NASA and the US Department of Energy have reaffirmed their joint project to develop a nuclear fission reactor for the surface ...

Oklo and LANL have conducted first plutonium fast reactor tests at NCERC, validating surplus fuel for advanced reactors like ...

NASA and DOE aim to deploy nuclear reactors on the Moon and in orbit, and that also includes the development of a lunar ...

The MARVEL microreactor project at Idaho National Laboratory (INL), US, has successfully concluded its three-month coolant system testing campaign. In spring 2020, INL engineers, led by Carlo Parisi, ...

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Westinghouse Electric Company announced it has submitted its eVinci™ Microreactor Preliminary Safety Design Report (PSDR) to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) ...

Chinese scientists have unveiled a superconducting linear plasma device designed to test materials for nuclear fusion reactors. The Superconducting Plasma Wall Interaction Linear Device (SWORD) boasts ...

The company has submitted the Preliminary Safety Design Report for its eVinci reactor to the US Department of Energy's National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC). Westinghouse is the first of the three ...

When asked to describe her job within the Molten Chloride Reactor Experiment (MCRE), Kristy Spencer smiled. “Whenever the project needs anything, I’m there and ready to help because I’m kind of ...

The Northern European country of Sweden is now making a move towards developing a test nuclear reactor, with Blykalla, a renowned advanced SMR manufacturer, looking to transform the industry with the ...

Westinghouse has received approval for its eVinci microreactor's Preliminary Safety Design Report from the US Department of Energy, becoming the first microreactor developer to secure such an approved ...

X-energy Reactor Company, LLC, ("X-energy" or the "Company") today announced the start of confirmatory irradiation testing at Idaho National Laboratory (“INL”) to qualify the Company’s proprietary ...