Kansas could see a nuclear power plant with a new, advanced design

A company co-founded by Bill Gates will explore building a reactor in Kansas to generate power without emissions. Environmental groups have concerns.
Nuclear Engineering International

NANO Nuclear sells ODIN design

NANO Nuclear plans to sell its ODIN microreactor design to the UK’s Cambridge Atom Works, refocusing on its KRONOS, LOKI, and ...
New Atlas

Deep Fission raises $30 million to build mile-deep nuclear reactor

Giving a whole new meaning to underground power, startup Deep Fission Nuclear has secured US$30 million in funding to install ...
Governing

Will a Tiny Reactor Someday Power Your Town?

Researchers are building the case for putting nuclear microreactors in all sorts of places. Developers will need to work with ...
POWER Magazine

Oklo Breaks Ground on INL Nuclear Fast Reactor Project, Launches Private Fuel Recycling Facility

Advanced nuclear technology firm Oklo has broken ground on its inaugural 75-MWe sodium-cooled fast reactor at an Idaho ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN

'Most promising' nuclear fusion reactor design simulated by US supercomputer'Most promising' nuclear fusion reactor design simulated by US supercomputer'Most promising' nuclear ...

US-based Type One Energy used the immense power of ORNL's Summit supercomputer to test a new stellarator design.
Tech Xplore on MSN

Nuclear in your backyard? Tiny reactors could one day power towns and campuses—but community input will be key

You might imagine nuclear power plants as behemoth facilities spanning hundreds of acres. Nuclear microreactors, by contrast, ...
Nuclear Engineering International

Valar’s test reactor breaks ground

Valar Atomics and Utah San Rafael Energy Lab have begun construction of a high-temperature gas-cooled test reactor under ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Physics-based algorithm enables nuclear microreactors to autonomously adjust power output

A new physics-based algorithm clears a path toward nuclear microreactors that can autonomously adjust power output based on ...
The Cool Down on MSN

Engineer launches quest to address dangerous threat at nuclear power plants: 'Revolutionize the design'

According to the university release, the project's aim is to "revolutionize the design of particle dampers using topology ...

Researchers in China perform crucial test in pursuit of next-gen nuclear power: 'Expected to play a key role'

According to Interesting Engineering, the China Institute of Atomic Energy successfully ran its initial assessment of a brand ...
Marketplace

How to ethically design a nuclear power plant

Rising demand for electricity, largely to power the artificial intelligence boom, has stirred a resurgence in nuclear energy. Older plants like Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania are being brought out ...