Author / Nelson Gomes

Nelson Gomes is a junior in the College of Arts & Sciences. He can be reached at n.gomes@wustl.edu.
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  • A Sputnik for the 21st Century

    BY NELSON GOMES On March 18th, the Chinese government announced its inten­tions to accelerate production of the world’s first commer­cially viable liquid fluoride reactor. The project, spearheaded by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, was originally allocated a bud­get of $350 million and scheduled for completion by 2039, but it has since seen its funding grow…