Scientists have been chasing the dream of limitless, environmentally friendly fusion power for decades, but these experimental reactors are still far from supplanting fossil fuels. The ...

A materials expert told Friends of ORNL that advanced nuclear reactors need 21st-century materials to withstand extreme ...

Oklo, a nuclear start-up, aims to design, build, and operate small modular reactors, projecting their first plant by late 2027. Despite skepticism about SMR startups, Oklo's leadership and regulatory ...

The company's pint-sized nuclear reactor has numerous safety benefits over larger reactors, and the small size makes it possible to build them at a centralized facility before shipping them to their ...

Chinese research teams have produced a new class of ultra-high temperature ceramic composites engineered to withstand temperatures above 3272 degrees Fahrenheit, with direct applications for ...

PARIS, Nov 6 (Reuters) - State-owned French power utility EDF is aiming to finalise the conceptual design of a small modular reactor next year, a senior executive said on Thursday, as the nuclear ...

Researchers in the US have developed microelectronic sensors that are capable of surviving temperatures as high as 1,832 degrees Fahrenheit and intense radiation levels inside advanced nuclear ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finland-based Steady Energy has roped in global engineering company Tractebel – to assist in its LDR-50 nuclear reactor design and ...