A remarkable study led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory answers a decades-old question in nuclear science: Do tiny pores in graphite affect nuclear reactor performance?

A company backed by Bill Gates has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Utah Office of Energy Development and land developer Flagship Companies to find a potential site for a nuclear reactor.

Despite having the world’s largest fleet of operational nuclear plants, the United States has fallen woefully behind foreign rivals in reactor constructions, with China and Russia dominating ...

A Federal Reserve committee is due to issue a rate-cut decision Wednesday afternoon. Most economists predict interest rates will decline 0.25%. Lower interest rates mean smaller interest costs for ...

In 2005 the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission renewed the CT nuclear reactors’ licenses, allowing them to continue ...

With concrete already being poured, this startup’s molten salt–cooled reactors could be the first to deliver cheaper, safer ...

With new commercial reactors, Oklo would be able to sell power to utilities eager to meet a rising energy demand driven, in ...

Microreactors offer portable, autonomous nuclear power for towns, campuses, industry, and military bases, with lower upfront costs than traditional plants. Despite their promise, investors remain wary ...

Giving a whole new meaning to underground power, startup Deep Fission Nuclear has secured US$30 million in funding to install a micro-reactor in a mile-deep borehole by July 4, 2026 as part of the US ...

Newcleo, a European developer of advanced nuclear reactors, and the Japanese Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) have signed a collaboration agreement to test key materials for newcleo’s Lead-cooled Fast ...