Liquid-metal machines could wipe out maintenance issues for continuous flow reactors. Metals that are liquid at room temperature, such as gallium and its alloys, are attractive materials due to their ...

The US Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy has announced a significant upgrade to Argonne National Laboratory's liquid metal test loop for sodium-cooled fast reactors - the largest such ...

Liquid metal corrosion remains a critical challenge in the design and operation of fast reactors. The aggressive nature of molten coolants such as lead and lead–bismuth eutectic can induce a range of ...

Researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology and the National Institute for Fusion Science have clarified the chemical compatibility between high temperature liquid metal tin (Sn) and reduced ...

Annular Linear Induction Pump (ALIP) Technology is a key enabling technology for NANO Nuclear’s ‘ODIN’ microreactor and has significant potential for separate commercialization within a year NANO ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. The IAEA is launching a new Coordinated Research Project ...

Oklo Inc has become the first developer to run tests at Argonne National Laboratory's new Thermal Hydraulic Experimental Test Article capability. The tests will support the licensing of liquid metal ...

Peer-reviewed research published in the Journal of Nuclear Materials shows that purifying molten fluoride salts before they ...

Metals that are liquid at room temperature, such as gallium and its alloys, are attractive materials due to their unique electrical, thermal and fluidic properties. In a study published in the journal ...