A new nuclear reactor design skips fuel entirely—eliminating meltdown risk while testing a safer future for nuclear power.

The words 'nuclear reactor' and 'nuclear power plant' are often used interchangeably, and though they are related, the ...

Aalo Atomics has achieved criticality for its Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor at Idaho National ...

NuScale Power is at the forefront of the small modular nuclear reactor industry, but it hasn't sold its first reactor yet.

A program initiated by the Trump administration has allowed small companies to rush their testing of several new nuclear ...

Using lead as a coolant could save us from a nuclear catastrophe.

Nuclear energy "hits sort of the trifecta" - it's reliable, affordable and a cleaner source of energy," says the chief ...

Lead-cooled nuclear reactor developer Blykalla has partnered with Hitachi Energy to develop standardized electrical ...

The achievement shows kinetic energy from charged exhaust particles can be converted into useful electricity, but it's still not a working commercial reactor.

Rosatom Director General Alexei Likhachev has congratulated the US for bringing three microreactors to criticality and noted the role played by "a national regulator that is accommodating to companies ...

Aalo Atomics’ Aalo-X Critical Test Reactor (CTR)—dubbed “Project First Light”—has reached criticality at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), marking the fourth Department of Energy (DOE)–authorized ...

The decision for the Clinch River site solidifies East Tennessee as a world leader in the race to create power from next-gen small nuclear reactors.