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

A team of scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Cleveland Clinic and IBM has calculated nine molecular ...

Advanced energy technology group AMPERA announced the company has completed production of what it called the first full-scale ...

Cambridge researchers have transitioned a laboratory-scale technology into a scalable, real-world application that uses ...

Advanced energy technology firm AMPERA has finished production on its initial full-scale, 3D-printed nuclear ...

The scientific community has a plan for achieving fusion power. It involves getting a better understanding of how to control fusion in a tokamak-style reactor using the currently under construction ...

Nuclear energy in the West took another step forward as the first privately developed, non-light-water reactor to go critical in the United States in more than 40 years reached a major milestone when ...

What if the high level nuclear waste generated by nuclear power plants could fuel a circular economy in the energy sector? Fast neutron reactors operating in a closed fuel cycle could make that happen ...

The owner of the former Oyster Creek nuclear plant is considering building four small modular reactors on the site. These new reactors would double the power output of the original plant and are seen ...

Engineers are preparing for the next generation of nuclear power reactors, aimed at improving energy security and mitigating climate change. Many advanced reactor designs, including small modular ...

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is one of the largest and most expensive science projects in ...