Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.

Burnable absorbers are key components in modern nuclear reactor design, serving to mitigate the excess reactivity inherent in fresh reactor cores while simultaneously enhancing operational safety and ...

Fireplaces are cozy until it’s time to shovel out the ashes. Nuclear power has the same problem: abundant, reliable energy ...

The OTA provides a framework for the DOE to review and authorize the design and operation of the TETRA reactor. This system ...

At the intersection of mathematics and nature, scientists have found intriguing and often beautiful designs. Pinecone scales ...

An artist’s rendering shows the AP300 small modular reactor design that Westinghouse Electric Co. announced in 2023. As the nation responds to soaring demands for power and sharp spikes in electricity ...

ARC Clean Technology has raised Series B funding to accelerate commercialisation of its 100 MWe sodium‑cooled fast reactor, ...

Theoretically, there's no better, more practical source of reliable, carbon-free energy than the current generation of nuclear reactors. In practice, the theory holds water, but there are still a few ...

Preliminary testing has taken place of an ultrasound system which is designed to provide an additional picture of the BN-800 fast neutron reactor core at Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant. Beloyarsk unit ...

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission finished its review in record time as the agency faces pressure from the White House to streamline operations. Nuclear developer NuScale Power on Thursday won ...

The milestone marks the first production of uranium chloride fuel for a fast-spectrum molten chloride reactor in the United States.