Record-setting energy created by collider
GENEVA, SWITZERLAND - Operators of the world's largest atom smasher say they have ramped up the machine to three times the energy ever achieved in a run up to experiments probing secrets of the universe.
The European Organization for Nuclear Research, or CERN, says beams of protons circulated recently at 3.5 trillion electron volts in both directions around the 27-kilometre tunnel housing the Large Hadron Collider under the Swiss-French border at Geneva.
The next major development is expected in several days when CERN starts colliding the beams in a new round of research to examine the tiniest particles and forces within the atom in hopes of finding out more about how matter is made up.
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Bruce nuclear reactor taken offline as $2.1B project 'officially' begins
TIVERTON, ONT - The world’s largest nuclear fleet, became a little smaller Monday morning. Bruce Power has began the process to take Unit 6 offline to begin a $2.1 billion project to replace all the major components of the reactor.
The reactor, which produces enough electricity to power 750,000 homes, will be out of service for the next four years.
In its place, hydroelectric power and natural gas will be utilized more.
Taking Unit 6 offline is just the “official” beginning of a 13-year, $13-billion project to refurbish six of Bruce Power’s eight nuclear reactors.
Work to extend the life of the nuclear plant…
