Developing the materials needed for cleaner energy technologies has traditionally been a slow and expensive process, often relying on years of trial and error. Now, researchers have outlined a new ...

The US Department of Energy's approval of the Nuclear Safety Design Agreement for Natura Resources' demonstration reactor is a key milestone towards first deployment of the advanced, liquid-fuelled ...

Achieving criticality is just the first step toward power for the grid. I was really looking forward to July 4, and not just because I love a poolside barbecue. This year the American holiday also ...

The facility aims to pair a water-free reactor with Nvidia’s closed-loop liquid cooling system.Valar Atomics A California nuclear technology company has used a next-generation reactor prototype to ...

Deployable Energy's Unity demonstration reactor has successfully achieved initial criticality at the National Reactor Innovation Center located at Idaho National Laboratory - which means the US has ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Designed by Newcleo, an Italian tech company looking for a more sustainable solution to nuclear reactors, the PRECURSOR reactor uses lead as a ...

A little over a year ago, President Trump set an ambitious goal: He wanted to see American companies build at least three new experimental nuclear reactors by July 4, 2026, the 250th anniversary of ...

The shutdowns were intended to protect river ecosystems rather than address reactor safety concerns. Image: Nuclear power plant in Nogent sur Seine, France.Wikimedia Commons France has temporarily ...

LACEY – The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station could once again produce nuclear power under a concept being explored by Holtec International that would place four small modular reactors at the ...

Good news for fusion fans: A phenomenon that might have hindered efforts to generate energy using nuclear fusion may actually be beneficial. In computer simulations of two planned fusion reactors, ...