Idaho Business Review9d
How high-flux thermal irradiation testing became a foundation for US nuclear leadership
For 75 years, high flux thermal irradiation testing has driven U.S. nuclear innovation, supporting reactor development and ...
International Atomic Energy Agency3d
What are Molten Salt Reactors?
Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and/or the coolant is a molten salt. Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN1d
Russia builds 8 nuclear reactors to fuel massive icebreakers, floating power plants
The most recent nuclear reactor unit is intended for the new-generation universal nuclear icebreaker Leningrad.
Interesting Engineering on MSN3d
Fukushima disaster: 14 years into Japan’s battle to remove 880 tons of nuclear debris
The path to removing the plant’s estimated 880 tons of nuclear debris is fraught with technical and human risks ...
The National Interest on MSN6d
Deploying Nuclear Power the Donald’s Way
The United States must prioritize deploying nuclear power to counter Russia and China and compete globally. President Donald ...
'Nervous and rushed': Massive Fukushima plant cleanup exposes workers to high radiation and stress
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown 14 ...
U.S. Supreme Court to decide fate of spent nuclear fuel storage in Texas
Reports suggest the justices are favoring Texas, though a ruling in the state’s favor could counter its recent efforts at ...
Motorship1d
Floating nuclear power: CORE POWER’s vision for maritime energy
CORE POWER, led by CEO Mikal Bøe, is spearheading a transformative initiative in the shipping industry through its Liberty program, which focuses on floating nuclear reactors. These reactors, designed ...
Engineering News-Record7d
Next-Gen $4B Nuclear Power Plant in Wyo. Gets Key Approvals, Union Labor Agreement
Developer TerraPower and contractor Bechtel will work under union pact to build a proposed 345-MW sodium-cooled fast nuclear ...
The Oak Ridger on MSN11d
Kairos Power’s reactors will include technologies based on ORNL innovations
Kairos Power is working with the Low Enriched Fuel Fabrication Facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory to manufacture fuel ...
Hackaday5d
Retrotechtacular: Better Living Through Nuclear Chemistry
The late 1950s were such an optimistic time in America. World War II had been over for less than a decade, the economy boomed thanks to pent-up demand after years of privation, and everyone was ...
Taiwan News8d
Fire at south Taiwan nuclear power plant extinguished
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A fire at the Maanshan Nuclear Power Plant on Thursday was quickly extinguished, and officials said ...