The U.K. government is revising its nuclear energy policy to achieve the country’s goals of energy security and clean power. London announced in a statement Thursday that the revisions include integrating small nuclear power stations in policy planning to facilitate the plants’ construction in areas that need them. It added that Britain’s limit on eight nuclear power sites will be...
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Mistral, Zoltix Win US-Singapore Drone Technology Challenge
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