A federal agency that approves new nuclear projects said in a June report the Tennessee Valley Authority’s plans to build a small but highly advanced nuclear reactor along the Clinch River in Oak ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Designed by Newcleo, an Italian tech company looking for a more sustainable solution to nuclear reactors, the PRECURSOR reactor uses lead as a ...

The Department of Energy on Tuesday announced $17.5 billion in conditional loans for utilities and energy companies to buy parts that will strengthen the commercial supply chain for nuclear reactors.

The Energy Department will provide $17.5 billion in loans to five projects that will each build two big nuclear reactors. The projects will use Westinghouse's AP1000 reactor design that can generate 1 ...

Energy security is becoming a national defense priority as rising power demand from AI, semiconductors, manufacturing, and military operations collides with grid vulnerabilities and growing ...

A historic milestone was reached in Emery County Thursday afternoon, as Valar Atomics’ Ward 250 reactor completed a zero-power fueled criticality demonstration. The experiment marks the second ...

As a disruptive new nuclear power project embeds itself in Parsons, Kansas, residents are divided on whether it’s worth the potential risk. Parsons, Kansas, is larger than the “haphazard hamlet” ...

While companies in the US chase smaller footprints, there are a lot of new large reactors going up in China. It’s a tale of two nuclear industries. In China, large reactors are coming together at a ...

Just over a year ago, the Trump Administration issued an executive order meant to accelerate the development of nuclear power in the US. While an entire startup ecosystem has developed around the use ...

Framatome of France has signed a technical cooperation agreement with the Czech Republic's Research Centre Řež to develop methodological approaches to facilitate the operation of the centre's research ...

The results are good news for the thorium-HALEU fuel cycle, set to grow in relevance as advanced reactors grow smaller and abundant. Reading time 2 minutes Last year, a private-public collaboration ...

Kairos Power held a groundbreaking for its Hermes 2 reactor, which will generate electricity for the TVA grid. The project is part of a partnership involving TVA and Google, which will buy the ...