Nuclear power, specifically the next gen nuclear reactors, is really starting to show what it can do. Forget what you might ...

Engineers at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) have reached a critical milestone in the development of the MARVEL microreactor. They have successfully assembled and tested a novel Reactivity Control ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An artist's rendering shows the AP300 small modular reactor design that Westinghouse Electric Co. announced in 2023. (Photo ...

The United States has taken a step toward a 21st-century renaissance in civilian nuclear power as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has given the go-ahead for TerraPower's Natrium Gen IV reactor ...

The Pentagon is quietly transporting a next-generation nuclear reactor across the American West, routing it from Southern California through Utah, in what amounts to a live stress test for the country ...

Experts at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and other national laboratories are looking more closely at passive safety systems, which will be used prevalently in the ...

New reactors use novel materials and compact designs to make nuclear power safer and cheaper. Nuclear power has been a critical part of the electricity grid for decades, but old reactor designs—which ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced a new partnership with Kairos to speed up advancements for next-gen nuclear technology on Thursday. The $27 million partnership is designed ...

From molten salt to TRISO fuel, here’s how technological advancements could upend an old power technology. Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive ...

Experts at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory and other national laboratories are looking more closely at passive safety systems, which will be used prevalently in the ...

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 ...