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The world's smallest nuclear reactor explained

A technological marvel called Small Modular Reactors, or SMRs, is emerging from the shadows. Imagine miniature nuclear power plants, capable of producing up to 300 MWE, whilst also being mass-produced ...

How can India meet its long-term energy needs? An Expert Explains why thorium as nuclear fuel can help

India has an abundance of thorium reserves. A shift from uranium to thorium as part of the nuclear programme can enable the ...
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Explained: How this US firm is building a meltdown-proof nuclear reactor

Nations are racing to deploy advanced reactors for cleaner, more secure nuclear energy, which provides about nine percent of the world’s commercial electricity. There are currently 440 operating ...
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Energy Department Moves To Fast-Track Advanced Nuclear Reactor Approvals

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) aims to jumpstart the development and deployment of new advanced reactors this year by bypassing onerous and largely useless environmental assessments. In a May ...

This Experimental Low-Waste Fuel Could Transform Nuclear Reactors

The results are good news for the thorium-HALEU fuel cycle, set to grow in relevance as advanced reactors grow smaller and ...

Are Advanced Nuclear Reactors As Good As They’re Promoted To Be

New concepts for advanced reactors are thriving, and boosted by new government funding, but there are serious detriments to ...
ZME Science

China Says It Can Now Build 50 Nuclear Reactors at Once. What About the United States?

China’s rapidly expanding nuclear program has entered a new phase. A new report from the China Nuclear Energy Association ...

Aircraft Carrier Power Explained: Why New Ships Need Giant Generators

The kings of modern navies are aircraft carriers, but to flex their military might, they need to be able to output enormous ...
New Atlas

Small modular nuclear reactors could cut commercial shipping emissions

Nuclear power isn't just for naval ships anymore as demonstrated by the Nuclear Propulsion in merchant Shipping (NuProShip II) project led by the Norwegian University of Science and Technology which ...
SiliconANGLE

Radiant raises $300M to make mass-produced nuclear reactors a reality

Radiant Industries Inc., a pioneering startup developing portable, mass-produced nuclear microreactors, said Wednesday it has raised more than $300 million in a late-stage funding round. Draper ...
PBS

How next-gen nuclear could help meet energy demands – and the risks involved

The Trump administration has rolled back support for many forms of clean energy. One exception is nuclear power. The president wants to quadruple U.S. nuclear capacity by 2050, and a new generation of ...
New Atlas

World-first nuclear reactor delivery by US Air Force

In a world first, the US Department of Defense (aka the Department of War) airlifted a complete 5-MW nuclear reactor using a C-17 Globemaster III transport from March Air Reserve Base, California to ...