Scaling up nuclear power to the level needed to achieve net zero is a significant and multifaceted undertaking, and while many reactor types may play a role, large reactors are set to lead the way.

NuScale Power SMR and Oklo OKLO are both important companies in the nuclear energy industry. NuScale Power focuses on building small modular reactors for clean energy projects. Oklo focuses on ...

The U.S. government has launched a civil nuclear energy partnership with Kazakhstan, which includes providing a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) simulator for training and funding a feasibility study for ...

In January, Ontario Energy Minister Stephen Lecce told a room full of business and energy officials that communities across the province have been "petitioning us for a small modular reactor." The ...

KEPCO E&C is accelerating the development of its standardized nuclear reactor for maritime use.

Gov. Greg Abbott speaks at the Texas Nuclear Summit in Austin on Oct. 17, 2025. Less than three years after Gov. Greg Abbott announced the creation of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Reactor Working Group, ...

Credit: GE Vernova Hitachi Denver International Airport plans to study the feasibility of building a small modular nuclear reactor on airport land as part of efforts to meet future clean energy needs.

Denver International Airport is considering the deployment of a small modular reactor as part of goal of becoming "the greenest airport in the world and to be energy independent". Denver International ...

Small modular reactors (SMRs) represent a new generation of nuclear power, promising cheaper, safer, and more versatile clean energy. In this article, IDTechEx investigates why SMRs are gaining ...

Construction has begun on Ontario’s Darlington SMR site, featuring four 300-MW GE Vernova BWRX-300 reactors. The first unit is targeted for operation by 2030, marking the first commercial grid-scale ...

Small, possibly portable, nuclear reactors that can’t melt down are moving toward reality in the United States, with what may be the first two coming online or beginning construction this year. The US ...

This story is part of a series called Shockwave: Rising energy demand and the future of the Great Lakes. The Great Lakes region is in the midst of a seismic energy shakeup, from skyrocketing data ...