on Wednesday applied for a final examination of the facility to the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA). Approval is likely to be a formality as the prefectural assembly already gave the nod on...

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3 w. ago India’s new law to fuel energy needs, drive nuclear power growth

India has taken a decisive step to open its tightly controlled nuclear power sector to private and foreign capital, signalling a shift in how the country plans to meet soaring electricity demand while cutting emissions. Parliament earlier this month approved the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (Shanti) Bill, one of the most consequential overhauls of India’s civilian nuclear framework in decades, ending years of near-exclusive state control. Under...

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3 w. ago Japan backs world’s largest nuclear plant restart despite pushback from residents

Japan took the final step to allow the restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant on Monday as the region of Niigata voted to resume operations, a watershed moment in the country’s return to nuclear energy nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster. Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, located about 220km (136 miles) northwest of Tokyo, was among 54 reactors shut after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi plant in the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Since then, Japan...

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4 w. ago Nine more MFN deals; Western drugmakers turn to China; Chai Discovery’s raise; and more

Nine more MFN deals; Western drugmakers turn to China; Chai Discovery’s raise; and more  Endpoints News

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